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.

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

He Gave Sense to Soundbites

 

#soundbites
#sense

Luke 9 - KJV
20 ¶ He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
21 ¶ And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing;
22 Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.

Please note an important lesson here.

The Lord Jesus Christ asked them a momentous question;

Apostle Peter gave an answer with an impressive soundbite;

Christ wasn't impressed; He wanted to make sure the disciples got the SENSE.

The Lord knew the erroneous notion entertained by the disciples concerning the Christ of God; they were expecting a political and militaristic messiah who would deliver their nation Israel from the mighty Roman conqueror and oppressor.

The Lord's antithetical answer destroyed their cherished fable; the Christ of God will be rejected by the whole religious establishment; instead, He will be delivered into the Roman's hand, and be eliminated.

Is that the Christ of God you are expecting? Are you disappointed to learn the truth now? Are you ashamed of such a Christ of God?

Luke 9:26
"For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels."

Nehemiah 8:8
"So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the SENSE and caused them to understand the reading."

To the question "How are you saved?" - all, Calvinists and their close cousins alike, will instantly blurt out heartily, "we are saved by God's grace alone - we are sola gracians. Hallelujah."

What an impressive soundbyte!

Can you give them the SENSE?

Take a look here:
https://things-new-and-old.blogspot.com/2019/07/for-by-grace-are-ye-saved-through-faith.html

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Bill 
Amen! He is the Christ of GOD, not the Christ men have concocted in their own minds to suit their purpose.

Reggie
I just got a better definition of what a sound bite is by reading this… 😊

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