Notes
on 2 Cor 1:12-24
Anointed,
Earnest, and Sealed Believers
By James C. Morgan
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In this series of Notes
are 85 Verses that purport to say Salvation is conditional. I feel it is
worthy to take a look
at the verses in illumination
of the rules of interpretation of God’s word.
First, the English Speaking
world only has God’s Word translated From the original Greek, Aramaic,
and Hebrew.
Therefore God’s Word is
important, our faith hangs on what it says. We then as believer’s had better
be sure in
what it says.
One Key is the Bible
should paint the same picture in the Old Testament as the New Testament.
In our studies we use several
commentaries, our most favorite is the use of several translation of God’s
word.
They plus the customs of the
time a book of the bible was written help us to understand God’s Word.
KJV is only a version of God's
Word that has been translation into the English language of it's time of
translation.
God's word is God's Word. We
can not change the original God breathed Word.
Young's Literal Translation
2 Timothy 3:16
every Writing is God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction,
for setting aright, for instruction that is in righteousness,
God's Word is everlasting.
Psalm 119:89,152; Isa 40:8; Mat 5:18;Mat 24:35;1Peter
1:25.
We know that God's word is not
for Private interpretation. 2 Peter 1:20-21.
The Word of God is Divinely Inspired.
Jer
36:2; Eze 1:3; Acts 1:16;Acts 28:25; 2Tim 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21;
Rev 1:1; Rev 14:3
Therefore God's word Can
not be changed it is written down and hide in the hearts. We can not changed
it to say
what we want it to say. Many
are scared to read another translation and commentaries they might be enlightened
on God's word. Are the people
that fail to let God enlighten them scared to see what God's word says?
God's Message can stand
the test of Time. The Devil ( or the world controlled by Satan ) is constantly
changing the
meaning of words.
Why worship material things?
The Christian Faith is like it says by Faith. Do we worship a certain version
of the
bible?
Are we going to open up And receive
a blessing from God?
U Turns
"Thanks for inviting me to go
to church with you next Sunday, Uncle Al."
Tim and his uncle were on their
way to Bonny Lake. They had heard the
fishing there was great. "I .
.. . I don't want to hurt your feelings,"
continued Tim, "but . . . well
. . . I'm not sure I want to get into this
religious stuff. Besides, Mom
and Dad don't think it's a good idea."
"Oh?" asked Uncle Al in surprise.
"I thought you said that your parents
wouldn't mind if you went with
me. You sounded quite interested last week.
You even said the Gospel was
beginning to make sense to you."
"Yeah, but since then I've done
a lot of thinking," Tim said slowly. "I
don't think I feel like getting
'saved' right now. The crowd I hang around
with at school wouldn't understand,
and I like being with them. Someday I'll
start going to church, but I
think I'll just go on the way I am for a while.
I know I'm not perfect, but I'm
not so bad, either."
Tim's uncle drove on silently
for a few minutes. "Oh, no!" he exclaimed as
they passed a road sign. "I was
so intent on our conversation that I missed
the turnoff! We should have gotten
off this road five miles back!"
"Guess we'll have to turn around
and go back now, huh?" asked Tim.
But Uncle Al shook his head.
"I don't feel like turning around right now,"
he said. "I guess we'll just
keep going this way. I kind of like this road,
and the scenery is nice."
Tim looked at his uncle in amazement.
"But we have to turn around to get to
Bonny Lake," he protested, "and
the longer we keep going this way, the
longer it will take to get back.
If we wait too long to turn around, we
might not even get there in time
to fish."
Uncle Al smiled at Tim as he slowed
down for the next turn. "You're right,"
he said, "and what you said just
now is exactly what I've been trying to
tell you about spiritual life
. . . that when you're traveling down the
wrong road, the sooner you turn
around, the better. If you wait too long,
you might never get to your goal:
Heaven."
Nadine nadine.mansour@mbnet.fi
2Peter
1:20 KJV Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any
private interpretation.
2Tim
3:16 KJV All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable
for doctrine, for reproof, for correction,
for instruction in righteousness:
2Tim
3:17 KJV That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto
all good works.
In this study we are using
The King James Version And the New International Version.
2 Cor 1:12-24
KJV This is the 1769 King James Version of the Holy Bible (also known as
the Authorized Version).
From E-sword.net.
2 Cor 1:12-24
NIV Excerpted from Compton's Interactive Bible NIV. Copyright (c) 1994,
1995, 1996 SoftKey
Multimedia Inc. All Rights Reserved
Also NIV
is available in Quick verse 6.0 deluxe
2Cor 1:12
KJV For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in
simplicity and godly
sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had
our
conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
2Cor 1:12
NIV Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted
ourselves in the
world, and especially in our relations with you, in the holiness and sincerity
that are from
God. We have done so not according to worldly wisdom but according to God's
grace.
Facts:
1. Paul, a man selected by Jesus to carry the Gospel of Jesus Christ to
the Gentiles, was having
to preserve his reputation. Here, a man who had given up everything
for the distribution of
the Gospel. He even put his life in harms way.
2. He had intended to visit the Church at Corinth but deferred his journey
because of the
troubles within the Corinth Church.
3. An individual of God has to always have a positive attitude. The Preacher,
Pastor, or Teacher
needs our vocal support. They need to hear that they are supported.
When they touch on a point one can concur with they need to hear your amen.
Anyone that is spreading the Word of Christ as saviour needs our Prayers
and finical
support. There are tithes and there are donations( Offerings ).
4. By the Grace of God the believer is to behave themselves in the world
and more so to
one another.
5. Paul was a man that existed only for the furtherance of the Gospel of
Christ.
Gospel 1 Cor 15:1-34.
The apostle was put in Prison for preaching the truth.
6. He was as forever rejoicing in the good conscience and simplicity
of genuineness in doing
God’s work of scattering the Gospel to a No-Jewish world.
God performed this work through Paul allowing the Holy Spirit Guide him.
God is capable of employing anyone the same as He did Paul. Be guided by
the Spirit as Paul
was and not directed by the Flesh.
7. Workers for the cause of Jesus Christ have a burden to act Christ like,
WWJD
Acts 11:26 KJV And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch.
And it came to pass,
that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and
taught much people.
And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
8. The apostle had previously spent eighteen months with them. Acts
8:11.
The Corinthians experienced his character and integrity ( truthfulness
).
2Cor 1:13
KJV For we write none other things unto you, than what ye read or acknowledge;
and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end;
2Cor 1:13
NIV For we do not write you anything you cannot read or understand. And
I hope that,
Facts:
1. Paul had not altered his Preaching as the False Prophets would have
the believer’s
accept as true. 1 Cor 1:17-18;1:21-25;1 Cor 2:1;1
2. All christian ought live as a result of the Gospel.
1 Cor 9:12-14;1 Cor 15:1; Cp Gal 3:13-14.
3. Many of this age are blinded. 2 Cor 4:4.
2Cor 4:4 KJV In whom the god of this
world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not,
lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image
of God,
should shine unto them.
2Cor 4:4 NIV The god of this age has blinded
the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the
light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
5 For we do not preach
ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your
servants for Jesus' sake.
4. There will constantly be False Prophets. Gal
1:6-11.
Gal 1:8 NIV But even if we or an angel from
heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we
preached to you, let him be eternally condemned!
9 As we have already said, so now I say again:
If anybody is preaching to you a gospel
other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!
5. Paul knew some weren’t true believers. Some were carnal and couldn’t
see the things
Paul was doing and preaching, were of God. 1 Cor
2:10,14.
A true believer would acknowledge God’s work to the end
6. The Corinthian believers knowing Paul’s past could trust what he writes.
2Cor 1:14
KJV As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing,
even as ye also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.
2Cor 1:14
NIV as you have understood us in part, you will come to understand fully
that
you can boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of the Lord
Jesus.
Facts:
1. Paul’s hope was that the People might be of joy when he came. If a saved
person is truly saved,
there should only be joy in their hearts. A believer is liberated from
this world.
They may reside in this world but a christian is not of this world.
1 John 2:15-17.
1 John 2:15 NIV Do not love the world or anything
in the world. If anyone loves the world,
the love of the Father is not in him.
16 For everything in the world--the
cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes
and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but
from the world.
17 The world and its desires pass away, but
the man who does the will of God lives forever.
2. A believer doesn’t agonize ( lose Sleep ) concerning the things
of this world.
Know a Christian should Plan and pay bills. In some matters we should put
our feet in the water
as Joshua did. Call stepping out on faith. Few Churches Do this nowadays.
3. Are you prepared for the Day of The Lord Jesus Christ? 2
Tim 4:8.
This is the rapture. Beside the believer’s being pull out of the world,
it is connected to the
reward and blessing of the church. The Church is made up of Believers indwelt
by the
Holy Spirit. Some have gone ahead.
This again is only for believers, Are you a believer in the over and done
with work of Christ
for your sins?
4. False Prophets had penetrated the Church at Corinth and were trying
to wear away Paul’s
authority.
2Cor 1:15
KJV And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye
might have a second benefit;
2Cor 1:16
KJV And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia
unto you,
and of you to be brought on my way toward Judea.
2Cor 1:17
KJV When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things
that I purpose, do I
purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and
nay nay?
2Cor 1:18
KJV But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.
2Cor 1:15
NIV Because I was confident of this, I planned to visit you first so that
you might benefit twice.
2Cor 1:16
NIV I planned to visit you on my way to Macedonia and to come back to you
from Macedonia,
2Cor 1:17
NIV When I planned this, did I do it lightly? Or do I make my plans in
a worldly manner so
that in the same breath I say, "Yes, yes" and "No, no"?
2Cor 1:18
NIV But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not "Yes" and
"No."
Facts:
1. Paul was confidence and preparing to come to them at Corinth.
2. Generally when Paul came to a church the Christian’s received a blessing
and gave Paul a
blessing also. This happens in the present day when the believers listen
to any speaker
or teacher that is anointed of God and lets the Holy Spirit do His work
through them.
3. He as any servant of God should be. The Lord’s work was serious with
Paul.
It meant the difference is some going to Hell or Heaven.
4. Paul could had an simple life if he just did what satisfied Paul.
( The Flesh ).
5. The yea stands for Yes ( the truth ) and nay for No ( False Hood
).
2Cor 1:19
KJV For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us,
even by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not yea and nay, but in him was
yea.
2Cor 1:20
KJV For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the
glory of God by us.
2Cor 1:19
NIV For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by me
and Silas and Timothy,
was not "Yes" and "No," but in him it has always been "Yes."
2Cor 1:20
NIV For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ.
And so through him
the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God.
Facts:
1. Believer’s don’t lose the salvation since it is not theirs too lose.
It is God’s plan for the
salvation of man’s soul. Eph 2:8-9.
Are you a true believer in Christ? Do you believe in the Complete
work of the Gospel of
Jesus Christ, the Son of God? Mat 8:29; Mat 14:33;
Mat 16:16;Mat 26:63; John 1:34;
Acts 3:13; Acts 8:37; 1 Cor 1:9. There are numerous
additional references.
What is the Gospel? Christ died on the cross of Calvary, was buried, and
arose the third
day as foretold in God’s word.
Christ has ascended into Heaven seated at God the Father’s right hand.
There He
performs as an advocated for the ones that believe on His name and
have made Him Lord
and Master. Christ name represents all Jesus stands for and is.
We are not as believers part of this world. The Devil had power over death
until Christ
bought, won the victory over death. The curse of death was brought to all
of God’s creation
by Satan. Cp 1 Cor 2:6,8,12.
Cp Eph 2:2-3;John 12:30-34;John; 14:31;16:11; Eph
6:11-12; Heb 2:14.
Christ now has power over Death.
Heb 2:14 NIV Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in
their humanity so that by his death
he might destroy him who holds the power of death--that is, the devil-
2. Beware of the Devil and His demons they are real.
Eph 6:11 NIV Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand
against the devil's schemes.
12 For our struggle is
not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the
authorities,
against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces
of evil in the
heavenly realms.
3. Paul, Silvanus and Timothy All preached the same Gospel. He tells
them it is believing this
same Good News they were saved.
4. In Christ He is Yea, the truth. There are people that agree with whoever
they are with for the
praise of man or just to get a increase for themselves. Paul states the
Gospel has not changed.
He tells them he had done nothing for his gain.
5. Without Christ none of the promises would come to past.
Christ paid the price in full. Our sin debt is paid off Past, present,
and future.
God made a promise if we would just believe He will give the believer eternal
Life, that is
forever, everlasting, and without end. Christ is forever.
Rev 1:8; Rev 21:6; Rev 22:13; Heb 13:8.
6. Amen so be it or it is true.
Amen == amhn amen am-ane'
of Hebrew origin (543); properly, firm, i.e. (figuratively) trustworthy;
adverbially, surely
(often as interjection, so be it):--amen, verily.
The believers needs to hold up an anointed Pastor, Preacher, Teacher, or
God’s worker.
Do you say Amen when something is spoken in truth or that you agree with?
We need to support a church which is performing God’s work.
2Cor 1:21
KJV Now he which establisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed
us, is God;
2Cor 1:21
NIV Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed
us,
Facts:
1. A question whom does Paul declare saves a person’s soul? Who delivers
the Salvation of a
believer’s soul? Paul states it is God! Is it in the course of Good works?
NO!
Then is it by means of baptism? No! It is by God's work in Christ.
Paul by no means states that God did his part and now the sinner has to
do their part in
order to be saved From the Wrath of God.
Do Lost souls Gain Salvation by Good works or by Preaching the Gospel of
Christ
or by preaching a Social Gospel ( do good unto others ). No it is God who
Saves and makes
one a new creation.
2 Cor 5:17 NIV Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;
the old has gone, the new has come!
18 All this is from God, who reconciled us
to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of
reconciliation:
Gal 6:15 NIV Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what
counts is a new creation.
2. God is a jealous God. No, God is not going to share the Glory of His
work with any one.
Exodus 20:5; Joshua 24:19; Cp EZ 39:25; 1 cor 10:22;
Eph 2:8-9.
3. God even anoints the believer. Choosing them for a special People.
1 Peter 2:9 NIV But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood,
a holy nation, a people belonging to God,
that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness
into his wonderful light.
10 Once you were not a people, but
now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy,
but now you have received mercy.
Anointed== [Grk. 5548] chore (kree'no)
probably akin to 5530 through the idea of contact; to smear or rub with
oil,
i.e. (by implication) to consecrate to an office or religious service:--anoint.
From Strong’s E-sword.net or SwordSeacher.com.
ANOINT To apply oil to a person or thing, a practice common in the East.
Anointing was of three kinds:
ordinary, sacred, and medical. Ordinary anointing with scented oils was
common (Ruth 3:3; Ps 104:15;
Prov 27:9). It was discontinued during a time
of mourning (2 Sam 14:2; Dan 10:3; Matt 6:17).
Guests were anointed as a mark of respect (Ps
23:5; Luke 7:46).
The dead were prepared for burial by anointing (Mark
14:8; 16:1).
The leather of shields was rubbed with oil to keep it from cracking (Isa
21:5), but this could be
called also a sacred anointing--i.e., consecration to the war in the name
of whatever god was invoked
to bless the battle.
The purpose of sacred anointing was to dedicate the thing or person to
God.
The stone Jacob used for a pillow at Bethel (Gen
28:18),
the tabernacle and its furniture (Exodus
30:22-29),
prophets (1 Kings 19:16; 1 Chron 16:22),
priests (Exodus 28:41; 29:7; Lev 8:12, 30),
and kings (Saul--1 Sam 9:16; 10:1; David--1
Sam 16:1;
1 Sam 16:12-13; 2 Sam 2:7; Solomon--1 Kings 1:34; Jehu--
1 Kings 19:16) were anointed. The oil symbolized
the Holy
Spirit, empowering them for a particular work in the service
of God. "The Lord's anointed" was the common term for a
theocratic king (1 Sam 12:3; Lam 4:20).
Messiah, from the Hebrew word mashach, and Christ, from the Greek chrein,
mean "the anointed one."
The word is twice used of the coming Redeemer in the OT (Ps
2:2; Dan 9:25-26).
Jesus was anointed with the Holy Spirit at his baptism (John
1:32-33),
marking him the Messiah (Luke 4:18,
21; Acts 9:22; 17:2-3; 18:5, 28).
His disciples, through union with him, are anointed with the Holy Spirit
as well
(2 Cor 1:21; 1 John 2:20).
Medical anointing, not necessarily with oil, was customary for the sick
and wounded
(Isa 1:6; Luke 10:34).
Jesus' disciples anointed with oil (Mark 6:13;
James 5:14).
Excerpted from Compton's Interactive Bible NIV. Copyright
(c) 1994, 1995, 1996 SoftKey Multimedia Inc. All Rights Reserved
4. Some use these verses to articulate our Salvation is conditional. Yes
it is conditional
we just have to admit Jesus Christ as our anointed Saviour only once. We
are to
only recognize Christ as our Saviour. Christ was nailed upon the Cross
only once.
CHRIST, n. THE ANOINTED; an appellation given to the Savior of the World,
and synonymous with the
Hebrew Messiah.
It was a custom of antiquity to consecrate persons to the sacerdotal and
regal
offices by anointing them with oil.
By Noah Webster's 1828 Dictionary of American English
From E-Sword.net
1 John 2:27
5. The Hardest people to show the way to the Lord is church members. The
Devil has
blinded them. They are kept in darkness.
John 12:40;Romans 11:7;2Co 3:14;2Cor 4:4 ;1John 2:11.
2 Cor 4:4 NIV The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers,
so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ,
who is the image of God.
5 For we do not preach
ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for
Jesus' sake.
6. Are you prepared for God through Christ. Let Jesus Christ keep your
soul for eternity.
John 10:27-30.
2Cor 1:22
KJV Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our
hearts.
2Cor 1:22
NIV set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as
a deposit, guaranteeing what is
to come.
Facts:
1. Many religious Leaders and teachers have troubles with the power of
this verse.
This verse demonstrates the supremacy of our awesome God. People assert
to
sing about the power of the God of the bible, but few recognize the power
of
this part of God’s eternal word.
If a pastor does not know how to Get to Heaven themselves what are they
doing
Preaching? This is what is so great about the Gospel God sent His
Son to
complete the work of Salvation once and for all.
Heb 7:27;Heb 9:12;Heb 9:26 ;Heb 9:28.
Rom 6:9 NIV For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead,
he cannot die again;
death no longer has mastery over him.
10 The death he died, he
died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God.
2. Who has sealed the believer? God.
Sealed John 6:27; Romans 4:11; Eph 1:13;Eph 4:30;
2Tim 2:19; Rev 2:17;Rev 7:3;Rev 9:4.
If God is strongly sufficient enough save your soul then He is wonderful
adequate
enough to kept the Which he owns. Eph 4:30.
1 Cor 6:19-20 NIV Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy
Spirit,
who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
20 you were bought at a
price. Therefore honor God with your body.
Sealed == [Grk. 4972] sphragizo (sfrag-id'-zo) from 4973;
to stamp (with a signet or private mark) for security or preservation (literally
or figuratively);
by implication, to keep secret, to attest:--(set a, set to) seal up, stop.
Strong’s From SwordSeacher.com
Seal == A signet containing a distinctive mark which stood for the
individual who owned it. The earliest
seals found so far date to before 3000 B.C. Seals varied in shapes and
sizes.
Some were round and were worn around the neck. Others were rings worn on
the finger. The mark
was made by stamping the seal into soft clay. Many cylinder seals have
been found which contain
scenes that communicate a message. These were rolled in the clay to form
the impression. Tamar
asked for Judah’s signet as collateral on a pledge he made (Gen
38:18). Joseph was given
pharaoh’s ring when he was placed in command of the country (Gen.
41:42), symbolizing Joseph’s
right to act with the ruler’s authority. Jezebel used Ahab’s seal to sign
letters asking that Naboth
be tried and stoned to death ( 1 Kings 21:8).
From HOLMAN BIBLE DICTIONARY By way of QuickVerse 6.0 Deluxe.
3. Sealed is the seal of ownership. Cp Eph 1:13-14.
The seal is in place the moment of Faith.
A. The Christian is to Glorify God the Father and Christ with his life.
Mat
5:16.
B. The anointing is received From God of each believer. 1
John 2:20,27.
Some believers have been told that only the Preachers and deacons can
do God’s work.
Each believer is given the commission. The word Church is not mention in
the Great
Commission Jesus commanded you.
Mat 28:18 NIV Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven
and on earth has been given to me.
19 herefore go and make
disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and
of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 and teaching them to obey
everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always,
to the very end of the age.”
Mat 16:18 NIV And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will
build my church, and the gates
of Hades will not overcome it.
19 I will give you the
keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound
in
heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
Excerpted from Compton's Interactive Bible NIV Copyright (c) 1994, 1995,
1996 SoftKey Multimedia Inc. All Rights Reserved
The ChURch Is made up of You, the believer in Christ. Hades == Hell.
Christ puts the Emphasis on the word You and thou.
The church is made up of believers. By the believers coming jointly into
their union of the church their resources can be pooled together for a
greater cause.
C. We are identified With Christ and Are God’s Property, Protected
By God.
Acts 11:26;Cp Mat 18:20; 1 Cor 6:19-20; Rom 14:7-9.
D. What God has began He will Complete.
John 4:34; John 5:36;Romans 15:14; Col 4:12; Php 1:6 .
Phil 1:6 NIV being confident of this, that he who began a good work in
you will carry it on to completion
until the day of Christ Jesus.
E. The redemption of the believer’s soul is only a taste of what
Eternal Life Brings.
Cp Rom 8:23.
F. God’s Spirit , God the Holy Ghost is in our Hearts. Cp
Rom 5:5, 2 Cor 5:5.
2 Cor 5:5 NIV Now it is God who has made us for this very purpose and has
given us the Spirit as a deposit,
guaranteeing what is to come.
G. Today everything we purchase has a seal. The seal keep's the item(s)
pure,
Establishes ownership.
We seal letters to kept articles from falling out. They are sealed to keep
others
from changing or looking at the contains. By being sealed the letter will
get to the
other party unchanged. Seals are used nowadays to keep items from being
tampered
with, both to keep them pure, and from being stolen.
What Calvin commentaries Says in the
Footnotes about 2 Cor 1:22
"If God having once given this earnest, should not also give the rest of
the
inheritance ,he should undergoe the losse of his earnest, as Chrysostome
most elegantly and soundly argueth." -- Leigh's Annotations. -- Ed.
"A seal was used for different purposes: to mark a person's property, to
secure his treasures, or to authenticate a deed.
In the first sense, the Spirit distinguishes believers as the peculiar
people of God;
in the second, he guards them as his precious jewels;
in the third, he confirms or ratifies their title to salvation . . .An
earnest is a part given as a
security for the future possession of the whole.
The Holy Ghost is the earnest of the heavenly inheritance, because he
begins that holiness in the soul which will be perfected in heaven, and
imparts those joys which are foretastes of its blessedness."
-- Dick's Theology, volume 3 -- Ed.
From Calvin commentaries http://www.ccel.org/c/calvin/comment3/comm_vol40/htm/vii.v.htm
H. In entering into contracts we are asked to put up front money.
This is money to show
we are serious and are going through with the purchase. The Buyer cannot
get this
back. The seller is obligated to hold and deliver the property.
Eph 1:13.
“EARNEST Sincerity and intensity of
purpose or a deposit paid to secure a purchase.
1. Earnest does not relate directly to any Hebrew or Greek word,
but represents the attempts of translators to relay the sense of
several grammatical constructions and words. For instance,
KJV uses “earnest” or “earnestly” 24 different times as the
translation of 13 different words, phrases, or constructions in
the original languages. Some expressions have important
theological significance. The fallen creation waits earnestly for
redemption ( Rom. 8:19 ).
The Corinthians’ earnest desire for
Paul’s welfare comforted him ( 2 Cor. 7:7
). Believers should
give earnest heed to Christian teachings (
Heb. 2:1 ). In the
agony of the cross Christ prayed earnestly (
Luke 22:44 ).
Paul urged the Corinthians to “covet earnestly the best
(spiritual) gifts” ( 1 Cor 12:31).
Christians earnestly wait the
new resurrection body ( 2 Cor. 5:2 ). Meanwhile,
they earnestly
contend for the faith ( Jude 1:3
).
2. The Greek arrabon is a first payment on a purchase which
obligates the purchaser to make further payments. A payment
made in advance, it secures legal claim to an article or
validates a sales contract before the full price is paid. The
concept is a Semitic one with the word being adopted into
Greek. The related Hebrew term appears in Genesis 38:17,
where Judah promised to send Tamar a young goat and she
asked for a pledge to hold until she received the promised
animal. God has given believers the Holy Spirit in their hearts
as an earnest or pledge of the salvation to come
( 2 Cor. 1:22; 5:5; Eph. 1:14
).
Daily relationship with the Spirit brings total confidence that
God will complete His plan and the believer will share His
gift of eternal life.”
HOLMAN BIBLE DICTIONARY By way of QuickVerse 6.0.
I. God not only pays the deposit, He gives the believers a Glimpse
of the Heavenlies
and the new life. 2 Cor 5:17; Cp Rev 21.
God would not make the Down payment if He would be losing His deposit (
earnest ).
J. Through God the third person of the Godhead the believer knows were
their Soul will
spend eternity. Yes you can know the state of your soul. God's Word Says
You Can
know.
1 John 4:2-3; 1 John 4:13-17; 1 John 5:5; 1 John
5:10-15.
God’s Word Says You can know. Are we to believe God’s Holy Word?
Yes.
How else are we to know God’s will? God’s Word.
K. “Holy Spirit, Security—The
Spirit is a seal which protects Christians, giving us security
and assurance. The Spirit is a guarantee or down payment on a future eternal
life in the presence of God”.
By QuickVerse 6.0 Disciple’s Study Bible Copyright © 1988 Holman Bible
Publishers, Nashville, TN. All rights reserved.
2Cor 1:23
KJV Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I
came not as yet unto Corinth.
2Cor 1:23
NIV I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did
not return to Corinth.
Facts:
1. Who is a True Witness? God . The Holy Spirit. 1
John 5:7-13
1 John 5:7 NIV For there are three that testify:
8 the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.
9 We accept man’s testimony, but God’s testimony is greater because it
is the testimony of God,
which he has given about his Son.
10 Anyone who believes in the Son of God has this testimony in his heart.
Anyone who does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because
he has not believed the
testimony God has given about his Son.
11 and this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life
is in his Son.
12 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does
not have life.
13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God
so that you may know that you
have eternal life.
Excerpted from Compton's Interactive Bible NIV Copyright (c) 1994, 1995,
1996 SoftKey Multimedia Inc. All Rights Reserved
Romans 8:16 NIV The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that
we are God’s children.
17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs
with Christ,
if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in
his glory.
2. Paul wanted the Corinthians to take care of their Problems themselves.
3. Christianity is not a dictatorship. Believing and following Jesus Christ
is a choice
thing, between that soul and Jesus. Not anything is forced upon a soul.
There is
naught a soul has to perform to be saved from the horrors of Hell!
Romans
5:18.
The Lost soul has just make a choice in accepting Jesus Christ as their
personal saviour.
Miss the Fire of everlasting Hell. Mat 18:8
4. This is not to say one will not get under conviction of the Holy Spirit.
The conviction is usually the result of God’s work and Believers Praying
for the Lost.
2Cor 1:24
KJV Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your
joy: for by faith ye stand.
2Cor 1:24
NIV Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your
joy, because it is by faith you
stand firm.
Facts:
1. The apostle Paul wanted the Corinthians to chose freely their faith
in Jesus’ work.
2. A believer has the law of liberty. 2 Cor 3:17;
James 1:25.
James 1:25 NIV But the man who looks intently into the perfect law
that gives freedom, and continues to do this,
not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it —he will be blessed in what
he does.
26 If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight
rein on his tongue,
he deceives himself and his religion is worthless.
27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this:
to look after orphans and widows in their
distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
In the Gospel of Christ the believer has Liberty. They are liberated from
the law.
Gal 3:23 NIV Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the
law, locked up until faith should be revealed.
24 So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified
by faith.
25 Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the
law.
26 You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus,
27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves
with Christ.
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for
you are all one in Christ Jesus.
29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according
to the promise.
3. Here is the reason a believer should do the Lord’s work
( God’s will )
On the other Hand the believer is brought with a price. 1
Cor 6:19-20; 1 Cor 7:23.
1 Cor 7:23 NIV You were bought at a
price; do not become slaves of men.
4. Any religion that dictates anything to the believer or tells them not
to read this or that,
is wrong. If you are told not to do certain things, that again is wrong.
Yes there are things
a Christian should not be seen doing. Acts 15:10;
Gal 5:1;
2 Cor 6:14 NIV Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness
and wickedness have in common?
Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?
Gal 5:1 NIV It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm,
then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again
by a yoke of slavery.
5. Gospel Leaders that fail to allow God to lead them needs to make sure
their soul is right
with the Lord.
I am not talking about a bible studies or sermons on Christian life and
love.
Some religions that claim to be Christian will disown a member that is
not doing certain things
they demand. If you kick them out of the church how is God’s word going
to deal with them?
6. Believers are to make decisions in dealing with the Salvation of peoples
soul.
In this world there are several meaning of Judge.
Judge From Noah Webster's 1828 Dictionary of American English. E-Sword.net
JUDGE,== n. [L. judex, supposed to be compounded of jus, law or right,
and dico, to
pronounce.]
A1. A civil officer who is invested with authority to hear and determine
causes,
civil or criminal, between parties, according to his commission;
as the judges of the king's bench, or of the common pleas; judges of the
supreme court,
of district courts, or of a county court.
The judge of a court of equity is called a chancellor.
A2. The Supreme Being.
Shall not the judge of all the earth do right? Gen 18.
A3. One who presides in a court of judicature.
A4. One who has skill to decide on the merits of a question, or on the
value of
anything; one who can discern truth and propriety.
A man who is no judge of law, may be a good judge of poetry or eloquence,
or of
the merits of a painting.
A5. In the history of Israel, a chief magistrate, with civil and military
powers.
The Israelites were governed by judges more than three hundred years,
and the history of their transactions is called the book of Judges.
A6. A juryman or juror. In criminal suits, the jurors are judges of the
law as well as
of the fact.
JUDGE, v.i. [L. judico.]
B1. To compare facts or ideas, and perceive their agreement or disagreement,
and thus to distinguish truth from falsehood.
Judge not according to the appearance John 7.
B2. To form an opinion; to bring to issue the reasoning or deliberations
of the
mind. If I did not know the originals, I should not be able to judge, by
the
copies, which was Virgil and which Ovid.
B3. To hear and determine, as in causes on trial; to pass sentence. He
was
present on the bench, but could not judge in the case.
The Lord judge between thee and me. Gen 16.
B4. To discern; to distinguish; to consider accurately for the purpose
of
forming an opinion or conclusion.
Judge in yourselves; is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?
1 Cor 11.
JUDGE, v.t. To hear and determine a case; to examine and decide.
Chaos shall judge the strife.
C1. To try; to examine and pass sentence on.
Take ye him and judge him according to your law.
John 18.
God shall judge the righteous and the wicked. Eccl
3.
C2. Rightly to understand and discern.
He that is spiritual, judgeth all things. 1 Cor 2.
C3. To censure rashly; to pass severe sentence.
Judge not, that ye be not judged. Mat 7.
C4. To esteem; to think; to reckon.
If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord--Acts
16.
C5. To rule or govern. The Lord shall judge his people. Heb
10.
C6. To doom to punishment; to punish.
I will judge thee according to thy ways. Ezek 7.
Judge From Noah Webster's 1828 Dictionary of American
English. E-Sword.net
We judge everything ( make decisions ) each day. We are not to condemn
only God Has
the power and is righteous to condemn.
Moses made Judgments according to the Laws of God.
This was the Law of Israel their Government used.. They used God’s Law.
Governments
good or bad have laws that require Judgments.
6. The judgment of unbelievers is death. Rom 6:23.
Are you going to spend eternity in the
lake of Fire , Hell - Forever.
7. People die from suicide because they are not believer. They have not
were to turn for help.
A believer has faith to rest from the things the world sends at them. 1
Cor 10:13.
8. What is faith?
From : American Tract Society Dictionary (ATSD) 1859 by
SwordSeacher.com
FAITH
The assent of the understanding to any truth. Religious faith is assent
to the truth
of divine revelation and of the events and doctrines contained in it. This
may be
merely historical, without producing any effect on our lives and conversation;
and it is then a dead faith, such as even the devils have. But a living
or saving faith
not only believes the great doctrines of religion as true, but embraces
them with
the heart and affections; and is thus the source of sincere obedience to
the divine
will, exhibited in the life and conversation.
Faith in Christ is a grace wrought in the heart by the Holy Spirit, whereby
we receive Christ as our Savior,
our Prophet, Priest, and King, and love and obey him as such. This living
faith in Christ is the means of
salvation-not meritoriously, but instrumentally.
Without it there can be no forgiveness of sins, and no holiness of life;
and they who are justified by faith,
live and walk by faith,
Mark 16:16; John 3:15-16; Acts 16:31;1John
5:10.
True faith is an essential grace, and a mainspring of Christian life.
By it the Christian overcomes the world, the flesh, and the devil, and
receives the crown of righteousness, 1Tim 4:7-8.
In virtue of it, worthy men of old wrought great wonders, Heb
11:1-40; Acts 14:9; 1Co 13:2,
being sustained by Omnipotence in doing whatever God enjoined, Mat
17:20; Mark 9:23;Mark 11:23-24.
In Roman 1:8, faith is put for the exhibition of faith, in the practice
of all the duties implied in a profession of faith.
From : American Tract Society Dictionary (ATSD) 1859 by SwordSeacher.com
1 Tim 4:9 NIV This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance
10 and for this we labor
and strive), that we have put our hope
in the living God, who is the Savior of all men,
and especially of those who believe.
God is able to completely save The soul of man.
Heb 13:8 ;Rev 1:8
Heb 7:24 NIV but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood.
25 Therefore he is able
to save completely those who come to God
through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
26 Such a high priest meets
our need--one who is holy, blameless, pure,
set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.
The footnote in the Compton’s interactive Bible is
Forever as the meaning of Completely.
Strong’s Lexicon by E-Sword.net or SwordSearcher.com says
about
Uttermost == [Grk. 3838] panteles (pan-tel-ace')
from 3956 and 5056; full-ended, i.e. entire (neuter as noun, completion):--+
in (no) wise, uttermost.
William Burkitt Expository Notes By way of SwordSearcher.com
.
1. The complete power and ability of Jesus Christ to save sinners asserted;
He is able to save, and that to the
uttermost: that is, completely and everlastingly.
Heb 7:24-26 Says a mouth full.
1.
Jesus lives forever.
2.
He has a permanent priesthood.
3.
He is able to save for everlasting if you will only come to God Through
Jesus Christ.
4.
He intercedes for the believer.
5.
Christ is Holy.
6.
Christ is blameless.
7.
Christ is Pure.
8.
Set apart from sinners.
9.
Has a High-Ranking Place in Heaven.
10. Jeremiah
4:28; Eccl 3:14; John 14:6; Heb 13:8.
God is So Great and
Awesome that through His love He sent Jesus Christ His Son to save the
world.
John 3:16;Luke 19:10. It is not a thing in which God did His part
and know you have to do your part.
Jesus paid
the price. Our salvation is all done by God.
God’s
word says He has anointed each believer.
God’s
word says He has sealed us.
God’s
word says He Put up the earnest.
God’s
word says He has paid a price ( bought with a price ) That price is Jesus.
Jesus
Christ Finish the word of salvation and Gave His Life no one took it.
Mat 27:50-56;Mark 15:37-41;Luke 23:46;John 19.30;Rom 5:8;
Many Churches
and people are trying to finish it for Him ( Jesus Christ ) with their
rituals and ceremonies.
John 19:30 NIV When he had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished."
With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
Excerpted from Compton's Interactive Bible NIV Copyright (c) 1994, 1995,
1996 SoftKey Multimedia Inc. All Rights Reserved
Jesus never said He was finished Christ Said "It is Finished".
Finished==teleo
(telew teleo tel-eh'-o)
to end, i.e. complete, execute, conclude, discharge (a debt):--accomplish,
make an end, expire,
fill up, finish, go over, pay, perform.
From Strong's
Oh God’s is good. God is all powerful, all knowing, everywhere at once.
God is all loving.
2 Thess 2:10; 2Thess 3:5; Titus 3:4;Heb 2:3; 1John 4:8.
Please ask Jesus to come into
your heart today before it is too late. Mat 25:10
Yes the Door is at some point
is shut. The virgins ( young maids in waiting ) had a chance but they waited
to late.
Mat
25:10 NIV “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom
arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet.
And
the door was shut.
The bridesmaids Are not the Church
because they are not brides. If you are not saved this is the time.
That the door on salvation will
be closed. The church will be taken out in the rapture.
Don’t take A chance with your
soul.
2
Cor 6:2.
Please Pray for our work.
JCMSOH
James C Morgan
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