John 3:16
"...For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,
that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life..."
By Allen Bailey
I suppose in our age, that this has become the most famous and quoted (but
misunderstood) scripture found in the bible - Not because of belief of this truth, but rather
therein is shown the opposite - the manifestation of the unbelief of this truth, as
now manifest in the wide spread teaching, acceptance, bias and allegiance to the doctrine
of Arminianism, or the theory of the "offer" of eternal salvation, based (fundamentally)
upon man's free will to accept the "proffered" salvation, to reject or neglect the "offer"
just as one may please, and so be saved in Heaven and Immortal Glory,or be eternally
lost.
- But I have not so learned Christ, and (given grace and ability) I would like to prove (to
the joy and deliverance of the spiritual mind, and to the logic of the natural mind) from the
Scriptures that this text and context (the words of Christ Himself) gives no credence
whatsoever to the free-will theory, but is the grand proclamation of Eternal Salvation
found in the redemptive merit and work of the Son of God, to the deliverance of a
believer's conscience to rejoice in the same through the Power of the Holy Spirit which is
given to them to believe. If a professed believer in Christ is trusting to their mere
"acceptance" of the Gospel instead of trusting in Christ Himself, Whom is the very
subject and substance of the message of the Gospel; Then can it said that their
profession of faith in is indeed in Him and His redemptive work, or merely in their
"acceptance" of this work? 2 Cor 1:9, Eph 1:11-14, Phil 1:29, Rom 1:16, Rom 3:3, 1 Tim
4:10, 2 Tim 2:10-13, 2 Th 2:13-14.
The free will doctrine, (as it is taught throughout "Christiandom") is that Christ died
universally, but conditionally for all of mankind, based upon each individual
person (of mankind) accepting of His "offer" or sacrifice to God of Himself, in order to
make salvation merely "possible" or "available" for them. Some even teach that Christ
was "offered", not to God, but to "lost sinners", that is directly; Still, others teach that
Christ died "indefintely" for sinners - that is, that His sacrifice was "sufficient" for a lost
world, if a lost world of sinners would only believe in it (as being so?), and thus avail
themselves of it. Conditional Salvationists also teach that Christ did not die
absolutely for anyone in particular, but only generally for all mankind, based
upon each individual's "acceptance" of salvation when they (may have the opportunity to)
hear the "gospel" preached. They, therefore do not believe that the Gospel is the "good
news", but a legalistic proposition presented conditionally to mankind. It seems that even
nature teaches man that there is not much, if any "good news" that is contained in a mere
offer, or a mere bundle of propositions when compared to a simple message of free Grace
and deliverance to a bound captive, based on no conditions whatever. Thus conditional
(indefinite) redemptionists teach that the sacrifice of Christ of Himself was conditional
and not absolute, and therefore not certain to any particular member of human kind. Paul
believed that Christ died for sinners, and immediately added: "Of whom I am chief" He
also stated that sinners believe according to the "mighty working of God's power in
Christ", which same Power was displayed when "God raised Christ from the dead". Paul
also taught that if anyone believed in Christ as the (their) Savior, it was because it had
been given unto them by divine Grace: He taught that faith came by the gift of grace
which was given unto these because God had chosen them personally, individually and
intimately before the world began, or in eternity, and all their blessings in time (and
eternity) were predicated on this special, individual choice of them, and not upon
anything as seen beforehand in them by God - (this includes righteousness, meritorious
works- works of righteousness that they had done, could do, or would do, such as
belief, faith, repentance, etc, for all these works are the fruits of the Spirit which
flow not from themselves (their own flesh), but from The Good Tree within them,which is
Christ in them, the Hope of Glory) -
"... Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.
The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go
free.
He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance..."Psa 105:18-21.
"...Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away,
and
the prey of the terrible shall be delivered:
for I will contend with him that contendeth
with thee,
and I will save thy children..."Isa 49:24-25.
There are several points upon which this theory needs to be
questioned:
1. Where do the Scriptures (including John 3:16) ever say that salvation or eternal life
has ever been offered to mankind? (Rather, are there not many scriptures that clearly
state that God does not in fact, offer eternal life upon conditions to be accepted
by His creature man, but that He freely gives natural life and eternal life to whom He
pleases without any conditions (works) whatever to be performed by them?)
Has God, in the Scriptures ever "offered" eternal salvation to mankind in general (or even
to any specific group of mankind, (including national Israel?)
No. He offered national Israel only temporal blessings, such as "eating the good of the
land" and preservation from captivity and the sword. Even in keeping and abiding by the
terms of this, they completely failed, as prophesied even at those moments by Moses and
Joshua; for like the holy Apostle, neither was there any good thing in their flesh. Added to
their common rebellion and wickedness was their murder of all the prophets that were
sent among them, including the Great Prophet, Jesus of Nazereth, Himself. Their final
destruction, which culminated in 70 A.D. by the armies of the Roman general, Titus
Vespasian, the son of the emperor, was brought on by the terms of the covenant that God
in His sovereignty had made with this people according to His Own Will; As they were
brought into captivity and bondage, by their land being occupied by foreign armies, and
their politics being dictated by foreign powers, (but not their religion and culture) it
revealed only the fulfilling of the judgments of God upon them as a covenanted people,
and according to the terms dictated in their law - which was spoken and delivered unto
their fathers by Moses. - And as for the pagan gentiles during this period: As Paul
pronounced upon Mars Hill, God had winked at their foolishness of times past, and had
instead of sending retribution upon them as sinners, had instead as a gracious Creator,
sent them temporal blessings, regardless of their ignorance, wickedness and idolatry,
therefore showing in nature His mercy and goodness to undeserving creatures - ("He
makes His rain to fall upon the unjust") but now (then) commanded them to repent of
their gross idolatry, which reformation gradually took place under the Providence of God
and the influence of the gospel - That is, before another beast rose up out of the former
paganism, which was the spirit of Satan embodied in the Man of sin in religious garbs,
whom re-established the former Paganism in the form of a false Christ This beast was
also marked out and determined by God for destruction.(Acts 14:16-17, Acts 17:26-31, 2
Th 2:1-10. For "He makes His rain to fall upon the just (those who are justified by faith and
seek their Life from Christ,) and the unjust" Matt 5:45. (those whom seek their existence
in the natural life, and only in order to be gratified and therefore justified in their fleshly
desires.) - Those who "are dead in trespasses and sin", Eph 2:1-5 until it pleases God to
quicken (some of) them, and raise them up from death and "make them sit together in
heavenly places in Christ", because they were chosen in Him before the world began. Eph
1:4
3. What is faith or belief in Christ as The Savior? When it is said that we believe,
or "must" believe on or in Christ, what does this imply? What is it, or the thing we must
believe about Him? What causes us to believe? All these questions are clearly answered
in the Holy Scriptures, (and believed by the enlightened mind.)
4. Just what is the "gospel" any way? What does it do for a believer? How does the
Gospel save a believer? How is it "the power of God unto salvation" to everyone that
believes (it)? Rom 1:16.
5. Which comes first, eternal life or salvation? Can man believe in Christ except eternal
life is already abiding in him? If we do not believe (the record that God has given of His
Son), is this not evidence that we have no (at least the manifestation of) Life in Christ, and
therefore that we have not the love of God (abiding) in us? John 5:42.
6. Has God ever made a covenant with man - conditional or otherwise? Has He not rather
always revealed His Eternal Covenant of Grace as being made with Himself, and salvation
as being made in Eternity in the Three-In-One Godhead? 2 Sam 23:5, Isa 55:3,Isa 61:8,Jer
32:40, Ezk 16:60, Ezk 37:26, Heb 13:20, Gen 17:21. What "covenant" did God ever make
with the Israelites that "seemed" to be conditional, did they ever keep, or were for that
matter, able to keep? For some answers to this, see - Luke 16:11-13, Rom 5:20, Rom 7:9-
10, Gal 3:10-14, Josh 24:15-20, Deu 30:19-27, 1 Th 2:15.
7. Are there in fact, any conditions whatever to be performed, left to the free-will option of
God's children; that is to say, "here it is - take it or leave it"? - But rather, is not the
performance of this great work of Love and Grace to be found in that which God in Christ
has given to His people in Eternity in His Mind and Purpose, and has now revealed (these
things) unto them by His Spirit (working) in their hearts and minds by the revelation of
Jesus Christ in their souls as the Hope of Eternal Glory, for it is even God Himself that
works in them by His Spirit, both to will, and not only working in these a will to do, but
graciously grants them the power also, and that of His Own good pleasure, so they
through His Spirit in them, work out their own salvation with fear and trembling that is
given them by Grace ) Phil 2:12-13.
("For by Grace, and not by their works you will
observe, are they saved"... as Paul stated in Eph 2:8-10 -
"...For by
grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath
before ordained that we should walk in them..."
8. To whom is the gospel to be preached? How "general" does the "commission get?
How much "time" and "territory" did the so-called "Great Commission" cover, and was
the "Great Commission" fulfilled by the Apostles of Christ in that age, or is it still in effect
in a "general" way to the "church" in this day, so that every one who feels to do so, are
minsters of Christ and therefore qualified to "offer" Christ and the "gospel" to lost
sinners in any way, in any place in the world as may strike their fancy? How do these
"modern" "evangelists", as they have named themselves, come to have more inherent
power and authority in the preaching of the gospel (as they call it) than even the Apostles
were given in "The Great Commission" - For they say that they have a general
authority to go (or mostly, to be sent) to any place in the geographical and cultural world
as may arise in their mind, or more to the point, that may arise in the minds of the
religious organizations and institutions that they are affiliated with? - When the holy
Apostles were not suffered (although under the Orders of Their Great Commission) to go
anywhere except where the Spirit led them, and upon which they must rely for guidance
as to which specific place and also the specific time allowed to go there by the Holy
Ghost. Who would not suffer them to go anywhere arbitrarily, as it may have
entered into their natural minds ! I am sure that the "commission" to preach the gospel
"in all the world" is not nearly as "general" as most "evangelists" would make it out to be.
It fact, I believe in God's Providence and Gospel Arrangement of Things, that there are
periods of time in history, although there may be much flurry and outward activity
throughout the religious world (nominal Christiandom), when there is very little of the true
gospel of Christ being preached by The Holy Ghost, sent down from Heaven, for the
(religious) world now seems to be largely overcome - at best, by a Galatian "gospel",
"which is not another gospel, but there some (now many) who would pervert the gospel
of Christ."
"...I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the
grace of Christ unto another gospel:
Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel
of Christ.
But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that
which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than
that ye have received, let him be accursed.
For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men,
I should not be the servant of Christ..." Gal 1:6-10.
"...5 And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
6 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and
were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in
Asia,
("How many modern day "evangelizers" have you ever heard say that they were
"forbidden by The Spirit" to go into such and such a place?" - Evidently, the reason they
never encounter an experience similar to the Apostles, is because they don't have the
same commission as the Apostles had, and therefore they are not dealing with or are
being led by the same Spirit in truth, therefore, they cannot be preaching the same Gospel
that the Apostles were preaching, "but another (perverted) gospel, which is not the
gospel of Christ.)
7 After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit
suffered them not.
8 And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.
9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and
prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
10 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia,
assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.
11 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the
next day to Neapolis;
12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a
colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.
13 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to
be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which
worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the
things which were spoken of Paul..." Act 16:5-14.
Does any one have the right to assume or rather, presume the office and commission (in
a general way) to preach the "gospel" and present it as an "offer" of salvation to
unbelievers? Is not the Gospel rather ordained to be preached to believers, or
those whom already have had their heart opened by the Holy Spirit, (Evidently,
Lydia, being "a worshipper of God", as was also Cornelius, could not have been so,
except she and he were already born of the Spirit, for how could anyone be a worshipper
of the True God without being in possession of the Holy Spirit? "God is a Spirit, and He
seeketh such to worship Him, as DO worship Him in Spirit AND IN TRUTH, said Jesus to
the Samaritan woman at the well; "For he is not a Jew (a true worshipper, for salvation is
of the (spiritual) Jew) - as Jesus also told the woman at the well - "whose circumcision is
not outward in the flesh, but he is a Jew, (a true worshipper of God) whose circumcision
is inwardly, in the heart, and not in the letter," etc. says Paul.- Rom 2:28.- Are not these
then able to attend unto the (spiritual) things that are contained in the message and
power of the gospel? Matt 24:14, Mark 16:19-20, Acts 3:20-23, Acts 16:7,10, Acts 16:14,
Rom 15:19, Rom 1:16, 1 Cor 2:9-15, Col 1:23, 1 Tim 2:5-7, 1 Tim 3:16, Heb 5:4, Lev 10:1,
Num 3:4, Num 26:61.
9. Did Christ actually "save" "His people" from their sins, according to the Scriptures and
the message of the angel, or did He just "try to", make an "effort", or merely "provide an
opportunity" for them to be saved, etc, etc. The foregoing are statements commonly made
in Arminian pulpits and publications the world over, and should be considered (in the
negative) by the child of God, if God permit to "give them acknowlegement unto the
truth", and that they may compare these things, "comparing spiritual things with
spiritual" to realize that if Christ did not actually accomplish that He came into the world
to do - that is, that He laid down His life for "His sheep", then they are "yet in their sins",
and perished as stated in 1 Cor 15:12-17, Isa 42:4, Isa 54 10-12, John 10:14-16.
10. When Christ says "God so loved the world, what does He mean? Does He mean
the whole world of mankind, or only the gentile "world" or "the nations of the world" in
contradistinction to the "Jewish" world? John 10:16, Acts 11:17-18, 1 John 1:2. The word
or term world, has many significations as it is used in the Scriptures, according to
the context and the analogy of faith for the believer, and for the biblical historian, the time
frame that it was spoken in, and the time it referred to; Also to how the Jews were
accustomed to using this word in their writings and teaching as referring to their own
nation and that of the gentiles, as Jesus was conversing with Nicodemus, a devout leader
and teacher of the Jews at that time...
To Be Continued, If God Wills
"Belmont"
..Arr. by A. Bailey.
To Whom Is The Gospel Preached?
"...Therefore why do you not look to bring the form of preaching to God's work, than to bring down the power of God's work to your form of preaching?..."
Excerpt From Joseph Hussey's "God's Operations Of Grace, But No Offers Of Grace" - (1659-1726)
"...And which Was preached to every creature which is under heaven;
whereof I Paul am made a minister;
Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:
Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:.." Col 1:24-27.
"... For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time..." 1 Cor 15:3-8.
" And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory..."-Tim 3:16.
"...Go and show John again those things which ye do hear and see:
The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me..." Matt 11:5-6.
"..When Jesus stood and cried, "If any man thirst, let him come unto Me and drink," He no more invited the thirsty, than He invited the light when He said, Let there be light. In the first place there is not a soul on the earth that does or can thirst for the living waters which flow from Him, until He quickens it, and makes it thirst, and when made to feel its thirst, and even when the tongue faileth for thirst, it can no more approach the living fountain than it can make a world, until Jesus applies, not the invitation, but the word, "Come unto Me." His words are spirit and they are life; and His sheep hear them, and they know His voice, and they follow Him; because they have no power or even disposition to resist their Shepherd's voice. The calling of the saints is nowhere in the scriptures denominated an invitation. He calleth His own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. If he only invited them they would have to get out themselves, or stay behind. But when he calls, the dead hear His voice, (not His invitationj and they that hear shall live. How would it suit the condition of a poor, lost, helpless soul, one that feels his poverty, inability and impotence, to read the word thus: The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall be invited to live, and they who accept the invitation shall live. And when He inviteth forth His own sheep He goeth before them, provided they accept the invitation. It is perfectly in keeping with every feature of Arminianism for workmongers to talk of invitations of the gospel, because the very term implies the willing and the doing power to be in the creature. But it is neither in harmony with the doctrine of experience of the saints of God to so speak of His communications to them as to imply that He has yielded up the government to them; that He has hinged the effect and result of His communications on their will instead of His own will. It is derogatory to His character, it reflects on His wisdom, power, and grace.
-Gilbert Beebe, July 15, 1846
The Gospel
With Scriptural Reference
Bled, Led, Fed and Read - In that Order
LM
As Jesus has for them first bled, ---1
Then, they to Him, His Spirit's led,---2
Then to their souls His word is fed,---3
Till their title clear, they have read.---4
The gospel is not to the dead,5
For the dead have no power to hear,6
Until in Life, the Spirit's led,7
Born from above in holy fear.8
No preacher has the power of Life,9
Nor can their word now raise the dead;10
Or save a sinner through their strife,11
- None, to the Savior have they led.12
Grace must quicken the sinner, dead;13 .
A living soul, he then is led 14
By Christ Himself, and then is fed.15
The word of truth and gospel bread. 16
It is the living, not the dead,17
That needs the food of gospel bread;18
- With this the swine cannot be fed, 19
Or on the unanointed, shed. 20
A living heart can be addressed, 21
For poor in spirit, it is blessed; 22
It, in the Savior now can rest,23
And in His righteousness be dressed.24
It's the good news - to these it's sent, 25
Drink for the thirsty it is meant; 26
It finds in these it's own lodgement,27
Where the Spirit, their hearts have rent. 28
We must have ears, that we may hear,29
As the Lord Jesus plainly said;30
And none can hear, till born in fear,31
And by the Spirit they are led. 32
For now in Christ, they've not received 33
The spirit of this fallen world;34
But by His Spirit, now believed 35
This word of grace, preached by His hearld. 36
Some will say, even to this day, 37
That the preacher must therefore know 38
Where the elect in the world lay, 39
That truth to them he then might show; 40
But the Apostles could not know, 41
Until the Spirit did them show, 42
- On whom it pleased Him to bestow 43
Eternal LIfe down here below. 44
For Providence did lead them where 45
The Holy Spirit first did stir; 46
Of Himself, He had made aware, 47
Before they'd heard a minister. 48
For, without faith they can't believe, 49
Or words of Grace, their hearts relieve; 50
Nor in their minds, rightly conceive 51
What the believing do receive. 52
This word was preached before to some, 53
But did not profit them you see; 54
Faith, to believe it, they had none, 55
To dare to trust in God's mercy. 56
Where outwardly the gospel comes, 57
It's only as the word of men; 58
But children gather up these crumbs, 59
And wait in hope for it again. 60
And though it's preached here all abroad, 61
From house tops, or the new airways; 62
Men are indiff'rent, or they're awed - 63
Will reach the called in every case. 64
Their witness is the Son within, 65
And to their Father they reply; 66
"We've received double for our sin," 67
When to their hearts, this word apply; 68
Till it comes with pow'r in our soul, 69
We're ashamed our names, there enroll; 70
Nor will it ever hearts console, 71
To make Christ's glory all our goal; 72
But where it comes in Power and Love, 73
In Christ's Own Spirit from above; 74
It's the sweetest notes we've heard of, 75
And rests on us like a soft dove. 76
I wait the times of gospel bread, 77
For with it now my soul is fed; 78
And not to self, but Christ instead, 79
I look to Him, by Him I'm led; 80
When we shall walk no more this way, 81
No longer make this earth our stay; 82
We'll still sing on in Heaven's Day 83
The substance of the gospel's ray; 84
But more than this - we shout with joy, 85
In hope of our ceaseless employ; 86
Where nothing shall our peace alloy, 87
As sin and fear do now destroy; 88
For here I still must daily know, 89
Christ and His suff'rings, in my soul, 90
To always in this body show, 91
He suffered too, fulfilled His goal; 92
And Jesus there will be our song, 93
We'll ever know Him as His Own; 94
The Word Himself, for which saints long, 95
Is in His Glory, fully known. 96
*Copyright 2001
O. Allen Bailey
The Gospel - Silas Durand
*This material may be freely copied and distributed, but shall not be altered or sold.
Reference:
1. - Tim 3:16 - " And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
2. - Eph 2:5-6 - "...Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;).."
3. - John 21:16-17 - "...He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep..."
4. - Luke 10:20 - "...Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven..."
5. - John 5:25 - "...Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live..."
6. - Eph 2:1 - "...And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins:..."
7. - John 10:27-28 - "...My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
8. - John 10:28 - "And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand..."
9. - John 5:38-40 - "... And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life...
2 Cor 1:9 -"... But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:.."
10. - John 5:21 - "...For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will..."
11. - Psa 49:6-7 - "...They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
12. - Heb 8:11 - "...And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest..."
13. - Eph 2:1 - 2:5 "...And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins:..." "....Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
14. - John 10:27 - "...My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:..."
15. - John 15:26:27 -"... But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning..."
16. - John 16:13-15 -"...Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come.
He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you.
All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall show it unto you..."
17. - Mark 5:39-41 -"... And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.
And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.
18. -Mark 5:41-43 "...And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.
And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat..."
19. -Matt 7:6 "...Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you..."
20. -Exo 29:7-9 "...Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.
And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them.
And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.
Ezek 16:8 "...Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine.
Then washed I thee with water; yea, I thoroughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil..."
21. -1 Cor 2:9-11 "...But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
22. -Matt 5:3 "...Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven..."
23. -Matt 11:28-29 "...Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls..."
24. -Phil 3:8-10 "...Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;..."
Rev 7:9-10 -"...After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb..."
25. -Rom 10:15 "...How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!..."
26. -Isa 55:1 "...Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price..."
-Isa 41:17-18 "...When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them...
I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water..."
27. -Zep 3:17 "...The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing..."
Psa 40:9-10 "...I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.
28. Acts 2:36-37 "...Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?.."
Acts 16:14 "... And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul..."
29. - Rom 10:17 -"...So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God..."
- Rom 11:7-8 "...What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day..."
John 12:39-40 "...Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,
He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them..."
30. -Matt 11:15 "...He that hath ears to hear, let him hear..."
-Matt 13:9 "...Who hath ears to hear, let him hear..."
-Matt 13:43 "...Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear..."
-Mark 4:9 "...And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear..."
-Luke 8:8 "...And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear..."
-Luke 14:25 "...He that hath ears to hear, let him hear..."
31. -John 5:25-29 "...Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live...."..."...Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice.."
32. - John 5:28-29 " ...And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation..."
33. - 1 Cor 2:12 "...Now we have received, not the spirit of the world.."
34. - 1 Cor 2:12 "...But the spirit which is of God;
35. - 1 Cor 2:12 "...That we might know the things that are freely given to us of God..."
36. - 1 Cor 2:13 "...Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual..."
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