RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD
Part 4

MF Blume
February 19, 2012

Matthew 7:21-23 KJV  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.  (22)  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?  (23)  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
JESUS KNOWING US IS PARAMOUNT!

2 Thessalonians 1:7-8 KJV  (7)  And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,  (8)  In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Notice that NOT KNOWING GOD is equated to NOT OBEYING GOSPEL.

2 Thessalonians 1:9-10 KJV  (9)  Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;  (10)  When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

Notice whose preaching is believed in parentheses?
We will be judged according to what apostles preached.

2 John 1:9-11 KJV  Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God.

…I KNOW YOU NOT.

John wrote and he is an apostle…

1 John 4:6 KJV  We (APOSTLES) are of God:

Did you say APOSTLES?  You are already rightly dividing word.

1 John 4:6 …he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

Notice IF WE KNOW GOD we hear the apostles.

2 Thess 1 – If we KNOW NOT GOD we have fiery vengeance upon us.

Left off here last week:

Colossians 1:22-23 KJV  In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:  (23)  If ye continue in THE faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of THE gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

In Galatians 1, Paul said if any man preach any other gospel then he is accursed.
We will read that gospel word for word.

Colossians 2:8-9 KJV  Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.  (9)  For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.


Tradition of men will damn many souls.
Paul warned of great deception.

2 Thessalonians 2:9-15 KJV  (9)  Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 

We should not care if people can make the keyboard fly around the room.
(10)  And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish;

They have unrighteousness in them that causes deception.

Why will they perish?

...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 


Unrighteousness is when we receive truth and do not love it.

In the spirit realm there will be many signs and wonders, and many have not a love for the THE TRUTH.

(11)  And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 

God Himself will step in and send strong delusion to believe a lie… why?...

(12)  That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 

Three ways to be lost and one way to be saved.

1)    Never hear the Gospel.   If our gospel be hid we are lost.
2)    A false prophet deceives you to believe another gospel than what the apostles preached.  You think you are right yall your life and be lost.
3)    ALSO NOT LOVE THE TRUTH AFTER WE HEAR IT, and God send us a delusion HIMSELF!  This will allow us to believe a lie and be damned.

Is that fair?  Yes!
Let’s love the word enough to obey it and live a godly life after.
(13)  But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation

HOW?...

…through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:  (14)  Whereunto he called you by our gospel,

Apostles’ gospel.

…to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.  (15)  Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

Reject tradition of men (Col. 2:8), BUT HOLD TRADITIONS APOSTLES TAUGHT!
WE MUST OBEY WHAT THE APOSTLES PREACHED.

A false prophet will not preach what the apostles preached.

JOHN 3:16

We have many scriptures about the same issue, which is a good thing.
John 3:1-21 KJV  There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:  (2)  The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

Jesus never really answers his question as we proceed.
(3)  Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.  (4)  Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

Imagine never hearing what we know.
 (5)  Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

Jesus goes into more detail when pressed.
 (6)  That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.  (7)  Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. 

He said NEW BIRTH three times here.
(8)  The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. 

New birth is like the wind.
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φωνή
phōnē
fo-nay'
Probably akin to G5316 through the idea of disclosure; a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication an address (for any purpose), saying or language: - noise, sound, voice.

See people receive SPIRIT and will see a SOUND or LANGUAGE.
Born of water and Spirit.
If no water involved, then if apostles speak nothing of water, then we will know.
(9)  Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?  (10)  Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?  (11)  Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.  (12)  If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?  (13)  And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. 

Jesus is simply saying HE IS GOD AND MAN.

(14)  And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:  (15)  That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.  (16)  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 

God loved the world and gave his son, and we must believe.
(17)  For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.  (18)  He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 

Jesus did not come to condemn anyone but to save them!

Jesus having lived and died and came is the foundation for all this.
Would any of us want to be baptized in the name of BUDDHA?

Would you want to receive the spirit of Buddha?

(19)  And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light,

Revelation of truth is LIGHT.


(19) ...because their deeds were evil.  (20)  For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.  (21)  But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

Honest hearted people will walk in truth when they see it.
Many have preconceived ideas of what BELIEVING IS.
John 7:38-39 KJV  He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said,


Now he starts to ADD things to the requirements for believing.


(38) ...out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.  (39)  (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.)

So he includes BIRTH OF THE SPIRIT with believing.
When you believe on him the way the scriptures teach you should believe, out of your belly should flow rivers of living water.
If I told you how to get to Kildonan Place Mall by heading east and say you shall get to Winnipeg if you head east, that is true.
When Jesus told said we MUST be born again that did not contradict his words that if we believe on Him we shall not perish.
 We know that repentance is required.

Verse 9 shifts the thought after Jesus explained we must be born again.

In that verse, Nicodemus heard Jesus just speak of new birth of the Spirit, and asked how these things could be AS IF HE WAS SAYING THAT CANNOT BE TRUE.

So Jesus proceeded to explain to him about the NEW BIRTH.

He speaks of being born again. Nic. presses him for more clarification, and Jesus said it is more specifically birth of water and Spirit. He compares it to wind. a "PHONE" (greek) comes with it -- sound or LANGUAGE. The greek term implies a language.


And when Nicodemus answers "How can these things be?" we catch a glimpse of why Jesus went on to speak the words of John 3:16 and how that was not a plan of salvation like easy-believers think it was.


Nic actually was saying, "Get real. How is that possible? How can we be born of the Spirit with a sound or language in the same manner wind blows?"


This shifts the whole conversation back to the original claim by Nicodemus that he felt Jesus was a teacher sent from God.


He told Nic that He was indeed the SON OF GOD. He came from heaven and is IN HEAVEN. Nic already said he believed Jesus was a teacher sent from God. Jesus had to remind him of that required basis for learning from this Teacher! Nic seemed to doubt.


So when he told Nic that whoever believes God loved the world so much that belief in Jesus would save them, He was simply saying Nic had to at least believe Jesus did indeed come from God before He could get anywhere with Nic about SPIRIT BIRTH.


It’s like he was saying you have to be born again, but if you cannot even believe He is from God to begin with because you doubt his words about new birth, why talk?


Back to JOHN 7.

1)    We know that we must believe in a specific way as the scriptures teach.
2)    When you do believe this way out of your belly flows rivers of living water.
3)    That Spirit that will flow is called the HOLY GHOST.
4)    That Holy Ghost was not yet given at the time Jesus said this because Jesus had not yet been glorified.
Those are four major points!

So no one would experience this SPIRIT BAPTISM until after He was glorified.
Paul deals with BELIEVING in Romans 10.

He quoted from Deut 30.

Romans 10:5-8 KJV  For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.  (6)  But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)  (7)  Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)  (8)  But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

Deuteronomy 30:11-14 KJV  (11)  For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.  (12)  It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?  (13)  Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?  (14)  But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.

This commandment had to be received in order to bring restoration of Israel.

Romans 10:8 KJV  But what saith it?

What is the Old Testament saying?

…The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart:

… that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

He said Deut 40:14 is dealing with the WORD OF FAITH that Paul was preaching.
Romans 10:9 KJV  That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

This is similar to John 3:16.
Paul will provide all we need to know to not leave us guessing.

Romans 10:10 KJV  For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

That does not mean you are saved at that moment.  YOU SHALL BE SAVED.

This becomes clear as we continue.

Romans 10:11-13 KJV  For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.  (12)  For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.  (13)  For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

This was all quoted from the OLD.

Isaiah 28:16 KJV  Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

Continue in Romans.

Romans 10:14 KJV  How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

Notice he referred to Isaiah about believing,  and then explains that you cannot call on the Lord if you have not believed.
Romans 10:15 KJV  And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!


What does APOSTLE mean?
Romans 10:16 KJV  But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

Paul added a whole lot to just believing.
Recall the question we said we would ask you?

Whom do we know is sent of God?
Romans 1:16 KJV  For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

So it is not just believing Jesus existed and died.
John 17:20 KJV  Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;

Jesus prayed that the Father would save anybody that would believe on him THROUGH THE APOSTLES’ WORDS.
Mark 1:15 KJV  And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

It is not just believing Jesus is savior.