Things New and Old

Ancient truths revealed in the Scriptures are often forgotten, disbelieved or distorted, and therefore lost in the passage of time. Such ancient truths when rediscovered and relearned are 'new' additions to the treasury of ancient truths.

Christ showed many new things to the disciples, things prophesied by the prophets of old but hijacked and perverted by the elders and their traditions, but which Christ reclaimed and returned to His people.

Many things taught by the Apostles of Christ have been perverted or substituted over the centuries. Such fundamental doctrines like salvation by grace and justification have been hijacked and perverted and repudiated by sincere Christians. These doctrines need to be reclaimed and restored to God's people.

There are things both new and old here. "Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things" 2Ti 2:7.

Monday, April 4, 2011

The harvest is plentiful!

The harvest is existing. Labourers are sent forth to gather it into the churches!

James
It's February already! Now's not the time to slow down - the Harvest is great but the workers are few. This verse helps me to stay alert and on target. ”A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—and poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.” Proverbs 24:33

Sing F Lau
The harvest is all ready to be gathered in.
God Himself by His free and sovereign grace HAS PRODUCED the harvest. And He gave us the command to go and gather in the harvest into the barn... the NT church. God has made them fit for eternal glory, all fit and ready for heaven.

God Himself has produced His children... we are go out and gather them into the NT churches. The means to do so is the gospel ministry. God's children out there, ALREADY born of God, and they alone, will hear the gospel, and believe the gospel, and be converted... be baptized and be gathered into NT churches. The gospel ministry is the means to IDENTIFY and SEARCH out God's children out there. They who will believe ARE God's children.

The harvest is ALREADY there by God's free and sovereign grace. We don't have anything to do with the PRODUCTION of the harvest. God does it alone. God gives us the means to gather in the harvest...

Yes, let's work while it is day. Amen.

James
They are waiting - "But how will they hear unless a preacher is sent?"

Sing F Lau
Who are waiting? Those whom God has given eternal life and are enabled to hear, or those still dead in their trespasses and sins?

Just who is the gospel ministry ordained for, and what benefits will it bring to those intended?

What does this rhetorical question presupposes, "And how shall they believe on Him of whom they have not heard?" Who are those under consideration: those that are able to believe, i.e. those already begotten with eternal life, capable of hearing spiritual truth, and believing it.

"But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned."

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