A sermon on the Holy Spirit

Posted on December 8, 2013 by howtobesaved@abiblecommentary.com

A sermon on the the Holy Ghost

1.    Gen. 1:2 says the “Spirit of God moved upon the waters.”
2.    Jn. 16:13-14 are pronouns – do we find “he,” “she,” or “it”?  READ.
3.    Jesus consistently referred to the Holy Spirit as “He.”
4.    By referring to the Holy Spirit as “He,” Jesus indicated the Holy Spirit has personality.
5.    A passage we can link with Jn. 16 is back in Jn. 4 – Jn. 4:24.

HAS THE HOLY SPIRIT ALSO BEEN INVOLVED WITH PEOPLE THROUGHOUT HUMAN HISTORY?

1)    Ex. 31:3f says the “Spirit of God” was used to help construct some of what needed to be built.
2)    The Holy Spirit was not only able to organize (Gen. 1:2), He has helped people construct some things.
3)    The Holy Spirit gave Samson super human strength to overcome some people (Judg. 14:19).
4)    1 Sam. 16:13-14 – READ

2 PETER 1:21 SAYS MEN LIKE THE PROPHETS WERE “MOVED” OR GUIDED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT.

1)    READ  Joel 2:28-30
2)    As the New Testament opens we immediately find references to the Holy Spirit.
3)    Mt. 1:18 – Mary was with child due to the Holy Spirit.
4)    John the Baptist was to be filled from the Holy Spirit before he was born (Lk. 1:15).
5)    John the Baptist said Jesus would “baptize some people in the Holy Spirit” (Mt. 3:11).
6)    At the time of Jesus’ baptism the Holy Spirit appeared and descended (Mt. 3:16).
7)    The Holy Spirit helped lead Jesus into the wilderness where He was tempted (Lk. 4:1).
8)    After this even the Holy Spirit somehow empowered the Lord as seen in Lk. 4:14.
9)    Matthew described this empowerment in this way – Mt. 12:18 – READ
10)    Jesus’ association with the Holy Spirit lasted for more than three years.
11)    Jesus said He would “send” the Holy Spirit to them (Jn. 16:7).
12)    In Jn. 16:8 the Lord said the Holy Spirit would “convict people of sin” plus things like “judgment.”
13)    Jn. 16:13 – READ
14)    This is why Jude was able to say the truth was delivered “once for all time” (Jude 3).
15)    6:17 – READ
16)    1 Thess. 2:13 – READ
17)    Rom. 8:9 says God’s people have the “Spirit.”
18)    Paul further described this as an “earnest” or a “seal” in Eph. 1:14.
19)    Christians on the Day of Pentecost were given this same promise in Acts 2:38.
20)    There is nothing miraculous about either of these verses.
21)    God’s Spirit now “works” in us through His word (1 Thess. 2:13).
22)    Jesus said we need be connected to the Holy Spirit – Mt. 28:19.

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Wedding stories

Posted on December 6, 2013 by howtobesaved@abiblecommentary.com

“Lost: Wedding Memories”

If you ask Pam and Howard Waelder, Michael Hall is a hero. No, he didn’t save their lives or pay off their mortgage. Hall took wedding photos for the Sacramento, California couple.

The heroic aspect of Hall’s actions is that he heard of their dilemma and stepped forward to help. Pam and Howard were married a week earlier. Friends took photos of the wedding with a film camera, and the film was dropped off at a local Walgreens. One of the two rolls of film was lost, however. That qualifies for most of us as a crisis.

Hall, a professional photographer, heard of their plight (they had publicly asked anyone who might have gotten the photos by mistake to please return them). To help them recapture the magical moments of their wedding, he waived his normal fee for doing a wedding, and helped them to “make some lasting memories”.

My wife and I can understand the panic of lost wedding photos. Our photographer’s assistant had a tiff with him after our wedding, and took several boxes of wedding proofs home with her. It was about five months later when we finally got our album! For much of that time we weren’t sure we would ever have them.

But Walgreens can’t be blamed for all lost wedding memories. Many couples who still have their photos from their special day seem to have lost all memory of their vows.

God’s word teaches us to work hard to keep our marriages glowing. The wise man gave this counsel: “Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well. … Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice with the wife of your youth … always be enraptured with her love” (Proverbs 5:15,18,19).

Some, in an effort to scratch their “seven year itch”, turn to someone outside of their marriage relationship for comfort and pleasure. The Bible is clear: That’s wrong.

Paul gave the same admonition: “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her” (Ephesians 5:25). Peter speaks similarly: “Husbands, likewise, dwell with [your wives] with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered” (1 Peter 3:7).

Photos are optional, of course. Memories can be rekindled of that day when both wife and husband happily and willingly said “I do”. Open up that album and remind yourselves of the vow you made in the presence of God.

Come to the light God offers! Study His word, the Bible. Worship Him in spirit and truth (John 4:24). Get in touch with us if you’d like to discuss these ideas further.

Timothy D. Hall.

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Harrison Odjegba Okene

Posted on December 5, 2013 by howtobesaved@abiblecommentary.com

By now, many have heard the incredible story of Harrison Odjegba Okene, the Nigerian cook whose incredible survival and rescue from the tugboat where he served as cook has been made public. He was actually rescued near the end of May, 2013, but video of the rescue has just recently hit the internet.  Okene rose early on the morning of May 26 at about 4:30 A.M. and was in the toilet when the tugboat keeled over and sank, eventually drowning the 10 Nigerian crew members and Ukrainian captain.  Okene groped in the dark until he found a cabin where there was an air pocket.  He spent the next three days, certain no one would look for or could find the small boat but still praying, reciting psalms his wife sent to him each day, and reflecting on his entire life.  His rescue, by a Dutch diving crew who happened to be working at an oil rig 75 miles away, was as much a shock to divers-considering this strictly a recovery effort- as it was to him, but disbelief quickly gave way to joy.  In a space of about four square feet, 100 feet from the surface of the vast Atlantic Ocean, Harrison Odjegba Okene, lived to tell this incredible tale (Full Story Here – http://fxn.ws/1eQcoZB).

There will likely never be a story of rescue more incredible than this unless we are thinking in spiritual terms.  From that perspective, each person who is saved by God is an incredible, unlikely rescue.  In a world of darkness, each of us finds ourselves groping along and heading toward almost certain spiritual death.  Most will not make it through “alive” (Eph. 2:1).  Yet, Paul speaks of (Col. 1:13) and Peter implies (2 Pe. 2:7) a heavenly rescue mission.  The difference between our story and that of Okene is that we can choose to be rescued or, as most do, elect to perish.  It should humble us and strike us with awe that we have had access to His saving plan and that we can submit to it and be saved.  Most incredible is the length to which God was willing to go and the price He was willing to pay to find us and save us.  May I suggest that salvation from sin is a bigger story than surviving in a capsized, tiny boat for 72 hours 100 feet deep? One forestalls physical death for a time, but the other eliminates spiritual death for eternity!

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LORD, GOD, JEHOVAH

Posted on December 4, 2013 by howtobesaved@abiblecommentary.com

Exodus 6:2-3—And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord: 3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.

In connection with Exodus 6:2-3, note the passages from Job and Genesis listed below:

Job 12:9 LORD = Strong’s H3068

Gen 14:22 LORD = Strong’s H3068

Gen 15:7 LORD = Strong’s H3068

Gen 16:2; 5, 11 LORD = Strong’s H3068

Gen 18:14 LORD = Strong’s H3068

Gen 19:14 LORD = Strong’s H3068

Gen 22:14 LORD = Strong’s H3068

Gen 24:3, 7; 12, 27, 31, 35, 40, 42, 44, 48, 50, 51, 56 LORD = Strong’s H3068

Gen 26:22, 28, 29 LORD = Strong’s H3068

Gen 27:7, 20, 27 LORD = Strong’s H3068

Gen 28:16, 21 LORD = Strong’s H3068

Gen 29:32, 33, 35 LORD = Strong’s H3068

Gen 30:24, 27, 30 LORD = Strong’s H3068

Gen 31:49 LORD = Strong’s H3068

Gen 32:9 LORD = Strong’s H3068

Gen 49:18 LORD = Strong’s H3068

To know when the word “Jehovah” is translated “LORD” or “GOD” in the King James Old Testament is to notice whether those two words are spelled in all-caps. Take a few minutes and check a hard copy of the KJV to see this is true. You will note that either of those words spelled in all-caps (large or small) is always “Jehovah” in the Hebrew.

Some seem to think that the word Jehovah is always (and only) referring to Jesus in the Old Testament, while others believe Jehovah only refers to the Father. I have not found that to be a rule, although sometimes Jehovah may refer to Christ. Below you will find one example where it does not.

Psalms 110:1—The LORD (Yahweh) said unto my Lord (la-Adoney), Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

n Matthew 22:43-45, Jesus makes it clear that David’s Lord (la-’Adoney) was Jesus.

43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

44 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?

45 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?

This is at least one clear case where Yahweh refers to the Father and not to Christ.

–Beth Johnson @ http://pilgrimstranger39.wordpress.com


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Christ living in us

Posted on December 3, 2013 by howtobesaved@abiblecommentary.com

The Crayfish

How many of us, especially boys, went hunting for crayfish (or crawfish) when we were younger? It seems that such is a natural part of growing up. The crayfish looks very much like a lobster: two armored claws and plates of overlapping armor ending in a broad, fan-shaped tail. This exoskeleton is the crayfish’s chief offense and defense in its little world.

For us adults, the thrill of crayfish is not the exoskeleton on the outside but the soft, white meat on the inside. There are no bones to be cumbersome, just meat ready to be dipped in butter and enjoyed.

Now there are some Christians that are like that. They may be soft on the inside but their outside is hard, like armor plating. You can even feel it in their hand-shake – cold and lifeless. But Christians are not meant to be crayfish. Humans are soft, warm, and responsive to touch.

Spiritually speaking, Jesus told His apostles in the limited commission: “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves” (Matt. 10:16). There is a time when we might need a “hide like a crocodile” but that external plating ought to be directed at Satan’s darts (Eph. 6:11ff), not fellow humans.

What we learn from the crayfish is this… When we have contact with fellow humans, particularly when we have visitors to our worship services, they don’t need to experience a cold, lifeless, hard-plated crayfish. They need to experience a warm, receptive, smiling Christian. That’s when they’ll see Christ living in us!

–Paul Holland

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YOU HAVE HEARD, “DO NOT KILL”

Posted on December 2, 2013 by howtobesaved@abiblecommentary.com

Six times in Matthew 5:21-48, Jesus states some doctrine that the people had commonly “heard” for a long time, and then gives his teaching in contrast.  The first of these six parts deals with killing and the way we treat our brethren.  In Matthew 5:21-26, Jesus says, “Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: but I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.”

 

A New Covenant

It is important to recognize that this part of the “Sermon on the Mount” is not a mere clarification of the law of Moses.  “The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached” (Luke 16:16).  Jesus lived under the Old Testament and before beginning this section of his sermon, he emphasized that those who were under that covenant must obey every bit of it: “Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” (Matt 5:17-19).  But Jesus is the Word who revealed the New Testament (Mal 3:1; Matt 17:5; 24:35; Mark 2:2; 13:31; Luke 4:32; 21:33; John 1:1,14; 3:34; 5:24,46-47; 6:63,68; 8:31-36; 12:47-50; 14:23-24; 15:3; 17:8; Acts 10:36; Heb 1:1-2; 2:1-4; 7:22; 8:6; 9:15; 12:24-26; 1 John 1:1; Rev 19:13).  And in Matthew 5:21-48, Jesus taught New Testament doctrine, which is the law of his kingdom, the church (John 12:48; 1 Cor 9:21; Gal 6:2; Jas 2:8-12).  In all six major parts of these 28 verses, Jesus calls us to a much higher standard than anything ever taught before.  This is new doctrine.  Unlike the Law of Moses, this doctrine is designed to form our hearts and make us spiritually complete (Matt 5:48; 2 Tim 3:16-27; Heb 7:19; 8:10-11;

10:16; 1 John 2:5).

 

Not being angry or speaking evil against our brother

The Jews in Christ’s time had indeed “heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment” (Matt 5:21).  The Old Law certainly condemned murder (Exod 20:13; 21:12; Deut 5:17).  But Jesus teaches us that far less than murdering our brother will result in the eternal condemnation of our souls (Matt 5:22).  We do not have to stoop to murder to jeopardize our souls.  Jesus says that even anger against our brother can cost us our souls.  Man’s anger does not work the righteousness of God (Jas 1:20), and God tells us to put off all anger (Eph 4:31).  Speaking evil of our brother can also send us to hell (Jas 4:11).  Jesus specifically warns us not to say “Raca” to our brother.  “Raca” is an Aramaic term meaning “O empty one.”  It was evidently a common reproach or insult used by the Jews in Jesus’ time.  We have other similar ones in our language today, but we should not use them, especially against our brother.  Jesus says that calling our brother a fool can send us to hell.  This temptation can be especially strong when we are dealing with erring brethren.  But Jesus warns us not to despise his wayward children (Matt 18:6-14), and we should not call them fools or any other name like that.  God tells us to cut off all evil speaking (Eph 4:31; Titus 3:1; 1 Pet 2:1).

 

Forgiveness and reconciliation

But it is not sufficient to merely refrain from harboring anger and evil thoughts against our brother and harming him with our words.  Jesus commands us to be reconciled with our brother.  “Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother has ought against thee; leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.  Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.  Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing” (Mt 5:23-26).  God is looking at our hearts (1 Sam 16:7), not some outward action of giving, for example.  God said He desired mercy and obedience from the Jews rather than their sacrifices (Hos 6:6; Mt 9:13; 12:7; 1 Sam 15:22; Psa 40:6-8; Prov 21:3; Luke 10:32-34), and torn hearts (i.e. repentance) rather than torn clothing (Joel 2:12-13; Psa 51:16-17).  By the same token, God desires us to love one another (John 13:34-35; 1 John 4:8-5:2).  He will not accept our offerings to Him when we are divided from our brother.

–Jon Macon, Columbia, SC

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Who is Jesus

Posted on December 1, 2013 by howtobesaved@abiblecommentary.com

What think ye of the Christ?

MT. 22:41-42 – READ
a) What do we think about the Christ (Jesus)? What should we think about the Christ (Jesus).
b) How do others regard Jesus?
2) In this lesson we want to consider some right and wrong views of the Lord – the Christ.
3) Our society has some legends of people who never lived. Is this true for Jesus?
4) Some admit Jesus live, but He was really nothing more than a “good man.”
5) Acts 10:38 says Jesus “went about doing good” and this is how many see Him.
6) Others would go a little further and say He was a religious figure, perhaps a prophet.
7) Still others would be bolder and say the Lord was a specially created being.
8) At least one group claims Jesus was “a” god.
9) Many who believe Jesus lived would classify Him as a pretty decent guy.
a) Some have described Him as a deceiver.
b) Jesus was so conniving He was even able to people He had been raised from the dead.

IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DENY THAT JESUS LIVED.

1) Most want to know: Who was Jesus, and did He return from the dead?
2) This morning – who is this person known as Jesus Christ?
3) There are at least 27 history books which talk about Jesus.
a) Jesus had a mother – Mt. 1:18 says Jesus’ mother was Mary.
b) Jn. 1:14 says Jesus (“the Word”) “became flesh.” Jesus was just as human as anyone of us.
c) Lk. 2:40 says “Jesus grew.”
4) Heb. 4:15 says the Lord was “tempted in every way like we are.”
5) Jn. 8:23 – READ
6) The Lord shared in our human nature, but there was something about Him which was also different.
a) Two chapters later in John (10:30), Jesus said “I and the Father are one.”
b) The first verse in this book described Jesus as the “Word” and then said He “was God.”
7) Jesus was a perfect blend of God and man.
a) Son of man helps remind us of how the Lord was fully human.
b) Son of God helps remind us He was also fully God.
c) Acts 10:43 says “all the prophets” bore witness to Jesus.
d) 1 Cor. 3:11 says there can be no “foundation” other than Christ.
8) Heb. 12:25.
9) Acts 7:37 – READ
10) Mt. 2:1-2
11) Rev. 19:16 proclaims Jesus “KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.”
12) Jn. 1:3
13) In spiritual matters the Lord is the “author” of our salvation (Heb. 5:9).
14) Heb. 12:2 (KJV) says the Lord is the “author and finisher” of our faith.
15) Jesus is so central to man’s spiritual life He “build His own church” (Mt. 16:18).
16) The Bible also says Jesus personally adds people to this church when they obey Him (Acts 2:41, 47).
17) Lk. 7:48.
18) The Lord – Jesus Christ – is also the judge of all people.
19) If He were to come back as we exit this building, would He refer to us as a friend or foe?

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Posted on November 28, 2013 by howtobesaved@abiblecommentary.com

I’m Thankful for Unity

The church here in Paris has been characterized by a remarkable sense of unity since we moved here 5 1/2 years ago. Unity is essential if the church of the Lord is going to move forward.

In Exodus 17, we have the account of the war between Israel and the Amalekites. Moses sat on top of a hill with the rod in his hand. If Moses kept the rod raised, the Israelites were victorious. If his arm grew weak and lowered, the Amalekites were victorious. So Aaron and Hur stood on either side of Moses and held up his hands – until the sun went down. Eventually, the Israelites won.

It is good for brethren to dwell together in unity (Psalm 133:1). Paul told the Christians in Philippi: “Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel” (1:27). Observe the unified nature of the Gospel: one spirit, one mind, the (singular) faith of the gospel.

We have to work at unity. It doesn’t seem to happen by accident. Division, motivated out of self-interest and pride, is the “default” position for mankind. But division is from the devil (James 3:14-16) and has contributed to the atheism and non-Christian religions in the world, as well as denominationalism (John 17:20-23).

A sense of unity contributes to each member using their own talent for the service of Christ and glory of God. When the whole body of Christ is fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplies, then there will be an increase in the body (Eph. 4:16).

Each of us has our weaknesses but we can be united when your weakness is supplemented by my strengths, and vice versa.

I am thankful for unity. Happy thanksgiving.

–Paul Holland

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Leviticus 19:16

Posted on November 27, 2013 by howtobesaved@abiblecommentary.com

Gutter Mouth

In 1972, a journalist fresh out of school found a job with a weekly newspaper in Richmond, VA, where he landed an assignment, covering a conservative Congressman challenging an incumbent. In order to discredit the Congressman, the young journalist interviewed members of his staff, without seeking any facts behind it.

The piece was ideological to the core. He was elected despite the hollow charges but a year later, the young journalist again set his sights on this Congressman. This time he was dubbed, “The King of Dumb.” Was there any truth to it? Hardly; it was simply politics.

Twenty-odd years later, when the Congressman died, a major magazine ran his obituary and said of him, he “was selected ‘dumbest Congressman,’ by 200 Congressmen, journalists and lobbyists.” It seemed the world had learned the truth about this man. Or had it? Later, that young journalist admitted that he’s ashamed, not because he was necessarily wrong, but because he didn’t much care if he got it right. He writes, “That was the nature of corruption, and it was especially invidious because it was born of motives that felt so pure.”

It is also the nature of gossip, slander, and back-biting. Nothing good comes of it; only evil is its result. Back-biting is the “utterance in the presence of another person of a false statement damaging to a third person’s character or reputation.” Slander is when a person “spreads scandal, tells secrets, etc.” Whispering is synonymous with backbiting but done in secret.

God positively condemns having such an attitude toward others (whether found in word or in pen). “You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord” (Leviticus 19:16). “Whisperers” and “backbiters” are listed among such sins as “fornication,” “murder,” and “haters of God” (Rom. 1:29-30). Slander is of the devil; indeed, that’s exactly what “devil” means – the slanderer.

Having such a gutter mouth hurts at least three people: 1.) the back-biter. It keeps him from loving and forgiving him whom he has elected to “backbite” and ultimately will keep him out of heaven (Psa. 15:1-3); 2.) the slandered – it hurts his reputation (Prov. 18:8). In fact, that’s why Satan uses it. If he can slander the character of the saint, he’ll go a long way in destroying his reputation. 3.) The third person is hurt – his view and impression of the slandered is destroyed or at least altered (Prov. 16:28).

It is a horrible fate that awaits one who sins so presumptuously. Let us make sure that we ourselves refuse to yield to such a temptation. Before we repeat a matter, let us ask ourselves three questions: Is it true? If it is not or you are not sure, drop it. If it is true, ask yourself, is it good? If it is true and good, by all means, tell it! If it is true, but not good, then ask yourself, is it necessary? Also, let us refuse to have “gutter ears.” If someone insists on sinning in such a way, let us not be a party to the matter – refuse to listen.

–Paul Holland

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What kind of faith saves?

Posted on November 26, 2013 by howtobesaved@abiblecommentary.com

A Living Faith

All of the human body is remarkable, simply because it has a remarkable Designer. The skeleton is really exceptional. We take it for granted too often. The bone grows continuously. It lubricates itself to reduce wear. It requires no shutdown time while it mends itself after damage. We surely could not live without our skeleton. What human-engineered substance meets these specifications?

The analogy between physical bone and the spiritual skeleton has been made in Scripture as well, in Ezekiel 37. In a vision, Ezekiel looks around and sees a valley full of bones that were “very dry” (vs 2). Through Ezekiel, God told the bones, “I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the Lord” (vs 6).

Ezekiel interprets this vision in verse 11. The dry bones are the house of Israel. Their faith, through obedience, had become nothing but a dead, dry, lifeless shell. But even as Ezekiel stood and watched, God brought that lifeless mass of bones together and created a new life, a nation cured of idolatry, prepared to bring forth the Son of God.

The real value of our skeleton is the support and function it gives to our living, growing bodies. The value of our relationship with God is only manifested when we grow spiritually, and grow together as the Body of Christ. “But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 3:18).

Paul Holland

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