created - why - for thy pleasure
This was started prior to reading Gipp's book, :For His Pleasure". However the title and back cover got me to thinking on this. It may be somewhat an answer to the teaching and belief at Grace Church of "one is continueously in sin, before and after receiving the free gift of God - salvation.
Is this really their doctrine? As the Bible used is a preference, are the doctrines they follow also a preference? (see "doctrines" study.)
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? (Romans 6:1-2)
(see "God forbid" study)
Rev 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
"his pleasure" First mention of this phrase:
Ezr 5:17 Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
Second mention:
Ezr 10:11 Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.
First mention of "displeasure"
Psalms 2:1-5 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? (2) The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, (3) Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. (4) He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. (5) Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
Psa 35:27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
Psa 103:21 Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
Angels are created and his ministers.
(Psalms 105:22) To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
(Psalms 147:11) The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
Fear of the Lord is one of the seven spirits in Isaiah 11. It is also found in Proverbs and Psalms. It is a whole seperate study.
(Psalms 149:4) For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.
This does not only apply to the nation and people of Israel because it is in the OT; but to all that believe on him.
(Isaiah 48:14) All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these things? The LORD hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.
(Isaiah 53:10) Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
A prophecy of Jesus and how God loved the whole world (speaking of the people of his creation) that it "pleased him" to send his son Jesus to redeem them from sin and death.
??(Jeremiah 22:28) Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?
??(Jeremiah 34:16) But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom ye had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids.
(Ezekiel 18:23) Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live? (Jn 1:7
(Ezekiel 33:11) Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
(Luke 8:14) And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
See Matthew on this and note vs10
(Ephesians 1:5) AHaving predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
(Ephesians 1:9) Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
(Philippians 2:13) For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
(2 Thessalonians 1:11) Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
(Hebrews 12:10) For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
12/16/2012
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. (Ecclesiastes 12:12-13)
12/18/2012
from Andrew Wolmmack program
http://media.awmi.net/audio/2012/12dec/dec18.ram
2 Corinthians 5:17-21 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
old things is not your physical body or your (soul)mind - it is old nature
renew your mind -
(Romans 12:2) And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
(Ephesians 4:23) And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
(18) And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; (19) To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them;
(see Thurman's messages)
and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. (20) Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. (21) For he hath made him to be sin (singular) for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
1Pe 2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
speaking to Christians -seperate from salvation
1 John 1:8-10 If we say that we have no sin (before we claim to be believers), we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us (we are not really born again).
(9) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (10) If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
Acts 16:30,31) believe on the Lord Jesus
(Romans 5:12) Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
living under sin conscienceness
all sin was dealt with at salvation
Galatians 2:16-21 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. (17) But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid. (18) For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. (19) For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God. (20) I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. (21) I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
Gal 5:16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
Galatians 5:24-25 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. (25) If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Why does one still sin after being born again?
sin nature is crucified with Christ
it is not resurrected every morning
you don't have a sin nature that drives you to sin anymore
see seven spirits parable --
One Inherited sin - didn't cause sin
when born again you were given rightuousness- made righteous
(Romans 5:19) For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
http://media.awmi.net/audio/2012/12dec/dec19.ram
4/16/2013
See Capps walking with the Lord -
access
(Rom 5:2) By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
(Eph 2:18) For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
(Eph 3:12) In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
confidence - 39 vs
Jdg. 9:26; 2Ki. 18:19; Job 4:6; 18:14; 31:24; Psa. 65:5; 118:8,9; Pro. 3:26; 14:26; 21:22; 25:19; Isa. 30:15; 36:4; Jer. 2:37; 48:13; Eze. 28:26; 29:16; Mic. 7:5; Acts 28:31; 2Co. 1:15; 2:3; 7:16; 8:22; 10:2; 11:17; Gal. 5:10; Eph. 3:12; Php. 1:25; 3:3,4; 2Th. 3:4; Phm. 1:21; Heb. 3:6,14; 10:35; 1Jn. 2:28; 3:21; 5:14;
confident - 8vs
Psa. 27:3; Pro. 14:16; Rom. 2:19; 2Co. 5:6,8; 9:4; Php. 1:6,14;
Php 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
This does NOT mean progressive nor positional salvation.
