PURE GRACE DOCTRINAL PERSPECTIVE

PETER AND PAUL PREACHED DIFFERENT GOSPEL

2013-11-29T07:33:00.002-08:00

PETER AND PAUL PREACHED DIFFERENT GOSPEL

By: Bishop Albert B. Gran

In my previous post I already expounded that the "CONTRARIWISE" indicates clear observation in the distinctiveness of these gospels. Why I stressed these gospels because there were two gospels stated here in Gal. 2:7 which are the GOSPEL OF CIRCUMCISION to PETER and the gospel of UNCIRCUMCISION with PAUL. The question is who saw?

⁴And that because of FALSE BRETHREN unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our LIBERTY (freedom in Christ in the dispensation of grace) which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into BONDAGE (under the law and circumcision):

These false brethren who demanded for the circumcision of Titus were Jews who were avid followers or disciples of Peter and the 12. They were those people in Acts 15:1 who claimed there could be no salvation otherwise if not submitted to Mosaic law of circumcision. The fact merely proved that in Gal. 2 something made significant WHEN THESE PEOPLE who were Peter’s disciples SAW TWO GOSPELS, the GOSPEL OF CIRCUMCISION with PETER and THE GOSPEL OF UNCIRCUMCISION WITH PAUL.

When these disciples of Peter recognized two-fold gospels described being “CONTRARY or CONTRARIWISE” on the part of kingdom disciples who were adherents of LAW (bondage) why should our brothers today thought NOT CONTRARY or THOUGHT OF HAVING EQUAL SIGNIFICANCE in the context of our recent DISPENSATION OF GRACE?

LACK OF DISPENSATIONAL UNDERSTANDING

LIBERTY (in the dispensation of grace through which circumcision is not in view). The reason why these kingdom disciples and adherents of the law of Moses spied Paul and Titus because they saw something strange and difference of their gospel preaching when Paul went back to Jerusalem. The fact that Paul went back to Jerusalem clearly unlock the surmises whether Peter and the 12 had gone to other nation and preach the gospel which clearly gave us the FACTUAL PROOF they had not gone to other nation EXCEPT TO JUST STAY IN JERUSALEM. Notice this verse they assume Peter preached the kingdom to other nations with this instruction.

Luke 24:47

And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, BEGINNING AT JERUSALEM.

The reason why Peter and the 12 would stay in the rest of their lives in Jerusalem because that’s the instruction of Christ to Peter to start preaching repentance and remission of sins by Jesus name. We would therefore note what are Peter’s content preaching when he withstood before the Jews. Let’s consider this:

Acts 2:

²²Ye MEN OF ISRAEL, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:

²³Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, YE ( Israel) HAVE TAKEN, and BY WICKED HANDS HAVE CRUCIFIED AND SLAIN:

To read further:

³⁶Therefore LET ALL THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL KNOW ASSUREDLY, that God hath made the same Jesus, WHOM YE ( ISRAEL)HAVE CRUCIFIED, BOTH LORD AND CHRIST.

³⁷Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, WHAT SHALL WE DO?

³⁸Then Peter said unto them, REPENT, AND BE BAPTIZED EVERYONE OF YOU IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST FOR THE REMISSIONS OF SINS, and YE SHALL RECEIVE THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST.

³⁹For the PROMISE IS UNTO YOU, and TO YOUR CHILDREN, and TO ALL THAT ARE AFAR OFF, even as many as theLord our God shall call.

LET TODAY’S PEOPLE OF GOD LISTEN TO THIS:

It’s really a clear indication that the circumcision gospel of Peter was in reference in view of the law and kingdom in consonance how Christ WAS MADE A MINISTER TO THE CIRCUMCISION ( Rom. 16:8) to confirm the promises made unto the fathers for HIS PEOPLE ISRAEL and through THEM the GENTILE NATIONS.

In Luke 24:47 Jesus Christ made declaration that REPENTANCE AND REMISSION OF SINS should be preached to ALL NATIONS, however, BEGINNING AT JERUSALEM.

One thing why Jesus Christ predicted to preach repentance to ALL NATIONS beginning at Jerusalem? Acts 2 simply provides the answer WHY REPENTANCE WAS DECLARED BEGINNING AT JERUSALEM.

In the prophetic program of God for the NATION ISRAEL, they were those covenanted people through which Gentiles’ blessings depend on them. It’s also through their RISE which made them the royal priesthood of God and the channel of God’s blessings ( Gen. 12;1-2, Ex. 19:1-5, Romans 9 1:10). That account is the time when Paul declared “IN TIME PAST” UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH OF ISRAEL.

The reason why Christ told Peter to preach repentance for the remission of sins BECAUSE THE PROMISED KING AND LORD who reign in David’s throne was executed through the hands of the Jews and their channel of blessing purpose and its effect would no longer be such effective UNTIL EACH (every Jew) SHOULD COME TO REPENTANCE. Notice this verse clearly emphasized by Peter:

³⁸Then Peter said unto them, REPENT, AND BE BAPTIZED “EVERYONE OF YOU” IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST FOR THE REMISSIONS OF SINS, and YE SHALL RECEIVE THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST.

The everyone of you is significant to ALL RECIPIENT OF PETER at the onset who were those of the circumcision in the HOUSE OF ISRAEL. Peter should stay IN JERUSALEM until EVERYONE WILL REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED SO THAT YE (ALL ISRAEL) SHALL RECEIVE THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST.

Is there a prophetic promise of this Holy Ghost in the Old Testament? Let’s know Joel as the prophet Peter quoted in his account in the book of Acts.

1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

²And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

³And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

⁴And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

⁵And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.

Let’s jump in the foregoing verses:

¹⁴But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:

¹⁵For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.

¹⁶But THIS IS THAT WHICH WAS SPOKEN BY THE PROPHET JOEL;

Let’s Look at it from Joel’s prophecy:

Joel 2:27-29

King James Version (KJV)

²⁷And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.

²⁸And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

²⁹And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids IN THOSE DAYS I WILL POUR OUT MY SPIRIT.

That gospel of repentance taught by Jesus Christ to the disciples TO ALL NATIONS BEGINNING WITH JERUSALEM IS A PROPHETIC GOSPEL OF CIRCUMCISION through THE RISE AND BLESSEDNESS OF ISRAEL TO BE THE CHANNELS OF THE GENTILES under the COMMONWEALTH OF ISRAEL. This gospel is in view of the LAW (bondage) and the kingdom through which Christ was set as THE MINISTER TO THE CIRCUMCISION.

Peter’s gospel is a connection to something which was MADE KNOWN BY THE SONS OF MEN whom those were prophets in the OT times while that which was of Paul WAS KEPT SECRET BY THE SONS OF MEN. If the kingdom disciples saw these two gospels why not believers today could still insist to be blinded in the FOLD OF BONDAGE UNDER THE LAW.

ARE WE IN CONSONANCE TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF ISRAEL TODAY WITH PAUL AS AN APOSTLE TO THE GENTILES?

Ephesians 2:11-13

King James Version (KJV)

¹¹Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;

¹²That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

¹³But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

Today, we are not in the position to declare THE GOSPEL BEGINNING WITH JERUSALEM DECLARING REPENTANCE AND BAPTISM FOR KILLING THE MESSIAH, KING AND LORD as the stress declared by Peter to ensure the FULFILLMENT OF JOEL’S PROPHECY.

When Paul was converted in Acts 9 with a DIFFERENT COMMISSION AND PLAN FOR BOTH ISRAEL AND GENTILES, LET’S BELIEVE THAT IT’S A MYSTICAL ACCOUNT with differing PROGRAM OF GOD. The giving of this special purpose was set AFTER CHRIST ASCENDED UP ON HIGH for this DISPENSATION OF GRACE. This is that which was committed to Paul and not to Peter. It’s no longer IN VIEW AND RISE OF ISRAEL as a blessing to the Gentiles but a plain declaration of BOTH JEWS AND GENTILES as having no DIFFERENCE ( Rom. 3;22, 10:12). The occurrence of that middle wall of partition happened when Christ was crucified but the effect PUTTING NO DIFFERENCE WITH THEM was declared by PAUL. And thus, Gentiles today could have access even without ISRAEL but we have ACCESS INTO THIS GRACE WHEREIN WE STAND.

When Paul was called and had been delineated the MYSTERY TRUTH FOR THIS DISPENSATION OF GRACE, salvation is something NOT BASED UPON CIRCUMCISION. Even the ministerial circumcision purpose of Jesus Christ, IT IS NOT IN EFFECT in view of our recent “BUT NOW” (Eph. 2:11), the DISPENSATION OF GRACE ( Eph. 3:1 -5) through Paul who was made and called by God as our WISE MASTERBUILDER.

Now, when Paul went back to Jerusalem to see Peter it was very significant HE HAD ALREADY BROUGHT A UNIQUE, SPECIAL, NEW gospel not even PETER ADD ANYTHING TO IT.

WHEN IS THE BUT NOW THROUGH WHICH PAUL DECLARED THE CROSS WAS MADE IN EFFECT FOR THE SALVATION OF THE GENTILES APART FROM THE CIRCUMCISION GOSPEL WITH PETER?

Rom. 2:13

¹³But NOW in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes WERE FAR OFF ( Gentiles who were Aliens from Commonwealth of Israel) are MADE NIGH BY THE BLOOD OF CHRIST.

Is this preaching of Paul in his time called “BUT NOW” coined with WATER BAPTISM the same as what he declared in Acts 2 to repent and be baptized?

1 Cor. 1:17

For Christ SENT ME NOT TO BAPTIZE, but to PREACH THE GOSPEL ( circumcision gospel like Peter): NOT WITH WISDOM OF WORDS, lest the CROSS OF CHRIST SHOULD BE MADE OF NONE EFFECT.

Two-fold things which marred the CROSS OF CHRIST.

1. When add WATER BAPTISM TO IT.
2. If it stands in the wisdom of men through philosophy, tradition and vain deceit

( 1 cor. 2:4-6)

Colossians 2:8

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

WHAT IS NEEDED BRETHREN?

2 Timothy 2:15

¹⁵Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

IS PETER THE APOSTLE IN THE BUT NOW?

A big No! After points of citation Peter calling the children of Israel and for the circumcision purpose he was all along A STEWARD IN MYSTERIES FOR THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM DISTINCT FROM THAT OF THE APOSTLE PETER WITH THE MYSTERY KEPT SECRET.

Did Peter followed Christ? Yes! However, he followed JESUS CHRIST AS THE MINISTER TO THE CIRCUMCISION.

Did Paul followed Christ? Yes! He followed the risen Christ who gave a NEW AND DISTINCT REVELATION TO THE GENTILES TODAY APART FROM THE SUPREMACY OF ISRAEL.

If Paul called us to be follower of Him, what was Paul’s charge when we followed Christ today?

BY PRAYER AND PERSONAL TRUST LISTEN TO THIS:

2 Corinthians 5:16

Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, THOUGH WE HAVE KNOWN CHRIST AFTER THE FLESH, yet NOW ( IN THE BUT NOW) henceforth KNOW WE HIM NO MORE.

Many today followed the CIRCUMCISION MINISTRY OF CHRIST but PAUL SAID KNOW HIM TODAY AS NO LONGER SUCH. Christ’s circumcision ministry ISN’T FOR YOU TODAY neither the circumcision ministry OF PETER and HIS GOSPEL.

Grace and Peace!

THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE OF MISSION IN ACCORDANCE TO PAULINE PERSPECTIVE

2013-11-09T09:17:00.003-08:00

THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE OF MISSION IN ACCORDANCE TO PAULINE PERSPECTIVE

By : Bishop Albert B. Gran

2 Corinthians 5:19-21

King James Version (KJV)

¹⁹To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

²⁰Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.

²¹For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

1 Timothy 2:3-5

King James Version (KJV)

³For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

⁴Who WILL ALL MEN TO BE SAVED, and to COME UNTO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH.

⁵For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

Nowadays, the traditional scheme of mission was

colored with untidy objectives when most preachers aimed at undermining the factual truth based on Pauline perspective. Many are swayed into the classics of secular trend where the purpose of gathering people is all not due to and for the sake of the gospel however, designed to cause malady to the right perspective of Christ’s saving knowledge and the purpose why grace had set for the salvation of those who had faith and those after got saved shall be established in the name of truth for the gospel’s sake.

TEACHERS HAVING ITCHING EARS

2 Timothy 4:2-4

King James Version (KJV)

²Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.

³For the time will come when they WILL NOT ENDURE SOUND DOCTRINES; but after their OWN LUSTS shall they heap to themselves teachers, HAVING ITCHING EARS;

⁴And they shall TURN AWAY THEIR EARS FROM THE TRUTH, and SHALL BE TURNED UNTO FABLES.

Religious pulpits in our times if you noticed were used by preachers described by the verses stated above. In most cases, today’s modern preachers instead of clinging to the sound doctrine, they resort to lustful purpose by being fruitful in words of lies and stories to sound out as though based on Christ’s and the gospel but seasoned with FABLES contrary to sound doctrines. The mission’s objectives were classified as to how to develop strategy through which more people could be gathered and be used according to their group’s LUSTFUL PURPOSE other than SOUND DOCTRINE. Having clearly observed, most preachers forgot to focus the main objective which is to frame the SOUND GOSPEL how men could be saved. Many diversions today contested the GOSPEL OF THE GRACE OF GOD wherein less people gathered in the church clung and embrace for the sake of it. Contrarily, many people today are gathered together just because of other means instead of the sole reason by the gospel of salvation. People were gathered today through witty words of man’s wisdom and speeches; affection set through any given privileges and physical opportunities to mean just because of personal affection and comfort; inner promptings through supposed divine manifestations based on Israel’s promises. Latest trend make youth more active and alive through music and live concerts. These schemes sprung out in the religious society everywhere else in the community.

The truth of the gospel was marred by the their own purpose through which they build up different missions no longer the right mission where salvation and it’s establishment was properly set through sound doctrine which is of course in accordance with Pauline perspective based on the mystery truth. The message of being Christ’s ambassadors and the real purpose set by Christ for us today as his saints.

I heard someone said: “Why can’t you go out and find your own members whom to disciple”? Of course this principle cling on to establish how many religious preachers disciple people to conform their own religious purposes other than imploring the true perspective of discipleship through the saving knowledge of grace with the SOUND DOCTRINE through which the same knowledge shall be passed through others who would be willing to communicate based on sound doctrine to the lost. It may gave us the idea that those who departed from the essential principle of SOUND DOCTRINE for the sake of the world’s view system and rudiments had to be manned face to face to stick on the truth of the SOUND DOCTRINE OF SALVATION and for believers ESTABLISHMENT through SOUND DOCTRINE.

SOUND DOCTRINE OR WORLD SCHEME?

Have you observed this concurring observation how the “Church became worldly and the world became churchy”? This idea incurred mixed principle how both sides were of no difference as to the system they used. Actually, the church embraced the worldly pattern which according to Paul the system of ‘WILL WORSHIP’ after the rudiments of the world apart from SOUND DOCTRINE.

As sensible believer today, it’s really high time to perceive what is that religious mission which they thought Christ’s mission by which many preachers’ objective is not to render mission for the lost instead the lost render their mission for their religion’s mission.

True missionaries or ambassadors were those who after SOUND DOCTRINE perceived THE GRACE OF GOD which restored the losts' lives back to him and laid their lives for the SAKE OF SOUND DOCTRINE. An ambassador has bound with the mission through the GIVEN SOUND MESSAGE but not through the message with the purpose designed from any religious group how they could gain from their disciples. A true missionary or an ambassador is willing to LAY HIS LIFE for the LOST, to suffer for them without any return but not serve the lost asking in return for them and their so-called ministry.

Grace and Peace

BISHOP: THE MOST NEGLECTED OFFICE

2013-08-03T08:34:00.001-07:00

PASTORS AND TEACHERS: TEACHING PASTORS

By: Bishop Albert B. Gran

Speaking the truth in love may lead to spiritual growth and edification in the doctrine of spiritual gifts in view of progressive revelation with the truth of the mystery of grace in the dispensation of grace today.

PASTORS AND TEACHERS IN EPHESIANS

In my previous article I made an explicit presentation how Pastors today are distinct from elders who HATH MADE OVERSEERS by the HOLY SPIRIT. It was plain therefore that these elders in the account of their functions in taking the church of God connect the Holy Spirit’s operation in giving spiritual gifts to the church in the early period of the dispensation of grace when Paul sees the glass darkly which is figurative when the UNITY OF THE FAITH (the body of truth for this dispensation of grace) has not been completed yet. The phrase HATH MADE BY THE SPIRIT plainly emphasized the truth or idea that their designation came from the very source of authority from the third person of the Godhead, the Holy Spirit knowing it’s the time of the Spirit along with Spirit’s gifts such as those for healing, working of miracles, speaking in unknown tongues, etc.

There’s a question whether those Pastors and teachers in Ephesians 4 were really the same as the elders. To be honest elders and Pastors in Acts 20 and Ephesians were totally different for the following reasons:

1. The “elders” in Acts 20 indicate the sense that the Holy Spirit had made them overseers and they were those who would take care the church the Body of Christ. However, it has been taught traditionally that those came from the elders of the church would turn out to be ‘wolves’ which draw away disciples after them. To weigh such a thought or idea, there would be fallacy for that because the calling which made them become overseers is a calling which the Holy Spirit himself designed where they do their function for the flock, the people of God which is the church. In my previous article I made plain explanation why these elders were not Pastors whom Christ gave for the church in Eph. 4 after He ascended up and gave gifts unto men. It’s really a fact that these “Pastors and teachers” has a conclusive sense of one identity as being gift for the church.

2. Here’s the explanation as the sense brought in Ephesians 4. If you have noticed as enumerated in verse 11 and it says: And he gave some, apostles; some, prophets; some evangelists; some, pastors and teachers. In the standard of writing following how nouns successively are enumerated dividing through comma, you can notice that “pastors and teachers” has only one identity. It means that a pastor is also a teacher and vice versa. Sometimes the identity of the teaching pastor was clearly set by Paul in his epistles. Take a look 1 Corinthians 12:27-31.

27. Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

28. And God hath set SOME in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly TEACHERS, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

29. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? are all TEACHERS? Are all workers of miracles?

30 Have all the gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?

31. But COVET EARNESTLY THE BEST GIFTS: and yet SHEW I unto you A MORE EXCELLENT WAY.

As stated above, the word evangelists and pastors are nowhere stated as set by God in the church however the word TEACHER is stated. This is the idea that TEACHER and PASTOR is a sense in one identity and thus, Paul said “PASTOR AND TEACHER” in Eph. 4:11 (teaching Pastor)

To glimpse in matters of God’s operation during this time when Paul wrote this epistle in 1 Corinthians, we can clearly understand how these SPIRITUAL GIFTS were in placed in the early church when the Holy Spirit plays vital role in the delineation of these spiritual gifts. These are gifts which both include MEN FOR THE SERVICE, AND THE FUNCTIONS OF MEN DOING FOR THE SERVICE.

Relative to this early delineation of revelation to Paul, the Spirit’s gifts engaged into diverse supernatural manifestations which include miracles, healings, speaking in tongues, and many others. While we can’t deny to include Paul’s charge to the Corinthians to covet earnestly the best gifts (v. 31) yet the fact when Paul wrote this epistle proved there’s a progressive revelation when GOD HAD SET HIS OPERATION FOR THE BODY OF CHRIST. While many ministers today emphasized the understanding of COVETING THOSE GIFTS MENTIONED as Paul charged to the Corinthian believer yet majority didn’t understand Paul told them that he’s going to show to them A MORE EXCELLENT WAY. There are two things we need to understand in the idea that Paul had explained in verse 31 based on the charge.

EARLY STAGE CHURCH

1. The Godhead directly sets men and the functions of these men in the church along with sign gifts and supernatural manifestations. The Holy Spirit Himself acted in order to reveal His word so that the early church believers might understand what those signs such as those in tongues meant for.That’s the period when Paul was continuously receiving further revelation of this dispensation of grace.

2. It’s the account in view of TRANSITION wherein the word of God is in process of completion to mean Paul at this time was still receiving information to write the body of truth for the UNITY OF THE FAITH in the body of Christ.

3. These spiritual gifts although is in view of the early church however, there is a sense to finish its operation when Paul shall reveal to them through Christ’s revelation the MORE EXCELLENT WAY. The fact of excellent WAY refers to the scheme when the whole revelation of the mystery and Paul’s epistles with an expressed plan of God can be totally delivered to Paul until there would be no more direct revelation left.

THE FULL STATURE CHURCH

Upon completion of the scripture, Paul made charge how every believer can be fully equipped to stand perfect (mature) in Christ and how every man could be edified through God’s word itself (2 Timothy 3:16-17). The Holy Spirit today changed it’s operation and manifestation of communicating to man. The Holy Spirit today acted through the Final Authority which is God’s word. As the charge Paul made, he challenged every believer to take the SWORD OF THE SPIRIT which IS THE WORD OF GOD. The utterances of God’s plan in all His wisdom was purely revealed by and through HIS WORD. And thus, the setting of qualified men set through edification also undergo a process of significant change knowing it’s done through ORDINATION. Those who were ordained are elders who ruled his own house with his children. They are not single individuals who were ordained by their Pastors after they graduated from Bible schools. Those elders as per truth in Scripture particularly in Pauline epistles possessed AN OFFICE OF A BISHOP. Bishops according to Paul are God’s stewards and let’s take note that the reason why they became so because they were ordained and recognized by the church as those who are indeed bishops possessing right qualifications.

The ordination of elders to take an office of a Bishop is what lately recognized by others which is designed by God knowing that as per inspiration God called them as stewards (Titus 1:7-12). When there will be relative truth recent in our times not practice and applied before through tradition then let’s bear the full consideration of this issue in full glimpse of acceptance in view of understanding how to open our eyes and see what change took place after the completion of the Holy Scriptures. Our belief of physical intervention, miraculous sign gifts, healing, institution of Lord supper, etc. were those common doctrines affecting two classification of body believers in our times. They were categorically considered as those BABES and SPIRITUAL. Your discernment in this mystery truth in the dispensation of grace matters how you will take His word and harmonize the sense through rightly dividing principles. This is the only way you could be approved in the sight of God.

Today we have the complete word of God enough for us to have the mind of Christ. If thus His word is not complete then we cannot have idea about His will in all wisdom and understanding. As the prayer of Paul states,

Colossians 1:8-10

King James Version (KJV)

⁸Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.

⁹For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be FILLED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

¹⁰That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and INCREASING IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD;

Paul prayed and greatly desiring how believers might be filled with the knowledge of His will. It’s really impossible to have without HIS COMPLETE WORD supporting the basis of our stand and be grounded in FAITH. He also encouraged us aside from being FRUITFUL IN EVERY GOOD WORK to INCREASE IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD. Which means there’s already an available information how we could get to know God in all His will in which we have to attain to in order TO INCREASE or level up. The idea of closing minds behind bars of tradition, philosophy and vain deceits won’t qualify our cause to INCREASE IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD. Satan himself will hinder this desire of God in us when man succumb to just remain stagnant and NOT INCREASE IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD.

Let’s make use his word and be open to each other to teach and admonish one another in the bond of peace and love.

Grace and peace!

THE TROUBLE IN CLAIMING ACTS 20 AND TITUS 1 FOR PASTORS AS MODERN OVERSEERS

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THE TROUBLE IN CLAIMING ACTS 20 AND TITUS 1 FOR PASTORS AS MODERN OVERSEERS

By: Bishop Albert B. Gran

Acts 20

¹⁶For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.

¹⁷And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

¹⁸And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,

¹⁹Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:

²⁰And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house,

²¹Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

²²And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:

²³Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.

²⁴But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

²⁵And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

²⁶Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.

²⁷For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

²⁸Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

²⁹For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

³⁰Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

When someone calls to present the truth in love then let anyone decide how was the truth presented by love in the text above which is an excerpt from this narrative account of Dr. Luke for us to know today.

Many Pastors today used to claim that they were those whom called to be overseers MADE BY THE HOLY SPIRIT for the church of God, the flock through which they had been taken care of and they used this text to solidify their being an ordained Pastor as though the sense in application as to the command and charged of Paul to the elders.

ELDERS NOT PASTORS

¹⁷And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and CALLED THE ELDERS OF THE CHURCH.

Who are we to deny this truth to understand those true respondents whom Paul instructed to “TAKE HEED”? If a teacher who had loved to share what’s the truth void of interpretation then he has to speak what else is the truth in this chapter 20 of Acts. However, why many make believed teachers could not speak the truth in love? Why do they need to change the elder to Pastor?

Now, if they presumed to say they speak the truth in love, then without changing God’s wording, and by faith let them supposed to speak the truth that those elders were the true character reference that the context was meant to be per inspiration.

Another observation why the claim for Pastors as overseers of the Holy Spirit in this chapter found its falsity considering that these Pastors in different denominations itself received their designated title as they supposed Pastors of God for His flock through ORDINATION and as confirmed in their doctrine coined by laying of hands.

Now, let’s speak the truth in love. Would you find a verse in Acts 20 through which Paul called these men PASTORS ORDAINED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT? The fact shows the ELDERS WERE THOSE MADE BY THE HOLY SPIRIT AS OVERSEERS.

Now, let’s speak the truth in love that if these ELDERS had made (hath made) by the HOLY SPIRIT AS OVERSEERS the phrase “hath made” shows past action. It’s a done deal ordained purpose of the Spirit’s calling to them. Today’s Pastors who claimed they were one among those overseers fall prey to understand the sense ‘hath made’ for until now they were still doing it continuously by themselves but NOT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT HIMSELF OR DIRECTLY FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT. Their laying on of hands were thought as their symbol to mean the HOLY SPIRIT approved them and the calling of their office as thought the basis in Acts 13:1-5. Contrarily, today’s Pastors laying of hands did not match to Acts 13:1-5 because PAUL AND BARNABAS were already called by THE SPIRIT before the hands of those prophets and teachers stated in verse 1 are laid. But again their calling AS PASTORS is nowhere in Acts 20 considering that those who were called are ELDERS. Paul himself knew who they were by names but it’s not recorded who were those elders which “hath made” by the overseers. But then again, those were elders not Pastors who were ORDAINED BY PASTORS.

SINGLE PASTORS NOT ELDERS OF THE CHURCH

I speak the truth in love that since those in Acts 20 were elders who hath made by the Holy Spirit, we can relatively perceived what qualification these ELDERS had according to God’s word. In Titus, the qualifications of these ELDERS to be called BISHOPS were clearly set forth when the church will follow the stand point of God.

Titus 1:5-6

⁵For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:

⁶If any be blameless, the HUSBAND OF ONE WIFE, HAVING FAITFUL CHILDREN not accused of riot or unruly.

⁷For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

I speak the truth in love that ELDERS who was ordained as BISHOP could not be a single person or unmarried. If denominational Pastors were same as elders or Bishops then how come many of them led their denominational churches and even becoming advisers for parenthood to their parents’ members?

Was their cause to allow single Pastors to lead the church of God a complete ignorance of Scriptures aside from the misconstrued truth to ORDAIN ELDERS for an OFFICE OF A BISHOP? Relatively, this is very common in any denominational churches nowadays. So, if you speak the truth in love how will you negate this existing reality in most denominations in our times? Simply declare the truth how their actions indifferent to what it have been stated in His word. Can you tolerate the idea TO ORDAIN A SINGLE PASTOR (as they falsely claim) as nowhere in the qualification?

More so in this perception next attraction how Pastors today made false claim against Acts 20 and Titus 1.

Grace and Peace.

2013-06-14T17:57:00.003-07:00

^{WHAT DID YOU THANK THE
LORD FOR?}

^{By: Bishop Albert Gran}

^{Colossians 1:12-13}

¹²Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

¹³Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

This series of lesson was believed to be in gratitude and in appreciation of God’s wonderful blessings in our life which is something not made by our own but that which He had made for our benefits. Last time, we end up verse 11 and understand what seems our understanding would be regarding “God’s might according to his glorious power” corresponding all patience and long-suffering. The groaning without are His already designed will brought by the corrupt nature due to “sins punishment”. However, such groaning can be clothed upon with the might and power of God working in us by overcoming them through patience and long-suffering. Today’s discussion stressed out Paul’s continuing prayer for the saints at Collosae which in tune something made us think about God’s sovereign power working in us through His will written down in Paul’s epistles.

¹²Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

The saints’ life services are down to earth humbly in appreciation and recognition to God’s special purpose which God had made for our completion. God the Father made us all very special because His plans are really for your sake. His plans caused every saint to live a life of gratitude after His will was known through us especially when you know the set heavenly blessings which He provided for you.

It’s evident in the fact mentioned above that the Father (whereby we cry Abba Father) authored today’s saints’ victory due to special form of completion along with His might and power brought by the effect of understanding His word and His will. This kind of understanding allows you to forbear sufferings and endure the same sufferings in life classified as our daily groaning while waiting patiently for God’s deliverance of our body which is the “adoption” (Rom. 8:22-24).

There’s a relative fact which I would like to reiterate for all the saints in particular who are members of the Body of Christ that the cause of our thanksgiving is in effect of the blissful inheritance of the saints in light.

The Body of Christ was designed by God Himself for His glory after that He protected His saints by giving them complete protection through all spiritual equipping in light with the gospel declaring our inheritance which for me something we possessed eternally in the heavens. That’s the nature of His blessings “heavenly” (Eph. 1:3).

The basis why each believer might and should be thankful to God the Father is because he truly understand what God had made him qualified for that inheritance He provided to the saints after becoming member of the church, the Body of Christ.

Many believers’ motivation causing them to thank much to God because of the reason of the supposed PHYSICAL BLESSINGS such as the substances they possessed and owned, healing from different infirmities as supposed God’s special miracle working in them. This is the concept taught way back under God’s physical dealing to Israel for the earthly kingdom. Let me clarify that I myself believed healing as far as God taught how we could be healed today. I also believed physical provision in accordance to how we could have physical provision today. Misconception lies when one conjectured that “we pure grace believers” didn’t believe any more physical healing and physical provisions.

At the onset, these are not the real cause why every saint today should be thankful to God. We must be thankful because God MADE AS NEW IN CHRIST AND WE’RE QUALIFIED AS PARTAKERS OF THE INHERITANCE WITH THE SAINTS IN LIGHT. He made us all victorious each day in our life with the provision of special qualities which are the fruit of the spirit so we know how to live peaceably and godly in our devastated society. He provided us sound wisdom how to attain our physical needs which He entrusted in our hands and to sum up, these are all in effect of HIS WORD WORKING IN US THAT BELIEVED.

The reason why we became partakers of the inheritance because it is His will and we all knew about this and in order to materialize, God revealed His will to us in His word. And, our understanding cause to obey in all truth because it’s His word or God’s word by all means. It’s His word telling you what caused your life offered how God made you His life-like image based on His will.

Now, let me expound to you any further what Paul calls “Inheritance of the saints in light”.

¹³Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

These things are God’s enactment how He made you partaker of the saints in light. God delivered us from the power of darkness and had translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son.

The reason why our life was classified as “more triumphant” because God after our completion (as we are complete in Him) changed our status as no longer in agreement with Satan’s policy of evil which is the power of darkness. He already informed us that opposite to Satan’s cunning craftiness we can overcome it by doing what God wanted you to do in accord to Him and Him alone. Again, to be in accord with God it needs understanding what specific information from Himself only what He wants you today and in the context of where you must fit in God’s plan over the ages. Let’s all stick to Pauline instructions and believe it’s the recent instruction of God if you want to live UNDER GRACE.

Why as though many believers today still live in darkness? The reason for that is that they lack understanding as to the full capacity God had offered to them when they trusted the gospel of salvation. Appreciating more and more what God had made for yourself will cause you to all the more behave yourself in the household of God doing what is pleasing to Him.

Another noteworthy statement of Paul is …and hath translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son”. We’re all sure that Jesus Christ’s kingdom promised to the members of the Body of Christ is not the kingdom he taught to the disciples which is to “COME ON EARTH” but this kingdom signifies relative to the inheritance where we are seated in the heavenly places. That’s the fact why we are blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places.

Imagine that, when God takes you away from Satan’s control He also destined you to the kingdom of Jesus Christ. That’s the reason why Jesus Christ is our head. He’s the head of all members in particular. This is the real kingdom where everybody has to become a part of and not the sense where you are part of a denomination or religion made by man.

Just simply your alternative!

Grace and peace

UNDERSTANDING THE WILL OF GOD TODAY

2013-06-08T02:22:00.003-07:00

^{UNDERSTANDING THE WILL OF
GOD TODAY}

^{By: Bishop Albert Gran}

^{Colossians 1:10-11}

¹⁰That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

¹¹Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

Let me continue this study folks through this point by point presentation of which you and me can dig treasure of wisdom in light with God’s plan. In our past episode I made emphasized Paul’s nature of prayer which is but for understanding of God’s nature and dealing in this dispensation of grace and that every believer must be filled with all wisdom and spiritual understanding.

On the other hand, relative to understanding, knowledge, and wisdom of God’s will these things which I would like to expose were God’s enactment how he truly does in the life of every believer in this dispensation of grace.

¹⁰That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

The real sense effecting God’s word working in the life of every believer will produce a special kind of life pleasing unto the Lord. How can we be pleasing before the sight of the Lord? Many thought that as long as they are filled with God’s services, doing Christian pious and religious services regardless of understanding God’s plan in this dispensation of grace is already something they thought pleasing before God. This is just a speculative thought without God’s basis from the written word if it thus God would conclude man’s thought as something accredited to be the real basis of His approval. There’s no doubt if it thus the basis is GOD’S WORD. 2 Tim. 2:15 is respectively the answer for this “how to please God” cause and issue. The count of being worthy and pleasing before God comes FIRST IN RIGHT HANDLING THE WORD OF TRUTH (2 Tim. 2;15). Doctrine of knowing who God is and His nature most especially what he’s doing today is the inquisition to know “WHAT IS HIS WILL” in the lives of His people (Body of Christ) without racial distinctions. Doctrine classifying what God is doing before in time past and what He is doing today is the primary privilege responsibility of man so he could determine that everyone’s works are counted before Him. This is the principle of being “ever zealous but have not come to the knowledge of the truth” (2 Tim. 3:7). However, this is not the principle through which every believer must think about ”doing a work-based” thought without understanding first what sense God could count anyone worthy before the Lord BY FAITH (2 Cor. 5:7). In this dispensation of grace the emphasis is “UNDERSTANDING HIS WILL” in light with the revelation of the mystery for the Body of Christ with the reconciliation message offered to all lost sinners in this world, proving doctrines and manner of life in the tenet of GRACE and not LAW ( Eph. 5:17; Romans 6:14). This is the formula as far as I learned this verse proving our pure belief in accordance to God’s plan for the members of the Body of Christ in this dispensation of grace.

KNOWLEDGE OF GOD’S WILL + WALK WORTHY + INCREASING IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD

(God's dealing Today)

Based on the above formula the basis of “worthy walk” is the knowledge of God’s will and that the end point is to produce an increased knowledge of God. Why increase knowledge? Because the foundation is the knowledge of His will which was made available in His word.

In this formula, Paul’s epistles will help us understand the light what “God’s will” today in this age of grace really suits His plan for the Body of Christ before the foundation of the world (Eph. 3:3-5; Eph. 1:4). What if the walk of every believer matches the time when God superintends Israel under the law? Is it right that it’s not in accord to the present time where God had set a new plan for Paul how every lost sinner could avail the sufficiency of God’s grace and him to have completeness of life through the glory which is in Christ Jesus?

There’s a great contribution of Paul’s epistles which will aid your faith’s foundation if it’s your prerogative to please God in all your life. As addressed to all God’s called “workman”, God through Paul has instructed them to “RIGHTLY DIVIDE THE WORD OF TRUTH” and therefore he himself shall not be ashamed and BE APPROVED IN HIS SIGHT ( the idea of well pleasing) 2 Tim. 2:15. Proving what quality of work after being saved through and based on doctrine of grace with Paul is definitely the basis of a worthy walk when life comes out in the test of fire (doctrines of grace with Paul) with the foundation made of gold, silver, and precious stones. Thus, the idea of mixing doctrines is really out of His will in the context of today’s plan as grace and law working together to produce a life of defeat instead of victory.

¹¹Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

There’s a sense I could share you in effect of those who walked in accord to physical-supernaturalists’ view with their doctrines of physical direct intervention with their so called faith-based principle “to see is to believe”. The strength they supposed to include in this verse or the might according to his glorious power could also mean physical strength. If it thus, then why the sense included “unto all PATIENCE AND LONGSUFFERING WITH JOYFULNES. If God acted directly in the provision of your physical affairs similar to the economy of law then why patience, longsuffering with joyfulness characterized each believer's life? If in your faith God’s might is something must be described to strengthen you so that you could move in accordance to what you wish for physical equippings through God’s special power of operation acted in your physical life then why as though many believers are destitute of those physical things? Where’s the idea of patience and longsuffering with joyfulness when God at the instance grant your physical complains in the supernatural way? Is your prayer doctrinal belief really suffice to meet the standard of God in our physical affairs to ‘GLORY IN TRIBULATION’, to labor with our own hands and eat our own bread, to charge not the gospel of Christ? Is the power of your prayers must be an exemption to change the ordained WILL OF GOD in our physical condition in our present time and to change the idea of what God had declared ….we’re suffering in pain together until now?

The fact is that there’s an idea you need to be informed what was really the ordained purpose and dealing of God today. The Scripture did not say it requires a supernatural giant or such like a member of Billy Graham’s prayer warrior team, or Pastor Rick Warren’s back up prayer lord in order to change what is the written will of God he revealed for us today through Paul’s written epistles so that the condition you wished to happen in your physical life shall be granted? Where is fairness in the sense or idea you succumb as the supposed major belief which thought to be traditionally right when one fails to comprehend to know His will with all wisdom and SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING? Is that not PHYSICAL UNDERSTANDING destroys our cause for SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING through which your concern would appeal to God in order to change HIS REAL CONCERN FOR YOUR LIFE with a body service OFFERED AS A LIVING SACRIFICE, HOLY AND ACCEPTABLE UNTO THE LORD?(Rom.12:1-2)

Romans 8:5-8

⁵For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

⁶For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

⁷Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

⁸So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

Just to let you understand the sense of TRADITION VS. TRUTH!

Grace and peace!

My thoughts about the Book of Collosians ( LET OTHERS LEARNED FROM YOU)

2013-05-25T18:07:00.001-07:00

^{EXPOSITION OF COLOSSIANS 1:7-9}

^{By: Bishop Albert Gran}

^{This is a continuation message of yesterday’s
exposition in the 1st chapter of Colossians}

⁷As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;

Paul had set Epaphras a true ministerial pattern when he worked with the Colossians. He primarily set his life for the work of the ministry so that he could be learned by them. One thing they thought him about was his being a faithful minister of Christ. How interesting to consider you can be a faithful minister of Christ when believers learned from you about Christ. This is all believed that everything is in effect of the gospel. In this scenario wherein Paul is writing the epistle, Epaphras was with him and that Paul knew his affairs and the believers' spiritual establishment through him (Epaphras).

⁸Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.

When Epaphras was with Paul he declared to Paul and Timothy about the Colossians love in the Spirit. It’s interesting to discuss “love in the Spirit” as many spiritualized and had sort of gimmicks in loving the Spirit. Many thought to love the Spirit connotes deep emotional and passionate feeling which characterized physical manners and action. Many thought it leads to speak tongues or utter words hard to understand.

As the bottom line where Paul made sense the importance of the gospel which results fruit corresponding action in their respective service for Christ and through the commitments of God’s faithful minister Epaphras, Timothy and Paul, the Colossians' love in the Spirit can be made sense for their wholehearted acceptance of the truth of the gospel which they heard about by which it’s something made significant for them to obtain wisdom and enable them to be established in Christ for maturity.

To love in the Spirit is to be affectionated by the things in the Spirit which is available in the tool of the Spirit which is the Word of God, and as fully equipped, it will produce fruits of the Spirit which make possible to a kind of sweet smelling service pleasing to God (Eph. 6:17; Eph.5:2,9)

⁹For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

This kind of godly edifying report from Epaphras caused much Paul’s affectionate response so we might know his intents for the saints at Colossae. First thing he did is that he mind them through his prayer.And, his prayer corresponds to an intent, petition or request what believers opted to have for themselves as supposed they have to continuously acted upon. This is not something what he asked God to do for them but something what they must do to have known God’s will in their lives.Let me quote:

“…. and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding”.

The question is whose desire is to be filled with God’s will, wisdom, and spiritual understanding? Obviously, it’s in US (believers). God gave already knowledge of His will, wisdom, and understanding considering the fact that we had his WORD, THE WRITTEN WORD (2 Tim. 3:16, 2 Tim. 2:15). But what man had lacked is the DESIRE TO KNOW HIS WORD AND HIS WILL.

To besought the Lord and ask for His will for HIS WORD without knowing the fact he already provided us His WORD is something ridiculous, senseless, and ignoring His will of giving us His complete WORD.

The written WORD IS ENOUGH for us to understand about the spiritual blessings of God and what condition the Body of believers had in this devastated society with the natural physical tendencies of the current worldly affairs brought by sin, and how we could live godly in it.

Many believers today besought the Lord to do something not in His mind or out of His will like PRAYING WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING (as the fact they supposed to pray IN THE SPIRIT in line with what it says in His word),and SINGING WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING.

More inspiring thoughts next….

Thanks for reading folks!

My thoughts about the Book of Collosians (SAINTS AND FAITHFUL IN CHRIST)

2013-05-24T17:27:00.001-07:00

SHORT EXPOSITORY MESSAGE

By: Bishop Albert Gran

Colossians 1

King James Version (KJV)

1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,

Paul’s apostleship in matters of divine revelation cannot be disputed just to be an ordinary designation.

However, it’s a special privilege given to him as one born out of due time to dispense the truth of the gospel of God’s grace in this dispensation of grace. He was with a trusted co-worker Timotheus who’s Paul’s son in the faith when he wrote this book.

²To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

This epistle was deliberately addressed to believers at Colosse by whom Paul called them as “saints” and “faithful brethren”. These descriptions are worthy to glimpse who we are and how we could achieve it on the basis of the gospel of Jesus Christ. His knowledge caused spiritual maturity and edification so that we can be cheered by Paul in accordance to the will of God like the saints and faithful believers at Collose.

Another interesting feature as described in this verse is the inner might which God allow to produce within us to govern our heavenly position as saints and faithful believers in Christ, His "GRACE and PEACE". There’s no amount of physical things in this world which could overflow such tremendous blessing of God endowed to each believer in this dispensation of grace. “Grace” is something which God favorably offered to us as a privilege gift which we can’t do by and among ourselves while “peace” corresponds settlement of issues pertinent to our inadequacies through which God made in Christ on our behalf, and thereby it satiates God’s divine standard and His moral attribute being a righteous and magnificent creator.

It’s enhancing to consider that “grace and peace” were God’s supernatural intervention causing us to be always triumphant in every affair of our life as we walked with God as His dear sons in all His will.

³We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

Paul and Timotheus had their lives set as thankful servants of Christ. Thanking God for what He has done for us (that which we can’t) motivates among ourselves to passionately examine the noteworthy blessedness He gave us. Correspond to the purpose God set to Paul and Timothy pertinent to the truth of the gospel, they set their longings and consciousness by praying for the saints especially the faithful believers at Colosse. Paul and Timotheus’ prayers had much to say about the purpose of God in effect of the truth of the gospel opposite to what others prayed for them to be materially and physically equipped.

⁴Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,

Paul and Timothy’s prayers are colored with these senses having intents always in result of the truth of the gospel ever since they heard it. They heard the Colossians “FAITH IN CHRIST”. Faith motivated by the truth and the purpose of which God actively involved in the lives of believers today, intervening their inner man to produce quality characteristics as ultimate adult sons of God. Their love which they have to all the saints were expressions of how they have known Christ in light with what they heard with Paul and Timothy regarding God’s revelation in the mystery of His will.

⁵For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

This is the real purpose as being saints and faithful believers in Christ producing qualities in effect of the gospel set forth by Paul in view of direct revelation from Christ. Our victory through Christ in effect of “Grace and Peace” or the settlement motto Christ afforded to us today is something that leads to heavenly hope. Our prayers should be akin to the heavenly purpose through which the gospel preached by Paul, producing grace and peace in all areas of our life so that as we see and realize the heavenly calling of God it would produce COMFORT and JOY. And, we’re all the more rejoicing. How could it be made possible? It’s through the word of the truth of the gospel.

⁶Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:

It’s really significant that the truth of the gospel was appeared to all men. However, there’s much more blessings in effect of this gospel. Paul made it plain that such “bringeth forth fruit”. Believer’s lives must be colored in effect of the gospel through which Paul had received for the truth of this dispensation of grace and not based on the past administration of God revealed to Peter and the twelve for the earthly kingdom with its purpose. Colossians had this kind of life founded upon the truth which they heard with Paul and Timothy.

Another interesting feature is the description in bulk of truth which they heard about. Paul plainly emphasized with the phrase “KNEW GRACE OF GOD IN TRUTH”. It’s not about the grace brought in response to asking material blessings, prosperity, jobs, etc. This is about the grace of God which we have to know from Apostle Paul. The knowledge we received from Paul and his epistles were able to produce FRUITS in us. Why as though there were many doctrines in TIME PAST in the account of God’s previous administration leads and governed by many believers today directing towards EARTHLY HOPE AND CONDITIONS? Did we really know the grace of God in truth?

Thanks for reading folks!

UNDERSTANDING DISPENSATIONAL TRANSITIONS

2013-04-06T12:02:00.001-07:00

By: Bishop Albert B. Gran

This issue is a very good topic which I emancipated especially for those who had background about Paul's revelation and the account in which the dispensation of the grace of God was committed to him (Eph. 3:2). I pray that this ministry of sharing Pauline truths through the ambassadorship commission that our Lord had entrusted on our behalf, and the cause to make known the fellowship of the mystery in this dispensation of grace, may have been chosen as one of the priorities and concern from among our folks who loved to study God's word rightly divided ( 2 Cor. 5:19-21, 2 Tim. 2:15, Eph. 3:9). This pure grace perspective embraced the profound marks of obeying the truth based on maturity and unity in the spirit through Pauline revelation.

This delineation of truth in the "But Now" program has its unique presentation. You may ask why should you take today's instruction from Paul's epistles, Roman through Philemon? Reasonably, it's in the time of Paul by which the dispensation of the grace of God was committed to him. Dispensation would refer to the time management and a specific program of which you and me today both Jews and Gentiles gained delight and favor from our Almighty God. The purpose of God from ages to ages points you today who belonged and became part of Paul's time of which God designed you to become a heavenly citizen who declared the rightful joint heir with Christ.

Many presumptive thoughts as per deliberated from our Christian folks cast doubt about the pure grace believers' stand for the cause of perfection and maturity in the doctrines. We called ourselves pure grace believers believing that Paul's revelation from Roman through Philemon was God's direct endowment of truth to us in view of comparisons brought by transitional delineation of revelation from fleshly manifestation to spiritual maturity or perfection. We followed Paul's scheme of handling the truth in all the scriptures or its entirety without corruption and deception (2 Cor. 4:2). Since not all of the revelation of God were written to us, we believed those as written for us. Rightly dividing the word of truth principle unveils complexities in understanding the scriptures. It's all but the "key" instructed by God for us to use and handle His word. Dispensational consideration of rightly dividing God's program in time also would help you find the truth and treasure of today's divine wisdom which is suffice to make your faith grounded in faith and love.

Let me explain to you what is a pure grace believer. The term itself pure grace believer was not found word by word in scriptures but it's all but the right identity for the members of the Body of Christ who really give importance to convey the truth of the gospel of the grace of God without mixing truths of scriptures which is classifying which truths were for our learning and which were for our application especially those of God's type of dealings with the physical nation of Israel having the principle "see the salvation of the Lord". I was once an ultimate preacher of God's word, through out of ignorance, believing those instructions which were for us as though written to us and those instructions written to us were those same instructions revealed for us (the people not in our age or time in the dispensation of grace). You may find complexities to my statement how God revealed His words between "for us" and not "to us". We acknowledged that the truth of God's word to us and its application was revealed to Paul exclusively, and the prophets writings in the OT until John the Baptist with the 12 apostles headed by Peter represent the 12 tribes of Israel and those accounts recorded by Luke in the Pentecostal era until Acts 7-8 were for us and for our learning. Their distinctive objectives were far different to God's purpose which He purposed with Paul and his ministry. In God's dealing throughout ages, we give proper equation and value of the two sets of distinctive truths between prophecy and mystery, and we properly adhere today's application after knowing the time of Paul which we presently fit when God communicated to you directly through Paul's revelation.

TRANSITION IN GOD'S DISPENSATIONS:

This idea is collaborated to the issue below as:

WHY PAUL QUOTE OT SCRIPTURES?

I have to lay the premise that Paul himself instructed us this principle of learning especially in dealing with previous accounts and other historical events under prophecy.

Romans 15:3-5

King James Version (KJV)

³For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.

⁴For WHATSOEVER THINGS WRITTEN AFORETIME WERE FOR OUR LEARNING, THAT WE THROUGH PATIENCE AND COMFORT OF THE SCRIPTURES MIGHT HAVE HOPE.

⁵Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:

Mark well how sensible to believe that Paul knew how to apply past dealing accounts of God which were for our learning that we (members of the Body of Christ) might have hope. Clearly, it holds the idea to learn accounts in the past, declaring who God is in the past, how His magnificence, grandeur and glory was made known to all people THROUGH ABRAHAM'S SEED UNTIL CHRIST.

"THAT WE THROUGH PATIENCE AND COMFORT OF THE SCRIPTURES MIGHT HAVE HOPE"

As we learn those accounts and past dealings of God during the commonwealth of Israel from the time God gave His PROMISE to Abraham and His seed purposely set to become a great nation, then on the accounts when the LAW was added, until its fulfillment through the seed who's Christ , it appears that the Gentiles and its independent blessedness, directly from Christ apart from the Jews and its rise, underwent the process through patience and comfort so that the promised Christ who is the seed of Abraham might be our hope today through Paul's ministry. Take note that it's based on the promise when Abram believed God that his seeds will be like the stars in heaven and as the sands on shore. Our link to Abraham's faith occurred when he was yet in uncircumcision.

The preaching of Christ today is relative to the gospel of uncircumcision which is called the gospel of the grace of God. "CHRIST" which is in you today is the "HOPE OF GLORY". How come? That's I believed through the gospel declared by Paul.

Let us be wise to determine the reason why is it that through Paul's apostleship, the mercifulness and grace of God was freely given to us so that the promise of eternal life will work to whomever believe the preaching of Jesus Christ in accordance to the revelation of the mystery. It's not on the account of knowing who was Christ on the flesh, though we had known Him as such during his earthly ministry.

So, our understanding about prophetic scriptures is this: It's all but learning God's superintendence to His own people set by God as His channel of blessings to people in all nations through which principle declared by God in Gen 12:1-4. Know the fact that those blessings were categorically had physical and fleshly manifestations as those were for SIGNS ( 1 Cor. 1:22).

The manifestation and declaration of our present hope has no connection whatsoever through Israel's blessings but contrarily through their "UNBELIEF" ( Rom. 11:29-31).

TRANSITION UNDER THE LAW

Galatians 3:23-25

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²³But before FAITH CAME, we were KEPT UNDER THE LAW, SHUT UP UNTO THE FAITH WHICH SHOULD AFTERWARDS BE REVEALED.

²⁴Wherefore the LAW WAS OUR SCHOOL MASTER TO BRING US UNTO CHRIST, that WE MIGHT BE JUSTIFIED BY FAITH.

²⁵But AFTER THE FAITH IS COME, WE ARE NO LONGER UNDER A SCHOOL MASTER.

Let's face the truth stated in this verse and see how the time in God's dealing with humanity encompasses transition. Having its light of understanding, I'm certain you would stick to listen to God's instruction pertinent to grace walk.

Notice that the present time we're in is called FAITH. Relative to this sense is the person of Christ who had justified us (remnants of grace), the present dispensation contrary to the past time of law, and the revealing of God's grace to us as the basis for our justification. The "faith" mentioned above is the FAITH OF CHRIST revealed and used by Paul as the basis of our salvation and justification (Gal. 2:16, 20). This faith is available in the "MY GOSPEL" of Paul.

Before "faith came", which I believed the revealing of Christ in this period of Grace or dispensation of grace wherein Christ has to be declared in accordance to the revelation of the mystery, we were KEPT UNDER THE LAW. There is actually a contrast between FAITH CAME and KEPT UNDER THE LAW same type or contrast which is NOT UNDER THE LAW BUT UNDER GRACE or vice versa (Rom. 6:14).

SHUT UP UNTO THE FAITH WHICH SHOULD AFTERWARDS BE REVEALED.... (The door of the ministry of the apostle Paul was yet closed when we were kept under the law.)

Instead of going back to the reverse scheme in the establishment of our grace ministry today ministers should know the very significant fact to acknowledge the truth that in God's time and dispensation with the past when we were kept under the law we're SHUT UP UNTO THE FAITH WHICH SHOULD AFTERWARDS BE REVEALED. This is I believed the revealing of the mystery of truth for both Jews and Gentiles without distinction in Christ's program for THE BODY OF CHRIST. Consider this passage:

Galatians 1:15-17

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¹⁵But when IT PLEASED GOD, who SEPARATED ME FROM MY MOTHER'S WOMB, and CALLED ME BY HIS GRACE,

¹⁶To REVEAL HIS SON IN ME, (This is the account in Acts 9) that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

¹⁷Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.

I was persuaded solidly that teachers and ministers who believed the sound message of God's grace must not go back to the time when they were KEPT UNDER THE LAW because THE FAITH has already come. Today is the time of FAITH or the present time where you can be justified by grace through faith apart from the law and the works of the law.

THE LAW WAS OUR SCHOOL MASTER...... Before faith came the law was our school master to bring us unto Christ. When we were under the law we were tutored what the law and its righteousness portrayed the real source of righteousness and justification which could be made available in Christ and something revealed by Paul in consonance

with his "MY GOSPEL". This mode of preaching was brought and delivered to us BY PAUL. Why Paul, because he's the minister and an apostle to the Gentiles wherein the dispensation of the grace of God was made known to him.

There is a dispensational transition when we're KEPT UNDER THE LAW or when we were SHUT UP UNTO THE FAITH. We cannot alter, invert, and mix them together. We need purity of understanding regarding this very important education that God wanted us to know. In the dispensational transition we're already IN THE FAITH and no longer KEPT UNDER THE LAW. So, what's the challenge of our very own apostle today for you grace ministers and preachers?

²⁵But AFTER THE FAITH IS COME, WE ARE NO LONGER UNDER A SCHOOL MASTER.

After knowing this dispensational distinction, know the fact brethren that WE ARE NO LONGER UNDER A SCHOOL MASTER

Instead of doing the reverse order or regressively uphold the fleshly doctrines under the law, stand independently by acting like a true matured soldier of Jesus Christ with the shining doctrines of grace. Go for purity and perfection through which your walk should be based on the pure message of grace not mixed with time when you were dependent by the rules and commandments under the law. The choice is yours and simply believe the gospel of the grace of God.

WILL PAUL SCOLD YOU OF YOUR IGNORANCE?

Galatians 3:1-3

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3 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?

²This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit BY THE WORKS OF THE LAW, or BY THE HEARING OF FAITH?

³Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?

Where's the astute soundness of grace teaching and preaching when you commenced for the works of the law? Many grace preachers and teacher taught that the principles of the law in view of emphasis is something applicable in every dispensation. Folks, our grace walk has no law which could ever be violated because grace walk was motivated by LOVE. Such law principles as appeared to be in every dispensation or inter-dispensation could be dangerous because it might be an element of doubt to put yourself back to the time when you were KEPT UNDER THE LAW. Stick to the HEARING OF FAITH folks through the message of grace delivered by Paul to you based on the preaching of Jesus Christ in accordance to the revelation of the mystery.

I hope and pray many would see the light of this message. Thank you.

Grace and peace!

WHERE ARE YOU IN GOD'S PLAN?

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By: Bishop Albert Gran

Colossians 3

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¹⁰And have put on the NEW MAN, which is RENEWED IN KNOWLEDGE AFTER THE IMAGE OF HIM THAT CREATED HIM:

¹¹Where there is NEITHER Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but CHRIST IS ALL, and IN ALL.

THE PROPHECY ERA: GOD'S DIRECT PLAN FOR ISRAEL

It’s worth fantastic to harness our knowledge regarding His purpose. Somehow when you begin to understand rightly dividing the Word of Truth principles, you'll be in savour of good taste before Him in glory.

It happened when you believe His word and doctrines. Perhaps, a question like what's posted above made you overwhelmed how come and in what instance God's plan was not directly for all people.

Acts 3:25-26

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²⁵Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

²⁶UNTO YOU FIRST God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

While it's true ever since from the past that God was for the entire humanity, yet it's surprising to note however that, starting from the raising up of Abraham's seed until its fulfillment through the first coming of the Messiah, then on the cutting off of the Messiah account (as a New Covenant sacrifice), His resurrection pronouncement, Jacob's trouble (Great tribulation), and His second coming to reign the earthly Millennial Kingdom until the coming down of the New Jerusalem in the new heaven and earth; God's plan was always directed to His people, Israel. She is a nation above all nations in our planet earth.

The phrase "unto you first" in the context was spoken to the Jews in confirmation of His plan under prophecy about the Messiah who is the redeemer of Israel. Clearly, Christ's visit to Israel had its relative purpose which was to save His people.

Luke 1:67-69

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⁶⁷And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸Blessed be the Lord God of ISRAEL; for HE HATH VISITED AND REDEEMED HIS PEOPLE,

⁶⁹And hath RAISED UP HORN OF SALVATION for us in the house of his servant David;

Peter and Zacharias knew so much about God's plan for Israel. They're aware that God's plan of salvation through His Son was set primarily to the house of Israel. It indicates that during the time of the raising up of God's Son on his WISE birth, it's underlying objective was FIRST directly viewed for the salvation of His people Israel, then I believed to Gentiles as well in the latter times once Israel got national repentance.

THE KINGDOM IS UPON THEM

Many Christians however thought that the ministry of Jesus Christ in the New Testament as appeared in the so-called four gospels was directly in view of the purpose to give salvation to all people without distinction. The verses below helped to direct your attention how that GOD'S KINGDOM was upon the Jews.

The context speaks about Christ pronouncement of giving up the kingdom which He offered to the house of Israel to be believed upon the spiritual and political leaders headed by their priests, scribes, elders, Pharisees, Sadducees, and all her rulers with all Jews from the most noble to the poorest.

Matthew 21:42-44

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⁴²Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

⁴³Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and GIVEN TO A NATION bringing forth the fruits thereof.

⁴⁴And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

Jesus' audience in this passage were priests, scribes and elders who find fault against Him on his performing miracles as to whose authority He did these things. And because of this, many sinners like the publicans and harlots believed Him. These religious leaders supposed to believe Him as the promised Messiah however they resisted Him at all times. The opposite happened when the most sinners came to believe Him as the savior of Israel when the kingdom was offered.

At the onset, this kingdom freely offered by Christ to Israel was taken out from the unbelieving Jews with its spiritual and religious leaders even in their political leaders respectively. He gave the kingdom to a nation not nations which I believed refers to certain group of believers who followed Christ and believed Him as the Messiah and promised king.

Let me add one other proof who are these recipients of the kingdom when Christ took it out from the unbelieving religious and political leaders. Maybe we can ask; What nation is Christ talking about when the kingdom shall be given to it?

Luke 12:31-33

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³¹But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

³²Fear not, LITTLE FLOCK; for it is your FATHER'S GOOD PLEASURE TO GIVE YOU THE KINGDOM.

The disciples headed by Peter were those who were called "little flock" and the primary recipients of the kingdom as the Father pleased. Many Christians thought it's God's command to us today to seek the kingdom of God. We are not in a position or situation to do that because that kingdom is not for us but the same nation of Israel comprising the little flock who were disciples and followers of Christ even John the Baptist. It's God's objective through Jesus as the savior of Israel to give them the kingdom and reign in David's throne. We're not in the position to apply this truth for our application today knowing that it belongs to His direct recipients when God is the LORD OF ISRAEL.

So, this is the summation of God's plan during the earthly ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ. He offered the kingdom with the gospel presentation "repent and be baptized for the kingdom of heaven is at hand " TO ISRAEL. Since the religious and political leaders were grossly motivated by Satan to oppose God's word of salvation by simply believing their MESSIAH, God took out the kingdom from them and gave it to the believing Jews more so with the LITTLE FLOCK (disciples and apostles) based on the God the Father's pleasure.

Relative to God's plan of salvation to Israel, John recorded how such many RECEIVE HIM AND HIS OWN RECEIVE HIM NOT.

John 1:10-12

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¹⁰He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

¹¹He came unto his own, and HIS OWN RECEIVE HIM NOT.

¹²But as many as RECEIVE HIM, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

There were two groups of Jews during their first encounter with THE MESSIAH. The "those who received him" and "those who receive him not". Why the term received was used? It was so because God raised up the visible Lord through the Spirit, made into the flesh and someone they can touch and had the power to manifest visible miracles for the infirmities of the flesh knowing that His dealings were primarily set for the earthly kingdom to be established on earth. This is the Davidic kingdom wherein the promised seed Jesus Christ shall reign for all eternity. In the book of Revelation there's a truth about the coming down of the New Jerusalem in the new heaven and new earth because the Millennial Kingdom will be expired. It's just a temporary kingdom ruled by Christ. The forever kingdom to be established is such mentioned in Rev. 21.

Revelation 21

And I saw a NEW HEAVEN and a NEW EARTH: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, NEW JERUSALEM, COMING DOWN FROM GOD OUT OF HEAVEN, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. ...

In this passage you can't see that the people are

classified or separated into races. Racial

discrimination is nowhere in the context of this

passage.

Let's go back into the account of Acts when Peter preached the whole people of Israel and face the GENERAL PUBLIC and reminded them about God's intent when He directed His plan to save His people.

Acts 3:25-26

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²⁵Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy SEED shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

²⁶Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, SENT HIM TO BLESS YOU, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

Indeed, Christ on the basis of His first coming was sent to bless ISRAEL and He then allegorically mentioned this blessing as BREAD for His children.

Matthew 15:25-27

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²⁵Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

²⁶But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the CHILDREN'S BREAD (Israel), and to cast it to DOGS (Gentiles) .

²⁷And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.

THE KINGDOM PROPHECY THROUGH ISRAEL

Zephaniah 3:7-9

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⁷I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.

⁸Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.

⁹For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve him with one consent.

This prophecy will be on its completion after this dispensation of grace. This phrase "until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy" is an account during the time when God shall pour out His anger or wrath which we called Great tribulation. Based on His plan throughout ages, this shall happen after the dispensation of Grace. It's the resumption period of the prophetic world to come when Christ poured out His wrath.

The next statement, "⁹For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve him with one consent" signifies the time in the second coming of Christ when He shall rule the people and turn their language into one just like the account in Genesis 11:1 when the people only spoke one language.

If there were Gentiles in time past and even during the kingdom era got save, it's because of the Jews who guide them and gave them the blessing not unless they directly believed Jesus as the Messiah and King of the Jews who will reign in David's throne. This is what Paul wrote to them who had given the law, who had the capacity to guide the blind Gentiles, and those who had no law.

Romans 2:18-20

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¹⁷Behold, THOU ART CALLED A JEW, and RESTEST IN THE LAW, and makest thy boast of God,

¹⁸And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

¹⁹And art confident that THOU THYSELF ART A GUIDE OF THE BLIND, a light of them which are in darkness,

²⁰An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of THE TRUTH IN THE LAW.

It's plain indeed what is the role of a Jew in time past as they had the law exclusive to them. This is something made them different from Gentiles. They had the bread of God, the truth about God which they have to obey and follow. This truth is what was called THE TRUTH IN THE LAW.

How about the truth today which is for the Body of Christ? Shall we be like them too? Is this the truth of the kingdom and about the kingdom which we also anticipated to come in the future? Could we claim those that God primarily and directly promised to ISRAEL during the time when He was called THE LORD OF ISRAEL? What is the truth for members of the body of Christ today? Let's contemplate and examine these things.

Romans 6:14

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¹⁴For sin shall not have dominion over you: for YE ARE NOT UNDER THE LAW, BUT UNDER GRACE.

The truth for today in matters of greatest issue of sin and salvation is not BY THE LAW BUT BY GRACE. How about the works of the law or to be bound by the duties of the law if you put yourself seems like a real Jew or by believing to yourself you're called a spiritual Jew? Notice this carefully how Paul made plain statements about the WORKS OF THE LAW.

Galatians 2:15-17

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¹⁵We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

¹⁶Knowing that a MAN IS NOT JUSTIFIED BY THE WORKS OF THE LAW, but BY THE FAITH OF JESUS CHRIST, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that WE MIGHT BE JUSTIFIED BY THE FAITH OF CHRIST, and NOT BY THE WORKS OF THE LAW: for by the WORKS OF THE LAW SHALL NO FLESH BE JUSTIFIED.

¹⁷But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.

If you think you're part of Christ's circumcision ministry then acknowledge the truth of putting yourself like a JEW who ahs the truth in the law. While Paul taught us those things for our learning, today we have to appreciate that there's a new dealing of God when God DIRECTLY revealed the truth about the truth of the mystery which he revealed to PAUL who is our minister and apostle today. To tell you openly, our secrets in the judgment seat will be tested by fire and that's we firmly believed on the basis of Paul's MY GOSPEL. ( 1 Cor. 3:10-15, Rom. 2:16)

Folks, it pays to know the distinctiveness of truths in the Scripture. Through the principle of rightly dividing the Word of truth you would see how magnificent is the wise plan of God over the ages. What common loopholes the world of Christianity today had committed in the truths revealed today is failure of understanding rightly dividing the word of truth in accordance to dispensational Bible study. God's actions revealed in the scriptures by all means and truth were classified as PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE.

Thanks for reading and paying attention to this informative dispensational study approach.

2 Timothy 2:15

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¹⁵STUDY TO SHEW THYSELF APPROVED UNTO GOD, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF TRUTH.

Grace and peace to you all.

SPIRITUAL ADULTERY: A DANGER TO THOSE WHO MISHANDLED AND MIXED UP THE TRUTH OF TODAY

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By: Bishop Albert Gran

Romans 7:1-6

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1 Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?

²For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.

³So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

⁴Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.

⁵For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

⁶But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.

This study was conceived as a matter of giving emphasis and consideration to the present reality which have had happened in the realm of Christianity of which majority are united in the stand of LIVING and ABIDING in the law of flesh, serving the flesh after the law which is the OLDNESS OF THE LETTER (Galatians 2:16).

It's interesting to note however that any believer of Christ had to recognize the power of God working in us today with the might brought by the gospel of Christ whereby we were made in Christ as His new creatures who had the strength to live, used the power of God and His might by the Spirit's tool which is the Word of God. Interestingly, it was expressed in accordance to the revelation of the mystery ( Eph. 2:10; Eph. 1:18-20; Eph 3:1-5; Eph 3:16).

Not just a thought but based on divine perspective in view of the revelation of the mystery, Paul from his pen through the Spirit gave us two major and distinct ways of living in this world. These two living way principles indeed were such realities obvious in the faith of every person regardless of his or her religion and denominational affiliation ( Romans 2:16). What are these two ways? Now, let's consider this fact.

A. LAW VS. GRACE

Romans 6:14

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¹⁴For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not UNDER THE LAW, but under GRACE.

B. FAITH VS. WORKS OF THE LAW

Romans 9:31-33

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³¹But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.

³²Wherefore? Because they sought it NOT BY FAITH, but as it were by the WORKS OFTHE LAW. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;

³³As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

C. WORKS VS. GRACE

Romans 11:5-7

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⁵Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

⁶And IF BY GRACE, then is it NO MORE OF WORKS: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

⁷What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.

Although these are three sets of passages presented here, but in summary there were just two-fold distinct operation in matters of every persons kind of living which not only possibly but definitely working and operating in his life.

This study will pose self evaluation to determine what kind of spirit being you are who's living in this world of vanity, devastation, and or corruption. Are you craving towards meritorious act of self reliance to gain salvation and favor from God with that condemnation of hell, establishing own righteousness to gain men's approval only? Haven't not faith to the free gift of salvation that our Lord Jesus Christ has offered from the eternal condemnation of hell and such made you obtained the position as one NEW MAN in Christ with life classified as all triumphant and victorious in spite sufferings?

OUR LIVING IN GRACE IS FREEDOM

Our relationship with Christ in this dispensation of grace allegorically compared with the relationship of husband and wife.

Clearly, Paul addressed this instruction to those who KNOW THE LAW. Without doubt these are those who had given the law, specifically the people of Israel who were avid teachers and doers of the Law God preached by Moses for their obedience. Accordingly, we clearly understood the benefits which were gained and profited by Israelites in terms of THE LAW.

Romans 9

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1 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,

²That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.

³For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:

⁴Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of THE LAW, and the service of God, and the promises;

⁵Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

In time past, God clearly mandated those covenanted people, the people of Israel who had received THE LAW. This is that which have had DOMINION AND RULE OVER THEM. The body of human flesh had no choice to oppose and ignore it. They had to live consistently to the mandate of God's COMMANDMENTS so anyone, being a Jew or Gentile proselyte could have had peaceful relationship with God and received fleshly blessings from the fruit of their labor and in the land as God caused them to do it in condition of one's performing action and obedience to it.

Another featuring account of God's dealing in time past is that those who will not live and abide by THE LAW were subjected to corresponding curses knowing it's a total missing the mark (sin) of not submitting God's word because the LAW is the truth of God in time past.

In other words, this is a way to challenge God's justice and establish righteousness brought by His statutes and laws, thus made him execute his punishment and immediate judgement which is visible in the flesh.

Joshua 8:33-35

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³³And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.

³⁴And afterward he READ ALL THE WORDS OF THE LAW, THE BLESSINGS AND CURSINGS, according to all that is written in the book of the law.

³⁵There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them.

Clearly, it's evident that to be in subjection under the law, there had been much significance in matters of CONDITIONAL DEALINGS which God himself instructed to His people through the mouth of His prophets.

Bible believers often thought these instructions in accord to the law seems the WAY or the SAME WAY God has dealt the church the Body of Christ with Paul as our apostle and minister in our time. Unknowingly, many remarkable attempts done by lots of preachers and church ministers today had viewed their services in application of the Mosaic law. Recent doctrines about the physical and fleshly manifestation of God in view of the conditions stated above were such thoughts believed to be the same principles operating in this dispensation of grace. However we found that those were just cliches and viewed traditional doctrines in accordance to the law. Those were things Paul says which are something corresponding the OLDNESS OF THE LETTER.

The OT LAW which was continued in the NT so-called four gospels correspond to the OLDNESS OF THE LETTER which Paul in the context the members of the Body of Christ are being delivered (verse 6).

WHY SPIRITUAL ADULTERY?

Please notice these verses:

Romans 7:1-6

1 Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?

²For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.

As I wrote above, recipients of these verses speaks about the people of Israel that know the law, except those Gentiles today who believed they're called "SPIRITUAL JEWS" and became MOSAIC LAW ABIDERS. It's a fact nowadays that many Gentiles who were Christians held the doctrines in the Jewish religion, establishing righteousness which is of the law, doing services in accordance to the law.

DISPENSATIONAL UNDERSTANDING IN THIS ALLEGORICAL MARRIAGE TYPE RELATIONSHIP

Folks, there is deeper wisdom in light with this passage that the Lord through Paul would want us to convey.

Many verses in Scriptures helped us understand that Christ 's relationship to Israel is a type of marriage bond and or husband-wife relationship. I believed he used an allegorical illustration for the church the Body of Christ in these set of passages found in Romans 7.

I perceived that Christ through Paul had in mind about his dealings in comparison between them who knew the law (the people of Israel in time past) and WE(v.6) who were DELIVERED FROM THE LAW AND SERVED IN THE NEWNESS OF THE SPIRIT.

MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP IN THE DISPENSATION OF LAW

In time past account, God gave the law to Moses to be His words for the people of Israel to obey. He indeed established conditions of SET BLESSINGS in physical nature and CURSINGS in view of physical afflictions such as plagues, nature disaster which God Himself caused against evil doers may it His own people who disobeyed Him.

God's dealing to the people of Israel is purely a commonwealth of Israel whereby the WORD OF GOD AND THE TRUTH were big issues FOUND IN THE LAW ( Eph. 2:11-12). THE LAW is a view type of relationship in the allegorical marriage of God to the NATION ISRAEL.

The people of Israel had to stick to be obedient to the law of her husband as long as he lives. This is the clear indication of which a MAN WHO IS CALLED A JEW should keep and observe THE LAW because this is the condition current in the time wherein her husband (speaking of Israel) was yet alive. Even the time prior Christ's death, the ACCOUNT OF THE LAW was still in view to be established when someone wants to find the truth about the God of Israel.

OLD TESTAMENT

Proverbs 3:1-3

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1 My son, FORGET NOT MY LAW; but let thine heart KEEP MY COMANDMENTS:

²For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

³Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

NEW TESTAMENT

John 14:14-16

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¹⁴If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

¹⁵If ye love me, KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS.

¹⁶And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

In these verses in view of comparison, THE LAW and COMMANDMENT KEEPERS have to implore in based on THE LAW. Even in the truths and doctrines communicated by John and the 12 apostles, such were truths in view of the law and the commandments. Every man who is called JEW must show love to God and render services to Him in view of KEEPING COMMANDMENTS.

To sum it up, it's the condition in the so-called four gospel account how a man implore the commandments pertinent to the kingdom and about the kingdom to be established ON EARTH in consonance TO THE MOSAIC LAW.

It's observable therefore how God in time past prior the ushering of this dispensation of grace became deeply jealous when His people associated another god or gods for worship of which instant punishment was executed among the violators. Along this notion is the verdict to call his people an adulteress or someone committed a SPRITUAL ADULTERY due to recognizing small gods in behalf of the ALMIGHTY GOD IN HEAVEN. In other words, that's an ultimate violation of the moral law which is: "Thou shall not have other gods before me".

Exodus 20:4-6

King James Version (KJV)

⁴THOU SHALL NOT MAKE UNTO THEE ANY GRAVEN IMAGE, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

⁵Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a JEALOUS GOD, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

⁶And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS.

A SUDDEN DEATH OF HER HUSBAND

This is today's current allegorical relationship with Christ and of God TO SERVE IN THE NEWNESS OF THE SPIRIT under the dispensation of grace. This relationship has to be preserved and not to be stained again with THE YOKE OF BONDAGE, THE LAW for doing such is an indication of committing SPIRITUAL ADULTERY when going back to the law.

Christ had already put an end OF THE LAW at the cross of Calvary ( Romans 10:4, Col. 2:13-15). Now, Paul proclaimed that our justification should not be by the law but by the faith of Christ's blood (Rom. 3:24-25). It's His offering of grace which made us enjoy the assurance of salvation and fellowship with one another in the fellowship of the mystery (Tit. 2:11, Eph. 3:9).

An allegory of the BOC's current marriage relationship is something must not BE ADULTERATED BY LIVING UNDER THE LAW AND MIXING DOCTRINES WITH THAT OF THE REVIVED MOSAIC LAW as in the case of the churches of Galatia wherein many perverted the gospel of Christ and went back to establish works for righteousness ( Romans 6:14, 2 Cor. 4:2).

A CALL TO LIVE BY GRACE

Romans 7:4-5

King James Version (KJV)

⁵For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

Romans 6:6-10

King James Version (KJV)

1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

²God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

³Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

⁴Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should WALK IN NEWNESS OF LIFE.

⁵For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

⁶Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

⁷For he that is dead is freed from sin.

⁸Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:

⁹Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.

¹⁰For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.

After knowing the Church's present relationship, our services to God must be akin to SERVE IN THE NEWNESS OF THE SPIRIT AND NOT IN THE OLDNESS OF THE LETTER. What if many today served the OLDNESS OF THE LETTER instead having services in THE NEWNESS OF THE SPIRIT?

Paul was very emphatic by saying that "ye also are BECOME DEAD TO LAW BY THE BODY OF CHRIST" ( Romans 7:4). So why revived the law in our present service in the dispensation of grace? Would you like to commit a spiritual adultery after knowing your standing in the present relationship you had with Christ?

Since we were already dead to the law what does it imply? It implies to LIVE IN ACCORDANCE TO GRACE .

Folks, don't ever wish for yourself to LIVE UNDER THE LAW IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF ISRAEL after knowing that the present relationship with Jesus Christ to the Church, the Body of Christ is the WAY OF GRACE when THE LAW WAS PUT TO DEATH ON THAT CROSS AND NO LESS THE KIND OF SERVICE WE HAVE TO MANIFEST BEFORE HIM.

If you want to commit spiritual adultery then preach and teach MIXED UP TRUTHS.

Grace and Peace,

PRAISE AND WORSHIP IN SINGING ONLY: THE MOST MISUSED IDEA

2013-03-14T08:23:00.003-07:00

PRAISE AND WORSHIP IN SINGING MISUNDERSTOOD SONGS VS. PRAISE AND WORSHIP THROUGH BIBLE STUDY RIGHTLY DIVIDING

By: Bishop Albert B. Gran

2 Chronicles 7:2-4

2 And the priest could not enter into the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord's house.

3 And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord upon the house, they BOWED THEMSELVES with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and WORSHIPPED, and PRAISED the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

4 Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the Lord

This Old Testament citation is a proof to tell adherents of PRAISE AND WORSHIP that such is not only and can only be understood IN SINGING OR IN VIEW OF MUSIC.

At the onset, we found that the priest BOWED THEMSELVES when they worshipped and praise the Lord God.

HOW DID YOU PRAISE AND WORSHIP GOD TODAY?

This article was designed to warn today's Christian youth regarding the issue of "Praise and Worship" which majority thought a sole activity and manifestation in the pouring out of melodious voices to the Lord accompanied by the rhythmic banging of musical instruments . In the long run it is thereby associated like what had happened to those believers in time of Paul who spoke in tongues and yet they became like Barbarians unto the unbelieving hearers.

MUSIC AND SATAN

^{Ezekiel 28:11-18}

¹¹Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

¹²Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

¹³Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, theemerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

¹⁴Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.

¹⁵Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was

found in thee.

¹⁶By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.

¹⁷Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.

¹⁸Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.

The Lord God gave a word to prophet Ezekiel concerning the king of Tyrus who in the context ascribed the anointed cherub and described in v.11 as someone who accounted the sum of angels and thus, sealest the sum for he was known as the "son of the morning" as it read: Isaiah 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, SON OF THE MORNING! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

It's good to understand the fact about the origin of Satan before he became an adversary of God connecting the sense when Ezekiel wrote about him. Lucifer, the anointed cherub of God led the angels in heaven of which in scriptures they were called morning stars. Lucifer had possessed the title as "SON OF THE MORNING", and a very special creation of God who was perfect in beauty.

How does this set of verses relate to Lucifer as a musician? It's clear in verse 14 and I quote: Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: THE WORKMANSHIP OF THY TABRETS AND OF THY PIPES WAS PREPARED IN THEE IN THE DAY THAT THOU WAST CREATED.

Music was already an innate passion of Lucifer and it's plain to believe how he was skillful in tabret, a tabor or small tambourine and a pipe player. It made me believed how he was chosen as a lead conductor when the morning stars (host of angels) sing to the Lord of host, our God Almighty.

^{Job 38: 7}When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy........

The morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy. It's very plain according to the word of God through Job how angels were accustomed to do their activity in heaven who were singing and shouted for joy such like having praise and worship.

If angels shouted for joy to the Lord in heaven why can't we as men don't do it? We should! As those adherents of praise and worship through singing emphasized like our Pentecostal friends and other charismatic evangelicals.

THE RHYTHM SATAN PLAYED AGAINST GOD'S WORD

Mind you, Lucifer's activity before he became Satan the adversary played a vital role to exalt the majestic name of God as the most High God, the creator of heaven and earth. He came to the point of becoming like THE MOST HIGH through pride, envy and jealousness and thus, he was lifted up with P-R-I-D-E. And because of this, God cast him down and his PRIDE made him SATAN the ADVERSARY, and THE DEVIL.

As music was part of his innate passion, Satan who was known as Lucifer would certainly use it as a scheme to sway all people in the world even to the point of penetrating to God's people SO THAT THEY WOULD RATHER HOLD ON TO SATAN'S MUSICAL SCHEME using songs about God but void of understanding and had the least approach of grace and in contrast, the law still. If Satan can quote God's word in scriptures, he can cause worshippers to sing songs about God but certainly singing without understanding and his instruments were measures to cover the heart of God's people as the rhythms banging in the chambers of their hearts in a 100% wavelength AGAINST THE WORD OF GOD UNHEARD AND MISUNDERSTOOD.

Let not this article be misunderstood but the real intent of the author will simply give you a consideration to think that the devil had used this element or scheme to sway many believers who rendered much praise and worship IN SOLE SINGING instead having PRAISE AND WORSHIP THROUGH BIBLE STUDY RIGHTLY DIVIDING. As the Pentecostal system emerged which popularly used singing as the sole element of worshipping and praising the Lord, many teens and even elderly worshippers declined the time spent for self-edification and enhancement from the real source which is THE WORD OF GOD. The reality speaks wise even in Christian churches how much singing lessens the quality time spent for Bible study. It's very notable that PRAISE AND WORSHIP SINGING hampers the essentiality in giving attendance to reading and exhortation to gain power and might from the Lord AND HIS WORDS.

It's obvious then that lapses and undisciplined Pentecostal application may turn out to be for the occasion of the flesh which is no longer evident to worship the Lord most especially when the song being sang was not dispensationally in context as pretty obvious like SINGING VOID OF UNDERSTANDING.

THE ELEMENTS OF GRACE SONGS:

1. GRACE SONGS WERE SERVED TO TEACH AND ADMONISH ONE ANOTHER

Colossians 3: 16

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; TEACHING AND ADMONISHING ONE ANOTHER in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

2. GRACE SONGS WERE MEANS TO SPEAK ONE ANOTHER

3. GRACE SONGS WERE BASIS TO MAKE MELODY IN YOUR HEART TO THE LORD

Ephesians 5:18-19

King James Version (KJV)

¹⁸And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

¹⁹Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and

making melody in your heart to the Lord;

Note: The issue about which one is a true type of praise and worship between DRY SINGING AND JOLLY SINGING is a childish issue in the church. To make melody IN ONE'S INDIVIDUAL HEART TO THE LORD can be done WITH or WITHOUT musical instruments. Paul made it plain how in singing THE GRACE OF GOD AND HIS WAYS IN THIS AGE OF GRACE can be promoted to anyone. The fact is: THERE IS A DOCTRINAL IMPLICATION IN VIEW OF RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF TRUTH IF YOU WANT TO QUALIFY YOUR SINGING AS WE KNEW ITS PURPOSE IS TO TEACH, ADMONISH, AND SPEAK FOR ONE ANOTHER ASIDE FROM MAKING MELODY IN YOUR HEART TO THE LORD.

Not all Christian songs in our times are savored and seasoned with GRACE in view of right division FOR UNDERSTANDING SAKE as the instruction calls for. Hear ye beloved of God that "When ye sing, sing with understanding" and "singing with GRACE and make melody in your heart to the Lord" ( Psa. 47:7; 1 Cor. 14:15; Col. 3:16). Although in all songs and singing renditions melody was present yet the foremost thing failed is GRACE AND UNDERSTANDING. This means that singing has to be associated with DOCTRINAL INFORMATION ABOUT GRACE AND THE GRACE OF GOD which promote and introduced who our God is in the present dispensation of grace where we are fitted in. It's not a presupposed notion but a sensible and honest recognition if you do things pleasant before God in the area of singing. While the elements of singing (GRACE AND UNDERSTANDING) are gone because the emphasis were set to melodic instruments, worshippers unknowingly separates themselves to listen God's voice from the printed copies available in KJV for English for they turn much of their lips praising God as they claimed things not in view of His dealings under grace due lack of understanding about GOD'S MYSTERY IN CHRIST TO PROVIDE UNTO US FULL AND COMPLETE PACKAGE OF RICHES, GLORY AND HEAVENLY BLESSINGS IN THE DISPENSATION OF GRACE.

1 Corinthians 14:15

What 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.

IF YOU INTEND GOD WON'T SNUB YOUR SONG THEN SING WITH UNDERSTANDING. HOWEVER PEOPLE WILL SNUB YOUR SONG IF YOU SING OUT OF TUNE.

MOST PEOPLE LIKED THE SONG'S TUNE THE MOST EVEN IF THE SONG'S WORDS ARE UNCLEAR BUT THEY NEVER LIKE THE SONG WHEN THE TUNE IS OUT.

Grace and peace to you.

2013-03-12T07:47:00.000-07:00

CHURCH, THE BODY OF CHRIST: THE

PRAISE OF HIS GLORY

By: Bishop Albert Gran

Ephesians 1

King James Version (KJV)

1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:

²Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

³Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

⁴According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

⁵Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

⁶To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

⁷In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

⁸Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;

⁹Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

¹⁰That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:

¹¹In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

¹²That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.

¹³In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

¹⁴Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.

Members of the church which is His body or the church the body of Christ has purely set by God in our times as the focal assembly wherein fellowship of the mystery shall be made known unto all the world concerning the riches of God's grace, unto the glory of all those who believe on Him to life everlasting with that unfathomable grace of God which He made known to all lost sinners.

Let everyone who knew Christ be refreshed once again such tremendous attempt of God to inform all human kind about the greatness of His love toward us, with the love you never experience in this world. Human love is demonstrated conditionally but the love of God was presented to all without condition of doing something, except to be responded BY FAITH and be accepted and claimed as yours and a means of His GIFT for you.

A DISTINCT CHURCH

The wisdom of God was no less hidden throughout world history except for the truth in our current time by which it was described as HIDDEN, KEPT SECRET or the MYSTERY which is now revealed through Paul. From ages to ages, God communed to people from the past to make known His wisest counsel and prudence so that people shall not be deficit of His knowledge and wisdom. He used diverse means how He could revealed His perfect plan to the seed of humanity. He preserved His words through copies just to make it more beneficial to those who ideally make use the light of His revelation. It takes an utmost love and passion to succumb the idea how important is the sole reliance of that given revelation whereby God shared His heavenly blessings, wise dealings, long-time decision, life everlasting, and our blessedness in this dispensation of grace. Through the church, the Body of Christ which was purchased by His own blood, by which you became part of it, God convey His wisdom, so that through your instrumentality many would see the glorious light of the gospel effectually working in you that believe. It's always amazing to delight the wondrous love of God which was shed abroad in our hearts as if you see the glorious image of God shining in you and within you.

The church, the Body of Christ made so much and greatest significance to prove the reason in spite of nothingness and deep poverty, leaving the highest state of God when He took the form of a servant, and out of deep sacrifices gave Himself for the church so you can be exalted today, with the position based on your standing before God as His heir and fellow-heir with Christ until the judgment seat when you receive the things done in your body.

Our church was not inherited from the tradition of men whereby many thought it was directly given to Peter who holds the keys and had given the charge to loose and bound or in view of the man-made church after Peter's to be the vicar of Christ with the succession of leadership centering the Vatican city. Along with this notion is the man-made protestant denominational groups authored by some of its founders by which their ministers called for allegiance defending their founded church in spite of being far from the truth and not giving importance to that which was designed by God before the foundation of the world. Many ministers nowadays had not properly understood that the local church or the assembly can be a bridge to convey the truth of God's wisest counsel regarding God's plan of redemption to all lost sinners. It's not the building that conveys the message but the people who were worshipping God in that building. Many were hailing for the titles and names of their own church so as making it more popular, the strongest group or organization so to speak, and even more powerful than the other, however, not made realize what forms of doctrines these churches are founded upon especially in the doctrine of salvation for many established works instead of faith in the grace of God as our precious GIFT . Mostly, local churches tend to be legalistic and establishing set of rules and putting yoke to every member applying the if-then principles that calls for their management. This unspoken attempt is a popular actions done in both unbelieving and believing organizations though appearing to be preaching Christ which for me adhere the same principle in the name of HUMAN TRADITION.

Let the wonderful story of God's plan for the church, the Body of Christ shall become part in your life today. Know through revelation what's this Body of Christ about for your GLORY and GLORIFICATION. I'm not against tradition but I adhere to good tradition which is the tradition of God, not the man-made tradition of founding churches which is for and emphasis about local buildings or place of worship, however a church in light with the glorious image of His Son brought by the gospel with the true church ordained by God before the foundation of the world by which in wise ways talks about the nurtured men and women who had been established by the grace of God and the doctrines of the mystery of God towards us Gentiles today. This is the church which was purchased by Christ's own precious blood. The church or churches many who would want to be part of had not brought the sole gospel of salvation and eternal life presentation on the basis of Christ's precious blood alone.

The Biblical church of God ordained to Peter frankly speaking is about the kingdom which shall be on earth in view of the gospel presentation that the KINGDOM IS AT HAND. This is the kingdom of David promised to be for everlasting and Jesus Christ is the heir of David's throne by which He shall reign, reigning the people with rod and iron. Again the emphasis is "THY KINGDOM COME". The term come should not be understood to be in heaven for the spatial location had its source to COME which had its vicinity to mean down or below and therefore the emphasis is ON EARTH. Opposite to what we desire after the dissolution of our vile body to be present with the Lord which we all knew the place where Paul has been brought in his vision seeing things cannot be uttered by words. That's the ABODE OF GOD the place we called HEAVEN and not the conjectured and presumed heaven to mean symbolically a life classified with pleasures and merriment in this world.

The church the body of Christ has nothing to do with Christ reigning with rod and iron knowing that every saint shall be considered rulers casting judgments based on the wise counsel of God in accordance to truth and righteousness judging angels in the heavenly realm. The heavenly seats have to be vacated by the church members in the heavenly glory. Yours has the church to be IN or OUT of this long promised church ever had in the mind of Christ which is something revealed in the "BUT NOW".

Let me share to you this position that all of these plans of God set for today had been shared by God through revelation as something available in the church distinct from the past age or time's past and it's available in Paul's "MY GOSPEL". It's a good thing to know how that God created this special unique organization for you to be accounted and function in accordance to the measure of your faith and love in Christ Jesus.

WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT BELIEVERS BEFORE THE OFFERING OF REDEMPTION THROUGH THE BLOOD OF CHRIST DURING HIS EARTHLY MINISTRY AND EVEN UNDER THE LAW?

Although the plan of redemption was set for the kingdom church in the new covenant as type of the blood of animals and sacrifices under the Old Covenant, the manifestation of Christ's first advent was purely a drive looking forward to the kingdom church having had its precepts in view of the new covenant with the same presentation of Christ's blood to find perfect rest and remission of sins to those who believe. However, the resumption of prophetic law was still in view of the kingdom church by which God Himself will cause His word to be written in their hearts.

Certainly, there were two Biblical churches whose foundation was built by God and Christ Himself alone namely: the kingdom church promised to Peter and the church the Body of Christ which for many centuries past our very own apostle, the apostle Paul had called you to be part of it.

God's desires in us is to embrace and stand firmly to the true church which God Himself organized and not to what was presumed by many as though ordained by Christ and yet not in our current times. Let's be astute in the firm foundation of our faith developing the soundness of truth trumpeting to every one's heart telling them IF YOUR NOT FOR GOD then by far YOU'RE FOR MEN.

Our task as agent of rightly dividing the word of truth soundly harmonizes God's simple plan for the ages simply similar as when He divides heaven and earth. Because he had a plan in heaven, it's logically sensible to say there's a church or collected assembly for HEAVEN to be blissfully occupied by the members of the church, the saints in the Body of Christ. And the fact that He also had plans on earth, God set the nation Israel, containing 12 tribes through which the Son of Man was promised to be the legal heir of David's throne, to be introduced by someone preaching in the wilderness in the person of John the Baptist along with repentance and baptism for the kingdom of heaven is at hand , who also represented by the 12 apostles with Peter as the leader of the kingdom church which is ON EARTH and thus, the ushering the New Jerusalem in the New Heaven and New Earth as the old heaven and earth will be vanished.

Review the words of God stated above and you'll definitely see the amazing glory of God's grace through the CHURCH, THE BODY OF CHRIST.

Simply consider the pure grace alternatives and perspectives affecting the CHURCH WHERE YOU THINK YOU ARE IN.

Grace and peace!

ARE YOU APOLLOS' TYPE?

2013-02-23T08:59:00.001-08:00

GALATIANS SERIES EXPOSITION
(Lesson 1 - Galatians 1:1-2)
By: Bishop Albert Gran

Another time to commune with the Lord in His precious words praying somehow many would appreciate the cause to have fellowship in the mystery. The power and wisdom of God working in us that believe are always in effect and in response to His written word redounding many thankful hearts. The special manifestation of God's active dealings to us-ward Jews and Gentiles in the BOC today are always in reflection when our spirit commune with him through His word, the written revelation and not through intuition, inner feelings and emotions, and or other third revelation . This is where the deep things of God which springs forth wisdom which also caused every believer in Christ at all cases triumphant in Him.

My prayers that this personal project of expressing God's word and my delight in it, along the objective for doctrinal soundness and teachings, could somehow encourage many believers who were tied by traditions, legalism, and religious outbreak that result blunder and ignorance to the written word of God - not bound in the original manuscripts, but through the faithful copies of God's word preserved in the English language, the KJV.

The blessedness of all Jews and Gentiles today, and of course the Jews in our times in the Body of Christ, with His plans eternally in the heavens, was unique in its sense. It was introduced to us in our recent time, the period called "The dispensation of the grace of God" in simple Pauline way, upon the pureness of His grace, and in the approach based on the real account where God's demonstration of grace has been declared to every human kind. This is on the account of God's reconciliation program by the death of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ (2 Cor. 5:19-21).

Let's begin this study and may our hearts and minds will see throughout how God revealed his agenda for the Body of Christ through the instrumentality of Paul, his commissioning and apostleship, revealing all his epistles for our grandeur so we could have sound words of wisdom with faith unfeigned and not wavered.

Galatians 1

King James Version (KJV)

1 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)

PAUL THE APOSTLE

The authorship of this epistle remains unquestioned, however along the way of Paul's ministry, many had questioned his "apostleship" even from within those who were already in the church.

The significance of his apostleship and his being the truth bearer of God's word in this age of grace is always linked to the resurrection power of the Lord Jesus Christ. This is a direct calling and appointment when after the resurrection of Jesus Christ gave a special revelation, called "the mystery" which contain a new set of dealing, unique gospel and mode of divine intervention which purely worked out our inner man and so therefore produce a grace walk in our outward man with fear of God and trembling.

Not of men, neither by men... It's interesting to understand this phrase to prove that the person who is the center of Paul's apostleship was described here as no longer a "man" although there's an instance where he became human in so far as the account of His earthly ministry during the walks and affairs of the 12 apostles declaring the gospel of the kingdom in consonance with the earthly plan of God for the nation Israel. Christ appeared to Paul and revealed an information as the Lord God in heaven, revealing the spiritual things of God, the deep things of God for His heavenly plan and purpose. The most significant thing was that, it was centered to the saints in the church which is the Body of Christ (1 Tim. 3: 14-16).

Though Paul by his own uttered statement claim himself as one born out of due time, yet his calling is very remarkable through which God can share his good news for you today. Paul and his apostleship was the reason why you obtained the truth of your salvation in our time. It's in the revelation of the grace of God brought by the "MY GOSPEL" declared by Paul from his pen to you as Christ speaking to you today so you can be reconciled back to Him and have fellowship with His Son, and so therefore accepted in the beloved.

TO WHOM THIS EPISTLE WAS DELIVERED?

²And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:

And all the brethren which are with me.... This phrase for me had significant points or issues to deal with. First issue is the possibility through at the onset Paul referred it to the believers literally with Paul who was with him when he wrote this epistle. Secondly, it would refer to those believers who stand firmly following the gospel which they believed. It's a good thing to notice here why Paul used "which" instead of "who". Literally, it would supposed to have its rendition as: " And all the brethren who are with me...." It's my picture after I figure it out that the believers following the gospel of the grace of God which they took benefit from Paul, and thus "with me". So if you are with Paul, you're in particular with the mystery truth, the gospel of the grace of God which you believed.

unto the churches of Galatia....Paul's missionary journey had much significance in matters of understanding God's delineated purpose in regard to his apostleship and how he built up churches and gathered believers who followed Paul and believed the gospel distinct from circumcision gospel which were for the Jews especially on the gospel preached by the 12 apostles concurrent in the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ " Preaching that the kingdom of heaven" is at hand with the manifestation of "repentance and baptism" for the remission of sins.

In this verse there were two-fold respondents we can glimpse as far as the recipients of this epistle is concerned. It's first addressed to the believers "which are" (not "which were" to emphasize the present standing in the present age of pure grace believers not mixed up doctrines) with Paul. This is the sense through which I inclined to mean those who followed the gospel of the grace of God and had sound grace teachings and doctrines. Secondly, it was addressed directly to the churches of Galatia. Let's consider these churches of Galatia in the account of Acts when Luke record these things:

Acts 16:5-7

King James Version (KJV)

⁵And so were the CHURCHES ESTABLISHED IN THE FAITH, and increased in number daily.
⁶Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of GALATIA, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to PREACH THE WORD in Asia,
⁷After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.

It's clear according to the book of Acts that Paul had gone to the region of Galatia wherein the churches (collective believers and not the church buildings)are established in the faith. In other words, these churches were followers first to the gospel with sound doctrines ever been learned and that which had been taught to these people who heard the preaching of the grace of God (Acts 20:24). In his missionary journey, the content of the gospel centers "the grace of God" as sole basis of the established faith. This is the "PREACH THE WORD" wherein Paul was bound in chain. I cannot find all along the way in the Acts of Paul where he declared "Repent and be baptized for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand". The latter gospel is not the gospel by which Galatian churches are established in the faith to mean that the apostles before Paul like Peter, James, etc. had begotten them in the gospel which they preached in view of the commission of Jesus Christ and His circumcision ministry.

Acts 18:22-24

King James Version (KJV)

²²And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.

²³And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the COUNTRY OF GALATIA and Phrygia in order, STRENGTHENING ALL THE DISCIPLES.

²⁴And a certain Jew named APOLLOS, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.

It's clear to this effect that there were disciples in Galatia who were established in the faith through the demonstration and gospel preaching of Paul however, there's a man mighty in the scriptures whose name is Apollos through which his understanding and background adheres the gospel and teachings of the 12 apostles under the kingdom with the gospel of the kingdom. I also was confident he's one contributor who caused the mixed up doctrines causing blunder to the Galatians of which Paul reprimanded them to the point of calling them " Foolish Galatians" and one subject of division in the book of Corinth by which many members had said " I AM OF APOLLOS" (1 Cor. 1: 11-13; 1 Cor. 3: 3-5)

Though Apollos was a man mighty in the scriptures, it's interesting to note that his baptism was in accord to that of the baptism of John and thus made him vitally know through Priscilla and Aquila about the way of the Lord more perfectly. This is the way of grace which was found in the gospel of the grace of God, the mystery truth kept secret since the world begun. Let's be fair to say Paul had contemporary kingdom saints during His missionary journey working along the early period of the dispensation of grace but needs to know what information current in the time when the Lord gave mercy to Paul in view of grace with the gospel concerning the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. Consider how remarkable is the transition period wherein the "WAY OF GOD MORE PERFECTLY" has to be taught to those who followed John's baptism and especially who embraced the circumcision gospel and establish righteousness UNDER THE LAW.

Acts 18:18-27

King James Version (KJV)

¹⁸And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.

¹⁹And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
²⁰When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;
²¹But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
²²And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.
²³And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.
²⁴And a certain Jew named APOLLOS, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.
²⁵This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, KNOWING ONLY THE BAPTISM OF JOHN.
²⁶And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the WAY OF GOD MORE PERFECTLY.
²⁷And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much WHICH HAD BELIEVED THROUGH GRACE;

If you are a preacher today and you are a type of Apollos, let me share you some encouragements to personally decipher and perceive thoughts why there's a need for you to know "THE WAY OF GOD" more perfectly. I believed it's the way to be certain there's a MYSTERY in the soundness of information you got to know. The information about the grace of God. Today, I emphasized, the PURE MESSAGE OF GRACE not to be mixed with the doctrines and teachings of APOLLOS, though mighty in scriptures and much knowledge about JOHN'S BAPTISM. John's baptism is all but similar to that of the 12 apostles. The gospel brought by one (Paul) who was born out of due time is yours today and it's in his received revelation where you can UNDERSTAND THE WAY OF GOD PRAISE AND WORSHIP IN SINGING MISUNDERSTOOD SONGS VS. PRAISE AND WORSHIP THROUGH BIBLE STUDY RIGHTLY DIVIDING

By: Bishop Albert B. Gran

2 Chronicles 7:2-4

King James Version (KJV)

²And the priests could not enter into the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord's house.

³And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord upon the house, they BOWED THEMSELVES with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and WORSHIPPED, and PRAISED the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

⁴Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the Lord.

This Old Testament citation is a proof to tell adherents of PRAISE AND WORSHIP that such is not only and can only be understood IN SINGING OR IN VIEW OF MUSIC.

At the onset, we found that the priest BOWED THEMSELVES when the worshipped and praise the Lord God.

HOW DID YOU PRAISE AND WORSHIP GOD TODAY?

MUSIC AND SATAN

^{Ezekiel 28:11-18}

¹¹Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

¹²Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

¹³Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

¹⁴Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.

¹⁵Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

It's good to understand the fact about the origin of Satan before he became an adversary of God connecting the sense when Ezekiel wrote about him. Lucifer, the anointed cherub of God led the angels in heaven of which in scriptures they were called morning stars. Lucifer had possessed the title as "SON OF THE MORNING", and a very special creation of God who was perfect in beauty.

^{Job 38: 7}When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy........

THE RHYTHM SATAN PLAYED AGAINST GOD'S WORD

Let not this article be misunderstood but the real intent of the author will simply give you a consideration to think that the devil had used this element or scheme to sway many believers who rendered much praise and worship IN SOLE SINGING instead having PRAISE AND WORSHIP THROUGH BIBLE STUDY RIGHTLY DIVIDING. As the Pentecostal system emerged which popularly used singing as the sole element of worshipping and praising the Lord, many teens and even elderly worshippers declined the time spent for self-edification and enhancement from the real source which is THE WORD OF GOD. The reality speaks wise even in Christian churches how much singing lessen the quality time spent for Bible study. It's very notable that PRAISE AND WORSHIP SIGNING hampers the essentiality in giving attendance to reading and exhortation to gain power and might from the Lord AND HIS WORDS.

THE ELEMENTS OF GRACE SONGS:

1. GRACE SONGS WERE SERVED TO TEACH AND ADMONISH ONE ANOTHER

Colossians 3: 16

^"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; TEACHING AND ADMONISHING ONE ANOTHER in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord."

2. GRACE SONGS WERE MEANS TO SPEAK ONE ANOTHER

3. GRACE SONGS WERE BASIS TO MAKE MELODY IN YOUR HEART TO THE LORD

Ephesians 5:18-20

King James Version (KJV)

¹⁸And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

¹⁹Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

1 Corinthians 14:15

What 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.

IF YOU INTEND GOD WON'T SNUB YOUR SONG SING WITH UNDERSTANDING. HOWEVER PEOPLE WILL SNUB YOUR SONG IF YOU SING OUT OF TUNE.

MOST PEOPLE LIKED TUNE THE MOST EVEN IF THE SONG'S WORDS ARE UNCLEAR BUT THEY NEVER LIKE THE SONG WHEN THE TUNE IS OUT.

Grace and peace to you.

MORE PERFECTLY.

Grace and peace!

SALVATION NOW AND IN THE FUTURE

2013-01-25T19:44:00.002-08:00

By: Bishop Albert Gran

Romans 5:9-10

King James Version (KJV)

⁹Much more then, being NOW justified by his blood, we SHALL BE SAVED from WRATH through him.
¹⁰For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

I keep on assessing how truthful and true Preterism is as a branch of eschatological view and validating whether or not it commenced God's plan concerning our future salvation after believing their so-called "fulfilled eschatology". Later, I found it as a twist in the ordained purpose in accordance to the mystery for this Age of grace.

In light of Pauline perspective, these verses made us think about the two-fold processes Christ made for our completion (the justification process) and the about to complete our salvation (shall be saved from wrath). Therefore, it sums up an idea that we're already saved from sins and yet to be saved from the wrath to come (eschatological fulfillment of things especially those that accord in the prophecy truth) Rom. 4:5, 5: 8-10; 1 Thes: 1:10)

In acknowledgement of God's plan I found PAST COMPLETION AND FUTURE COMPLETION in regard to the doctrine of eschatology as also pertinent to the hope of saints in the Body of Christ which is an independent hope in view of God's earthly prophetic plan for the nation Israel (Rom. 5:9-10).

NOW JUSTIFIED BY HIS BLOOD (past accomplishment)

How many of us certify the sole truth, a passport to lead us into the best anticipated life with glorious mandates? How many claimed they're justified on the basis of his faith in the blood of Christ?( Read Romans 3:25) Surveys were made and that only few claimed they were washed by the blood of Christ. Even in the circle of Christianity itself who knew God and Christ had less percentage claimed to have faith in His blood alone as means for their justification and grandeur.

Scripture plainly proved that fact that Christ completed our spiritual salvation through the  demonstration of His wondrous grace and love on the cross so that you can obtain perfect righteousness and justification making yourself as an ever blessed person in our planet (Col 4:12, Col 2:10, Eph. 1:3) .

This is the sole proclaimation how we preach people under heaven using the "My gospel" preached by Paul to us all Gentiles ( Rom. 2:16; 16:25). Indeed, we're living in the flesh, suffer diverse infirmities in the flesh, laden with the natural tendencies in and of the flesh, influenced by temptations, touched by our feelings and emotions and yet all these realities cannot change what was accomplished by God through the image of Christ in light with the gospel for us all Gentiles in this dispensation of grace (2 Cor. 4:4).

If there would be preachers proclaiming gospels pertinent to His earthly kingdom plan then that reminds us they need to think what gospel proclaimed for us Gentiles through which we could find completion, hope, glory, and joy.

Justice acquits repentant sinner when only he/she acknowledges the veracity and truthfulness of God's plan for justification in this age of grace in the merit of His perfect blood, a sinless atonement element able to wash your sins proving how you could be justified and made righteous before our Almighty God, and something which you can cry "Abba father" after you receive the truth of the gospel for your freedom and security.


MUCH MORE THEN

This reality of possession (sins salvation) which we own right now, which is also sealed by the Spirit, contains more emphatic declaration about the things GOD HAS ABOUT TO ACCOMPLISH in the future. Thus, made myself as a futuristic person who anticipated the much more event God will show to me in the future, through which also, according to Paul, not passing the WRATH TO COME when this dispensation of grace ends.

As a pure grace believer, preacher, and teacher I have to expose this eschatologial study that God's blessings to us, although declared complete, have a coined completion of purpose relative to the promise of glorification which he promised to all His saints pertinent to the years to come especially on the judgement seat of Christ wherein every saint shall receive the things done in his body whether it be good or bad (2 Cor. 5:10). That's a sacrificial service to fulfill the afflictions of Christ, similar with Paul's testimony which we likewise have to accomplish in this a life of flesh.

SHALL BE SAVED FROM WRATH

Eschatologists should believe without supposition, that the phrase "shall be saved from wrath" was expressed in the past future perfect tense denoting a future accomplishment, "much more", the Lord shall reveal to us HOPERS, AND PATIENT WAITERS for the glory to come.

Many times, our apostle Paul is stressing about the change of our vile body (fleshly body), waiting for redemption, the adoption (again pertains for fleshly deliverance), and similar hope on the things we didn't see yet as we're saved by hope.

But, what scary eschatological event Paul would want us to know dear saints in Christ is salvation from God's wrath of which many "fulfilled eschatology theologians", (they called themselves preterists) taught it was already accomplished last AD 70. It made me thought about how ridiculous this doctrines laden only with presumptive views quoting historical facts not supported with divine insights. Then we can exclaim.... How come? Who knew it was the historical AD 70 fulfillment except those who presupposed those were really the happenings? But, that's all according to them which only occured in their own perspectives with twist what was promised by God to us. They were those modern preachers nowadays who preached that "resurrection is past already" (2 Timothy 2:18).

Friends, if many teach you about prophetic eschatological warnings then have peace within because if you are washed by the blood of Christ through the message of Paul, these prophetic eschatological events not named in the history ( especially whn you read the accounts of the book of Revelation) are events NOT FOR YOU. These were prophecies for the overcomers addressed to the Jewish churches under the prophetic kingdom commission and not for the saints who were membersof the Body of Christ.

Think a lot, and study a lot the mystery of Christ's blessedness for you in this dispensation of grace. GOD IS ABLE TO SAVE YOU FROM HIS WRATH which in truth NOT FULFILLED YET.

Grace and peace!

THE DISPENSATION OF GOD THROUGH PAUL

2013-01-25T08:04:00.001-08:00

By: Bishop Albert Gran
Colossians 1:23-29

King James Version (KJV)

²³IF YE CONTINUE IN THE FAITH grounded and settled, and be NOT MOVE AWAY FROM THE HOPE OF THE GOSPEL, which ye have heard, and which was PREACHED TO EVERY CREATURE which is under heaven; whereof I PAUL AM MADE A MINISTER;

²⁴Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his BODY'S SAKE, which is the CHURCH:

²⁵Whereof I AM MADE AMINISTER, according to the DISPENSATION OF GOD which is GIVEN TO ME for YOU, to FULFILL THE WORD OF GOD;

²⁶Even THE MYSTERY which hath been HID from AGES and FROM GENERATIONS, but NOW IS MADE MANIFEST TO HIS SAINTS:

²⁷To whom God would make known what is the RICHES OF THE GLORY OF THIS MYSTERY AMONG THE GENTILES; which is CHRIST IN YOU, the HOPE OF GLORY:

²⁸Whom we PREACH, WARNING EVERY MAN, and TEACHING EVERY MAN IN ALL WISDOM; that we may present every man PERFECT IN CHRIST JESUS:

²⁹Whereunto I also LABOUR, striving according to HIS WORKING, which WORKETH IN ME MIGHTILY.

This is a new episode to refresh my memory in view of the Gentiles' glory in this recent dispensation of God which He committed to Paul. In this study presentation, let me emphasized to you several points what mystery I saw, and which you probably have seen too, when you read these precious truths.

Since God revealed these things to us through His Spirit - (from the pen of Paul and upon his handwritings ) there's no reason why we can't gloriously see the light of these precious truths with the GOSPEL exclusively preached by Paul to us in this present Gentile grace. Inclusive in this gospel is the relative hope of Gentiles in this mystery, as hid from generations in the ages past, most especially, it's not known by the prophets who were recipients of God's prophecies concerning His earthly plan made them preach Jesus as an heir of David's throne inheriting Abrahamic land and kingdom (Matthew 1:1).

PAUL AND THE GOSPEL

Paul's afflictions and sufferings were in consonance to the recent dealing of God for you my brothers and sisters after God provoked the nation Israel to jealousy because of her hard headedness and penitent heart which treasured up His anger in the day of wrath. During prophetic times, they were those called covenanted ones all the way from Abraham's promise to make him a great nation above all other nations, then to the sending forth of the promised seed ( to be Israel's redeemer) until their rejection in the cutting off of the Messiah account.

God's forbearance and longsuffering which He extended to those not under the law (you and my emphasis as born in the Gentile race) has the set purpose to put Jews and Gentiles without distinction, as both sinners who really need perfect sacrifice for righteousness apart from the righteousness which is of the law. Thus, God concluded all in unbelief and both needs to be justified based on what God propitiates to appease His own righteous standard, which made it reasonable to raise up Paul under heaven and preach a rare and unique message for all sinners around the world or to all seeds of humanity without distinction.

The truth-bearer after the setting aside of the nation Israel falls from the time God called Paul in the road of Damascus where progressive revelation from childhood to perfection (maturity as set forth in the Mid of Acts of Paul's missionary journey) wherein there it indicates threefold pronouncements of Paul to exclaim that "salvation is therefore sent to the Gentiles".

It's crystal clear that his apostleship, as mentioned by Christ to Ananias through the pen of Dr. Luke, has viewed two groups of people (Jews and Gentiles) to be placed in Christ, in one living body called THE BODY OF CHRIST so they could put on Christ. To be in the body of Christ is significant as compared to the prophetic establishment of obtaining righteousness, with OWN WORKS, as the sole basis and foundation indicating your blessedness but not by faith to the REDEMPTIVE WORK of Christ for completion and glorification. This explanation is an emphasis in regard to God's two-fold blueprint which is between LAW and GRACE.

HOPE OF THE GOSPEL UNDER HEAVEN: WHO PREACHED ?

No wonder through understanding rightly dividing principle, we knew for a fact that "TIMES PAST" ( in view of Israel's rise) was done and we're living in this set of new era called "BUT NOW" wherein the Dispensation of God, called the Dispensation of Grace was committed to an apostle preaching the "gospel" to all creatures around the world.

Logic and sensible truth to adhere the gospel preached by the recent appointee and minister to the Gentiles in order to preach a distinct and more significant gospel not once preached under the times of the prophets and times of the 12 apostles except when it was revealed to the other kingdom apostles looking forward to the restitution of all things in view of the establishment of the earthly kingdom which the Blood of the New covenant will be declared as a perfect sin-offering instead of the animal sacrifices typified during the Old Covenant.

THE FAITH

The sure basis of faith which I believed God wanted you to adhere today was found in the gospel preached by Paul, not with ANOTHER GOSPEL which was declared by the apostles before Paul neither by the prophets in the Old prophetic times. Neither the gospel preached by Christ when he was a minister to the circumcision nor what was declared by the 12 disciples where you can achieve the true message for your hope and salvation today.

"The faith" in my understanding had shown a unique identity of truth only available to the time when God set a new minister and gave a RECENT GOSPEL called the gospel of the Grace of God in view and emphasis of His redemptive work. Kingdom gospel in view of wet cleaning (water baptism by John the Baptist) , Mosaic Law, etc. were not at all our gospel in this recent period of grace. Once a believer will establish and would want to be settled and grounded in the truth, he or she has to adhere to the true and pure message delivered by the minister to the Gentiles as he was our sole apostle, the bearer of truth for your blissful fate and destiny.

With firm conviction, I do believed there's a hidden truth not declared from the history's past which are available in THE FAITH (the body of truth in the gospel) which Paul from the Lord Jesus Christ revealed to us Gentiles. Therefore, it pays to study the word of God rightly dividing so you would see what GOLD, SILVER, PRECIOUS STONES you are treasuring up in the recent service you've rendered to the Lord.

Yes, we are held accountable in the judgment seat of Christ but one thing made me sure about that when it happens, that in that day the secrets of men shall be judged ACCORDING TO MY GOSPEL. There was a reasonable implication to be objective in the principle of preaching the purity of Christ's gospel which is available with Paul.

Everybody has the right to stress out preaching mixed gospels, and combined them together to at least preach Christ. But with rightly dividing principle the Lord would want you not to move away with the hope of the gospel which was preached to every creature through GOD'S MINISTER PAUL.

Did you follow Paul as he followed the Lord Jesus Christ?

Grace and peace!

MIRACLE OF FAITH: A DIFFERENT MIRACLE LEADING YOU FROM TRADITIONAL THOUGHT

2012-12-21T07:19:00.000-08:00

By: Bishop Albert Gran

1 Thessalonians 2:12-14

King James Version (KJV)

¹²That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
¹³For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the WORD OF GOD, which EFFECTUALLY WORKETH ALSO IN YOU THAT BELIEVE.
¹⁴For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:

Often, majority thought that the “miracle” which is happening nowadays similar as they claimed a never changing principle, can be understood to mean the thought we ever learned from the tradition and or from the tales our forefathers which God had made to the people of Israel and the kingdom saints wherein they were ruled by “SIGNS” accompanied by “DIRECT PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION” in view of the ”if -then” principle and “physical blessings and cursing” the Lord Himself used to show the conditions of His dealings. Now, luckily we had received a uniqueness of a mystical presentation how God truly acted upon a unique dealing in view of the mystery truth not made known by the sons of men in time past.

From traditional-theological standpoint to the pureness demonstration akin to the unique message of Paul, I found it more delightful seeing what come the essence of sole demonstration of “FAITH’ principle brought by the trust of the “MY GOSPEL” from sign to pure faith, from physical concept of the demonstration of miracle to a UNIQUE MIRACLE OF FAITH BY THE GOSPEL (the gospel of he grace of God).

God’s delightful plan where we could identify how He truly worked within us was clearly identified based on the information available in our hands. Only, we have to prove its essence what this “FAITH” provides wholesome and amazing results in our lives today being His workmen or new creatures. We could get rid of those religious speculations or mere guesses not knowing how certain we are of His answers based on our different petitions which we traditionally believe as YES, NO, AND WAIT using physical signs to motivate the condition of His responses through which majorities’ petition was purely categorized as all for the believers’ PHYSICAL WELFARE (it’s noticeable in all religious prayer meetings). Was it due to man’s negligence to obey God’s word why a disbeliever just solely rely to his own ignorance with his life COLORED WITH PHYSICAL MOTIVATION to selfishly direct his all wanting physical desires? That's what I believed so. And therefore, we should be wise to be keen in understanding the soundness of our belief.

While every believer had the privilege to extend their gracious act to SUPPORT THE WEAK but let not a man of God uphold this idea to act as WEAK in order to receive a compulsory support and be supported as a custom believing God physically repay what good things you did when you support the weak. You can be physically victorious as God acted upon you in effect to your obedience to the instruction how you could be responsible to attain your needs at your expense as GOD COMMANDED so that you yourselves can SUPPORT THE WEAK (Acts 20:35, 1 Thes. 5:14).

Because of failure in responding to the light of God’s image through the gospel specifically Pauline gospel, many people especially unbelievers abased God’s workmen as though there’s no more respect left for him and to our God. Coined to the result is the “belittling of the gospel” which other skeptic was believed a capital for surety and gain instead of grandeur, security, and hope. These things were results of IGNORING God’s grace instructions indispensable for our present living in this present dispensation of grace.

How many workmen of God today who believed DIRECT PHYSICAL INTERVENTION and yet indirectly USED MEMBERS to aid for their support acclaiming it’s not an act of faith for workers and ministers to labor for his bread even the scripture was plain it’s the duty of EVERY MAN TO PROVIDE HIS OWN NEEDS? (1 Tim. 5:8)

“A MIRACLE OF FAITH” upholds the view on the effectiveness of GOD’S WORDS and HIS INSTRUCTIONS (the instructions of grace) specifically those which have had delivered FOR US GENTILES through Paul and which also are working in the lives of every believer after it was believed (1 Thes.2:13). The trust of God’s word, as it says he does, corresponds to the knowledge how God do things today within our INNER MAN (Eph. 3:16) and that’s A DIRECT FORM OF GOD’S INTERVENTION, a living word working IN YOU that believed, worked out by and through Him, and even knowing what else God revealed in relation or connection to require our EYES OF SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING but not through the hindsight of PHYSICAL UNDERSTANDING (2 Cor. 10:3, 2 Cor.5:7). The mystery’s fellowship if you’re on it, establish an understanding void of men’s philosophy, the science falsely so-called, and or vain fables from men’s tradition (Eph. 3:9, Col. 2:8, I Tim. 6:20).

“SPIRITUAL EYES OF UNDERSTANDING” implore the soundness of ‘GOD’S WORD’ to effectually work in the lives of believers and directly intervening them resulting ‘WORKS OF HOLINESS’ and ‘GODLY LIFE’ as the faith transforming worthy life’s changes affecting every saint of God doing and rendering service to the Lord for free and NOT CHARGING THE GOSPEL as HE COMMANDED (Col. 1:8-10, Eph. 6:6-18, 2 Tim. 3:16-17, 1 Cor. 9:18, 1 Thes.2:9).

The issue of Levithical tithing, man-made religious giving in mixture of biblical and secular or worldly doctrines were baseless and insufficient thoughts for it’s not ordained by God after the grace-giving principle was taught opposite to what was ordained under the law which is the law of tithes, henceforth, not in accord to the mystery truth directing our sublime faith and trust as though the REAL WORD OF GOD AND INSTRUCTION PERTINENT FOR OUR PRESENT TIME.

SUPPORT THE WEAK

Acts 20:34-36

King James Version (KJV)

³⁴Yea, ye yourselves know, THAT THESE HANDS HAVE MINISTERED UNTO MY NECESSITIES, AND TO THEM THAT WERE WITH ME.

³⁵I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring YE OUGHT TO SUPPORT THE WEAK, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

³⁶And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.

(Note: Paul didn’t pray and kneel down asking GOD TO SUPPORT THE WEAK. He prayed and kneel down so that believers will understand GOD COMMANDED THE SAINTS TO SUPPORT THE WEAK. While Paul use his hands to minister his own necessities together with his co-laborers, it’s his principle to NOT CHARGE THE GOSPEL by using ministry AND ESCAPE FINDING PROVISION FOR HIS OWN NECESSITIES due to the reason that GOD TOLD EVERY BELIEVER TO SUPPORT THE WEAK which I believed the common licentiousness causing to disgrace the image of God and His gospel)

1 Thessalonians 5:13-15

King James Version (KJV)

¹³And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves.
¹⁴Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, SUPPORT THE WEAK, be patient toward all men.
¹⁵See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

Romans 12:12-14

King James Version (KJV)

¹²Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
¹³DISTRIBUTING TO THE NECESSITY OF SAINTS; given to hospitality.
¹⁴Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

Believers thought IT’S GOD’S DUTY TO SUPPORT THE WEAK. While it’s true that God comforted us with his comfort (from the comfort through His word) BUT IT’S HIS COMMAND FOR ALL THE SAINTS TO COMFORT THE WEAK. In other words, while man petition to the Lord and ASK HIM to respond for His physical immediate needs Paul contrarily, through inspiration of God COMMANDED EVERY BELIEVER TO SUPPORT THE WEAK. Not only that, through inspiration and direct revelation GOD ORDAINED EVERY MAN TO WORK WITH HIS OWN HANDS. However, sad that many preacher’s made the contrast and disprove God’s intruction. The GOD IN HEAVEN through revelation told Paul directing every saint TO SUPPORT THE WEAK but they preach anyone COMMANDING GOD TO SUPPORT the weak.

So, who are we to disobey the word of God and reverse what he said? Would you listen to Him who did the command or tell Him to do what he tells you to do?

The miracle of faith is simply living your life in harmony of what God has caused HIS WORD TO WORK AND LIVE FREELY IN YOUR LIFE TODAY and not based on the old notion of God’s miracle based on FABLES.

HOW TO MEASURE EQUALITY IN THE CHURCH CONSIDERING THOSE RICH PEOPLE?

1 Timothy 6:16-18

King James Version (KJV)

¹⁶Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
¹⁷Charge them that are RICH IN THIS WORLD, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, WHO GIVETH US RICHLY ALL THINGS TO ENJOY;
¹⁸That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate.

Oooopps! Many skeptics finds hole with the statement ‘BUT IN THE LIVING GOD, WHO GIVETH US RICHLY ALL THINGS TO ENJOY”. They include all things here to MEAN UNCERTAIN RICHES (Physical riches, and abundance of money).

Folks, the premise as Paul charge was very clear to DIFFERENCIATE what is UNCERTAIN RICHESS (Physical or material things) and GOD’S GIVEN RICHES FOR US TO ENJOY (immaterial aspects through the abundance of God’s grace resulting fruits or righteousness). Now, what is this RICHES HE GAVE US TO ENJOY? Look at the following verses, it refers to the RICHES OF GOOD WORKS.

1. RICH IN GOOD WORKS

2. READY TO DISTRIBUTE (Support the weak)

3. WILLING TO COMMUNICATE

These are the immaterial aspect of MAN WHICH GOD PROVIDED FOR US TO ENJOY IN THIS LIFE IN CONTRAST TO TRUST THE UNCERTAIN RICHES (which many preachers falsely unaware of).

GRACE AND PEACE!

DO YOU BELIEVE HEAVEN AND HELL AS REAL LITERAL PLACES?

2012-12-07T07:52:00.000-08:00

By: Bishop Albert B. Gran

Job 11:8
It is as high as HEAVEN; what canst thou do? deeper than HELL; what canst thou know?

DESTINIES WHERE YOU CAN SPEND FOR ETERNITY: THE HOPEFUL AND THE HOPELESS

1 Corinthians 15:18-20

King James Version (KJV)

¹⁸Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.

¹⁹IF IN THIS LIFE ONLY WE HAVE HOPE IN CHRIST, WE ARE OF ALL MEN MOST MISERABLE.
²⁰But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

Bear with me to contemplate the bold statement of our Apostle Paul in recognition to the HOPE we had in Christ. The more sure foundation by continuously believing the perfect demonstration of a spirit-soul eternal conscious existence was proven by Paul in connection to the HOPE issue and in consonance to the power of His resurrection after overcoming death from the cross of Calvary in that land of Golgotha.

It was very plain as stated that ‘IF’ IN THIS LIFE WE HAVE HOPE IN CHRIST, WE ARE OF ALL MEN MOST MISERABLE. Ask yourself where your life today spends for existence, interaction, or being interrelated unto for exposition, disposition, and undertakings? Paul made this remark to show to all human kind that there’s more important life distinct from the life we have at present through which this life was renewed by and through the resurrection power of our Lord Jesus Christ. Now, why “if”? Logically, it was stated to show you readers a condition that believers in Christ had different position to those who didn’t believe spiritual matter or hope issue such as this hope of God’s resurrection plan, enabling us members of the Body of Christ to have sure HOPE, security, and destiny, and making us special among majority of masses. Suffice to prove based on this verse itself that those unbelievers who ceased to uphold this kind of belief (denoting by implication or by means of persuation against this notion) were men most miserable.

My point is this: Shall we contrast the soundness of this reality of HOPE with the foundation that our surety position shall not continuously be performed IN THIS LIFE, that’s why Paul exclaimed “IF IN THIS LIFE WE HAVE HOPE, WE ARE OF ALL MEN MOST MISERABLE”? Think about it many times.

OLD TESTAMENT ‘HELL’: WHAT’S THIS?

Is “hell” really not a place? This is the question often ask when your faith was challenged if someone tried to testify this was not a real place. Let’s share some information from the Scripture what it says therefore about hell and verify if indeed it’s a real place.

Deuteronomy 32:21-23

King James Version (KJV)

²¹They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
²²For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the LOWEST HELL, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
²³I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.

In this passage, the description of hell connotes location or place which was determined as found in the lowest part which could consume the earth due to her increase (vastness of its area which is able to consume the earth). More description in hell is through which the foundation of the mountains was the set on “fire”. This is the modern term “volcano” wherein beneath of it is where you can find the magma. Since this is how God describe hell wherein through his anger “shall burn unto the lowest hell”.

Psalm 9:16-18

King James Version (KJV)

¹⁶The Lord is known by the JUDGEMENT WHICH HE EXECUTETH: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.

¹⁷The wicked shall be turned into HELL, and all the nations that forget God. For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

Another clear description in matters of this “hell” issue was its relativity to the JUDGEMENT OF GOD which he executed to the wicked or for the ungodly and even to nations that forget God. This was relative to the agony and sufferings when God through His judgment the wicked SHALL BE TURNED INTO HELL.

Psalm 55:14-16

King James Version (KJV)

¹⁴We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.

¹⁵Let DEATH seize upon them, and let them GO DOWN QUICK INTO HELL: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
¹⁶As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord SHALL SAVE ME.

Again, it’s really evident in the passage which in the OT proved how God through revelation gave its emphasis about hell wherein it was situated (as in the scripture states) found beneath the earth and also related to the EXECUTION OF HIS JUDGEMENT for the wicked and the ungodly.

“HELL” IN THE SO-CALLED GOSPEL S (Matt.- John) ACCOUNT

Matthew 5:21-23

King James Version (KJV)

²¹Ye have heard that IT WAS SAID OF THEM OF OLD TIME, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

²²But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in DANGER OF HELL FIRE.
²³Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;

Christ even confirmed that what was said of them of “old time” concerning those which were stated above were really true and such information he set forth and made to emphasize was the DANGER OF HELL FIRE.

Will there no more fire for the wicked today because the thing which were spoken of in the old time (as confirmed by Christ in His time) had ceased in existence because we are now in the dispensation of Grace which through others interpretation the day of the New Covenant and those things belonged to prophecy? (as only a mere assumption and thereby baseless ). Such notion of ‘no hell fire’ today perhaps could be true if they can prove that there would no longer be wicked people in our present time. As long as there are wicked and wickedness, the fire won’t stop burning. Will there be cessation of wickedness? Those who were in “hell fire” were already judged to be forever wicked as the fire burning which would be for everlasting.

CHRIST’S WARNING:

Matthew 10:28
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to DESTROY both SOUL and BODY in HELL.

There’s a notion through which a belief of no hell was supposedly viewed based on the fact that Paul not cited even a word hell in his epistles. Now, would that be the exact basis for Paul to exclaim that nowhere he mentioned about God’s wrath and His judgment to the wicked and ungodly? Notice these things:

SUPPOSED “NO HELL” MENTIONED WITH PAUL

Romans 1:17-19

King James Version (KJV)

¹⁷For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

¹⁸For the WRATH OF GOD is revealed from heaven AGAINST ALL UNGODLINESS and UNRIGHTEOUSNESS OF MEN, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
¹⁹Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them

In here, it’s plain and simple that God will pour out His wrath (declaring judgment) against all ungodliness and unrighteousness.

Romans 2:5
But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself WRATH against the DAY OF WRATH and revelation of the righteous JUDGEMENT OF GOD;

Again, there’s a righteous judgment of God in the day of wrath which was mentioned by Paul in his epistle as an inclusive revelation in our “But Now” period.

Romans 9:22
What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath FITTED TO DESTRUCTION.

It was made it plain how dangerous is the time when God pour out His wrath for it speaks in wise as an execution of judgment FOR DESTRUCTION.

Ephesians 5:5-7

King James Version (KJV)

⁵For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

⁶Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the WRATH OF GOD UPON THE CHILDREN OF DISOBEDIENCE.
⁷Be not ye therefore partakers with them

Now will it be reasonable to not believe “no hell” doctrine today because Paul did not mention it? Why it’s reasonable to know Paul mentioned about God’s judgment against the children of disobedience?

PROOF THAT PAUL IS TALKING ABOUT HELL;

Psalm 16:10
For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

Ephesians 4:7-9

King James Version (KJV)

⁷But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

⁸Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
⁹(Now that he ascended, what is it but that HE ALSO DESCENDED FIRST INTO THE LOWER PARTS OF THE EARTH?

Christ went or descended to the LOWER PARTS OF THE EARTH. It’s a fact! What is that lower parts of the earth based on my previous presentation? It’s H-E-L-L.

THANKS BE TO GOD AS HIS JUDGEMENT TO THE BOC MEMBERS:

Romans 8:1

King James Version (KJV)

8 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

YOUR EXISTENCE AFTER LIFE:

Will there be life after death? Is there any significant proof when man ceases to exist after death? Can we prove the annihilationists’ theory?

Questioning the astute fundamental basis of our hope after many occurring modern teachings to disprove the restored life of God which is the hope of eternal life in Christ Jesus is obviously falsifying the truth through which the purpose of God to restore humanity was preached especially in our age of grace. Through the GRACE of God he freely offered His life through which the most precious life of Jesus for sin was offered as the penalty for our sins. However , the done deal act of God didn’t only work at that time. When the due time came, (in the dispensation of grace) God’s relative purpose to restore man’s life through Christ was perfectly preached TO ALL, FREELY GIVEN TO ALL, only it requires a sublime TRUST to achieve so that he would also achieve the same victory in Christ Jesus and have obtained hope of ETERNAL LIFE, (Rom. 6:23, 3:24-25) a life which surpasses beyond the life we have at present because our hope is NOT IN THIS LIFE ONLY. If there’s an emphasis of “ONLY”, without doubt, it would prevail towards a never ending existence and thus make it E-T-E-R-N-A-L-.

Titus 1:1-3
King James Version (KJV)

1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;

²In HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
³But hath in DUE TIMES (Dispensation of Grace) manifested HIS WORD through preaching, WHICH IS COMMITTED UNTO ME (Paul) according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

Titus 3:6-8

King James Version (KJV)

⁶Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

⁷That being justified by his grace, we should be made HEIRS according to the HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE.
⁸This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

Many disbelievers whose thoughts were like of Hemeneus and Alexander reaffirmed and revived their theories assuming to believe in Christ and yet there’s no literal heaven because their spirit life in Christ could be equated with a spiritual heaven which they emphasized and conjectured as not the literal place.

My shout out was akin based on the relevance of spiritual soundness in view of God’s wonderful plan of hope which is not in this world, with kind of life in this world. I hope many would cling to believe and remain consistent and unwavered by the hope the Lord God Almighty promised to us today.

This study has not to be lightly taken from among those who have hope in Christ in our present time considering that this is the blissful hope the Lord had promised to the members of the Body of Christ. Many often cause dissention contending this belief of reality as though only an imagery and illusion.

Of course those people who would not believe future resurrection contend this hope of heaven as a real place which is something for them a strange view. Many declined and abhor the basic foundation on the tenet of God’s faithful promise. Along in this article were sophisticated proofs to provide you more significant assurances proving that heaven is really and indeed a real place promised by God for those who believed in a present-future hope.

HEAVEN IS A PLACE OF DELIVERANCE: IT’S THE SOLUTION

“As hell was a literal place for the wicked , heaven was the right destination for the saints…”

Futurists had to stick in full acknowledgement of truth to incline this basic principle believing that heaven was such a real place because it’s the ultimate way to qualify God’s design to let us joy together in the Lord for all eternity. How can we prove the essence of continuing life if only in this life we have hope in Christ? My point was that there was a reality of a life not seems like or the same earthly life we had although we already claimed Christ is in us. We couldn’t see this life we had in our present life is a life with the absence of troubles, suffering, and pain. This is a fact that we’re still living in this devastated world of ours. A world ruled by the god of this world whose minds were blinded and whose nature were called the children of wrath and children of disobedience. If there would be no future hope with the reality of this blissful place of reality called “heaven” then suffice to not relinquish the veracity of His promise in the hope of deliverance pertinent to our “vile body” which shall be put on “incorruption”.

Romans 8: 16-25

¹⁶The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
¹⁷And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
¹⁸For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
¹⁹For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
²⁰For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
²¹Because the creature itself also SHALL BE DELIVERED FROM THE BONDAGE OF CORRUPTION into the GLORIOUS LIBERTY OF THE CHILDREN OF GOD.
²²For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
²³And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
²⁴For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
²⁵But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

Upon checking these relative truth

We couldn’t twist what was written in His word knowing it’s a resolute proof to have more confidence to God’s faithful promise relative to the eternal place and destination where we could eternally experience life which was void of sufferings. This will be a life where we could differentiate and compare what life we obtained on this present dispensation of grace.

A “no heaven theory” actually presupposes the truthfulness of our long-awaited H-O-P-E which the Lord promised to His saints and therefore in my analysis had much to negate more basic doctrines such as the doctrine of resurrection, glorification, conscious existence of soul and spirit in the heavenly state opposite to those who were in hell (Gehenna, Tartarus), and many others.

HEAVENLY STATE POSITION:

Ephesians 3:9-11

King James Version (KJV)

⁹And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

¹⁰To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in HEAVENLY PLACES might be known by the CHURCH the manifold wisdom of God,
¹¹According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

ACTIVITY IN HEAVEN:

1 Corinthians 6:2-4

King James Version (KJV)

²Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

³Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?
⁴If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.

Paul is talking about the world where we could judge the world and the things pertinent to it and its life. Which place do you think you shall JUDGE ANGELS?

GRACE AND PEACE

ABRAHAM OUR FATHER THROUGH THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF FAITH

2012-12-04T20:09:00.001-08:00

By: Bishop Abert Gran

Position 2: God’s purpose to the Gentiles in consonance to Paul’s message for the Romans and Galatians concerning Abrahamic promise was unveiled when he was yet in uncircumcision. It's God’s prelude to declare His heavenly future plan when he spoke to Abraham in"TimePast" and was revealed through Paul’s apostleship and ministry in the "But Now" period. In this connection, the Gentiles were recipients of the Abrahamic faith on the basis of his righteousness prior his being circumcise when God designed him to become a great “nation”, as a channel of blessing to the uncircumcision (Gentiles), and thus making wise plan to make the Israelites supreme above other nations. The fact that it’s no longer held having the same provision and set purpose in the apostleship and commission of Paul for such was relative to the prophetic plan and that which was of Paul is a mystery.

A MAN BEING A JEW:

Romans 2:28-29

King James Version (KJV)

²⁸For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:

²⁹But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God

Speaking in wise relative to the purpose of this article is to deal issues about circumcision for the Jews and uncircumcision for the Gentiles. Apparently, the context of this verse is obvious that Paul himself described someone who is called a “Jew”. To become a Jew according to Paul, is not that which is one outwardly (not on the basis of being born in the flesh and by blood) however, Paul is addressing to them who were called Jews and circumcised, whose were descendants of Abraham, Jacob, and David.

It’s important to note however, that the Gentiles in terms of this condition was exempted for they were not those called circumcision which have had the law . Alternatively, Gentiles, which haven’t been given the law and were by themselves called uncircumcision, including those Gentiles today, were not the group of people Paul was dealing with when he communicated the recipients of this Romans 2 account. In other words, there’s a relevant situation in the book of Romans through which Paul himself expound the blessedness to someone who is called a “Jew”. That is to say that he knew God’s relative purpose of a so called “Jew” when (or the time) he was under the law and became partaker of the promise of God according to the ‘seed of Abraham’.However, these Jews in Paul's time were recipients of God's blessing through the "my gospel" of Paul.

A COINED DUTY TO OBEY THE LAW ADDED TO THE PROMISE OF MAKING HIM A GREAT NATION IN CONSONANCE TO PROPHECY TRUTH

2 Kings 21:8
Neither will I make the feet of Israel move any more out of the land which I gave their fathers; only if they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them

Similar thought found in the above verse caught our attention, stating ample sense to prove that inorder to become a true Jew they pay attention to the law which God had entrusted to Moses and their forefathers doing all which were called them to do.

Will there be similar instructions that the Lord Jesus Christ called to those who were the Israelites or Jews in the so-called four gospel accounts?

CHRIST DIRECTED RULER TO STILL OBEY AND FOLLOW THE LAW AND BY GIVING POSSESSIONS TO POOR PRIOR EARTHLY KINGDOM ESTABLISHMENT

Matthew 19:18-20

King James Version (KJV)

¹⁸He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

¹⁹Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
²⁰The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?

Crystal clear as it appeared how Jesus directed the young ruler to observe those which were written in the book of Moses for Israel and or the Jews to observe if indeed they’re inwardly had their hearts circumcised. It’s my observation then that whenever Paul speaks and talks about circumcision in his epistles, particularly in the pre-prison epistles, he’s talking to them who were the Jews who have had understanding about God’s governing administration, as I coined “economy” of law. Considering this question, why is it that whenever he speaks about “circumcision”, it constantly relative to them who were God's elect(Israelites or Jews) in accordance to God's plan in prophecy account? It was so, because they were the covenanted people, the kingdom priesthood of God, and whom he chose to be God’s witnesses and His channels of blessings. No wonder that the 144,000 kingdom saints or witnesses who were taken, came exactly 12,000 remnants as representatives from each tribe of Israel, and they were exclusively from among their group.

Another point of consideration was the fact how Christ was under the law and he uttered no jot or title to be passed until all will be fulfilled (Mat. 5:18). Paul confirmed his ministry as purely relative for the circumcision in the course of the prophecy truth’s fulfillment with Israel as above other Gentiles and Gentiles receiving blessings and blessedness through them ( Gen. 12:1-3; Rom. 15:8).

Christ first visiting event had its purpose to warn the nation Israel with its political and spiritual religious leaders.They have to believe in the preching of repentance with their hearts being circumcised and become Jews inwardly knowing that God would establish His kingdom on earth, with and upon recognition of their Messiah to be cut off at the cross and became king to be exalted when soon he reigns the kingdom after His second coming. Thus, as a ruler with the condition of faith on the above verse, Christ directed the young ruler to be a follower of the law and being advised to sell his possessions for the poor in cognizant to God’s prophetic purpose. It's His will to be cut off for their sins and the people in all nations through them, to be resurrected, to be exalted by the Father of fulfilling His will denoting His victory over death. After then, He will execute His wrath and judgment against evildoers with the Anti-Christ, causing troubles and life’s misery to God’s people and inflict them with the number code 666 which is the mark of the beast, and consequently reign a thousand years in his kingdom. While on His reigning, Satan was bound in the bottomless pit and when it expires, Satan shall be loosed and regain his allies to fight against Christ where the Battle of Gog and Magog emerged as nowhere in the world’s history. In prophecy, it’s speaks wise to say that God’s mystery plan with Paul for the Body of Christ with equal status and position, having no distinction in races, color, and gender was not included in his plan as he promised to the forefathers including Abraham; however, there was a hint that the Gentiles' blessedness God gave to Abraham was directed on the basis before he was circumcised and that was the time when he was uncircumcised.

Romans 4:9-11

King James Version (KJV)

⁹Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.
¹⁰HOW WAS IT THEN RECKONED? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? NOT IN CIRCUMCISION, BUT IN UNCIRCUMCISION.
¹¹And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which HE HAD YET BEING ( the time when he was) UNCIRCUMCISED: that he might be the FATHER OF ALL THEM THAT BELIEVE, THOUGH THEY BE NOT CIRCUMCISED; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:

Let me catch your attention folks that it would not be wise for us Gentiles to be called as “Spiritual Jews” in the condition wherein Abraham was set as the father of “all nations” (including Gentiles). Paul indeed was very clever at the onset how he knew the entirety of God’s directed will from ages to ages. The Gentiles today ascribe Abraham’s blessedness with his faith to the word of God, take note, before his being circumcision. It means he already was justified by faith before God promised him to become a great nation- (speaking in wise relative to the hope of prophecy) and that God’s wisdom making Abraham as a pattern to be for the uncircumcision was relative on the basis when he believed God’s word and promised him that his seeds were like the stars in heaven and as sands beside the seas (that’s why mystery or heavenly design).

It’s an established fact that Paul in the book of Romans pointed a wisdom of God relative to His blessedness not on the basis of the law or circumcision but on the basis of uncircumcision. It means that, even if the Roman believers were predominantly Jews, they knew exactly that in the revelation God gave to Paul, it’s not in view of circumcision as relative to the law but in view of the gospel of uncircumcision, the gospel of the grace of God to all people without distinctions. Paul was a great dispenser who exactly knew the condition of the Jews (the direct recipient of his letter) that their faith was ascribed same as the father Abraham when he was yet in uncircumcision even though in the flesh they were called Israelites. They belonged to a newly found living union in the mystical living organism called “Body of Christ”.

Take a look at Paul’s conclusion:

Romans 4:16
Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by GRACE; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that ONLY which is of the law, BUT to that also which is OF the faith of Abraham; who is the FATHER OF US us all,

It’s all but in the dispensation of grace which by GRACE where Abraham became our father and not on the basis of LAW. Therefore, there is a sense of in depth analysis and distinction to rightly divide God’s plan in his promise to ABRAHAM to make him a GREAT NATION and when God promised him as a FATHER OF US ALL.

I hope our Acts 28er friends could see the relationship on the importance of dispensing the word of God knowing that this promise of God he gave to Abraham occurred prior the time when THE LAW was added to the promise of making ABRAHAM AS A GREAT NATION (the occurring promise for prophecy truth which was confirmed in the circumcision ministry of Christ) up to the time OF GRACE (Dispensation of Grace with the apostle Paul)where FATHER ABRAHAM was our father by faith when he was yet being UNCIRCUMCISED.

Two great dispensations and administration of God single out to God’s promise to Abraham when first. He was yet being in UNCIRCUMCISION and the time when he was in CIRCUMCISION.

LISTEN TO THE APOSTLE PAUL’S INTRUCTION:

Galatians 5:2-4

King James Version (KJV)

²Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.

³For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
⁴Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

More appeal:

Galatians 3:20-22

King James Version (KJV)

²⁰Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.

²¹Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
²²BUT the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

Grace to you and peace....

WHY I CAN’T BE AN ACTS 28’ER (Part 2)

2012-11-28T05:06:00.003-08:00

By: Bishop Albert B. Gran

There were roads of different paths where grace believers in our times are swayed by different religious positions and beliefs which had been taken in effect after narrow perception through which there’s having lacked of consideration to rightly dividing principle on the basis how God dispensed the truth of His will and wisdom from ages to ages. This part 2 studies denoting similar issue, greatly conforms to what was adhered from among many grace circles suffice as they supposed enough to find consolation and comfort by having that epitaph of branch form of knowledge in the grace movement.

Point of view 1: God’s purpose to Paul for the Body of Christ was not singled out to just one specific group of people, the Gentiles.

PURPOSE OF GOD FOR PAUL:

Acts 9: 11-15

¹¹And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,

¹²And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.
¹³Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
¹⁴And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
¹⁵But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name BEFORE the GENTILES, and KINGS, and the CHILDREN OF ISRAEL.

Ever since from the start of God’s mercy and grace given to Paul (2 Tim.1:11-17) God had purposed for him to be His chosen vessel before the Gentiles and Israel. Now, if the purpose of God for Paul after his conversion is to bear the name of both Jews and Gentiles without distinction, then what can we say about the Jews and Gentiles who were saved and inclined to the preaching of Paul, Barnabas, Silas, Timothy , etc. during his Acts journey? If we also say that Paul’s ministry in the early Acts missionary journey appertains to the hope of Israel (as they implied not with the Gentiles as well for the ONE NEW MAN), why there were many other GENTILES in his time besought the preaching of Paul and how they appreciated his teachings teaching the Jews and Gentiles to forsake Moses and declare to them how CIRCUMCISION is no longer necessary?

BEFORE ACTS 28 ACCOUNT WITH PAUL’S MINISTRY TO BOTH JEWS AND GENTILES:

Acts 13:41-43

King James Version (KJV)

⁴¹Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.
⁴²And when the JEWS were gone out of the synagogue, the GENTILES besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.
⁴³Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, PERSUADED THEM TO CONTINUE IN THE GRACE OF GOD.

Let’s take simple observation and assessment in the account of Paul’s missionary journey prior Acts 28 account. I would briefly appeal to your understanding, and let’s make observation, if it’s true, that Paul solely appeal to the Jews and Gentiles with the hope of Israel. As they claimed, he was bound to preach the hope of Israel and strongly imply that the entirety of His ministry prior Acts 28 was purely based on the hope of Israel, and thus, not qualify to be for the ONE NEW MAN or Body of Christ.

“PERSUADED THEM TO CONTINUE IN THE GRACE OF GOD”. Let’s attest the veracity of truth if indeed this statement was purely only for the HOPE OF ISRAEL as they claimed. The audience participation in the context of this passage speaks in wise for two groups of people WITHOUT DISTINCTION. How come the two-body theory emerged in their mind –setting after concluding their sole "hope of Israel", as they thought, the preaching condition prior the account of Acts 28?

The audience relevance (as in the context both Jews and Gentiles)denotes something without an implication of dividing the church to make “churches” or “bodies”of people and also stressed what church, how, where, and which church they ascribe their membership AFTER THEY HEARD THE GOOD NEWS OF THE GRACE OF GOD delivered by Paul to them. Is the sole HOPE OF ISRAEL theory strengthens the idea that the saints who were saved before Acts 28 were not members of the ONE NEW MAN called the BODY OF CHRIST? Have they not known that the message of Paul here which is the grace of God is the newest message in consonance to the truth of the gospel preaching for salvation in this dispensation of grace? ( Read Acts 20:24) Let’s ask our Acts 28er friends if they thought there’s no existence of body of Christ prior Acts 28 account. If they thought there’s already a church where Paul was the bearer of this gospel, then let’s ask them if it’s only inclusive to Israel or with the Gentiles too? If they agreed that these Gentiles who besought Paul’s message were recipient of God’s salvation, then, are they not the same Gentiles who were also recipients of God’s message after Acts 28 accounts and the latter part following hereafter? Why there’s no mentioned about the hope of Israel when Paul delivered this gospel to both Jews and Gentiles instead he established the truth about the GRACE OF GOD? Do you beieve that Paul's declaration of His testimony prior Acts 28 scene was in view as CHRIST CRUCIFIED? As a soldier of God we need to become wise observer and keen to observe by posing such of these lengthy questions for our Acts 28er friends questioning their views and theories as the supposed claims .

Try to consider these things and the Lord will add more understanding in light with the sword of the Spirit, the word of God.

I believed with strong conviction that there’s already equal message of Paul prior in his Acts 28 ministry with that of the message declared in his post-prison epistles which I considered unique from that of Peter’s gospel presentation. It declares about the mercifulness of God with His compassionate love and mercy for ALL the people may it JEWS AND GENTILES. After Paul’s conversion, they’re ALL IN ONE BODY, though it was gradually dealt by God up to the point of formation and making of THE ONE NEW MAN. Ask yourself if that “ONE NEW MAN” after it was conceived, as it was so, could be logically A MAN without undergoing CHILDHOOD? Could we also develop a theory to separate that which was in the childhood stage to the adult stage (man) in the process of our body’s growth? There’s only one body that grow and the fact of its growth underwent A PROCESS. The gradual operation of God to convey His wisest plan and wisdom is a process and it was significant when Paul undergo his receiving activity of the revelation of the mystery when Christ himself communicated to him directly.

Acts 21:20-22

King James Version (KJV)

²⁰And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:

²¹And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.
²²What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.

Ask yourselves: If Paul was preaching relevant to the hope of Israel in view of seeming status and standards for those who called themselves circumcision or Jews, and having received with an equal message of salvation, hope and destiny with those of the 12 disciples, (as the Acts 28er claimed) then why in this prior Acts 28 account Paul was charge of being against and violating the circumcision gospel as something that which was also accord in the law of Moses? Without presumption, we can find the truth that there’s really a strange, unique, and distinct gospel Paul had in his mouth when he communicated the truth of God’s word to his real and actual audience who were both Jews and Gentiles. This is really evident in this context. Take note, it happened before Acts 28. Could you clearly distinguish the fact to solidify your faith and make judgment that his Acts ministry is purely being emboldened to the hope of Israel without Moses’ circumcision?

So, what's your point?

(Next episode will be my next position pertaining to Acts 28 view)

Grace and peace to all!

WHY I CAN’T BE CALLED AN ACTS 28ER?

2012-11-23T09:33:00.001-08:00

By: Bishop Albert B. Gran

This is an ever resounding issue which solicited different views and perspective in the world of Christendom and in many sects and segments of religion through which how they can be identified as who they are in matters of establishing beliefs and doctrines.

It’s origin and thoughts sprung up as a mere theological standpoint simply classifying and distinctively find measures with the Acts missionary accounts of the apostle Paul starting from the road of Damascus as he was about to “kick against the pricks”.

Through some measures, it’s an obvious dominant teaching where “dual body-theory” between the early members in the pre-prison of Paul and the members of the post epistles of Paul significantly predominates as the sole foundation of their teaching. They divided the truth of God’s current administration of grace with one dispenser and minister equally differentiating between Jews and Gentiles in truthful view of so much great distinctions not only by means of race but to conditions of blessings respectively, as children of Abraham for the Jews and as Gentiles purely set as a living organism having the mark of true identity as real BOC members.

To add more, it’s their further stress that Paul’s pure ministry towards the Gentiles was akin to the standing where the Gentiles in our times today could have had more benefits only in the post epistles of Paul and having no relevance of application to his pre-prison epistles as such was relative to that of the Jewish doctrines in consonance to their earthly hope in view of the marching orders of the 12 apostles in connection to the New Covenant. Therefore it's surprising to hear as they say Paul was just one of the 12 with Peter.

While this segment of Bible-believers developed an astounding claim with their supposed popular teaching, any approved workman of God could simply evaluate through Berean adaptation principle if such claim soundly conforms to the essence of God’s delineation of truth and therefore consider if it’s truly sound as biblically presented in view of right division and comparison.

Having similar view that God chose Paul as someone born out of due time and the least of all apostles who was set as a pattern whereby God’s purpose for the ONE NEW MAN, the new creature of God, which is called the Body of Christ, they designed this teaching to denote a general sense being measured through that same classification classifying Paul’s distinctive ministry between Jews and Gentiles, and God’s setting forth of information distinguishing those that which were for the Jews (in the pre-prison) and those that which were for the Gentiles (post-epistles of Paul) turning out as though there’s an implied two churches in our current church Age after Paul’s conversion.

Let me present some points greatly adhered by the Mid-Acts Bible believers why such scheme of dividing Paul’s epistles generally occurred as their profound basis to claim that the 28 Acter’s logic was no longer a logic but a means to distort the holistic message of God’s purpose to convey this wisdom in a form of mystery.

Foremost consideration to agree both Mid-acts and Acts 28er Bible believers were positions leading to each agreed ideas as in the following:

1. Both claimed that Paul’s BOC ministry for the one New Man is a mystery not made known by the sons of God in time Past. However, they differ in the standpoint that Paul’s early epistle ministry was not relative for the one new man but it was in connection to God’s prophecy to Abraham as the father of faith and they (Jews) were children of Abraham. The example for this is the Galatian believers.

2. Both party agreed that in the epistles of Paul (both pre-prison and post-prison epistle of Paul, there were many ordinances which ceased in its operation and mostly those were relative to the practices of the Jews under the law. Common examples for this are the healing, speaking in tongues, Lord supper which were observances popular among the Jews of which signs were their primary requisites.

In this position allow me to stress the significant reason why I can’t take the Acts 28 position.

And, in the apostleship office of Paul the Bible plainly declares that there is only ONE BODY OF CHRIST.

Pre-prison epistles:

I. PROOF 1

Romans 7:4
Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the BODY OF CHRIST; that ye should be MARRIED TO ANOTHER, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.

Note in this verse:

a. Married to another does not imply Christ is the groom and we (BOC members directly the Romans as the first audience relevance in application) were His bride. Paul simply put an idea of LIVING UNION or bondness in connection to our identity and position through the effect of His body laid for our justification and salvation.

b. Dead to the law in view and in significance to the fact that this is the period of grace where the economy of law under past administration of God had ceased in its operation because he already establish a new dispensation called the dispensation of grace. Rom 2: 16 qualifies Paul statement as dead to the law when he mentioned that we’re NOT under the law but under grace.

II. PROOF 2

Romans 12:4-6

King James Version (KJV)

⁴For as we have many members in ONE BODY, and all members have not the same office:

⁵So we, BEING MANY, are ONE BODY IN CHRIST, and every one members one of another.

⁶Having then gifts differing ACCORDING TO THE GRACE, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

Note in this verse:

a. A simple sense to prove this fact that even in Paul’s pre-prison epistle he only mentioned about ONE BODY and there’s no bit of implication putting word on his mouth the “ two bodies” as the general sense the Acts 28er would want to point out.

b. So, ‘WE, BEING MANY’. I understand this phrase as a collective organism
   with perfect equal standing in the ONE BODY OF CHRIST in the
   dispensation of grace irregardless of race, status, gender, etc. In fact Paul
   discussed in this book of Romans the equal standing of both Jews and

   Gentiles as fall short of God’s glory, sinners and need to become save
   and be part of the Body of Christ. This passage clearly viewed both Jews
   and Gentiles as equally leveled based on God’s standards and
   perspectives. Paul also mentioned the term Gentiles which they
   themselves NEED GOD as with the Jews.

Rom. 3:21-27

²¹But now the righteousness of God without the law is

manifested, being witnessed by the law and the

prophets;

²²Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of

Jesus Christ unto all and upon all

them that believe: for there is no difference:

²³For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of

God;

²⁴Being justified freely by his grace through the

redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

²⁵Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation

through faith in his blood, to declare his

righteousness for the remission of sins that are past,

through the forbearance of God;

²⁶To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that

he might be just, and the justifier of him which

believeth in Jesus.

²⁷Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what

law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

²⁸Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith

without the deeds of the law.

²⁹Is he the God of the JEWS ONLY? is he not also of the

GENTILES? Yes, of the Gentiles also:

³⁰Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the

CIRCUMCISION by faith, and UNCIRCUMCISION
through faith.

³¹Do we then make void the law through faith? God

forbid: yea, we establish the law.

(This is the demonstration of Christ's faith when He showed it by His love for us in the cross)

III. PROOF NUMBER 3

1 Corinthians 12:12
For as the body is ONE, and hath many members, and all the members of that ONE BODY, being many, are ONE BODY: so ALSO is Christ.

1 Corinthians 12:27

Now YE (Corinthians)ARE THE BODY OF CHRIST, and members in particular

Clear examination was proven doubt if we would say that PRE-PRISON epistles of Paul establish a different view and position as they belong to the earthly body of Christ. I mean earthly because other Acts 28er supposed to view however that these members (the pre-prison believers) will inherit the earthly kingdom of God in the time when he shall establish his kingdom and reign on David’s throne while those in the ONE NEW MAN the post-epistle believers will inherit the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.

TAKING INTO DEEP THOUGHT IN THIS ACTS 28 POSITION

A. It made us confused whether a person would truly believe what it says in the word of God when God revealed it to Paul as there’s should only and ONE BODY OF CHRIST. In other words, this is just a theory with an attempt to prove that ONE is not really one ensuing the sense of singleness and unity in the Body of Christ as GOD IS NO RESPECTER OF PERSON in this age of grace both Jews and Gentiles.

B. If it thus that the book of Galatians never mentioned about the Body of Christ then why as though we will generalize to say all pre-prison epistles of Paul were written only to the Jews who were recipients of the kingdom on earth as having also a differing hope with the other saints ,(Gentiles) saved in today's dispensation of grace, and became members of the BOC with sole destination in heaven which only mentioned about ONE BODY?

More emphasis and continuation of this study in the next episode

GRACE AND PEACE TO YOU ALL!

ARE YOU FISHING MEN AND AS WERE CALLED FISHERS OF MEN?

2012-10-25T19:38:00.001-07:00

By: Bishop Albert Gran

Matthew 4:18-20

King James Version (KJV)

¹⁸And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

¹⁹And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

²⁰And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

Mark 1:16-18

King James Version (KJV)

¹⁶Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

¹⁷And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

¹⁸And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.

This is a question often used and applied by many so-called grace preachers in our times believing this instruction was also addressed to the members of the Body of Christ. One missionary from a religious sect reacted my statement upon commenting his post of this same issue at FB. That post simply viewed his perception adhering ministerial stresses as something which is for “fishing men”. He can’t resist to uproar my statement “It was Peter who cast the net and not Paul” which made a reaction to not comment it publickly but exclusively in the Cyber’s Forum. Obviously, an attempt made me felt a yoke to put upon one’s neck.

“Fishing men”having masses of conversion same view in the kingdom gospel presentation during the earthly ministry of John the Baptist, the circumcision ministry of Christ, and the commission of the 12 apostles in most cases is the principle they thought to be what’s happening in this dispensation of grace. Today’s view of “fishing men” was a form of an adulterated concept especially when the fleshly walk overrides covetousness for gain sake instead of focusing the truth in the gospel as the quality means of building up strong people for God. Most preachers in our times resort to the beggarly elements after the rudiments of the world with the fleshly scheme of getting through mass conversion in view of preaching mixed up gospels, adulterated teachings neither by pureness of knowledge and the most suitable information based on the grace teachings in accordance to the revelation of the mystery with the apostle Paul.

Checking the light and principle from the Scriptures, the word of God, we can clearly compare if your eyes are focus to the reality what’s the ending portion of the BOC’s scene in accordance to Christ’s revelation. Let’s stress the significant fact what spiritual weight Paul had in his mind where every preacher and member of the BOC in particular should greatly and mostly prioritized with.

1 Timothy 4:1-3

King James Version (KJV)

4 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

²Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

³Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

Perhaps this article would not mislead you to see what’s the alternative recourse how not being dependent to the old notion what’s got to be the ending portion of the BOC in so far as how Paul deivered these things to us.

As today’s modern preachers focus on quantity in view of their mixed principles and marching order combining Peter and Paul including their messages and gospel, we shall fully developed the quality of building and establishing strong believers through pure grace doctrines as such few were only called the remnants of grace who stand preaching Jesus Christ in accordance to the revelation of the mystery.

Not to be misrepresented, I’m not saying that we shall no longer preach and reach to the masses of people to have lots of conversion and have many members because the BOC remnants were only few as far as the record of Paul’s epistle is concerned. The point is this: “We need to build preachers and teachers fit to declare the message of grace declaring the message and principles of grace same with Paul and the truth of the gospel of grace alone in view of preaching Jesus Christ in accordance to the revelation of the mystery”. Why should we build quality of believers through sound doctrine for his spirit’s framework and development?

Let’s consider this ample citation of truth what’s really happening nowadays in the BOC as Paul when he wrote it foresaw what must be going on at the end part of the Body of Christ .

1 Timothy 4:1-3

King James Version (KJV)

4 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

²Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

³Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them WHICH BELIEVE AND KNOW THE TRUTH.

Suffice to the truth presented above it is very clear that the battle for the BOC is the truth or doctrines as the framework of every believer’s walk. If preacher would not focus how he could give right gospel and teachings for an established walk through faith which is the truth of God’s word given to the apostle Paul today, then no wonder many dare not stand the pureness of truth brought by the grace of God and therefore obtain the best quality for establishment so that by the time come they will not depart from the faith and shall continue in His goodness.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5

King James Version (KJV)

³For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

⁴(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

⁵Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

So, how does the apostle of this Gentile age of grace viewed the totality of his spiritual ministry and his ministerial service? My answer is this:” IT’S ALL ABOUT FOR THE DEFENCE AND CONFIRMATION OF THE TRUTH OF THE GOSPEL”.

Romans 16:25

King James Version (KJV)

²⁵Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to MY GOSPEL, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, ACCORDING TO THE REVELATION OF THE MYSTERY, which was kept secret since the world began,

Philippians 1:6-8

King James Version (KJV)

⁶Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

⁷Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the DEFENCE and CONFIRMATION OF THE GOSPEL, ye all are PARTAKERS OF MY GRACE.

⁸For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

It’s very clear here how our ministry today emphasized and puts emphasis relative to that of the apostle Paul not the “fishing men” instructed to Peter in preparation of the forthcoming earthly kingdom. Take note that Paul’s ministry centered preaching Jesus Christ in accordance to the revelation of the mystery in the MY GOSPEL found with Paul and it’s for the defence and confirmation OF THE GOSPEL (the mystery of God’s grace in this dispensation of grace). One striking emphasis in these verses is that: The members of the BOC today (comprising Jews and Gentiles) are partakers of MY GRACE (it’s in view of the grace of God revealed to Paul not the grace of God revealed to Peter and the sons of men in time past. We are right now and therefore connected in the apostleship ministry of Paul in an operation which is current in our time.

Prevalent occurrences of event as we see the modern religious lifestyles nowadays, many church goers and attendees brought by their so called conversion method have much show of lives having no emphasis of truth as theirs were for outward manifestation in view of fleshly walk under the mainstream in and through the vanity of their minds in accordance to the world’s religious standards with less consideration of taking God’s word and were driven and or drift away from the truth and hope of the gospel as though walking by faith but using the faith to sight earthly things embodied for gain sake. Nowadays, ministries were means to obtain life as though they thought blessed by God and yet having ill motives to escape the reality and their obligation to rule their families much more in seeking for their material provisions as therefore commanded by God. However, failure of such resulted to the worsening of one’s faith more than an infidel.

As in view of this grace walk and ministerial principles:

1 Timothy 5:7-9

King James Version (KJV)

⁷And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.

⁸But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

⁹Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man.

Why many today succumb to this worldly standard wherein most preacher’s ministries are based on their supposed walk by faith then plus sight instead of walking by faith alone in response to God’instruction?

2 Corinthians 5:6-8

King James Version (KJV)

⁶Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:

⁷(For we WALK BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT:)

⁸We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

Philippians 3:3

For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THE FLESH.

Let’s go back to faith’s departure as a mere condition at the end portion of the BOC as clearly seen in the passages above. Instead revival or mass conversion shall occur as majority supposed to think, the end point for the BOC is deficiency of truth resulting to careless walk turning the world upside down based on the manifestation of walk similar to the walk of those who are ungodly. It’s the result of the deficiency and exposure of God’s word made effectually worked in their lives.

Significant ending of the BOC instead of mass conversion and or what religious people thought as revival :

2 Timothy 4:2-4

King James Version (KJV)

²Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.

³FOR THE TIME WILL COME when they will NOT ENDURE SOUND DOCTRINE; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

⁴And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

Why does the BOC shall and later become devastated in the faith if the religious preachers are concerned much in their conversion? The simple answer is this: Their emphasis of conversion is not really a means of conversion until a person was grounded and settled for the hope of the gospel. This is what Paul called “SOUND DOCTRINE”.They thought that conversion can be done when a man in that instance raised up his hands in accepting the Lord then pray for confession even pushed and moved through and by his own emotion. That’s how they thought conversion started. However, those that inclined to respond and raise up their hands after mass evangelism and altar calling after few days went back to the old life and remained lives unchanged. Many were babes in the churches nowadays who were just doing the usual traditions and rituals performed by their preachers and yet of no avail because they had less consideration to take the word of God as the vital source and nourishments for their spirit.

“Fishing men” in the time of Peter was coined with miraculous manifestation in consonance to the nearly declared establishment of the kingdom whereby Peter and the apostles with Christ’s circumcision ministry upheld to preach unto. Jesus could directly and miraculously appeal to the hearts of men through signs and wonders as the Jews required these things to strengthen their belief.

Mark 16:16-17

King James Version (KJV)

¹⁶He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

¹⁷And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

¹⁸They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

However we can compare relative to the kingdom period ministry of Christ in view of presenting the gospel for conversion:

1 Corinthians 1:22

King James Version (KJV)

²²For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

Let’s not speculate but believe however that Christ’s earthly ministry with his commissioned men John the Baptist with the 12 apostles declared their Jewish approach under the promise and law through manifestations of signs and wonders as they “FISH FOR MEN”.

So, as an ambassador of Christ to the lost in this dispensation of grace how will you stand and and walk with Paul? Simple answer: Please stick to the grace of God, the mystery of God through Christ in this recent dispensation of grace.

2 Corinthians 5:19-21

King James Version (KJV)

¹⁹To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

²⁰Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.

²¹For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Most idea of religious preachers nowadays catch fish as men and later they ate fish for their gainful purpose. As ambassadors for Christ this men are lost simply preached and taught by the grace of God in view of the gospel for free to be responded by men’s free will and as thus called servants of Christ’s and or being His ambassadors let’s crave to use the same approach with that old notion of fishing men but really a real and true ambassadors of Christ. Let’s be keen to this simple presentation.

Grace and peace to you all!

WALKING IN THE LIGHT

2012-10-20T12:25:00.000-07:00

By: Bishop Albert Gran

Ephesians 5:1-21

King James Version (KJV)

1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

²And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

³But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

⁴Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

⁵For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

⁶Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

⁷Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

⁸For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

⁹(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

¹⁰Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

¹¹And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

¹²For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

¹³But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

¹⁴Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

¹⁵See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

¹⁶Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

¹⁷Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

¹⁸And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

¹⁹Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

²⁰Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

²¹Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God

It cause to have a renewed thought and a refreshed mentality to view what best description of a victorious life triumphing against all odds of religious doctrinal blunders which are by nature for the flesh affecting our present walk in Christ and as those were obviously appeared consistent how we walked accordingly based on the purpose which he ever planned for us in the current administration we’re living.

The believers walk in this present dispensation of grace causes awareness with that motivation Christ indeed showed to the people with an open light with truth shining and glowing before those who live unrighteously and ungodly in this evil world.

This study apparently was designed to be refreshed once again as we walk circumspectly viewed with truth, righteousness, bound with peace, love, and harmony.On the otherhand, this short article was dedicated to all those saints and remnants of God’s grace to live a light shining around them (by making those people whose blindness for the present truth status due to worldly doctrine would see the light of the gospel, the hidden treasure and God’s wisdom through the gospel which is of Christ.

CHILDREN BE FOLLOWERS OF GOD

Perhaps it’s also an intriguing statement if our eyes are too narrow upon seeing the unquestionable word of God in view and upon presentation on the very essence of our present walk which in reality governed by His reigning grace through the glorious gospel of our blessed Lord suffice to give light in this darkened world.

The exposition of this truth found in this fifth chapter of Ephesians begins with an urgent call to be a follower of God as His dear children. Relatively, the word “dear” simply denotes a literal sense of affection containing a very special relationship showing God’s own identity and or ownership. Thus, applying the context similar to the blessed saints who were members of the body of Christ in particular were called God’s dear children and those were called to be followers of God.

Of course to be a follower of God noteworthy in accordance to the set purpose in the election of grace, adheres the mystery of Christ with doctrines and walk pertinent to the grace of God wherein Paul was set as an example, as someone we could follow and thereby cried to follow him as he followed Christ. Thus, following God and or Christ in this dispensation of grace is simply following Paul and his message established with grace with the truth kept secret since the world began which he called the mystery of Christ in this dispensation of grace.

THE BOC’S CALL TO WALK IN LOVE

How to walk in love? Walking in love is simply governed by the truth what seems God would expect for His sons (with an expected sonship position or full grown type of conversation or manner of life) to abide and live for in this present dispensation of grace. To walk in love doesn’t regard comradeship to the majority’s choice regardless of the truth being compromised to the worldly system in order to suit to the affairs of this world. As Christ not regarded by the majority of the people of Israel, he remained firm and consistent declaring the truth of the gospel in the kingdom as a minister of circumcision in confirmation of the promised God gave to the forefathers in the history’s past.

Our type of walk was simply motivated by the sacrifice of Christ in view of God’s purpose for the Body of Christ where His son offered His life for our sake, only made known by the time God’s revealer preached these things to us. Again, our connection today started when the revealer (Paul) told us the secret in this dispensation of grace in view how we could relatively follow God as His dear children knowing what was that something we could therefore walk before Him in love.

Our identity in Christ simply was in accord to how we walk in our present time. It’s our faith in Christ having received the full trust with confidence of the gospel equipped by God to us for our edification so we could be rooted and grounded in love.

THE BOC AS A SWEETSMELLING SAVOUR

Today’s present pure grace believers who consistently walked in a life unmarred with the walk in accordance to the law, as those who were remnants (in accordance to the election of grace and also according to the mystery truth, the gospel of the grace of God for the Gentiles) were those whom God called as His “sweetsmelling savour “. I perceived that it’s all but the reality of our privilege position after believing and trusting the gospel of our salvation wherein Christ shall regard the best rendition of our works after the doctrine which was adorned by true righteousness and holiness.

It’s greatly sound to hear at and surely a means for you to appreciate those who were once God’s enemies who turned to be sweetsmelling savour of God. Thus, it’s our privilege to endeavor together doing what are those things pleasant before His sight for such action really means how we could prove our privilege to walk in love as God’s dear children. If we knew the essence what is that something motivated by God for making as His dear children even when we were His enemies, then in our present walk as well would simply apply the same motivation how we could offer ourselves as sweetsmelling savour of God.

This body of information delivered by Paul to the “dear children of God” (for you and my emphasis) is what I perceived God’s warning to those who were God’s sweetsmelling savour. I knew almost all believers are aware that Christ created us as new persons and placed into a living union with Christ relative to His purpose for goodness and righteousness and that’s where the all Scriptures intends by God as something he inspired for in view of the above mentioned purposes which is for perfecting of the man of God (2 Tim. 3:16-17).

Being God’s sweetsmelling savour, His amazing delight is when he let you acknowledge as His ambassador in this foreign land, the present evil world, is something governed by true godliness and true holiness possessing a qualitative walk like a real saint governed by the principles in accordance to the “my gospel” of Paul causing establishment, glory, and grandeur.

WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE LIFE OF CONTRAST?

The obvious contrast of sweetsmelling savour is the unsweet smelling savour. The taste of sweetness truly was marred with a life of defeat and contrast to the set purpose of God not consistent to grace life but maybe or perhaps consistent to the life in view of legalism, laws, establishing works and flesh instead of faith and spirit. The plain citation of things unworthy for the saints to do in our present time are emphasized and enumerated by Paul in these forgoing verses such as:

³But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

⁴Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

⁵For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

These were the fleshly relative works Paul charge each saint to abhor through which only by faith in its sense could simply forewarned himself or discipline himself against his own choice to yield on it and loss power or control to be governed by the wisdom of God with the renewed thoughts in conformity to the fruits of the Spirit.

Consequently, its really simple and literally with sense to classify anyone when a believer yield on these things. His present walk is simply not after the wisdom of God having an unrenewed thoughts of who truly is he therefore as God’s sweetsmelling savour who is also pleasant before Him in glory. Believers committing these things (which in most real view of its doing) only for those who were called the children of disobedience, whose glory is their shame, of course possibly a detrimental factor against his godly walk whose life carelessly undermined what seems to be an approved workman of God who has nothing to be ashamed before Him (2 Tim. 2:15). This what we rendered “bad shame”.Good shame is a life viewed with godly sincerity and unconformity.

WHAT LIFE GOD EXPECTS FROM YOU AS HIS SWEETSMELLING SAVOUR?

⁷Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

⁸For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

⁹(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

¹⁰Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

¹¹And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

¹²For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

¹³But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

¹⁴Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

¹⁵See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

¹⁶Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

¹⁷Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

¹⁸And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

¹⁹Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

²⁰Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

²¹Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God

These things enumerated by Paul for us members of the body of Christ are self explanatory only requiring your faith to trust on. Basically, it caused so much consideration to adhere in His appeal for goodness and righteousness sake. God’s delight was embraced upon those who brought the life of God by the gospel of grace with basic grace living instructions specifically delivered as all for you and me. Today, we can simply understand what seems to walk in the truth following God as His “dear children”

I hope this simple study and presentation will show more wisdom in conformity to His will in this present dispensation of grace. Delight His grace and he will allow you to have the full assurance of understanding in the mystery of Christ afforded through the “my gospel” of the apostle Paul.

Grace and Peace to you all!

THE PROPHETIC EVERLASTING LIFE VS. THE MYSTERY’S HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE

2012-10-14T20:22:00.000-07:00

By: Bishop Albert B. Gran

John 3:16

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¹⁶For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Titus 1:1-3

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1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;

²In HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

³But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

Titus 1:1-3

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⁷That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE.

This study has been served an ulterior complexity when not understood through the principle of right scriptural division in matters of dispensing the truth what life we had obtained and being shared to others in line with the perspective of God’s plan over the ages.

The purpose of this article is to enhance your critical thinking in view of God’s wisdom as he manifested it to the entire human race as far as the human history is concerned. My purpose is to lay a flat form basis in view of understanding God’s two-fold purpose between His heavenly and earthly plan as determined to be between PROPHECY AND MYSTERY. My prayer that soon many would be concerned how to simply acknowledge the veracity and truthfulness of God’s revealed will in the entirety of His Scriptures, the so-called “Word of Truth” which needs to be dispensed through an approach of rightly dividing or recognizing the dispensational method. This is the principle which God himself demonstrated His intent how vast and wide His schemes more than or beyond Satan’s wiles and oppositions.

In view of seeking spiritual enlightenment as to what basis your “life” from Christ was patterned upon , also to mean the very source from the truth of God’s word where your faith objectively based on, this study will provide you alternative teaching how classifications of life in line with God’s plan which was clearly revealed to human kind in two-fold presentations.

To avoid misunderstanding, I should and would want to emphasize however that in both distinctions, in matters of “life” issue, there is only one subject or author by means “life” was originated from. In other words “ eternal life” is indeed authored by God Himself as He’s the real giver of life. Only, there’s misconstrued information upon failure to understand that God’s life in the Scriptures as when it was introduced in two distinct ways which are: PROPHETIC EVERLASTING LIFE in view of Israel’s earthly kingdom purpose and MYSTERY’S HOPE OFETERNAL LIFE in view of the Body of Christ’s heavenly purpose. Simply put your keen understanding to dig the revealing information suffice to meet the comparative measures of communicating the pure words of God in any period of time between the two major divisions as prophecy and mystery. This will help you consider to understand that these things were really so.

THE ISSUE OF “LIFE” IN VIEW OF PROPHECY

It’s really amazing to know and get the overview of how Jesus Christ was presented in his first advent as the EMMANUEL (by meaning, God with us)

Matthew 1:22-24

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²²Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,

²³Behold, a virgin shall be with CHILD, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with US.

Isaiah 9:6

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⁶For unto US a CHILD is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Your keen understanding allows you to believe that Jesus Christ’s birth in its wise as he was born by a virgin possessing with the attributes mentioned above, was something relative to the PROMISE OF GOD spoken by the PROPHET ISAIAH. And that, this promise was specifically addressed to the group of people whom God loved most in time past who were the people of Israel to give light upon Israel for the entire world .

Isaiah 9:7-8

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⁷Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, UPON THE THRONE OF DAVID, and UPON HIS KINGDOM, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

⁸The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath LIGHTED UPON ISRAEL.

It’s crystal clear that the gospel’s account about the birth of Christ in view of His earthly ministry was something corresponding to the prophetic declaration of God’s promise to the house of Jacob all the way to the culmination of the establishment of the forever earthly kingdom which God also promised to David . In effect, Christ was regarded in prophecy to give light to Israel.

Now that we knew God’s purpose of Christ for Israel in confirmation to what was spoken by the mouth of the prophet then the occurrence of the kingdom gospel account signifying the earthly ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ is primarily relative in confirmation to PROPHECY and therefore it’s then logical to say that God’s offering of salvation to shed light to the group of human race was simply demonstrated to ISRAEL.

Now that the doctrine of salvation in view of prophecy program contains the essence of life everlasting, then in truthful presentation, the offering of everlasting life as introduced by Jesus Christ was also relative to the purpose of God which is to redeem His people, the Israelites.

Luke 2

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¹¹For unto you is born this day in the CITY OF DAVID a Saviour, which is CHRIST THE LORD.

Apparently, David’s name appeared in the above verse to mean Christ’s birth is in His wisest plan should soon be a recipient of David’s throne in the kingdom as prophesied by prophet Isaiah.

²⁷And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,

²⁸Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

²⁹Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:

³⁰For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,

³¹Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;

³²A LIGHT TO LIGHTEN THE GENTILES, and the GLORY OF THY PEOPLE ISRAEL.

³³And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.

³⁴And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, THIS CHILD IS SET FOR THE FALL AND RISING AGAIN OF MANY IN ISRAEL; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;

³⁵(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

Perhaps you might stress the emphasis that God’s relative purpose to the Lord Jesus Christ is for you something I missed in looking at it based on its context. Here’s the explanation. The prophetic plan and purpose of God to the Gentiles in time past depends on them (Israelites) as they were those children who could be the channel of blessings to them that bless Israel. Let’s connect the fact in the above verse that the GLORY OF GOD is upon His people Israel. When God’s glory was found in Israel it means it’s an exclusive possession of blessedness through which the Christ who could give light to the Gentiles can be significantly found only in Israel.

Now if you had background of Pauline information it’s really different under the economy of grace because God’s glory today was sent to the gentiles when Paul declared to the gentiles saved upon saying: ‘CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF GLORY’.

Colossians 1:27

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To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this MYSTERY AMONG THE GENTILES; which is CHRIST IN YOU, THE HOPE OF GLORY:

In effect of Christ’s earthly ministry and purpose set for Israel proving the glory was with them, let me give you a simplest conviction in view of my simple observation in these presentation of truth that the earthly ministry account of Christ belongs to the prophetic time past account with Israel as above other people set to be God’s recipient of spiritual food and nourishment, and thus used and became God’s agent of blessings to the Gentiles where Christ has to give light upon them and as thus demonstrated when Christ all the way in the road of Samaria save some Gentiles although having a declaration of fact to “LET THE CHILDREN FIRST BE FILLED”(for Israel’s emphasis).

My point was that the Gentiles’ blessedness today has nothing to do or in connection with that plan of God when He gave glory to Israel with the Christ to give light to the Gentiles, as thus ours, was a very unique demonstration of God’s plan which is something not made known, and was kept secret since the world began and now it’s only revealed to apostle Paul and was manifested in due time in this present dispensation of grace.

JESUS CHRIST WAS MADE OF A WOMAN UNDER THE LAW

Galatians 4:4

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⁴But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

The tense of the verb where the fullness of time is consistent to the time past prophetic purpose of God as it states here “was come”. The fact was that this “time” frame when Christ occurred when he was born is the time OF THE LAW. Jesus Christ’s earthly ministry is still in view of the law. In other words, Christ was made under the law. Again my point was that, if there would be presentation of everlasting life offering during the time of Christ I’m rest assured through prophetic sense that such life was also in view of the prophetic earthly kingdom and in view of the glory set by God for Israel with gentiles who waited to receive blessings from them.

Another sensible point with this is to consider the fact that in the dispensation of grace the gentiles who are saved were not under the law.It does not mean that we’re not following Christ when we declared ourselves as no longer under the law when Christ in his birth, He was made under the law. We will not clash the statement of Paul in Rom 6:14 to follow Jesus Christ to be also under the law when he was made under the law.

Romans 6:14

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¹⁴For sin shall not have dominion over you: for YE ARE NOTUNDER THE LAW, but under grace.

Another point is that when you walk in accordance to the prophetic plan of God you are really following Jesus Christ in the condition or time frame when he was made under the law. It’s pretty clear that if you have background of Pauline epistle you would clearly and evidently see who are the real recipients of the law to whom concerning the flesh, Christ came.

THE PROPHETIC VIEW OF CHRIST’S EARTHLY MINISTRY

Romans 9:4-5

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⁴Who are ISRAELITES; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the GLORY, and the covenants, and the GIVING OF THE LAW, and the service of God, and the promises;
⁵Whose are the fathers, and of whom as CONCERNING THE FLESH CHRIST CAME, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
Christ’s earthly appearance appertains something to the part and parcel of Israel’s above blessedness in view of His glory that’s shining amidst them. I cannot say against what was written in His word when I simply organized the sensible thoughts to put the relative kingdom gospel issues including the view of a presented eternal life provision during the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ as something NOT FOR MY EMPHASIS TODAY. After knowing the essential information that I was presently connected to the present dispensation of grace the presentation in the most common information stated in JOHN 3:16 is that something Paul mentioned in Gal. 1 as another gospel and yet not another .That’s the gospel of Peter and John in view of God’s purpose of Jesus Christ for Israel and with Christ to give light to the Gentiles in view of Israel’s glory and upon their rising. The verse found in John 3:16 is something I believed to be emphasized relative to God’s earthly prophetic purpose for Israel. In view of honest preaching in recognition to the stand of rightly dividing principle ordained by God, John 3:16 is not for our application in salvation but something an application for those who hoped for the earthly kingdom. Relative the manifestation of other practices when this information revealed by Christ to the disciples is the water baptism matter with physical miraculous healings which were for signs confirmed for the Jews who would always require signs.

JESUS CHRIST AS A MINISTER OF CIRCUMCISION IN VIEW OF GOD’S EARTHLY PROPHETIC PURPOSE

Romans 15:8

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⁸Now I say that Jesus Christ WAS A MINISTER OF THE CIRCUMCISION for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:

The essence of a pure doctrinal presentation who were those called circumcised and those uncircumcised simply put two groups of people called JEWS and GENTILES. Before God changed the name of Jacob to Israel as a descendant of the special elect people of God above other people after the time of flood, the people were called Gentiles.

Genesis 10:4-6

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⁴And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

⁵By these were the ISLES OF THE GENTILES divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

⁶And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

There is but only one group name ascribe to the people after the flood and that was “GENTILES”. The word Israel first occurred when God changed Jacob’s name to Israel.

Genesis 32:28

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And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

After Adam whom the Lord had given a dominion over the earth, God chose someone whose descendants were to carry over God’s continuous plan for earth which He gave to Adam in order to take possession in the earthly kingdom with their Messiah Jesus Christ , the Savior and Redeemer until the time He would sit on David’s throne to reign with them.

The gentiles are those called uncircumcision while the Jews or Israelites were those in the circumcision. Since Christ was under the prophetic purpose in view of God’s purpose for the circumcision, it’s really a fact without doubt that He was a minister to the circumcision relative to the promise God promised to the forefathers.

Romans 15:8

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⁸Now I say that Jesus Christ WAS A MINISTER OF THE CIRCUMCISION for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:

Again, taking into application the emphasis of Christ sharing glad tidings in consonance and in view of God’s prophetic purpose especially in the provision of everlasting life in the kingdom on earth is something that requires our realignment and thought consideration and perceived its soundness in view of God’s will.

So, when Christ was a minister to the circumcision therefore he’s co-existed with Peter preaching the gospel as we all know he gave the gospel to Peter crying and preaching the gospel of circumcision. It’s an obvious fact without doubt, however, as mentioned in Galatians 2:7 that the truth of God to preach the gospel of circumcision was committed to Peter. Since in time past Christ was a minister to the circumcision, He had an all out support of declaring the gospel of circumcision with Peter. But folks, it’s not the same condition and no longer operation after the ascension of Christ when He chose a brand new apostle. He gave a new revelation for all the people today regardless of race, gender and status and set His church, the Body of Christ in order to carry God’s blissful purpose in the heavenly place which you and me are presently living under that administration. We’re living in God’s administration of grace called ministration of the spirit and so we must live by faith and not by sight.

THE MYSTERY’S HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE

Titus 1:1-3

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1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;

²In HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

³But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is COMMITTED UNTO ME according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

Titus 1:1-3

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⁷That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE.

Let’s just be honest to face the reality through which the hope of eternal life written by Paul in his epistle emerged only during his time. A time when God called him by His grace. This hope of eternal life was something viewed upon in lieu of the full blast operation under the dispensation of grace which God through Paul’s pen with its manifestation revealed in “due times”. The following statements below are relative truths how this hope of eternal life was really a mystery and not prophecy.

1. The truth about life eternal connects to the purpose God set forth in the apostleship of Paul.

2. This eternal life was in accordance to the faith of God’s elect who’s none other than the Lord Jesus Christ. This truth was relative to the demonstration of “the faith of Christ” (Romans 3:22-24). This hope of eternal life was kept secret before it was revealed and manifested in due time through Paul and therefore this is not the same life demonstration in accordance to the presentation of everlasting life set forth in connection to the gospel of the kingdom with Christ as the minister of the circumcision and Peter as the co- bearer of the gospel of circumcision (Rom. 16:8, Gal. 2:7)

3. This hope of eternal life was offered to all Jews and Gentiles without distinction contrast to the prophetic purpose through which Jews and Gentiles are distinct in matters of status and position with their hope of the earthly kingdom.

4. The hope of eternal life WAS COMMITTED TO PAUL and therefore it starts with Paul all the rest from him unto this present day until the caught up event.

5. To sum it all, this is the exclusive ETERNAL LIFE IN VIEW OF THE MYSTERY TRUTH REVEALED TO CHRIST IN VIEW OF THE PREACHING OF JESUS CHRIST IN ACCORDANCE TO THE REVELATION OF THE MYSTERY (Rom. 16:25).

Folks, let’s just be Berean and rightly consider the fact which life in view of these two-fold presentation you obtained life eternal and under which hope. Is it relative to prophecy or mystery?

Grace and peace to you all!

WHAT BODY ARE YOU PRESENTED AND REPRESENTED?

2012-10-12T12:35:00.001-07:00

By: Bishop Albert Gran

Romans 12:1-2

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12 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

²And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Gospel sermons in pulpit often introduced upon the reading of these popular verses Paul wrote from his pen to the saints at Rome. However, there's so much mystery behind what was written down for our success with life in grace as beings who were far more and always triumphant in Christ. It's magnifying our godly service with lives as though prepared for slaughter and yet were consoled by Christ, blessed by God with spiritual wisdom and understanding with the discernment what real life is, its true nature in this dispensation of grace.

The "bodies" as referred to in the context which is something for and about our service offering, denotes our physical body imbued with the immaterial soul and spirit’s being which is inwardly worked out by Christ when He quickens our inner Spirit reflecting our mortal bodies to be a working vessel for His service which is our reasonable service.

The effect of this human vessel (physical body) producing reasonable service (as pleasantly acknowledged by God in accordance to His will) had a foundation, built on the same foundation of our apostle Paul designed by God to lay the foundation in this dispensation of grace who is none other than the Lord Jesus Christ, whom he's representing for as those who were called themselves "saints", the members of the Body of Christ in particular.

1 Corinthians 3:10-12

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¹⁰According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.

¹¹For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

¹²Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

For Paul to render his life worthy before the Lord basically to be set apart for the gospel's sake, and to be a pattern for those who hereafter believe on the gospel of salvation causing to produce eternal life were objectively designed in significance to THE GRACE OF GOD.

Expecting worthwhile rendering of service as something called by God - as a sweet smelling savor acceptable by God was pretty much in view in accordance to the GRACE OF GOD. And because of that, we can therefore appreciate the information of knowing what benefits we had in Christ in matters of all facets of information essential for our establishment and equipping. The knowledge we had in Christ is the same knowledge Paul embraced upon in exchanged of what he previously acquired based on the law, the world-based knowledge system after Judaism council with an image like a Pharisee. He’s someone hailing the privilege position as a supposed prospect member of an elect of God under the kingdom prophetic program being a Benjamite or called a Jew although an unbelieving persecutor and a blasphemer of Christ. He indeed did these things out of ignorance without proper guidance and understanding what best condition under God's plan in cognizant to His prophetic purpose.

Building a foundation is relative in the presentation and offering of our physical body for this privilege service we can offer to Him in this present dispensation of grace. It’s really best to understand the “will of God” and His revealed purpose suitable in this dispensation of grace. We loved to be loved by our Most High God and therefore it’s now a high time to awake out of sleep by knowing the essential fact how God himself freely offered His life as a sacrifice, as thus someone motivated by love for you (Gentiles).We called this demonstration of sacrifice as “God’s love for us”.

Romans 5:8

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⁸But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

That’s why it made me sure that the ultimate basis of everything in matters of giving and offering ourselves wholly for the sake of God’s glory is a kind of motivation pushed by love and grace. Our active role as we learned and received this sort of spiritual education is to simply declare the message of love and grace of our Lord Jesus Christ offering the lost people to reconcile the world (lost people) back to Himself. When you take the lead in doing this privilege divine task then you’re bearing the servant hood principle and offer yourself as a sacrifice having the same motivation with that of Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:19-21

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¹⁹To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

²⁰Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.

²¹For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

2 Corinthians 4:10
Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.

When we truly represent our physical body as a member of the spiritual body of Christ (our newest living union with Him after believing the gospel of our salvation ) it’s not the same idea as the world of religion supposed to think imbued with physical prosperity brought by God’s active manipulation of His supernatural demonstration of power, however, contrarily taking the reality of sacrifices and sufferings for His sake and of the gospel. This remarkable principle and reality of our present body imbued with the real characteristics and nature of God hail weaknesses and sufferings positively used as basis to be strengthened by the strength designed by God in effect of your understanding and knowledge which in general the wisdom of God fully equipped to us. This is the mystery prayed by Paul and so therefore wishing our eyes of understanding shall be opened.

Ephesians 6:10-19

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¹⁰Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

¹¹Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

¹²For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

¹³Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

¹⁴Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

¹⁵And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

¹⁶Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

¹⁷And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

¹⁸Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

¹⁹And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

Colossians 1:8-10

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⁸Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.

⁹For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

¹⁰That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

It’s pretty clear that in this dispensation of grace God wonderfully equipped us something strange which is something less recognized or perhaps unrecognized in the realm of Christianity. Nowadays, most rendering services are clouded with fleshly and physical motivation instead of that motivation based on the increased knowledge of God in accordance to the mystery of the gospel, which is also something hidden in time past, and which has to be declared plainly and boldly in view of honest means and intentions without wavering . This is the unfeigned faith pushed by the motivation of love and grace patterned by Christ Himself when He rendered service to us for free. Thus, it’s essential requirement that in making known the gospel of the grace of God especially in preaching the gospel in accordance to the revelation of the mystery, we will and should do it for free without charge.

How can we not serve the Lord like a sheep prepared for a slaughter?

Grace and Peace!

PURE GRACE DOCTRINAL PERSPECTIVE

PETER AND PAUL PREACHED DIFFERENT GOSPEL

16 But THIS IS THAT WHICH WAS SPOKEN BY THE PROPHET JOEL; Let’s Look at it from Joel’s prophecy: Joel 2:27-29

King James Version (KJV)

THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE OF MISSION IN ACCORDANCE TO PAULINE PERSPECTIVE

2 Timothy 4:2-4

BISHOP: THE MOST NEGLECTED OFFICE

Colossians 1:8-10

King James Version (KJV)

THE TROUBLE IN CLAIMING ACTS 20 AND TITUS 1 FOR PASTORS AS MODERN OVERSEERS

UNDERSTANDING THE WILL OF GOD TODAY

My thoughts about the Book of Collosians ( LET OTHERS LEARNED FROM YOU)

My thoughts about the Book of Collosians (SAINTS AND FAITHFUL IN CHRIST)

UNDERSTANDING DISPENSATIONAL TRANSITIONS

WHERE ARE YOU IN GOD'S PLAN?

SPIRITUAL ADULTERY: A DANGER TO THOSE WHO MISHANDLED AND MIXED UP THE TRUTH OF TODAY

PRAISE AND WORSHIP IN SINGING ONLY: THE MOST MISUSED IDEA

ARE YOU APOLLOS' TYPE?

SALVATION NOW AND IN THE FUTURE

By: Bishop Albert Gran

Romans 5:9-10

THE DISPENSATION OF GOD THROUGH PAUL

MIRACLE OF FAITH: A DIFFERENT MIRACLE LEADING YOU FROM TRADITIONAL THOUGHT

1 Thessalonians 2:12-14

1 Thessalonians 5:13-15

Romans 12:12-14

1 Timothy 6:16-18

DO YOU BELIEVE HEAVEN AND HELL AS REAL LITERAL PLACES?

ABRAHAM OUR FATHER THROUGH THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF FAITH

WHY I CAN’T BE AN ACTS 28’ER (Part 2)

WHY I CAN’T BE CALLED AN ACTS 28ER?

ARE YOU FISHING MEN AND AS WERE CALLED FISHERS OF MEN?

WALKING IN THE LIGHT

THE PROPHETIC EVERLASTING LIFE VS. THE MYSTERY’S HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE

WHAT BODY ARE YOU PRESENTED AND REPRESENTED?

¹⁶But THIS IS THAT WHICH WAS SPOKEN BY THE PROPHET JOEL;

Let’s Look at it from Joel’s prophecy:

Joel 2:27-29