“When
the Son of Man comes...” Luke 18:8
The question raises the
possibility that when Jesus returns, there might be a decline in faith and a prevalence of doubt or unbelief.
“When
the Son of Man comes...” Luke 18:8
The question raises the
possibility that when Jesus returns, there might be a decline in faith and a prevalence of doubt or unbelief.
The Word... the Bible is FULL of what God has done and IS
doing FOR us. Beginning before creation, where God, in the counsel of His own
will, ordained Christ and Redemption of the Body of Christ as the culmination
in the execution of His purpose and plan.
What? What do you mean by that?
Well,
if you really want to know, and you really want to believe it, you’ll need to
study that out yourself.
In Col. 2:2-3 Paul says (to churches everywhere), My goal is that their hearts, having been knit together in love may be encouraged, and that they may have all the riches that assurance brings, in their understanding of the knowledge of the mystery of God, which is Christ, in Whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
The mystery of God is Christ!
...and the mystery of Christ is that of the Incarnate
One.
The Mystery of Christ is that God ordained all the treasures of wisdom
and knowledge to be hid in Him from before the foundation of the
world... Christ was brought forth from everlasting.
Faith,
if it has not works, is dead. James 2:17
REALLY? Does one need to “work” (keep
the law) to keep faith? Can you lose your salvation?
Rom. 4:5, But to him who does not work but BELIEVES on Him
who justifies the ungodly, his FAITH is accounted for righteousness.
Are these verses a dichotomy or a
misunderstanding? I have come to learn that these verses, although ripe for
conflict, are a misunderstanding produced and nurtured by the fact that people
cannot separate the Word to believing Jews of the Kingdom, from the Word to the
“called-out” Body of Christ. Many people don’t even know the difference in what
I just said. STUDY!!!
Many people believe Grace and Gospel are synonymous (the same thing), and, in a way, they are. The definitions of these deep, profound words are, for us today in this age, I believe, too simplistic... basic, unsophisticated, adolescent. The Christian (Bible) definition of Grace = “unmerited favor” while the definition of Gospel = “good news.” Many believe the Gospel and Grace “began” with Jesus and the four “gospel” accounts of His ministry.
But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Matt. 24:37
So, the second coming of Jesus the
Christ will be preceded by a reappearance of events in society as occurred in
the days of Noah before the Flood. What kind of “events?” Well, #1, Gen. 6:5...
“The wickedness of man was great in the earth, and
that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”