171 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 1 - Part 3 - Book 15 - Christ's Earthly Ministry

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 1 * PART 3 * BOOK 15 CHRIST'S EARTHLY MINISTRY When I teach the Four Gospels, I don't go through them verse by verse. We are trying to cover the overall theme of God dealing with the human race from Genesis to Revelations in our "Through the Bible" study. Let's begin in Chapter 6 at what we call the "Lord's Prayer." I don't particularly like that title, because it's not the "Lord's" Prayer; it's really the "disciples" prayer. The real Lord's Prayer is in John Chapter 17. Matthew 6:9 "After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name." The Jew here is still under Temple worship and Law. Now verse 10: Matthew 6:10 "Thy kingdom come (where?). Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven." This Kingdom over which Christ is offering Himself as King (and it's going to be here on the earth) is in Heaven tonight. but this Kingdom's coming back to earth at Christ's Second Coming. Heaven's going to come down on earth. Turn to Isaiah Chapter 11. The Old Testament is full of verses like these. Here we have such graphic descriptions of this Kingdom on earth that the Twelve were instructed to pray for, and over which Christ will one day reign and rule. Isaiah 11:1-3 Jesse is the father of David. Christ is referred to as a Branch in several other places in the Old Testament), and a branch shall grow out of his roots: And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him (this coming Messiah, the King), the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. We need to explain this verse. Isaiah 11:4 The Beatitudes don't fit the Church Age but rather were presented for the Kingdom economy. Continuing on with verse 4: Isaiah 11:4,5 No unbelievers will go into His Kingdom. Now we come to the Animal Kingdom within the Kingdom. People want to know if there will be pets there. Isaiah 11:6-9 That city has never had any peace. When you pray for the peace of Jerusalem you are praying for the Prince of Peace to come. There's the Kingdom as the prophet Isaiah writes. Let's look at Ezekiel Chapter 37 regarding the Kingdom. In this chapter we find the "dry bones." The dry bones are the Israelites or the Jews out in the Gentile nations, which is really their grave. Ezekiel 37:11-14 "Then he (The LORD) said unto me, `Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel (that is what the vision is about. Ezekiel 37:21-23 "And say unto them, `Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen (Gentiles), whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land (that's God speaking, and we are seeing that happen tonight). When will they be God's people again? When this Kingdom comes down out of Heaven, over which Christ is going to be King. Israel will be the head of the nations, although the other nations will be there, but in a lesser role than the Covenant people. Let's look at one more verse in the Book of Zechariah Chapter 14. Zechariah 14:4 Christ is going to return and stand on the mount of Olives! Zechariah 14:9 "And the LORD shall be king over all the (what?) earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one." Before we return to the Lord's Prayer in Chapter 6 of Matthew (and this is under the Law as Jesus is teaching), never lose sight of the fact that the doctrine of the Lord's prayer is legal. I am amazed how many people right here in the Bible belt have no concept of the difference between Law and Grace. Romans 6:14,15 shall we sin (in other words, exercise our liberty), because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid." We are under Grace, not Law. God will chasten the believer who does that. Back to the Lord's Prayer and I'll show you the difference between Law (or legalism) and Grace. The man said, "No, because I believe I have to forgive them or I will never be forgiven by God." Matthew 6:11,12 When?), as we forgive our debtors," As we forgive those who sin against us. Most people don't really understand what Jesus is saying. Under Law you could not be forgiven until you had forgiven the other person.That was what the Law demanded. THAT IS LAW! But we are not under Law, we are under Grace. What does Grace say? Now look at what Grace says: Ephesians 4:32 "And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath (past tense) forgiven you." Instead of begrudgingly saying, "I forgive so I can be forgiven," I recognize that I amforgiven already! Now, one more verse in Colossians Chapter 2. In future studies you will see that we are not under Law as Christ ministered to Israel, but rather under Grace, which makes a world of difference. #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible