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.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

For the Father seeketh such to worship Him


Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, 
Him declare I unto you


Acts 17:23 "... Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you... 30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: 31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead."

Q. Who is Apostle Paul consciously addressing?
- Only those who worship the one true living God, but worship Him ignorantly.

Q. Who are those 'all men every where' whom God commands to repent?
- They are God's children of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues who worship God ignorantly.

Q. What does God command all men every where to repent from?
- Repent from the grievous sin of worshiping God ignorantly.

Q. How did God's children among the Athenians worship God ignorantly?
- Acts 17:24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; 25 Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things...
- Acts 17:29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.

God's children did worship ignorantly! But the times of ignorance is over! Now, He commands His children every where to worship Him in spirit and in truth!

John 4:23 "But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."

Some of the God's children among the Athenians did believe!

 32 ¶ And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
 33 So Paul departed from among them.
 34 Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
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