Monday, August 17, 2015

Greet one another in Christ's Love. 8/17/15

Day 227 - Reading the New Testament in one year.

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Romans 16

 Personal Greetings
I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon[a][b] of the church in Cenchreae. 2 I ask you to receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of his people and to give her any help she may need from you, for she has been the benefactor of many people, including me.

 3 Greet Priscilla[c] and Aquila, my co-workers in Christ Jesus. 4 They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.

 5 Greet also the church that meets at their house.

 Greet my dear friend Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.

 6 Greet Mary, who worked very hard for you.

 7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews who have been in prison with me. They are outstanding among[d] the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.

 8 Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.

 9 Greet Urbanus, our co-worker in Christ, and my dear friend Stachys.

 10 Greet Apelles, whose fidelity to Christ has stood the test.

 Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus.

 11 Greet Herodion, my fellow Jew.

 Greet those in the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.

 12 Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, those women who work hard in the Lord.

 Greet my dear friend Persis, another woman who has worked very hard in the Lord.

 13 Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me, too.

 14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas and the other brothers and sisters with them.

 15 Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the Lord’s people who are with them.

 16 Greet one another with a holy kiss.

 All the churches of Christ send greetings.

 17 I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them. 18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people. 19 Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice because of you; but I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.

 20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.

 The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

 21 Timothy, my co-worker, sends his greetings to you, as do Lucius, Jason and Sosipater, my fellow Jews.

 22 I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord.

 23 Gaius, whose hospitality I and the whole church here enjoy, sends you his greetings.

 Erastus, who is the city’s director of public works, and our brother Quartus send you their greetings. [24] [e]
25 Now to him who is able to establish you in accordance with my gospel, the message I proclaim about Jesus Christ, in keeping with the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past, 26 but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all the Gentiles might come to the obedience that comes from[f] faith— 27 to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.

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Winds of teaching versus Christ August 17th

“That we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness by which they lie in wait to deceive.” EPHESIANS 4:14
When we do not have the proper focus of Christ, we are always subject to distracting and even heretical things. These distrac- tions are very unsettling to our souls. Acts 15:24 says, “Since we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, You must be circumcised and keep the law — to whom we gave no such commandment.” Legalistic teachings and tones are not focused on Christ and are always unset- tling to our souls. Paul calls these teachings winds of doctrine. Only being rooted and grounded in Christ Himself can save us from these kinds of things.
We need to have the same value system that the Triune God has in this universe — Christ. It is Christ that must be our emphasis and our atmosphere. If something else comes in and replaces Christ, regardless of how good it may be, it is a wind of doctrine. It may be a good teaching from the Bible, it may be a particular practice, it may be a gift of the Spirit, it may be an emphasis upon a gifted person. Whatever it may be, it will have the effect of unsettling our soul. Anything that brings us down to a level lower than Christ is not the church. The church’s emphasis and focus is always Christ. With the full assurance of understanding that Christ is all and in all, we are solid, just like a rock. Nothing can change or influence us. We are not left to blow in the wind, wondering what direction we should take. Our course is set and our way is clear because we are under revelation. It is not a matter of speculation, negotiation, or experimentation. Christ and the church is a matter of revelation. Revelation motivates us! Revelation is our leading! Revelation is our mandate! Once we see the revelation of the church as Christ, that very revelation becomes a mandate to practice the church life on this earth (Eph. 1:9-10). We have no choice. Indeed, the revelation is referred to by Paul as “the command of the eternal God” (Rom. 16:25-26). The command is made known for the obedience of faith. This is the ultimate issue of understanding the church as Christ — that we rise up to gather together to experience a rich Christ for the church life.


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