Hi 7xlightray,
Thank you for that important comment. And certainly no offence as that is a very important point you bring up. So we are to teach everything that the Lord commanded the disciples to teach.
And that would be concerning Jesus as Lord and Christ, (Acts 2: 36) plus His purposes for Israel and the nations. Note the Body of Christ revelation hadn`t been revealed by Jesus at that time, but later when He ascended and gave that revelation to the Apostle Paul.
So we realise that Jesus would have us to know concerning Himself, and what He is purposing for Israel and the nations. This then gives us understanding of what is happening in the world (as He draws the nations to judgment) and of Israel, (to bring deliverance).
We see that when Jesus was on earth He gave Israel every opportunity for them to receive Him as their king, and He reminded them of their inheritance as rulers over the nations, (Matt. 13 parables). So we see that what Israel could not do, the Lord will do for them, ruling righteously through their leadership that He choses.
All these details enable us who have a further revelation to understand God`s great purpose of bringing everything under Christ. Each realm created by the Lord will have the rulership that He choses - earth - Israel, New Jerusalem - righteous men & women, (Heb. 11: 16) and the third heaven, for the Body of Christ. (Rev.3: 21)
Every thing that the Lord reveals, pre ascension and post ascension all reveals the whole counsel of God through Jesus.
regards, Marilyn.
Hello Marilyn C, good to hear from you, I wrote this up quick, but you will do well, if you meditate on these things.
If we are talking about obeying Christ's words, which are the Father's words, then to obey is love, for love does not seek it's own, which Jesus showed us by example (even in acts as people selling their property to help others, and even unto death as their Lord), by giving up His desire, His will, and obeyed His Father even unto death. Which we should be going through the same process form faith to faith, being transformed into the same image of Christ. Putting away obvious, and your known sins (which become rebellion if not), beginning with the inside (living it on the inside). Capturing every thought to the obedience of Christ 2 Corinthians 10:5.
We are the temple of God. And does not scripture teach that the priests were not to allow anything in the temple, that would defile the it? But even though they did sometimes, God was long suffering, but when the cup got full (no respecter of persons, and He is the same today as yesterday), He left the temple, but it was them that first left God, though they did not think so.
The parables are speaking to this age, referred to as "the Church age." As it is right now, while Christ is delaying His return, not knowing the day or hour, which speaks to us.
If we do wish to wake up, which was spoken to the church/es, warning not to fall asleep (why warn often with such passion, if it is not going to happen in this "Church age") all of us, Jew or Gentile, then we will need to recognize we all feel asleep. Paul warning those in his day including the gentiles, that it could come upon them, warning that evil times were coming, and will only grow worse as gangrene. And Jude saying they are now here, and John already many anichrists.
Matthew 25:1-7; Matthew 13:24-30; Amos 8:12 (where are the 10 tribes, are they not mixed in with the gentile? Which individual is one of the 10, in the four corners of the world? Meaning it world wide, and they can't find it); Daniel 12:4 (and here speaking to the other two tribes). The Church even confessing the book of Daniel was hidden from them, but now knowledge increasing (is not knowledge increasing for the Gentiles, as well, or even more so?).
And do you know our Abrahamic covenant of Faith, this before circumcision Genesis 15:12-14? Also, Joseph raised to the throne with Pharaoh, saving his brothers, and all those gentiles in that kingdom, with 7 years of plenty, 7 years not, then this kingdom forgot about Joseph (type Christ), darkness, and then they all needed to be delivered again.
Now also notice Paul grabbing from that passage of wandering in the wilderness 1 Corinthians 10:6-7,11 (compare with 2 Thessalonians 2 wandering into error, speaking to who?), to be tested, warning and applied to Gentiles. While Moses (type Christ) delayed coming down the mountain Exodus 32:1, Aaron the high priest, because the people demanded (itching ears, will gather to themselves teachers), so Aaron made a false God, and called it YHWH, saying this is your God that delivered you.
And whatever was written before was written for us
Romans 15:4.
There is much more to this, but would you believe me?
We all need to come to a mature man, in other words from a child not understanding.
How many Christian Christ and God's are there today? How many denomination? Not believing in the power to overcome sin, with desires for all the things the world desires. Thinking to themselves, no one will see me, if they think to themselves fornication, lies, scheming, and all their desires 2 Corinthians 10:5. Thinking secretly to themselves ignoring those verses that contradict, going from one doctrine to another, because they can't find the truth. Even secretly confused on foundational doctrines, like who is God, or Christ, even disagreeing among themselves. All the apostles taught one doctrine. Just alone think on this, how many Trinitarian denominations/non-denominations are there?
Not in a good state, broken into many denominations/non-denominations, not of one mind. Yet we are to have the mind of Christ. How many minds should we attribute to Christ? What false doctrine catapulted Paul in 2 Thessalonians 2, and compare with today? Which such false doctrines destroys faith, by which we stand and are saved by, believing God not a lie. Truth is important!
1 Timothy 6:14 A Jew teaching a Gentile.
