Sunday, 12 June 2022

The Calling of Paul (CW106)

 World War 3 is at Hand

While we wait for Iran's  annihilation and its regime change to start World War 3, let's check our own Christian faith, doctrine and knowledge of Him and His words.

Salvation of Gentiles
    Before the Gentiles were brought into His salvation, Jesus ensured that they were taught the truth from His words without any wrong doctrine nor heresy.

Acts 9:15  But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he (Paul) is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel."
   God chose Saul (Paul) a Pharisee of Pharisees, who was godly and zealous to please God by imprisoning Christians who were considered as God's enemies.
   For three years in Arabia, our Lord Jesus personally through revelations taught Paul. After that Paul met up with Peter, who confirmed that his doctrines were the same as those taught to them by our resurrected Lord before He went back to heaven.
Gal 1:11-12  But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Old Covenant Made Obsolete
Heb 8:13  In that He says, "A new covenant," He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.
  At the death of Jesus, the veil of the temple was torn signifying the end of the Old Covenant for God had left the temple.,

Circumcision of new Gentile converts
Acts 15:1  And certain men came down from Judea and taught the brethren, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."
   Paul knew that the New Covenant of the blood of Jesus had made the Old Covenant obsolete, so he refused to have the new Gentile converts circumcised.
   The Council of Jerusalem confirmed Paul's doctrine and forbade new converts from keeping the obsolete Old Covenant which was made with the Israelites only.
Acts 15:28-29  For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things: that you abstain from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality.  If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.

Gospel of Grace
Luke 24:46-47  Then He said to them, "Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise  from the dead the third day, and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
   For anyone to become a Christian, he must believe and understand the Gospel of grace or the message of the cross.

Water Baptism
Mat 28:18-20  And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore  and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.
    Before Any Christian is baptised, he must believe and understand the Triune Godhead or Trinity:
1. The Father was the Creator of heavens and earth
2. The Son was the Word made flesh. He died on the cross for the propitiation of our sin. On the third day He rose from the dead.
3. The Holy Spirit lives in every born again Christian. He empowers him with His anointing, gifts, truth and guidance.
   So before the Gentiles were harvested into His kingdom, there was a type of Christian Creed which is similar to today's Apostles Creed.
   Every Christian is also taught to observe all the commands of Jesus.

So every born again Christian equipped with the Apostles' Creed, Jesus words and the indwelling of Holy Spirit can  mature in Christ and they will be empowered with truth and wisdom to overcome distorted truth, erred scriptures, false gospels, heresies, lies and deceptions of Satan.