[size=+3]Perplexing Questions[/size]
The following questions are given with the thought of stimulating the believer to SEARCH and SEE, and then to RIGHTLY DIVIDE.
[size=+1]1. [/size][size=+1]Do you keep Israel's dietary laws (Leviticus 11)? [/size]
[size=+1]Or, do you obey Christ's later revelation through Paul in Colossians 2:16? [/size]
[size=+1]2.[/size][size=+1] Do you keep Israel's Sabbaths (Exodus 16:29,30; 31:12,16,17)? [/size]
[size=+1]Or, do you obey Christ's later revelation through Paul in Colossians 2:16 (cf.. Galatians 4: 1 0,11; Romans 14:5)? [/size]
[size=+1]3.[/size][size=+1] Do you keep Israel's Passover of Exodus 12:14? [/size]
[size=+1]Or, do you obey Christ's later revelation through Paul in Colossians 2:14, 20 (Also Ephesians 2:15)? [/size]
[size=+1]4.[/size][size=+1] Do you obey Israel's commission of Mark 16:15-18? [/size]
[size=+1]A. Do you preach its gospel? [/size]
[size=+1]B. Do you have the following signs ? [/size]
[size=+1](1) Do you cast out devils? [/size]
[size=+1](2) Do you speak in new languages? [/size]
[size=+1](3) Do you pick up serpents? [/size]
[size=+1](4) Do you drink poison? [/size]
[size=+1]Or, do you go along with Christ's later revelation through Paul in Ephesians 3:1-9? [/size]
[size=+1]5. [/size][size=+1]Do you obey consistently the words of Christ to Israel in Matthew 10:1, 5-13? If not, why not? [/size]
[size=+1]A. Do you cast out devils? [/size]
[size=+1]B. Do you heal all manner of sickness? [/size]
[size=+1]C. Do you "go NOT" to Gentiles? [/size]
[size=+1]D. Do you go only to the lost of Israel? [/size]
[size=+1]E. Do you cleanse lepers? [/size]
[size=+1]F Do you raise the dead? [/size]
[size=+1]G. Do you provide neither gold, silver, nor brass in your purses? [/size]
[size=+1]H. Do you provide no scrip (ie., wallet or leather pouch for food)? [/size]
[size=+1]I. Do you have only one coat, one pair of shoes? [/size]
[size=+1]Or, do you follow Christ's later revelation to Paul having to do with all blessings that are spiritual in the heavenlies in Christ (Ephesians 1:3), rather than the physical blessings so typical of Israel? [/size]
[size=+1]6. [/size][size=+1]Do you teach forgiveness according to the terms of Israel's KINGDOM PRAYER of Matthew 6:12, 14,15? [/size]
[size=+1]Or, do you accept and teach forgiveness on the basis of Christ's later revelation through Paul in Ephesians 1:7; 4:32; ie., [/size][size=+1]"according to the riches of His grace ... Forgiving one another even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you?" [/size]
[size=+1]7. [/size][size=+1]Do you assume a FUTURE state for yourself as being where Israel's twelve Apostles are? [/size]
[size=+1]a. They will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel (Matthew 19-28). [/size]
[size=+1]b. They will be associated with the cubed shaped city, having the gates named after the twelve tribes of Israel (Revelation 21:12), and the twelve foundations named after the twelve apostles (Revelation 21:14). [/size]
[size=+1]Or, are you jointly-raised and jointly-seated with Christ in the heavenly places according to Christ's later revelation through Paul in Ephesians 2:6? [/size]
[size=+1]8.[/size][size=+1] Do you follow Abraham in circumcision as a sip of the covenant so as not to be "cut off" from God's covenant in accord With the instructions of Genesis 17:14? [/size]
[size=+1]Or do you consider Christ's later revelation through Paul in Galatians 5:1-4? [/size]
[size=+1]a. [/size][size=+1]"Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free..." [/size][size=+1][/size]
[size=+1]b. [/size][size=+1]"...if ye be,,circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing." [/size][size=+1][/size]
[size=+1]C. [/size][size=+1]" every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law."[/size][size=+1] [/size]
[size=+1]d. "[/size][size=+1]Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law, ye are FALLEN FROM GRACE."[/size][size=+1] [/size]
[size=+1]And do you consider Colossians 2:11 as a yet further advance upon fleshly, man- made symbolical circumcision? [/size]
[size=+1]9. [/size][size=+1]Do you follow Israel's pattern of water baptism as set forth in Matthew 3:6; Mark 1, 1 4? [/size]
[size=+1]a. [/size][size=+1]"And they were baptized of him in Jordan, CONFESSING THEIR SINS "[/size][size=+1][/size]
[size=+1]b. [/size][size=+1]"John did baptize in the wilderness, and preached the BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE FOR THE REMIS- SION, OF SINS" [/size][size=+1][/size]
[size=+1]Or, do you consider the baptism of Christs later revelation through Paul in Romans 6:3,4: [/size]
[size=+1]c. [/size][size=+1]"...that so many of us as were BAPTIZED INTO JESUS CHRIST were BAPTIZED INTO HIS DEATH therefore, we are BURIED WITH HIM by BAPTISM INTO DEATH?" [/size][size=+1][/size]
[size=+1]d. And that this BAPTISM INTO CHRIST JESUS, INTO HIS DEATH accomplishes what no water baptism could, namely: [/size][size=+1]"For as many of you as have been BAPTIZED INTO CHRIST, have PUT ON CHRIST" [/size][size=+1](Galatians 3:27)? [/size]
[size=+1]e. And that this baptism is unique inasmuch as God is the BAPTIZER; Christ in His DEATH, burial and resurrection is the ELEMENT; and God cojoins us with Christ? [/size]
[size=+1]f. And that this baptism is the ONE baptism of Ephesians 4:5? [/size]
[size=+1]10. [/size][size=+1]Do you claim Israel's New Covenant as yours, even though it is always addressed to the HOUSE OF ISRAEL and the HOUSE OF JUDAH (ef Hebrews 8:6-9; Jeremiah 31:31-33)? [/size]
[size=+1]Or do you, according to Christ's later revelation through Paul, take the place of a non-covenant people (Ephesians 2:11- 13)? [/size]
[size=+1]And do you base your blessings upon a purpose of God BEFORE there were any covenants as stated in Ephesians 1:3, 4? [/size]
[size=+1]Lastly, unless you are practicing EACH of the above ten items, you are in one manner or another, [/size][size=+1]"dividing the word of truth." [/size][size=+1]Each truth will be found to be consistent with its context; i.e., place, time and purpose. As God's revelation changes or varies, so too, shall the record reflect those changes. If you observe and honor those changes on a consistent basis, you will be [/size][size=+1]"rightly dividing the word of truth"[/size][size=+1] (2 Timothy 2:15). [/size]
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The following questions are given with the thought of stimulating the believer to SEARCH and SEE, and then to RIGHTLY DIVIDE.
[size=+1]1. [/size][size=+1]Do you keep Israel's dietary laws (Leviticus 11)? [/size]
[size=+1]Or, do you obey Christ's later revelation through Paul in Colossians 2:16? [/size]
[size=+1]2.[/size][size=+1] Do you keep Israel's Sabbaths (Exodus 16:29,30; 31:12,16,17)? [/size]
[size=+1]Or, do you obey Christ's later revelation through Paul in Colossians 2:16 (cf.. Galatians 4: 1 0,11; Romans 14:5)? [/size]
[size=+1]3.[/size][size=+1] Do you keep Israel's Passover of Exodus 12:14? [/size]
[size=+1]Or, do you obey Christ's later revelation through Paul in Colossians 2:14, 20 (Also Ephesians 2:15)? [/size]
[size=+1]4.[/size][size=+1] Do you obey Israel's commission of Mark 16:15-18? [/size]
[size=+1]A. Do you preach its gospel? [/size]
[size=+1]B. Do you have the following signs ? [/size]
[size=+1](1) Do you cast out devils? [/size]
[size=+1](2) Do you speak in new languages? [/size]
[size=+1](3) Do you pick up serpents? [/size]
[size=+1](4) Do you drink poison? [/size]
[size=+1]Or, do you go along with Christ's later revelation through Paul in Ephesians 3:1-9? [/size]
[size=+1]5. [/size][size=+1]Do you obey consistently the words of Christ to Israel in Matthew 10:1, 5-13? If not, why not? [/size]
[size=+1]A. Do you cast out devils? [/size]
[size=+1]B. Do you heal all manner of sickness? [/size]
[size=+1]C. Do you "go NOT" to Gentiles? [/size]
[size=+1]D. Do you go only to the lost of Israel? [/size]
[size=+1]E. Do you cleanse lepers? [/size]
[size=+1]F Do you raise the dead? [/size]
[size=+1]G. Do you provide neither gold, silver, nor brass in your purses? [/size]
[size=+1]H. Do you provide no scrip (ie., wallet or leather pouch for food)? [/size]
[size=+1]I. Do you have only one coat, one pair of shoes? [/size]
[size=+1]Or, do you follow Christ's later revelation to Paul having to do with all blessings that are spiritual in the heavenlies in Christ (Ephesians 1:3), rather than the physical blessings so typical of Israel? [/size]
[size=+1]6. [/size][size=+1]Do you teach forgiveness according to the terms of Israel's KINGDOM PRAYER of Matthew 6:12, 14,15? [/size]
[size=+1]Or, do you accept and teach forgiveness on the basis of Christ's later revelation through Paul in Ephesians 1:7; 4:32; ie., [/size][size=+1]"according to the riches of His grace ... Forgiving one another even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you?" [/size]
[size=+1]7. [/size][size=+1]Do you assume a FUTURE state for yourself as being where Israel's twelve Apostles are? [/size]
[size=+1]a. They will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel (Matthew 19-28). [/size]
[size=+1]b. They will be associated with the cubed shaped city, having the gates named after the twelve tribes of Israel (Revelation 21:12), and the twelve foundations named after the twelve apostles (Revelation 21:14). [/size]
[size=+1]Or, are you jointly-raised and jointly-seated with Christ in the heavenly places according to Christ's later revelation through Paul in Ephesians 2:6? [/size]
[size=+1]8.[/size][size=+1] Do you follow Abraham in circumcision as a sip of the covenant so as not to be "cut off" from God's covenant in accord With the instructions of Genesis 17:14? [/size]
[size=+1]Or do you consider Christ's later revelation through Paul in Galatians 5:1-4? [/size]
[size=+1]a. [/size][size=+1]"Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free..." [/size][size=+1][/size]
[size=+1]b. [/size][size=+1]"...if ye be,,circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing." [/size][size=+1][/size]
[size=+1]C. [/size][size=+1]" every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law."[/size][size=+1] [/size]
[size=+1]d. "[/size][size=+1]Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law, ye are FALLEN FROM GRACE."[/size][size=+1] [/size]
[size=+1]And do you consider Colossians 2:11 as a yet further advance upon fleshly, man- made symbolical circumcision? [/size]
[size=+1]9. [/size][size=+1]Do you follow Israel's pattern of water baptism as set forth in Matthew 3:6; Mark 1, 1 4? [/size]
[size=+1]a. [/size][size=+1]"And they were baptized of him in Jordan, CONFESSING THEIR SINS "[/size][size=+1][/size]
[size=+1]b. [/size][size=+1]"John did baptize in the wilderness, and preached the BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE FOR THE REMIS- SION, OF SINS" [/size][size=+1][/size]
[size=+1]Or, do you consider the baptism of Christs later revelation through Paul in Romans 6:3,4: [/size]
[size=+1]c. [/size][size=+1]"...that so many of us as were BAPTIZED INTO JESUS CHRIST were BAPTIZED INTO HIS DEATH therefore, we are BURIED WITH HIM by BAPTISM INTO DEATH?" [/size][size=+1][/size]
[size=+1]d. And that this BAPTISM INTO CHRIST JESUS, INTO HIS DEATH accomplishes what no water baptism could, namely: [/size][size=+1]"For as many of you as have been BAPTIZED INTO CHRIST, have PUT ON CHRIST" [/size][size=+1](Galatians 3:27)? [/size]
[size=+1]e. And that this baptism is unique inasmuch as God is the BAPTIZER; Christ in His DEATH, burial and resurrection is the ELEMENT; and God cojoins us with Christ? [/size]
[size=+1]f. And that this baptism is the ONE baptism of Ephesians 4:5? [/size]
[size=+1]10. [/size][size=+1]Do you claim Israel's New Covenant as yours, even though it is always addressed to the HOUSE OF ISRAEL and the HOUSE OF JUDAH (ef Hebrews 8:6-9; Jeremiah 31:31-33)? [/size]
[size=+1]Or do you, according to Christ's later revelation through Paul, take the place of a non-covenant people (Ephesians 2:11- 13)? [/size]
[size=+1]And do you base your blessings upon a purpose of God BEFORE there were any covenants as stated in Ephesians 1:3, 4? [/size]
[size=+1]Lastly, unless you are practicing EACH of the above ten items, you are in one manner or another, [/size][size=+1]"dividing the word of truth." [/size][size=+1]Each truth will be found to be consistent with its context; i.e., place, time and purpose. As God's revelation changes or varies, so too, shall the record reflect those changes. If you observe and honor those changes on a consistent basis, you will be [/size][size=+1]"rightly dividing the word of truth"[/size][size=+1] (2 Timothy 2:15). [/size]
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