1 Corinthians 11:12 (KJV) Our Differences - God's Plan

1 Corinthians 11:12 (KJV)

For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.

 

All things of God.

 

If we could ever get hold of this one truth, oh how different our world would be.  

 

We are all such different people. We are raised differently. We have different experiences, different circumstances, different gifts, and abilities. Despite the common viewpoints, we are two and only two different genders. These differences contribute to us having different interests and oftentimes differing beliefs.  

 

I am convinced my beliefs are correct. I believe that because I have, to the best of my ability, attempted to put aside my assumptions and search for the truth. I am sure I haven’t gotten all of it right, but I am also certain I haven’t just followed the narrative fed me.  

 

·  If only each of us would be willing to give the other the same benefit. 

·  If only each of us would speak freely, kindly, but passionately about our discoveries without demanding that the other must agree with us or else suffer our ire.  

 

If only we would trust that all things are of God.

 

#AllThingsOfGod  #1Corinthians1112  #UnityInChrist  #RespectDifferences  #SeekTruth

Our Differences - God's Plan: Speaking Truth with Kindness and Respect

 

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• How can embracing the truth that "all things are of God" transform the way we interact with those who hold different beliefs or perspectives?

• Engage in open dialogue, sharing convictions passionately yet respectfully.

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1 Corinthians 11:12 (KJV) Our Differences - God's Plan

Genesis 11:27 (KJV) Countering Criticism

Genesis 11:27 (KJV)

Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.

 

Albert Barnes writes, “The history here given of the postdiluvians has a striking resemblance in structure to that of the antediluvians. The preservation of Noah from the waters of the flood, is the counterpart of the creation of Adam after the land had risen out of the roaring deep. The intoxication of Noah by the fruit of a tree corresponds with the fall of Adam by eating the fruit of a forbidden tree. The worldly policy of Nimrod and his builders is parallel with the city-building and many inventions of the Cainites. The pedigree of Abram the tenth from Shem, stands over against the pedigree of Noah the tenth from Adam; and the paragraph now before us bears some resemblance to what precedes the personal history of Noah. All this tends to strengthen the impression made by some other phenomena, already noticed, that the book of Genesis is the work of one author, and not a mere file of documents by different writers.”

 

I have little trouble believing that Moses, believed to be the man GOD used to pen the words of the first five books of the Bible, had multiple resources from which to draw in the preparation of these documents. That, however, is a far cry from the opinions of the higher critics who claim Genesis is a compilation of the works of multiple scribes thousands of years after the life of Moses would have been lived. Such opinions are meant to undermine the inspiration of the Word of God, taking it away from God and placing it into the minds of men whose works would have been less than genuine, nowhere near infallible, and therefore not an accurate account of creation, the fall of man, the flood, or most importantly, the beginnings of God’s plan of redemption.

 

Barnes’ observations serve to support what Jews and Christians have understood all along: Genesis is the work of one author, God, and penned by one man, we believe to be Moses. Modern scholarship, one of the many divisions of the religion of secular humanism, works overtime to preach anything they can dream up to divert man’s faith away from the true and living God to a god of their own making—the god of self-will.

 

#BiblicalHistory #InspirationOfScripture #GenesisAuthorship #DefendingTheFaith #MosesAndGenesis

Countering Criticism: The Single Authorship of Genesis

 

 

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Genesis 11:27 (KJV) Countering Criticism

Genesis 9:6 (KJV) Protecting Life

Genesis 9:6 (KJV)

Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

 

This is considered to be the foundation of the second of three God-given institutions:

- Marriage

- Government

- The house of God (church)

 

Regarding government, its first responsibility is the protection of human life. No man, nor animal, has the right to take the life of a human. Government is instituted by the Lord to protect life, even by taking life if necessary.

- Locally, through police and court systems

- Internationally, through military forces

- Ecologically, through animal control

 

It appears that as our world’s order becomes less God-centered, governments become less concerned about the very thing for which God established them. Fallen man has become focused on all the wrong things. Governments now throw themselves into:

- Saving predatory animals

- Saving natural resources

- Saving glaciers and ozone layers

 

Often, they do this at the expense of saving people. Governments are so concerned about saving the lives of criminals that they give those same criminals the means to take the lives of the innocent.

 

The two great commandments according to Jesus are:

- Love the Lord thy God

- Love thy neighbor as thyself

 

In abandoning the first, we have abandoned the second.

 

#BiblicalPrinciples #GovernmentResponsibility #ProtectLife #GodsInstitutions #MoralDecline

 Protecting Life: A God-Centered Government Approach

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• How do you believe our government can better fulfill its God-given responsibility to protect human life?

• Attend your local town hall meeting or write to your representatives about the importance of prioritizing the protection of the innocent. 

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Genesis 9:6 (KJV)  Protecting Life

1 Corinthians 9:15 (KJV) It’s Not Personal

1 Corinthians 9:15 (KJV)

But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.

 

Well, this chapter is certainly straightforward. There’s very little room for speculation about which the Apostle wrote. 1 Corinthians 9:11 (KJV)

If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things? 

·       The soldier gets his spoil

·       The farmer gets his harvest

·       The dairyman gets his milk even

·       The ox gets his corn

Therefore, it is natural, normal, logical and Biblical that the minister gets his care. 

 

Imagine the period. The Apostle is the first missionary. He’s planting brand new churches among people who are brand new Christians. How will they ever know that they should take care of the preacher unless the preacher tells them?

 

That’s hard. It sounds self-serving. Paul, as is every man of God,[1] was willing to work and provide for the needs of himself and his companions. But he preached this truth as a part of the gospel[2] not for himself but for those who follow. 

 

The man of God must teach the people he pastors the biblical, natural, logical responsibility to care for the carnal necessities of the man who cares for their spiritual necessities. 

 

#BiblicalTruth #SpiritualGuidance #MinisterSupport #PaulineTeaching #GospelMessage

It’s Not Personal: Why Preachers Must Speak Up

 

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[1] I know, I know, someone will point out those who are not willing. I simply respond, they are not men of God.

[2] See 1 Corinthians 9:16 (KJV)

For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!

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• In what ways do you personally support your pastor  to ensure he is adequately cared for while focusing on ministering to the congregation's spiritual needs?

• Actively supporting your pastor, ensuring he is cared for just as he cares for you.

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1 Corinthians 9:15 (KJV) It’s Not Personal

Genesis 6:2 (KJV) Self-Willed Marriage

Genesis 6:2 (KJV)

That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

 

The problems in verses one through seven of this chapter are manifold.  Some of them almost mythical[1] so that scholars, skeptics and Bible students debate what these things mean. 

 

Among those many problems in the text there is one that is not a problem of interpretation but one of will. 

The sons of God … took them wives all all which they chose.”

 

·       They saw that they were fair

·       They wanted them

·       They chose them

 

Sounds like a scene from Samson to me.[2]

 

Jesus said the last days on earth would be days like those before the flood.[3] There would be marrying and giving in marriage – which, in itself, isn’t the trouble. But they would do it willfully and without the consult of God. 

 

Remember Dinah, whom Shechem defiled?[4]

 

Forty years I’ve served the Lord as a pastor and in those years one of the most heart wrenching things I’ve witnessed is the propensity among people to marry and give in marriage without the counsel of God. Don’t be deceived. Sitting through a few counseling sessions with a pastor before the wedding is not the substitute for marrying the spouse of God’s choosing.  

 

Since marriages are almost never these days ordained of God, the couple feel absolute liberty to end the marriage in divorce whenever they choose. This abomination has led to so many other alternate lifestyle abominations. 

 

All the trouble in this passage began when the sons of God began to make their own choices.  

We’ll see a revival when the children of God once again submit to the will of God. 

 

#BibleTruth  #MarriageGodsWay  #Genesis6  #LastDaysWarning  #RevivalNeeded

Self-Willed Marriage: The Sons of God and the Daughters of Men

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[1] Except they are not mythical. This is the infallible Word of God.

[2] Judges 14:3 (KJV)

Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.

[3] Matthew 24:37-39 (KJV)

But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

[4] Genesis 34:1-2 (KJV)

And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.

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• Have you sought God's guidance in your marriage decisions?

• Seek God's guidance in your marriage. Attend a Bible-based marriage counseling session to ensure your union aligns with His will.

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Genesis 6:2 (KJV) Self-Willed Marriage