WEBVTT 00:00:01.180 --> 00:00:06.919 Welcome to NECF sermons. Each message here is 00:00:06.919 --> 00:00:09.900 designed to uplift and strengthen you in your 00:00:09.900 --> 00:00:14.140 walk with God. Don't miss out. Stay with us until 00:00:14.140 --> 00:00:18.160 the end for a rewarding experience. Let's dive 00:00:18.160 --> 00:00:27.219 right in. Why reading scriptures contextually 00:00:27.219 --> 00:00:33.170 is very key and important. And we saw a lot of 00:00:33.170 --> 00:00:36.149 things yesterday. There's just some few things 00:00:36.149 --> 00:00:40.649 I want to just start by way of introduction to 00:00:40.649 --> 00:00:43.109 what we'll be looking at today and tomorrow. 00:00:45.329 --> 00:00:48.850 If you want to write a topic, contextual reading 00:00:48.850 --> 00:00:54.570 of the Bible. Contextual reading of the Bible. 00:01:00.409 --> 00:01:07.209 where we got our theme for this conference and 00:01:07.209 --> 00:01:11.709 of course for the year, greater works. He said, 00:01:11.989 --> 00:01:18.430 most assuredly, I say unto you, he who believes 00:01:18.430 --> 00:01:27.569 in me, the works that I do, he will do also, 00:01:28.390 --> 00:01:33.359 and greater. Of course, which means greater works 00:01:33.359 --> 00:01:40.980 than these He will do because I go to the father 00:01:40.980 --> 00:01:45.280 now because We're dealing with context. So most 00:01:45.280 --> 00:01:48.739 of our teaching from today to tomorrow will heavily 00:01:48.739 --> 00:01:52.819 depend on interpretation context context context 00:01:52.819 --> 00:01:56.299 because like man of God told us yesterday that 00:01:56.299 --> 00:02:01.739 Once you remove a text out of context you already 00:02:01.739 --> 00:02:06.359 remove it out of the will of God. Because the 00:02:06.359 --> 00:02:13.020 will of God is communicated in the text. He read 00:02:13.020 --> 00:02:22.259 to us 2 Timothy 3 that all scriptures are inspired. 00:02:24.460 --> 00:02:30.360 So that means in their original form. the way 00:02:30.360 --> 00:02:35.879 they came, they are already inspired. So every 00:02:35.879 --> 00:02:40.300 word used is inspired. It's not my mistake. Are 00:02:40.300 --> 00:02:46.879 we together? And that's why we will be very hard, 00:02:47.819 --> 00:02:55.199 very strict, very meticulous in our intention 00:02:55.199 --> 00:03:01.819 to understand the intent of the author, the intent 00:03:01.819 --> 00:03:05.460 of God in a text. Because once we miss that, 00:03:05.599 --> 00:03:09.479 it means we miss the will. Are we together? This 00:03:09.479 --> 00:03:13.439 is how crucial it is. Now, most times when we 00:03:13.439 --> 00:03:16.699 read this text, let's start from here. This John, 00:03:17.219 --> 00:03:20.500 he looks as if he's talking to an individual 00:03:20.500 --> 00:03:26.990 believer. If you read it, you understand? and 00:03:26.990 --> 00:03:30.969 the way the rendition in English. Once he said, 00:03:31.169 --> 00:03:35.370 most assuredly I say to you, he, by using the 00:03:35.370 --> 00:03:38.550 word he who believes, that rendition, already 00:03:38.550 --> 00:03:41.729 gives us a connotation that he's speaking to 00:03:41.729 --> 00:03:45.650 a single believer or an individual believer. 00:03:47.069 --> 00:03:51.409 But already, if you look at the context, the 00:03:51.409 --> 00:03:56.289 discussion, that is not the case. Look at verse 00:03:56.289 --> 00:03:59.469 8. Already he was talking to his disciple. Look 00:03:59.469 --> 00:04:04.110 at verse 8. Philip said to him, Lord, show me. 00:04:04.250 --> 00:04:08.870 Is it me? Are we together? He says, show what? 00:04:09.430 --> 00:04:13.729 Us, the Father. and it is sufficient for us and 00:04:13.729 --> 00:04:16.370 that's why Jesus started to discuss which means 00:04:16.370 --> 00:04:20.250 that when Jesus was saying most assortedly I 00:04:20.250 --> 00:04:23.470 said to you that you is not an individual that 00:04:23.470 --> 00:04:26.730 you is the disciples the group the company are 00:04:26.730 --> 00:04:33.149 we together hallelujah that means by interpreting 00:04:33.149 --> 00:04:36.829 it that way is already have an impact in its 00:04:36.829 --> 00:04:49.060 application He said, but I say to you, I see 00:04:49.060 --> 00:04:55.439 to you. So understand that at this point, let's 00:04:55.439 --> 00:04:59.959 agree before we even continue. Man of God, I've 00:04:59.959 --> 00:05:07.899 already mentioned that greater works is Christ 00:05:07.899 --> 00:05:14.310 expanding his ministry. Are we together? What 00:05:14.310 --> 00:05:17.290 we're seeing now by the implication now reading 00:05:17.290 --> 00:05:22.629 this text as, means you as collective, is that 00:05:22.629 --> 00:05:27.790 greater works is not done in isolation. That 00:05:27.790 --> 00:05:30.970 greater works is the works of the church, not 00:05:30.970 --> 00:05:39.470 the work of a single believer. Greater work is 00:05:39.470 --> 00:05:52.209 a work of a church. Now, let me show you one 00:05:52.209 --> 00:05:59.110 thing again that emphasized this truth. Jesus 00:05:59.110 --> 00:06:06.310 gave the reason why it's going to be possible 00:06:06.310 --> 00:06:10.850 for us to do greater works. He said, because 00:06:10.850 --> 00:06:22.500 I go to the Father. So greater works is hinged 00:06:22.500 --> 00:06:27.720 upon I go to the Father. A man of God yesterday 00:06:27.720 --> 00:06:33.720 mentioned that what I go to the Father is Christ 00:06:33.720 --> 00:06:42.480 ascension. Is Christ ascension. Just go some 00:06:42.480 --> 00:06:46.060 chapters ahead, a little bit. Chapter 20, look 00:06:46.060 --> 00:06:55.259 at verse 17. This is after he resurrected He 00:06:55.259 --> 00:06:59.540 said to her that he said to Mary Do not cling 00:06:59.540 --> 00:07:05.560 to me For I have not yet ascended to where? to 00:07:05.560 --> 00:07:11.540 the father but go to my brethren and say to them 00:07:11.540 --> 00:07:19.939 I Am ascending to my father your father and to 00:07:19.939 --> 00:07:27.740 my God and your God when Jesus talks about ascension 00:07:27.740 --> 00:07:34.480 he now talks about a family he said now you are 00:07:34.480 --> 00:07:43.360 my brother to my brethren there is a link between 00:07:43.360 --> 00:07:55.259 ascension The reason is because it is in His 00:07:55.259 --> 00:07:58.480 ascension that we receive the Spirit. They say 00:07:58.480 --> 00:08:02.500 text that man of God read. Let's go to that place. 00:08:02.600 --> 00:08:09.360 That is in Act chapter 3. In Act chapter 3. No, 00:08:09.560 --> 00:08:14.279 Act chapter 2, sorry. Look at verse 27. Well, 00:08:14.279 --> 00:08:19.459 let me read from verse 29 men and brethren, let 00:08:19.459 --> 00:08:23.420 me speak freely to you of the patriarch David 00:08:23.420 --> 00:08:26.920 that he is both dead and buried and his tomb 00:08:26.920 --> 00:08:32.080 is with us to this day therefore being a prophet 00:08:32.080 --> 00:08:37.419 and Knowing that God has sworn with an oath to 00:08:37.419 --> 00:08:41.080 him that of the fruit of his body According to 00:08:41.080 --> 00:08:45.919 the flesh he will do what? raised up the Christ 00:08:45.919 --> 00:08:52.220 to sit on his throne. 1. He, for seeing this, 00:08:52.679 --> 00:08:55.779 spoke concerning the resurrection of Christ, 00:08:56.419 --> 00:09:02.159 that his soul was not left in Hades, nor did 00:09:02.159 --> 00:09:08.320 his flesh see corruption. 32. This Jesus has 00:09:08.320 --> 00:09:14.320 raised up of whom we are all witnesses. Therefore 00:09:14.320 --> 00:09:21.940 being exalted he was raised being exalted that's 00:09:21.940 --> 00:09:27.679 ascension being exalted to the right hand of 00:09:27.679 --> 00:09:34.360 the of God and It's not him receiving the spirit 00:09:34.360 --> 00:09:39.980 are we together is and You can put in there to 00:09:39.980 --> 00:09:41.820 have understand. So when he said and meaning 00:09:41.820 --> 00:09:45.360 that as He was exalted, we are the recipient 00:09:45.360 --> 00:09:48.279 of the Spirit. Are we together? Oh, are we together? 00:09:48.759 --> 00:09:53.220 So it's like, is Him exalted, we receiving the 00:09:53.220 --> 00:09:56.639 Spirit. Are we together? Because He is a giver. 00:09:57.179 --> 00:10:01.720 Amen. We are the receiver or the recipients. 00:10:03.899 --> 00:10:10.419 Of course, John 7, 38, 39, already showed to 00:10:10.419 --> 00:10:13.700 us that that's exactly that the Spirit was not 00:10:13.700 --> 00:10:20.080 given yet. He spoke concerning those who will 00:10:20.080 --> 00:10:23.460 receive the Spirit, but it has not yet been given, 00:10:23.600 --> 00:10:28.299 because what? He has not been what? Exalted. 00:10:28.620 --> 00:10:31.840 Are we together? Oh, show me that text, my brother. 00:10:34.159 --> 00:10:45.419 John 7. Was 30. 38, look at 38. He said, he who 00:10:45.419 --> 00:10:49.320 believes in me, as the scripture says, out of 00:10:49.320 --> 00:10:55.220 his heart will flow. Now, that he is not the 00:10:55.220 --> 00:11:00.279 believer. Out of his heart will flow rivers of 00:11:00.279 --> 00:11:03.000 living water. I know that good song. That song 00:11:03.000 --> 00:11:09.279 is wonderful. Out of my belly shall flow, flow 00:11:09.279 --> 00:11:14.559 river. You know something? Very wonderful. But 00:11:14.559 --> 00:11:17.480 you see, here he's not talking about that the 00:11:17.480 --> 00:11:19.480 believer is the one that will give the spirit. 00:11:19.519 --> 00:11:24.779 From where? You understand? Because where do 00:11:24.779 --> 00:11:28.740 you have to give first? Because at this point, 00:11:29.259 --> 00:11:34.460 go to 39, because 39 explains 38. He said, but 00:11:34.460 --> 00:11:38.519 this he did what? He spoke concerning the spirit, 00:11:39.000 --> 00:11:42.559 whom those believing will do what? will they 00:11:42.559 --> 00:11:45.279 give or will they receive so that's why I go 00:11:45.279 --> 00:11:49.919 back to 38 he who believe in me as the scripture 00:11:49.919 --> 00:11:52.960 says out of his belly so it cannot be that it 00:11:52.960 --> 00:11:55.080 is from the believer that the spirit will come 00:11:55.080 --> 00:11:58.779 but that he will be the recipient that's why 00:11:58.779 --> 00:12:01.019 verse 39 say if spirit concerning the spirit 00:12:01.019 --> 00:12:05.299 those who believe will receive go to 39 yes will 00:12:05.299 --> 00:12:09.220 receive for this holy spirit was not yet given 00:12:09.220 --> 00:12:14.889 why because Jesus was not yet glorified so we 00:12:14.889 --> 00:12:18.610 see here when Peter was speaking that he said 00:12:18.610 --> 00:12:22.850 verse 33 in Acts chapter 2 verse 33 he said therefore 00:12:22.850 --> 00:12:26.529 being exalted that is glorification that that 00:12:26.529 --> 00:12:30.850 John was talking about he said when he was exalted 00:12:30.850 --> 00:12:35.169 to the right hand of the Father and now we receive 00:12:35.169 --> 00:12:41.840 the Spirit received from the Father the promised 00:12:41.840 --> 00:12:49.299 of the Holy Spirit of course which you now see 00:12:49.299 --> 00:12:53.960 because something happened when Peter was preaching 00:12:53.960 --> 00:12:57.779 this event when you go down verse 34 for David 00:12:57.779 --> 00:13:02.039 did not ascend that's the ascension that exaltation 00:13:02.039 --> 00:13:08.399 into heavens he said but he sees himself That 00:13:08.399 --> 00:13:10.700 this is talking about it is Christ that ascended 00:13:10.700 --> 00:13:16.179 not David The Lord said to my Lord sit at my 00:13:16.179 --> 00:13:20.440 right hand till I make your enemies your foes 00:13:20.440 --> 00:13:25.940 too So what we are seeing is that we receive 00:13:25.940 --> 00:13:30.779 the spirit By reason of his ascension in order 00:13:30.779 --> 00:13:35.559 what what we're saying is that in ascension We 00:13:35.559 --> 00:13:39.759 go where he went Are you with me? Are you with 00:13:39.759 --> 00:13:43.360 me? That is, we go as He had promised, because 00:13:43.360 --> 00:13:47.120 He said, go back to that John, because we are 00:13:47.120 --> 00:13:50.179 from John, right? Remember, we are looking at 00:13:50.179 --> 00:13:52.500 the reason why we will do greater works. That's 00:13:52.500 --> 00:13:55.679 why He said, because what? I go to the Father. 00:13:57.519 --> 00:14:00.899 Before then, in verse 2, He said, my father's 00:14:00.899 --> 00:14:03.039 house are many mansions. We have explained these 00:14:03.039 --> 00:14:07.419 texts over and over. If it were not so, I would 00:14:07.419 --> 00:14:10.620 have told you, I go to prepare a place for you. 00:14:10.820 --> 00:14:14.279 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will 00:14:14.279 --> 00:14:18.899 come again and receive you to myself that where 00:14:18.899 --> 00:14:29.019 I am, dear, you may be what also. So in his ascension, 00:14:30.480 --> 00:14:35.480 we be where he is. Are we together? So when we 00:14:35.480 --> 00:14:37.899 say we receive the Spirit, what we are saying 00:14:37.899 --> 00:14:43.840 is that now we are where He is. That's why Ephesians 00:14:43.840 --> 00:14:49.220 would tell us. Ephesians 2, what? Ephesians 2, 00:14:49.220 --> 00:14:56.779 6. You say that we are what? Raised. And raised 00:14:56.779 --> 00:15:03.039 up together. And made us to sit together. In 00:15:03.039 --> 00:15:10.909 where? Where He is, there we are. Are we together? 00:15:11.730 --> 00:15:15.330 Are we together? To say it another way, He indwells 00:15:15.330 --> 00:15:22.149 us by His Spirit. And in so doing, please note 00:15:22.149 --> 00:15:25.330 the implication. When He say, I go to the Father, 00:15:25.490 --> 00:15:29.909 it means that He indwells us. When He say, I 00:15:29.909 --> 00:15:33.440 go to the Father, it means His ascension. He 00:15:33.440 --> 00:15:37.440 means that He indwells us by His Spirit. Are 00:15:37.440 --> 00:15:41.860 we together? That now He is in us and we are 00:15:41.860 --> 00:15:45.679 in Him. And do you know the implication of that? 00:15:48.500 --> 00:15:55.019 By so doing, Jesus replicated Himself. Let me 00:15:55.019 --> 00:16:00.279 repeat it again. By so doing, Jesus did what? 00:16:00.779 --> 00:16:03.929 Replicated Himself. So when he was telling the 00:16:03.929 --> 00:16:07.769 disciples do not be sad I am going this for your 00:16:07.769 --> 00:16:14.809 own good is not a replacement We together he 00:16:14.809 --> 00:16:19.250 was not saying we will replace him Greater works 00:16:19.250 --> 00:16:23.730 is not replacing Jesus Greater works is replicating 00:16:23.730 --> 00:16:33.529 Jesus The reason we will do greater works is 00:16:33.529 --> 00:16:36.590 that when man of God was talking about the global 00:16:36.590 --> 00:16:41.450 ministry the reason why we will be global is 00:16:41.450 --> 00:16:46.570 because now there are many Jesuses. Oh, you didn't 00:16:46.570 --> 00:16:49.610 understand what I'm saying. Are you with me? 00:16:50.429 --> 00:16:54.210 While one man is limited many Jesuses are not 00:16:54.210 --> 00:16:56.190 limited. Did you understand what I'm trying to 00:16:56.190 --> 00:17:00.370 say? That's why he said I go to the Father. Because 00:17:00.370 --> 00:17:07.930 I go to the father Because I go to the father 00:17:07.930 --> 00:17:12.890 This why I so I told you be note the implication 00:17:12.890 --> 00:17:16.170 of what Jesus was telling me He said go and tell 00:17:16.170 --> 00:17:18.410 my brethren. He didn't say there's a go and tell 00:17:18.410 --> 00:17:23.890 my servants. No Now we have the same DNA One 00:17:23.890 --> 00:17:27.670 tell my brethren now is a your father my father. 00:17:28.390 --> 00:17:34.650 Are we together? Yes. In Romans 8 -29, we said 00:17:34.650 --> 00:17:41.950 for those he foreknew, he also predestined to 00:17:41.950 --> 00:17:45.410 be conformed into the image of his son, that 00:17:45.410 --> 00:17:50.930 he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 00:17:52.349 --> 00:17:55.230 Hebrews 2 would tell us, bring in many sons to 00:17:55.230 --> 00:18:00.480 glory. He was the only begotten now. He is a 00:18:00.480 --> 00:18:06.299 first born among his brethren Are we together 00:18:06.299 --> 00:18:09.380 now? It's not just only so you have to know now 00:18:09.380 --> 00:18:13.579 in his race in resurrection and ascension He 00:18:13.579 --> 00:18:18.119 replicated himself. Are we together? That's the 00:18:18.119 --> 00:18:21.160 implication when you begin to see what we are 00:18:21.160 --> 00:18:24.220 trying to say is that within the context of John 00:18:24.619 --> 00:18:27.680 He was not talking about an individual believer. 00:18:29.759 --> 00:18:34.019 Are we together? John 14. He is talking about 00:18:34.019 --> 00:18:42.700 a community, a church. A church. So when you 00:18:42.700 --> 00:18:46.079 read it, don't read it with an individualistic 00:18:46.079 --> 00:18:50.380 mind. You will miss that which God is trying 00:18:50.380 --> 00:18:53.000 to communicate there. You see some of the problems 00:18:53.000 --> 00:18:55.700 we are having today in ministry. That now ministry 00:18:55.700 --> 00:18:59.299 is turning to us industry, not ministry again. 00:18:59.940 --> 00:19:03.660 Where everybody want to have a level. Nobody 00:19:03.660 --> 00:19:05.859 want to stay under a church, under a pastor. 00:19:06.619 --> 00:19:10.759 That is because of the error of reading. You 00:19:10.759 --> 00:19:13.799 understand? And we're going to deal with this, 00:19:13.900 --> 00:19:17.880 what we call the communal reading of the Bible. 00:19:21.000 --> 00:19:23.859 If you miss the communal reading, you miss his 00:19:23.859 --> 00:19:31.140 will. You understand what I'm saying? Hallelujah. 00:19:32.319 --> 00:19:35.839 We were studying some time ago, look give me 00:19:35.839 --> 00:19:43.279 Ephesians 3 verse 10. To the intent of God. The 00:19:43.279 --> 00:19:46.359 intent and noun, the manifold wisdom of God. 00:19:46.720 --> 00:19:53.539 The revelation of God. The ministry, the mystery 00:19:53.539 --> 00:20:00.849 unfolds. Revealed be made known by an individual 00:20:00.849 --> 00:20:07.069 by the church To the principalities and powers 00:20:07.069 --> 00:20:11.849 in the heavenly places or heavens And this is 00:20:11.849 --> 00:20:15.869 the reason why we are communicating So you want 00:20:15.869 --> 00:20:20.470 to do the will of God is done in the church not 00:20:20.470 --> 00:20:23.829 away from the church when you hear somebody said 00:20:23.930 --> 00:20:26.210 no i don't need to go to the church that means 00:20:26.210 --> 00:20:30.130 that person has not understood the will of god 00:20:30.130 --> 00:20:37.269 understand the reaching to the nations to reach 00:20:37.269 --> 00:20:46.789 the nation is not an individual work are we together 00:20:46.789 --> 00:20:52.660 is a collective work So, you see, when Paul will 00:20:52.660 --> 00:20:57.579 explain the issue of ministry, he will not speak 00:20:57.579 --> 00:21:00.440 of one person. He will give analogy with the 00:21:00.440 --> 00:21:05.240 body. He say, the eye can say, I am no need of 00:21:05.240 --> 00:21:11.779 you. He is speaking because giving analogy. You 00:21:11.779 --> 00:21:14.380 know, Paul has a way of communicating even to 00:21:14.380 --> 00:21:16.720 babes. He will have to use all kinds of things 00:21:16.720 --> 00:21:23.390 to communicate that truth. Are we together? Amen. 00:21:25.930 --> 00:21:31.349 Therefore Greater Works is an expansion of Jesus' 00:21:31.849 --> 00:21:43.089 ministry of salvation globally. Witnessing, not 00:21:43.089 --> 00:21:47.109 just in Jerusalem, in Judea, in Samaria, and 00:21:47.109 --> 00:21:50.680 to the utmost part of the Earth. So when you 00:21:50.680 --> 00:21:54.400 are thinking about reaching the wall, taking 00:21:54.400 --> 00:21:57.200 the gospel to nations, don't be thinking about 00:21:57.200 --> 00:22:03.480 you alone. Understand? Are we together? Are we 00:22:03.480 --> 00:22:07.400 together? Amen. Tell your neighbor the will of 00:22:07.400 --> 00:22:11.420 God is done in the church, is done through the 00:22:11.420 --> 00:22:15.200 church. The will of God is done through the church. 00:22:16.200 --> 00:22:22.119 Hallelujah. So greater works are the works of 00:22:22.119 --> 00:22:26.359 God's family, not the work of an individual believer. 00:22:27.680 --> 00:22:30.119 It's the work of an individual believer because 00:22:30.119 --> 00:22:33.440 you are part of the family. You see, one of my 00:22:33.440 --> 00:22:39.059 desire is to see how church will emphasize our, 00:22:39.240 --> 00:22:40.839 you know, sometimes we have to correct some of 00:22:40.839 --> 00:22:43.119 our songs. You understand that it seems to be 00:22:43.119 --> 00:22:46.559 I, I to be what? We we the reason is because 00:22:46.559 --> 00:22:48.700 we need to ingrain that theology because that 00:22:48.700 --> 00:22:55.220 is the will of God My desire is that as you are 00:22:55.220 --> 00:22:59.059 in this church or even after you leave Whether 00:22:59.059 --> 00:23:03.259 you're online listening to me In the Sun the 00:23:03.259 --> 00:23:06.839 will of God is that you become part of the chart 00:23:06.839 --> 00:23:12.440 you see that you are a stakeholder You are stakeholder 00:23:15.589 --> 00:23:18.509 Somebody must have founded the church, but that 00:23:18.509 --> 00:23:21.710 is not his church. Do you understand what I'm 00:23:21.710 --> 00:23:23.829 trying to say? I don't want that kind of dissent 00:23:23.829 --> 00:23:26.269 that some people feel, no, it's not my place. 00:23:26.630 --> 00:23:28.410 And that's why you see many people now want to 00:23:28.410 --> 00:23:30.630 go and form their own, because they think that 00:23:30.630 --> 00:23:34.190 churches are now personal properties. People 00:23:34.190 --> 00:23:36.069 are not yet trained, they want to go and start 00:23:36.069 --> 00:23:38.829 building something. You understand? The reason 00:23:38.829 --> 00:23:41.250 is because they are feeling that they are outcasts 00:23:41.250 --> 00:23:45.299 in some, or they don't belong. They feel that 00:23:45.299 --> 00:23:49.059 they are visitors or they are, I don't know what 00:23:49.059 --> 00:23:54.279 to say. Please understand that whatever place 00:23:54.279 --> 00:23:57.799 you are serving in this church, that is part 00:23:57.799 --> 00:24:01.440 of God's will to do ministry within the church. 00:24:03.779 --> 00:24:09.380 This church is your church. Don't say it's their 00:24:09.380 --> 00:24:14.579 own. It's not their own, it's your own too. When 00:24:14.579 --> 00:24:17.599 you see things, you say, I know they are seen 00:24:17.599 --> 00:24:22.440 now. No, who told you they are seen? Did you 00:24:22.440 --> 00:24:24.900 see that Pastor Victor has eyes at the back of 00:24:24.900 --> 00:24:27.859 his head? No, we are not seeing. Don't see things 00:24:27.859 --> 00:24:29.859 and then just keep quiet and say, they are seen 00:24:29.859 --> 00:24:31.880 now. No, they are not seen. That's why you are 00:24:31.880 --> 00:24:37.720 here. Be part of the church. Understand that 00:24:37.720 --> 00:24:44.000 is a joint venture. We are co -workers, we are 00:24:44.000 --> 00:24:50.500 co -labourers. It's not for some people. It's 00:24:50.500 --> 00:25:01.599 not for some people. So that's what Jesus wants 00:25:01.599 --> 00:25:06.000 the disciples to do. That's why, look at that 00:25:06.000 --> 00:25:19.779 Matthew chapter 28. What's 18? What's 19? He 00:25:19.779 --> 00:25:25.960 said, go therefore. To where? To all the nations. 00:25:26.900 --> 00:25:28.579 Again, here, he's speaking to how many people? 00:25:29.220 --> 00:25:40.000 To a company. He said, go. He said, go. And he 00:25:40.000 --> 00:25:47.809 said, go. But go with what? I say, I make disciples 00:25:47.809 --> 00:25:50.750 of all nations, baptizing them near your Father, 00:25:51.309 --> 00:25:54.630 the Son of the Holy Spirit. Look at verse 20, 00:25:54.730 --> 00:25:59.309 he said, teaching them to observe all the things 00:25:59.309 --> 00:26:04.170 that have commanded you. The only tool. When 00:26:04.170 --> 00:26:05.549 Jesus was saying his disciples, he said, don't 00:26:05.549 --> 00:26:09.589 go with anything. Are we together? He said, don't 00:26:09.589 --> 00:26:15.170 go with anything. Black, no. Black, no. He said, 00:26:15.519 --> 00:26:20.539 a laborer is what? He's worthy of his wages. 00:26:23.059 --> 00:26:25.500 Even we're going to see that because this is 00:26:25.500 --> 00:26:29.740 where many have recognized the Bible, in the 00:26:29.740 --> 00:26:34.319 sand. Jesus now said, sell your desire and buy 00:26:34.319 --> 00:26:46.359 a what? A sword. Hallelujah. The ministry is 00:26:46.359 --> 00:26:50.180 the ministry of preaching. It's the ministry 00:26:50.180 --> 00:26:55.779 of making disciples. It's the ministry of expanding 00:26:55.779 --> 00:27:00.380 this kingdom. It's the ministry that the whole 00:27:00.380 --> 00:27:03.680 world, the whole earth will be covered with the 00:27:03.680 --> 00:27:07.059 glory of God. Are we together? As the waters 00:27:07.059 --> 00:27:12.700 cover the sea. That is the ministry and our tool. 00:27:13.799 --> 00:27:19.880 is the Word of God. That means nothing will be 00:27:19.880 --> 00:27:26.559 accomplished without the Word of God. Men will 00:27:26.559 --> 00:27:32.319 not be saved until you preach. Men will not be 00:27:32.319 --> 00:27:38.460 matured in Christ until you preach. Are we together? 00:27:40.490 --> 00:27:44.349 Men will not see the glory of God in the miraculous 00:27:44.349 --> 00:27:52.630 until you preach. You want to see the glory of 00:27:52.630 --> 00:27:55.109 God? You want to see the mighty things of God? 00:27:55.529 --> 00:27:58.250 When we read in the book of Acts, it will always 00:27:58.250 --> 00:28:01.329 show to us as it is they are preaching, then 00:28:01.329 --> 00:28:03.910 the miracles are what? Are happening. Are we 00:28:03.910 --> 00:28:07.670 together? They are preaching, the miracles are 00:28:07.670 --> 00:28:13.759 happening. So this is where now we are coming 00:28:13.759 --> 00:28:20.500 to the importance of the world That means everything 00:28:20.500 --> 00:28:24.099 about our ministry rises and fall with the Word 00:28:24.099 --> 00:28:29.359 of God Now you are now seeing why it is very 00:28:29.359 --> 00:28:35.299 crucial to pay attention to this Word of God 00:28:35.299 --> 00:28:42.069 Are we together? John chapter 20 Let's go back 00:28:42.069 --> 00:28:54.410 to that John 20 look at verse 31 John 20 31 But 00:28:54.410 --> 00:29:03.390 these we are reading That you may believe that 00:29:03.390 --> 00:29:11.799 Jesus is the Christ the son of God and that Believing 00:29:11.799 --> 00:29:18.660 you may have life in his name. You may have life 00:29:18.660 --> 00:29:22.759 in his name. John is telling you why the word 00:29:22.759 --> 00:29:29.619 was written, why he wrote this book. So John 00:29:29.619 --> 00:29:34.740 is summarizing the design of the written word. 00:29:35.539 --> 00:29:38.900 That the word of God is written that you may 00:29:38.900 --> 00:29:43.190 believe. That Jesus is the Christ the son of 00:29:43.190 --> 00:29:45.849 God and that by believing you might have life 00:29:45.849 --> 00:29:52.869 in his name So this establish a fundamental truth 00:29:52.869 --> 00:30:00.309 That error cannot birth new life Did you hear 00:30:00.309 --> 00:30:04.410 what I said because he said it is written that 00:30:04.410 --> 00:30:08.710 you my what believe and by believing you will 00:30:08.710 --> 00:30:13.589 have what life. That means if what is intended 00:30:13.589 --> 00:30:18.970 is not communicated well as it was written, devil 00:30:18.970 --> 00:30:22.609 will cut a scripture. Jesus will say it is written. 00:30:23.049 --> 00:30:27.430 Meaning that Jesus is bringing context. Devil 00:30:27.430 --> 00:30:31.690 is taking out of context. So by bringing context, 00:30:32.289 --> 00:30:38.049 the life, the power of the scripture is manifested. 00:30:38.960 --> 00:30:44.500 again it was written that you might believe that 00:30:44.500 --> 00:30:49.880 means when the what is written is twisted it 00:30:49.880 --> 00:30:54.140 will not bring life so error cannot birth new 00:30:54.140 --> 00:31:01.980 life without proper explanation of scripture 00:31:01.980 --> 00:31:12.579 in it context There cannot be new birth You cannot 00:31:12.579 --> 00:31:19.259 come and just preach a Jesus that is a healer 00:31:19.259 --> 00:31:25.359 and you call people to Alter call and you expect 00:31:25.359 --> 00:31:27.660 that what they say they have received is new 00:31:27.660 --> 00:31:30.740 life Did you get what I'm trying to say because 00:31:30.740 --> 00:31:33.619 there are many people who during Jesus time receive 00:31:33.619 --> 00:31:37.779 his healing but not his life Are you with me? 00:31:38.279 --> 00:31:43.039 So it's possible. So you cannot preach a wealth 00:31:43.039 --> 00:31:48.759 message, a message of prosperity. Nothing wrong 00:31:48.759 --> 00:31:54.660 to be rich. You understand? Nothing. It's just 00:31:54.660 --> 00:31:58.640 a human affairs. Are we together? It's good. 00:31:59.859 --> 00:32:02.440 I was telling my people, you understand? I said, 00:32:02.460 --> 00:32:05.769 I wouldn't mind to have a private jet now. and 00:32:05.769 --> 00:32:08.250 just fly to Nigeria and come back again here. 00:32:08.910 --> 00:32:13.690 Nothing wrong. You understand? Don't do as if 00:32:13.690 --> 00:32:16.950 you don't like it. In your heart you like it. 00:32:17.450 --> 00:32:20.849 You understand? The only difference between us 00:32:20.849 --> 00:32:24.029 and those who are, who doesn't understand is 00:32:24.029 --> 00:32:28.450 that they, it becomes an idol. Did you get what 00:32:28.450 --> 00:32:31.309 I'm trying to say? Yes. But there is nothing 00:32:31.309 --> 00:32:34.509 wrong. to desire good things. It's part of human 00:32:34.509 --> 00:32:39.650 nature. Don't cheat your humanity. It's not lost. 00:32:40.829 --> 00:32:42.750 Why are you in school? Is it not that you want 00:32:42.750 --> 00:32:46.630 to be great? Is that a sin? Did you understand 00:32:46.630 --> 00:32:49.109 what I'm trying to say? So that is just part 00:32:49.109 --> 00:32:54.069 of humanity to aspire to become better. Are we 00:32:54.069 --> 00:32:57.170 together? So there's nothing wrong in that. So 00:32:57.170 --> 00:32:59.769 you don't need scripture. Do I need scripture 00:32:59.769 --> 00:33:02.920 to say that I want to become great? Do you understand 00:33:02.920 --> 00:33:04.519 what I'm trying to say? Why are you looking at 00:33:04.519 --> 00:33:07.559 me as if you don't understand? Did you get it? 00:33:08.039 --> 00:33:10.720 You don't need to attach any scripture to say 00:33:10.720 --> 00:33:14.400 I want to be great. Do you understand what I'm 00:33:14.400 --> 00:33:20.539 saying? Amen. So what I'm trying to say is that 00:33:20.539 --> 00:33:29.160 it is important to understand that. Romans chapter 00:33:29.160 --> 00:33:46.619 6. Look at Romans chapter 6 verse 17 But so if 00:33:46.619 --> 00:33:50.119 I thought on this scripture he said but God be 00:33:50.119 --> 00:33:54.980 thanked That though you were slain of sin look 00:33:54.980 --> 00:33:59.779 at what they were before They were what? Slave 00:34:00.490 --> 00:34:09.869 Yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine 00:34:09.869 --> 00:34:17.230 to which you were delivered. That means their 00:34:17.230 --> 00:34:25.889 current states came about by obeying or by believing 00:34:25.889 --> 00:34:31.739 the sound doctrine that saved them. What that 00:34:31.739 --> 00:34:36.860 means is that the word there, form, is a word 00:34:36.860 --> 00:34:43.039 two -pose. That is T -Y -P -O -O -S. T -Y -P 00:34:43.039 --> 00:34:51.519 -O -S, sorry. T -Y -P -O -S is two -pose. It 00:34:51.519 --> 00:34:58.159 implies figure, image, print, copy. Meaning that 00:34:58.159 --> 00:35:02.139 you didn't invent it. Is somebody getting what 00:35:02.139 --> 00:35:05.039 I'm trying to say? It means that you did not 00:35:05.039 --> 00:35:12.760 invent it. It means copy. So that is why it says 00:35:12.760 --> 00:35:17.900 that form of doctrine means that copy of doctrine 00:35:17.900 --> 00:35:22.099 to which you were given. That word delivered 00:35:22.099 --> 00:35:28.019 means they were given. Are we together? So the 00:35:28.019 --> 00:35:35.400 doctrine was not an invention. they were delivered, 00:35:35.719 --> 00:35:39.400 they delivered it to them. They were slave before, 00:35:39.860 --> 00:35:43.519 now they become, slavery now is a thing of the 00:35:43.519 --> 00:35:46.219 past because they obey, they believe the truth. 00:35:47.019 --> 00:35:50.599 And that truth was a truth preserved and then 00:35:50.599 --> 00:35:59.840 was passed to them. Are you with me? What we 00:35:59.840 --> 00:36:04.929 are trying to say is that That the power to save 00:36:04.929 --> 00:36:14.030 Cannot be make active in error Remember Romans 00:36:14.030 --> 00:36:17.030 1 16. I'm not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. 00:36:17.190 --> 00:36:22.250 It is what the power of God onto what onto salvation 00:36:22.250 --> 00:36:29.989 listen If the gospel is corrupted that power 00:36:29.989 --> 00:36:35.389 does save cannot be activated a man only is saved 00:36:35.389 --> 00:36:41.750 when he believes the truth not an error this 00:36:41.750 --> 00:36:46.050 is why it makes it see if you know what that 00:36:46.050 --> 00:36:49.469 means the ministry is the ministry of saving 00:36:49.469 --> 00:36:52.590 lives this is why you handle the word of god 00:36:52.590 --> 00:36:56.150 with all seriousness because it is a serious 00:36:56.150 --> 00:37:03.949 business It has the capacity to keep a man in 00:37:03.949 --> 00:37:10.389 deception forever because when you give error 00:37:10.389 --> 00:37:17.650 This is why the issue of studying goes what in 00:37:17.650 --> 00:37:23.889 the intents of the author is important You are 00:37:23.889 --> 00:37:28.940 not to invent anything your problem starts When 00:37:28.940 --> 00:37:36.219 you begin to feel the need to sound unique Remember 00:37:36.219 --> 00:37:40.380 I said the ministry the greater works We are 00:37:40.380 --> 00:37:43.219 talking about is the work of the church is not 00:37:43.219 --> 00:37:47.440 your own unique ministry. I Are you with me? 00:37:48.719 --> 00:37:50.480 Because of that there's nothing unique about 00:37:50.480 --> 00:37:59.050 it is a common faith is our own precious faith. 00:38:00.489 --> 00:38:04.949 Common salvation. Are we together? There's nothing 00:38:04.949 --> 00:38:09.769 unique. The day you want to start sounding unique, 00:38:10.030 --> 00:38:12.449 that's the day into your journey into error. 00:38:15.889 --> 00:38:22.280 Are we together? That's why... Despite the fact 00:38:22.280 --> 00:38:26.460 that Paul is an educated person, probably among 00:38:26.460 --> 00:38:28.780 the Bible writers, those who can compare with 00:38:28.780 --> 00:38:32.219 Paul probably is Isaiah. You understand? I mean, 00:38:32.300 --> 00:38:34.960 these are the most educated people. You understand 00:38:34.960 --> 00:38:37.780 what I'm trying to say? Yet, when he was talking 00:38:37.780 --> 00:38:39.960 to the Corinthians, he said, when I come to you, 00:38:40.139 --> 00:38:41.440 the second Corinthians, the first Corinthians 00:38:41.440 --> 00:38:44.099 of the two, he said, I did not come to you with 00:38:44.099 --> 00:38:45.900 an excellency of speech. You think he doesn't 00:38:45.900 --> 00:38:48.539 even know how to speak excellently? Hey, hey, 00:38:48.539 --> 00:38:52.650 hey. But when it comes to the gospel to communicate 00:38:52.650 --> 00:38:55.329 the truth of God's Word, this is not about for 00:38:55.329 --> 00:39:02.349 now. You understand? Oh, you get it me. You don't 00:39:02.349 --> 00:39:09.690 understand what I'm saying. It's about the clarity 00:39:09.690 --> 00:39:14.309 of the message of the gospel. That is its intent. 00:39:16.070 --> 00:39:22.659 Are we together? So this document is written 00:39:22.659 --> 00:39:27.860 to give eternal life This document is written 00:39:27.860 --> 00:39:34.539 to do what? To give eternal life This document 00:39:34.539 --> 00:39:40.440 is written to mature believers Are we together? 00:39:41.679 --> 00:39:45.219 Is given to do what? To also mature believers. 00:39:45.239 --> 00:39:52.639 Look at Colossians Colossians chapter 2 Verse 00:39:52.639 --> 00:39:58.019 6 he said as you therefore have do what have 00:39:58.019 --> 00:40:05.460 received Jesus the Lord he says so walk in him 00:40:05.460 --> 00:40:11.679 Rooted and built up in him and what and established 00:40:11.679 --> 00:40:18.320 in where in the faith As you have been what taught 00:40:21.099 --> 00:40:26.480 as you have been taught abounding in it in it 00:40:26.480 --> 00:40:31.179 in it with thanksgiving meaning what saves you 00:40:31.179 --> 00:40:36.920 is what now you are rooted in it are we together? 00:40:37.719 --> 00:40:43.820 so you have to understand that that this document 00:40:43.820 --> 00:40:48.739 is meant to give eternal life these written records 00:40:48.739 --> 00:40:52.019 of the gospel is meant to give eternal life, 00:40:52.179 --> 00:40:56.420 is meant to establish you in the faith. This 00:40:56.420 --> 00:41:01.900 cannot be truth unless they are communicated 00:41:01.900 --> 00:41:10.000 accurately. So, in a notion, God is never glorified 00:41:10.000 --> 00:41:16.699 when his word is taken out of context. God is 00:41:16.699 --> 00:41:24.280 never glorified. when his words are taken out 00:41:24.280 --> 00:41:29.559 of context. I want you to think about this. Have 00:41:29.559 --> 00:41:33.159 you ever had your personal words pulled out of 00:41:33.159 --> 00:41:37.639 context? I mean, that's not, you say something 00:41:37.639 --> 00:41:39.380 and there's somebody, maybe you are standing 00:41:39.380 --> 00:41:41.760 with your sister and you are discussing as a 00:41:41.760 --> 00:41:44.809 sister. You need to love the Lord. And one brother 00:41:44.809 --> 00:41:46.710 just passed. He didn't hear anything. That other 00:41:46.710 --> 00:41:50.389 love is that you need to love. So he said, I 00:41:50.389 --> 00:41:53.829 heard that brother say he love our... Do you 00:41:53.829 --> 00:41:55.429 understand what I'm trying to say? When you hear 00:41:55.429 --> 00:42:02.809 it, how will you feel? When someone twists your 00:42:02.809 --> 00:42:05.309 word or somebody fragments, just like I said 00:42:05.309 --> 00:42:09.389 now, it fragments your word and sets something. 00:42:10.159 --> 00:42:14.960 That you never intended you is completely foreign 00:42:14.960 --> 00:42:19.159 to your intent Definitely you will never feel 00:42:19.159 --> 00:42:26.940 happy you will never feel honored You be frustrated 00:42:26.940 --> 00:42:37.820 Infuriated annoyed Because that twisting of your 00:42:37.820 --> 00:42:44.980 words already violate your character violate 00:42:44.980 --> 00:42:48.719 your character and misrepresent your intents 00:42:48.719 --> 00:42:52.780 because as you are saying something that means 00:42:52.780 --> 00:42:57.019 if the brother say I hate him say he loves her 00:42:57.019 --> 00:42:59.860 you say ah these brothers of this is I used to 00:42:59.860 --> 00:43:01.679 see that brother say he's a serious brother now 00:43:01.679 --> 00:43:04.239 did you see what happened that means that twisting 00:43:04.239 --> 00:43:07.699 of your word already violate your character did 00:43:07.699 --> 00:43:10.059 you understand what I'm trying to say? Yes, because 00:43:10.059 --> 00:43:14.579 it makes you look like someone you are not And 00:43:14.579 --> 00:43:18.079 because that was not your intent it also violate 00:43:18.079 --> 00:43:23.039 and makes your intent crooked and That's not 00:43:23.039 --> 00:43:37.159 true So if we demand Contextual respect For our 00:43:37.159 --> 00:43:43.579 own words How much more must we bring discipline, 00:43:44.440 --> 00:43:49.500 reverence, rigor, and contextual reading to the 00:43:49.500 --> 00:43:54.960 sacred, life -giving, maturing, establishing 00:43:54.960 --> 00:44:03.159 Word of God? How much rigor should we give? Please 00:44:03.159 --> 00:44:07.880 burden, context is not a suggestion for us. It 00:44:07.880 --> 00:44:15.320 is mandatory for accurate interpretation. It's 00:44:15.320 --> 00:44:23.639 mandatory. Are we together? So what is context 00:44:23.639 --> 00:44:29.099 or what is contextual reading of the Bible? What 00:44:29.099 --> 00:44:35.139 is contextual reading of the Bible? It means 00:44:35.139 --> 00:44:41.070 reading interpreting the Bible through its autos 00:44:41.070 --> 00:44:47.250 intent simple and short no long grammar it means 00:44:47.250 --> 00:44:53.969 to read and to interpret the Bible through its 00:44:53.969 --> 00:45:04.230 autos intent and you see in the Bible Context 00:45:04.230 --> 00:45:06.610 is multi -layered and that's what I'm going to 00:45:06.610 --> 00:45:13.250 discuss now. Context is multi -layered. Meaning 00:45:13.250 --> 00:45:15.590 that if you are going to come to the Bible, you 00:45:15.590 --> 00:45:18.989 must understand that context is what? Is multi 00:45:18.989 --> 00:45:23.929 -layered. Sometimes if you neglect any part of 00:45:23.929 --> 00:45:26.230 this thing I'm talking about, you are likely 00:45:26.230 --> 00:45:29.730 to move to error. Let's start with the first 00:45:29.730 --> 00:45:35.900 one. We call it canonical Context. Canonical 00:45:35.900 --> 00:45:39.340 context. Sometimes it's called broad context 00:45:39.340 --> 00:45:58.079 or thematic context. Canonical context. Now the 00:45:58.079 --> 00:46:00.840 first thing why we say this canonical is because 00:46:00.840 --> 00:46:09.690 this one is a part of them all. Amen. For some 00:46:09.690 --> 00:46:12.650 of us who are not from Nigeria, this one is the 00:46:12.650 --> 00:46:17.730 top. Every other context is under this one. Are 00:46:17.730 --> 00:46:24.809 we together? Are we together? Amen. First, we 00:46:24.809 --> 00:46:29.250 are talking about that is the Bible itself. Are 00:46:29.250 --> 00:46:31.800 we together? You remember, you know, the Bible 00:46:31.800 --> 00:46:36.800 is a collection of 66 books, right? We can just 00:46:36.800 --> 00:46:43.980 call it a library. It has one author, even though 00:46:43.980 --> 00:46:48.320 it has many authors. And this one author is God, 00:46:50.039 --> 00:46:54.820 which means that because in this canonical context, 00:46:56.130 --> 00:46:58.849 The first principle we are holding is what we 00:46:58.849 --> 00:47:02.969 call the divine autorship principle Meaning that 00:47:02.969 --> 00:47:07.530 there is no how One God who wrote these things 00:47:07.530 --> 00:47:10.750 will be contradicting himself. That means we 00:47:10.750 --> 00:47:18.190 must understand what is the Entire intents or 00:47:18.190 --> 00:47:22.820 the whole intent or what we call the broad intent, 00:47:23.500 --> 00:47:28.920 the intent of the Bible itself. Any passage you 00:47:28.920 --> 00:47:31.780 are reading, you must hold this at, is it front 00:47:31.780 --> 00:47:34.099 of your mind, or back of your mind, or center 00:47:34.099 --> 00:47:36.780 of your mind. I mean the whole of your mind. 00:47:37.780 --> 00:47:52.289 You should hold this. By the inspiration of God 00:47:52.289 --> 00:47:56.730 and is profitable plus is establishing divine 00:47:56.730 --> 00:48:05.429 authorship You see that and is profitable for 00:48:05.429 --> 00:48:14.869 Doctrine For giving evidence For correction correction 00:48:14.869 --> 00:48:19.829 about what is not an open -ended thing you understand 00:48:19.829 --> 00:48:25.460 same Doctrine That's his teaching Didaskalia 00:48:25.460 --> 00:48:30.800 About who? It's not just teaching teaching mathematics 00:48:30.800 --> 00:48:35.639 Teaching business is for teaching. No, it's not 00:48:35.639 --> 00:48:41.099 for general subjects. It's not general the divine 00:48:41.099 --> 00:48:45.679 author Given by the expression of God is specific 00:48:45.679 --> 00:48:55.380 Are we together? specific Go to verse 15. And 00:48:55.380 --> 00:48:59.679 that from childhood, Pastor Fred already taught 00:48:59.679 --> 00:49:04.420 this, you have known the Holy Scriptures, right? 00:49:05.659 --> 00:49:11.300 Which are able to make you wise. Remember, for 00:49:11.300 --> 00:49:17.219 salvation. Are we together? If I will put it 00:49:17.219 --> 00:49:21.769 better. it will be skillful that is wise in salvation 00:49:21.769 --> 00:49:26.429 because in the subject of salvation are we together 00:49:26.429 --> 00:49:32.110 because he is already a believer saying when 00:49:32.110 --> 00:49:36.389 he first came to christ when he was small before 00:49:36.389 --> 00:49:41.989 you have known the holy scriptures because you 00:49:41.989 --> 00:49:44.090 don't know the holy scripture outside christ 00:49:44.460 --> 00:49:48.679 You know the Holy Scriptures in Christ. And then 00:49:48.679 --> 00:49:54.059 by so doing, it has made you skillful, you understand, 00:49:54.400 --> 00:49:59.320 in the subject of salvation. And that salvation 00:49:59.320 --> 00:50:07.599 is not by works. It's what? Faith, eh? Faith 00:50:07.599 --> 00:50:16.340 in the Christ. is not the New Testament yet. 00:50:16.960 --> 00:50:18.719 Are we together? Because when Paul was writing 00:50:18.719 --> 00:50:22.019 this, they didn't put it together. He was talking 00:50:22.019 --> 00:50:25.039 to what they were reading at that moment. Genesis 00:50:25.039 --> 00:50:28.219 to Malachi. That means from Genesis to Malachi, 00:50:28.420 --> 00:50:32.760 the subject is salvation through faith in Jesus 00:50:32.760 --> 00:50:35.719 Christ. Genesis to Malachi. The subject is what? 00:50:36.559 --> 00:50:39.559 Salvation through faith in what? In Jesus Christ. 00:50:40.000 --> 00:50:45.969 Then V. 16 said that is exactly what it was all 00:50:45.969 --> 00:50:49.989 taught. The inspiration to document that came 00:50:49.989 --> 00:50:54.349 from God, not from man. And he said it is profitable 00:50:54.349 --> 00:50:57.670 for teaching. Teaching about who? All within 00:50:57.670 --> 00:51:01.429 the confines of salvation. You understand? Correction. 00:51:01.690 --> 00:51:04.869 Correction about what? All within the confines 00:51:04.869 --> 00:51:09.889 of the ultimate theme of the entire Bible. You 00:51:09.889 --> 00:51:12.989 understand? Reprove, giving evidence about what? 00:51:13.489 --> 00:51:17.710 About all the love of God. If you want to say, 00:51:17.789 --> 00:51:19.590 if you don't want to use salvation, you can say 00:51:19.590 --> 00:51:22.210 about the love of God, about the character of 00:51:22.210 --> 00:51:24.889 God, about the intent of God and plan of God 00:51:24.889 --> 00:51:28.010 for humanity. That's the sentence. Are we together? 00:51:28.329 --> 00:51:34.090 So this is talking about the canonical context. 00:51:34.610 --> 00:51:36.449 So please, if you are reading the astronomy, 00:51:37.230 --> 00:51:40.099 sons of Solomon, we're just finishing. Are we 00:51:40.099 --> 00:51:43.679 together? I know some people like that place. 00:51:44.260 --> 00:51:49.760 Glory to Jesus. Amen. So whatever you are reading, 00:51:51.300 --> 00:51:54.539 you must understand and put that. You remember 00:51:54.539 --> 00:51:57.800 when we were reading Prover? You know, there 00:51:57.800 --> 00:51:59.599 are some plays that he talks about when you want 00:51:59.599 --> 00:52:01.860 to do... I think I like the way... I think which 00:52:01.860 --> 00:52:03.800 version say that this way? He said, do you want 00:52:03.800 --> 00:52:07.300 to see an important person? He said, take a bribe 00:52:07.300 --> 00:52:12.670 with you. Proverb, you know some in fact that 00:52:12.670 --> 00:52:14.570 scripture we normally could see it down a month 00:52:14.570 --> 00:52:18.789 No, no, the the order one a man's gift make him. 00:52:19.090 --> 00:52:22.010 Yes, I appear that what gift is not talking about 00:52:22.010 --> 00:52:27.989 talent is Like physical something material gifts, 00:52:27.989 --> 00:52:32.250 you know some You know when you read some of 00:52:32.250 --> 00:52:38.530 my proverb and remove this Context you understand 00:52:38.530 --> 00:52:40.929 you'll be making that place to be saying something 00:52:40.929 --> 00:52:45.630 different remember if you read the beginning 00:52:45.630 --> 00:52:50.489 of proverb already the preacher himself solomon 00:52:50.489 --> 00:52:53.170 told you the intent why he was right he said 00:52:53.170 --> 00:52:56.909 i was writing what i have observed so his writing 00:52:56.909 --> 00:52:59.690 is observation not that he's some of those proverbs 00:52:59.690 --> 00:53:02.889 are not revelation of god i hope you understand 00:53:02.889 --> 00:53:04.969 what i'm trying to say he's just writing what 00:53:04.969 --> 00:53:08.530 he observed among men That is do you want to 00:53:08.530 --> 00:53:11.150 see an important person? Do you want a way to 00:53:11.150 --> 00:53:14.429 be created which you just carry some gifts? Did 00:53:14.429 --> 00:53:16.510 you understand what I'm saying? Is it not true? 00:53:17.349 --> 00:53:19.289 Is it not true? Now we're not saying whether 00:53:19.289 --> 00:53:21.469 it's a sin or not sin. He said that is what you 00:53:21.469 --> 00:53:27.329 observe. Are you with me? That's what you observe. 00:53:29.750 --> 00:53:31.210 I think when we are ready we have to come to 00:53:31.210 --> 00:53:33.989 a place and answer this question. When we eclipses 00:53:33.989 --> 00:53:36.780 of the tree. You understand? a time to kill, 00:53:37.039 --> 00:53:39.219 a time to this, a time to this. You say, ah, 00:53:40.179 --> 00:53:42.719 ah. Well, how can God kill? How can God have 00:53:42.719 --> 00:53:45.039 a time for disaster? I say, ah, ah. I say, this 00:53:45.039 --> 00:53:47.500 is what you observe. Did you understand what 00:53:47.500 --> 00:53:49.920 I'm trying to say? You see, if you don't read 00:53:49.920 --> 00:53:52.980 correctly, you're going to be moving with a different 00:53:52.980 --> 00:54:00.539 thing, which is not the will of God. So, while 00:54:00.539 --> 00:54:07.050 the Bible has more than 40 authors, human autos. 00:54:08.090 --> 00:54:13.389 It has one ultimate divine author. 1 Peter 1, 00:54:13.849 --> 00:54:20.050 20 to 21 also tells us that they were moved by 00:54:20.050 --> 00:54:26.250 God, the Holy Spirit. It was not a man's initiative. 00:54:28.449 --> 00:54:32.650 It has a singular unified plot line, storyline. 00:54:33.260 --> 00:54:38.159 The Bible has a singular storyline a singular 00:54:38.159 --> 00:54:45.360 storyline from Genesis to Revelation So because 00:54:45.360 --> 00:54:49.739 of that you have to understand so if you interpret 00:54:49.739 --> 00:54:55.579 even interpretation Of an Old Testament law or 00:54:55.579 --> 00:55:02.780 a New Testament verse makes God To look a tyrant 00:55:02.840 --> 00:55:08.719 to be a to look so crude who hates humanity that 00:55:08.719 --> 00:55:14.920 interpretation must be wrong not me must be what 00:55:14.920 --> 00:55:20.460 must be wrong because it contradicts the unified 00:55:20.460 --> 00:55:26.760 team of the redemptive love of God because listen 00:55:26.760 --> 00:55:29.920 if you hold this one is going to help you a lot 00:55:30.219 --> 00:55:34.980 Whatever you are reading through the pages of 00:55:34.980 --> 00:55:39.619 scriptures, you must have this in mind that this 00:55:39.619 --> 00:55:43.699 Bible has a unified storyline. The intent of 00:55:43.699 --> 00:55:48.519 the author is that salvation is made manifest. 00:55:49.760 --> 00:55:53.360 The subject of salvation and that salvation is 00:55:53.360 --> 00:55:55.880 through faith. Whatever you might say, listen, 00:55:56.000 --> 00:55:58.400 you might agree, I don't understand this text 00:55:58.400 --> 00:56:04.050 yet. But don't say Anything that you you will 00:56:04.050 --> 00:56:06.710 study that will contradict the revelation of 00:56:06.710 --> 00:56:16.110 God in Christ Is out of context Is what out of 00:56:16.110 --> 00:56:21.750 context Out of context we have already read let 00:56:21.750 --> 00:56:23.969 me just give you some of these texts in the song 00:56:23.969 --> 00:56:27.869 John 5 39 you start the scriptures and in them 00:56:27.869 --> 00:56:30.690 you think you have eternal life they are what 00:56:30.690 --> 00:56:36.150 they did they say they are some they are what 00:56:36.150 --> 00:56:43.409 they that do what testify of me look 24 we have 00:56:43.409 --> 00:56:48.269 already read that place 25 oh you foolish ones 00:56:48.269 --> 00:56:50.750 law of heart to believe all that the prophet 00:56:50.750 --> 00:56:54.210 have what in all that the prophet have what spoken 00:56:54.210 --> 00:56:57.139 ought not christ to have what suffer these things 00:56:57.139 --> 00:57:00.039 and to enter into his glory and beginning at 00:57:00.039 --> 00:57:05.300 Moses and in all the prophet hmm he explained 00:57:05.300 --> 00:57:10.579 or expounded to them in all the scriptures not 00:57:10.579 --> 00:57:14.960 some scriptures not some scriptures in all the 00:57:14.960 --> 00:57:18.679 scriptures the things concerning himself that's 00:57:18.679 --> 00:57:21.980 what we are trying to see that is divine authorship 00:57:23.469 --> 00:57:30.570 and singular storyline and subject. The scripture 00:57:30.570 --> 00:57:36.489 is about the Christ. Put it together. So canonical 00:57:36.489 --> 00:57:46.110 context is defined by Christo -centricity. Canonical 00:57:46.110 --> 00:57:55.510 context is defined by Christo - centricity of 00:57:55.510 --> 00:58:02.929 scriptures this is a vital safety shield against 00:58:02.929 --> 00:58:12.170 abuses this is vital we're going to look at later 00:58:12.170 --> 00:58:16.250 on a number of the horrendous things that was 00:58:16.250 --> 00:58:18.710 done through the Bible and that will also empower 00:58:18.710 --> 00:58:20.710 for so many of us that are going for evangelism 00:58:20.710 --> 00:58:24.159 as well while we are trying to encourage the 00:58:24.159 --> 00:58:27.699 other ones to join. You understand what I'm saying? 00:58:29.320 --> 00:58:31.239 You know, some of us, when they say, when they 00:58:31.239 --> 00:58:33.940 give you some history of how the Bible we have 00:58:33.940 --> 00:58:36.500 misused, you say, you start saying no. No, don't 00:58:36.500 --> 00:58:40.820 say no. It happened. You understand? It happened. 00:58:42.340 --> 00:58:46.699 And that's why we are teaching this. So, and 00:58:46.699 --> 00:58:50.199 that's one of the things I want you to get in 00:58:50.199 --> 00:58:56.489 this. So as you read the Bible, let's settle 00:58:56.489 --> 00:59:01.409 this first every of your interpretation must 00:59:01.409 --> 00:59:06.349 align with this one this first one canonical 00:59:06.349 --> 00:59:12.349 context if it deviates you on your own It's already 00:59:12.349 --> 00:59:14.750 a contradiction any interpretation of a verse 00:59:14.750 --> 00:59:17.769 or a passage of the Bible that contradicts the 00:59:17.769 --> 00:59:21.849 message of redemption the love of God the finished 00:59:21.849 --> 00:59:28.269 work of Christ automatically out of context so 00:59:28.269 --> 00:59:31.289 the supreme narrative of the cross is the ultimate 00:59:31.289 --> 00:59:39.769 safety safety barrier against heresy against 00:59:39.769 --> 00:59:45.309 heresy hallelujah amen okay so let's look at 00:59:45.309 --> 00:59:47.809 another layer under this one which is what we 00:59:47.809 --> 00:59:51.489 call the immediate context the immediate context 00:59:52.519 --> 00:59:57.400 Now under this under the umbrella of the canonical 00:59:57.400 --> 01:00:03.440 context we have the immediate context This is 01:00:03.440 --> 01:00:09.019 reading and interpreting a portion That is the 01:00:09.019 --> 01:00:13.159 reading and interpreting a portion or a passage 01:00:13.159 --> 01:00:18.260 of scripture Within is surrounding verses and 01:00:18.260 --> 01:00:22.179 authors line of thought Please note that order 01:00:22.179 --> 01:00:24.519 one I said because most times many of us think 01:00:24.519 --> 01:00:27.280 that when we say Immediate context we just means 01:00:27.280 --> 01:00:30.519 you just go few verses on top few verses down 01:00:30.519 --> 01:00:33.980 In a sign, it's not just only fever so we say 01:00:33.980 --> 01:00:39.880 pretext postics, you know son it also In compasses 01:00:39.880 --> 01:00:44.460 the autos line of thoughts Because the autos 01:00:44.460 --> 01:00:47.420 line of thought as I will show you Sometimes 01:00:47.420 --> 01:00:50.510 he might be speaking there But what is communicating 01:00:50.510 --> 01:00:54.090 is also in another book. Did you understand what 01:00:54.090 --> 01:00:57.289 I'm trying to say? Like Man of God taught us 01:00:57.289 --> 01:01:00.050 about the efficient church. Sometimes some of 01:01:00.050 --> 01:01:02.170 the things discussing about the efficient church. 01:01:04.010 --> 01:01:06.349 You know, I've heard so many people say this 01:01:06.349 --> 01:01:08.829 efficient church is one of the perfect church. 01:01:09.130 --> 01:01:13.809 You know, when you read the Corinthians church, 01:01:14.070 --> 01:01:16.809 most of their confusion is within the letter. 01:01:17.159 --> 01:01:19.840 But when you read the book of Ephesians, you 01:01:19.840 --> 01:01:23.179 don't seem to hear so much of correction of these 01:01:23.179 --> 01:01:25.579 things. You just focus on these, understand, 01:01:25.679 --> 01:01:27.679 which man of God I've already outlined for us. 01:01:28.099 --> 01:01:30.599 But you see, you are missing it. You understand? 01:01:30.940 --> 01:01:33.159 Because you miss all that two books that give 01:01:33.159 --> 01:01:36.900 it immediate context. One is Acts chapter 19 01:01:36.900 --> 01:01:41.519 and chapter 20. Another is 1 Timothy 2 and 1 01:01:41.519 --> 01:01:45.139 Timothy and 2 Timothy. Because it was a pastor 01:01:45.139 --> 01:01:47.369 that was sent to Ephesus. Did you understand 01:01:47.369 --> 01:01:49.929 what I'm trying to say? And the confusion, the 01:01:49.929 --> 01:01:51.929 heresy that is happening in that church, you 01:01:51.929 --> 01:01:56.050 need to read Timothy. So don't think that when 01:01:56.050 --> 01:01:58.789 we say immediate context, not just only, okay, 01:01:58.849 --> 01:02:02.869 I'm reading 1 Corinthians, Ephesians chapter 01:02:02.869 --> 01:02:05.510 5. It's talking about marriage, you understand? 01:02:06.090 --> 01:02:08.650 Oh, you say this one, this one, this one. You 01:02:08.650 --> 01:02:11.469 say go post -text, pre -text. Brother, you need 01:02:11.469 --> 01:02:15.269 to read all the texts that are connected to that. 01:02:16.420 --> 01:02:19.559 That's when you can have an understanding of 01:02:19.559 --> 01:02:22.380 what your toy say. Are we together? Did you understand 01:02:22.380 --> 01:02:26.559 now what I mean by immediate context? Amen Hallelujah 01:02:26.559 --> 01:02:38.239 So this is what I want you to take note One of 01:02:38.239 --> 01:02:40.619 God I've already talked about this good work, 01:02:40.619 --> 01:02:43.559 but come let me show you something in first quarter 01:02:43.559 --> 01:02:54.380 second Timothy go to second Timothy quickly 2nd 01:02:54.380 --> 01:03:00.000 Timothy chapter 3 Look at verse 17 2nd Timothy 01:03:00.000 --> 01:03:04.860 3 17 He said that the man of God may be complete 01:03:04.860 --> 01:03:09.780 totally equipped for every good work for every 01:03:09.780 --> 01:03:14.059 good work Now I want to show you that one of 01:03:14.059 --> 01:03:15.500 the things you have to be careful when you look 01:03:15.500 --> 01:03:19.380 at immediate context is verses and chapters Are 01:03:19.380 --> 01:03:23.639 we together? verses and what? and chapters So 01:03:23.639 --> 01:03:28.460 don't follow the author's line of thought, not 01:03:28.460 --> 01:03:34.760 the verses. And today we even had addition, subheadings. 01:03:35.860 --> 01:03:40.500 Subheadings, no. Because all these break that 01:03:40.500 --> 01:03:44.519 we have today, they are helpful for referencing. 01:03:45.320 --> 01:03:50.840 Like now, if I want to call 2 Corinthians 3 this, 01:03:51.000 --> 01:03:53.849 you already know, you just go there. Right, that's 01:03:53.849 --> 01:03:56.369 why you hear the Apostles then they don't they 01:03:56.369 --> 01:03:59.050 don't normally see a circle Corinthians is disease 01:03:59.050 --> 01:04:01.190 is you understand? They only say at is written 01:04:01.190 --> 01:04:03.050 in the scripture then you quote the scripture 01:04:03.050 --> 01:04:06.309 Because in their day, there's no these a thing 01:04:06.309 --> 01:04:08.820 we have today. Did you understand brand Z? Good. 01:04:09.119 --> 01:04:10.820 It's probably the only one we have, because we 01:04:10.820 --> 01:04:12.340 have several authors is a psalm. They will say 01:04:12.340 --> 01:04:14.340 the first psalm, the second psalm, as we'll see 01:04:14.340 --> 01:04:16.239 in the second psalm. Are we together? Because 01:04:16.239 --> 01:04:20.059 of the breaking of different authors. Amen. But 01:04:20.059 --> 01:04:22.079 the point I'm trying to say is that if you are 01:04:22.079 --> 01:04:24.559 reading, you have to understand that if you are 01:04:24.559 --> 01:04:26.920 interpreting, you must follow where... Like if 01:04:26.920 --> 01:04:31.420 you do, when you come to verse 17, he said, for 01:04:31.420 --> 01:04:33.460 every good work, it looks like that is where 01:04:33.460 --> 01:04:38.119 he stopped. Is that correct? Many of us, that's 01:04:38.119 --> 01:04:41.139 where we stop. But you see, Paul, that's not 01:04:41.139 --> 01:04:46.480 where he stopped. What's the next thing in chapter 01:04:46.480 --> 01:04:51.079 four, verse one? I charge you what? Therefore. 01:04:51.179 --> 01:04:56.320 What is therefore? What is therefore? Are we 01:04:56.320 --> 01:05:02.400 together? That is for this reason. He's trying 01:05:02.400 --> 01:05:04.659 to say that there is more for me. I'm trying 01:05:04.659 --> 01:05:07.920 to bring. based according to what I am discussing, 01:05:08.360 --> 01:05:15.639 eh? Are you with me? Are you with me? Now, to 01:05:15.639 --> 01:05:18.320 understand good works, before you even go to 01:05:18.320 --> 01:05:22.440 other passages of the text, I mean of, or maybe 01:05:22.440 --> 01:05:25.599 Paul's letter, you need to read. You can see 01:05:25.599 --> 01:05:28.460 that from chapter one, talking about perilous 01:05:28.460 --> 01:05:33.260 time, right, of chapter three, sorry, verse one 01:05:33.260 --> 01:05:36.940 of chapter three, and the confusion that will 01:05:36.940 --> 01:05:40.619 happen in the in the last days or the last time 01:05:40.619 --> 01:05:43.579 in the son and then you look at John to chapter 01:05:43.579 --> 01:05:47.340 4 and you look at for time will come when they 01:05:47.340 --> 01:05:50.420 will know in your son doctrine you know son they 01:05:50.420 --> 01:05:53.340 are all he's talking about the same thing you 01:05:53.340 --> 01:05:56.179 know son in fact he says some having a form of 01:05:56.179 --> 01:05:58.619 godliness but denying the power he was talking 01:05:58.619 --> 01:06:02.300 about before and then he was encouraging him 01:06:02.300 --> 01:06:06.719 about first Paul acknowledged in this text, one, 01:06:09.300 --> 01:06:13.920 what Timothy has learned from his foundation, 01:06:14.739 --> 01:06:17.260 from where he's coming from, and from his childhood. 01:06:18.500 --> 01:06:21.739 One. Two, he also told him what he has learned 01:06:21.739 --> 01:06:26.179 from him. You understand? So he now told him, 01:06:26.400 --> 01:06:28.920 all these things you have understood about the 01:06:28.920 --> 01:06:31.840 Bible, and you have been trained, both from me, 01:06:32.139 --> 01:06:35.170 from your background, are we together is that 01:06:35.170 --> 01:06:38.969 you are trained you are taught you are corrected 01:06:38.969 --> 01:06:46.070 the intent is good works are you with me now 01:06:46.070 --> 01:06:48.349 so but what is this good work then he now said 01:06:48.349 --> 01:06:52.710 therefore i charge you that is for the very purpose 01:06:52.710 --> 01:06:55.630 of why you have established yourself in scripture 01:06:55.630 --> 01:06:57.750 and you have obtained all these things you understand 01:06:57.750 --> 01:07:07.989 therefore i charge you now Preach the Word. Be 01:07:07.989 --> 01:07:12.289 ready in season and out of season. In 5, verse 01:07:12.289 --> 01:07:17.150 5 says, be watchful in all things, in your afflictions. 01:07:17.789 --> 01:07:21.590 Do the work of and fulfill your ministry. That 01:07:21.590 --> 01:07:24.989 means when you look at the whole thing, there 01:07:24.989 --> 01:07:28.690 are things that Paul is trying to tell him. There 01:07:28.690 --> 01:07:31.869 are seasons of life that will come that it will 01:07:31.869 --> 01:07:35.099 be tough. because we will have people who will 01:07:35.099 --> 01:07:38.139 not endure sound doctrine, people who will be 01:07:38.139 --> 01:07:42.260 wayward. But I don't want you to forget where 01:07:42.260 --> 01:07:45.599 you are coming from. And I don't want you to 01:07:45.599 --> 01:07:50.519 forget what you have learned from me. And the 01:07:50.519 --> 01:07:53.420 essence why you have learned all these things. 01:07:54.320 --> 01:07:59.170 Every man that is learned is taught he have evidence 01:07:59.170 --> 01:08:02.050 is that he do good work so I want telling you 01:08:02.050 --> 01:08:04.750 you should preach what he's trying to say is 01:08:04.750 --> 01:08:07.309 that that the good works is talking about is 01:08:07.309 --> 01:08:11.630 about the preaching the preaching the preaching 01:08:11.630 --> 01:08:18.510 the preaching preach the word in the sun preach 01:08:18.510 --> 01:08:23.710 the word that is every good work and so if you 01:08:23.710 --> 01:08:27.609 have stopped here you will have to be inventing 01:08:27.609 --> 01:08:30.489 something in your head or to move to other passages 01:08:30.489 --> 01:08:33.090 of the scripture and start looking to where there 01:08:33.090 --> 01:08:38.310 is good which is good but first start with the 01:08:38.310 --> 01:08:42.369 immediate place first go through to the down 01:08:42.369 --> 01:08:46.390 part where follow the author in fact if he had 01:08:46.390 --> 01:08:48.850 mentioned something like now he has mentioned 01:08:48.850 --> 01:08:53.350 and that from childhood yeah you must have you 01:08:53.350 --> 01:08:57.970 have to go back to verse chapter one uh festival 01:08:57.970 --> 01:09:02.670 t1 to see where paul has made mention of his 01:09:02.670 --> 01:09:06.930 foundation from his grandmother and mother and 01:09:06.930 --> 01:09:10.729 then you move to act chapter 16 where that was 01:09:10.729 --> 01:09:14.130 mentioned you see all these are part of the immediate 01:09:14.130 --> 01:09:17.430 context although they have been mentioned in 01:09:17.430 --> 01:09:18.909 different places did you understand what i'm 01:09:18.909 --> 01:09:27.740 trying to say so that is the point hallelujah 01:09:27.740 --> 01:09:32.819 the thought one the thought layer now immediate 01:09:32.819 --> 01:09:37.439 context please I want to in the name of God don't 01:09:37.439 --> 01:09:42.619 follow the thought of the author the second or 01:09:42.619 --> 01:09:48.100 the thought is literary context not literally 01:09:56.019 --> 01:10:05.460 Those in literature. What this one is saying 01:10:05.460 --> 01:10:08.920 is that you have to come to acknowledge that 01:10:08.920 --> 01:10:13.260 the Bible does not speak in a single flat tone. 01:10:15.720 --> 01:10:19.579 Let me say it again. The Bible does not speak 01:10:19.579 --> 01:10:27.350 direct all the times. That means the Bible has 01:10:27.350 --> 01:10:32.949 several different kinds of literature bundled 01:10:32.949 --> 01:10:41.989 together. It comes with different distinct literature, 01:10:43.430 --> 01:10:48.170 historical narrative, poetic expressions, pastoral 01:10:48.170 --> 01:10:53.880 epistles, prophetic declaration, Apocalyptic 01:10:53.880 --> 01:11:01.439 imagery, historical narrative, poetic expressions, 01:11:03.060 --> 01:11:09.899 pastoral epistles, prophetic declarations, and 01:11:09.899 --> 01:11:12.560 apocalyptic imagery. For example, when you enter 01:11:12.560 --> 01:11:19.840 Revelation or Daniel, you cannot read every passage 01:11:19.840 --> 01:11:25.109 of the Bible the same way. Because for some of 01:11:25.109 --> 01:11:27.329 us in science who you think you have escaped 01:11:27.329 --> 01:11:35.390 literature welcome back You are welcome You must 01:11:35.390 --> 01:11:41.170 understand that Understanding literature is not 01:11:41.170 --> 01:11:46.550 an option You have to is part of the context 01:11:46.550 --> 01:11:51.289 you must learn listen this is you can say no 01:11:51.289 --> 01:11:53.350 I don't want I don't care and this is one of 01:11:53.350 --> 01:11:55.050 the things I don't agree with some of the Bible 01:11:55.050 --> 01:11:58.750 translations because some of the Bible translation 01:11:58.750 --> 01:12:02.750 are trying to translate the Bible I mean English 01:12:02.750 --> 01:12:05.250 translation to translate especially those what 01:12:05.250 --> 01:12:11.350 we call paraphrase to translate the Bible omitting 01:12:11.350 --> 01:12:16.510 the original context to interpret to translate 01:12:16.510 --> 01:12:21.520 the Bible according to the modern context. Did 01:12:21.520 --> 01:12:23.739 you get what I'm trying to say? No, you can't 01:12:23.739 --> 01:12:26.539 do that. Once you are doing that, you are stripping 01:12:26.539 --> 01:12:31.779 the Bible to its own originality. Because God's 01:12:31.779 --> 01:12:37.960 intent, He uses the culture and the way of life 01:12:37.960 --> 01:12:40.279 of those people to communicate. If Jesus had 01:12:40.279 --> 01:12:43.520 come from Swahili, it would have been Swahili's 01:12:43.520 --> 01:12:46.609 culture. We would have to learn it. Because he 01:12:46.609 --> 01:12:52.869 will use that to communicate So refusing to learn 01:12:52.869 --> 01:12:55.989 the culture and the understanding of the ancient 01:12:55.989 --> 01:12:58.729 way of life is actually rejecting the will of 01:12:58.729 --> 01:13:01.350 God me I'm telling you the truth Because you 01:13:01.350 --> 01:13:04.090 can say I don't care. I don't know you you must 01:13:04.090 --> 01:13:07.310 care If you value the lives of God and the life 01:13:07.310 --> 01:13:11.029 of people what we have mentioned you must care 01:13:11.029 --> 01:13:21.789 You have to care You have to study how the author 01:13:21.789 --> 01:13:25.770 communicates. Because different authors, these 01:13:25.770 --> 01:13:28.630 over 40 authors, they are not in one generation. 01:13:30.949 --> 01:13:33.409 The time of Moses is not the same with the time 01:13:33.409 --> 01:13:41.470 of Paul. Are we together? Yes, they're not. So 01:13:41.470 --> 01:13:45.130 you have to study to understand their times. 01:13:50.800 --> 01:13:57.260 How do they communicate? For example, Jesus was 01:13:57.260 --> 01:14:01.680 a Middle Eastern teacher. Don't make him a Nigerian 01:14:01.680 --> 01:14:08.359 teacher. Don't make him an English teacher. Are 01:14:08.359 --> 01:14:15.680 we together? He consistently used metaphors, 01:14:15.960 --> 01:14:19.180 figurative language of their time. You know, 01:14:19.260 --> 01:14:21.460 in Nigeria, we are also rich. Some of our cultures 01:14:21.460 --> 01:14:27.960 are also rich in literature. Our culture is also 01:14:27.960 --> 01:14:33.260 literature. If you have watched African Magic, 01:14:34.060 --> 01:14:36.539 I don't know which magic is that, but African 01:14:36.539 --> 01:14:40.560 Magic, you must have understood those sayings, 01:14:40.579 --> 01:14:44.180 you understand? When you see a thought hoping 01:14:44.180 --> 01:14:47.270 in the afternoon. is either something is pursuing 01:14:47.270 --> 01:14:50.770 it or it's pursuing something. Did you understand 01:14:50.770 --> 01:14:54.770 what I'm saying? What I'm saying is that you 01:14:54.770 --> 01:14:56.989 have to be told there is something they are communicating 01:14:56.989 --> 01:15:04.670 with that thing. And this is important. So you 01:15:04.670 --> 01:15:07.409 will see a lot of these figurative expressions. 01:15:08.609 --> 01:15:13.819 And these expressions, They actually communicate 01:15:13.819 --> 01:15:19.319 spiritual realities Using imagery using everyday 01:15:19.319 --> 01:15:26.819 imagery So you cannot take Jesus litra here and 01:15:26.819 --> 01:15:40.300 just again decide whatever to do no Are we together 01:15:43.700 --> 01:15:48.479 When Jesus said if your hand causes you to sing, 01:15:48.800 --> 01:15:53.039 quote it, now you know it's not literal because 01:15:53.039 --> 01:15:58.140 you know you can't lose your hand. But then you 01:15:58.140 --> 01:16:00.880 go to another place and say, how can you do it? 01:16:00.880 --> 01:16:02.520 What do you want to change the word of Jesus? 01:16:05.500 --> 01:16:08.899 No, you have to understand how he communicates. 01:16:10.180 --> 01:16:18.720 Are we together? Hallelujah. Amen. Now let me 01:16:18.720 --> 01:16:20.319 give you an example which I'm talking about. 01:16:20.979 --> 01:16:23.760 Let's see. Let's look at an example. John chapter 01:16:23.760 --> 01:16:27.420 6. This one I'm giving you because it's a very 01:16:27.420 --> 01:16:29.920 serious issue in the church that has to do with 01:16:29.920 --> 01:16:34.920 Eucharist and communion. John 6. Are you with 01:16:34.920 --> 01:16:53.829 me? John 6 what? 53. John 6 53 It says that and 01:16:53.829 --> 01:16:58.609 Jesus said to them most actually I say to you 01:16:58.609 --> 01:17:04.189 unless you eat the flesh of the son of man and 01:17:04.189 --> 01:17:08.789 Drink his blood you have no life in where in 01:17:08.789 --> 01:17:17.029 you You have no life in you Now many people miss 01:17:16.750 --> 01:17:20.989 understood this metaphor and not just only many 01:17:20.989 --> 01:17:25.350 people I'm talking about a whole church for many 01:17:25.350 --> 01:17:27.350 and up to today we are still struggling with 01:17:27.350 --> 01:17:30.510 this I don't know how we still want to defend 01:17:30.510 --> 01:17:34.590 this as I said we want to take Jesus word here 01:17:34.590 --> 01:17:37.210 literal but when you say cut your hand you refuse 01:17:37.210 --> 01:17:44.899 to so over 2 ,000 years you can imagine now We 01:17:44.899 --> 01:17:48.359 still read this place and struggle with it. What 01:17:48.359 --> 01:17:51.180 is the background? Now as I told you, to understand 01:17:51.180 --> 01:17:53.340 what Jesus is saying, you have to go to the background. 01:17:53.899 --> 01:17:57.180 The first issue is that when you go back to verse 01:17:57.180 --> 01:18:01.600 1 of this same chapter 6, right? From verse 1 01:18:01.600 --> 01:18:04.020 to 13, you look at how Jesus fed the 5 ,000. 01:18:04.560 --> 01:18:07.619 Is that correct? Are we together? He fed the 01:18:07.619 --> 01:18:13.199 what? The 5 ,000. What did the crowd do? After 01:18:13.199 --> 01:18:16.439 they finished, they enjoyed it. You understand? 01:18:16.899 --> 01:18:21.880 So the crowd tracked Jesus down. Remember, not 01:18:21.880 --> 01:18:24.119 because they like or they want to follow Jesus. 01:18:24.880 --> 01:18:28.500 You understand? Because they want free food. 01:18:29.279 --> 01:18:32.439 They enjoy that fish and bread. Look at verse 01:18:32.439 --> 01:18:36.880 22. They followed Him. They tracked Him down. 01:18:39.340 --> 01:18:42.840 They say, on the following day, when the people 01:18:42.840 --> 01:18:46.060 who were standing on the other side of the sea 01:18:46.060 --> 01:18:51.539 saw that there was no other boat there except 01:18:51.539 --> 01:18:55.920 that one which his disciples had entered. And 01:18:55.920 --> 01:18:59.260 Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples, 01:18:59.460 --> 01:19:03.239 but his disciples had gone away alone. However, 01:19:03.680 --> 01:19:07.760 another boat came from Tiberias near the place 01:19:07.760 --> 01:19:12.039 where they had bread. after the Lord had given 01:19:12.039 --> 01:19:15.579 thanks. When the people therefore saw that Jesus 01:19:15.579 --> 01:19:19.640 was not there, nor his disciples, they also what? 01:19:19.880 --> 01:19:23.079 They also got into boats and came to Kapano, 01:19:23.819 --> 01:19:26.220 seeking who? Seeking Jesus. It looks like this 01:19:26.220 --> 01:19:30.659 we would love to follow Jesus. Verse 25. And 01:19:30.659 --> 01:19:33.899 when they found him on the other side of the 01:19:33.899 --> 01:19:37.119 sea, they said to him, Rabbi, when did you come 01:19:37.119 --> 01:19:41.329 here? 26 Jesus answered them and said most assuredly 01:19:41.329 --> 01:19:44.210 I say to you you seek me not because you saw 01:19:44.210 --> 01:19:48.569 the signs but because you ate of the loss and 01:19:48.569 --> 01:19:54.729 you were filled verse 27 Do not labor for the 01:19:54.729 --> 01:19:59.090 food which perish but for the food which endures 01:19:59.090 --> 01:20:02.869 to everlasting life which the son of man look 01:20:02.869 --> 01:20:08.460 at how the change will give you because God The 01:20:08.460 --> 01:20:13.119 father has set his seal on him. Look at the flip 01:20:13.119 --> 01:20:18.300 They they they came, you know sound for food 01:20:18.300 --> 01:20:27.659 Jesus now use that opportunity to preach Listen 01:20:27.659 --> 01:20:32.640 Paso Frese say something powerful Do not use 01:20:32.640 --> 01:20:35.020 the problem we are facing today and and put it 01:20:35.020 --> 01:20:37.750 inside Bible You read what was going on. During 01:20:37.750 --> 01:20:40.409 this time, they found it on the way. They were 01:20:40.409 --> 01:20:42.449 not taking communion. It's not Eucharist here. 01:20:42.890 --> 01:20:44.750 Did you understand what I'm trying to say? Listen, 01:20:45.130 --> 01:20:47.789 don't bring problem into yourself because this 01:20:47.789 --> 01:20:51.050 is not how to study scripture. When you have 01:20:51.050 --> 01:20:53.430 problem, leave the problem first and read and 01:20:53.430 --> 01:20:56.270 understand what is happening. When Jesus was 01:20:56.270 --> 01:20:58.670 telling them this, it wasn't issues of communion 01:20:58.670 --> 01:21:01.090 he was trying to solve here. It was the people 01:21:01.090 --> 01:21:03.890 who ate food, enjoyed it. They followed him for 01:21:03.890 --> 01:21:07.869 more. And Jesus is telling them, look at this 01:21:07.869 --> 01:21:09.850 one, don't follow this one. This is the one you 01:21:09.850 --> 01:21:15.729 should follow. That is the context. That's the 01:21:15.729 --> 01:21:18.810 context. These people, because Jesus now confronted 01:21:18.810 --> 01:21:20.390 them, they now understood why Jesus is going, 01:21:20.689 --> 01:21:24.510 you know, now do some tactics. You know what 01:21:24.510 --> 01:21:29.529 tactics they did? Look at 28. 28. Then they said 01:21:29.529 --> 01:21:33.649 to him, what shall we do? Because they seems 01:21:33.649 --> 01:21:37.260 to think, This Jesus want us to is turning to 01:21:37.260 --> 01:21:39.680 spiritual things to something religious. Let's 01:21:39.680 --> 01:21:43.619 also let's also maxed out what we are our intent. 01:21:44.520 --> 01:21:49.859 What shall we do? He said, what shall we do that 01:21:49.859 --> 01:21:53.819 we may walk the walks of God? This is what Jesus 01:21:53.819 --> 01:21:56.840 said. Jesus answered and said to them, this is 01:21:56.840 --> 01:22:01.500 the walk of God that you believe in him, who 01:22:01.500 --> 01:22:06.159 he sent therefore. They said to him, what sign 01:22:06.159 --> 01:22:10.779 will you perform then? He's telling them to believe. 01:22:10.960 --> 01:22:14.739 These people are safe sign. That we may see it 01:22:14.739 --> 01:22:19.859 and believe you. What works will you do? Our 01:22:19.859 --> 01:22:23.100 fathers ate manna. You see these people? Still 01:22:23.100 --> 01:22:24.739 that issue of food, they don't want to live it. 01:22:24.840 --> 01:22:29.680 They don't want to live it. Our fathers ate manna 01:22:29.680 --> 01:22:33.090 in the desert. As it is written, He gave them 01:22:33.090 --> 01:22:43.029 bread from heaven to eat. So Jesus used their 01:22:43.029 --> 01:22:47.369 appetite, you understand, to just preach to them 01:22:47.369 --> 01:22:50.930 this eternal truth. Because He saw these people 01:22:50.930 --> 01:22:53.609 there, bread and wheat, lavada and bread, bread, 01:22:53.609 --> 01:22:56.329 bread. He said, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay. 01:22:56.529 --> 01:23:02.649 Then verse 33. Look at what He said in 33. He 01:23:02.649 --> 01:23:08.350 said, for the bread of God is he. Did he say 01:23:08.350 --> 01:23:14.189 eat or he? He said he who comes down from heaven 01:23:14.189 --> 01:23:19.569 and give life to the world. This is no physical 01:23:19.569 --> 01:23:27.750 bread. Is he? Are we together? Is what? He. Then 01:23:27.750 --> 01:23:30.869 they said to him, Lord give us this bread always. 01:23:31.319 --> 01:23:35.119 They still didn't understand what this is saying. 01:23:35.640 --> 01:23:51.680 And Jesus answered them, I am the bread of life. 01:23:53.119 --> 01:23:59.229 He who comes to me shall never hunger. And he 01:23:59.229 --> 01:24:04.569 who believes in me shall never test. Are we together? 01:24:05.090 --> 01:24:08.130 Did you see what Jesus said? He defines eating 01:24:08.130 --> 01:24:14.329 and drinking there. He said he who comes to me, 01:24:14.449 --> 01:24:19.250 comes to me shall not hunger. Meaning that he 01:24:19.250 --> 01:24:24.029 said coming means eating. And he who believes 01:24:24.029 --> 01:24:28.840 in me shall not test. That means believe means 01:24:28.840 --> 01:24:33.180 drinking. That's why he said test. They mean 01:24:33.180 --> 01:24:35.640 the same thing. Coming means believing. So that 01:24:35.640 --> 01:24:38.439 means both the eating and the drinking means 01:24:38.439 --> 01:24:46.420 to believe. Are we together? He's not talking 01:24:46.420 --> 01:24:54.100 about eating his flesh. The problem is that even 01:24:54.100 --> 01:24:57.520 that surface, the audience, the immediate audience, 01:24:57.779 --> 01:25:00.920 they missed it. Because remember, when a people 01:25:00.920 --> 01:25:04.640 is confused, remember those people didn't come 01:25:04.640 --> 01:25:07.859 there to take communion. They came to eat bread. 01:25:10.079 --> 01:25:14.720 Verse 41, he said, the Jews then complained about 01:25:14.720 --> 01:25:19.260 you because he said, I am bread, the bread which 01:25:19.260 --> 01:25:23.970 came down from heaven. And they said, is this 01:25:23.970 --> 01:25:28.170 not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and 01:25:28.170 --> 01:25:31.310 mother we know? How is it then that he says, 01:25:31.609 --> 01:25:34.409 I have come from heaven? You see, again, they 01:25:34.409 --> 01:25:39.409 started to get a problem. So they were thinking, 01:25:40.289 --> 01:25:42.170 how can you say he come from heaven? Where we 01:25:42.170 --> 01:25:44.670 know his family? And this is a problem again. 01:25:45.270 --> 01:25:50.210 Our modern tradition, our modern... the our brothers 01:25:50.210 --> 01:25:52.850 in the roman catholic in the sun the doctrine 01:25:52.850 --> 01:25:58.050 of eucharist and transubstantiation right they 01:25:58.050 --> 01:26:02.029 repeat this same error of teaching that bread 01:26:02.029 --> 01:26:05.489 literally transform into physical flesh necessary 01:26:05.489 --> 01:26:09.369 for salvation that is the eucharist you require 01:26:09.369 --> 01:26:18.189 it to eat to have life that is a complete twist 01:26:18.460 --> 01:26:25.960 of jesus words are we together jesus was not 01:26:25.960 --> 01:26:30.079 discussing cannibalism no that's not what he's 01:26:30.079 --> 01:26:33.619 discussing now let me even show you 63 to show 01:26:33.619 --> 01:26:36.220 you jesus what jesus is saying he was not talking 01:26:36.220 --> 01:26:39.699 literal in far downward he clearly said it he 01:26:39.699 --> 01:26:42.539 said it is the spirit that do what that gives 01:26:42.539 --> 01:26:44.600 life so when he's talking about you have life 01:26:44.600 --> 01:26:48.529 is it flesh is it material thing no he says it's 01:26:48.529 --> 01:26:51.350 a spirit that gives life and the flesh do what 01:26:51.350 --> 01:26:54.409 it profit nothing so how can you say Eucharist 01:26:54.409 --> 01:26:57.149 will give it a salvation how can you say you 01:26:57.149 --> 01:27:05.229 will eat it no no no he said the word that i 01:27:05.229 --> 01:27:08.489 speak to you they are spirits and they are life 01:27:08.489 --> 01:27:11.149 that means jesus is not talking about literal 01:27:11.149 --> 01:27:14.069 things he in his conclusion that's what he said 01:27:14.069 --> 01:27:21.189 it is a spirit that gives life Not material things, 01:27:21.529 --> 01:27:24.569 not bread and butter, bread and Rabinah, or bread 01:27:24.569 --> 01:27:28.529 and wine, whichever one. That's not what this 01:27:28.529 --> 01:27:37.109 life is. He himself is not literal. So John 6 01:27:37.109 --> 01:27:41.609 perfectly illustrates in the son the intersection 01:27:41.609 --> 01:27:48.029 of general, right? The intersection of a gospel 01:27:48.029 --> 01:27:54.229 narrative recording figurative expression it 01:27:54.229 --> 01:27:57.449 also tells us a intersection between immediate 01:27:57.449 --> 01:28:00.229 context flow because to understand it you have 01:28:00.229 --> 01:28:05.010 to read the entire thing the transition also 01:28:05.010 --> 01:28:09.470 from physical to spiritual life and Jesus normally 01:28:09.470 --> 01:28:13.670 does this it's common in his teaching he always 01:28:13.670 --> 01:28:19.329 use an advantage whatever the discussion is He 01:28:19.329 --> 01:28:21.470 would move it in that direction. Do you understand 01:28:21.470 --> 01:28:25.390 what I'm trying to say? Yes. And that is one 01:28:25.390 --> 01:28:30.829 thing I want you to get. Hallelujah. Let's start 01:28:30.829 --> 01:28:33.369 introducing the next one before we go for break. 01:28:34.329 --> 01:28:37.310 The next is a fourth one, which is historical 01:28:37.310 --> 01:28:42.329 and cultural context. Historical and cultural 01:28:42.329 --> 01:28:49.260 context. Romans chapter 15. It tells us already 01:28:49.260 --> 01:28:51.920 past our friends who read this text, that those 01:28:51.920 --> 01:28:54.479 things that were written before, you understand, 01:28:54.579 --> 01:28:57.239 they are written for our learning. That is, they 01:28:57.239 --> 01:29:00.340 were not written directly to us, but they are 01:29:00.340 --> 01:29:03.420 written for us. Are we together? They are written 01:29:03.420 --> 01:29:09.220 for us. So which means that no biblical author 01:29:09.220 --> 01:29:14.539 was speaking in a vacuum. That is, they are men. 01:29:15.239 --> 01:29:17.819 He was talking about a ledger, he's a man of 01:29:17.819 --> 01:29:20.720 like -passion. Meaning they were real men, they 01:29:20.720 --> 01:29:24.039 were not abstract men. This is what differentiates 01:29:24.039 --> 01:29:29.399 Christianity and any other religion. Most of 01:29:29.399 --> 01:29:31.979 the religion is only one person you have that 01:29:31.979 --> 01:29:35.560 have an evidence. He's the one that met with 01:29:35.560 --> 01:29:39.960 an angel that told him something. Nobody again 01:29:39.960 --> 01:29:45.300 to prove that that's exactly true. Did you understand 01:29:45.300 --> 01:29:49.159 what I'm saying? But you can't find that in Scripture. 01:29:49.279 --> 01:29:51.380 They were written by men. You know them. You 01:29:51.380 --> 01:29:53.359 know their houses. You know them. Even the Savior, 01:29:53.399 --> 01:29:55.300 He came. You know Him. You know their family. 01:29:55.380 --> 01:29:59.579 We just heard these people. They know Him. You 01:29:59.579 --> 01:30:05.340 understand? They know Him. They live, these people, 01:30:05.579 --> 01:30:09.859 authors of the Bible live real lives. In real 01:30:09.859 --> 01:30:16.579 places. in distinct cultures and norms. In fact, 01:30:16.779 --> 01:30:21.159 their names already bear where they are coming 01:30:21.159 --> 01:30:25.680 from. Are you with me? Are you with me? Amen. 01:30:26.840 --> 01:30:29.340 When you read, you study the names of the Bible, 01:30:29.439 --> 01:30:31.539 you wouldn't know. You can never, you know there 01:30:31.539 --> 01:30:33.739 are so many, every religion have a view of Jesus. 01:30:34.340 --> 01:30:36.880 Some say he come from India. How can he come 01:30:36.880 --> 01:30:40.720 from India? His name alone does not depict he 01:30:40.720 --> 01:30:44.420 came from there because his name his parents 01:30:44.420 --> 01:30:49.260 name has a Geographical location you can see 01:30:49.260 --> 01:30:55.600 in the a Mecca and say he came from even do You 01:30:55.600 --> 01:30:59.779 know something and say a Mecca he came from Sweden 01:30:59.779 --> 01:31:05.779 That his grandfather that is his origin how Because 01:31:05.779 --> 01:31:10.350 every name has an identity or has an attachment 01:31:10.350 --> 01:31:15.149 to a location. These are people that have life. 01:31:15.890 --> 01:31:18.850 They have families, they have cultures, we can 01:31:18.850 --> 01:31:23.569 verify them. Are we together? So to understand 01:31:23.569 --> 01:31:27.149 what the context means today, we must first discover 01:31:27.149 --> 01:31:31.829 what it meant to the ancient audience. Traveling 01:31:31.829 --> 01:31:35.430 back to their world, before we can now understand, 01:31:36.649 --> 01:31:43.850 You understand? And how we can apply it today. 01:31:46.510 --> 01:31:59.449 Romans 12. Romans 12, 20. Therefore, if your 01:31:59.449 --> 01:32:05.430 enemy is hungry, feed him. If he's thirsty, give 01:32:05.430 --> 01:32:10.609 him a drink. For in so doing you will keep coal 01:32:10.609 --> 01:32:16.829 of fire on his head If you read it with our mind 01:32:16.829 --> 01:32:22.270 today, what will you be thinking? That thief 01:32:22.270 --> 01:32:29.409 is a vindictive thief Which means that you are 01:32:29.409 --> 01:32:39.659 doing just do that It looks like a passive, aggressive 01:32:39.659 --> 01:32:42.859 weapon. You know, we always want to deal with 01:32:42.859 --> 01:32:46.800 our enemies. So Paul is saying now, give him 01:32:46.800 --> 01:32:50.520 this thing, by so doing. You understand? They 01:32:50.520 --> 01:32:52.100 will put that call of fire. Because when you 01:32:52.100 --> 01:32:57.140 say call of fire today, that's what? That's fire. 01:32:58.859 --> 01:33:00.659 You know what I'm saying? When you are carrying 01:33:00.659 --> 01:33:02.840 call of fire, what do you think is happening? 01:33:03.680 --> 01:33:08.539 You see? But you can't do that. It meant something. 01:33:10.720 --> 01:33:18.500 You have to go back. This Paul was quoting Prover, 01:33:18.500 --> 01:33:24.819 Prover chapter 25 verse 21 to 22. He was quoting 01:33:24.819 --> 01:33:30.260 Prover 25, 21 to 22. And what was he doing? He 01:33:30.260 --> 01:33:34.850 was pulling something. From an ancient Egyptian 01:33:34.850 --> 01:33:40.130 and Near Eastern custom This thing you see this 01:33:40.130 --> 01:33:46.810 issue of Hipping cold of fire on his head It 01:33:46.810 --> 01:33:52.029 has a history It has a culture listen if you 01:33:52.029 --> 01:33:55.289 don't understand this you will take it out of 01:33:55.289 --> 01:34:00.270 context and It will not be the will of God because 01:34:00.569 --> 01:34:03.789 this thing you see that Paul quoted is inspired 01:34:03.789 --> 01:34:07.390 meaning that to understand the intent of the 01:34:07.390 --> 01:34:10.670 author you must understand the cultural meaning 01:34:10.670 --> 01:34:14.949 it is in the cultural meaning meaning that God 01:34:14.949 --> 01:34:19.229 decided even in the culture of a people to communicate 01:34:19.229 --> 01:34:24.430 his revelation so to be able to understand the 01:34:24.430 --> 01:34:26.770 intent of God you must understand the culture 01:34:26.770 --> 01:34:31.039 of the people of that day And that is why he 01:34:31.039 --> 01:34:36.460 said, in those days, in the ancient Near East 01:34:36.460 --> 01:34:41.100 culture, around that Egyptian site, when a person 01:34:41.100 --> 01:34:45.899 wanted to show public repentance or remorse or 01:34:45.899 --> 01:34:49.779 sorrow for the wrong he committed, they would 01:34:49.779 --> 01:34:54.479 carry and walk through the street a clay basin 01:34:54.479 --> 01:34:59.329 with a glowing hot coal. on top of their head 01:34:59.329 --> 01:35:02.609 through the street. When people saw the person, 01:35:03.350 --> 01:35:08.590 it's already indicating that what he did is already 01:35:08.590 --> 01:35:14.250 sorry for it. It is from that culture, that meaning 01:35:14.250 --> 01:35:18.130 that now Paul pulled from and said now, this 01:35:18.130 --> 01:35:21.210 is what it means, that when your enemy is thirsty, 01:35:21.670 --> 01:35:24.989 when your enemy is hungry, you understand? What 01:35:24.989 --> 01:35:30.060 you are doing is that. You are giving him an 01:35:30.060 --> 01:35:33.619 environment for him to be remorseful for what 01:35:33.619 --> 01:35:37.739 he has done. Did you understand? Are we together? 01:35:38.279 --> 01:35:42.800 It's not vindictive, but it is actually peaceful. 01:35:43.579 --> 01:35:53.239 It's giving us a way of solving issues, peacemaking. 01:35:54.739 --> 01:36:03.970 Are we together? this is why the issue of Historical 01:36:03.970 --> 01:36:08.489 and cultural context is important. They are everywhere 01:36:08.489 --> 01:36:12.270 just pick one These things are everywhere in 01:36:12.270 --> 01:36:16.010 the Bible. So in understanding the will of God 01:36:16.010 --> 01:36:21.170 Sorry, sir, you have to understand the Historical 01:36:21.170 --> 01:36:26.020 or cultural context that is the way that's if 01:36:26.020 --> 01:36:30.460 you want the will of God. Are we together? Did 01:36:30.460 --> 01:36:32.239 you understand what I'm trying to say? Else you 01:36:32.239 --> 01:36:35.260 would turn a scripture that's supposed to be 01:36:35.260 --> 01:36:44.239 for salvation for fighting enemies. You understand 01:36:44.239 --> 01:36:46.979 what I'm saying? We are coming to it because 01:36:46.979 --> 01:36:51.560 in the next session I'm going to open us to a 01:36:51.560 --> 01:36:55.939 dimension of how this Bible that the greatest 01:36:55.939 --> 01:37:00.180 problem we have on the greatest horrific treatment 01:37:00.180 --> 01:37:06.779 of men. We are not done by people that say they 01:37:06.779 --> 01:37:10.800 are atheist. They are done by people who held 01:37:10.800 --> 01:37:17.079 the Bible. And we are sliding, this generation 01:37:17.079 --> 01:37:20.659 is sliding in that direction. You understand, 01:37:21.140 --> 01:37:29.270 justifying evil using the word of God. We appreciate 01:37:29.270 --> 01:37:36.090 you being here today. We hope you carry this 01:37:36.090 --> 01:37:39.069 word with you throughout your week. Don't forget 01:37:39.069 --> 01:37:41.289 to check the show notes for additional insights. 01:37:41.989 --> 01:37:44.489 Stay connected with us through our website or 01:37:44.489 --> 01:37:47.970 follow us on social media. If you were encouraged, 01:37:48.529 --> 01:37:50.609 share this message with someone you care about. 01:37:51.289 --> 01:37:53.270 Until next time, stay blessed.