Saturday, January 17, 2009

At Least Finish the Sentence

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Scott Price

Comparing Scripture with Scripture in its context we learn what God has to say to His church. Many times as people, especially preachers are making some point they force their interpretation by failing to teach it in the context in which they are drawing from. The easiest way to see this often is they do not even finish the sentence that they are reading from.

At Least Three Examples:

Genesis 4:3-4a (KJV) v-3) And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. 4) And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel.........

In trying to put emphasis on the sinner and by double talk at the same time claiming God is not a respecter of persons the Arminian will say that God saw Abel's meritorious actions. The context of this Scripture as well as the whole word of God places preeminence on the Lord Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God, the only Acceptable Offering. We are accepted, yes, but how? We are only accepted in the Beloved (Eph 1:6).

Read the rest of the sentence:
4 b) and to his offering: 5) But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

Deuteronomy 29:29 (KJV) v-29a) The secret things belong unto the LORD our God:......

Many times when people are lazy or shallow they lean heavily on the first part of this verse and claim that things are unclear. Most of those times people use this verse to actually hide behind because a text somewhere else is offensive to them or else exposes another error in their man-made theology. It is a convenient verse to run to cover for, as a cloak of false humility and appearance of mystery when the information they are trying to suppress is often times blatantly woven or revealed throughout the Scripture as a whole.

Read the rest of the sentence:
29b) but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.

Acts 2:39 (KJV) 39a) For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off,........

I have seen some preachers use this to say that God promises salvation to all without exception and that God is desiring the salvation of all without exception saying that God promises it to all. God is not a wimp who tries to save people and fails. He is NOT frustrated. His grace is irresistible as the Spirit of God works in the elect the same power that it took to raise Christ from the dead is the same power God uses to work in His people in regeneration and conversion (Eph 1:19-23). This is the power of God unto salvation (Romans 1:16-17). This promise is only to those who the Lord calls by His gospel (2 Thessalonians 2:13-14).

Read the read of the sentence:
39b) even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

There are many more examples in the Bible that folks twist or sweep under the carpet. We must not take things out of context to mold a system that tastes better than the sweet honey of God's word. He is Truth. Submit to His way.

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