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.

Friday, December 3, 2021

A famine of hearing the words of the LORD

A famine of bread, and water is what people fear most;
but there is a far worse famine that few care about.

The LORD commanded Amos,

 "Go, prophesy unto my people Israel."
But Amaziah said,
"Prophesy not against Israel."

Fine, you shall get what you want,
A famine of hearing the words of the LORD. 


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December 3, 2018

Natural famines are keenly felt by natural men. Merely missing a meal or two is enough to make many quite grumpy!

But does the famine of the word distress God's children as much? Do they whine when they absent themselves from the ministry of the word? Are they even aware of the famine they are in? Or are they quite happy with the husks that the swine eat? (Luke 15:16).

2Timothy 4
1 ¶ I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

If Timothy is solemnly CHARGED to:
"Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season;"
Then his flock is solemnly CHARGED, by NECESSARY IMPLICATION, to:
"Hear the word; be instant in season, out of season."

Timothy was not commanded to preach to walls;
he was commanded to preach to God's children.

1Ti 4:16 "Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee."

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