GOLD OR BRASS? NO OTHER GOSPEL!
GOLD OR BRASS? NO OTHER GOSPEL!
Wednesday, 31st October 2018
Pastor Victor
2 Chronicles 12:9-10 So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the Lord , and the treasures of the king's house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made. Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king's house.
Brass looks like gold but it is not gold. It has the same appearance as gold but lacks the quality. Gold is gold while brass is brass. They all have different constituents and quality. Gold is not a mixture; it is a pure metal. Brass on the other hand is a mixture of metals which is called an alloy.
I believe the Bible affirms certain concepts in science. Gold is a picture of divine righteousness; it is consistent all throughout the scripture. Shield speaks of faith (Ephesians 6:16). Hence the golden shields speaks of the righteousness of faith. While brass in this context is a picture of the mixture of law and grace.
One of the biggest problem we have in the body of Christ today is that there are those who have crept in unawares, and are preaching another gospel, just like they did to the Galatian church.
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