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right in. Today we're going to continue in what
I have been teaching us about. And it is the
supernatural nature of the Christian gathering.
What is supernatural about our gathering? Praise
the Lord. Did we just gather to meet one another?
Did we gather to ensure that people see that
we are looking good in one of our best dress
or do we gather for something else what is supernatural
about this gathering Matthew chapter 28 verse
18 to 20 And Jesus came and spoke to them saying,
all authority has been given to me in heaven
and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples
of all nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe all the things I've
commanded you and know I'm with you always, even
to the end of the age. Amen. This is the mandate
of every believer This is the assignment of every
believer This is what God has called every believer
to do to go and make disciples To go and make
disciples in verse 19 He says we're teaching
them to observe all the things I've commanded
you and lower with you always even to the end
of the age to make disciples to teach praise
the lord to teach matatio we said it's m a t
h e t e u o it means teaching by the way of practice
praise the lord by the way of practice it means
to model something by teaching and also by exercise
that is by practice Teaching them to observe
all the things that have commanded you so making
disciples involves Being very practical praise
the Lord. It involves being very practical So
what Christ has called us to do is a practical
thing. It is a thing that involves a lot of exercise
It involves a lot of things It is by practice
it is modeling praised the Lord So and sometimes
which I mentioned the last time why we use some
of these maybe Greek or Hebrew words Is not to
confuse you praise the Lord is not to make us
look like we are smart Praise the Lord. It's
not to make us look like all these guys there
was no something different than what we know
praise the Lord is to help us Interpret to the
scriptures properly. Praise the Lord is to help
us interpret the scriptures properly because
without it we are not effectively able to interpret
the scriptures praise the lord if you don't pay
attention to the original language or the the
text of the scripture you will not be able to
effectively interpret it you will say something
that is not saying praise the lord because the
greek and the greek is The original effects of
the scriptures. It's not to confuse you. Praise
the Lord It's not to confuse you, but it helps
you to be able to interpret the scriptures properly
So when he says to teach them to observe all
the things I've commanded you he's saying that
What we do in the Christian gathering is that
you are taught the word praise the Lord or you
learn the word, right? you learn also to minister
the word and you also learn how to apply the
word in your life this is what discipleship is
about that you are as you are taught as we are
gathered here and the word of god is coming you
have been taught the word and then you also taught
that you also should minister the word and you
also should apply this word in your life Praise
the Lord that you are complete Without any reproach
that you are complete They are not somebody that
just had the world and you run away Praise the
Lord. You're not somebody who just received the
word and you run away. You're not in the place
of discipleship But as you come to the house
of the Lord as you have come and you have believed
is that also you learn How to minister the world
you participate in the things of the kingdom
You also learn how to apply the word in your
life because this word that you are applying
is that which is able to Transform your character.
Praise the Lord. The application of the word
is able to transform your character How people
break free from different things that they are
struggling most of the time is because they don't
have enough of the world They are struggling
for long because they don't have enough of the
world they have not applied it or they don't
even know it They don't know their position in
Christ They don't know what God has said consigning
them. They don't know what God has said consigning
their situation So when you apply the word in
your life as it starts you are transformed you're
renewed So that is what discipleship is about
is that you learn the world you minister the
world and you learn to apply it in your life
Therefore I said that the church is therefore
a Bible school The church is therefore a Bible
school. It's not a place of entertainment It's
not a place where there is a list of things to
do We have this we have that It's not a place
where people come and they do as they please
Praise the Lord. It is it is a Bible school.
It's a place where you are taught the word You
are taught how to apply the word. You are taught
how to minister the word It's a place where you
are fed the word It's a place of training So,
how do you decide a What church to attend? Right,
if you don't know maybe if you're confused because
as we know a most of us if not Everybody will
someday pack their bags and say they want to
leave Cyprus, right? So how do you decide where
you will go? Know for a lot of people Through
persuasion and through encouragement They were
able to stay in any CF. Initially they came and
they were looking for vibes Am I feeling it?
Is it appealed? Is it appealing to me? Do I?
These things they are saying does it make sense
to me? That's not what you look for. Praise the
Lord or you don't go and then you say are they
young people here? is this church full of old
people i will not stay here because there are
a lot of people of my age here or do you go there
and then you're looking for different different
things to to maybe apply to you for you to be
able to stay how you decide where to go is that
is that place a bible school do they teach the
word praise the lord not 20 minutes okay i remember
pastor t was telling us of Somebody who is experiencing
20 minutes of teaching praise the Lord you will
not grow by 20 minutes of teaching Praise the
Lord it might you might You might be motivated
you might jump up you might shout you might run
around but you are not going to grow Praise the
Lord is not sufficient for you because your spiritual
being praise the Lord Your spiritual being if
you give yourself maybe if you need hundred percent
of food, right? I'm not saying all the food that
is that For you to be able to be effective in
your day. You need hundred percent food, right?
Whatever that is you and you take twenty percent
Right, you're going to start having problems
Praise the Lord. So he's saying with a spiritual
being Right? Somebody who is spiritual. Somebody
who by the Word is saved. Praise the Lord. Somebody
who by the Word is saved. 1 Peter chapter 1 verse
23. Sorry not of corruptible seed but incorruptible
through the word of God which leaves and abides
forever Praise the Lord. How did we become born
again? We became born again right not by corruptible
seed The word that you receive is incorruptible.
He said it is the word of God. He said he leaves
and abides forever So how is there somebody who
is who is born again is receiving less of the
thing that will continue to keep them Or the
thing that will continue to enable them to grow
Praise the Lord so you need the world so how
you decide a place that you are going to attend
is not by you know It's not by now. We have a
lot of good into interior designers They can
design a place and you will come and so people's
like this place feels like heaven Because maybe
the reception how people treat you how they greet
you, you know the music the lights nowadays Red
lights and green lights in church, right? So
there's so many things going on and you just
like wow what a place Praise the lord is not
by these are how you decide where to stay Are
they teaching the world? Is it a place? Where
the word of god is taught? Is it a place where
you are taught to the world? Where you are taught
to minister the world where you are taught to
apply the world in your life? Praise the lord
Where you are taught to apply the world in your
life The reason why I said is not a It's not
a place of entertainment is because he does not
what a spiritual being needs Praise the Lord
We rejoice in the Holy Ghost. Our joy is not
a standard. Praise the Lord Our joy is not a
standard. You're not looking for something to
make you happy Praise the Lord, you know, I've
been around different type of people and some
people they come alive when there's a drink,
you know when you bring up they just from there
it just brings them you just see them they're
very happy they're very social they're very praise
the lord they are so glad to see you all of a
sudden somebody is just happy to see you but
you don't know the influence is that because
he does smoke something or he drank something
praise the lord our joy is not external it's
not from the things that we can get we'll see
that much more later on it's not but he thinks
that is a standard So you decide to go to a church
because the word is taught Time is given to the
teaching of the word of God. It is a Bible school
People learn praise the Lord So because sometimes
you find a place where maybe the word is not
taught then other activities are created so many
things Like you're jumping from one activity
two activity three activity at the end of the
day, you know, you're just waiting Can the world
just come let's go and some people are used to
because I also grew up in such backgrounds Do
that the world comes and is very short. He just
You know, did you hear what he said today? He
said you should love your neighbor. Praise the
lord and that's what we went with Praise the
lord Why should you pay attention to the place
where the word of God is taught? first Timothy
chapter 3 verse 15 First Timothy chapter 3 verse
15 But if I am delayed I write so that you may
know how you ought to conduct yourself in the
house of God Which is the Church of the Living
God the pillar and the ground of truth Praise
the Lord. Why is it important is because the
church is the pillar and the ground of truth
It means that it is a place where people come
and learn the truth Praise the Lord. It is the
place where people come and learn the truth.
It is a pillar and the ground of truth It is
a Bible school so you you ought to conduct you
ought to know how to conduct yourself in that
place he says You teach the world right it is
a place of training So how do we conduct ourselves
in the house of God we know that it is a place
of teaching it is a place of training Acts chapter
2 verse 42 And they continue steadfastly in the
apostles doctrines and in fellowship and in the
breaking of bread and in prayers. Praise the
Lord. They continue steadfastly in what the apostles
doctrine and in fellowship and in breaking of
bread. They continued. The word of God is important.
It is a place the church ought to teach it, ought
to give time to it. This is what the church should
be a place of teaching a place of training Mark
chapter 16 from s 15 to 18 Mark chapter 16 And
he said to them, go into all the world and preach
the gospel to every creature. He who believes
and is baptized will be saved, while he who does
not believe, he who does not believe will be
condemned. And these signs will follow those
who believe. In my name they will cast out demons,
they will speak with new tongues. They will take
up serpent, and if they drink anything deadly,
it will by no means hurt them. They will lay
hands on the sick, and they will recover. Praise
the Lord. So when a person or when a man is born
again, his purpose changes. Praise the Lord.
He has a different purpose. He has a different
view about life. Praise the Lord. He's no longer
going the way he was going. He's no longer following
the things that he's following now. He becomes
somebody who is what a teacher of the world He's
discipled. So he also disciples people His mandates
becomes to announce God to teach praise the Lord
to announce God as King What is he saying to
them? What is he announcing? What God has done
right right what God is doing at this time and
what God would do praise the Lord His teaching
is announcing God as King He's announcing what
God has done That is what he's teaching. He's
announcing what God has done You're telling people
the things that Christ has done Praise the Lord.
I was listening to someone and he was just talking
about the scriptures. And the thing that I picked
more in what he's saying is how he's presenting
it. Like how, for example, he's telling you about
the gospel as though you never had it before.
as though you were never in church. There was
excitement in his voice. He has said it thousands
and thousands and thousands of times and he's
saying it everywhere. It's something that he
does all the time. But when he comes again to
say it, he comes to say it again with the same
level of gladness. Praise the Lord. Because it
is the good news. He knows how important it is
for you to hear the gospel. Praise the Lord.
so when you are what you are doing is that you
are now seeing what God has done the good tiding
of what Christ has done praise the Lord and what
he is currently doing praise the Lord and what
he will do or what he's planning to do that is
what you are preaching That is what a believer
does. That is what somebody who is born again
does is that you are excited about the things
that have happened to you. Praise the Lord. And
if you're not excited, it also means that there
is need for or if you're not doing this, it means
that there's need for more training. Praise the
Lord. It means that you need to know the world
more. Praise the Lord. So it means that the believer
is able to explain the scriptures. You're not
somebody who is, you know, you just maybe quote
one, two, three, four places. And then you keep
going. Maybe just to make your point. Is that
you are able to explain the scriptures. You are
able to share the gospel. So like I said your
life changes your purpose is changes when you
become a believer So you no longer measure your
life by the things that you have achieved in
the natural Praise the Lord. You're no longer
defining your life But you measure your life
but the gospel you preach by the practice of
the gospel praise the Lord By the ministry of
the gospel I Know many people they want to they
want to buy this I want to buy that which is
great And you should buy that praise the Lord,
but you're not you're not defining your life
by them Praise the Lord. You will not come and
say I'm not sure if it's bad or not. For example
now you just bought a big car You don't say,
ah, see what God has done. Praise the Lord. It
is important for you to have a big car if you
need it, praise the Lord. But you're not, you're
not, your joy is not that, praise the Lord. Your
joy is that you are preaching the gospel, that
as a result of your life, people are transformed
as a result of your obedience to the things of
god people's life are being transformed praise
the lord when you see a person healed you say
this is what god has done praise the lord because
god says what that he would provide for you the
things that you need he's going to provide it
praise the lord that is already guaranteed by
god that he will take care of you So you no longer
have to be boasting about all. Praise the Lord.
You are boasting about the things that you are
doing for the kingdom. That you are a minister
of the kingdom. That you practice the things
of God. You measure your life by the gospel that
you preach. The practice of it. The ministry
of it. Not by your natural success. You know,
maybe they don't put doctor on your name as a
PhD holder. You just scatter the place praise
the Lord maybe they call you to preach somewhere
and then Mistakily, they did not complete the
names who have seen that viral video of that
woman. There's an apostle and a doctor who is
good Praise the Lord. So if if they don't say
something it's like no, no, no, praise the Lord
You understand what success is Because your purpose
is different John chapter 20 from this 21 to
22 So Jesus said to them again Peace to you as
a father has sent me I also send you And when
he has said this, he breathed on them and he
said to them, receive the Holy Spirit. If you
forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven. If
you retain the sin of any, they are retrained.
Praise the Lord. So Pasifreda has taught us a
lot about this message. You can go and check
it out on our... Spotify and many other platforms
about the forgiveness of sins Praise the Lord
So God has sent us right or go sorry God sent
us so that We will do his will He says as a father
has sent me I also send you Jesus is saying that
he's me your that his mission has become your
mission praise the Lord His mission now has become
your mission You have inherited something. Praise
the Lord. You have inherited a mission to forgive
sins. Praise the Lord. You have inherited mission
to forgive sins. As we know, as Pastor Astotus,
He said, God is the one who forgives sins. It
is God who forgives sins. Praise the Lord. It
is God who forgives sins. Psalms, chapter 103,
from verse one to three. He said, bless the Lord,
all my soul, and all that is within me, bless
his holy name. Bless the Lord, all my soul, and
forget not his benefits. who forgive all your
iniquity, who heals all your diseases. So it
is God that is forgiving sins. It is God that
forgives sins. My catch of the seven from verse
18 to 19. My catch of the seven from verse 18
to 19. M I C A H Micah, chapter 17, from verse
18 to 19 says, who is a God like you, pardoning
iniquity and passing over the transgression of
the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain
his anger forever because he delights in mercy.
Exodus, chapter 20. Exodus chapter 34 from verse
6 to 7. It says, And the Lord passed before him
and proclaimed, The Lord the Lord God, merciful
and gracious, long -suffering and abounding in
goodness and truth. Keeping mercy for thousands
for giving iniquity and transgressions and sins
by no means and by no and by no means clearing
the guilty Visiting the iniquity of the father
upon the children and the children's children
to the third and the fourth generation I read
this thing so that you will go to pastor Victor's
teaching Praise the Lord. These last parts. Okay,
so that you go and listen to Pastor Victor's
teaching. So he's not saying that God is not
going to forgive their sins. We learn that, okay?
So you go back to that and listen to that message.
So God is the one that forgives sins. But what
we do is that we partner with him. Praise the
Lord. When we become believers and disabled,
We partner with God to forgive sins So when you
preach to somebody and the person believes what
you just did is that you partnered with God and
their sins are forgiven? Praise the Lord When
you preach to somebody and they believe Right
and the person believes what you just did is
that you partnered with God and their sins are
forgiven You are an agent of God. Praise the
Lord. You've become an agent of God So even in
our lives, right? Somebody offends you. Somebody
does something bad to you. Praise the Lord. We
are taught that as well. How forgiveness of sin
is rendered. So when somebody offends you and
you forgive them, what you are doing is that
you are an agent of God. Praise the Lord. You
are giving forgiveness. So you are acting, so
God is acting through you, right? And you are
showing God's nature of forgiveness. So when
you forgive sins, somebody offends you, or you
preach the gospel, right? God is acting through
you. And you are showing the nature of God by
forgiveness. Praise the Lord. You are showing
that you belong to God. The person that forgives
him is just declaring that I am of God Praise
the Lord. The person that forgives him is declaring
that he is of God So when you hold a grudge against
somebody right that unforgiveness is seen Right
because you don't believe You are you're showing
like I said when you forgive sins when you preach
or when you forgive somebody that offends you
Right what you are showing is that you're showing
God's nature like through your life by forgiveness
When you don't you are showing unbelief Praise
the Lord why because God has forgiven so we forgive
Praise the Lord because God has forgiven so we
forgive So when you don't forgive it means that
you don't you are showing that you don't believe
the forgiveness of God That's what you're showing.
You're showing that you don't believe the forgiveness
of God Colossians chapter 3 verse 13 Colossians
chapter 3 verse 13 Bearing with one another forgiving
one another If anyone has a complaint against
Eloda, even as Christ forgave you, so you also
must forgive. Praise the Lord. Why do you forgive?
Because you are forgiven. Praise the Lord. You
have the ability to forgive because you are somebody
who is forgiven. You are somebody who is forgiven.
You forgive because God has forgiven your sin.
forgiveness comes from God and you are born of
God praise the Lord you forgive because God has
forgiven you forgiveness comes from God and you
are born of God you have the ability to forgive
because you are born of God so God giving us
a spirit right as we saw in the Jones of the
20 is to partner with him is to partner with
him to bring about his forgiveness on the earth
is to partner with him let's go back to Matthew
chapter 20 20. Matthew 28 verse 20. It's a teaching
them to observe all the things that have commanded
you and know I'm with you always even to the
end of the age. So this teaching here we said
is the word disaster right d -a sorry d -i -d
-a -s -k -o right it means that discipleship
involves teaching it involves instruction it
means to give instructions right it means to
educate it means to educate he means to teach
so he said that teaching them to observe the
things that he has commanded you so jesus has
taught his disciples some things praise the lord
and he's saying that you should teach other people
the things that i taught you so what did he just
what did you just teach them what did jesus teach
his disciples or where did he teach them from
the teaching that he was teaching them where
did he get it from did they just come from the
stars from the moon from his ideas from what
he thinks about life praise the lord or did he
come from his experience where did he come from
luke chapter 24 luke chapter 24 verse 25 to 27
then he said to them all foolish ones and snow
of heart to believe in all that the prophet has
spoken or not the Christ to have suffered these
things and and to enter his glory and beginning
at Moses and all the prophet he expounded to
them in all the scriptures the things consigning
himself verse 44 Then he said to them These are
the words which I spoke to you while I'll stay
with you that all Things must be fulfilled which
was written in the law of Moses and in the prophets
and in the Psalms consigning me the rest verse
And he opened the understanding that he may comprehend
the scriptures praise the Lord So he said that
what he espounded the scriptures to them In all
the scriptures the things concerning himself.
So Jesus was teaching them from the scriptures
Praise the Lord. Jesus was teaching them From
the scriptures when he say espound, right? It
means to interpret to explain Is a word I manual
D I E R M E N E U O It means to interpret to
explain so Jesus was explaining the scriptures
to them and showing them that he was talking
about him praise the Lord, he did not say believe
in me and Just believe in me praise the Lord
just believe what I'm saying to you Or he will
use the phrase that my wife does not like when
I use I will lie for you. Right? Jesus was also
saying to them, I will lie for you. Just believe
me. No. He went to the scriptures to show them
the things concerning himself. Praise the Lord.
He's going to prove. He's also saying, you know,
I'm your senior. You know, I know these things
more than you. I'm spiritual, you are not. You
cannot understand it. You're too dull of understanding.
Do you understand? that's all he was saying to
them he said he went to the scriptures like come
let's go and research together praise the lord
so so if somebody is having doubts about the
scriptures about their faith about you don't
you don't say why you have you have tarried on
this mountain too long praise the lord you have
stayed there for too long you should have understanding
no you go again and you open the scriptures Praise
the Lord. So Jesus touched the touch them from
the scriptures. He explained he interpreted So
when he says that he opened their understanding
the last time we're here I said it was not that
he lay hands on them as they receive understanding
Praise the Lord is by explanation The way that
you understand the course by your teacher taking
the time to explain to you right he went and
he taught them the scriptures were saying things
consigning him and they believed not because
he was the one saying it but because they saw
the explanation as he was explaining they were
seeing it praise the lord from the scriptures
so it's also an attitude that you should have
like i said when you are deciding where you want
to worship praise the lord that somebody is able
to explain the scriptures They're not just saying
believe it believe it believe it Praise the Lord.
They are able to explain the scriptures. Praise
the Lord and they know that in the explanation
is The Holy Spirit also working to also help
you understand to also help you comprehend Praise
the Lord If he did not explain scriptures for
you, there's no there's no work that would be
done in you. Praise the Lord So again So that
is what Jesus was doing to them he expounded
the scriptures he explained to them, right So
it therefore means that we need to handle the
scriptures with a skillfulness, praise the Lord.
You need to give yourself to learning the scriptures.
That's why we're teaching sometimes the way we
teach is so that you also begin to learn how
to handle the scriptures. Praise the Lord. You
will not dismiss things. You will not just be
quoting scriptures here and there. join this
join that join that you you keep going you keep
going there is no explanation what is that place
saying how does he how does it he how does it
tally with what you are trying to say praise
the lord so quoting scriptures is not teaching
i'm quoting it here here here is not you that's
you you're not teaching praise the lord you're
just saying you're just saying so many things
So the way you handle the scriptures also give
an indication of the church that you offend Praise
the Lord the way you handle the scriptures the
way you you look at the scriptures the way you
pay attention to the scriptures the skillfulness
that you have in Interpreting or in explaining
the scriptures shows the kind of church that
you offend So you must know how to explain the
scriptures. You must strive to explain the scriptures
praise the lord don't be happy to be just let
and just give me the word me i'm just a receiver
praise the lord i'll keep receiving just keep
saying it i'll keep writing just keep saying
also learn how to explain it praise the lord
it takes time it takes a lot of effort praise
the lord but also learn how to explain the scriptures
so that your children example let's bring it
very close we know that God's mandate is for
you to do around the world but let's bring it
closer right so your children will not be 16
and then they had the scriptures for the first
time somewhere praise the Lord they say wow is
this the explanation I'm just hearing it for
the first time and apparently their father or
their mother is a confessing believer Praise
the Lord. It means that you have left the work
of the Lord. You left you let you forgot the
nations You forgot your family. Praise the Lord
It means that that mandates that is saying go
and preach to all the world. You did not take
it up It means you left it It means you were
not practicing it It means that you have a refused
to allow yourself so that God can walk through
you Praise the Lord To strive to be able to explain
the scriptures verse 44 to 45 of that place Luke
chapter 24 44 to 45 He said then he said to them
These are the words which I spoke to you while
I was still with you That all this all things
must be fulfilled which was written in the law
and in the prophets and in the sons concerning
me and he opened the understanding that he may
comprehend the scriptures he did that by explanation
so jesus was teaching from the scriptures and
as he said the scriptures or the bible that jesus
had was not matthew mark luke and john he did
not have those he did not have the acts of the
apostles praise the Lord what he had was Genesis
to Malachi praise the Lord what Jesus had the
explanation he was giving them was Genesis to
Malachi so the context of Jesus explanation the
context of his walk on earth is what Genesis
to Malachi that's what he was explaining to them
that's where he he did his walk The volume of
the books written concerning him was not Luke.
It was Genesis to Malachi. Praise the Lord. It
means that God was saying was saying was already
saying so many things from there. The things
that were there were sufficient enough. Praise
the Lord. so We also can observe that sometimes
that the book of the Old Testament were called
the prophets Right in that same place where we
read Luke chapter 24 verse 25 Luke chapter 24
verse 25 He says and then he said to them all
foolish ones of snow had to believe in all that
the prophet has spoken praise the Lord In all
that the prophets have spoken verse 27 It's a
beginning and beginning at Moses and in all the
prophets He has founded to them in all the scriptures
the things for assigning himself verse 44 Then
he said to them these are the words which I spoke
to you while I was still with you that all things
must be fulfilled which was written in the law
of Moses and in the prophets and in the Psalms
consigning me. Praise the Lord. So the scriptures
were called Psalms. They were called prophets.
They were called the laws of Moses. Praise the
Lord. So we see that the word prophet was repeated
so many times in these places that we read. So
one of the ways in which the scriptures is described
is as the prophets. Praise the Lord. the scriptures
is described as the prophets so the Old Testament
book is called the prophets we see that more
Acts chapter 2 verse 21 Acts chapter 2 sorry
Acts chapter 3 verse 21 Acts chapter 3 You say,
whom heaven must receive until the time of restoration
of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth
of all his holy prophets since the beginning,
since the world begun. Verse 22. For Moses truly
said to the fathers, the Lord your God will raise
up for you a prophet like me from your brethren,
him you shall hear in all things, whatever he
says to you. verse 24 to 25 the prophets so another
way to look at the scriptures is the prophets
so he already shows us the background of the
context of the scriptures the prophets Romans
chapter 16 verse 25 to 26 Romans chapter 16 verse
25 to 26 Romans 16 now to him who is able to
establish you according to the gospel and the
preaching of Jesus Christ according to the revelation
of the mystery kept secret since the world began
but now made manifest by the prophetic scriptures
made known to all the nation according to the
commandments of the everlasting god for obedience
to the faith praise the lord prophetic scriptures
Romans chapter one verse two which he promised
through his prophets in the holy scriptures his
prophets so the bible is called the prophet hebrew
chapter one verse one God who at various time
and in various ways spoken in time past to the
fathers by the prophets Praise the Lord. So the
Bible is therefore a book of prophets. It's a
prophetic book It's not a commercial book. Praise
the Lord. It's not a five -step book. Praise
the Lord is not a Just put the ETC there It is
a prophetic book. Second Timothy chapter 3 verse
16. Second Timothy chapter 3 verse 16. He said,
all scriptures is given by the inspiration of
God and is profitable for doctrines, for reproof,
for correction, for instruction in righteousness.
Right? That word inspiration is also another
way to say prophets. Praise the Lord. Peter chapter
1 from verse 10 to 12. 1 Peter chapter 1 from
verse 10 to 12. Of the salvation the prophet
have inquired and sat carefully who prophesied
of the grace that will come to you. Such in what
manner of time the spirit of Christ who was in
them was indicating when he testified beforehand
the suffering of Christ and the glories that
would follow. To them it was a review that sorry
to them. It was a review that Not to them then
not to themselves But to us they were ministering
things which now have been reported to you through
those who have Preached the gospel to you by
the Holy Spirit sent from heaven things with
angel desire to look into Second Timothy sorry
second Peter chapter 1 of his 19 to 21 Second
Peter chapter 19 to 21. And so we have prophetic,
the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well
to hit as light that shines in that place, in
that place until the day dawns and the morning
star rises in your heart. Knowing this first
and no prophecy of scripture, is of any private
interpretation verse 21 for prophecy never came
by the will of man but holy men of god spoke
as they were moved by the holy spirit praise
the lord so the entire old testament right is
called the world of prophecy it refers to it
as prophets praise the lord it refers to it Luke
chapter 11, from verse 49 to 51. Luke chapter
11. Therefore the wisdom of God also said, I
will send the prophets and the apostle, and some
of them they will kill and persecute. That the
blood of all the prophets which was shed from
the foundation of the world may be required of
this generation From the blood of Abel to the
blood of Zechariah who perished between the altars
and the temple Yes, I say to you it shall be
required of this generation Praise the Lord.
So Jesus is talking about the Old Testament or
the Old Testament So look who he called the prophet
Praise the Lord verse 51 look who we call the
prophet he said from the blood of Abel right
so Abel that we saw or that you might think of
as somebody who brought a firm product to God
as offering Christ is saying that he's a prophet
praise the Lord so he's not just that person
that was bringing the wonderful as you look at
it which we also saw in the church he's not somebody
that you look at as he's not just the person
you look at somebody who brought the sacrifice
of his farm product or his of the yield of the
land to god and his brother killed him that's
not just that man that man christ says he's what
the prophet he's or abel was a prophet hebrew
chapter 11 verse 4 Hebrews 11, they saw. They
said, by faith Abel offered to God a more excellent
sacrifice than Cain through which he obtained
witness that he was righteous, God testifying
of his gift. Through it, he, being dead, still
speaks. Praise the Lord. Abel was a prophet.
So the entire Old Testament was referred to as
the prophet, which means that if a book is called
a prophet, A way to see it contextually, that
is the word in it, the interpretation of it is
what? The prophet. So if the book, if something
is called the prophet, so the way you look at
it properly is the way you read it, the way you
interpret it is that is the prophet. So if you're
reading, if somebody writes, if a psychologist,
I don't know if we have a psychologist here,
if a psychologist writes a book, You know, you
can be sure that some of the things they wrote
would focus more on things concerning psychology
Praise the Lord. It will not be something relating
to something else right because this is their
field. Praise the Lord So if a Bible is written
by prophet, it means that the context of it right
would be the prophets Praise the Lord. It will
mean the prophets. So who is a prophet? Praise
the Lord. We're going to answer that on Wednesday
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