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1 posted on 07/30/2019 11:15:16 AM PDT by amessenger4god
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To: amessenger4god

You are right about the proper division/distinction of Law and Gospel, neither of which have ever changed (since God Himself does not change). The Law condemns. The Gospel, the good news of Jesus Christ, saves from the Law’s condemnation. This is true from Genesis through Revelation, because whether a person believed in the Savior who was to come (in the time of the Old Testament) or the Savior who has come (in the time of the New), the object of their faith was the same.

The early church summarized the Christian faith in the words of the Apostles Creed, which really is just a summary of the gospel, the good news, because it speaks of all God has done and still does for us, purely out of His grace and mercy. Martin Luther gave the simple, scriptural explanation of each of its three articles or parts (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) of the Creed:

THE FIRST ARTICLE: CREATION
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.

What does this mean? I believe that God has made me and all creatures; that He has given me my body and soul, eyes, ears, and all my members, my reason and all my senses, and still takes care of them. He also gives me clothing and shoes, food and drink, house and home, wife and children, land, animals, and all I have. He richly and daily provides me with all that I need to support this body and life. He defends me against all danger and guards and protects me from all evil. All this He does only out of fatherly, divine goodness and mercy, without any merit or worthiness in me. For all this it is my duty to thank and praise, serve and obey Him.

This is most certainly true.

THE SECOND ARTICLE: REDEMPTION
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.

What does this mean? I believe that Jesus Christ, true God, begotten of the Father from eternity, and also true man, born of the Virgin Mary, is my Lord, who has redeemed me, a lost and condemned person, purchased and won me from all sins, from death, and from the power of the devil; not with gold or silver, but with His holy, precious blood and with His innocent suffering and death, that I may be His own and live under Him in His kingdom and serve Him in everlasting righteousness, innocence, and blessedness, just as He is risen from the dead, lives and reigns to all eternity.

This is most certainly true.

THE THIRD ARTICLE: SANCTIFICATION
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

What does this mean? I believe that I cannot by my own reason or strength believe in Jesus Christ, my Lord, or come to Him; but the Holy Spirit has called me by the Gospel, enlightened me with His gifts, sanctified and kept me in the true faith. In the same way He calls, gathers, enlightens, and sanctifies the whole Christian church on earth, and keeps it with Jesus Christ in the one true faith. In this Christian church He daily and richly forgives all my sins and the sins of all believers. On the Last Day He will raise me and all the dead, and give eternal life to me and all believers in Christ.

This is most certainly true.


2 posted on 07/30/2019 11:49:43 AM PDT by Belteshazzar (We are not justified by our works but by faith - De Jacob et vita beata 2 +Ambrose of Milan)
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To: amessenger4god
Below is a simple diagram...

Arrg. What's here is a swamp.

The simple message was projected onto the Washington Monument about going up to the Moon. A lot of detailed work was involved that had to be fully grounded in the truth and reality of God's Laws, in order to learn how to transcend the status quo and go beyond, to the Moon which symbolizes the Kingdom of David.

Perhaps people assume that Jesus is too "first century" to know how to use a chainsaw.

In this day, the simple, efficient, down-to-earth practical man *is* the one who knows how to put a chainsaw to good use.

It's not complicated. "Detailed" is often conflated with "complicated.". The false, complicated way keeps people bogged down so they will keep buying the books and watching prophecy videos and hitting the prophecy websites, content to be led around by the nose instead of living free by way of the Spirit of Discovery.

3 posted on 07/30/2019 12:19:55 PM PDT by Ezekiel (The pun is mightier than the s-word. Goy to the World!)
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