Posted on 05/02/2018 6:11:01 AM PDT by Faith Presses On
1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
5 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;
9 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.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11 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.
14 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?
15 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!
16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
18 But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
19 But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.
20 But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.
21 But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.
Heavenly Father, thank You for providing us with forgiveness for our sins, which we receive through faith in Your Son, who laid down His life for us, and not our own attempts to work for it. Help us to share this Good News of salvation by faith in Your Son. In Jesus' name, Amen.
10:9 is probably one of the most important verses in the Bible.
Thank you.
Amen.
Not many folks realize, Hamartia is the Greek word often used to described sin. It is a noun, not a verb.
In other words, Jesus came to change who we are, not what we've done.
Transforming our nature from that of a sinner to righteous before God through the shed blood of Jesus.
We no longer focus on our sin, but the goodness of our Father. The news that is almost too good to be true.
Thanks!
Very important observation! People seem to be obsessed with "sin". Jesus took care of that on the cross. If we accept "adoption" into the Family of God, then we are given the right to become "Sons of God".
Sons of men CANNOT enter Heaven. Sons of God are "created" by God. That is why we have to be "crucified in Christ" and reborn as a "new creature". Adam was created by God as a Son of God. He fell to sin. Angels are sons of God as shown in Job, but some fell. Jesus is the only begotten Son if God, as God personally provided the seed to the woman. Adam was created and angels were created. We are created by God when we receive the Holy Spirit and we are "like" the angels. A man would be destroyed looking directly on God and being in His presence would burn up. We will receive a resurrected body when we die and can be face to face with God in Heaven without destruction. An unrepentant man that hasn't received the Holy Spirit will face God with his own righteousness, or self righteous, and has not received a new body.
If we look at Jesus as He left the tomb, Mary didn't recognize Him and thought He was a gardener. Two of His own disciples walked with Him 7 miles and didn't know who He was until they broke bread and saw His wounds.
Adam and Eve walked and talked with God in the Garden before the Fall, but lost fellowship with Him from sin. Satan thought he had defeated God's plan, but God Knew what it would take from the foundation of the world to have His creation returned to Him. Peter said he couldn't wait to "put off this tent". Our earthly bodies have been called tents, Tabernacles, Temples, and houses. When Jesus said He must go prepare a place for us, He wasn't speaking of Heaven, that was created back in Genesis 1. He was preparing a "mansion" for us compared to these "tents" we live in now. 1 Corinthians 15 speaks extensively on resurrected bodies. A "tent" describes a temporary dwelling in a place that is not your home.
Changing who we are is the main object for a Christian. When a person in the Bible met God, their names were changed. Abram became Abraham, Sari became Sarah, Jacob became Israel, and Saul became Paul. This denotes a rebirth and a change to another person. In Revelation 2:17, there is a reference to a new name for us written on a white rock. We also get "new manna", which refers to a new word from God not revealed in Scripture. In Rev 3:12 He refers to another new name for people that never leave the Temple.
Everyone has a theory about the "mark of the Beast" and what it is. I believe it could be the very name of the Beast tattooed on people saying they belong to him. It doesn't have to be a SS# or some RFID chip, or any of a thousand other theories. It plainly says it his name. In order to go to Heaven, "chuckles" has to die and a new creature has to be born. We must sacrifice ourselves to renew our minds daily. If people can't see a difference in the old me and the new me, have I really changed? I MUST bear new fruit to be a new tree.( trees are people in Scripture)
Amen, it is. You’re welcome.
“We no longer focus on our sin, but the goodness of our Father. The news that is almost too good to be true.”
Amen.
You’re welcome!
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