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I am a retired pastor of
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Lord Jesus Christ had many disciples when he was a man, and he corrected and disciplined them.
"John 6: 60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it? … 66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. 67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?." So, at one point the twelve apostles stayed with him, and the rest of the disciples left him. It was because of the scrutiny of Jesus Christ. Jesus rebuked Peter and called him Satan. He rebuked James and John in "Luke 9:55 …. Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of." Jesus has rebuked all his apostles and corrected them several times, even in harsh ways. There are a few more apostles in the bible after the resurrection of Jesus Christ, but they did not have the opportunity to be discipled and corrected by Jesus Christ. Apostle Paul is also one of them. He called Paul in a strange way. A light from heaven shined, Paul fell and was blinded, and so on. The incident is in Acts 9:1-22. Since the passage is long, I do not have it here, and you may refer the bible. Jesus was not a man at this point to train and correct Paul as an apostle. Probably this deficit may be reflecting on his life and in his ministry as well. Let us see: He consider himself as a very zealous Jew, and he was proud of it. "Philippians 3:5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; 6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. 7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ." He says that he lost his status of being a proud Jew for Christ, but he prove it to be otherwise, since he could not shake it until the end of his ministry. This status, had an adverse effect in his ministry. Almost until the end of his ministry, he remained as a man, biased and prejudiced for the Jews. At the same time he tried to compensate by claiming himself to be an apostle for the Gentiles. But there should be no apostle for Jews or for gentiles, since God made Jews and Gentiles to be one, for the gospel. However, God accepted him to be an apostle, and used his doctrine as a stumbling stone for the arrogant fake theologians for them to stumble and fall for their own destruction.Paul and other apostles wrote epistles, which became part of the bible. If these apostles have written errors because of the lack of training by Jesus, how does God handles it. Theologians doubles down on the errors, and say that the bible is inerrant and infallible. It is to say that the bible is free from error, and it will not mislead. No, these epistles have a few errors from what Jesus Christ teaches. So, what should we do. Jesus Christ tells us, "John 14: 26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth:" So, instead of training the new apostles, including Paul, Jesus Christ sent the Holy Ghost to us, and we must receive him. Then the Holy Ghost will teach us, over ride the errors, reveal the mysteries in the bible to us, and he will guide us to know the truth of Jesus Christ. So, rather doubling down to say that the bible is inerrant and infallible, receive the Holy Ghost and follow his guidance to study the bible. He will reveal the truth to us.
God says that he will show himself pure to the pure, and show himself as crooked to the crooked. It is in few verses; 2 Samuel 22:27, Job 5:3, & Psalm 18:26, "Psalms 18: 26 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt show thyself froward." So, God misleads when he shows himself as a froward. God is always holy and righteous, yet he shows himself as froward. God is not a respecter of persons. Yet, his dealings with people will change from person to person. God did not treat king Saul and king David in the same way, still God is righteous. So, we cannot boldly say that God will never change. But we say it. Such statements are wrong. God gave old testament and old covenant. But God again took away the old covenant and gave a new covenant in its place. But Christians still keep the old covenant and promises, which God made it void. Christians may not even know the new covenant, but they bless each other with the old covenant blessings always, which is fake and deception.
God will neither reject anyone from his body, nor include anyone in his body,
without a cause. God is respecter of no persons, regarding the salvation of souls,
that is for the sake of the gospel. So, only the
remnant of the world will be saved. Jacob was a worldly man;
and he was a deceiver. But he wrestled with God for heavenly blessings, became
spiritual; and God gave him a new name, Israel.
God gave laws, commandments, covenants, and promises in the old testament. These were all Given by GOD, and again God VOID them all when Jesus was crucified and died. Then God destroyed the temple by Romans in 70 AD. And God gives the gospel with new covenant in new testament. Matthew 28:20 says, "Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:" John 16:13 says, ... "the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth:" and Romans 8 says, "1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death." So, old covenant is void. We are under the guidance of the Spirit of Truth, which is the Holy Ghost; the proof is our living by the commands of Jesus Christ. Then God will reward us, and it will be that we inherit the kingdom of God in heaven, as Sons of God, with the glory that is equal to the glory of Jesus Christ in heaven: as in: "Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 1 John 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is." But if we do not observe the commands of Jesus Christ and the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we will be condemned to eternal death in the lake of fire.
Apostle Paul wrote the epistle to Romans. Now let us study Paul as an apostle, and his epistles as the word of God. Paul was called to be an apostle after the resurrection of Jesus Christ. So, he missed the opportunity to be discipled by him when he was a man. This could be the reason that he strayed away from the doctrines of Jesus Christ. God allows them to be so, since God wants the wise and prudent theologians, who do not regard the Holy Spirit, may stumble and fall. However, true believers who are guided by the Holy Spirit will know the truth and they will not fall. We may refer Paul as a
rookie apostle, since he was not discipled by the Lord Jesus Christ. But at the end of his life he became mature. One reason for his handicap could be that he was a disciple of the famous theologian Gamaliel, and he was very knowledgeable in scriptures, whereas the twelve apostles, were discipled and trained by the Lord Jesus Christ himself. In the beginning, they do not know scriptures, and they have learned everything from the Lord Jesus Christ, but nothing from scholars like Gamaliel. God used this theological minded Paul with the purpose of using his teaching as a stumbling block to the rebellious theologians, and fake believers to fall and to be damned. As an apostle, Paul has done his job perfectly and very sacrificially. However, we must study the epistles of Paul, with the caution that his letters are also intended to work as stumbling scriptures for rebellious people to fall.How to study the word of God, the bible? Be guided by the Holy Ghost, who is God. "John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: … 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you." Do not be deceived thinking that your mind is the Holy Ghost. So, verify to make sure that you follow the teaching of Jesus Christ from the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Only the doctrine of Jesus Christ is the calibrating scale, and whichever doctrine contradicts the doctrine of Jesus Christ, including the one even from the bible, is false doctrine. We are studying the epistle written by Paul to Romans. If we see any statement contradicting, or not agreeing with the doctrines of the Lord Jesus Christ is in error and we must reject them. Do not forget that Jesus says to his prime apostle Peter "get thee behind me, Satan," when Peter disagrees with his purpose. In the study of Romans, we will see many statements of Paul conflict with the doctrine of Jesus Christ. May God bless the study.
"1 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid ..." Paul's answer is in the next verse. So, let us join that also. "2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew ..." So, God will not cast away his people; but the problem lies in who are his people. It appears that Paul implies that God's people are Jews. No! If you think that is Jews, you have made an error. Paul may think that God's people are Jews, since they are descendants of Abraham. No! They are not his people. Paul himself wrote to Corinthians that the true people of God are those who obey him. "2 Corinthians 6:16 ... for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people." Then Paul says that he is also a Jew; what does it mean? "
1 ... For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin." Paul is a Jew. As a new testament apostle, he must not be a respecter of persons, that is, he must consider all are equal. But being a zealous Jew, Paul proves himself to be a racist and he is prejudicial. And at the same time he claims himself to be an apostle to the Gentiles. Despite what he is, God allowed him to be an apostle, using his epistles as stumbling words, so that rebellious theologians, preachers, and dishonest believers stumble and fall for their own destruction. Apostle Peter wrote about Paul in "2 Peter 3: 15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; 16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction." So, study the epistles of Paul with a pinch of salt, because it is allowed by God, and at the same time they are stumbling verses also for the evil people to fall. In this context we may think that Paul implies that Jews are God's people, whereas in Corinthians, Paul says those who are separated from darkness and dwell with God are God's people. But they are not Jews. They could be from both Jews and Gentiles."2-4. 2 … Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,"
Here prophet Elijah is complaining to God against the Jews. "3 Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life." The complaint was true and was also genuine. Now read the rest with a pinch of salt. "4 But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal." Theologians and preachers take this verse as if God disagrees with prophet Elijah, and as if God is rebuking him. Please notice, God did not disagree with Elijah, but he gave more information to him to consider. But Paul says in a tone as if God defends the Jews and says God did not reject the Jews. No! God has rejected the Jews including their king, but he says that there were righteous people also among the Jews, who did not bow to Baal; that is, there are 7000 righteous people with them. Christians interpret this as God does not reject the Jews at that time, and so he does not reject Christians now. No! God has rejected the Jews and Christians as groups, but accepts only individual righteous people, who will not bow down to Satan, like the 7000, who were at the time of Elijah.
I know a prominent ministry, who calls themselves as Grace ministry and preach Grace Gospel; and their slogan is
"Saved by Grace." They often add another phrase, it is "Not by Works" and both
together it says, "Saved by Grace, but not by works." They preach this slogan as
the gospel. But if we put it in a sentence, they will say that we are not saved
by any of our righteous works that we do, but by remaining in sin asking Jesus
Christ to save us, expecting Jesus to take us to heaven; so, we will be saved by Jesus Christ only, but not
by what we do. But this is the gospel of the devil, and
he preach this
gospel through Christian preachers as he preached to Eve through the Serpent at
the garden of Eden in the beginning. This doctrine is not of a
denomination, but it is in all denominations. It appears to be the
love of God towards sinners, but it is a deadly poison.
"5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace
." So, the phrase "election of grace" refers to the past 7000 God's men, which will be similar to a few godly righteous people now, who will not bow down to Satan. So, such people exist even now. And they are chosen by God, or elected by God, according to how they have responded to the grace that God has given them. Two scriptures for grace: "2 Corinthians 12:9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. 1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all:" First is the power of God working in my weakness; the next is that I work more abundantly than others. By this grace, humble people will overcome deception."6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work." Here it says two things; one is grace, and the other is works. These two are opposites. These two are not defined in this context. We just saw that grace is the power of God given to us to overcome Baal, the devil, who is Satan. What is works? Grace is what God gives, and works is that God gave it in the old covenant, but he took them away, and voided them now. Despite that God has rejected them, religious people preach them to their people and do them. So, these are now their works, and they will not be saved by their works. They do that because they are of Baal, the devil.
Link for grace: https://truegospel.com/grace.html
. Link for works: https://truegospel.com/works.html"7-10. 7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded." It says that "
the election hath obtained it" and we have seen it in verse 5. So, who are doing what God told them to do, by the power of God, which is grace have obtained it. All the rest were blinded. Jews did not obtain it, since they sought it by the works that God has revoked. Here, the word Israel used to refer the Jews, but not the Spiritual Israel. "8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day." It says "as it is written", it refers to several passages in the old testament. They all refer to rebellious Jews. They did not get it since God has rejected them, blinded them, and made them deaf. It is not only them, but God does the same to us also if we are also rebellious as them, since it says, "unto this day." Apostle Paul refers to what David says in Psalms 69:22&23. "9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompense unto them: 10 Let their eyes be darkened that they may not see, and bow down their back alway." There are many such references, and we are not going to them. The curse was that let them be stumbling block to them; even it is by apostle Paul in the present day, as it was 2000+ years ago. So, even now, if we preach on the old covenant and promises, that God revoked, we are in this predicament under these curses. But those who live as the 7000, with the election of grace in righteousness, will be blessed."11-15. 11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy
." Jesus Christ preached the gospel to save people. His apostle Paul also preach the gospel to save people. I hope that you know the gospel of Jesus Christ. Let us hear the gospel of Paul. In order to save the gentiles, we must push the Jews down to hell. It is hard to believe, but it is here! "through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles." You may believe it, but there is no such a thing, and it is contrary to the gospel of Jesus Christ. We must not forget that God is the most righteous and holy God, and his judgments are also righteous. His creation is in so many varieties, and no one is like the other. He requires from everybody according to what is given to them, and his judgment depends on it. He will not force anybody to do anything, but freedom is given to all, either to be good or bad. It is up to us how do we live. This is the basic truth. In verse 11, they fell because they were evil, God did not, and he would not make them fall. Then Paul says, "but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles." Where this statement came from, being this is never the principle of God that someone should fall from salvation, so that some other should escape salvation! God allows it from Paul, for some stumbling purpose. Unless God has given the Guidance of the Holy Spirit for us to understand scriptures, we all would have been mislead by such statements of Paul. "12 Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?" Heaven is not an auditorium with limited capacity, so that in order to accommodate a few new people, we have to vacate a few previously occupied people, and heaven is not under a quota system. Further the admission to heaven is not like a prisoner swap negotiation, between heaven and hell. Do we have to make Jews fall in order to accommodate Gentiles in heaven? It is not so. It may be that God allowed Paul to write this logic for the Spirit led people to recognize that Paul is a rookie apostle, and God uses him as an apostle for people to stumble. And Paul repeats the same concept in the next verses also. "13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:" In the new testament, God unites Jews and Gentiles together as one, and telling to preach the gospel to all creatures even unto the end of the world. God does not separate as, 'apostle to gentiles' and 'apostle to Jews', defeating his own purpose. God allows it to happen to show that Paul is a rookie apostle, and it is no more than that. "14 If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them. 15 For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?" The irony here is that he claims that he is an apostle to gentiles. Same time, he proves his affinity, bias, and partiality toward Jews.L
et me quote apostle Peter about Paul, even though I have done it many times, and it could be too many repetitions. "2 Peter 3: 15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; 16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction." Peter did not criticize Paul, instead he commend the wisdom of Paul. It is important to notice that Paul was the disciple of the famous theologian Gamaliel, but he was not discipled by Jesus Christ. He was a biased Jew, and was very zealous of the Jewish tradition, even after his conversion. His logic is also strange, and he is very thorough in the old testament scriptures, which God has set aside to the new testament believers. Further God used Paul more than others to stumble those who are religious and do not obey God. So, the unlearned theologians, who do not know the commands of Jesus Christ, even the removal of the old covenant, and the fact that the old testament is void for the purpose of the gospel, will stumble and fall for their own destruction. So, study Paul with a pinch of salt. Further, the bible or the word of God is given to us by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost. "2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:" And it is also understood by the guidance, that is by the revelation of the Holy Ghost. "John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come. Matthew 11: 25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes." So, the bible will not be understood by the wise and prudent, that is, the intellectual theologians will not understand the mysteries in the bible; and God has blinded them from knowing the truth, since they are not obedient. "Matthew 13:11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given." So, please study the word of God by the guidance of the Holy Spirit."16&17. 16 For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches." Firstfruit is Jesus Christ, he is the head and we are the body. It is in 1 Corinthians 15:20&23
. "20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. 23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming." Here we may apply it to a church leader and the church. "17 And if some of the branches be broken off, ..." If we are in the body of Christ and ceases to give fruits, then, God the Father will remove us from the body. It is in "John 15:1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: ..." At the same time God will join the righteous gentiles also in the body of Christ. "17 ... and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;" A caution here is this: Apostle Paul being biased and in favor of the Jews, and at the same time claims himself to be an apostle of the Gentiles, even though there is no such a thing according to Jesus Christ. Paul wobbles in this section of doctrine and in his logics. However, God allows it to stumble the disobedient people, and accepts Paul as his apostle. Please notice that God will never brake the good fruit producing branches from the body of Christ, and grafts evil branches in its place. Jews as a group are not good branches, and only the disobedient are broken. God does not care about Jew or Gentile, God will join the righteous people in his body."18-21. 18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. 19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in. 20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear
:" Why does Paul get irritable against those who stand by faith, and rebukes them? However, he admits that the Jews were broken off because of unbelief. " 21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee." Notice; Paul calls the Jews as the natural branches, since they were descendants of Abraham; but it has no value in the new testament and for the gospel. Again, why Paul caution the righteous gentiles? Please forgive the logic of Paul, since he is being a professing Jew. God broke the Jews since the Jews did not give fruit. So, be careful. If you do not give fruit, and boast against God, you will be cut off also. God is never unrighteous. God is not against the righteous, either in Jews or Gentiles.
"22
Behold
therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but
toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also
shalt be cut off."
In the world we live, may be a hundred years. In life we will have comforts as
well as sufferings. We all pray so that God may be good to us, and protect us
from sufferings. And we take eternal life for granted. Christians think that
heaven is guaranteed to us since we are born in a Christian family, or we have
joined in a church. But this verse does not say this even though we may
interpret as it is this. Whatever you take it is okay. But God says this for
eternal life. God says that according to what we do, it will be given to us in
eternal life, either it is good or bad. God says that if we do not obey the
commands of Jesus Christ, we will be punished in the lake of fire, which will be
severity; and if we obey his commands, God will give us inheritance in his
eternal kingdom, which is in heaven, which is his goodness. The condition for
this is, we must continue obeying Jesus Christ. It should not be on and off, one
day this way, and the next day the other way, but continuously. Christian
preachers often preach the unconditional love of God. It is the lie and
deception of the devil. These preachers are not of God, and they will be
punished in the lake of fire. Even us, if we do not continue in his gospel,
which is by his commands, we will be cut off from inheriting heaven, by the
goodness of God. Christians say, once saved always saved; and unconditional
love of God; forget them; since they are lies and deceptions.
"24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
" Again Paul has jumped into his stumbling mode. Please understand it by the guidance of the Holy Ghost. Wild nature is rebellion in disobedience. No way God will graft them into his body, the Church. It is a stumbling logic. Forgive Paul for his logic, and do not sway from the nature of God into the theology. This verse is a stumbling stone for theologians, who live in sin. God uses such passages as stumbling stones for the wise and prudent for them to fall and be destroyed."25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; ..." Paul says that we must not be ignorant of the truth of God, so that we may not be deceived. Then the next portion of this verse is bad logic and confusion, to be stumbling to the bible scholars. "25 ... that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in." There should be no connection to the fall of Jews, and to the redemption to the Gentiles. The fall and the redemption depends on who is good and who is evil, but it does not depend on who are Jews and who are Gentiles. This is the truth. Then, "
the fullness of the gentiles" does not mean a things, but it will mislead the theologians. But heaven is so vast and no crowd from the whole world can make heaven full. "Revelation 7:9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, …" Heavens is thousands of times bigger than the world. So, "until the fulness of the Gentiles" is just stumbling."26&27. 26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, ...
" Again it serves as stumbling to theologians. They will interpret Israel as the Jews, and it is wrong; but it is the converted Spiritual people are symbolically called Israel; in that sense this is a true statement. "26 ... There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:" Sion is the house of God in heaven. The deliverer, the Lord Jesus Christ has come to turn away ungodliness from Jacob, symbolically the sinning people. It is in "Acts 3:26 ... his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities." Then Jesus Christ gives the new covenant, and makes the old covenant void. "27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins." Israel is who prevailed by power with God and man. 26 says, "all Israel shall be saved: as it is written." Its reference is in the old testament; "Genesis 32:24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. 25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. 26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. 27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. 28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed." If the name Jacob indicates the man of the world, the name Israel that God has given him indicates the Spirit man.We must always know that God is righteous, holy, and he is not a respecter of persons. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and the Spirit of truth, will reveal and guide you into all truth, if you are a babe in Christ. However, if you do not follow
the Spirit of truth, you may stumble. "Hebrews 8:13 In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away."
"Hebrews
10:
9
Then said he,
Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may
establish the second."
God became a Man, and he was Jesus. He removed the old order and covenant; he
established the new covenant. Prominence of Jews was removed; all are
established equal, to access the kingdom of God.
"28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: ...
" Paul being a man of prejudice, God uses his epistles as stumbling blocks to the fall of theologians who are rebellious. Gospel does not have to make the Jews as his enemy to save the gentiles, and if they are enemies it is because they are rebellious and disobedient to God. But again Jews do not have to be made enemies for the sake of Gentiles. "28 ...but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes." Election is pertaining to grace, and only humble people will be given grace, and there could be humble obedient people among Jews also, and God the Father chose them. Jews are the descendants of Father Abraham, and that will not qualify them to be elected for grace. The language functions as stumbling stone, and the election of the grace is by humbling and by the guidance of the Spirit."29-32. 29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance
." God has given gifts even to rebellious people, as in Psalms 68:18, and they are accepted to minister. However, when they comes to God for reward at the end, God has rejected them, as in Matthew 7:22&23. But what matters for eternal life is that whoever hear the sayings of Jesus Christ and do them, as in Matthew 7:24. "30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:" Again, this is a stumbling stone scripture. It is not the principle of God to give mercy to someone just because someone else is an unbeliever. Paul uses such verse here and there, and God allows it with Paul only, but not with anybody else. "31 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. 32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all." Many such verses of Paul is a proof that all these verses are not inerrant and infallible. God allows this and tells us to follow the the Spirit of Truth, who is the Holy Ghost, and follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit. "33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!" God is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent; and we are not capable of describing his attributes.
"34-36, 34
For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
35
Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
36
For of
him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever.
Amen."
God is awesome, and we see it in these verses. But Satan uses the same verses
through his ministry of Calvinism for their deception. And so, these are also
for stumbling.
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Matthew 28:20, & Mark 16:15. Jesus Christ preached his commandments to obey, as his
Gospel; it is the true Gospel to inherit Eternal life. Genesis 3:1-4 & 2 Corinth 11:2-4. But Preachers, who are Serpents of Satan, preach the life of man Jesus just to believe, but not to live as a chaste virgin, as the gospel; it is another gospel, which cannot and will not give Eternal life.The true gospel will convert evil people to do good and thereby they will inherit the kingdom in heaven.
John 3:19-21 say that people are two kinds, evil and true. Evil doers will not come to the Light, who is God; but people of truth come to God for their deeds to be made manifest. We have good and evil people by our standard of our society or culture. These evil people may be converted to be doers of truth by the power of God, and they may inherit the kingdom of God in heaven.
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