WHAT DID ISRAEL BELIEVE TO BECOME JUSTIFIED?

Luk 23:39  And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. Luk 23:40  But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? Luk 23:41  And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. Luk 23:42  And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. Luk 23:43  And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.       I think the best way for me to answer this is to more or less quickly survey the overall doctrine regarding justification unto eternal life in God’s program with Israel. And then having done so, look at the issue...

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JESUS CHRIST THE “ROCK”

1Co 10:1  Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; 1Co 10:2  And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 1Co 10:3  And did all eat the same spiritual meat; 1Co 10:4  And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.      Briefly put, my understanding is that the context has to do with godly sanctification and the opposition against it from the Satanic policy of evil. It’s the issue both with Israel when the designation is originally used by God when He brought them out of Egypt and they first confronted the policy of evil, as well as when the Song of Moses in Deuteronomy...

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KINGDOM OF HEAVEN AND KINGDOM OF GOD

Mat 4:17  From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Mat 4:18  And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. Mat 4:19  And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. Mat 4:20  And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.         Briefly and simply put, my understanding is that for the most part there isn’t any difference between the two expressions. To me it is evident from places such as Matthew 4:17 and Mark 1:14–15, (where both accounts are describing the commencement of the Lord’s public preaching following John the Baptist being put into prison), that as set forth...

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WHEN DID THE DISPENSATION OF GENTILE GRACE BEGIN?

Act 9:15  But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: Act 9:16  For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.   Simply and briefly put, I am persuaded from the testimony of Scripture that God began this present dispensation of His grace, and hence began forming His new creature, the church the body of Christ, when He raised up Paul as a brand new apostle, (as recorded in Acts 9), and made it evident that His program and dealings with Israel up until this time were now no longer continuing on as had been expected. I’ll briefly cite a few of the issues that persuade me that this is so.   Rom 2:4  Or despisest thou the riches of...

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WHAT IS “THE OUTER DARKNESS” AND THE LOCATION OF THE LAKE OF FIRE

Mat 8:10  When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. Mat 8:11  And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. Mat 8:12  But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.     My understanding is that the Lord’s expression “outer darkness” refers to the issue of being outside the brightness and glories of the fulness of Israel’s land once God’s kingdom is established in it on the earth. In passages such as Isaiah 60-62 the issues of Israel’s “light” and “brightness,” (physical as well as spiritual), with...

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THE REGENERATION~THE 24 ELDERS~THE 4 BEASTS

Isa 1:24  Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies: Isa 1:25  And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin: Isa 1:26  And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city. Isa 1:27  Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.   My understanding is that when “the kingdom of heaven” is established on the earth and in connection with it the 12 apostles receive what the Lord speaks of in Matthew 19:28, that they at that time will be the “restored judges” that God promised Israel,...

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THE 12 GOVENMENTAL POSITIONS IN HEAVENLY PLACES

Deu 32:7  Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee. Deu 32:8  When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel. Deu 32:9  For the LORD’S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.   My understanding of this particular issue primarily comes from my understanding that there is a corresponding nature to the governmental structure of the principalities, powers, etc., in the heavenly places to that which God originally set up on the earth when He established its governmental structure with the nations. Or in other...

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THE JUDGMENT SEAT OF CHRIST AND OUR HEAVENLY VOCATION

2Co 5:7  (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) 2Co 5:8  We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. 2Co 5:9  Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. 2Co 5:10  For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. 2Co 5:11  Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.     First of all, my understanding is that the judgment seat of Christ exist, and all of us as members of the body of Christ will stand before it, because of who God has made us...

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SCIENCE FALSELY SO CALLED AND OPPISITION TO THE BIBLE

1Ti 6:20  O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: 1Ti 6:21  Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.   The onslaught of atheistic philosophy and its cohorts, (like “science falsely so called”), is not something that is going to go away. Nor is it going to lessen. For it is a natural component to the evolution and growth of man’s ungodliness. As such it is not only ‘here to stay,’ so to speak, but it is just going to get worse and worse for as long as this present dispensation of God’s grace remains in effect. In fact boldfaced and even militant atheism is one of the hallmark components belonging to the continuing evolution of...

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SONSHIP PRAYER AND THE FATHER’S OMNISCIENCE IN OUR SONSHIP LIVES

  Psa 139:23  Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: Psa 139:24  And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.   It is important to understand and appreciate a few things about the overall function of God’s omniscience when it comes to the relationship and dealings that He has purposed to have with His creation. Very simply put, (and without making any attempt to either prove or defend what I am saying), what I want to point out is that God makes it evident in His word that He has purposed to have a relationship with His creation that is very personal and very real, which involves Him genuinely interacting with His creation in various ways, as well as to various degrees of interaction and personal...

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