From the Badlands & Prairie of Western South Dakota

www.scatteredchristians.org

February 14, 2010
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We know he would want to preach all that he wrote and would ask us, "Are you?"  "Why not?" or 'How are you doing?"

• II Corinthians 10:15 - Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,
• His joy or his sorrow!

• II Corinthians 2:4 - For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

• II Corinthians 12:15 - And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.

• Galatians 4:16 - Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
• It would be our call - this is the time folks will not endure.
• We couldn't take Paul coming back today.

• I Corinthians 13:10

• Philippians 1:20-27 - According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.  For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you. And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith; (he would know that he has continued with us through the KJB)  That your rejoicing (do we have rejoicing through Paul's writings? ) may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again. Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
• He would not find us standing fast in one spirit - and he would not find us with one mind...  just like he found back then, he will find divisions... and striving with each other!  (much of it is someone trying to avoid, withdraw, having no company with, etc. - Paul would be happy to see that, anyway!)

• II Corinthians 1:24 - 2:1-11

• Acts 19:24 - For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;
• money off the 'truth'
• Proverbs 23:23 - Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
• even the KJB family movement - as they travel selling their books for their income - or websites
• (I am glad to be off that pressure)
• especially the ones making money off of their music as the draw, making the preaching secondary!
• money off of false doctrine claiming to be the truth
• deceiving folks!
• but if people will buy that stuff, why not sell it, right?
• I Corinthians 9:19 - For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
• gain people to Paul's teachings!
• I Corinthians 9:20 - And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;
• those under the law, be it OT or the Gospel law!
• Great Commission, etc. / Revelation gospel, etc.
• Philippians 1:21 - For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
• We have it backwards today, we want to 'live' now and 'die' later!
• I Timothy 6:5 -  Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
• We watch their family wilderness movies - we buy their books and their books even lead folks to the wrong gospel.  We think we need all this extra stuff!
• Remember when Jesus told Peter to NOT tell anyone He was the Christ, etc. - cuz God was the one telling people - Peter did not read another book about Jesus, etc.
• People need the KJB, not the other stuff!!!!!!!!!!
• I Timothy 6:6 - But godliness with contentment is great gain.
• Not enduring sound doctrine - not enduring godliness!
• Plenty of murmuring...
• looking frumpy, it is too hot, it is fun, I don't want to deny my kids the fun, it is what everyone else is doing - or - nobody else is doing it... what does he know - he isn't perfect, either - he didn't practice what he preached - it will cause too much trouble in my family - I will lose my only friend...
• Just say it - Admit it! - "I am ashamed of the teachings of the Risen Saviour through Paul!"
• Just say it - Admit it! - "I am ashamed of even mentioning Paul as our apostle, etc."
• Plenty of rebellion away from the preaching of the truth -
• I see, hear and read about it every day!
• Plenty of people who claim the KJB and yet bash Paul - who is IN their KJB!
• Then there are those who believe it but just won't do it - and they admit it!

• II Thessalonians 2:1 - Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, that ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
• They are words of comfort for us today as we are to look for his appearing!
• See II Thessalonians 2:17
• Rapture?  I Thessalonians 4:14-18
• Second Coming? I Thessalonians 5:1-11; II Thessalonians 2:12
• Which one do you wait for?

• Matthew 10:5 - These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
• Ephesians 2:12 - That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
• Ephesians 4:17-18 - This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind... Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
• II Timothy 1:11 - Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
• How would they refute / ignore / reject these verses to Paul's face?  Would we hear Paul say, "HELLO?"
• Ephesians 3:1-7
• Galatians 1:12
• Romans 16:25
• Acts 28:23-31
• Acts 26:15-20
• Would he remind us of his shipwreck story?
• Acts 27:21
• Acts 22:12-15
• Acts 13:44-52
• Acts 9:15-16

• I Thessalonians 2:7 - But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
• II Timothy 2:24 - And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
• Titus 3:2 - To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
• Yet, Paul knows there comes the time to change his voice - reproove - rebuke and eventually reject!
• I Timothy 5:20 - Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.
• II Timotnhy 4:2 - Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
• Titus 1:13 - This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
• Titus 2:15 - These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
• But he would say you still don't have to strive at the time of reproving, rebuking and rejecting!

• Romans 1:11 - For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
• See Romans 12, NOT I Corinthians 12
• Ephesians 4:8 - Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
• Ephesians 4:11 - And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
• Romans 5:15-17 - But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.  For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
• Romans 6:23 - For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Ephesians 2:8 - For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
• Ephesians 3:7 - Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
• Ephesians 4:7 - But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

• I Corinthians 3:7 - So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
• II Corinthians 9:7 -  Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
• Colossians 3:17 - And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
• I Timothy 4:13 - Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
• I Timothy 4:15 -  Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.
• Titus 1:14 - Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
• I Timothy 4:1 - Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

• Acts 11:23 - Who, when he (who is this referring to?) came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
• II Corinthians 12:9 - And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
• II Corinthians 2:2 - For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me?
• Or would Paul eventually avoid us?  withdraw from us?  have no company with us?

• Romans 15:6 - That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Galatians 1:24 - And they glorified God in me.
• II Thessalonians 1:10 - When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

• Liberty
• Romans 8:21 - Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
• Gospel of Christ
• II Corinthians 4:4 - In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
• Church
• Ephesians 5:27 - That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
• Our body someday
• Philippians 3:21 - Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
• His glorious power
• Colossians 1:11 - Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
• Gospel of the blessed God
• I Timothy 1:11 - According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
• Appearing
• Titus 2:13 - Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

Mike Paulson
(former pastor of King James Bible Church of Touchet, WA)
Doing the work of an evangelist teaching Paul's gospel of the Risen Saviour!
www.scatteredchristians.org

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