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Subject: Building Strong Believers FOllOWING PAUL'S DESIGN, Part 1 of 5, BY RICHARD JORDAN ~Grace Daily Inspirational ~ ,FEBRUARY 11 , 2011
Building Strong Believers FOllOWING PAUL'S DESIGN
Part 1 of 5
BY RICHARD JORDAN
Paul's purpose in penning his treatise to the Romans is stated quite clearly at the outset:
"For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, TO THE END YE MAY BE ESTABLISHED;
"That is, that I may be comforted together with you by THE MUTUAL FAITH both of you and me" (Rom. 1:11,12).
The book of Romans is establishment truth, written to ground its readers in "the mutual faith. " That, of course, is not merely a reference to a desire to get them saved, for the epistle is addressed to those who already were saints (v. 7). Rather Paul's desire is that they be firmly fixed and settled in the same understanding of the grace of God to us in Christ that he had.
Paul envisioned strong believers: Saints who would not be "tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine;" saints who would not circum to "the slight of men and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;" saints who could endure hardness; saints who were spiritually tuff and resilient. He knew this did not "just happen," but that it was the result of being established in sound doctrine.
After masterfully setting forth "the faith" he desired the saints to mutually share with him, he concludes with a further statement concerning the establishment procedure:
"Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
"But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:
"To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen" (Rom. 16:25-27).
This concluding benediction has often been overlooked both as to its purpose and content. It is, in fact, a concise statement of Paul's design for the establishment of believers "in the faith."
If it is "perfected saints" who are to be doing "the work of the ministry," as Ephesians 4:12 suggests, then it is vitally important that we be--and that our ministries produce--perfected saints. How better to do this than to allow the one who gave us this charge to also instruct us as to how to produce perfected, established and mature saints for the work! Hence Paul's explanation of how believers are established is basic to doing the work of the ministry his way. It is also, unfortunately, something that has too long been overlook.
Examine again these verses: It is God Himself who alone has the capacity to establish--to stabilize and make strong--the believer. And just how does He do so? Paul clearly sets forth a threefold process:
"Now to Him that is of power to stablish you
ACCORDING TO
MY GOSPEL,
and 1
THE PREACHING OF JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING
TO THE REVELATION OF
THE MYSTERY ...
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1. We are aware that some suggest this "and" should be translated as "even," but this is wholly without merit. While it is true that the Greek kai can have the sensive use of "even," this is not the normal usage and there is not the slightest reason to abandon the normal junctive use in this passage. Hence we are unaware of any modem translation that does so--to say nothing of the KJV
Our Purpose and Mission
The ministry of "Grace and The Truth" has the purpose of encouraging Christians to believe what God says.
We read in in Ephesians. 1:18 "The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints," and in Colossians 2:2 " That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgment (epignosis) true knowledge of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ".
We are dedicated to helping Christians to a fuller knowledge of Him, and the Grace of God. Until we all come into the Unity, Ephesians 4:13 "Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:"
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Subject: Building Strong Believers FOllOWING PAUL'S DESIGN, Part 1 of 5, BY RICHARD JORDAN ~Grace Daily Inspirational ~ ,FEBRUARY 11 , 2011
Building Strong Believers FOllOWING PAUL'S DESIGN
Part 1 of 5
BY RICHARD JORDAN
Paul's purpose in penning his treatise to the Romans is stated quite clearly at the outset:
"For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, TO THE END YE MAY BE ESTABLISHED;
"That is, that I may be comforted together with you by THE MUTUAL FAITH both of you and me" (Rom. 1:11,12).
The book of Romans is establishment truth, written to ground its readers in "the mutual faith. " That, of course, is not merely a reference to a desire to get them saved, for the epistle is addressed to those who already were saints (v. 7). Rather Paul's desire is that they be firmly fixed and settled in the same understanding of the grace of God to us in Christ that he had.
Paul envisioned strong believers: Saints who would not be "tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine;" saints who would not circum to "the slight of men and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;" saints who could endure hardness; saints who were spiritually tuff and resilient. He knew this did not "just happen," but that it was the result of being established in sound doctrine.
After masterfully setting forth "the faith" he desired the saints to mutually share with him, he concludes with a further statement concerning the establishment procedure:
"Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
"But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:
"To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen" (Rom. 16:25-27).
This concluding benediction has often been overlooked both as to its purpose and content. It is, in fact, a concise statement of Paul's design for the establishment of believers "in the faith."
If it is "perfected saints" who are to be doing "the work of the ministry," as Ephesians 4:12 suggests, then it is vitally important that we be--and that our ministries produce--perfected saints. How better to do this than to allow the one who gave us this charge to also instruct us as to how to produce perfected, established and mature saints for the work! Hence Paul's explanation of how believers are established is basic to doing the work of the ministry his way. It is also, unfortunately, something that has too long been overlook.
Examine again these verses: It is God Himself who alone has the capacity to establish--to stabilize and make strong--the believer. And just how does He do so? Paul clearly sets forth a threefold process:
"Now to Him that is of power to stablish you
ACCORDING TO
MY GOSPEL,
and 1
THE PREACHING OF JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING
TO THE REVELATION OF
THE MYSTERY ...
1. We are aware that some suggest this "and" should be translated as "even," but this is wholly without merit. While it is true that the Greek kai can have the sensive use of "even," this is not the normal usage and there is not the slightest reason to abandon the normal junctive use in this passage. Hence we are unaware of any modem translation that does so--to say nothing of the KJV
Our Purpose and Mission
The ministry of "Grace and The Truth" has the purpose of encouraging Christians to believe what God says.
We read in in Ephesians. 1:18 "The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints," and in Colossians 2:2 " That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgment (epignosis) true knowledge of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ".
We are dedicated to helping Christians to a fuller knowledge of Him, and the Grace of God. Until we all come into the Unity, Ephesians 4:13 "Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:"
We are wiling o help you on this journey just give us a call, 1 623 546 8866, Paris
GraceNTheTruth@COX.NET
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