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So much good about TWI.  So much not. So many who truly loved God and God's Word.  Have been listening to some of the music that was produced by such talented and inspired musicians. I still have to absorb the dichotomy of the good and the evil that existed in this organization,. 

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Old Before Your Time

I like this song and feel it has great lyrics. It is called "Old Before Your Time". It made me consider why I should try to avoid spending years of my life criticizing others or myself or being bitter about life or things that may have happened to me? In the end it's not worth it.

Among the lyrics this stood out to me:

" Ain't it about time you realize? It's not worth keepin' score
You win some, you lose some and you let it go
What's the use of stacking on every failure another stone
Till you find you've spent your whole damn life Building walls,
lonely and old before your time
It took so long to see That truth was all around me"

Indeed! Stay young at heart, live long and prosper.

Click to hear the song - http://goo.gl/N7yLIN

Click to read the lyrics - http://goo.gl/ckyleB

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FEAST OF TABERNACLES 2015

Good Day to all. Well my wife and I just finished celebrating one of the appointed times (moed) of Yahuah this past week or so: Sakkot or Tabernacles (See Leviticus 23).

Great time. We started by hosting a couple from north Carolina for two weeks. Then went to nearby town hear in B.C. to participate in keeping the Feast with a group there. We spent time studying the prophecies in Daniel and Revelation. Appropriate for the day and hour. Praise the Heavenly Father! His Son and our Messiah is soon returning to this earth to claim His kingdom. Halleleuia!

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Thirty Years Later

WE HAVE ALL HAD INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN OUR LIVES: parents, older siblings, teachers, leaders, mentors, etc.  Things that they said to us or did for us somehow left an impression on our lives and whenever we are reminded of them we pause to thank God that their paths crossed ours, in whatever stage of life it may have been.

 

Today I am reminded of some sad news I received 30 years ago on this day, or May 20, 1985, to be precise.  I met that evening with two brothers in Christ with whom I served in ministry, and sometime during the first or second cup of coffee our host received a telephone call from Ohio.  The caller gave him the news which he then relayed to us:  our beloved Bible teacher had died, or “fallen asleep in Christ”, as the Scriptures euphemistically state it.

 

Victor Paul Wierwille (1916-1985) was an influential person in many of your lives, as he was in mine.  He taught me that Jesus Christ is the only way.  He taught me that the Bible has the answers that my heart was seeking.  He showed me how the Bible interprets itself.  He taught me that Christianity is not a religion, but a relationship.  He taught me that God had put holy spirit within me and that I could perfectly praise Him by speaking in tongues (which I still do, even as I type these words).  He taught me what it means to be a child of God and a member of the body of Christ.  He taught me what the hope of our Lord’s return means to us, and much more.  Personally, I am pausing to give thanks today for this man’s contributions to my life.  God bless you.  

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THIS PAGAN HOLIDAY

Shalom and Good Day to all out there.

It is just a day or so away from the Feast of Mithras or Saturnalia as the Romans would call it. You know that 'winter soltice thing' that the pagans love so much! Is it me or does this idolatrous, synchristic feast get more repulsive each year?
When Father Yahuah was walking and talking with the prophet Moses regularly, The Most High Elohim told Moses to warn the children of Israel NOT TO MIX THEIR WORSHIP TO  YAHUAH(The Lord) WITH THAT OF THE SURROUNDING NATIONS. You remember: all those 'canaaanites' and the other ter-mites.
However when I look around at North America these days it tells me I'm living in Babylon. Kind of like Judah when they were carried into captivity for 70 years.
I,m so done with this pagan culture....its pop culture, its music, its politics, its trying to make a 'consumer' out of everyone. DONE, DONE, DONE!

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THE BLOOD OF THE ETERNAL COVENANT

Hello to everyone out there!

I just joined the site today and it was a hoot to see all those old familiar faces out there.

I was also saddened about some from the 'old days' that are no longer here but sleeping. I was in the 14th Corps and those days seem so long ago now.

So excited to share what I have been learning about from God's Word in these final days. That our dear dear Abba Yahuwah ( The Father's name: written as the Tetragramaton in the Hebrew Text) has been revealing to those seeking truth.

Are we all done with man's traditions yet? Did Jesus(Who's true Hebrew name is Yahusha or as Yashua as some state.) come to start a new religion called Christianity, or was He here as our Blood Covenant Partner/ standing in the gap for us when He took our place on the stake. We have instructions of a blood ratified covenant to keep if we are going to be found worthy to inherit the KINGDOM.

What are those covenant instructions? I will be getting into that On my next post.

Shalom for now

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News as of July 21, 2014

Well I haven't been here in quite a while. Linda and I are doing well. I have lost 45 lbs since that picture ti the left was taken. Linda lost 25. Our oldest son, Yeadon, has 3 boys now and his brother, Elsen, has a boy and a girl with his wife expecting their 3rd child in December. Our daughter, Austin, is an artist in Charleston, SC - web site austingracesmith.com. Our youngest, Paul is currently traveling in Europe for 2 months. That's the report from Summerville, SC. 

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The most disturbing story I’ve ever reported will be published Sunday in the St. Paul Pioneer Press and was just posted online here. It’s the story of a remarkable woman who endured nine years of sexual abuse, starting when she was just 13, by 14th Corps grad Victor Barnard, who recruited a harem of 10 young “Maidens” to be “sacrificed to God” and “married to Christ.” What that meant, according to a criminal complaint filed in Minnesota last month, was that he would use them repeatedly for sex — for years — because he was “Christ in the flesh.” He’s a wanted man today, believed to be hiding in Washington state. Some of you may not agree with what I’ve written here about The Way, but I hope you agree that if even half of this story is true, Barnard needs to be caught and put on trial so that whatever he did in secret can be brought to light.
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_25783953/victor-barnard-called-girls-brides-christ-and-he

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To All

On January 22nd, 2014, our brother Robert J. Sering, fell asleep, and is awaiting the return. He was 59 years old, single, and living in the Grand

Rapids, MI area.  There will be a memorial for him on February 8th.

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Renting Clothes

I have this ponderance rattling inside my head, so I thought I would drop it here and see what came of it.

The topic is renting clothes, not like for a wedding when you are a groomsman and need a tux, but like in Old Testament times when you were grief stricken and needed an outlet for that gut wrenching reaction to hearing of the death of someone close.

In the book of Genesis when Jacob learned of his favorite son’s death he “rent his clothes”.

          Ge:37:33: And he knew it, and said,

                    It is my son's coat; an

                    evil beast hath devoured him;

                    Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.

          Ge:37:34: And Jacob rent his clothes,

                    and put sackcloth upon his loins,

                    and mourned for his son many days.

Joseph was a son long awaited by Jacob. Fourteen years of labor to earn his wife Rachel and then after years of her infertility Joseph was born. So great was Jacob’s joy that he loved Joseph more than his other children. Upon hearing of Joseph’s death Jacob was devastated, tore his clothes and went into mourning.

Let’s fast forward a few millenniums, another Son long awaited and anticipated by his Father hangs on a cross. About mid-afternoon after days of suffering to fulfill His Father’s will, utters the words “it is finished” and dies.

          M't:27:51: And, behold, the veil of the temple

                     was rent in twain from the top

                     to the bottom; and the earth did quake,

                     and the rocks rent;

The veil to the Holy of Holies, the Heart of God to Israel, The only piece of clothing God wore was ripped top to bottom to show God’s grief at the death of His Son and with that death we are cleansed and given access to the Father.  

         

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Who is the Word....

I thought when I went and looked it would say something different but was like WHAT?  When I read this...."Christians who believe the Bible and who rightly divide the Word have the true Word, and as such they will know that God is the Word, whom Jesus Chris declared."  

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Wedding!!!

It happened!!  I am engaged to get married on

Oct 26th in Merced California.  Met a guy who

swept me off my feet, makes me VERY happy

and am going to commit my life to him.  Anyone

who would like to venture to California in October

please email me and let me know,   All are welcome!

 

Such a shock, a welcome shock for me.  As soon as I get

pictures on my camera THEN on my computer I will post

the happy couple.  We will also be in Reno Aug 13-15th

just to play, staying at the Sands!

for those of you who don't do facebook Now you know!

 

love and blessings,

suzie

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big foody

2013 Michigan Picnic, Saturday, June 1, 2013  at Kensington Metro Park, North Hickory Pavilion H (Same as the past four years). 

The theme is:  Great Power! Great Grace!
And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. Acts 4:33

Bring an appetite for food, fun and fellowship, and a side dish or dessert to pass.   You may also want to bring lawn chairs, your Bible, and a friend or neighbor.
come on down at 9:30 a.m..  Meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m..  Lunch will be served at about 1:00 p.m.

Meet New People.  Make New Friends.  Find a Home Fellowship near You.  Learn how to start a Fellowship in Your Home
 
learn the how to's about :
Get a long lasting good attitude , a positive attitude
Stop Worrying and start living
get healthy be healthy stay healthy
learn how to be prosperous, get a job , have things in life ...
Acquire a better picture of YOU
Better business relationships
Better family relationships
Hope for your future
Love for your family
Fulfillment in life 
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Hello brethren!

Your old(er) pal JAL here.

That’s the title of the new 24-hour video produced by The Living Truth Fellowship and taught by yours truly, whose 45-year spiritual journey has brought me to the place of being privileged to set forth my ministerial piece de resistance (so far). And though you might find it hard to believe, many viewers say I am more hilarious than ever! If you were ever blessed by my teaching, you will LOVE this class!

The class stars Jesus Christ, The Star of God’s Show, as himself, and he is highlighted and exalted throughout, just as he is in the Word of God from Genesis 3:15 to the end, and in God’s celestial message (Ps. 19:4-6). He has never been "an absent Christ," and he longs for an intimate relationship with YOU. Honestly, this is the best tool I know of to build a solid biblical foundation for people.

So how is this class different from the Power For Abundant Living class? Good question. First, it is more compact—24 hours instead of 34. Second, it is more entertaining and has more quality graphics. Third, it is more biblically accurate in regard to the following topics (and more):

  • Who Jesus Christ is, what he is doing now, and our individual fellowship with him.
  • The Administrations in Scripture. Because Jesus did not know the Mystery (more accurately, “the Secret”), everything he said prior to his resurrection was based on what he read in the Old Testament and pertained to Israel, not to future Christians. For example, his John 3 statements to Nicodemus had nothing to do with the new birth that first came on Pentecost.
  • God’s Foreknowledge and Man’s Free Will. This incredibly liberating truth opens many difficult sections of Scripture and is a huge key to loving God and making wise choices day by day.
  • What is “Faith”? Pistis is not a participle, and does not mean “believing.” It is a noun that means “trust,” and to trust requires an object: a promise of God. Faith is not a force, but it accesses God’s force. Our thoughts directly affect nothing beyond our own skin, good or bad. You cannot murder your children by fearful thoughts.
  • Living With the Sin that Dwells in You. Jesus is a complete Savior, which is why we can (and must) fearlessly face the subtleties of our inherent sin nature and defeat it. To do so is not to be “negative,” but rather realistic.
  • The Resurrected Christian’s Hope is not a nebulous place called “heaven,” but rather kicking butt at Armageddon, living for 1000 years on a renovated earth, and then forever on a new earth.

Seriously, folks, One Day With The Creator is a fabulous tool you can use to re-invigorate yourself in the Word (if necessary), to build the Word in your family and friends, and to build lively, loving fellowships. 

Link to sample segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXKj85j47o0&feature=youtu.be

Link to Table of Contents: http://www.thelivingtruthfellowship.org/jtltf/images/books/ODWTC-syllabus.pdf 

Link to order the class: http://www.thelivingtruthfellowship.org/jtltf/bible-teachings/one-day-with-the-creator

I LOVE YOU!

John

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A visit with David Bailey

 

Have you ever visited with a person, and after leaving and you’re reflecting on your visit, a song keeps popping in your head that best describes the person? That is the best way that I can reflect on my recent stay at David Bailey’s home in the backwood hills of Tennessee…The song and the lyrics that keep popping into my head are “Baker Street” by Gerry Rafferty….


“Way down the street there’s a light in his place,
He opens the door, he’s got that look on his face,
He asks you where you been, you tell him who you’ve seen,
And you talk about everything.”

I think David’s light is always on…In spite of the shotguns and the 9mm’s and the tin roof and the fading paint on the Chevy pickup, you can’t help but feel that this English hillbilly is only too glad that you are there…Southern hospitality?…I think David was born with it even though he spent half of his life across the Pond…I was simply there to visit with an old friend I had not seen in over 25 years…We did some catching up…We talked about folks we hadn’t seen in years, places we’ve been to….We talked about Tennessee, music, the Bible, guns, the Presidential election, cooking salmon, leaky roofs, rattlesnakes, art, logging roads, old girlfriends, taxes, God, the devil---I guess we talked about most everything…Where did the time go?….It was two or three in the morning, and we were still up, firing a 9mm pistol at nothing in particular, and with no concern of bothering the neighbors, who lived too far away to be concerned with faint, distant gunshots in the Tennessee wild…

I don’t even remember the name of the town David lives in…The day before, we were visiting relatives who lived an hour or so away from him on an unmarked country lane that had about a dozen houses on it over a winding, ten-mile stretch…When I asked my nephew to help me map out directions to David’s house, he looked at the atlas and said “Holy shee-it!….He lives out in the middle a’ galldang nowhere!”….

“He’s got this dream about buying some land.
He’s gonna give up the booze and the one night stands,
And then he’ll settle down, in some quiet little town,
And forget about everything.”

I won’t speak of the booze and the broads, after all, it was a less than 24 hour visit…Yet, here we were, sitting on a little front porch surrounded by acres and acres of the most beautiful hillside trees Tennessee has to offer….And it was all David’s---and for that day, mine as well…Oh, he hasn’t stopped dreaming…He has more plans for the place…An adjunct cabin to perhaps entice old friends to come retreat with him in this little heaven-on-earth…But of course, we can’t dream too long…tomorrow is a work day for him and I have to get back on the road…

“But you know he’ll always keep moving,
No, he’s never gonna stop moving
He’s rolling, he’s the rolling stone

“When you wake up it’s a new morning,
The sun is shining it’s a new morning,
You’re going, you’re going on”…..

And morning did arrive…early…No alarm, but time was precious…I’m sure the sun was shining somewhere, but we were greeted by a fine Tennessee mist…You don’t leave a Southern gentleman’s house with a growling stomach…David had to prepare for us the tastiest breakfast sandwich ever assembled…Or so he said….And I really couldn’t argue with him after finishing it…My brother Paul was visiting with me…Paul had been a long time fan of Ted Farrell’s music, so David called Ted and had Paul chat with him a while…Then it was time to go, time to go on…David got in his truck and escorted us the 15 miles or so to the highway that took us to I-40…Neither of us really like long good good-bys…Maybe I think of David as a rolling stone because he reminds me a little of Mick Jagger…Certainly not because I think he’ll ever change his address…Most likely, it’s because I don’t think he’ll ever be sitting around,…..gathering moss….

 

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The opening salutation Romans 1:7-16

                  The opening salutation

                       Romans 1:7-16

 

 

 

     Verse 7 starts the salutation to the people when the letter was first sent. This is a continuation of the salutation begun in the first verse. From the second through the sixth verse the subject shifts from the salutation and digresses to reveal necessary details about Gods gospel that were always accessible to mankind from the time of Adam. These are the parts of the good news never hidden but readily known to believing people. Now in verse 7 the subject matter returns to the style of a personal letter, a salutation from the sender opens the letter.

 

Romans 1:7-15

 

 

7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be

saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father,

and the Lord Jesus Christ.

8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you

all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole

world.

9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my

spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I

make mention of you always in my prayers;

10 Making request, if by any means now at length I

might have a prosperous journey by the will of God

to come unto you.

11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you

some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

12 That is, that I may be comforted together with

you by the mutual faith both of you and me.

13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren,

that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but

was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit

among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

14 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the

Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.

15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the

gospel to you that are at Rome also.

 

 

     Between verse 7 and verse 15 are some historical details about Paul and the congregation at Rome. Also expressed are some eye opening facts about the workings between a minister of God and the people who are working with him (or her) to manifest spiritual fruit.  An undeniable fact of history is

stated in verse 8 Romans 1:8

 

8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you

all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole

world.

 

 

 

     Whatever people think of Christianity, be it good or bad, still today Christianity is spoken of throughout the whole world. This was also true of the educated world who had any ability to comprehend Paul’s teachings, in about 58 AD when this letter was sent from Corinth

     The impact of the believing extending from the body who were acting on Gods word was spoken about because acting on the gospel changes lives. The first lives to be changed must by need have followed God by way of Paul and the other apostles. It produces positive results that proclaim the glory of our loving God.

     The Church at Rome like the Church in general had not fully developed. None the less as these people were using the knowledge they did have about Jesus Christ. World wide recognition was growing. Paul understood his common Godly goal with this new forming body of believers in Rome and is told by God to tell them of his efforts in prayer for them all.

 

Romans 1:9

 

9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;

 

 

    Paul desires to extend his efforts with a personal visit so that he could teach them in person what he was sending to them in written form.

 

Romans 1:10-13

 

10 Making request, if by any means now at length I

might have a prosperous journey by the will of God

to come unto you.

11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you

some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

12 That is, that I may be comforted together with

you by the mutual faith both of you and me.

13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren,

that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but

was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit

among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

 

 

    In these short 4 verses we can learn a lot about the kind of person Paul had become because of his decision to be a true servant of Jesus Christ. Look at the motivation underlying his actions !

 

1) The desire for a prosperous journey.

2) To act by the will of God.

3) To Give

4) To help his brethren be established

5) For all to be comforted

6) For fruit to be produced

 

Paul’s Godly point of view continues to be expressed up into verse 16

 

 

Romans 1:13-16

 

 

13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles. 14 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise. 15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

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Romans Chapter One Verses Two to Six

 

Romans 1:2-6

 

The next five verses in Romans have been named by

scholars as the Introduction section. The ground work is

presented here, telling us the subject matter the book will

be dealing with on a whole. We learn about the writer his

approach and motivation. We learn he was separated unto the

gospel of God. It is this gospel that the remainder of the

book continues to reveal in writing in Paul”s time both Jew

and gentile had the privilege of him teach orally . This same gospel is

reveled in living today by each individual instructed in

these truths.

Romans 1:1-3

 

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, 2 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,) 3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;

The promise there was more good news to be delivered to

mankind was spoken of by Gods chosen prophets, many times

preceding life of Paul. A section of this foretelling can be

found in the book of Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 31:31-34

31 "The time is coming," declares the LORD, "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. 32 It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them, " declares the LORD. 33 "This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time," declares the LORD. "I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. 34 No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest," declares the LORD. "For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more."

Jeremiah 32:38-41

 

 

38 And they shall be my people, and I will be their God: 39 And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: 40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good ; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me. 41 Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good , and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul

Jeremiah 33:3

 

 

3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things , which thou knowest not.

Note that at the time the book of Jeremiah was penned Gods will concerning and about the house of Israel and the house of Judah was not yet fully revealed. There were Prophets yet to come, Like Paul. More spiritual truth to

be made known. This Paul did as recorded in Romans.

In these Old Testament quotes the prophet is speaking to

"the house of Israel and the house of Judah" people who

were the descendants of Abraham. These were the individuals

making up the race called Jews at the time Romans was

written.

It is important to understand how the races of earth are

referred to according to biblical use.

In the New Testament the major classes are simple and

number only three. To illustrate:

1 Cor 10:31,32

 

 

31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. 32 Give no offense, either to the Jews or to the Greeks or to the church of God,

This covers everybody. All people are seen as belonging

to one of these three classes, Jew, Gentile, Church of God.

Jeremiah spoke of the new covenant God would establish with

the Jews. A new gospel for the Jews, but what about the rest

of the people ?

Isaiah 42:1-7

 

 

"Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. 2 He will not cry out, nor raise His voice, Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street. 3 A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth. 4 He will not fail nor be discouraged, Till He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands shall wait for His law." 5 Thus says God the Lord, Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it, Who gives breath to the people on it, And spirit to those who walk on it: 6 "I, the Lord, have called You in righteousness, And will hold Your hand; I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the Gentiles, 7 To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house.

The servant spoken of here is Jesus Christ. After the earthy ministry of Jesus Christ the new covenant was spoken by the apostles God sent to the Jews and

the Gentiles. Among the Jews and Gentiles some choose to

believe the words spoken, the good news, the gospel, these

people become what is called in the New Testament the

Church of God. This was a new event. This group did not

exist until after the arrival and subsequent ascension of

Jesus Christ. The new body was formed from the descendants of

Israel the Jews and the other descendants of Adam making up

the other nations. This new body started in Pauls time is one

in the same as the body of Christ as it is seen in Gods eyes

today. The same rules still apply that made a person a

Christian under the teaching of Paul right up to our present

day and will continue to apply until the next coming of Jesus

Christ.

Romans 1:16 contains a phrase confusing to many people.

Romans 1:16

 

 

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.

The difficult part is "to the Jew first" This on the

surface does not harmonize with statements found other places

in the bible. Just a Chapter over in Romans we read "there is

no respect of persons with God" this truth is repeated again

in the book of Ephesians and made a third time in Colossians.

How does this line up ? How can God not be a respecter of

persons yet the gospel the power of God, the message of

salvation is to the Jew first ?

As best I understand this textual difficulty, the gospel is

first "to the Jews" in two ways.

One, historically. They were the first to hear the good

news being revealed on the day of Pentecost chronicled in

Acts chapter 2. This was the birthday of the new body and it

was to the Jews assembled for the yearly Pentecost

celebration that Peter first declared this great promise to:

Acts 2:38.39

 

 

38 Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call."

The Jews were first in time to hear the gospel. It was

first spoken to them then as time move forward the truth of

the new covenant moved out from Jerusalem to the other

nations.

Secondly, in comprehension. Major portions of the Old

Testament teachings foretold of the coming Messiah. Many

parts of the Old Testament ritual were designed as images

supporting the coming of the Messiah, the redeemer, the

Christ. With this background the true believers of Israel

were to be expecting the good news and were lettered in the

basic need for a Savior to come, live the sinless life, and

be the final passover sacrifice. To the Jews the new covenant

was to be an extension of traditions they were raised around.

The Gentiles had to start afresh. Therefore comprehension

concerning the work of the redeemer would come to them second

to a Jewish body exposed to the same teaching, simply as a

result of how the learning process behaves.

Both Groups as they grew to accept the gospel would

by nature do what Paul did as mentioned in Romans 1:1

They became separated unto the gospel of God then they made

up the members of the church of God. In this separation they

share equal and complete salvation. Thus God is no respecter

of persons. The scriptures always harmonize when rightly

divided and correctly understood.

Isaiah 62:1-3

 

 

1 For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace , and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest , until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth . 2 And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name , which the mouth of the LORD shall name. 3 Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God

Gods view, His vision for his great creation has yet to

be realized on earth.

Why ? Too many people are doing too many things wrong.

To set us straight God sent His prophets, His son, and His

Apostles, and His written word. In the short 16 Chapters of

the book of Romans we are told what to do so that we all are

on the proper course. Romans is written for people who have

hearts As did the prophet David.

Psalm 16:

 

 

1 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust . 2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; 3 But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. 4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer , nor take up their names into my lips. 5 The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. 6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. 7 I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel : my reins also instruct me in the night seasons. 8 I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved . 9 Therefore my heart is glad , and my glory rejoiceth : my flesh also shall rest in hope. 10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

In Romans 1:3 Paul a man once rooted in tradition, a

scholar confidant in his positions who spoke of and expounded

the meanings and relevance within the Old Testament is

inspired by God, and the apostle tells of us the most

vital subject to centralize upon.

Romans 1:3

 

 

3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;

Why is Jesus Christ the focal point ? Read verse 4

Romans 1:4

 

 

4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

Now we are down to the hard part for a lot of people

and rightly so. Resurrection from the dead ? Where is your

proof and so on.

There is concrete proof of the resurrection of Jesus

Christ. It is shown by the power that is in the gospel to

change lives. When people act on the word of God situations

change for the better as promised in the word of God. Such

events can only take place as a result of the resurrection of

Gods son from the dead. When the church began to grow the

many of the original members of that body gave wittiness to the

resurrection of Christ by the lives they lived. There was

something different about them. Something better that the

unbelieving community could see and then desired to have. The

committed church members walked in love.

They had uplifted hearts full of hope.

They had answers to fill the needs of the spiritually hungry.

They had the ability to change lives.

People saw and still see the power to change the world

that comes from the influence of the believers who know

of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

If you doubt that the resurrection of Jesus took place

take a look around. The evidence of Jesus Christ having been

raised from the dead is readily found. Talk to the people who

know it has happened. They are your friends. Let each of them

explain to you why they believe it happened. The words of any

living soul who believes in the resurrection will provide a

better testimony than any that I could write.

Verses 5 and 6 continue to explain what the called

believers have received as a result of Gods loving

workmanship completed by the free will and faith of His son

Jesus Christ.

Romans 1:5,6

 

 

5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name: 6 Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:

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