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Wednesday, March 30, 2005

God's Great Plan - in Perpetuity

"God's Great Plan - in Perpetuity" is an excellent artical from the Christian Courier website, though I take issue with the last point.

In this artical, the author argues that the Holy Spirit has finished with the revealing of truth once the canon was closed. It is, true that the Holy Spirit is done inspiring men to write more scriptures. This is the revelation in perpetuity of which the author speaks. Therefore, such things as the Koran, the Book of Moron, and the many Papal Bulls issued over the years proclaimed as being later revelations are Satanic deceptions. (Gal 1:6-9)

However, to say that the Holy Spirit no longer informs us and aids our understanding of the scriptures, as the author contends, is simply non-Biblical.


And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
(Ezekiel 11:19-20)
and


A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
(Ezekiel 36:26-27)

It is the sovereign act of God, the change of heart that allows us even the chance to act in a righteous manner.


That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
(John 3:6)
and

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
(John 6:63)

The true understanding of God's Word is spiritual, our "fleshly" natures and minds cannot grasp it. Only with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, and the quickening of our spiritual beings can we begin to understand the scriptures.

Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
(Proverbs 2:3-6)

and

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the
holy is understanding.
(Proverbs 9:10)

and

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
(Job 28:28)

All spiritual wisdom comes from God.

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

And I was with you in meakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

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. (Isa 64:4)

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.

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. 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.

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
(1 Corinthians 2)

Spiritual things are only understood by those who are alive spiritually; those who have God's Spirit within them. His Spirit is alive and well and actively allowing God's children to understand His Word. Praise God!

2 Comments:

Blogger Terry Finley said...

Interesting blog. thanks.

Come study baptism and the Holy Spirit with me.

http://baptism-holyspirit.blogspot.com/

Terry Finley
happy.finley@gmail.com

10:49 PM, March 30, 2005  
Blogger Bryan said...

Thanks for the line, I'll go check it out. :-)

7:54 AM, March 31, 2005  

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