430 - Les Feldick Bible Study - Lesson 3 - Part 2 - Book 36 - Once You Were Separated From God - 2

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 3 * PART 2 * BOOK 36 ONCE YOU WERE SEPARATED FROM GOD - PART 2 I teach what Paul the apostle to the Gentiles teaches that for salvation - "You must believe in your heart that Jesus died for your sins, that He was buried, and rose again the third day." We're going to take a couple of moments to review what we covered in the last lesson in verse 12, how that Paul points out of graphically that our Gentile forefathers, before Paul was sent to the Gentiles as we saw in our closing statement in the last program, were without hope, they were without God in this world, they were strangers to the covenant of promise. It's as plain as day, and the Lord Jesus Himself said it. Jesus of Nazareth has just begin His earthly ministry, and in the opening verses of chapter 10 He's calling the Twelve to be His disciples. Then they're named in verses 2, 3, and 4, but now look at verse 5. Matthew 10:5-6 "These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 6. But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." "Don't you go to Gentiles, don't you bother with the Samaritans, but rather you go only to the lost sheep of Israel. But you see Christ's earthly ministry was confined to the nation of Israel. Remember only the nation of Israel was under that covenant promise, and He couldn't abrogate that. Matthew 15:21-22 "Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. Oh what a perfect opportunity for Jesus to show His power. So what was the answer Jesus gave her? Matthew 15:23a "But he answered her not a word...." Matthew 15:23b Matthew 15:24 "But he answered and said, (unto her) I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel." "I am not sent but unto (My covenant people) the lost sheep of the house of Israel." Then let's look in verse 25. Matthew 15:25 Matthew 15:26 (Gentiles) Now in Jewish sight the uncircumcised Gentiles were the same as dogs. So the Lord, says, "I can't take that which belongs to my covenant people, (the children of Israel) and give it to you Gentiles." Matthew 15:27 Now several lessons back we commented on this verse, and I made the allusion to Psalm chapter 23. And what is in Psalm chapter 23 in regard to a table. Well what was the table? Well it was God's table from which Israel feasted. It was a spiritual allegory, but nevertheless only Israel could feast at God's table. Matthew 15:28 John 12:20-21 John 21:25 A-men." But here these Gentiles had no doubt been hearing about this man Jesus, and all of His miracles, and so they were curious. Let's look at the next verse. John 12:22 "Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: (and can't you just read between the lines their conversation, because they both knew the commandment that Jesus Himself had given in Matthew 10:5 So they say to each other well let's at least ask Him) and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus." There are Gentiles out there and they want to talk to you. Now does Jesus say, "Bring them in? John 12:23-24 24. Verily, verily, I say unto you, (and here comes the whole format of salvation for Gentiles.) Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground, and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit." It dies! And as a result of the death of that seed, new life comes forth. Remember what it said in John? John 12:24 "Verily, verily, I say unto you. Romans 6:5a "For if we have been planted..." Burial. When we plant seed we bury it. New life! But if you've got a seed that can't die by germination, it's not going to reproduce. All right so Paul is using the same analogy that Jesus used in John chapter 12. Romans 6:5 "You have just changed my life." You have to die to self, and experience resurrection power and it is a glorious power. Never! But it's always, "How God has just changed my life completely." Now while we're in Romans chapter 6, we might as well take the next verse, because this just builds on it. If we've been planted, and have experienced the likeness of His resurrection, let's see what it says. Romans 6:6 (that old sin nature) Now let's come back to Ephesians chapter 2. And again remember what he said, "that as Gentiles our forefathers were without hope, and without God in the world." Ephesians 2:13a Everybody from coast tells me now that's the flip side. Now the flip side. Yes our forefathers were without hope, they were without God, but there's a flip side, and what is it? Ephesians 2:13 The blood of Christ. The blood of Christ is what makes us nigh to God. Let's go back for a moment to the Book of Hebrews chapter 9. Come back to Exodus chapter 12, and if we don't finish the thought there we'll pick it up in the next lesson. And what is in Exodus chapter 12? Well the night of the Passover. Verse 13. Put the blood on the door! And when God saw the blood the death angel passed over. #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible