I'm not making it complicated, I'm simply looking at ALL the scriptures, and seeing the whole picture...
The
complications come when the whole picture is
homogenized, instead of
Rightly
Divided, eh? i.e.:
I have decided to follow Jesus?
A) Do I follow Him, and the doctrine He Spoke as The:
Humble Christ, on the
earth, To Israel, 12 apostles, Under The Law/covenants
/
Prophecy:
1) Repent (change mind about sin/agree With God "it is
Wrong!") or perish
(Luk 13:3,5, 24:47; Mar 1:4)
+
2) believe the gospel of the kingdom (Mat 4:23, 9:35, 24:14; Mar 1:14,15)
+
3)
be water baptized "For the remission of sin" (Mar 1:4 Luk 3:3,
7:29:30, 24:47;
Act 2:38)
+
4) "
show works meet for repentance" (Mat 3:8),
because,
+
5) "
to the twelve tribes of Israel," "faith Without works is dead"
(James 1:1, 2:17,26)
+
6) "
keep the commandments" to "enter life" (Mat 19:17)
+
7)
"one thing thou lackest...sell ALL/take up cross/follow Jesus"
(Mar 10:17-23)
+
8) pray as a watchman, for Great Tribulation, man of sin, son of perdition, and
signs of the end times, and Second Coming?
A) Do I follow His
earthly prophecy "faith PLUS works" program of covenants and law?
( OT, Mat - John, Heb - Rev ) or:
Rightly Divided (
2 Timothy 2:15) From “Things That
Differ” (
online)
B) Do I follow
Him As The Risen And Glorified "Head Of His Church" and ask:
I have decided to Follow ( The Heavenly ) LORD Jesus?
And, His
Heavenly Pure Grace Program, According To
The Revelation Of The Mystery?
(His Doctrine in Romans - Philemon)
Of course, Under God's
Other Context Of Grace for The (
Heavenly ) ONE Body
Of Christ, Which
began with ( ONE
apostle ) Paul, Baptized
By The ONE Spirit,
as the
first 'member' of the ONE
New man...
(
Ephesians 2:15;
1 Timothy 1:16;
Romans 11:13;
Ephesians 4:5;
1 Corinthians 12:13),
...it is ( as Paul states
21 x ) "
But Now":
1) Have repentance toward God (change mind about sin/agree With God "it is
Wrong!")
(
Acts 20:21)
+
2) Have faith toward The LORD Jesus Christ (Acts 20:21), and trust/believe The Gospel
Of The Grace Of God: His
Death ( ALL-Sufficient Work On The Cross ), Burial, And
Resurrection, According To The Scripture (
Ephesians 2:5-9;
1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
+
3) Acknowledge I am
Spiritually Baptized By The
ONE Baptism Of The Holy Spirit
Into The ONE (
Spiritual Organism) Body Of Christ, Seated In the
Heavenlies
(
Ephesians 4:5;
Colossians 2:12;
Galatians 3:27;
Romans 6:3-4;
1 Corinthians 12:13)
+
4) Acknowledge Christ Is Living in me, so I
allow Him to, through me:
+
5) To
Fulfil:
All Of His Law, In ONE Word: ►► love ◄◄ thy neighbor
+
6) Study God's Word Of Truth, Rightly Divided to show myself "Approved Unto God"
(
2 Timothy 2:15), and all the rest of these
Bible study rules!
+
7) Work with my hands to "give to them in need," and the LORD "shall supply all my need"
(
Ephesians 4:28;
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12;
2 Thessalonians 3:10-12;
1 Timothy 5:8)
+
8) Be a humble prayer warrior and:
"...look, watch, and Patiently WAIT For..." = The LORD Jesus Christ!
(
2 Thessalonians 2:1;
Romans 8:18-19;
Romans 8:23;
Romans 8:25;
1 Corinthians 1:7;
Ephesians 6:12-18;
Philippians 3:20;
Colossians 4:1-3;
1 Thessalonians 1:10;
1 Thessalonians 5:5-11;
Titus 2:13)
+
9) Put on the FULL armour of God and stand, in the
spiritual warfare I wrestle with
(
Ephesians 6:10-18)
+
10)
Eph 6:19 "And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I
may open my mouth boldly, to make known the
Mystery Of The Gospel,"
+
11)
"And to make all men see what is the fellowship of
The Mystery, which from the
beginning of the world hath been hid in God, Who created all things by Jesus Christ"
(Eph 3:9)
+
12) Acknowledge that I am going to give an account at Judgment
(
1 Corinthians 3:8-15;
Romans 14:12), at my
Heavenly Home-Going
(
Great GRACE Departure! )
According to these and
all the details of
God's Sound Doctrinal Blueprint In
Romans Through Philemon? (
1 Timothy 1:10;
2 Timothy 4:3;
Titus 1:9):
Titus 2:1 But speak thou the things which become
sound doctrine:
Or:
C) Do I speak after following the
Many, who
homogenize A) + B) into
Massive
Confusion?
Final question would be: Which
Option, Under Grace Today, should I take
To Honor and Glorify God, Who Plainly and Clear Says in Romans 11:6:
"And if By Grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise
Grace is no more Grace. But if it be of works, then is it
no more Grace: otherwise work is no more work."
Precious friend(s), thanks again. I
appreciate all your prayerful and
careful consideration of this Eternally Important Matter.
Amen.
Extra
Related study Bonus:
UnScriptural or UNdispensational?
