478 - Les Feldick Bible Study - Lesson 3 Part 2 Book 40 - Seven-Fold Prayer of Paul for Us - Part 2

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 3 * PART 2 * BOOK 40 Seven-Fold Prayer of Paul for Us - Part 2 Colossians chapter 1 and we’ll pick up again in verse 9 where Paul is introducing a prayer that he offers continuously, I’m sure of, on behalf of these Colosse believers, but it is also appropriate for us today. This same prayer is for us and I think it behooves us in turn to pray for fellow believers.And it’s also practical and don’t forget, what were these people a few years ago? Pagans, with no understanding of the Old Testament. Where people have at least, a cursory knowledge of the Old Testament and they have an understanding of how Christ was born at Bethlehem and so forth. These people didn’t have any of that. Colossians 1:9 You know, how many times have you heard people say, "Well you know, it’s just blind faith." You’re supposed to have an understanding of the Word that when Paul says if someone asks, "What’s the hope that you have?" Now verse 10. Colossians 1:10a unto all pleasing,"… I don’t think we have to constantly rub people the wrong way. Paul never teaches that. Now I said in the last program that we’d stop at the word "fruitful" Colossians 1:10b Salvation isn’t of works. We don’t work for salvation. Let’s start at verse 4. These are the words of the Lord Himself during His earthly ministry. John 15:4-5 As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. fruit: for without me ye can do nothing." You can’t help bringing forth fruit. If you have that relationship with Christ as a result of believing the Gospel then you are positioned in Christ and consequently you’re going to be a fruit bearer. But the last part of the verse is the key: "For without me ye can do nothing." Now let’s turn on over to Romans chapter 7, where again we have the word fruit used in a different connotation instead of a vine and branch, we’re talking about a marriage relationship. Now this of course is Paul’s basic doctrine of being separated from the Law, and all of it’s demands. Romans 7:4 When Christ died on the cross He fulfilled all the demands of the Law.) that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, (and what’s the purpose?) that we should bring forth fruit unto God." Now in a marriage relationship between a husband and wife, the fruit of that relationship is children, .and that’s the fruit of marriage. Now I feel the fruit here then is "The fruit of a soul winner!" We should be able to show fruit as a result of our being married to Christ. Remember this all just a Spiritual fulfillment of an earthly circumstance. Now we have another idea of fruit in Galatians chapter 5. This teaching on fruit is a Biblical concept that we’re to be fruitful. Galatians 5:16-18 "This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, (in your daily life) and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. 18. But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law." Galatians 5:19-21 Fruit. Now in this particular verse, it’s the fruit of the Spirit, but goodness sake, who is the Spirit working in? The believer. joy,…" Joy comes as a result then with our peace with God! And that’s why Paul says in Philippians over and over, "Rejoice." So it’s the fruit of the Spirit. Now continuing on with verse 22. goodness, faith. Well it’s fruit, and the results then of God’s working in the life of the believer. Colossians 1:10b "…being fruitful in every good work, and increasing (day by day) in the knowledge of God:" Now listen, every believer starts at the same level in his Christian life. A babe in Christ! We all begin as babes in Christ. Let’s go back. Go back to I Corinthians 3, starting at verse 1. I Corinthians 3:1 "And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ." Now they were believers. He’s not using the word "carnal" here as denoting the lost person. These were Christians who were believers but they were still infants spiritually. Now verse 2. I Corinthians 3:2 It is so hard to get people off of the milk of the Word and into the meat. Now let’s go back to Colossians chapter 1. Colossians 1:10b "…being fruitful in every good work, and increasing (day by day) in the knowledge of God:’ Colossians 1:11 "Strengthened (spiritually) with all might, according to his glorious (what’s the word?) power,…" You cannot become a student of the Word without the power of God. You cannot become a child of God without the power of God. That it has to have the power of God that will bring us to where God wants us to be. Colossians 1:12 We too are to be growing in the knowledge of God, day by day. Now, we’re living in a time of exploding technology. #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible