Saturday, November 30, 2013

online Sermon on Faith

Faith: The Root and Trait of All Spiritual Gifts

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Roman Chapter 12 living and holy sacrifice

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1 And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice -- the kind he will accept. When you think of what he has done for you, is this too much to ask? 2 Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is. 3 As God's messenger, I give each of you this warning: Be honest in your estimate of yourselves, measuring your value by how much faith God has given you. 4 Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, 5 so it is with Christ's body. We are all parts of his one body, and each of us has different work to do. And since we are all one body in Christ, we belong to each other, and each of us needs all the others. 6 God has given each of us the ability to do certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out when you have faith that God is speaking through you. 7 If your gift is that of serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, do a good job of teaching. 8 If your gift is to encourage others, do it! If you have money, share it generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly. 9 Don't just pretend that you love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Stand on the side of the good. 10 Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other. 11 Never be lazy in your work, but serve the Lord enthusiastically. 12 Be glad for all God is planning for you. Be patient in trouble, and always be prayerful. 13 When God's children are in need, be the one to help them out. And get into the habit of inviting guests home for dinner or, if they need lodging, for the night. 14 If people persecute you because you are a Christian, don't curse them; pray that God will bless them. 15 When others are happy, be happy with them. If they are sad, share their sorrow. 16 Live in harmony with each other. Don't try to act important, but enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don't think you know it all! 17 Never pay back evil for evil to anyone. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable. 18 Do your part to live in peace with everyone, as much as possible. 19 Dear friends, never avenge yourselves. Leave that to God. For it is written, "I will take vengeance; I will repay those who deserve it," says the Lord. 20 Instead, do what the Scriptures say: "If your enemies are hungry, feed them. If they are thirsty, give them something to drink, and they will be ashamed of what they have done to you." 21 Don't let evil get the best of you, but conquer evil by doing good.

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The Slavery of Serving Worldliness (Paul Washer)

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Salvation does not come by saying magic words (sinner's prayer) but by faith in Christ (believing and repenting and accepting his gift of salvation) that affects our daily lives.
It is not about works-based salvation, it is about works-producing salvation. Works are the evidence of salvation, not the basis for it.

Ephesians 2:8-10
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

James 2:26
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

1 John 2:6
Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.

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It all boils down to this: Love God, Love Each Other.

Fruit of the Spirit and Discernment

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Ezekial 17 Parable of the two Eagles

THE PARABLE OF THE TWO EAGLES

The prophecy of this chapter was directed against another false hope of the house of Israel, namely, the national conviction that God's promises to the house of David was an unconditional guarantee that the prosperity of Israel would continue forever, no matter what the moral and spiritual condition of the people was. "They thought that God could not fail toward Zedekiah without reversing his ancient promises to the house of David. Here, the prophet revealed that Zedekiah would receive the due reward of his evil deeds; and, that despite that, God would yet fulfill all of his glorious promises to the Chosen People, though, from human observation, all appeared to be lost, the kingdom of David would be exalted in latter times."^F1

There would indeed be raised up one to sit upon the throne of David; but that spoke of Jesus' resurrection from the grave, and his ascension to the right hand of God, those glorious events which far more than adequately fulfilled all of God's promises to David (Acts 2:29-35).

Concerning the date of the chapter, the last preceding date mentioned by Ezekiel was in Ezek. 8:1, which was 592 B.C. and the next date mentioned by the prophet (Ezekiel 20:1) was eleven months later. "From Ezek. 17:20, it is clear that this prophecy was uttered a year or two earlier than the date given in Ezek. 20:1, say, about 590 B.C."^F2

Ezekial 17: 1-24 http://www.studylight.org/desk/?l=en&query=Ezekiel+17&section=0&translation=nlt&oq=ezek%252017&new=1&nb=eze&ng=17&ncc=17

A Story of Two Eagles

¹Then this message came to me from the LORD: ²"Son of man, tell this story to the people of Israel. ³Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: A great eagle with broad wings full of many-colored feathers came to Lebanon. He took hold of the highest branch of a cedar tree ⁴and plucked off its topmost shoot. Then he carried it away to a city filled with merchants, where he planted it.

⁵"Then he planted one of its seedlings in fertile ground beside a broad river, where it would grow as quickly as a willow tree. ⁶It took root there and grew into a low, spreading vine. Its branches turned up toward the eagle, and its roots grew down beneath it. It soon produced strong branches and luxuriant leaves. ⁷But then another great eagle with broad wings and full plumage came along. So the vine sent its roots and branches out toward him for water. ⁸The vine did this even though it was already planted in good soil and had plenty of water so it could grow into a splendid vine and produce rich leaves and luscious fruit.

⁹"So now the Sovereign LORD asks: Should I let this vine grow and prosper? No! I will pull it out, roots and all! I will cut off its fruit and let its leaves wither and die. I will pull it out easily enough—it won't take a strong arm or a large army to do it. ¹⁰Then when the vine is transplanted, will it thrive? No, it will wither away completely when the east wind blows against it. It will die in the same good soil where it had grown so well."

The Riddle Explained

¹¹Then this message came to me from the LORD: ¹²"Say to these rebels of Israel: Don't you understand the meaning of this riddle of the eagles? I will tell you, says the Sovereign LORD. The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took away her king and princes, and brought them to Babylon. ¹³He made a treaty with a member of the royal family and made him take an oath of loyalty. He also exiled Israel's most influential leaders, ¹⁴so Israel would not become strong again and revolt. Only by keeping her treaty with Babylon could Israel maintain her national identity.

¹⁵"Nevertheless, this man of Israel's royal family rebelled against Babylon, sending ambassadors to Egypt to request a great army and many horses. Can Israel break her sworn treaties like that and get away with it? ¹⁶No! For as surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, the king of Israel will die in Babylon, the land of the king who put him in power and whose treaty he despised and broke. ¹⁷Pharaoh and all his mighty army will fail to help Israel when the king of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem again and destroys the lives of many. ¹⁸For the king of Israel broke his treaty after swearing to obey; therefore, he will not escape.

¹⁹"So this is what the Sovereign LORD says: As surely as I live, I will punish him for breaking my covenant and despising the solemn oath he made in my name. ²⁰I will throw my net over him and capture him in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon and deal with him there for this treason against me. ²¹And all the best warriors of Israel will be killed in battle, and those remaining in the city will be scattered to the four winds. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken these words.

²²"And the Sovereign LORD says: I will take a tender shoot from the top of a tall cedar, and I will plant it on the top of Israel's highest mountain. ²³It will become a noble cedar, sending forth its branches and producing seed. Birds of every sort will nest in it, finding shelter beneath its branches. ²⁴And all the trees will know that it is I, the LORD, who cuts down the tall tree and helps the short tree to grow tall. It is I who makes the green tree wither and gives new life to the dead tree. I, the LORD, have spoken! I will do what I have said."

Monday, November 25, 2013

Multi Language side by side Bible

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Psalms Chapter 75 תְּהִלִּים

א לַמְנַצֵּחַ אַל-תַּשְׁחֵת; מִזְמוֹר לְאָסָף שִׁיר.	1 For the Leader; Al-tashheth. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song.
ב הוֹדִינוּ לְּךָ, אֱלֹהִים--הוֹדִינוּ, וְקָרוֹב שְׁמֶךָ; סִפְּרוּ, נִפְלְאוֹתֶיךָ.	2 We give thanks unto Thee, O God, we give thanks, and Thy name is near; men tell of Thy wondrous works.
ג כִּי, אֶקַּח מוֹעֵד; אֲנִי, מֵישָׁרִים אֶשְׁפֹּט.	3 'When I take the appointed time, I Myself will judge with equity.
ד נְמֹגִים, אֶרֶץ וְכָל-יֹשְׁבֶיהָ; אָנֹכִי תִכַּנְתִּי עַמּוּדֶיהָ סֶּלָה.	4 When the earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved, I Myself establish the pillars of it.' Selah
ה אָמַרְתִּי לַהוֹלְלִים, אַל-תָּהֹלּוּ; וְלָרְשָׁעִים, אַל-תָּרִימוּ קָרֶן.	5 I say unto the arrogant: 'Deal not arrogantly'; and to the wicked: 'Lift not up the horn.'
ו אַל-תָּרִימוּ לַמָּרוֹם קַרְנְכֶם; תְּדַבְּרוּ בְצַוָּאר עָתָק.	6 Lift not up your horn on high; speak not insolence with a haughty neck.
ז כִּי לֹא מִמּוֹצָא, וּמִמַּעֲרָב; וְלֹא, מִמִּדְבַּר הָרִים.	7 For neither from the east, nor from the west, nor yet from the wilderness, cometh lifting up.
ח כִּי-אֱלֹהִים שֹׁפֵט; זֶה יַשְׁפִּיל, וְזֶה יָרִים.	8 For God is judge; He putteth down one, and lifteth up another.
ט כִּי כוֹס בְּיַד-יְהוָה, וְיַיִן חָמַר מָלֵא מֶסֶךְ-- וַיַּגֵּר מִזֶּה: אַךְ-שְׁמָרֶיהָ, יִמְצוּ יִשְׁתּוּ; כֹּל, רִשְׁעֵי-אָרֶץ.	9 For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, with foaming wine, full of mixture, and He poureth out of the same; {N} surely the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall drain them, and drink them.
י וַאֲנִי, אַגִּיד לְעֹלָם; אֲזַמְּרָה, לֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב.	10 But as for me, I will declare for ever, I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
יא וְכָל-קַרְנֵי רְשָׁעִים אֲגַדֵּעַ; תְּרוֹמַמְנָה, קַרְנוֹת צַדִּיק.	11 All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up. {P}

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Holy Spirit

The Lord is that Spirit

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The Spirit of Christ is the Holy Ghost.
That explains a lot about God and the New Birth.

By Ken Raggio

Now the Lord is that Spirit, and
where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty.
2 Corinthians 3:17

Paul taught in 2 Corinthians 3:3 that the saints at Corinth were "manifestly declared to be the epistles of Christ...written not with INK, but with the SPIRIT of the living God."

Born-again believers are "epistles" written by the Spirit.

Most people in modern Christian circles teach and preach the essentiality of being born again. These people believe that there must come a transformation to one's entire being, and that old things must pass away, and all things must become new.

There is, however, a vast difference in the interpretation of just how this New Birth is brought about.

How is one BORN AGAIN?

In order to be BORN AGAIN, it is essential to take into account ALL THE SCRIPTURAL TEACHINGS on this subject. There can be no question about the fact that "Ye must be born again." Those are the irrefutable words of Jesus Christ from John 3:5.

There has been a question in 20th century Christianity on exactly what it means to be "born again." To many, the New Birth takes place the moment one prays the "sinner's prayer."

But not ONE SHRED of evidence is given in the Bible that anyone was ever born again as a result of a so-called sinner's prayer.

Was the thief on the cross born again?

We often hear modern Christians refer to the thief on the cross appealing to our Lord to have mercy. Jesus' reply was "this day shalt thou be with me in paradise."

The misinterpretation of this reference has fostered the concept of "deathbed conversions." There is a serious problem with that concept however, and it has to do with the requirements Jesus Christ placed on being born again.

Jesus told Nicodemus, "except ye be born of the water and of the Spirit you cannot see the kingdom of God." Water Baptism and Holy Ghost Baptism are essential elements of the New Birth.

The fact that Jesus promised the thief on the cross entrance into paradise brings attention to the fact that before Jesus Christ actually DIED on the cross of Calvary, no one was ever born again!

You must understand that the NEW BIRTH is a NEW TESTAMENT doctrine. The New Birth was not preached or required by the law of Moses, nor was it contained in the Old Testament covenant. Who could possibly argue that the plan of salvation underwent a complete overhaul from the Old Testament to the New?

The thief on the cross was saved under Old Testament jurisdiction. It is a simple fact. Until Jesus Christ DIED at Calvary, there was NO New Testament!

Hence, the thief on the cross was NOT born again. Again - he was saved before the New Testament and the New Birth became a reality.

The Doctrine of Living Water

You will remember the story of the Samaritan woman at the well to whom Jesus made this offer in John 4:10, "If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that sayeth to thee, give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of Him, and He would have given thee LIVING WATER."

In a few moments He added, "Whosoever drinketh of the WATER that I shall give him shall never thirst, but the WATER that I shall give him shall be in him a well of WATER springing up into everlasting life."

Notice that Jesus was offering the WATER OF LIFE to this woman.

The WATER OF LIFE is preached by gospel preachers all over the world as the new life.

Why? Because it is the New Birth. Nearly any fundamental preacher will agree to that statement. But what does Jesus EXACTLY say that WATER is?

What is the water of life, and how do you drink it?

In John 7:37, "Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow RIVERS OF LIVING WATER."

That was a promise. Jesus promised that ANY MAN WHO THIRSTS could receive the water. "He that believeth on me," would be given RIVERS of living water.

Peter preached about that promise on the Day of Pentecost. "For THE PROMISE is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call."

Peter was talking about the Baptism of the Holy Ghost. JESUS had been talking about the new birth - how to receive everlasting life.

But in fact, they were both speaking of the same identical experience! The WATER that Jesus offered to the woman at the well was nothing less than the very BAPTISM of the Holy Ghost which was experienced by the 120 disciples of Jesus Christ.

Let me prove it to you.

The WATER of Life is the Holy Ghost.

You must understand one outstanding fact about Jesus' encounter with the woman at the well.

Even though He was offering her this water, she could not possibly drink it until first, Jesus Christ went to Calvary and purchased the PROMISE.

If there is any doubt in your mind that this is a fact, then here is proof.

John 7:38-39 - "He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow RIVERS OF LIVING WATER ...but this spake He of THE SPIRIT, which they that believe on Him SHOULD RECEIVE: for the HOLY GHOST was NOT YET GIVEN; because that Jesus was not yet glorified."

You MUST examine that statement carefully! It tells us quite clearly that THE WATER OF LIFE is the HOLY GHOST.

Furthermore, it tells us that the HOLY GHOST WAS NOT YET GIVEN while Jesus was yet alive in His human body on earth.

Jesus and Peter referred to the same identical experience when referring to the WATERS OF LIFE.

John 7:39 says plainly- "this spake he of THE SPIRIT which they that believe on him should receive"!

John also added the fact that the Holy Ghost was not yet given because Jesus was not yet glorified!

The Old Testament prophet Joel described in some detail what would take place when THAT SPIRIT would finally come.

Joel 2:28 declares, "and your sons and daughters shall prophesy."

Peter wasted no time on the day of Pentecost making the connection between the Old Testament prophecy about God POURING OUT HIS SPIRIT and the PHENOMENON that took place before their very eyes in the Upper Room.

He boldly declared in Acts 2:16-18, "But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy."

It was the manifestation of the Baptism of the Holy Ghost with the prophetic evidence of speaking in unknown tongues that was identified by the Apostle Peter as being the OUTPOURING of God's SPIRIT, which in turn then was referred to by Jesus Christ in John 7:39 as the "RIVERS OF LIVING WATER."

Now, the $64,000 Question…

If Jesus Christ, Peter, and Joel defined the outpouring of the Holy Spirit as the Pentecostal experience, then what grounds do we have for telling anyone that they are PARTAKERS of the WATERS of eternal life IF THEY HAVE NEVER received this Pentecostal experience of the Baptism of the Holy Ghost?

It was the Pentecostal experience that fulfilled the commandment that Jesus gave to Nicodemus when he said, "Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. For except a man be BORN of WATER and of the SPIRIT, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God."

If you will look closely at the Pentecostal experience, you will see the fulfilling of both of the above prerequisites -- WATER and SPIRIT!

The crowds that gathered around the house where the Holy Ghost had fallen began to inquire of the apostles, "Men and Brethren, what shall we do?"

"Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost," Acts 2:38.

We then have the exciting historical account of the fact that: "Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls (Acts 2:41).

This is the first time in the New Testament we find scriptural proof andevidence that anyone was actually born again.

Now some would have us believe that it is possible to receive the Spirit of Christ BEFORE or SEPARATE FROM receiving the BAPTISM OF THE HOLY GHOST.

They argue that the SPIRIT OF CHRIST comes to the believer PRIOR to the BAPTISM OF THE HOLY GHOST, and that the Baptism of the Holy Ghost is thereby relegated to the position of being a separate and distinct work apart from the New Birth.

I must say in no uncertain terms that the New Birth AND the Baptism of the Holy Ghost are both references to the same identical experience! When a person ever comes to the realization of the nature of God and the inseparability of the ONE SPIRIT of God, then it becomes evident that to receive the Spirit of Christ IS THE SAME ACT as receiving the HOLY GHOST.

Don't run away from the Second Chapter of Acts.

You must come to terms with the fact that the Baptism of the Holy Ghost was accompanied by the physical evidence of speaking in other tongues by the believer – not ONLY for the 120 on the day of Pentecost, but also by EVERY subsequent group that followed in the Apostolic doctrine.

We have evidence that not only did Peter and the Apostles speak with other tongues, but so did the Apostle Paul also. Paul clearly taught in I Corinthians 13:5, "I would that ye all spake with tongues...".

The fact that he esteemed prophesying in one's native tongue even higher, in no way takes away from the fact that he taught that all should speak in tongues.

Isaiah prophesied that speaking in tongues would be one of the tools of evangelism in the church age (28:11), "For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people."

Jesus prophesied that one of the signs of a true believer is that he would "speak with new tongues" (Mark 16:17).

The 3000 Jews of the early church were obedient to Peter’s message, thereby we know that they were Baptized in water in the Name of Jesus Christ, and spoke in tongues.

The Gentiles of the early church, beginning with the house of Cornelius did too, as Acts 10:44-48 tells us,

"While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.

And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the Gift of the Holy Ghost.

For THEY HEARD THEM SPEAK WITH TONGUES and magnify God.

Then answered Peter, Can any man forbid WATER, that these should not beBAPTIZED, which have RECEIVED THE HOLY GHOST as well as we?

And he commanded them to be BAPTIZED IN THE NAME of the Lord."

Here we see the evidence of the New Birth. Born of WATER and of the SPIRIT.

Without WATER baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, your claim to a Born Again experience is not founded on scripture, because it is unfinished. Without the Pentecostal experience of the Baptism of the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in other tongues, your claim to a Born Again experience is without scriptural proof, because it is unfinished.

Jesus Christ made an astonishing claim to His disciples in the book of John, chapter 14; it had to do with the very essence of the Spirit of God.

Who is the Comforter?

Jesus said, "If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; EVEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH..."

Let us focus on this claim.

Jesus Christ, the Son of Man, said that He would ask God, His Father, to send ANOTHER COMFORTER.

Why? Because the Son of Man was going away! This would be the purpose of Calvary. The PHYSICAL EMBODIMENT of the INCARNATE GOD would be glorified and received up into heaven.

Jesus furthermore declared that IN HIS PLACE, the SPIRIT OF TRUTH would come.

Listen to these comments about the SPIRIT OF TRUTH found in John 14:17: "Whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him."

Do you understand that statement?

Jesus said that the Spirit of Truth was not known by the world yet.

But read on. Jesus said also in verse 17, "BUT YE KNOW HIM, FOR HE DWELLETH WITH YOU..." This could refer to no one other than Himself.

Paul told the Colossians in 2:9 that "in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily." In Colossians 1:15, he declared Jesus to be the "IMAGE of the INVISIBLE GOD."

In speaking of the Spirit of Truth, Jesus said to the disciples, "But ye know Him; for he dwelleth with you." The Spirit of Truth was housed in the body of Jesus Christ! He was the fulness of God bodily. He that is WITH you shall be IN you.

Take note of Jesus’ remaining statement: "but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you," John 14:17.

Are you picking up on what Jesus is saying? "He that dwelleth WITH you shall be IN you!" That means that the Holy Ghost was Jesus, returned to them!

Anyone knows that the Flesh and Blood body of Jesus Christ the Man has been glorified, and is presently standing as a glorified human being at the right hand of the Eternal Invisible Spirit on the Throne of God.

But the most important thing we need to see in this is that Jesus Christ was and IS the Spirit of Truth.

Jesus Christ was the Holy Ghost INCARNATE!

Some preachers would have us believe that the Spirit of the Father is the first person of the Eternal Godhead, and that the Spirit of Jesus Christ is the second person of the Eternal Godhead, and that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the eternal Godhead, but unfortunately, that JUST IS NOT SO.

God is not composed of three eternal spirits.

Jesus Christ did not come to this earth with only one person out of three dwelling in Him. No, sir!

The fact stands that Jesus Christ is the incarnation of the only One Lord, One God and One Supreme, Sovereign Deity.

In Him dwelled all the fullness of God BODILY!

I John 5:7 says, "There are three that bear record in heaven,"

There are three what?

Three persons? No. IT DOES NOT SAY THAT!

Three deities? No, it does NOT SAY THAT!

God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost? NO! It doesn’t say that either.

It says that there are three that bear record in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost.

And it emphatically declares: THESE THREE ARE ONE!

The Father IS the Word. The Word IS the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost IS the Father.

Jesus Christ is the invisible Father robed in flesh.

Jesus is the fullness of God come down from Heaven to earth.

Thomas called Him, "My Lord, and my God." That is a doctrinal statement for a Jew who only believed in the Father.

Stephen saw the glorified Son of Man standing at the right hand of the Father, but John saw that same man sitting down ON the throne, and in Revelation 22:1, he called it the throne of "God AND the Lamb."

Jesus is both the Shepherd and the Sheep. He is both the King and thePrince. He is both the Father as Spirit, and the Son as Man. One Lord. Two natures. One God. Spirit and Human.

That is why Paul preached in Romans 8:9 that if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His.

That is identical to saying that if you do not receive the Holy Ghost, you are not born of the Spirit.

You CANNOT make a difference between the Spirit of Christ and the Holy Ghost.

Peter then taught us HOW to know that a person has received the Holy Ghost: "BECAUSE WE HEARD THEM SPEAK WITH TONGUES AND MAGNIFY GOD," (Acts 10:46).

So we conclude with the opening text: "Now the Lord is that Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty."

The LIBERTY that is promised in that text comes when, and only when, you are baptized in the Holy Ghost and begin speaking in other tongues.

Without the Holy Ghost, you have not yet received His promise. The Holy Ghost is what He promised.

Friday, November 22, 2013

Unlocking the Bible in Chinese by David Pawson

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大卫鲍森旧约圣经纵览第24集：历代志上下

David Pawson Unlocking the Bible Cover to Cover

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Book of Zachariah

Summary of Zachariah
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Introduction:
The prophecies of Zechariah gives us a prophetic perspective "above history and time", peering into Israel's immediate and far distant future. Zechariah's prophetic writings focus primarily upon the restoration of the second temple in Jerusalem after the 70 year Babylonian captivity, but also foretells the coming of the Messiah to suffer and later reign as King over all the earth. Zechariah seemed to have used expressions previously used by Jeremiah. "The spirit of Jeremiah dwelt in Zechariah" was a quote coined by his contemporaries, but his style approaches Ezekiel and Daniel in his account of his night visions.This compelling study is for anyone interested in the purposes of the God of Israel in past, present and future times.

http://www.messianic-literary.com/zech.htm

Prophetic Overview Of The Book Of Zechariah

1. Analysis of the entire book
- The call of repentance (Zech. 1:1-6)
- The night visions (Zech. 1:7 to 6:8)
- The coronation of Joshua (Zech. 6:9-15)
- The problem of fasting (Zech. 7:1 to 8:23)
- The shepherd-king (Zech. 9:11 to 11:17)
- The universal ruler (Zech. 12:1 to 14:21)

2. Connection of Zechariah's and Haggai's revelation of the rebuilding of the Temple.
- Haggai's first message (Haggai 1:1) - 6th month of year, 1st day
- Rebuilding of temple began (Haggai 1:15) - 6th month of year, 24th day
- Haggai's second message (Haggai 2:1) - 7th month of year, 21st day
- Zechariah's first message - 8th month of year
- Haggai's 3rd & 4th message - 9th month of year, 24th day
- Zechariah's night visions (Zech. 1:7) - 11th month of year, 24th day

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