THE “I AM” 2ND COMING IS DRAWING NIGH FOR THE SAVED
HE IS NOT GOING TO RAPTURE THEM BEFORE TRUMPET 7
THE PRE-INCARNATE JESUS CHRIST IS THE GREAT ‘I AM’
GOD CAME TO US AS A PERFECT MAN IN SINLESS FLESH
FULNESS OF THE GODHEAD DWELT IN CHRIST BODILY
GLORIFIED JESUS CHRIST IS THE ONE GOD IN HEAVEN
THE SAVED WON’T SEE THREE GODS AS THEY ARRIVE.
GOD PERFORMED IN 3 OFFICES TO SAVE MAN IN LOVE
THE ONE AND ONLY GOD IN HEAVEN IS NAMED JESUS!
NOW’S THE TIME TO WORSHIP HIM IN SPIRIT&TRUTH
TIME STILL REMAINS TO DO IT BEFORE 7 TRUMPET 7
WHEN A RAPTURE OCCURS ISN’T A DOCTRINAL ISSUE.
BELIEVERS ARE SEALED TO GO UP HEAVEN TO JESUS,
BUT SALVATION BY GRACE–ETERNAL SECURITY FOR
SAVED–IMMERSION BAPTISM BY JESUS’ AUTHORITY
GIVEN TO HIS FIRST CHURCH – AND OBSERVANCE OF
COMMUNION HE DIRECTED FOR HIS LOCAL CHURCH
TO OBSERVE IN LOVE ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTION.
WORSHIP IN LOVE IS FOLLOWING HIS INSTRUCTION,
KNOWING WE LOVE HIM BECAUSE HE 1ST LOVED US!!
PART 3
November 24, 2014
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John 4:23,24 – But the hour cometh, AND NOW IS, when the TRUE worshippers shall worship the Father in SPIRIT and in TRUTH: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. [24] God is a Spirit: and they that worship him MUST worship him in spirit and in truth.
Philippians 2:8-11 – And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. [9] Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: [10] That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; [11] And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Acts 4:12 – Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
John 13:30-35 – He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night. [31] Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him. [32] If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him. [33] Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you. [34] A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. [35] By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
I Corinthians 13:2 – And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
AND THOUGH I HAVE THE GIFT OF PROPHECY, AND ALL MYSTERIES, AND ALL KNOWLEDGE;
Although the word “prophecy” applies more frequently to simply proclaiming the word of God, in this context it refers more to proclaiming future events. The teaching of the future events revealed by God are certainly a part of the book of God’s love we call the Bible, but it is not in any way superior to the teachings of the Bible that cause the believer to grow in the love of God. Some believers are prophecy nuts, and thrive on it, but are sadly lacking in the love of the one who gave the very prophecies they seem to thrive on. It is the love of God manifested in all these prophecies that is the spirit of prophecy, the mystery of prophecy, and the knowledge gained from prophecy, and the thing we should seek from them. It is the love of God that causes us to watch, to desire, and to hope for his coming. It is not the time of his coming that is most important, it is that he IS coming, and that we hope it is soon. If our motivation in wanting to understand the prophecies of God is based on a love to reveal them to others, so they may be used to establish them in the love that is in Christ Jesus, then our presentation of prophecy has the right motive. The primary motive behind prophecy presentation should always be to build up the local body of Christ in love for “the obedience of the faith.”
Romans 16:25-27 – Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, [26] But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith: [27] To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.
Ephesians 3:21 – Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
AND ALL MYSTERIES, AND ALL KNOWLEDGE;
Love is superior to great knowledge and understanding. This involves inspiration and prophecy, which was the work of the prophets. Had they not been filled with the love of God, they could not have written it, so it always leads back to God, who is love. All the true knowledge, prophecy, and understanding we possess, we have only because God, in his great love, chose to reveal it to us.
AND THOUGH I HAVE ALL FAITH, SO THAT I COULD REMOVE MOUNTAINS, AND HAVE NOT CHARITY, I AM NOTHING.
Whatever it is that we have, which can be classified as acceptable to God, we received from God, and his love in us is his very nature, and the greatest gift of all, for all the others stem out of it.
John 3:27 – John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be GIVEN him from heaven.
Romans 12:3,4 – For I say, through the grace GIVEN unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath DEALT to every man the MEASURE OF FAITH. [4] For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
Ephesians 2:22 – In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
John 13:34,35 – A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. [35] By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
This new commandment is superior and is the law of Christ. It is this commandment that is to be the reason, the motivation, for our service to Christ, and this is the motivation that Christ seeks to implant in our hearts.
Galatians 6:2,3 – Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. [3] For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
The main point that Paul puts forward in I Corinthians 13 is that worship in the local church is to be based on love, not individual gifts the members were excelling in, such as prophecy, knowledge, understanding, or faith, or any other thing except love for the brethren. We were born from above for that purpose – unfeigned love of the brethren.
I Peter 1:22,23 – Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: [23] Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
Romans 5:5 – And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is GIVEN unto us.
I Corinthians 13:13 – And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
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