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Re: Gleanings from the "Gospels" [message #11774 is a reply to message #11770]

Sat, 26 September 2015 12:01

Gary
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Not to disagree, but also take into consideration that what Jesus said is left up to personal opinions by most. Look at the teachings by Jesus in Matthew 5-7, it seems no two 'groups'/denominations agree with what they think He meant; was it literally or figuratively? Was it for the Jews and not the Gentiles, or for both? Was it for that 'dispensation', or for all believers until His return? Was it to be only applied to 'their'(Jewish) kingdom, or was it unto the church (Body of Christ)?

I do see more and more well meaning people(followers of Christ) who have placed Paul above Jesus as to the writings of the NT... at least it looks that way in how they come across. Yes we know the revelation of the mystery of the Body of Christ was revealed to Paul and through him given unto The Body....but sometimes I wonder if kinda like the catholics putting Mary on a pedestal if some haven't elevated Paul above Jesus in so far as adherence to their teachings,(as if we'd forgotten that It's ALL God's inspired words.)

James,

You made some very good comments here and I was thinking about this whole idea of peoples personal opinions of what Jesus said.

The thing we must realize is that when Jesus came to this earth, He came with only "one message". That is: that He was the Son of God, who came to be sacrificed for the sins of mankind. Through His ministry He showed by many signs that God was with Him and that what He was saying was true.

Jesus died on a cross and if we believe His Words and follow Him that we have eternal life. At this point in time, when we repent and see Him as the Savior we are washed in the Blood of Christ and are born again into the Kingdom of God.

That is the message for the Jew and for all mankind. Even though He expounds on different subjects, His message is for those who hear His words and keep them, that they will spend eternity with God.

Martha was all worried about the meal and serving everyone but Mary chose to sit and hear His Words.

What we see take place in the New Testament is that immediately after Jesus ascended, people were constantly trying to add to or change the message. God then raises up Paul to deal with a lot of problems that were coming on the scene as soon as the new church world was being formed. Paul was laying ground work and setting things in order by the Spirit of God.

In our modern times men have been taking what Paul said; and creating more problems which was never Paul's intent. I think sometimes, its a great distraction brought by the flesh, because, do men really want to know what Jesus said. Many say they do, but do they really want to hear and apply it.

Our carnal flesh is very deceiving and can be used by the devil to influence our thinking. This is the warfare we find ourselves in daily.

Its a constant battle we go through, but we can always rely on the Mercy of God and His Grace to carry us through to the end.

This is why its important to keep Gods Words always before our eyes its the lamp for our feet and the light on the path of life. We have a new and better covenant and God wants us to keep it, and see it for what it says.

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II Kings 23:3 Then the king stood by a pillar and made a covenant before the Lord, to follow the Lord and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes, with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people took a stand for the covenant.

Gary

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