Post by Les Brewer on Jun 18, 2012 11:01:24 GMT
"THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!" by Pastor Robert Oliver
Titus 3:7 says~ "That BEING 'JUSTIFIED' BY HIS GRACE, WE SHOULD BE 'MADE' HEIRS According to THE 'HOPE' of ETERNAL LIFE!"
Wow! Such Divine "TRUTH" Here Beloved Believers For Us to Admire! Let Us Examine "4" Astonishing 'Facts' From our Text today Concerning Justification:
First, Notice OUR "PRESENT" STATE! Paul writes~ "THAT 'BEING' JUSTIFIED!" Oh Yes Indeed, the Apostle of the Gentiles 'Informs' Us Here of Something that Has "Already" Taken Place For 'All' Those Who "KNOW JESUS CHRIST" as SAVIOUR! And Observe How Paul Speaks in the 'PRESENT' POSSESSIVE "TENSE!" He Says~ "BEING" JUSTIFIED!!! Not "Becoming" Justified, Not Working "Toward" Being Justified, But "BEING!" Beloved Saints, Listen Carefully here, "Once" a Sinner Becomes "JUSTIFIED" by the 'BLOOD' OF JESUS CHRIST, He or She is 'Declared' to be "NOT GUILTY" BY "GOD ALMIGHTY!" The Greek Word here is "Dikaioo!" This Word Literally Means "Just, Innocent, and Righteous!" So, 'Understand' Beloved, that if You Have Been "JUSTIFIED", You Are Now "RIGHTEOUS" In the "SIGHT OF GOD!" And 'When' We Come to This Realization, "THEN" we Will Begin to 'LIVE' & WALK "IN" The Glory of this "PRESENT TRUTH!!!"
But Secondly, Notice "HOW" We Got That Way! Paul says~ "THAT BEING JUSTIFIED 'BY' HIS GRACE!" Oh Yes Indeed Church, I'm So 'Glad' that I Have Been Justified "THROUGH" the "GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST!" I'm So 'Glad' that it Had "Nothing to Do" With 'My' Good Works, or 'My' Baptism, or 'My' Church Membership, or 'My' Tithing, or 'My' Keeping the Golden Rule! See, 'All' Praise & Glory Goes to "HIM" Alone For Our Salvation, Because it Was Only By "HIS GRACE" That We Are Now "Saved!" I Had a fellow Actually 'tell' me yesterday that One "Cannot" Be Justified 'Without' Being Baptized In Their "WATER!" I Said, "WOW, That's Some Pretty 'Magical' Water You've Got there!" You Know What I 'Call' That? "WATER WORSHIP!" Listen to Me Dear Friend: You CANNOT "ADD" ANYTHING TO THE "GRACE" OF OUR LORD & SAVIOUR When it comes to "JUSTIFICATION!!!" Romans 3:24 says~ "BEING 'JUSTIFIED' FREELY, BY 'HIS' GRACE, THROUGH THE 'REDEMPTION' THAT IS 'IN' CHRIST JESUS....THAT 'HE' MIGHT BE JUST, AND THE 'JUSTIFIER' OF HIM WHICH 'BELIEVETH' IN JESUS!!!" Now, Let Me Make a Statement: "If Your Church is Preaching ANY 'OTHER' GOSPEL THAN THAT, then You Better Get 'OUT' OF THERE QUICK!" Because Paul Said~ "Though an 'Angel' From Heaven Preach any 'other' Gospel, Let Him Be Accursed!" Listen, the 'Only' GOSPEL That Effectually "SAVES THE SOUL" is the "GOSPEL OF GRACE!!!"
Ok But Thirdly, Notice The "RESULT" of This Justification! Paul writes~ "THAT BEING 'JUSTIFIED' BY HIS GRACE, WE SHOULD BE 'MADE' HEIRS!" Oh Glory, I Really 'Love' This! And I'm so 'Glad' That You & I Beloved Are NOW "HEIRS" of GOD Through JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD!!! Listen, an "HEIR" is One Who "RECEIVES Something From Another!" Did You 'Hear' That? The Greek Word for 'Heirs' Here is "Kleronomos" and Means "An Inheritor/Possessor!" What? Do You Understand 'What' This Indicates Believer? Listen, It's 'Implying' that YOU Will 'INHERIT' and POSSESS "Everything" that "GOD OWNS!!!" Why??? Because "YOU" Are an "HEIR OF GOD!" Roman 8:17 says~ "And if Children, then HEIRS; 'HEIRS' OF GOD, and 'JOINT-HEIRS' WITH CHRIST!!!" Oh Yes Indeed Brethren, We Have 'Already' Been "MADE" HEIRS!!!
But Fourthly, Finally, Notice the "DURATION" of this HEIRSHIP! He says~ "THAT BEING JUSTIFIED BY HIS GRACE, WE SHOULD BE MADE HEIRS, ACCORDING TO THE 'HOPE' OF ETERNAL LIFE!" Oh Glory! Let me Ask a Question: "How Long" will Our 'Inheritance' in GLORY "LAST?" Paul 'Answers' this Question For Us by Saying that it will Last "ETERNALLY!!!" He says~ "ACCORDING" to "ETERNAL LIFE!" Did You 'Catch' That? Beloved Believer Listen to Me: "You Have a Glorious Future!" But Our GOD Does 'Not' Want Us to "WAIT" Until We Get to 'HEAVEN' to Begin "Enjoying" it! See, HE 'Desires' that Everyone of Us would Come to the "FULL ACKNOWLEDGMENT, OF THE FULL 'ASSURANCE' OF UNDERSTANDING, OF WHO WE NOW 'ARE' IN JESUS CHRIST!!!" So My 'Word' to You today: "Admire HIM in All that HE Has Done in Your Life, and LIVE FOR HIS GLORY 'UNTIL' HE COMES!!!" Blessings to All, and Shalom...
Titus 3:7 says~ "That BEING 'JUSTIFIED' BY HIS GRACE, WE SHOULD BE 'MADE' HEIRS According to THE 'HOPE' of ETERNAL LIFE!"
Wow! Such Divine "TRUTH" Here Beloved Believers For Us to Admire! Let Us Examine "4" Astonishing 'Facts' From our Text today Concerning Justification:
First, Notice OUR "PRESENT" STATE! Paul writes~ "THAT 'BEING' JUSTIFIED!" Oh Yes Indeed, the Apostle of the Gentiles 'Informs' Us Here of Something that Has "Already" Taken Place For 'All' Those Who "KNOW JESUS CHRIST" as SAVIOUR! And Observe How Paul Speaks in the 'PRESENT' POSSESSIVE "TENSE!" He Says~ "BEING" JUSTIFIED!!! Not "Becoming" Justified, Not Working "Toward" Being Justified, But "BEING!" Beloved Saints, Listen Carefully here, "Once" a Sinner Becomes "JUSTIFIED" by the 'BLOOD' OF JESUS CHRIST, He or She is 'Declared' to be "NOT GUILTY" BY "GOD ALMIGHTY!" The Greek Word here is "Dikaioo!" This Word Literally Means "Just, Innocent, and Righteous!" So, 'Understand' Beloved, that if You Have Been "JUSTIFIED", You Are Now "RIGHTEOUS" In the "SIGHT OF GOD!" And 'When' We Come to This Realization, "THEN" we Will Begin to 'LIVE' & WALK "IN" The Glory of this "PRESENT TRUTH!!!"
But Secondly, Notice "HOW" We Got That Way! Paul says~ "THAT BEING JUSTIFIED 'BY' HIS GRACE!" Oh Yes Indeed Church, I'm So 'Glad' that I Have Been Justified "THROUGH" the "GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST!" I'm So 'Glad' that it Had "Nothing to Do" With 'My' Good Works, or 'My' Baptism, or 'My' Church Membership, or 'My' Tithing, or 'My' Keeping the Golden Rule! See, 'All' Praise & Glory Goes to "HIM" Alone For Our Salvation, Because it Was Only By "HIS GRACE" That We Are Now "Saved!" I Had a fellow Actually 'tell' me yesterday that One "Cannot" Be Justified 'Without' Being Baptized In Their "WATER!" I Said, "WOW, That's Some Pretty 'Magical' Water You've Got there!" You Know What I 'Call' That? "WATER WORSHIP!" Listen to Me Dear Friend: You CANNOT "ADD" ANYTHING TO THE "GRACE" OF OUR LORD & SAVIOUR When it comes to "JUSTIFICATION!!!" Romans 3:24 says~ "BEING 'JUSTIFIED' FREELY, BY 'HIS' GRACE, THROUGH THE 'REDEMPTION' THAT IS 'IN' CHRIST JESUS....THAT 'HE' MIGHT BE JUST, AND THE 'JUSTIFIER' OF HIM WHICH 'BELIEVETH' IN JESUS!!!" Now, Let Me Make a Statement: "If Your Church is Preaching ANY 'OTHER' GOSPEL THAN THAT, then You Better Get 'OUT' OF THERE QUICK!" Because Paul Said~ "Though an 'Angel' From Heaven Preach any 'other' Gospel, Let Him Be Accursed!" Listen, the 'Only' GOSPEL That Effectually "SAVES THE SOUL" is the "GOSPEL OF GRACE!!!"
Ok But Thirdly, Notice The "RESULT" of This Justification! Paul writes~ "THAT BEING 'JUSTIFIED' BY HIS GRACE, WE SHOULD BE 'MADE' HEIRS!" Oh Glory, I Really 'Love' This! And I'm so 'Glad' That You & I Beloved Are NOW "HEIRS" of GOD Through JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD!!! Listen, an "HEIR" is One Who "RECEIVES Something From Another!" Did You 'Hear' That? The Greek Word for 'Heirs' Here is "Kleronomos" and Means "An Inheritor/Possessor!" What? Do You Understand 'What' This Indicates Believer? Listen, It's 'Implying' that YOU Will 'INHERIT' and POSSESS "Everything" that "GOD OWNS!!!" Why??? Because "YOU" Are an "HEIR OF GOD!" Roman 8:17 says~ "And if Children, then HEIRS; 'HEIRS' OF GOD, and 'JOINT-HEIRS' WITH CHRIST!!!" Oh Yes Indeed Brethren, We Have 'Already' Been "MADE" HEIRS!!!
But Fourthly, Finally, Notice the "DURATION" of this HEIRSHIP! He says~ "THAT BEING JUSTIFIED BY HIS GRACE, WE SHOULD BE MADE HEIRS, ACCORDING TO THE 'HOPE' OF ETERNAL LIFE!" Oh Glory! Let me Ask a Question: "How Long" will Our 'Inheritance' in GLORY "LAST?" Paul 'Answers' this Question For Us by Saying that it will Last "ETERNALLY!!!" He says~ "ACCORDING" to "ETERNAL LIFE!" Did You 'Catch' That? Beloved Believer Listen to Me: "You Have a Glorious Future!" But Our GOD Does 'Not' Want Us to "WAIT" Until We Get to 'HEAVEN' to Begin "Enjoying" it! See, HE 'Desires' that Everyone of Us would Come to the "FULL ACKNOWLEDGMENT, OF THE FULL 'ASSURANCE' OF UNDERSTANDING, OF WHO WE NOW 'ARE' IN JESUS CHRIST!!!" So My 'Word' to You today: "Admire HIM in All that HE Has Done in Your Life, and LIVE FOR HIS GLORY 'UNTIL' HE COMES!!!" Blessings to All, and Shalom...
