675 - Les Feldick Bible Study - Lesson 1 Part 3 Book 57 - 1 John 4:1-10

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 1 * PART 3 * BOOK 57 I John 4:1-10 There is nothing of Paul’s Gospel of salvation in here per se. I John 4:4a "Ye are of God, little children,.…" Now remember that’s the term John has been using for these Jewish believers, but we also know Paul refers to us as the children of God. "They (that is the false prophets, the false teachers) are of the world: (that is the whole world system) therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them." All right, now verse 6. Why? "We are of God: (we’ve had a change of thinking. We’re of God) he that knoweth God heareth us; (in other words, we can have conversation with fellow believers even as they could) he that is not of God heareth not us. All right, now let’s go back and see how Paul deals with it, as he writes to us Gentiles. Until we realize that, we’ll never fully comprehend Scripture, or rightly divide the Word of God. Come back with me to Romans chapter 16 where Paul uses the same word. Why does Paul use this word? It was beyond Peter, he never had the privilege to receive them from God. All right, but here’s what he says in Romans 16 and verse 25. Almost never. All right, reading verse 25 again. You can only find them in Paul’s epistles. All right, Ephesians 3 verse 1, and watch the language. "For this cause I Paul, the prisoner (now remember he’s in prison in Rome) of Jesus Christ for (what people’s purposes?) you Gentiles." All right, now then verse 2. Now I’ve pointed this verse out to people, and say read it. Inspired by the Holy Spirit, that from this man was given to the Gentile world these revelations of things that had been kept secret for all of human history, which includes our Gospel of salvation. Now read on. Verse 3. Whereby, when ye read, (that is Paul’s epistles) ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)" Paul is not an egotist - this is Holy Spirit inspired - but most never catch what he’s saying. Salvation by faith + nothing because of God’s Grace. All right, now verse 5, and remember again this is Holy Spirit inspired. This isn’t the Apostle’s dream work. Ephesians 3:5 "That the Gentiles.…" "That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, (come right into a relationship with the Creator God Himself!) and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:"That’s why Paul, alone, refers to the Body of Christ. by the gospel." It’s by believing The Gospel of salvation that was given only to Paul for us. Now verse 7. Now verse 8, here comes the man’s humility. Don’t ever accuse the Apostle Paul of pride and arrogance, he was just the opposite. Ephesians 3:8 "Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles (the non-Jewish world) the unsearchable riches of Christ;" Ephesians 3:9 This whole concept of what is called the Gospel of Grace of God) which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:" The same God who delegated Christ to create all things that are in the world. Galatians chapter 2 verse 9, and this is after a day long argument between Peter’s and James’ and John’s concept of what the Gentiles should be doing to get full salvation, and what Paul and Barnabas say – NO! James and Peter and John were saying they had to practice circumcision. Galatians 2:9a "And when James, Cephas, (Peter) and John, (the very same unfolding as you’ve got in the little epistles, not Peter, James and John. It’s James and Peter and John) who seemed to be pillars,.…" "…that we should go unto the heathen, (Gentiles) and they unto the circumcision." (Jews) That’s plain English. Okay, "Paul, you and Barnabas continue on your ministry to the Gentiles; we’re going to stay with Israel." II Peter 3:15 and 16. II Peter 3:15 "And account (or understand) that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even (now watch this) as our beloved brother Paul according to the wisdom given unto him (this was wisdom that Peter, James and John knew nothing of) hath written unto you;" And so Peter says, you go to Paul. Now verse 16. II Peter 3:16a II Peter 3:16b Peter says that! Peter was the legalist. Now listen – do you realize what the Gentile world was in that time? Israel had the sanitation laws. Israel had the food laws. Israel had the moral laws. The Gentiles had none of that. II Peter 3:16c When Peter says "the other Scriptures," what is he confirming that Paul is? Scripture! When Peter says "the other scriptures" and he compares it with Paul, then he puts everything into the same basket. Everything throughout the whole Old Testament, the Gospel’s, the Acts, Paul’s epistles, these little epistles. It’s all Scripture! All right and so now then he says, that as they "twist Paul’s scriptures and they twist the rest of Scripture," what’s their end? #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible