Ephesians One
the New Testament is concerned, the first on the Second Missionary Journey they described in Acts chapter 18. Apollos followed him to the city, you’ll remember, and the description of Apollos as minister there is given in Acts chapter 18.24–28. We’re he spend three years preaching there. And finally, he had a third contact with Ephesus, set forth, specifically in the New Testament, when he was making his way down to Jerusalem in the story of Acts chapter 20, 17-38 he called the Ephesian elders to come and meet himWhere he warn them wolves wearing sheep clothing. I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;
Where faithful declares the Gospel with tears, testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you in public and from house to house, In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews;https://www.biblegateway.com/passagesearch=Acts.20.21,Acts.20.20,Acts.20.35, Acts.20.19&version=ESV
Where the Elders and the Apostle Paul prayed And there was much weeping on the part of all; they embraced Paul and kissed him, And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all. being sorrowful most of all because of the word he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they accompanied him to the ship.
Ephesians is, of course, a church that looms in the New Testament, simply because of the exalted nature of its message. It was a church that had, therefore, a tremendous ministry given to it: ministry from the Apostle Paul, ministry from the Apostle John. It’s rather sad to read of the last mention of the church in the New Testament when our Lord wrote a letter to the church and reminded them that they had left their first love. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.
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Where the church Godly Leader declares the gospel with out compromise and the important of Godly leaders. As Apostle wrote wolves disguise as sheep I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;
It’sa a very solemn thing: that a church that could have the ministry of the Apostles, the Apostle Paul, and the Apostle John for, forty years later should leave its first love.and those who follow their teachings such Titus Apollos joined the leadership team as the main teacher of the local churches in Ephesus. Seven of the New Testament letters were either written to or about the church in Ephesus, including Ephesians, first and second Timothy, first, second, and third John, and Revelation. Ephesus Letter was legendarily deep. Paul, Apollos, Timothy, and John all pastored the church in different seasons. Since the Apostle Paul called to be Apostle to Gentiles in Acts 26; 17, delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles—to whom I am sending youe. Dr Jahn Gils Paul, is apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, &c.] See the notes on Rom. 1:1. 1 Cor. 1:1. 2 Cor. 1:1. and Gal. 1:1. The Teacher is to equipped the saint’s Found in Ephesians 4: 12, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,
It noting such noting biblically scholar such The Late John Calvin,andDr John Stott, spoke highly and preached Bibical Pastor of a large church in the past and future preacher from this letter For example Dr John MacArthur and Dr Tim Kellar currently preaching from it “
The letter to the Ephesians is a marvelously concise, yet comprehensive summary of the Christian good news and its implications. Nobody can read it without being moved to wonder and worship, and challenged to consistency of life
. The Late Dr Martian preached 232 sermons. andcDr A Leiwis Johnson had Over 19 messages.
It is worth noting in Christ or Him or Whom is mention27 times in letters Ephesians one it 6 times first chapter
For example in Eph.1.4,Eph.1.5,Eph.1.7,Eph.1.10,Eph.1.11,Eph.1.12, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
Jesus states, the gospel of John Jesus states,. “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.
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Dr Lewis Johson wrote,when you think about it, that the Apostle should write so much about being in Christ ? What is meant by being “in Christ?” Men don’t speak of being “in Plato,” or “in Moses.” But we don’t use terminology like that. The Bible says that we are “in Christ.” So, we don’t read “in Plato,” “in Moses.” It’s so strange that one of the great grammarians of the New Testament has spoken of this expression as containing a “mystical dative.” That is, the preposition “in” followed by the dative case, and the thought being of a mystical kind of union, a spiritual union, and being so strange that he wanted to give a different grammatical category for it, to speak of the “mystical dative.” But while that may not be real justifiable, the thought of union with Christ is the preeminent thought. To be “in Christ” is to be in union with him. And that of course means a spiritual union with Christ We cannot really describe this other than to look at the New Testament references to “in Christ,” “in Him,” “in Whom.” That kind of expression occurs over 130 times in the Apostle’s writings, looms large in the writings of the Apostle Paul. He speaks about this union that Believers enjoy with the Lord Jesus Christ. I think of all the things that Paul writes it’s probably the most important thing
Lastly Jesus said in John .14.1,.14.12,.14.19,.15.4,.15.5,.15.6.15“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater than these he will do, because I go to My Father. “A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. “I am the vine, you the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in meMe, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw into the fire, and they are burned. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.
Note Jesus abide in the believer Dr A. Lewis Johnson said, He is the one upon whom the love of God has been fully shed forth, and we, the believers in God, are placed in Him, and accepted in Him. For when God looks down upon us, he sees us in Christ, possessed in the righteousness of God. That is our magnificent position if the we were not in Christ all the Father would see is our sins. As scripture declares Every evil of theirs is in Gilgal; there I began to hate them. Because of the wickedness of their deeds I will drive them out of my house. I will love them no more; all their princes are rebels.
Another example, is found in.Zech.3.3,Zech.3.4,Zech.3.5Now Joshua was standing before the angel, clothed with filthy garments. And the angel said to those who were standing before him, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” And to him he said, “Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments.” And I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the Lord was standing by.
Since humanity is Under Adam’s curse as scripture declares,Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all have sinned For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.For if by the one man’s offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many.For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.)
In Eph.1.even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love Note he chose us in him before the foundation of the worl.
John Calvin wrote,They are penetrating into the recesses of the divine wisdom, where he who rushes forward securely and confidently, instead of satisfying his curiosity will enter in inextricable labyrinth. For it is not right that man should with impunity pry into things which the Lord has been pleased to conceal within himself, and scan that sublime eternal wisdom which it is his pleasure that we should not apprehend but adore, that therein also his perfections may appear. Those secrets of his will, which he has seen it meet to manifest, are revealed in his word—revealed in so far as he knew to be conducive to our interest and welfare.
R.C Sroul wrote,Predestination is a dangerous subject because the more we study it, the more it has a tendency to raise more questions than it answers. I’m convinced that of all the doctrines we struggle with in Christendom, there are none more shrouded in misunderstanding and confusion than the doctrine of predestination. So that in itself calls for a certain kind of sober caution as we approach this subject.I would add to the theologians’ warning of caution that it’s also a doctrine which requires an extra measure of charity as we struggle with it. We need to be patient with each other and with those who differ from us on our views of this particular question because there is a lot at stake here. Feelings can run very high when we discuss the matter of predestination, and we ought to be careful to manifest the fruit of God’s Holy Spirit among ourselves as we try to deal with it.Now I’ve said all of that knowing it won’t work because, once we plunge into this doctrine, who knows what’s going to happen.Let me say by way of introduction that we are going to spend six periods of lecture on the subject. That may seem like an awful lot of time devoted to one doctrine like predestination, but let me assure you at the outset that six lectures of approximately half an hour each can’t possibly do anything but skate over the surface. There are so many related questions provoked by any study of predestination that this, I’m convinced, requires in-depth study that will take years and years and years before we can ever hope to get to the bottom of it. So I’m looking at this course as an introduction to the doctrine of predestination. As scripture declares, “The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.
John Calvin wrote,the secret things of God are not to be scrutinized, and that those which he has revealed are not to be overlooked. that we can safely follow.
Dr. Lloyd-Jones asks how someone should respond. First, they should be thankful that the apostle Paul never skirts around the issue. Just because something is difficult to grasp does not give permission to dismiss it from Scripture. One should always be careful of the inner spirit when dealing with this issue. One should never approach it with a bipartisan attitude or by debating it. Finally, one should always acknowledge that the Scripture is the word of God and the Christian must submit themselves to the whole of it even when they do not understand. Election is how God carries out his perfect plan and they should know that not all things are meant for human understanding.
RC Sproul wrote, Still, to be inconsistently biblical is far better than it is to be consistently unbiblical and deny the biblical truths that God knows the future and that he is sovereign over all things, even the human will.
God not only foreordains the end of salvation for the elect, he also foreordained the means to that end. God has chosen the foolishness of preaching as the means to accomplish redemption.
Some would say God had us in mind before the foundation of the world, however, it does indicate who they are it simply states us Some would say God gave us a choice to chose. While others ignore it. SinceSin separates us from God in Genesis 3; 7 -11 Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths. Also And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord Reemember God said among the trees of the garden.and they ate the forbinnden fruit And Adam said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.” But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”
Note God approach not Adam and Eve prior to eating the forbidden fruits they fellowship with God. When sin enter the pictures Adam blame his wife and Eve was deceived by Satan. they did not take ownership of sin all us violet God’s law tend shift the blame
Scripture states,Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit.While ignoring it or they insult you perhaps they learn to read instead of insulting you simply states, that it.
John Calvin wrote, There are others who, when they would cure this disease, recommend that the subject of predestination should scarcely if ever be mentioned, and tell us to shun every question concerning it as we would a rock. Although their moderation is justly commendable in thinking that such mysteries should be treated with moderation, yet because they keep too far within the proper measure, they have little influence over the human mind, which does not readily allow itself to be curbed. Therefore, in order to keep the legitimate course in this matter, we must return to the word of God, in which we are furnished with the right rule of understanding
Furthermore he wrote, we must return to the word of God, in which we are furnished with the right rule of understanding. For Scripture is the school of the Holy Spirit?, in which as nothing useful and necessary to be known has been omitted, so nothing is taught but what it is of importance to know. Every thing, therefore delivered in Scripture on the subject of predestination, we must beware of keeping from the faithful, lest we seem either maliciously to deprive them of the blessing of God, or to accuse and scoff at the Spirit, as having divulged what ought on any account to be suppressed. Let us, I say, allow the Christian to unlock his mind and ears to all the words of God which are addressed to him, provided he do it with this,
As scriptures states, It is the glory of God to conceal things,but the glory of kings is to search things out.
Believer Commentary wrote,On the other hand, the Bible never teaches that God chooses men to be lost. The fact that He chooses some to be saved does not imply that He arbitrarily condemns all the rest. He never condemns men who deserve to be saved (there are none), but He does save some who ought to be condemned. When Paul describes the elect, he speaks of them as “vessels of mercy which He had prepared beforehand for glory” (Rom. 9:23); but when he turns to the lost, he simply says, “vessels of wrath prepared for destruction” (Rom. 9:22). God prepares vessels of mercy to glory, but He does not prepare men for destruction: they do this for themselves by their own unbelief.The doctrine of election lets God be God. He is sovereign, that is, He can do as He pleases, although He never pleases to do anything unjust. If left alone, all men would be lost. Does God have the right to show mercy to some?But there is another side to the story.
The same Bible that teaches sovereign election also teaches human responsibility. No one can use the doctrine of election as an excuse for not being saved. God makes a bona fide offer of salvation to all people everywhere (John 3:16; 3:36; 5:24; Rom. 10:9, 13).and 1John 2;2 Anyone can be saved by repenting of his sins and believing on the Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, if a person is lost, it is because he chooses to be lost, not because God desires it. The fact is that the same Bible teaches election and free salvation to all who will receive it.
Both doctrines are found in a single verse: “All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out” (John 6:37). The first half of the verse speaks of God’s sovereign choice; the last half extends the offer of mercy to all..This poses a difficulty for the human mind. How can God choose some and yet offer salvation freely to all men? Frankly, this is a mystery. But the mystery is on our side, not on God’s. The best policy for us is to believe both doctrines because the Bible teaches both. The truth is not found somewhere between election and man’s free will, but in both extremes.
While it true believer needs to the preached the gospel to all humanity it only God who knows who the elect are let God be God we are responsible for preach the gospel to all
John Calvin wrote, The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because you were more in number than any people: for ye were the fewest of all people: but because the Lord loved you,” (Deut. 7:7, 8). He repeatedly makes the same intimations, “Behold, the heaven, and the heaven of heavens is the Lord’s thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is. Only the Lord had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them,” (Deut. 10:14, 15).
Furthermore he wrote, And the more completely to crush all pride, he upbraids them with having merited nothing of the kind, seeing they were a rebellious and stiff-necked people (Deut. 9:6)
Toplady wrote, Not the labor of my hands Can fulfill Thy law’s demands; Could my zeal no respite know, Could my tears forever flow, All for sin could not atone; Thou must save, and Thou alone.
Nothing in my hand I bring
W. G. Blaikie summarizes:Divine sovereignty, human responsibility and the free and universal offer of mercy are all found in Scripture, and though we are unable to harmonize them by our logic, they all ought to have a place in our minds. he giving balance view who God has chosen and exclude others and God is sovereign it preview chose some reject.
Jermery Myers states, foreordination” or “predetermination” instead of foreknowledge, as these words better describes the view that God did not just know what was going to happen before it happened, but actually ordained, decided, or determined what would happen.
In eternity past, as part of God’s divine decree, He determined or decided the eternal destiny of every individual person, whether they will spend eternity in heaven or in hell..Foreordination means God’s sovereign plan, whereby He decides all that is to happen in the entire universe. Nothing in this world happens by chance. God is in back of everything. He decides and causes all things to happen that do happen. … Predestination is part of foreordination. While foreordination refers to God’s plan for everything that ever happens, predestination is that part of foreordination that refers to man’s eternal destiny: heaven or hell. Predestination is composed of two parts: election and reprobation. Election concerns those who go to heaven, and reprobation concerns those who go to hell. … Divine election means that God chooses some to go to heaven. Others are passed by and they will go to hell (Palmer, Five Points of Calvinism
The doctrine of election declares that God, before the foundation of the world, chose certain individuals from among the fallen members of Adam’s race to be the objects of His undeserved favor. These, and these only, He purposed to save. God could have chosen to save all men (for He had the power and authority to do so) or He could have chosen to save none (for He was under no obligation to show mercy to any)—but He did neither. Instead, He chose to save some and to exclude others. His eternal choice of particular sinners for salvation was not based upon any forseen act or response on the part of those selected, but was based solely on His own good pleasure and sovereign will. Thus, election was not determined by, or conditioned upon, anything that men would do, but resulted entirely from God’s self-determined purpose (Steele & Thomas, Five Points of Calvinism
Divine election may be defined as that loving and merciful decision by God the Father to bestow eternal life upon some, but not all, hell-deserving sinners. This decision was made before the foundation of the world and was based not upon any act of will or works of men and women, but solely upon God’s sovereign good pleasure. One does not enter the ranks of the elect by meeting a condition, be it faith or repentance. One enters the ranks of the elect by virtue of God’s free and altogether gracious choice, as a result of which he enables us to repent and believe. Thus, election is both sovereign and unconditional (Storms, Chosen for Life
Election is the unchangeable purpose of God, whereby, before the foundation of the world, he hath out of mere grace, according to the sovereign good pleasure of his own will, chosen, from the whole human race, which had fallen through their own fault, from their primitive state of rectitude, into sin and destruction, a certain number of persons to redemption in Christ, whom he from eternity appointed the Mediator and Head of the elect, and the foundation of Salvation (Canons of Dort Again does not who state who God or condemned to hell. God was within rights convicted us from our sins send us to hell. God chooses to save him. Man is dead in trespasses and sins. So there is no condition he can meet before God chooses to save him from his deand send us to hell.
The late Dr. RC Sproul did not like the doctrine Election and had biblical scholar such as the Dr John Gerstnerwho tried teach him he still did not like until he read Romans 9 since all of scriptures inspired by the Holy Spirit Or Apostle Paul said Ephesian Eelder how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you. There are some of the Scriptures I do like or do not like or understand but obligate try my best.understand it.
As Scriptutes states,And not only so, but also when Rebekah not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God’s purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of him who calls— she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God’s part? By no means! For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might show my power in you, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy. So then he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills.
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Note though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God’s purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of him who calls— she was told, “The older will serve the younger. As it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”furthermore, What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God’s part? By no means! For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.
Calvin wrote,id not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because you were more in number than any people: for ye were the fewest of all people: but because the Lord loved you,” (Deut. 7:7, 8). He repeatedly makes the same intimations, “Behold, the heaven, and the heaven of heavens is the Lord’s thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is. Only the Lord had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them,” (Deut. 10:14, 15). Again, in another passage, holiness is enjoined upon them, because they have been chosen to be a peculiar people; while in another, love is declared to be the cause of their protection (Deut. 23:5). This, too, believers with one voice proclaim, “He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob, whom he loved,” (Ps. 47:4).
Furthermore he wrote, And the more completely to crush all pride, he upbraids them with having merited nothing of the kind, seeing they were a rebellious and stiff-necked people (Deut. 9:6). Often, also, do the prophets remind the Jews of this election by way of disparagement and opprobrium, because they had shamefully revolted from it. Be this as it may, let those who would ascribe the election of God to human worth or merit come forward. When they see that one nation is preferred to all others, when they hear that it was no feeling of respect that induced God to show more favor to a small and ignoble body, nay, even to the wicked and rebellious, will they plead against him for having chosen to give such a manifestation of mercy?
RC Sproul wrote, Still, to be inconsistently biblical is far better than it is to be consistently unbiblical and deny the biblical truths that God knows the future and that he is sovereign over all things, even the human will.
God not only foreordains the end of salvation for the elect, he also foreordained the means to that end. God has chosen the foolishness of preaching as the means to accomplish redemption.
Martyn Lloyd-Jones wrote, It is grace at the beginning, and grace at the end. So that when you and I come to lie upon our death beds, the one thing that should comfort and help and strengthen us there is the thing that helped us in the beginning. Not what we have been, not what we have done, but the Grace of God in Jesus Christ our Lord. The Christian life starts with grace, it must continue with grace, it ends with grace. Grace wondrous grace. By the grace of God I am what I am. Yet not I, but the Grace of God which was with me.
As Scriptures declares, making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. Or The Lord will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it has pleased the Lord to make you his people,” (1 Sam. 12:22). Lastly I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away,” (Isa. 41:9),
Is those who reject the gospel or chose bypass the them or God elect some by pass by the non-elect a better question why did elect me or those who he elected them first place Believer Bible, On the other hand, the Bible never teaches that God chooses men to be lost. The fact that He chooses some to be saved does not imply that He arbitrarily condemns all the rest. He never condemns men who deserve to be saved (there are none), but He does save some who ought to be condemned.commentary, The doctrine of election lets God be God. He is sovereign, that is, He can do as He pleases, though He never pleases to do anything unjust. If left alone, all men would be lost. Does God have the right to show mercy to some?
But there is another side to the story. The same Bible that teaches sovereign election also teaches human responsibility. No one can use the doctrine of election as an excuse for not being saved. God makes a bona fide offer of salvation to all people everywhere (John 3:16; 3:36; 5:24; In short all humility would being condemned to hell.
How many did Gad elect scriptures declares, After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,
Note Salvation belongs to God meaning the creator and Meditor is Jesus Christ Jesus states, 13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it
Mathew Hendry wrote the account that is given of the bad way of sin, and the good way of holiness. There are but two ways, right and wrong, good and evil; the way to heaven, and the way to hell; in the one of which we are all of us walking: no middle place hereafter, no middle way now: the distinction of the children of men into saints and sinners, godly and ungodly, will swallow up all to eternity.First, That the gate is strait. Conversion and regeneration are the gate, by which we enter into this way, in which we begin a life of faith and serious godliness; out of a state of sin into a state of grace we must pass, by the new birth, Jn. 3:3, 5. This is a strait gate, hard to find, and hard to get through; like a passage between two rocks, 1 Sa. 14:4. There must be a new heart, and a new spirit, and old things must pass away. The bent of the soul must be changed, corrupt habits and customs broken off; what we have been doing all our days must be undone again.
The gate is strait; blessed be God, it is not shut up, nor locked against us, nor kept with a flaming sword, as it will be shortly, ch. 25:10.
Conversion is hard work, but it is needful, and, blessed be God, it is not impossible if we strive, Lu. 13:24.
So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
In short the only the enter heaven gate is through Jesus As scripture declares a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languagesfurthermore, it states, Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined eaccording to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
The Holy plays an important role in the believer’s life
Scriptures states, In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,
In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,
Jesus stated, Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John.3.3,John.3.5,John.3.6&version=ESV
Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John.16.7,John.16.8&version=ESV
On the day of Pentecost the birth of the church, it states, And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. “‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares,that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh,and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,and your young men shall see visions,and your old men shall dream Dr eams;https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts.2.2,Acts.2.1,Acts.2.4,Acts.2.17&version=ESV
It worth noting the triune operating in Hin verse Ehesian 1;4 the Father Ephesian 1; 7 Jesus Christ Ephesians 1;13 and verse 17: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,
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