Precious friends, if "third time is a charm" then perchance the following may
Encourage and Edify some who are still Confused, misunderstanding these:
1) The twelve apostles and us
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2) Getting Things Straight
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3) "Moses and Paul, The Dispensers Of Law And GRACE
Those who have not yet come to understand the distinctive character of Paul’s
message and apostleship frequently complain that we make too much of him...
...One result of this criticism is that some who do see quite clearly that Paul was
Divinely Appointed to usher in the present Dispensation of grace, begin to refer
with apologies and qualification to those passages wherein Paul himself insists
upon his apostolic commission and authority, and so they fall, and cause others
to fall, into the same trap which has so long crippled and bound the Church...
No apology whatever is due for obeying The Written Word of God, Rightly
Divided, and It Was By Inspiration of God, not from pride or self-importance,
that the apostle declared:
...It is true that in our preaching and teaching of the Word we probably refer to
Paul more often than to any other human being except our Lord Jesus Christ,
Who was both God and Man. It must not be concluded from this, however, that
we consider Paul to be even nearly as Great as Christ, or place the two at all on
the same level. We know that Paul was the chief of sinners, saved by Grace,
while Christ was The Holy SON Of God and The Savior of sinners.
We know that Paul was nothing in himself, while Christ is Everything, for
...But it was to Paul that The Glorified LORD Committed The Revelation
Of His Message and Program for us in this present Dispensation...
...Perhaps the distinctiveness of Paul’s ministry can be best understood and
appreciated if we compare it with that of Moses, especially as he himself
discusses it in Deuteronomy 4...
...Those who are disturbed by the pronounced personal element in Paul’s
epistles should certainly take the time to read the five books of Moses, for
while Paul refers to himself by name some thirty times and by the personal
pronoun several hundred times in his epistles, Moses refers to himself by
name more than six hundred times and by the personal pronoun several
thousand times in his writings...
...Moses refers to himself far more often than does Paul, emphasizing again and
again his God-Given authority over the people of Israel. In Deuteronomy 4:1,2
we have a typical example:
Why did Moses here place all this emphasis upon himself? Was this due to
human pride or self-importance? It was not, for we read in Numbers 12:3
The Spirit-Inspired statement:
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(CR Stam) FULL study: Moses And Paul
GRACE And Peace...
Encourage and Edify some who are still Confused, misunderstanding these:
1) The twelve apostles and us
+
2) Getting Things Straight
=
3) "Moses and Paul, The Dispensers Of Law And GRACE
“For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle
of the Gentiles; I magnify mine office” (Rom. 11:13).
“But I certify you, brethren, that The Gospel Which was preached of
me is not after man. For I neither received It of man, neither was I
taught It, but By The Revelation Of Jesus Christ” (Gal. 1:11,12)...
Those who have not yet come to understand the distinctive character of Paul’s
message and apostleship frequently complain that we make too much of him...
...One result of this criticism is that some who do see quite clearly that Paul was
Divinely Appointed to usher in the present Dispensation of grace, begin to refer
with apologies and qualification to those passages wherein Paul himself insists
upon his apostolic commission and authority, and so they fall, and cause others
to fall, into the same trap which has so long crippled and bound the Church...
No apology whatever is due for obeying The Written Word of God, Rightly
Divided, and It Was By Inspiration of God, not from pride or self-importance,
that the apostle declared:
“For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle
of the Gentiles; I magnify mine office” (Rom. 11:13)
...It is true that in our preaching and teaching of the Word we probably refer to
Paul more often than to any other human being except our Lord Jesus Christ,
Who was both God and Man. It must not be concluded from this, however, that
we consider Paul to be even nearly as Great as Christ, or place the two at all on
the same level. We know that Paul was the chief of sinners, saved by Grace,
while Christ was The Holy SON Of God and The Savior of sinners.
We know that Paul was nothing in himself, while Christ is Everything, for
“In Him Dwelleth All The Fullness
Of The Godhead Bodily” (Col. 2:9)...
...But it was to Paul that The Glorified LORD Committed The Revelation
Of His Message and Program for us in this present Dispensation...
...Perhaps the distinctiveness of Paul’s ministry can be best understood and
appreciated if we compare it with that of Moses, especially as he himself
discusses it in Deuteronomy 4...
...Those who are disturbed by the pronounced personal element in Paul’s
epistles should certainly take the time to read the five books of Moses, for
while Paul refers to himself by name some thirty times and by the personal
pronoun several hundred times in his epistles, Moses refers to himself by
name more than six hundred times and by the personal pronoun several
thousand times in his writings...
...Moses refers to himself far more often than does Paul, emphasizing again and
again his God-Given authority over the people of Israel. In Deuteronomy 4:1,2
we have a typical example:
“Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the
judgments which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live,
and go in and possess the land which The LORD God of your
fathers giveth you.
Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall
ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of
The LORD your God which I command you.”
Why did Moses here place all this emphasis upon himself? Was this due to
human pride or self-importance? It was not, for we read in Numbers 12:3
The Spirit-Inspired statement:
“Now the man Moses was very meek, above all
the men which were upon the face of the earth.”
..."
(CR Stam) FULL study: Moses And Paul
GRACE And Peace...