What About The Resurrection

This morning I found myself reading in a copy of The Herald of Christ's Kingdom (Issue May/June 2009, "Works of the Second Advent"). I have compiled a list of quotes and commentary notes for us to chew on (meditate). May this post enlighten and bring the joys of truth to our hearts this day. May the words herein slay giants whom lie in wait for us. The truth shall set us free and we claim that victory to-day!

When first studying the gospels we realize fairly quickly Christ addressed several categories of people. There were Pharisees and Saducees called out several times. These are interesting to examine closer.(See Acts 23.8)

The Pharisees seemed to get scolded quite a lot. But why? The Pharisees believed in the resurrection. They believed in the law of God. They believed themselves to be righteous within those laws. They believed a lie. Did you catch it? NO man (human) can live up to the laws of God and walk in this flesh. It isn't possible. This is why Christ Jesus is so important because he was perfect. He defeated death by overcoming temptation in victory through the Holy Spirit provided by our Father in the highest heaven. The Pharisees didn't understand the how and who.

The Saducees did not believe in the resurrection. They were more of a "what you see is what you get" kinda people. They believed you better live it up or make the most of it cause when you die... you are dead and that is it. Doesn't mean there were no good mannered and respectable people in their midst! Just means they were without faith in God and his ultimate plan. They didn't understand the what for and why.

"Adam Clark (1762-1832) was a British Methodist theologian and biblical scholar. He wrote a commentary on the Bible which took forty years to complete. This is what he said about the reurrection in endnote three, following 1 Corinthians chapter 15:
"The doctrine of the resurrection appears to have been thought of much more consequence among the primitive Christians than it is now. How is this? The apostles were continually instisting on it, and exciting the followers of God to diligence, obedience, and cheerfulness through it. And their successors in the present day seldom mention it! So apostles preached, and so primitive Christians believed; so we preach, and so our hearers believe. There is not a doctrine in teh Gospel on which more stress is laid; and there is not a doctrine in the present system of preaching which is treated with more neglect!"
"... - It makes sense to call death a sleep only if there is a prospect of an awakening from that sleep. Notice in the example of wicked king Ahab's sleeping, which in turn gives way to understanding the New Testament when it clearly states they all being dead will be raised to life again, even the ungodly."

"Christians should have no uncertainty abou thte doctrine of the resurrection of the dead. In fact the apostle calls it a fundamental doctrine: "Let us leave behind us then all the elementary teaching about Christ and concentrate on its compleation, withou t going over the fundamental doctrines again: the turning away from dead actions and toward faith in God: the teaching about baptisms and the laying on of hands; the teaching about the resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment."
(Heb. 6.1,2)

(Recommended reading... 1 Corinthians 15)

Insecurity, Insensibility, and Instability

INSECURITY, INSENSIBILITY, AND INSTABILITY

Insecurity, Insensibility, and Instability are the subjects of this lesson; however before we look into the Scriptures for our Father's insight let us better understand what the definitions of these 3 words are (for they are all states of weakness in which we make ourselves more easy targets for Satan to lay hold on us with his chains of bondage!)

INSECURITY- a state of anxiety about earthly needs
Ask yourselves the following questions:
1.Have I ever worried about my needs being met?
2.Have I leaned on myself or other people for support?

INSENSIBILITY- deadness of spiritual life
Ask yourselves the following questions:
1.Have I ever ignored my Father in Heaven?
2.Have I chosen to remain ignorant about Father's plan and purpose?

INSTABILITY- lack of firmness of convictions
Ask yourselves the following questions:
1.Have I ever allowed man's traditions to bring confusion into my worship?
2.Have I chosen to be spiritually a reed in the wind?

Now let us turn to the Scriptures to see what our Father has told us about these particular items and remember this...one is as important as the other. Our Christianity must be tightly linked together without holes in it! You can't have security without stability and can't have either of those with out sensibility! I have stated many times over that “COMMON SENSE” is one of the greater gifts of our Father.

Insecurity
A. Descriptive of:
Wicked...................................Ps. 37.1,2, 10 (whole chapter)
Riches.....................................I Tim. 6.17 (whole chapter)
Those trusting in themselves..Luke 12.16-21 (13-21)

B. Cure of :
Steadfast of mind....................Is. 26.3 (1-4)
Rely upon God's promises......Ps. 37.1-26
(pg. 2- Insecurity, Insensibility, and Instability)

Remember God's provision....Phil. 4.9-19 (4-20)
Put God first...........................Matt. 6.25-34 (24-34)

Insensibility
A. Kinda of:
Physical.................................Judges 19.26-29 (22-29)
Spiritual.................................Jer. 5.3, 21 (whole chapter)
Judicial..................................Acts 28.25-28 (whole chapter)

B. Causes of:
Seared conscience........................I Tim. 4.2 (whole chapter)
Spiritual ignorance.......................Eph. 4.18, 19 (whole chapter)
Wanton pleasure...........................I Tim. 5.6 (whole chapter)

Instability

A. Causes of :
Deception......................................Gal. 3.1; Col. 2.4-8 (whole chapters both)
Immaturity.....................................I Tim. 3.6 (whole chapter)
False Teaching..............................2 Cor, 11.3, 4; Gal. 1.6-11 (whole chapters both)
Lack of Depth................................Heb. 5.11-14 (whole chapter)
Unsettled Mind..............................Eph. 4.14; James 1.6-8 (whole chapters both)

B. Examples of:
Pharaoh..........................................Ex. 10.8-20
Israel..............................................Judges 2.17
Soloman........................................I Kings 11.1-8
Disciples........................................John 6.66
John Mark.....................................Acts 15.37, 38
Galations.......................................Gal. 1.6
*Where you have verses or the words “whole chapter” in ( ) this is so that you may actually pick up the complete subject and read through until the object is located in the entirety as it was written for the readers complete understanding and knowledge! Always pick up your subject and object when studying. God bless you.

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