CONTEXTUAL STUDY OF THE WORD
Tuesday, 9th June 2020
Pastor Victor
Matthew 7:21-23 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
This is by far one of the least understood scriptures in the Bible. Even notable preachers have used this scripture to beat God’s people; and most believers in Christ have been threatened they will go to hell if they don’t live right. In as much as I am not for unholy living, using this scripture to straighten people out and put fear in them is unscriptural.
Studying your Bible contextually will help you a great deal. I can boldly tell you that our opening scripture is not referring to Christians. Now I can see religious folks choking on what I have just said. Now if you don’t study that scripture in context you will miss the interpretation. Let us flip back and look at the context of this scripture to see the people Jesus was referring to:
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THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODES OF GOD
Monday, 8th June 2020
Pastor Victor
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
In basic electricity, we know that it takes both positive and negative electrodes to produce power. It is not one without the other. If it is all positive it will not produce power for work; on the other hand, if it is all negative, it will not produce power. To have power, you need the combination of both positive and negative charges.
In the kingdom of God, it is the same thing. You need to know that God has His own positive and negative electrodes; and these are grace and faith. If you don’t have this basic understanding of the New Testament, you cannot have balance in scriptures and you will falter and go into tangent. It is the combination of grace and faith that produces power for effective living.
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