Tune and Prepare!

from "the lectionary" blog pre The following excerpt is intended to assist those who wish to better understand the restored status of the New Testament and the new status of believers, which is radically distinct from the Law and Jewish traditions. Apostolic terminology is under constant attack due to the biases found in postmodern culture and politically motivated theological trends. Surprisingly many people believe that Christian identity is somehow a "reformed" form of Judaism. But that is not the case: Living in Christ means having a sense of identity and belonging; it is a spiritually extraordinary, “astonishingly new” state & ID — not some kind of religion or philosophy. This ongoing distortion can only be countered in a concrete way, through linguistic and cultural instruction, by contrasting it with the original status given from heaven—which the apostles themselves achieved through hard work, much suffering, and persecution...

meditation This article is part of the "Vitalize" pack By the grace of God, by the mercy of God we, Christians get Life and ID! This is crucial in the New Testament! Did you receive Holy Spirit? - was asked by the apostles. (Act 19:3) Why did they ask this? Because the Newborn Christian lives-out a life, like a tree, rooted into the soil next to the River of Life ! Here the believer brings fruits! He is like a tree planted beside streams of water that bears its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Psalm 1:3 .. he brought me back to the entrance of the temple and there was water flowing from under the threshold of the Temple toward the east, for the Temple faced east. The water was coming down from under the south side of the threshold of the Temple, south of the altar. Next he brought me out by way of the North Gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate that faced east; there the water was t...

"We have sinned, committed iniquity, acted wickedly, and rebelled, even turning aside from Your commandments and ordinances... We have not listened to Your servants the prophets... Open shame belongs to us, O LORD... because we have sinned against You... Indeed all Israel has transgressed Your Law and turned aside, not obeying Your voice... Your people have become a reproach to all those around us" Dan. 9:5-16 In verses 5-16 Daniel identifies with his people and intercedes on their behalf. That's a common practice in Scripture. For example, Moses interceded for the Israelites after they sinned by worshiping the golden calf (Ex. 32:11- 13). All Paul's recorded prayers are intercessions. In Ephesians 6:18 he instructs us to "be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints." In 1 Timothy 2:1-4 he says, "I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for k...

John MacArthur — Grace to You Blessed are a the pure in heart, forthey shall see God. Matthew 5:8 Throughout Scripture the heart is used metaphorically to represent the inner person, the seat of motives and attitudes, the center of personality. But in Scripture it also includes the thinking process, particularly the will. Proverbs 23:7 says, “As [a man] thinketh in his heart, so is he” (KJV). The heart is the control center of the mind and will, as well as emotion. Jesus said that it is in the inner person, in the core of our very being, that God requires purity. This was not a new truth but an old one long forgotten in ceremony and tradition. “Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life,” counseled the writer of Proverbs 4:23. God has always been concerned above all else with the condition of a person’s heart. When the Lord called Saul to be Israel’s first king, “God changed his heart” (1 Sam. 10:9). Until then Saul...

II rész A két ítélet félreértelmezése Két esemény – egy félreértelmezés – kétezer évnyi zavar Ezek a fejezetek azt vizsgálják, hogy miért keveredett össze oly gyakran az isteni ítélet - két különálló formája, kifejezése, ami súlyos doktrinális következményekkel jár. Az is érthetővé válik, hogy az athéni domboldalon kőbe vésett eredeti görög szó, a bema hogyan tárja fel nekünk Pál apostol üzenetnek pontos és szándékos kifejezéseit és eredeti jelentését. I A központi zavar: két különálló esemény összemosódott A Bema-szék (a hívők számára) és a Nagy Fehér Trón / juhok és kecskék ítélete (minden nemzet / hitetlenek számára) összekeverése nem egy apró hermeneutikai hiba. Ennek mélyreható doktrinális következményei vannak. Amikor ezt a két eseményt összekeverik, az eredmény szinte mindig az evangélium megrontása. Mi vész el Krisztus befejezett munkája finoman alá van ássva – az üdvöss...

Part II Misinterpretation of the two judgments Two Events — One Misreading — Two Thousand Years of Confusion These chapters examine why two distinct divine judgments have so often been collapsed into one — with grave doctrinal consequences — and how the original Greek word bema , carved in stone on an Athenian hillside, unlocks Paul's precise and deliberate meaning. I The Core Confusion: Two Distinct Events Collapsed Into One The mixing of the Bema Seat (for believers) and the Great White Throne / Sheep & Goats judgment (for all nations / unbelievers) is not a minor hermeneutical slip. It has profound doctrinal consequences . When these two events are blended together, the result is almost always a corruption of the gospel itself. What Gets Lost The finished work of Christ is subtly undermined — salvation begins to feel conditional on performance. Assurance of salvation i...

I rész Jézus ítélőszékei Ítélet - kinek? — Tanulmány három Igevers alapján A következő három igeszakasz egy nagyszerű triót alkot az isteni ítélet témájában. Együttesen azt erősítik meg, hogy minden ember – hívő vagy hitetlen – egy napon az Úr Jézus Krisztus előtt fog állni és számot fog adni az életéről. Arra hívnak minket, hogy az örökkévalóság fényében bölcsen, alázatosan és irgalmasan éljünk. 2 Kor 5:10 Krisztus ítélőszéke „Mert mindnyájan meg kell jelennünk Krisztus ítélőszéke előtt, hogy mindenki megkapja, ami a testben cselekedeteiért jár, akár jó, akár rossz.” — 2 Korinthus 5:10 Mi az a „bírói szék”? Görögül a „bírói szék” úgy hangzik: “Bema” – ez egy emelvény volt a görög-római világban, ahol a bíró vagy választott tisztviselő ült, hogy megvitassa a döntéseket és véleményt alkosson a városi és polgári ügyekről, - akár sportkérdéseket is megvizsgáljon, sportol...

Part I Jesus' Judgment Seats Judgement - for Whom? — A Study in Three Passages These three passages form a powerful trio on the theme of divine judgment. Together they affirm that every person — believer or unbeliever — will one day stand before the Lord Jesus Christ and give account of their life. They call us to live wisely, humbly, and compassionately in the light of eternity. 2 Cor 5:10 The Bema Seat of Christ "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil." — 2 Corinthians 5:10 What is the "Judgment Seat"? In the Greek, the word for "judgment seat" is “Bema” — a raised platform in the Greco-Roman world where a judge or official would sit to discuss decisions and form opinions on municipal and civil matters, or even re...