The Whole Creation Story – Part 29
In the NT, here is the big change…
Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath
blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
Like I said, we gotta get our heads OUT of THIS world and get our minds into the NEXT.
The NEXT world is where our blessings are INHERITED. We don’t get them HERE.
OUR BLESSINGS ARE SPIRITUAL!
Again, IF YOU THINK ME WRONG, there are 112 chances for “bless..” to be about getting gain or stuff or money in the NT.
It just isn’t there. Not once. Not a single time. Go look for yourself. Please. I challenge you.
Search the scriptures daily whether these things are so.
You’ll get the same 112 verses I did. Unless you pick up a satanic ‘bible’.
So, why do people think so differently??? Why do supposed christians run around saying “I’m blessed” and “have a blessed day”??????????
Because Satan wants them to.
He is only too happy to give the things, if it will keep them from INHERITING the REAL BLESSINGS which we will receive for winning people to Christ.
Ol’ Satan, he knows The Bible. He gives them the OLD TESTAMENT “prayer of Jabez”.
1Chronicles 4:10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.
There is at least one popular modern book on Christians duplicating this prayer.
But, this is not repeated anywhere in scripture. It is random. And it is OLD TESTAMENT.
For a Christian…
Jabez N.T Christians
“called on the God of Israel” Call in Jesus’ name ONLY (John 14:13-14,15:16,16:23-24)
“bless me indeed” “bless..” 112 times. Not once are we to ASK to be blessed
Why not? We are already blessed! (Eph 1:3)
“enlarge my coast” Land. Here. OK! Mark 10:29 Jesus said There is no man that hath left…lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s, 30 But he shall receive an hundredfold… lands, with persecutions
“thine hand with me” Jesus is IN us and will never leave us (2Cor 13:5, Heb 13:5)
“keep evil from grieving me” We shouldn’t grieve the Holy Ghost with our lives.
1Peter 2:19 For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. 20 … but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. 21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
The ”prayer of Jabez” is not even CLOSE to the way a NT Christian should pray. Not close in any way.
This might be something an UNSAVED man would TRY to pray!! Maybe his god would hear it. Our God would not.
In the OT one could honor the God of the Jews by offering and praying to Him.
Leviticus 22:18 Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt offering;
1Kings 8:37 If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be; 38 What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house: 39 Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;) 40 That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers. 41 Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name’s sake; 42 (For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house; :43 Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name.
In the NT it is Jesus or don’t bother.
John 14:13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
Philippians 2:9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
2John 1:9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. 10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: 11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
John 5:23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son [is to] honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
1John 2:22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. 23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
John 15:23 He that hateth [chooseth not] me hateth [chooseth not] my Father also.
Other than this prayer of “Jabez”, this is the kinda stuff you get.
Isaiah 56:10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. 11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.
1Timothy 3:2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
…
1Timothy 3:8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
1Peter 5:2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
Titus 1:11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.
2Peter 2:3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
So, why is this so important??? And what does it have to do with our topic??
Because these “blessings” that people think they are getting from “God”,
Well, these “blessings” aren’t from The Lord God at all. They can’t be.
It is simply impossible scripturally. It is a scriptural impossibility under the New Testament.
Christians aren’t “blessed” by gain. Christians are blessed by suffering: Just as Jesus was. Just as their Lord and Saviour was.
Get this … Jesus doesn’t “bless” those that aren’t His – with “suffering”!
They wouldn’t want it or understand it. He certainly wouldn’t bless them with anything else.
So, then who supplies these “blessings” of “gain” in this world?
I mean, The Lord does supply the NEED of His Children.
Philippians 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
But “need” is different from “want” or “bless”.
Christians are told to “be content” with what we have.
1Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Jun 4 2023
The Whole Creation Story – Part 29
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The Whole Creation Story – Part 29
The Whole Creation Story – Part 29
In the NT, here is the big change…
Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath
blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
Like I said, we gotta get our heads OUT of THIS world and get our minds into the NEXT.
The NEXT world is where our blessings are INHERITED. We don’t get them HERE.
OUR BLESSINGS ARE SPIRITUAL!
Again, IF YOU THINK ME WRONG, there are 112 chances for “bless..” to be about getting gain or stuff or money in the NT.
It just isn’t there. Not once. Not a single time. Go look for yourself. Please. I challenge you.
Search the scriptures daily whether these things are so.
You’ll get the same 112 verses I did. Unless you pick up a satanic ‘bible’.
So, why do people think so differently??? Why do supposed christians run around saying “I’m blessed” and “have a blessed day”??????????
Because Satan wants them to.
He is only too happy to give the things, if it will keep them from INHERITING the REAL BLESSINGS which we will receive for winning people to Christ.
Ol’ Satan, he knows The Bible. He gives them the OLD TESTAMENT “prayer of Jabez”.
1Chronicles 4:10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.
There is at least one popular modern book on Christians duplicating this prayer.
But, this is not repeated anywhere in scripture. It is random. And it is OLD TESTAMENT.
For a Christian…
Jabez N.T Christians
“called on the God of Israel” Call in Jesus’ name ONLY (John 14:13-14,15:16,16:23-24)
“bless me indeed” “bless..” 112 times. Not once are we to ASK to be blessed
Why not? We are already blessed! (Eph 1:3)
“enlarge my coast” Land. Here. OK! Mark 10:29 Jesus said There is no man that hath left…lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s, 30 But he shall receive an hundredfold… lands, with persecutions
“thine hand with me” Jesus is IN us and will never leave us (2Cor 13:5, Heb 13:5)
“keep evil from grieving me” We shouldn’t grieve the Holy Ghost with our lives.
1Peter 2:19 For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. 20 … but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. 21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
The ”prayer of Jabez” is not even CLOSE to the way a NT Christian should pray. Not close in any way.
This might be something an UNSAVED man would TRY to pray!! Maybe his god would hear it. Our God would not.
In the OT one could honor the God of the Jews by offering and praying to Him.
Leviticus 22:18 Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt offering;
1Kings 8:37 If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be; 38 What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house: 39 Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;) 40 That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers. 41 Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name’s sake; 42 (For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house; :43 Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name.
In the NT it is Jesus or don’t bother.
John 14:13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
Philippians 2:9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
2John 1:9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. 10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: 11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
John 5:23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son [is to] honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
1John 2:22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. 23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
John 15:23 He that hateth [chooseth not] me hateth [chooseth not] my Father also.
Other than this prayer of “Jabez”, this is the kinda stuff you get.
Isaiah 56:10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. 11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.
1Timothy 3:2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
…
1Timothy 3:8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
1Peter 5:2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
Titus 1:11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.
2Peter 2:3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
So, why is this so important??? And what does it have to do with our topic??
Because these “blessings” that people think they are getting from “God”,
Well, these “blessings” aren’t from The Lord God at all. They can’t be.
It is simply impossible scripturally. It is a scriptural impossibility under the New Testament.
Christians aren’t “blessed” by gain. Christians are blessed by suffering: Just as Jesus was. Just as their Lord and Saviour was.
Get this … Jesus doesn’t “bless” those that aren’t His – with “suffering”!
They wouldn’t want it or understand it. He certainly wouldn’t bless them with anything else.
So, then who supplies these “blessings” of “gain” in this world?
I mean, The Lord does supply the NEED of His Children.
Philippians 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
But “need” is different from “want” or “bless”.
Christians are told to “be content” with what we have.
1Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
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