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lilitalienboi16:
Rom 11:36  For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.


Everything is ABOUT JESUS CHRIST.

CHRIST IS THE WORD MADE FLESH.

The old testement, the NEW TESTEMENT. Everything Applies to Christ on such a higher level, that is why the Disciples could quote scripture about Jesus birth, that when kept in context to the naked eye seemed to have nothing to do with Jesus.

Christ had been explaining it to them for years. In Luke 24:44-45, Christ
simply opened their spiritual minds (previously blinded and veiled) to
understand and remember what He had been showing them all along. The
principle is "…as he is so are we in this world" (I John 4:17). Christ was
rejected by the church. His doctrine was more than they could receive. If
all of the "out of context" verses we have quoted, from virtually every
writer of the New Testament, is any indication of what Christ had been
teaching them, it is clear (Matt. 10:24) "The disciple is not above his
master, nor the servant above his lord…(vs. 40) "He that receiveth you,
receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth Him that sent me."

Matt. 25:40 and 45 sum it up thusly: "Inasmuch as you have done it unto one
of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."

In other words, Christ had taught his apostles over and over that anything
that applied to any of the Old Testament patriarchs or prophets or Israel or
any particular Israelite ("one of the least of these my brethren") will, and
does apply to Christ. Also, anything that applies to Christ as the head of
His body, will apply to any part of His body, or to any part of spiritual
Israel.

If the head must suffer, the body must suffer with it. (Rom. 8:17 and II
Tim. 2:12.) "As He is, so are we in this world" (I John 4:17).

If Christ were hated, we will be hated also. (Matt. 10:22-25)

What applies to David or any Old Testament patriarch or prophet or
Israelite, will apply to Christ and through Christ to us, His body.

This is the principle upon which the apostles had been discipled for so long
and so repeatedly that it needed no apology or explanation, because it was
so universally understood at that time, but it is lost today.

Taken from Mikes article

http://www.*not-allowed*.com/understandingbible.php

Truly amazing article and what a spiritual eye opener it is, atleast for me.

God bless!

Alex

orion77:
Becky,  :lol: , that is a good thing to be full of.  8)

Alex, that is a good article, glad you brought it up. Have not read that one in awhile.

Thanks,

Gary

hillsbororiver:
I see faith as the first step in our journey with Him, our faith in His Word (which is a gift) is what is added to us unto perfection (maturity). Starting out tiny and fragile it grows like the mustard seed;

Mar 4:31  It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:
 
Mar 4:32  But when it is sown, it groweth up and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.

Is the growing of our faith an easy and a smooth experience?

1Pe 1:7  That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:


Heb 12:11  Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

Who are the Kingdom;

Mat 13:43  Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Although faith is the beginning and the most fragile part of our early walk, through His Spirit it grows and bears the fruits of (the Spirit) virtue, knowledge, temperence, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness & charity (love). This perfect charity/love is the kingdom

G26
ἀγάπη
agapē
ag-ah'-pay
From G25; love, that is, affection or benevolence; specifically (plural) a love feast: - (feast of) charity ([-ably]), dear, love.

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