Not only did Job not have a covenant with Got but had no idea who or what the devil was.There was a very limited knowledge about him in the old covenant.Got dealt with him though as the people allowed him to.Satan does have a right to be here and have authority in the earth because of Adam's sin.
The new testement believer is a child of God and has authority over him and it's the same that Jesus had when he was on earth. Romans 8:16 and 17 says the Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. Also James 4:7 says Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Eph 3:27 says neither give place to the devil.
So to say that we have to go through the same thing that Job did is a slap in the face of Jesus.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
What About Job?
Just a quick thought about "The Job Question". The main thing we as believers need to come away from the story of Job is what James 5:11 tells us to look at,"Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy". Job was a man who HAD NO COVENANT with God.He didn't know what he could expect from God! Heb 6:12-20 states:
12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
14Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
15And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
16For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
17Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
19Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
20Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
God wants us to know WHAT He said and that He WILL KEEP His word!
If God was able to restore Job 7 times what he had without a covenant or,His word out to him,How much more will he take care of us IF we believe what he said!
Remember God doesn't tempt us with evil.He also doesn't use anything of the devil,sickness,poverty,worry etc.... to make us more like Jesus.When you get that out in the light it doesn't make good sense does it?But that is being taught in church after church every suday and wednesday.
12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
14Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
15And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
16For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
17Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
19Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
20Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
God wants us to know WHAT He said and that He WILL KEEP His word!
If God was able to restore Job 7 times what he had without a covenant or,His word out to him,How much more will he take care of us IF we believe what he said!
Remember God doesn't tempt us with evil.He also doesn't use anything of the devil,sickness,poverty,worry etc.... to make us more like Jesus.When you get that out in the light it doesn't make good sense does it?But that is being taught in church after church every suday and wednesday.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Reigning In Life Through Grace
Romans 5:17
For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
Heb 2:11
For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren.
Jn 16:15
All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
Rom 8:16,17
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
Rom 8:28,29
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
(Notice He didn't say events,He said things.The same things we inherited from Him that made Him the was He was!)Those THINGS works together for our good,making us like Him so He won't be ashamed to call us brethern.
Did he reign in life? Oh yeah!Whats the difference,why are we not reigning in life life like Him?It's based on a seed principle,mark 4.And a lot of other reasons we don't have time to get in to now.But it is available to us and God will not be totally pleased in us till we do.
It will be to our benefit AND the benefit of those around us when we do.
I Jn 4:17
Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
Jn 17:20,21
Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
We became one with Him when we were baptised by the Spirit into the body of Christ.!
I Cor 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
Eph 2:4-10
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them
Col 2:10-12
And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
The same thing that happened to Him happened to us at the time of the new birth.That brings us back to
Heb 2:11
For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren.
There is a whole lot here to digest and you don't hear it every day but it is the word.
Some people don't even know this is in the bible!
For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
Heb 2:11
For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren.
Jn 16:15
All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
Rom 8:16,17
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
Rom 8:28,29
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
(Notice He didn't say events,He said things.The same things we inherited from Him that made Him the was He was!)Those THINGS works together for our good,making us like Him so He won't be ashamed to call us brethern.
Did he reign in life? Oh yeah!Whats the difference,why are we not reigning in life life like Him?It's based on a seed principle,mark 4.And a lot of other reasons we don't have time to get in to now.But it is available to us and God will not be totally pleased in us till we do.
It will be to our benefit AND the benefit of those around us when we do.
I Jn 4:17
Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
Jn 17:20,21
Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
We became one with Him when we were baptised by the Spirit into the body of Christ.!
I Cor 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
Eph 2:4-10
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them
Col 2:10-12
And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
The same thing that happened to Him happened to us at the time of the new birth.That brings us back to
Heb 2:11
For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren.
There is a whole lot here to digest and you don't hear it every day but it is the word.
Some people don't even know this is in the bible!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Grace-4
Isa 55:11 says So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.So what was God's purpose for sending the Word?To make us like Jesus who was the last Adam.God NEVER changed his plan for mankind on earth!In the previous lessons we saw how through knowledge of his word we get faith that will bring the process of grace about,our becoming like Him.
Mark 4 Jesus gave the parable of the sower sowing the word.Afterward when he was alone with his diciples they asked Him about the meaning of the parable.We have to pursue the things of God,they are hidden FOR us not FROM us.He explained totally the parable to them,not because they were who they were but because they ASKED.He would have done the same for any of the crowd if they had asked.He said-And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad. If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.It's for any man!
There are 5 things that satan can use to get the word out- affliction, persecution,lust of other things,cares of this life and DECIETFULNESS of riches,not riches.These are the 5 reasons we are not any more like Jesus than we are.
Mark 4 Jesus gave the parable of the sower sowing the word.Afterward when he was alone with his diciples they asked Him about the meaning of the parable.We have to pursue the things of God,they are hidden FOR us not FROM us.He explained totally the parable to them,not because they were who they were but because they ASKED.He would have done the same for any of the crowd if they had asked.He said-And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad. If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.It's for any man!
There are 5 things that satan can use to get the word out- affliction, persecution,lust of other things,cares of this life and DECIETFULNESS of riches,not riches.These are the 5 reasons we are not any more like Jesus than we are.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Grace 3
God never changed his plan for mankind on planet earth.God designed man to reign on the earth.Adam failed but God didn't give up on His plan.He prepared a body for Jesus,he had to have a body,be a man cause man had the authority here.He came and did what Adam didn't do,obey God. I Cor calls Jesus the last Adam.Jesus came and paved the way for us to get back to God,thereby getting back the power that Adam had,not only the authority but the power behind it.Romans 5:17 says that by the abundance of grace we reign in life by one,Jesus.Grace,being the devine influence on the heart that is reflected in the life,will allow us to walk like Jesus did here on earth.He was the protoype of what we should be.The more knowledge we recieve of him the more faith we recieve and the more faith we recieve the more of the promises we recieve that makes us like Him.II Pet 2:4-Through faith and patience we inherit those promises.heb 6:12 We are JOINT Heirs with him.The same promises that made Him who he was,here on earth,will make us like him.They were intended for us but we didn't qualify until he came and paid the price for our sin.Now we are the sons of God and the sons of men.Now we have a mediator,the MAN Christ Jesus but he is also still the son of God.Heb 2:11 says we are all,believers and Jesus, of one for which cause he is not ashamed to call us brethern.We are instructed all through the new testament to be like him.The process of us becoming like Him is grace.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Grace 2
The way that we receive grace is through faith. Rom. 5:2; Rom 4:16; Eph. 2;8
II Peter 1:2-4 says grace and peace is multiplied to us through knowledge. Which is it? Faith or knowledge? Knowledge (full discernment) brings us faith (the ability to believe). Verse 4 says those promises will make us a partaker of the divine nature. Whatever promise we receive through faith will make us like Jesus in that area. If it be in the area of health, He is well. If it's in the area of peace, He has peace. Hebrews 6:12 says we inherit the promises through faith and patience. Romans 8 says we are joint heirs with Jesus.
For us to inherit the promises, we have to have knowledge of those promises (the Word) so that we can receive the faith from them. That will allow us to believe God for those promises therefore allowing God to fulfill those promises from His Word in our lives. As we receive those promises they will make us more like Jesus. It all happens in the heart (spirit) first. God influences our heart and it is reflected outwardly in our lives by us becoming like Jesus.
Like I said earlier, writing is a lot different than standing and teaching. I would probably have taken at least twenty minutes to explain what I just said, but I expect the Holy Spirit will reveal it.
II Peter 1:2-4 says grace and peace is multiplied to us through knowledge. Which is it? Faith or knowledge? Knowledge (full discernment) brings us faith (the ability to believe). Verse 4 says those promises will make us a partaker of the divine nature. Whatever promise we receive through faith will make us like Jesus in that area. If it be in the area of health, He is well. If it's in the area of peace, He has peace. Hebrews 6:12 says we inherit the promises through faith and patience. Romans 8 says we are joint heirs with Jesus.
For us to inherit the promises, we have to have knowledge of those promises (the Word) so that we can receive the faith from them. That will allow us to believe God for those promises therefore allowing God to fulfill those promises from His Word in our lives. As we receive those promises they will make us more like Jesus. It all happens in the heart (spirit) first. God influences our heart and it is reflected outwardly in our lives by us becoming like Jesus.
Like I said earlier, writing is a lot different than standing and teaching. I would probably have taken at least twenty minutes to explain what I just said, but I expect the Holy Spirit will reveal it.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Introduction
Well,this is going to be different. Those of you that have heard me teach know how I like to develop a point and thoroughly explain it. Writing this blog, probably weekly,
I will not be able to present subjects like I would be if I was speaking. So
you can just use this as a starting point to do further study on the subjects that
I cover. I'm going to start out on grace. We have all heard of grace as being
the unmerited favor of God. This definition of grace though does not fit in
all the places it is used. John 1:14 says Jesus was full of grace. My question
is, was Jesus full of the "unmerited" favor of God? Everything He got from God,
He got through the channels He was supposed to. Also, Gal. 5:4 says we can
fall from grace. So we can get bad enough to not qualify for something we didn't
deserve in the first place? The Strong's Concordance defines the Greek word
that is translated grace in the New Testament as "the divine influence on the heart
that is reflected in the life". Jesus was full of grace and He said, "If you have seen
Me, you have seen the Father".
In the next blog, we will discuss that the way we get grace is through faith.
Eph. 2:8, Rom. 5:2, and Rom. 4:16
I will not be able to present subjects like I would be if I was speaking. So
you can just use this as a starting point to do further study on the subjects that
I cover. I'm going to start out on grace. We have all heard of grace as being
the unmerited favor of God. This definition of grace though does not fit in
all the places it is used. John 1:14 says Jesus was full of grace. My question
is, was Jesus full of the "unmerited" favor of God? Everything He got from God,
He got through the channels He was supposed to. Also, Gal. 5:4 says we can
fall from grace. So we can get bad enough to not qualify for something we didn't
deserve in the first place? The Strong's Concordance defines the Greek word
that is translated grace in the New Testament as "the divine influence on the heart
that is reflected in the life". Jesus was full of grace and He said, "If you have seen
Me, you have seen the Father".
In the next blog, we will discuss that the way we get grace is through faith.
Eph. 2:8, Rom. 5:2, and Rom. 4:16
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