we will not be surprised and in darkness about that subject as a thief in the night. After studying
that topic hard I have seen much confusion on this matter. But while studying this topic......
you cannot avoid the topic of the Gospel as presented to us by Paul. If there is any question that
is foremost the most important, it is "HOW ARE YOU WITH GOD?"
THERE IS EVEN MORE CONFUSION ON THE TOPIC OF..............THE GOSPEL !
Why is that. The answer is people trust men and vain teachings of religions and their
traditions of men, creeds, sacraments, church laws that have mixed the program God
has for Israel in times past with the program God is dealing with the Church, the Body of Christ
today..............RATHER THAN THE SIMPLE GOSPEL OF CHRIST AND HIS
FINISHED WORK ON THE CROSS !
Israel has been temporarily blinded during this age of Grace until the fulness of the age of
Gentiles be brought into the Church, the Body of Christ. For as long as that
is in effect, Israel's program is temporarily not in effect and God is presently dealing with His Body in this present
Age of Grace and not with Israel's program of the Kingdom of God being set up.
Romans 11:25
25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
God will deal with Israel's program again after the Age of Grace is finished and will then, in the future, save Israel and bring them
into their Kingdom on this earth.
Romans 11:26
26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
God mentions the ages to come. This is where Israel will receive her promises and convenants promised to her by God.
There was an age in time past. There is an age of Grace for us now. After this present age of Grace for the Body of Christ, the Church,
will come the age to come.
Eph. 2:7
7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
The Bible records all of God's plan and purpose. It sets forth its time past dealings with Israel under the Law.
The Bible sets forth its now time program and dealings with the Church, the Body of Christ.
The Bible also sets forth the resumption of His program with Israel yet to come.
When Paul talks in Eph and II Tim 2:15 about RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF TRUTH, he is telling us once again
that we need to recognize these two distinct programs that God has in His Word. We need to recognize that God's Word
is broken down and can be broken down into a portion that deals withTIME PAST,
a portion that deals with NOW,
and a portion that deals with THINGS YET TO COME.
RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF TRUTH is the issue of recognizing and properly handling and dividing God's Word
in accordance with it. This is the KEY to appreciating and understanding the Bible.
II Tim 2:15
15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
To those that do not RIGHTLY DIVIDE THE WORD OF TRUTH, the Bible can appear to contradict itself. An example of this is
in Lev 11: , God Gave Moses a list of strict dietary regulations and set for the command to abstain from certain meats.
Yet in I Tim 4:, God has the Apostle Paul teach there are no commands to abstain from certain meats and that nothing
is to be refused.
In Ex 20:, God Gives the command to remember the Sabbath Day and to keep it Holy.....
Yet in Col 2:16, we find God say to the Apostle Paul, "Let no man judge you with respect to any Holy Day or Sabbath Day.
Confusion in understanding such verses only exists when we fail to RECOGNIZE SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT
about what God is doing and if we fail to handle the Bible the way God tells us to.
We need to recognize that God has two distinct programs or dispensations that He talks about in His Word.
One program pertains to the people of Israel and is the subject matter of most of the books of the Bible.
The other program God has pertains to the Church, the Body of Christ and is the subject matter of the letters of the Apostle Paul.
Because the two programs or dispensations are not the same, we often find God saying one thing to Israel to men like Moses
and the Prophets, but something completely different from the apostle Paul. We need to be sure we keep these two distinct programs
separate in our understanding of them and be sure we do not mix them together like many Amillennial churches do today to their
folly.
We need to be RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF TRUTH just as we are told to do in II Tim 2:15.
15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
When you rightly divide something, you make a division in it that separates it into distinct parts. The word divide means to separate
something into two or more parts. The two parts must be divided so that confusion will not result from trying to mix the parts together.
This exactly how it is with the Bible, the Word of Truth.
The reason why we must rightly divide the Word of Truth is because many are teaching things from the Bible that have nothing to
do with God's Church today. They desire to make of themselves teachers of the Law, when the law is ownly a school master teaching us
what sin is.
I Tim 3:1-7
3 As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,
4 Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
Of the right use and purpose of the law
5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
6 From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;
7 Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
The Law is not how Jesus Christ is dealing with the Body of Christ, the Church today.
Rom 6:14
14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
I Tim 4:3
3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
There is a big difference between what God did in times past with the nation of Israel and what He is doing NOW
with the Body of Christ, the Church.
Eph 2:11
11 Wherefore remember, that ye being in (TIME PAST) Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
13 (BUT NOW)in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain (ONE NEW MAN) so making peace;
16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
Notice God is making something new today and it is ONE NEW MAN which is masculine in the Greek. (NOT A BRIDE)
Notice the program God has for His Body,today, has a name.
Eph 3:1
1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
2 If ye have heard of the (DISPENSATION OF THE GRACE OF GOD) which is given me to you-ward:
3 How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
God has temporarily suspented the program of dealing with Israel until after the age of grace.
Rom 11:25-26
25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
Eph 2:7
7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
Don't be fooled by religions and their false teachers who dare to try to add to the simple Gospel of Christ.
Just simply trust in Christ's FINISHED WORK ON THE CROSS and nothing else and believe He was raised from the dead
according to Scriptures and you will be saved ! BOOM....Instantly- after believing that, The Holy spirit baptises you in to
Christ and your spirit is made from a dead spirit to one that is alive for all eternity from then on. And as we stare with astonishment at the cross, what held Jesus to those grim timbers? It wasn't the nails ! "He was crucified on a cross of wood: yet He made the hill on which it stood." The Creator of the Universe could have said at any time, "Enough is enough, I'm out of here!"
It was his LOVE for you and me. He is indeed the Ultimate Valentine.
Remember....II tim 2:15
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15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
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