Preaching the Gospel !

[beloved57]

A Gospel Imperative is operative to the called !

A Gospel Imperative is operative to the called !

Acts 16:31

31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

The word believe here in the greek is πιστεύω:


I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.

And here its an aorist imperative active ! The imperative mood means:

is a command or instruction given to the hearer, charging the hearer to carry out or perform a certain action. Which equals a work !

And by it being active, the subject is to do the action, or the work ! This really puts those who teach believing as an condition man does in order for God to save him, puts them in a bad position, because they are teaching and believing in salvation by works, no way around that conclusion ! However what I want to clarify about an Gospel Imperative, whenever its given to one for whom Christ died and its God's time for them to be converted, those Chosen to Salvation through Sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the Truth 2 Thess 2:13, the Imperative to believe is also operative, meaning it is exerting power and influence to bring about the result of believing, hence we have scripture Like Rom 1:16

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

16 for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to every one who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek. YTL

If one is believing as the Gospel is delivered to them, that's indicative of it being the power of God causing that desired result !

To the called, as the Gospel goes out it is being applied by the Spirit unto Gospel Obedience 1 Pet 1:1:2

2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

Hence their believing the Light of the Gospel is commanded and operative , such like when God said "let there be Light" and there was Light, which is Paul's meaning here 2 Cor 4:6

6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

That's How we believe the Gospel with our Hearts, its the result of God's Power of Command saying Let there be Light in their Hearts, and so light is given and produces the desired result of the Imperative to Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ !

Notice how Paul in Vs 6 includes himself as one of the ones that God shined the Gospel in his Heart, which I believe refers to here Acts 9:3-6

3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

John writes to believers that they were commanded to believe on the Name of the Son of God 1 Jn 3:23

23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

This Gospel command is operative to the sanctified Heb 10:10 and is not an asking, a pleading, a begging, it brings about the intended result, Just like this Mk 1:25-27

25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.

26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.

27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.

And that's how an Gospel Imperative is stated ; again a definition of the imperative mood is:

The imperative mood corresponds to the English imperative, and expresses a command to the hearer to perform a certain action by the order and authority of the one commanding.

Believing the Gospel for the Spiritually Sanctified Elect is not an option for their freewill to decide upon, its by the Commanding Authority of God, obeyed by the one the command is issued to !

They obey just like those unclean spirits did in Mark 1:25-27 !

 

[beloved57]

The Gospel is preached to the poor /meek !

The Gospel is preached to the poor /meek !

Lk 4:18

18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

The Gospel is preached to the poor ! Or the Meek Isa 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

Yes, even though the Gospel was to be preached worldide , nevertheless when it comes to whom it is to be a word of Salvation to, its very specific, Jesus says its Preached to the Poor or the Meek, for the meek shall be clothed with Salvation scripture says Ps 149:4

For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

Remember when John the Baptist sent his disciples to inquire of Jesus if He be the long awaited Messiah to come according to scripture prophecy, Jesus replied to them this to say to John Matt 11:4-5

4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:

5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

and the poor have the gospel preached to them

The Gospel is Preached to the poor because they shall be rich in Faith, and they are the Heirs of the Kingdom James 2:5

Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

Now there are a few things to notice about these called Poor, For it says that they Love God which is what is stated of the called according to His Purpose Rom 8:28

28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Therefore they must have circumcised hearts to be able to Love God Deut 30:6

And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live. This speaks of New Birth !

They are Chosen Eph 1:4 ; 1 Cor 1:27 and they are Heirs of the Kingdom Matt 25:34

34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

And by them being rich in Faith, they are born again of the Spirit , for Faith is a fruit of the Spirit Gal 5:22

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, So is Love to God a fruit of the Spirit.

One more important point about the poor in Spirit Matt 5:3

3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

For theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven, and since that's a Promise to them, then the Gospel is Preached unto them, for they have been given ears to hear, Remember Matt 11:5

5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

The deaf hear because of the Miracle of Grace and New Birth, all for whom the Gospel is to be a word of Salvation to, they shall be given ears to hear the Gospel of their Salvation Eph 1:13

13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

 

[beloved57]

Preached to them which are Perfect !

Preached to them which are Perfect !

1 Cor 2:1-8

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.

2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.

4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:

7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Make no mistake here Paul is speaking about the Gospel of Christ as the Wisdom of God 1 Cor 1:24

24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

This certainly gives us to understand that Paul went into details on the Person and work of Christ, and all the Eternal Counsels related unto it as he alluded to here Acts 20:27

27 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

Now who are they which are called the perfect in Vs 6 ?

First it is those who are born again and have Spiritual life ! Remember Paul said to them this 1 Cor 4:15

For though ye have ten thousand instructers in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

That word begotten means that Paul was instrumental in their Spiritual conversion by the Gospel, however life had to be already present in order for the Gospel to bring it forth.

I believe James here is saying the similar James 1:18

18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

The word of Truth here and the Gospel in 1 Cor 4:15 are the same. So the point is, those who are among the perfect have been born of the Spirit, so when they hear and understand the Gospel they bring forth some fruit like Faith Matt 13:23

23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

Also they are the ones who by their position in Christ are perfect in Him. All for whom He died and arose, died and arose with Him and are seated together with Him in the Heavenlies Eph 2:6

6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

Remember Paul said that he begat them how in 1 Cor 4:15 ?

15 For though ye have ten thousand instructers in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

And in Him they are viewed by God as Perfect and Complete Col 2:10

And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

They are complete in Him their Head even before conversion, but that fact ensures their conversion, and that's why the Gospel of their Salvation is sent to them Eph 1:13

That word complete does mean:

to make complete in every particular, to render perfect

All who are in Christ as He is their Head, they are all made perfect in Him as they with Him sit together in the Heavenlies, and as such, they will in God's time be begotten by the Gospel of Christ, which is the Wisdom of God in a Mystery 1 Cor 2:6-8

6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:

7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Before we can understand and believe the Gospel, we have to be made perfect by New Birth, God's Perfect Life of the Spirit indwelling us !

 

[beloved57]

Ye heard the Gospel of your Salvation !

Ye heard the Gospel of your Salvation !

Eph 1:13

13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

Its so plain, but those who are spiritually blind will never see it, but when the Gospel is a message of Salvation to anyone, that one must already be in a saved state, for it is the Gospel of their Salvation or your Salvation. The word your as in your salvation is the greek word Humon and means:

of yours, its in the Genitive case. Now what is the Genitive case in greek ?:

For the most part, the genitive is often viewed as the case of possession. In more technical terms one noun in the genitive case helps to qualify another noun by showing its "class" or "kind".

In other words it qualifies what Kind of Gospel it is, Its of your Salvation, they posses the Salvation when the Gospel informs them of the Good News of it !

You see, the point is this, how could it be the Gospel of your salvation or the Salvation of you, if and when a person is in a lost and unsaved state ?

For that makes no sense at all, and consequently makes it to be the sinner to do something that Christ has not done, to consummate their Salvation, so it should have read, "when you heard of the opportunity to get saved and make it your salvation "

But Glory be to God and the Lord Jesus Christ, that the Gospel is the Good News of your Salvation when indeed you are in a saved state !

 

[heir]

Now who does Paul say are the recipients of this Gospel which is the Wisdom of God in a Mystery ?

First of all its to them which are being called 1 Cor 1:24

But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

Thank God that Paul finished his course with joy, and the ministry, which he received of the Lord Jesus to testify the gospel of the grace of God!

Acts 20:24 KJV But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

Today God is calling ALL MEN!

1 Timothy 2:4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

1 Timothy 2:6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.



Ephesians 3:1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,

Ephesians 3:2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:

Ephesians 3:3 How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,

Ephesians 3:4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

Ephesians 3:5 Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;

Ephesians 3:6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

1 Corinthians 15:1-4 KJV

 

[beloved57]

Ye heard the Gospel of your Salvation ! 2

Ye heard the Gospel of your Salvation ! 2

Paul when writing to Timothy writes 2 Tim 1:9

9 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

Notice that Paul says first "who saved us" then and called us ! How di God call them ? By the Gospel, for the order is to save then to call ; because the Gospel is hid to the Lost 2 Cor 4:3-4

3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

4 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.

So again, first God saves us from a Lost condition, then calls us by the Gospel, in fact the same order is observed here 2 Thess 2:13-14

13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

First God the Holy Spirit saves us by New Birth and then God calls us by the Gospel, to the obtaining of the Glory of our Lord Jesus Christ, again this call of the Gospel is not issued to those who are in a unregenerate, spiritually dead state, while their minds are blinded by the God of this world !

 

[beloved57]

heir

Thank God that Paul finished his course with joy, and the ministry, which he received of the Lord Jesus to testify the gospel of the grace of God!

You quoted some of post 563 and then evaded the points made. Do you know what the points are I made ? Please explain them to me. Thanks !

 

[heir]

heir


You quoted some of post 563 and then evaded the points made. Do you know what the points are I made ? Please explain them to me. Thanks !

My reason for responding to what you wrote was that you believe only some are called. Once again showing that you fail or flat out refuse to rightly divide the word of truth, you think that you are Jew or Greek (laughable). You were not of the them which were called at that time, both Jews and Greeks.

The fact that Gentiles such as we (Ephesians 2:11-12 KJV) were included in God's magnificent mystery plan hadn't been made known at the time of Paul's first sending.

 

[beloved57]

heir

My reason for responding to what you wrote was that you believe only some are called.

So you are going to quote of a post and then ignore what it all says ?

 

[heir]

heir



So you are going to quote of a post and then ignore what it all says ?

I don't have to reply to every single point you make in a post.

 

[beloved57]

I don't have to reply to every single point you make in a post.

No you don't, and you are not capable ! And the point you did respond to shows that you lack understanding !

 

[glorydaz]

I don't have to reply to every single point you make in a post.

You can be assured your reply would be rejected out of hand, so I think you're wise to not waste too much of your time on those who refuse to hear sound doctrine. :thumb:

 

[beloved57]

You can be assured your reply would be rejected out of hand, so I think you're wise to not waste too much of your time on those who refuse to hear sound doctrine. :thumb:

You don't even believe the Gospel !

 

[beloved57]

Ye heard the Gospel of your Salvation ! 3

Ye heard the Gospel of your Salvation ! 3

That one is saved before they are called by the Gospel is seen again in 1 Cor 1:18,24


18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

The word saved in Vs 18 is in the present tense, passive voice, so the subjects are in a present state of being saved, and to them, it is being the Power of God

Understand that the passive voice means the subject is being acted upon by the Gospel which to them is being the Power of God Rom 1:16 !

Also while in a state of being saved, at the same time we are being called inwardly and effectually !

This proves that one must be in a saved state in order to be called by the Gospel as Per 2 Thess 2:13-14 and to believe Vs 13 !

One is called by the Gospel because they are saved or presently being saved by the Power of God, not to get saved. That's why its plainly stated in Eph 1:13, the Gospel to them, was of their Salvation, it was also informative of what God had done for them, that was the Good News, and its not at all as the false teachers tell us, you better believe the Gospel or else you going to hell, that's not Gospel, but thundering of the Law !

 

[heir]

You can be assured your reply would be rejected out of hand, so I think you're wise to not waste too much of your time on those who refuse to hear sound doctrine. :thumb:

Can you imagine having to go point by point with someone who believes they've won the cosmic lottery?

And I guess I could, but it would take all day. He's like a robot. lol

 

[Nanja]

For the ones God elected to salvation, He has done all the work before the foundation of the world,
to assure that their sins were imputed to Christ even before they ever believed!

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[beloved57]

For the ones God elected to salvation, He has done all the work before the foundation of the world,
to assure that their sins were imputed to Christ even before they ever believed!

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That's Right, God never Imputed the sins of the Elect to them, from Eternity He had already made a Covenant with Christ their Surety that He would be responsible to bear their sins and suffer Punishment in their stead ! That Justified them from all sin !

 

[Nanja]

That's Right, God never Imputed the sins of the Elect to them, from Eternity He had already made a Covenant with Christ their Surety that He would be responsible to bear their sins and suffer Punishment in their stead ! That Justified them from all sin !

Yes and Amen!

Rom. 8:33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.


heir

Can you imagine having to go point by point with someone who believes they've won the cosmic lottery?

What blasphemy it is to call God's election of Grace a cosmic lottery.

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[Grosnick Marowbe]

Yes and Amen!

Rom. 8:33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.


heir

What blasphemy it is to call God's election of Grace a cosmic lottery.

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Don't encourage him! We have enough problems with him, as is!

 

[Grosnick Marowbe]

You don't even believe the Gospel !

Just not YOUR particular one!