674 - Les Feldick Bible Study - Lesson 1 Part 2 Book 57 - Believe Not Every Spirit - Part 2

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 1 * PART 2 * BOOK 57 Believe Not Every Spirit - Part 2 I John 4:1-10 John is not saying one word about the cross or the resurrection or the shed blood. I John 4:2 "Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God;" What does it leave out? The cross! I John 4:3b "…confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh (then) is not of God:.…" Chapter 4 verse 15. I John 4:15 "Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God." Jump on over to chapter 5 verse 1. Well it is the Gospel of the Kingdom, but not the Gospel of Grace. I John 5:1 "Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him." Not a word about the cross. Jews, who as yet have not been exposed to Paul’s Gospel of Grace. Matthew 16, and now remember what you just read in John’s little epistle. Matthew 16:13 Matthew 16:14-15 Matthew 16:16 All right, now the same way here, the only thing these men understood – Who Jesus was. The Son of God! Taking God at His Word. Well, can you believe something that God hasn’t said? All right, so He has not said one word about believing in a crucifixion, death, burial and resurrection for their salvation. "Thou art the Christ the Son of the Living God." Verse 17, what does Jesus put on it? Matthew 16:17 "And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jo-na: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven." Jesus says, Peter, you’ve got it right. You’re exactly right. It was because God opened your understanding as to Who I am. Come over with me to John’s Gospel chapter 11. All right, and then verse 23, here’s picking up the account now. John 11:23-24 "Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Verse 25. John 11:25 Now next verse. John 11:26-27 Believest thou this? 27. She (Martha) saith unto him, Yea, Lord: (now watch this - if it isn’t just word-for-word what Peter said back in chapter 16, Martha said) I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world." Not a word about the cross. You cannot believe something that God has not spoken. All right, one more. Acts chapter 8. All right, verse 36. Acts 8:36 Peter in Acts chapter 2:38 says what? All right, now verse 37. This is Bible study! Who died for me? Who Jesus was! Remember Paul says, "Rightly divide the Word" for salvation and church doctrine – his writings from the rest of Scripture. In I John he’s made it so plain that if they believed that Jesus was the Son of God, then they are being led by the right spirit. There’s never been more than one Gospel." I Corinthians chapter 1 verse 17. The risen Lord has revealed something different to Paul who is now preaching to the Gentile world. Jesus and the Twelve were preaching to Israel. Now look what Paul writes in I Corinthians 1 starting at verse 17. And remember he’s the apostle of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles and he never let’s us forget that, that it was Jesus Christ that confronted him on the road to Damascus. It was Jesus Christ Who taught him those three years in the desert. I Corinthians 1:17a "For Christ sent me not to baptize,…." Well, he sent John to baptize, but not Paul. I Corinthians 1:17b "…but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect." The cross. Now verse 18, here’s why. "For the preaching of the cross (notice Paul’s emphasis. All right, now come on down, verse 23. "We preach Christ" the Messiah? All right then verse 25. I Corinthians 1:25 "Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men." I Corinthians chapter 15. Now here’s the Gospel of salvation for the Gentiles. Here’s the Gospel that Paul is constantly proclaiming. Here’s the Gospel that saves mankind today. Not just believing that Jesus is the Son of God, although that’s a prerequisite. The Christ of the cross, of course, is the Son of God. I Corinthians 15:1-2 Now here comes Paul’s Gospel of salvation that we must believe in this Age of Grace! I Corinthians 15:3-4 The Ascended Lord) how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4. That Christ, the Son of God, the Creator of everything, went to that Roman cross where God poured out all of His wrath and judgment, but also poured out all of His what? Mercy. It was God’s wrath being poured out. God had already poured out His mercy on sinful men when He poured it out at the cross. I’d be contrary to Scripture if I weren’t. All Paul knows is this Gospel of salvation – how that Christ died for our sins and rose from the dead. Okay, here we are - Paul’s Gospel based on the death, burial and resurrection of the Son of God. #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible