365 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 2 - Part 1 - Book 31 - Truth Personified

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 2 * PART 1 * BOOK 31 TRUTH PERSONIFIED Now in our last lesson we finished Chapter 5, so we'll review a little and then pick up with Chapter 6. So now if you will take your Bible and turn to II Corinthians Chapter 5 and let's take a brief review where we closed in our last program how that Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles, is just constantly emphasizing the fact that Christ is no longer just dealing with the Nation of Israel, but now the Gospel of salvation that He gave to Paul is now going to the whole world. II Corinthians 5:14 II Corinthians 5:16 Sometime we hear people say, "We don't like Paul's teaching, because he doesn't even mention the virgin birth, or Bethlehem, or Christ's earthly teachings. " We understand that Christ was born at Bethlehem, born of a virgin, and went the way of the Cross, but when it comes to the post resurrection doctrines and revelations, Paul is the only one that reveals these precious truths to us. Now also look at verse 17. II Corinthians 5:17 It's all part and parcel of that great plan of salvation how that Christ died for our sins and rose from the dead.) if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: (creation) old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new," II Corinthians 5:20 "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." Then we come on into Chapter 6, and beginning with verse 1. II Corinthians 6:1a II Corinthians 6:1 Now in verse 2 Paul is going to quote from the Old Testament from the Book of Isaiah. II Corinthians 6:2 "Then Agrippa said unto Paul, `Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.'" Well you see that is never the teaching of Scripture. So Paul appropriately quotes from the Book of Isaiah and Psalms. Now verse 3. II Corinthians 6:3 that the ministry (that is his ministry, our ministry of reconciliation) be not blamed;" You know truthfully, Paul was up against it constantly wasn't he? "Paul has to constantly defend his apostleship." Now verse 4, and remember Paul's not going to do anything to blame the ministry: II Corinthians 6:4 Verse 5. II Corinthians 6:5,6a 6. By pureness, by knowledge,..." Now we'll be teaching the Book of Galatians verse by verse as soon as we finish II Corinthians. Galatians 1:11,12 12. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by revelation of Jesus Christ. Galatians 1:16-18 Paul had a knowledge of the mysteries. Ephesians 3:3,4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge (as a result of the revelations) in the mystery of Christ)" Now come back if you will to II Corinthians Chapter 6. II Corinthians 6:6 In other words did Paul ever put on a false front? Did the apostle Paul ever come into a pagan city with a veneer? Now verse 7. II Corinthians 6:7 "By the word of truth,..." "The perfect definition of truth is Jesus Christ! He is the Truth." Come all the way back to John's gospel Chapter 1:17: John 1:17 "For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ." Christ is the epitome of truth. If Christ is Truth then what is the opposite. The lie! John 8:44 Now remember that verse. We'll stop first at Exodus Chapter 20. Exodus 20:16 "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour." It's a lie! In other words God could have just as well said, "never lie." When you're lying you are being false. Now let's see how the father of lying began. Come back with me to the Book of Genesis Chapter 3. Genesis 3:4 Well now what did Truth tell them? Now remember the Lord that walked with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden was Christ in His Old Testament personality. So what did Truth tell Adam and Eve? Genesis 2:17 Now verse 5. Now he's stacking lie on top of lie. "For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil." It's the lie! Remember this lie carries all the way through human history, when we come to the end of that 1000 year reign of Christ in the Kingdom age. By the same lie. The Lie! It will be the same way in the Tribulation let's look at that for a moment in II Thessalonians Chapter 2:9 Here we have the description from the pen of the apostle Paul of the Anti-christ. You can almost always use the Word Christ and Truth synonymously. Very seldom it won't work, most of the time it will. Now verse 11. During that time the world is going to believe the lie of the father of all lies. II Corinthians 6:7 "By the word of truth, (which is the Gospel of Christ) by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left." A lot of time he uses the Roman soldier. Righteousness. Romans Chapter 3 and drop down to verse 22. Romans 3:22 The righteousness of God has been imputed and covers every believer. #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible