It
may interest you to know that what inspired my periodic writing some 8 years
ago was a burden I caught when I saw how via ministrations that crept into
churches, “gold” was being substituted for “brass” (2Chro. 9-10) and how this
was limiting the Lord from blessing believers with himself; with His true riches
(Eph. 1:3). A MAN-CENTERED, EARTH-BOUND HOPE has been handed to
believers over the decades, and many of these have come with a “form of
godliness” that lacks God’s power (1Tim. 3:5). It advocates a hope that
is contrary to the HOPE OF THE GOSPEL (Col. 1:23) which was HIDDEN IN
GOD FOR AGES (Eph. 3:9/Col. 1:26) but finally revealed through
Christ Jesus.
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1Cor. 2:4
And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom,
but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
So
as far as the heavens is from the earth, so far is the difference in the
content of many MESSAGES today, from that of THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD
JESUS (1Cor. 2:1). The actual Gospel was so weighty that the Lord
couldn’t unveil it during his walk on earth and could only declare it in
parables (Matt. 13:34). He later had to pray to the father to send the Holy
Ghost, whom alone can enable a believer to UNDERSTAND HIS PARABLES AND
DISCERN HIS GOSPEL. The unveiling Christ is not the primary focus of many
meetings today, and hardly would you ever find the manifestations and demonstrations
of the Spirit and of Power (1Cor. 2:4) in such. To be taught the actual gospel, believer must start
by coming under the ministrations of the Spirit where the person of the Spirit
of Wisdom and Understanding and Revelation are at work(Eph. 1:17/Isa 11:2a-b).
The singular motive of the
Gospel of Christ is to ultimately grant believers access to partake of the
Righteousness of God (Rom. 1:16), the Peace of God (Rom. 3:17/Rom.
14:17/Isa. 32:17) and the Joy of the Lord (Neh. 8:10/Ps. 16:11/Jn.
16:24/Heb. 12:2), but none of the audience of Jesus including his disciples
could comprehend or transact with these weighty promises (Heb. 5:11/Jn.
16:12-13). They were at the mercy of having encounters with the person of the
seven Spirits of the Lord (Isa. 11:2/61:1/Rev.1:4) who is the administrator of
everything that has to do with the receiving of the Kingdom (Rom. 14:17/Heb.
12:28/Rom. 5:6g) and they later did so post-Jesus resurrection.
When
the church was born in Act s chapter two, all the apostles started out as Apostles
of The Sincere Milk of The Gospel, and we see the ephemeral Provisions of God's
Hand through exploits of miracles
that reached unbelievers. The apostles doctrines (Acts 2:42) gave young/carnal
believers a Foundation of Faith (Heb. 6:1c-d/2) and this was advertising
somethings that remained hidden (mysterious), i.e. Eternal Provisions of God’s
Face Which Was Later Kept In The
Custody of Christ (2Cor. 4:6/3:18/Num. 6:25-27)
A time later came when the
disciples made apostles who initially KNEW JESUS IN THE FLESH (2Cor.
5:16) exhausted the elementary (milky) provisions of the gospel and couldn’t
relate with next allocation which was the MINISTRY OF RIGHTEOUSNESS (a
deeper/meaty provision) that was needed to skillfully handle and communicate
the REVELATIONS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS (2Cor.3:8-9/Heb.5:13b) and also ESTABLISH
THEM IN THE GOSPEL (Rom. 16:25-26). They divinely located a vessel by name
Paul of Tarsus (Gal. 2:9) and because he had KNOWN CHRIST IN THE SPIRIT
(Gal. 1:15-16a/2Cor. 5:16), He was in a position to instruct them IN his
revelations of Christ which has to do with spiritual wisdom (2Pet. 3:15)
·
Rom. 16:25 Now to him that is of power to Establish
you according to My Gospel, and the Preaching of Jesus Christ,
according to the Revelation of The Mystery, which was Kept secret
since the world began, 16:26 But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets,
according to the Commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all
nations for the Obedience
Of Faith
The scriptures of the prophets in refers to the writings of prophets like
Isaiah, Ezekiel, Jeremiah etc which needed to be revealed/unveiled because of
the spiritual understanding on the new testament subject called the Salvation of the soul
that was contained in them (1Pet. 1:9-11).
Obedience to Faith here is not to the elementary faith described in
Mk. 11:22 or Eph. 1:15 as ‘Your Faith’ but rather, the faith that was
later revealed In Christ (Acts. 26:18e/Phil. 3:9d)
·
1Pet. 1:10 Of which Salvation the prophets have enquired and
searched diligently, who prophesied of the Grace That Should Come Unto You:
1:11 Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in
them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and
the Glory that should follow.
·
1Pet. 1:13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be
sober, and hope to the end for the Grace That Is To Be Brought Unto You At
The Revelation Of Jesus Christ (i.e. of his gospel)
While
other Apostles later aligned with the Ministry of Revelation needed to
migrate from Believing In Christ unto Knowing Christ, Apostle
Paul was the first saint to comprehend the parables/gospel of Christ which:
1. Employs the skilful use of The word of
Righteousness (Heb. 5:13b) to communicate purely spiritual meals that
pertains to The Righteousness of God (Rom. 1:17), which was IMPUTED
to the human spirit at new birth but has to be IMPARTED to the soul
as we journey from Faith to Faith (Rom. 1:16).
2. Explains the FAITH
OF GOD'S OPERATION (Col. 2:12b) as an eternal power that raised Jesus from
the dead
3. Explains the three fold kind of kingdom
compliant companies as Children (1Jn. 2:12/13d), Young Men (1Jn.
2:13) and Fathers (1Jn. 2:13a/14a)
4. Carries the
eye salve that should anoint the eyes of our heart/understanding to discern the
difference between The Promises/Good Reports of Heb. 11:2-39b
and The Promise of Heb. 10:36/1Jn. 2:25/2Pet. 1:4, so we can seek such
while it may be found (Isa. 55:6)
5. Calls upon all
nations to escape spiritual corruption by Acquiring Knowledge of Our
Inheritance In God (2Pet. 1:3-4) as we journey from the BELIEVING EXPERIENCE
OF FAITH (1Tim. 2:4a/2Tim.
1:12/Heb. 6:1c-d/6:2) to the OBEDIENCE EXPERIENCE OF FAITH (1Tim. 2:4b/Pet. 1:2c/Rom. 1:5/16:26c/Heb. 5:9)
The day a
believer begins to marvel daily like Apostle Paul did in Rom. 11:33 about the
depth of the wisdom of God, and how unsearchable His riches are, that
confirms such a one has started Sighting The Kingdom and is being
prepared for an Entrance Into The Kingdom (2Pet. 1:11).
Father
Abraham longed to see the day we presently live in (Jn. 8:56/Jn. 8:56/Eph.
5:8b/2Pet. 1:19); the day which he typified by his faith to faith walk;
the day when men would receive God not just in their Spirit, but
also in their Souls and Bodies. May we be foolish enough before
the world (1Cor. 3:18) to embrace the actual gospel of Christ while it is
available to us, amen.
Bless
You!
Tayo
Fasan
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