370 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 3 - Part 2 - Book 31 - The Age of Grace

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 3 * PART 2 * BOOK 31 THE CONCEPT OF GIVING IN THE AGE OF GRACE - PART 2 So in this next lesson we will begin with Chapter 10. How many times the Bible will repeat and repeat, and repeat. Now speaking of repetition, how many times have I said that the apostle Paul is always having to defend his apostleship. Paul didn't have to say that. Paul said, "I'm somebody, I have been commissioned as the apostle to the Gentiles." Romans 11:13 "For I speak to you Gentiles, (non-Jews) inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:" So here again in verse 1 of Chapter 10 we find: II Corinthians 10:1,2 Now do you see what Paul is saying? There were people out there probably among his congregation who did not recognize his divine appointment as an apostle of Christ, because you see Paul couldn't have claimed to walked with Jesus in His earthly ministry. Which I'm sure most people have heard from the pulpits and Sunday school materials, but I'm afraid too many teachers overlook one of the crucial statements of the Lord Jesus Himself here in this chapter. This is after Saul has had this tremendous experience outside the city, and we find the Lord speaking to a Jew named Ananias. (in other words the Lord is preparing everything) 13. Then Ananias answered, `Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem: (that is in his persecution) 14. And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.'" Remember Saul of Tarsus' whole purpose was to totally remove from the Nation of Israel anybody who had recognized Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, as the Messiah. Now verse 15. Acts 9:15 Paul never lost his desire to see Jews saved. Jesus says long before Paul's ministry ever begins: Acts 9:16 Here Paul is speaking in the first person as he is addressing this court room before Agrippa. Paul voted against them when they were put to death. In other words when these people came up before the Sanhedrin, and made their confession of accepting Christ as the Messiah, the Sanhedrin would take a vote, and Paul said "I voted to put them to death." Now verse 11. Acts 26:11 Thirty-nine stripes each time, and Paul was always in favor of it. Wherever Saul of Tarsus heard there was a believing element of Jews that Jesus was the Christ, he went after them. First God commissions him to go to the Gentiles. God tells Ananias that this man is going to suffer great things for my name sake. Now back to Chapter 10 of II Corinthians. So here we find Paul again defending his apostleship Now verse 3. II Corinthians 10:3 "For though we walk in the flesh, (Paul was only a man like you and I. You know I've made the point over and over that Paul is our example. Let's go to Philippians Chapter 3 and just look at verse 17. Now this isn't the only time that Paul says this by inspiration. I'm following Jesus." Philippians 3:17 "Brethren, be followers together of me, (Paul) and mark them which walk so as ye have us (Paul) for an ensample." I Corinthians 4:16 "Wherefore I beseech (beg) you, be ye followers of me." "Howbeit for this cause (because Paul was first in the long line of sinners in verse 15) I obtained mercy, that in me first (Paul was the first one to be placed into the Body of Christ)Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsufferings, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting." I can't walk in the steps of God. Remember He was totally man, but also totally God. So Paul tells us that he is our example, and if only believers could only walk in the footsteps of this man, who, as he put it, followed Christ. I Corinthians 11:1 II Corinthians 10:3 "For though we walk in the flesh we do not war after the flesh." Over and over people will call and tell me what they are up against with their denomination's teaching. II Corinthians 10:4 Now one man did that to a complete city. Now verse 5. II Corinthians 10:5a On every hand. Is it the power of God? Now reading on in verse 5. II Corinthians 10:5b "...and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ." Well in the thought processes. "The temptations in the thought." Now verse 6. II Corinthians 10:6 Verse 7. II Corinthians 10:7 If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's even so are we Christ's." Now reading on. II Corinthians 10:8a which the Lord hath given us..." Paul didn't get it by working for it. Now verse 8 again. II Corinthians 10:8,9 II Corinthians 10:10 There was something about the apostle that did not just automatically draw people to him like some charismatic men can do. Paul said back in I Corinthians Chapter 14, that he spoke in languages more than all of them. Now verse 11: II Corinthians 10:11 Now verse 12: II Corinthians 10:12 #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible