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, February 22, 2016

"Are ye so foolish?" asked Apostle Paul.

Are you so foolish, acting in self-injurious manner?
Apostle Paul was no doctrine monger, wasn't he? 


"Are ye so foolish?" asked Apostle Paul.


That was asked so long ago... because some children of God did really foolish thing... they obey not the truth of the gospel. Having heard, and embraced the truth of the gospel, they later turned away from it.

Please note that one does not need to know the truth to become God's children; but because he is a child of God, he is under obligation to know and believe the truth of his eternal salvation by God's free grace.

Many children of God have only heard of fables and embraced them as the truth of the gospel. When the truth of the gospel delivered to us be the Apostles of Christ is presented to them, they believe not! Worse still, they hate it because their mind have been poisoned by the fables masquerading as truth.

This makes the question, "are ye so foolish" ever relevant in every generation, especially the present one. How would you feel if you were queried, "O foolish ones, who has bewitched you, that you should not obey the truth...?" Fools do despise being told of their folly.

Surely the momentous issue raised and dealt with is not restricted to the foolish Galatians.

Gal 3
1 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
3 Are ye so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?

Apostle Paul has demonstrated in Galatians 2 that those believing their justification is by their faith IN Jesus Christ have departed from the truth of the gospel. They are foolish... as demonstrated by those few rhetorical questions posed to them in Gal 3:1-5.

Take a look at this link: 
http://things-new-and-old.blogspot.my/2012/10/the-doctrine-of-justification-as.html                
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