2006 - Touchet Baptist Church, Touchet, Washington - Pastor Mike Paulson - 2006 Expounding the way of God more perfectly - Acts 18:26 - with the Scriptures Rightly Divided - II Timothy 2:15 |
|
We already know the conclusion to this message, but here it is in a
'more excellent way!' And maybe this will help folks here not 'fall
away' as many seem to do as they continue to 'build up' their kingdom down
here!
Now tonight - let's continue by looking at II
Thessalonians 2:14 - Whereunto he called
you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We really shouldn't be surprised at what that says. We talk about
'receiving' Christ, right? Then we must also receive that glory as
well if we receive Him!
Galatians 2:20 - I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
If we have obtained His glory, how is it we are to show it today?
A. From Christ to the Gospels and Acts? - The modern Christianity trend of the Great Commission and beyond?
OR
B. From Christ to Paul - KJBOnly - Rightly Dividing, Philippians 4:9, etc.
This was my original intent for tonight - to follow up the GLORIOUS sermon with one on MAJESTY.
I will speak of the glorious honour of
thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
Psalm 145:5
To make known to the sons of men his mighty
acts,
and the glorious majesty of his
kingdom.
Psalm 145:12
a. Majesty is applied to God in OT!
b. There is nothing about majesty in Gospels
or Paul!
c. Only a few references in Hebrews
to Jude and it
is even mentioned in OT for Tribulation application
Interesting? Is there any significance in this observation?
Yes - very much!
God:
1Chron:29:11:
Thine,
O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory,
and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth
is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above
all.
Job:37:22: Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.
Ps:45:3,4 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
Ps:93:1: The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.
Ps:96:6: Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
Ps:104:1: Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.
Ps:145:5: I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
Future Tribulation application, too.
Isa:2:10:
Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and
for
the glory of his majesty.
Isa:2:19: And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
Isa:2:21: To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
Isa:24:14: They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea.
They won't! Isa:26:10: Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.
They won't! Ezek:7:20: As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them. (for more, also see Amos 5:21-27)
New Testament!
No Gospels!
No Pauline Epistles!
More on the Tribulation time clock!
Heb:1:3: Who
being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person,
and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself
purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
(Note the Capital "M")
Heb:8:1: Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; (Note the Capital "M" again)
2Pt:1:16: For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. This is more proof of the Deity of Christ!
Jude 1:25: To
the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power,
both now and ever. Amen. Majesty
belongs to God, not to us!
Nor was it during Paul's times. Romans 14:17 - For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
Today, people are trying to make their 'kingdom' a majesticly godly
one, based on wrongly dividing the Scriptures.
Today, Modern Christianity is a majestic mess, not a majestic kingdom.
...knowest not that thou art wretched, and
miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
Our testimony is to be a spiritual kingdom based on a
RD KJB as preached by Paul -
- not a physical kingdom based on WD!
See I Thessalonians 1:5-10 for the
true message all of us, as missionaries here and abroad, should be presenting
to folks! Not a majestic kingdom today, but tomorrow! Today,
we present Paul's gospel and teachings of Jesus Christ!
For our gospel came not unto you in word
only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance;
as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake. And ye became
followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction,
with joy of the Holy Ghost: So that ye were ensamples to all that believe
in Macedonia and Achaia. For from you sounded out the word of the Lord
not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to
God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.
For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you,
and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even
Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
It is a Holy & Glorious Book -
- full of the majesty of God!