P .O . B o x
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D r.A rnold M urray,D R E
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T h e re
is
o n e
th in g
G o d 's
e le c t h a v e
n o
ro o m
fo r
in
th e ir liv e s
a tth is p a r tic u la r tim e . T h a t o n e th in g
is d o u b t.
F a th e r's
fu ll
a s s u r a n c e
th ro u g h
H is
W ord
s h o u ld
rem ove
a n y
d o u b t fro m
o u r m in d s .
W e
c a n
b e
c o n fid e n ti n
H im .
H e
m eant
e x a c tly
w hat
H e
s a id
in
H is
W o rd ,
a n d
th a t
is
th e
w ay
it
w ill
b e .
W e
c a n
a ll
ta k e
com fort
in
th is
fa c t.
L e t's
b e g in
o u r
s tu d y
i n
th e
B ook
o f I C o rin th ia n s .
I
C o rin th ia n s
2 :1
A nd
I,
b re th re n ,
w hen
I came
to
y o u ,
~
~
m
e
.
n o t w ith
e x c e lle n c yo f s p e e c ho ro fw is d o m , d e c la r in g
u n to
y o u
th e
te s tim o n y
o f
G od.
P a u l d id n 't u tiliz e a lo to f b ig w o rd s th a t w e re d iffic u lt
t o
u n d e rs ta n d .
H e
s u r e
d id n 't
s p e a k
w ith
th e
w is d o m
o f
th e
tra d itio n s
o f m en.
H e
ta u g h t
in
th e
sim p licity
o f th e
te a c h in g s
o f
J e s u s
C h rist.
IC o rin th ia n s
2 :2
F o rId e te rm in e d
n o tt o
k n o w
a n y th in g
am ong
y o u ,
s a v e
J e s u s
C h ris t,
a n d
H im
c ru c ifie d .
J.A nd
I
w as
w ith
y o u
in
w eakness,
a n d
in
fe a r,
a n d
in
m uch
tre m b lin g .
Paul w asn't supernatural. He was just a com m on m an.
I
C o rin th ia n s
2 :4
A nd
m y speech
a n d
m y p re a c h in g
w as
n o t
w ith
e n tic in g
w o rd s
o fm a n 's
w is d o m ,
b u t
in
dem \u00ad
o n s tra tio n
o f
th e
S p irit
a n d
o fp o w e r:
T he
p o w e ro f th e
H o ly
S p iriti s
th e re
fo r y o u , w h e n
y o u
a s k
fo r
it
in
J e s u s
nam e.
A sk
in
fu ll
a s s u ra n c e
w ith o u t
doubt and
fu ll
o ffa ith .
T ru st
in
H im !
W e
a r e n 't
p la y in g
c h u rc h .
C h ristia n ity
is
a
re a lity .
IC o rin th ia n s
2 :5
T h a ty o u r fa ith
s h o u ld
n o t s ta n d
in
th e
w is d o m
o f m en,
b u t
in
th e
pow er
o f
G od.
T h e fo o lis h w is d o m
o f m e n w ill a lw a y s le a d to tro u b le .
E m p ty
prom ises,
f a ls e
te a c h in g
a n d
e n tic in g
w o rd s
le a d
p e u p le
aw ay fru rrriio d 's
tru th .
T h e y
prom ise
y o u
a re
g o in g
t o
fly a w a y .
G o d 's
W ord
g iv e s
y o u
th e
g o s p e l
a rm o r a n d p o w e r to
s ta n d
a g a in s t th e
f ie r y
d a rtso f S a ta n .
I
C o rin th ia n s
2 :6
H o w b e it
w e
s p e a k
w is d o m
am ong
th e m
th a t a re
p e rfe c t:y e tn o tth e
w is d o m
o f th is
w o rld
n o ro fth e
p rin c e s
o fth is
w o rld ,
th a t
com e
to
n o u g h t:
T ra n s la te
th e
w ord
" p e rfe c t"
a s
"m ature".
M ature
C h ris tia n s k n o w
th e y
a re n 't g o in g
to
f ly
o fft o
some other
p la n e t.
T h e y
k n o w
h e a v e n
is
g o in g
to
b e
rig h t
h e re
o n
e a rth .
I t
is
w ritten ,
a n d
th e y
ta k e
fu ll
a s s u ra n c e
in
th a t.
I
C o rin th ia n s
2 :7
B ut
w e
s p e a k
th e
w is d o m
o f G od
in
a
m y s te ry ,
e v e n
th e
h id d e n
w is d o m ,
w h ic h
G od
o rd a in e d
b e fo re
th e
w o rld
u n to
o u r
g lo ry :
B efo re
th is
w o rld
a g e ,
G od
o rd a in e d
H is
e le c tio n .
T h e y d id n 't fo llo w
S a ta n
in the
first w orld
age. They w ere
c h o s e n ,
b e c a u s e
G od
know s
H e
c a n
d e p e n d
o n
th e m .
IC o rin th ia n s
2 :8
W h ic h
n o n e
o f th e
p rin c e s
o f th is
w o rld
knew :
fo r
h a d
th e y
know n
it,
th e y
w o u ld
not have
c ru \u00ad
c ifie d
th e
L o rd
o fg lo ry .
T he
p rin c e s
o f th is
w o rld
a re
S a ta n
a n d
h is
o ffsp rin g ,
th e
K e n ite s .
T h e y
w o u ld n 't
h a v e
c ru c ifie d
J e s u s ,
h a d
th e y
know n
itw o u ld
b rin g a b o u t th e ir o w n
d e s tru c tio n
(H ebrew s
2 :1 4 ).
T h ro u g h
d e a th
J e s u s
d e s tro y e d
h im
th a t
h a s
pow er
o v e r
d e a th ,
th a t
is
t o
s a y
th e
d e v il.
I C o rin th ia n s
2 :9
~
u
t
\ue000a s
i ti s
w ritte n ,
"E y e
h a th
n o ts e e n ,
n o re a r h e a rd , n e Ith e r h a v e
e n te re d in to
th e
h e a rto f m a n
t
h
e
-
J
h
i
n
g
8
-
w
R
i
c
-
J
t
~
o
d
-
h a th
p re p a re d
f
O
F
~
8
m
\ue000th a t
lo v e .
H im ."
F a th e r
d e a rly
lo v e s
th o s e
th a t
a re
fu lly
a s s u re d .
W e
a re
p lu g g e d
in
to
th e
p o w e ro f th e
H o ly
S p irit. T h a t p o w e r
w ill
a llo w
u s
to
overcom e
th e
a n ti c h ris t.
I
C o rin th ia n s
2 :1 0
B ut
G od
h a th
re v e a le d
th e m
u n to
u s
b y
H is
S p irit:
fo r
th e
S p irit
s e a c h e th
a l/
th in g s ,
y e a ,
th e
d e e p
th m g s
o f
G od.
G od
g iv e s
u s
th e
a b ility
t o
fin d
fu ll
a s s u ra n c e
th ro u g h
H is
W ord
a n d
H is
S p irit.
W e
a re
to ta lly
c o n v in c e d
a n d
c o n fid e n t.W eh a v e no doubts. Turnw ithm et o I Thessalonians.
P a u l
is
th e
w riter,
a n d
G od
is
th e
A u th o r.
I
T h e s s a lo n ia n s
1 :3
R e m e m b e rin g
w ith o u t
c e a s in g
y o u r
w o rk
o ffa ith ,
a n d
la b o u r
o flo v e ,
a n d
p a tie n c e
o f
h o p e
in
o u r
L o rd
J e s u s
C h ris t,
in
th e
s ig h t
o f
G od
a n d
o u r
F a th e r;~
\ue000K n o w in g ,
b re th re n
b e lo v e d ,y o u r e le c tio n
o fG od.
A g a in ,
th e
e le c tio n
a re
c h o s e n
o f
G od.
T h e y
e a rn e d
iti nth e
first w orld
age. Does
th a t m a k e
th e m
s p e c ia l? N o ,
it
m eans
th e y
h a v e
w ork
t o
d o
fo r
G od.
I
T h e s s a lo n ia n s
1 :5
F o r
o u r
g o s p e l
cam e
n o t
u n to
y o u
in
w o rd
o n ly ,
b u t a ls o
in
p o w e r,
a n d
in
th e
H o ly
G host
a n d in
m uch
a s s u ra n c e ; a s
y e
k n o w
what m annero fm en
w e
w
e
r
~
\ue000C !l1 1 o n g
y o u
fo r
y o u !:_ s a l< e .
._
T he
pow er
o f G od
a n d
th e
H o ly
S p irit
is
w h a t g iv e s
u s
a s s u ra n c e .
W e
c a n
b e
c o n fid e n t
k n o w in g
th a t
G od
is
in
c o n tro l.
I t
is n 't
ju s t
w ords.
I t
is
G o d 's
pow er
a n d
a s s u ra n c e !
Y ou
a re
g o in g
t o
n e e d
th a t
pow er
a n d
a s s u r \u00ad
a n c e ,
w hen
S a ta n
is
b o o te d
o u t
o f
h e a v e n
o n to
e a rth .
I
T h e s s a lo n ia n s
1 :6
A nd
y e
becam e
fo llo w e rs
o fu s
a n d
o f th e
L o rd ,
h a v in g
re c e iv e d
th e
w o rd
in
m uch
a fflic tio n
w ith
jo y
o f th e
H o ly
G h o s t:z
S o
th a t y e
w e re
e
n
s
a
m
p
l
e
~
\ue000
to
a ll
th a t
b e lie v e
in
M a c e d o n ia
a n d
A c h a ia .
D id
y o u
k n o w
y o u
a s
o n e
o f
G o d 's
e le c tio n
a re
a n
e x a m p le
t o
o th e r
C h ristian s?
Y ou
a re
c o n fid e n t
a n d
fu lly
a s s u re d .
Y ou
c a n
h e lp
o th e rs
fin d
tru th
i n
G o d 's
W o rd .
T u rn
w ith
m e
t o
th e
B ook
o f C olossians.
C
o
l
o
~
s
i
a
n
s
\ue000
2 :1
F o r
I
w o u ld
th a t
y e
k n e w
w hat
g re a t
c o n flic t
I
h a v e
fo r
y o u ,
a n d
fo r
th e m
a t
L a o d ic e a ,
a n d
fo r
a s
m any
a s
h a v e
n o t
s e e n
m y
fa c e
in
th e
fle s h ;
Paul was
c o n c e rn e d
fo r th e
p e o p le .
H e
w as
z e a lo u s to
s h a r e
tru th .
H e
s u f f e r e d
m any
b u rd e n s
fo r
h is
la b o rs .
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