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ACCEPTANCE
Part 5The charming favor of God’s grace known as Acceptance
Strong’s InterlinearAcceptance is all about the “precious” (Pr 17:8), and pleasant (5:19) favor (3:4) of God’s grace (Prov 1:9).
When Jesus set forth the preaching/teaching of the acceptance of the LORD (Lk 4:19); He was showing us HOW TO MAKE THE GRACE OF GOD KNOWN. In His favor, we can learn (Gen 30:27); In His grace, we can know His way (Ex 33:13); In His grace, we can do His will by His name (Ex 33:17).
In His favor, we are without wretchedness (Num 11:15); Do you know what it means to be wretched? If so, then you know that believers who still have “THEIR OWN WILL” present within them are wretched, because they cannot perform anything good, this is why God says that they need DELIVERANCE (Rom 7:18 and 24) Jesus is going to spew these wretched believers out of His mouth (Rev 3:17).
Our own will IS evil (Jm 4:13 and 16); Self-willed believers are presumptuous because they are still walking in their flesh in all of its lusts, and they are not afraid to speak evil of God’s dignities who set forth this truth (2Pet 2:10).
The question is: Is the instruction of grace like a chain around your neck? (Prov 1:8-9); If so, then you are in the fear of the Lord, and your not a fool that hates this instruction (1:7). Can you hear these things? Then you can increase in learning so that you can have understanding (Prov 1:6-5).
The holy is understanding (Prov 9:10); This is why God calls us to be holy, as He is holy (1Pet 1:15); Without which all we can do is lean upon “OUR OWN” understanding (Prov 3:5); And we cannot acknowledge Him so that He can direct our path (3:6).
Those who know (godly) wisdom within all of its instruction can perceive all of its words for understanding (Prov 1:2): Has God’s grace been poured into you? (Ps 45:2); If so, then you are ready to write, and speak about these good things (45:1); Because we know NOTHING about love unless we know that love edifies others by writing down these things (1Cor 8:1, Es 9:30, 1 Cor 4:14).
Cease from “YOUR OWN” wisdom! (Prov 23:4) Do you have the fear of the Lord? If so, then you have the wisdom of “HOW” to depart from evil “self-motivated” deeds (Prov 3:7); Those who have not been BLESSED by God trust in “their own wickedness”, which is all about “THEIR OWN” wisdom, and knowledge that IS perverted (Is 47:10).
Do you know what it means to be blessed by God?? If so, then you have the understanding that God (the Father) sends Jesus to bless us by turning us from ALL our iniquities (Acts 3:26); So that in the day of judgment Jesus will not tell us, “Depart from me, you worker of iniquity” (Math 7:23); And Jesus says this to believers who cannot DO the will of the Father even though they may do many wonderful works in His name (Math 7:21-22).
Grow in the knowledge of GRACE (2Pet 3:17); For then you too shall be an excellent spirit, who can dissolve the doubts of those who are running around “WITHOUT THIS KNOWLEDGE” (Dan 5:12 with 12:4); Because we should know that God’s people are destroyed for lack of this knowledge (Hos 4:6).
In order to have true biblical understanding (which is called the holy;- Prov 9:10); we need the word of God taught unto us with meaning (understanding), Paul said that it IS better to have “FIVE” words of understanding than to speak “ten thousand” words without meaning (1Cor 14:19).
The truth reveals the GRACE of God at work (Col 1:6); and without subjecting ourselves to this teaching of GRACE, God says that we are in ABOMINATION because we are in “our own will be done” (Ez 16:47, cf Ts 2:11-12).
Hi Z,
You say
” Paul said that it IS better to have “FIVE” words of understanding than to speak “ten thousand” words without meaning (1Cor 14:19).”I see this quoted a lot.
However in context
” 1Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.2For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
3But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
4He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
5I would that ye all spake with tongues but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
6Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?
7And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?
8For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?
9So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.
10There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.
11Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.
12Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.
13Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.
14For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
15What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
16Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?
17For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
18I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:
19Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.”
The gift of tongues is precious but it is not generally used for public teaching.
Rather it is for communication with God and for self edification.
It is not empty words but an essential resource in the body of Christ.
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