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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

The Virgin Birth




Jesus of Nazareth

Immanuel

"Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign:
Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son,
and she will call His name Immanuel."
                                        Isaiah7:14

The virgin birth: The historic and authentic reality of the virgin birth is supported by numerous passages of scripture. It is my view that this was a genuine miracle and a sign to us from God based on my Christian faith and the clear evidence from the bible. The depth of the wisdom of the virgin birth is immeasurable and to deny the numerous pieces of evidence is to not believe in miracles or the wisdom of God, which to me is foolish.

Jesus Christ was begotten and not created the same way God created Adam and Eve or even angels. Christ was born of a woman like you and I but His Father is God and His conception was from the Holy Spirit. The Angel Gabriel spoke to Mary and said to her; "The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will over shadow you." Lk1:35. The Angel of the Lord also spoke to Joseph in a dream and said. "What is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit." Matt1:20. Jesus is the only begotten Son of the Father. John1:14 

Quote: The wonderful connection of two so infinitely differing natures in the unity of one person and how it was there affected; is an inquisition fitter for an Angelical intelligence, than our shallow capacity to look after, to which purpose we may also observe, that in the fabric of the Arc of the Covenant, the posture of the faces of the Cerubims toward the Mercy-seat, a type of our Savior, was such, as would point unto us, that these are things of which - "Angels desire to look into." 1Peter1:12 - By: James Ussher (1581-1656).

The bible teaches that Jesus was both God and man, "and the Word/God became flesh/Jesus" John1:14. The issue concerning the virgin birth is, "oringinal sin." Jesus is the perfect sinless man because the sin of Adam was not passed on to Him through birth, like it is for you and I. The evidence of scripture upholds the Deity and the virgin birth of Jesus Christ. If you wish to read more on this subject; Executable outlines.org, "Why I believe"

Biblical Definition: Immanuel; God with us. It is a Hebrew word signifying that God is with us. (Strong's).
Hebrew transliteration: Immanuel; It is a Proper Name, the name of a child, (noun/male). From im and el with the pronoun suffix us inserted; 
With-us-is-God. occurs 3 times; once in Matt1:23, in Isaiah7:14, Isaiah8:8, 


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Conclusion: Most fair-minded people will grant the fact that the bible clearly teaches that Jesus Christ was virgin born. After you boil the cabbage down the argument then remains whether or not you believe what the bible teaches is true or false. From my Christian point of view the virgin birth is the wisdom of God but to the unbeliever it is foolishness.

Application: The Christian faith includes the belief in miracles, signs and wonders and the virgin birth is a part of that belief. The True Gospel is that Jesus Christ died for sinners like you and I, and I pray that God will open your spiritual eyes today that you may hear and believe the Good News.


A Bible study by: Glenn Faurot




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Monday, December 7, 2015

Merry Christmas

 

                                                                               


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
Jesus' Birth in Bethlehem
Luke 2:6-16


6 - And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.  7 - And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

8 - And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy,which shall be to all people.

11 - For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

15 - And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.16 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.




 
Glory to God in the highest
Peace on earth
Good will toward men
Luke 2:14



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Friday, November 27, 2015

Happy Thanksgiving


Charlie Brown and Snoopy by: Charles M Schulz

Have a Charlie Brown
Thanksgiving


       The Charlie Brown and Lucy van Pelt, "Thanksgiving football joke" was featured in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip called "Peanuts", beginning in November 14, 1951. - Charlie, not trusting Lucy, believes when he runs up to kick the ball Lucy will remove the ball at the very last moment. He would then fly up in the air and crash to the ground injuring himself. Lucy convinces Charlie that this year is different, she will not trick him again, but she does anyway and Charlie falls for the gag year after year.

Charlie and Lucy Dialogue:

Lucy: Charlie Brown! Oh, Charlie Brown!
Charlie: I can’t believe it. She must think I’m the most stupid person alive.
Lucy: Come on, Charlie Brown. I’ll hold the ball and you kick it.
Charlie: Hold it? Ha! You’ll pull it away and I’ll land flat on my back and kill myself.
Lucy: But Charlie Brown, it’s Thanksgiving.
Charlie: What’s that got to do with anything?
Lucy: Well, one of the greatest traditions we have is the Thanksgiving Day football game. And the biggest, most important tradition of all is the kicking off of the football.
Charlie: Is that right?
Lucy: Absolutely. Come on, Charlie Brown. It’s a big honor for you.
Charlie: Well, if it’s that important, a person should never turn down a big honor. Maybe I should do it. Besides she wouldn't try to trick me on a traditional holiday. This time I’m gonna kick that ball to the moon!
Charlie: Aaauuugh!
Lucy: Isn't it peculiar, Charlie Brown, how some traditions just slowly fade away?




Happy Thanksgiving!

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Friday, February 6, 2015

Book of 1st John

Book of 1st John


Santa Cruz, California



Word of Life

Part-one

1John1:1-4




Intro: I love the Book of 1st John, if good things come in small packages, 1st John would be filled with diamonds even a field of diamonds. This wonderful book was one of the first books I read as a newborn Christian and brings to mind the warm fellowship that all Christians enjoy. The general purpose of this study is to grow spiritually identifying gems of truth and applying them to our daily life. In particular the intent of this study is to increase our spiritual discernment; concerning false teachers, 1John4:1, to recognize the spirit of the antichrist, 1John4:3, and to discern between "the spirit of truth and the spirit of error." 1John4:6. Introduction source here: www.gty.org/resources/bible introductions/1john

About the author: He was an Apostle of Jesus Christ and one of the chosen twelve, the son of Zebedee and Salome. Jesus gives John and his brother James the nickname of, Sons of Thunder, Mark3:17. He is commonly referred to as the disciple Jesus loved and whom Jesus gave instructions to care for His Mother. John19:26. He was an Evangelist, and Teacher. I believe the author of 1st John, 2nd John, 3rd John, including the Gospel of John and the Book of Revelations were written by the Apostle John.

Quote: The following is an excerpt from Henry Alford's, Greek Testament Critical Exegetical Commentary; "Whether then we approach the question of the authorship of this epistle, (and its consequent canonizing), from the side of external testimony, or of internal evidence, we are alike convinced that its claim to have been written by the Evangelist St. John, and to its place in the canon of scripture, is fully substantiated."
Theme and setting: Back to basics or the fundamentals of The Faith would be appropriate to say of John's writing. He explains in absolute terms what a true christian believes about the nature of God, 1Jn1:5, about sin, 1Jn1:8, about obedience, about love, 1Jn4:8. John the Apostle of Love was one of the first disciples called by Jesus and now in his senior years he is the last surviving apostle. He writes to you and I whom he refers to as, "My dear children." 1Jn2:1.

He was well know among the seven Churches of Asia Minor which he writes about in the Book of Revelations. He begins his letter with factual events; What was from the beginning what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands." John was an eyewitness of the life and ministry of Jesus Christ and so his testimony is trustworthy, accurate and true. The first sentence of his Epistle, "What was from the beginning", is similar to the opening sentence of the Gospel of John, "In the beginning was the Word." Jn1:1

Time line: This type of book is called An Epistle; which are authoritative letters, written by apostles, and sent out to individual people or congregations. They are divided into two groups; Pauline epistles & general epistles of which is 1st John. This letter was likely written during Apostle John's senior years, late first century. 

 Quote: The English word "epistle" originated from a Latin word, epistola, that itself originated from a Greek word, pronounced epistole, that meant to send on. While the English word "pistol" originated from the same Latin version of the word, epistola, as "epistle," epistles were a means of delivering communication, not of delivering bullets." From: Daily Bible Study.

 Note: The historical information provided in the introduction of this study is based on the Bible, and reliable internet resources. You can read more about the Book of 1st John at the following websites: www.academia.edu/discourseanalysis/1John.an introduction.
www.studylight.org/commentaries/1john overview



 Text: 1John1:1
What was from the beginning, what we have heard, 
what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked 
at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life.

1) What was from the beginning: The incarnate, "Word of Life", Jesus Christ, who was with the Father in the beginning. John1:1. Bible scholars say this verse can refer to Messiah who was present at the beginning of creation in Genesis1:1, or the birth of Messiah, either interpretation is correct.

what we have heard, referring to himself using first person, plural pronouns; Some Theologian's teach that the plural pronouns used, ie; we, us and our, refer to those apostolic eyewitnesses of the earthly life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth and also inclusive eyewitness groups of people, ie; all of Jesus disciples.

What did they hear? They heard the voice of the Master Teacher. They heard His voice as He sat down and began to teach them saying, "Blessed are the poor in spirit; they heard Him when He broke bread with them in the upper room at the last supper saying, "This is My body do this in remembrance of Me. 1Corinthians11:24. 

what we have seen with our eyes: The Apostle John was a follower of John the Baptist and witnessed the baptism of Jesus. He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting upon Jesus. Matthew3:16. John was present at the transfiguration of Jesus, Matthew17:1-7. He followed Jesus from the time of His arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane all the way to Calvary.

What did they see? They saw God tabernacle among human beings. They saw Jesus Messiah who would save His people from their sin - The Lamb of God. John1:29. They were witnesses to all of the miracles, signs and wonders that were performed by Jesus. They saw Jesus have compassion on the multitudes and healing the sick and brokenhearted. Matthew11:3-5. They watched as Jesus demonstrated humility by washing their feet. And even today every christian can say; "Though you have not seen Him, you love Him." 1Peter1:8.  

what we have looked at: "Look unto me and be saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God and there is none else." Isaiah45:22.  Many people 
have ' looked ' at Jesus but then they walk away. John wants us to look to Jesus and be saved, so that we too will have fellowship with the Father 
and with His Son Jesus Christ.   

and touched with our hands: "Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh  and bones, as you see 
I have." Luke24:39. I am reminded again that we serve a risen Savior. 

concerning the Word of Life: "And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus." Luke24:2-3. Any first century christian hearing these inspired words of the Apostle John would be as blessed as you and I are today and given a joyful amen! 

A Bible study by: Glenn Faurot




Definition of terms:
What - Gk; ὅ, transliteration, ho; is a relative pronoun; who, which, what, that. The word is used in, Matt1:16  "of Joseph, the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah." Occurs 1,411 times.
beginning -Gk; ἀρχή , transliteration, archo; (verb). to rule, to begin, used absolutely, of the beginning of all things. Used in, Matt19:4, "that He who having created them from the beginning." (Strong's Concordance).


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