Biblically there are twelve major works of Grace in the life of a believer who is going on with Christ! He desires to save or restore us utterly! He desires to Save us to the uttermost!
Each general work of Grace can be preached as a portion of the Gospel of Jesus! The full-gospel is much larger and more comprehensive than the first or the second work of Grace!
Does this create arguments or contention in those who are in some lesser entry? It need not. If the person in a lesser entry is humble, there is no contention. Do we stop preaching because of contention? No. We only stop preaching the fuller restoration to those who are contentious and competitive.
The problem as I see it among believers is this; when we reach a certain level of attainment we determine that this is as far as I am going or this is as far as I have ears to hear the preached Word or this is as far as my faith takes me. We have that freedom but if I bog down there, I will create a new sect all my own. We are free to create yet a new sect I suppose. Historically many have taken this freedom. This is how sectarian groups are formed again and again.
We fellowshipped a Nazarene Church for a while some years ago. These saw and therefore experienced two gates of entry; the New Birth by being born of God's Spirit in repentance and another entry gate of Sanctification. I only bring this up to show that we experience what we can see and what we comprehend! Until we see and comprehend, we will not experience anything!
We initially saw and comprehended the Gospel at the level of mercy and forgiveness! Suddenly we experienced what we saw! By the Love of God and [comprehending] the breath, height, depth, and length we partake of the fullness of Christ Jesus!Eph.3:18-19 The light has been shining in darkness but the darkness comprehends it not.John 1:5. We hear; the light comes; we now see; we then experience!
There is a simplicity in Christ and it is this; we see and then we experience! The fullness of the Gospel comes by Faith and Revelation, always! God has chosen preaching to reveal and cause us to see! Preaching the Gospel is how we hear and then suddenly we see! Now we experience! It's the simple processes of Faith! This is not a science, this are the processes of Faith. What we hear can be mixed with Faith! Experience now occurs!
This message has been edited by doug-64 on Jun 27, 2009 2:02 PM
While there are indeed twelve points of entry into what God prepared for the Bride of Christ concerning her restoration, much of this is walked out rather spontaneously by those whose first-love is Christ Jesus! Jesus reveals himself to these. These hear, these see, these experience.
The quality of spiraling upward in life by Christ Jesus causes us to make entry, gate by gate. These points of entry are open to her both day and night. The name of each gate means something very distinct and meaningful! Each gate is a pearly one and pearls are formed by much irritation!
Each point of entry is a death to Life occurance until she disists and He now fully lives His life in her, even to the changing of her body ultimately. The Tree of Life is in her and is accessed by her. The same power that raised Christ from the dead lives in her! She enters into what God says is already true about her, gate by gate! consider Rev.21-22. Those whom he called He justified and those whom He justified He glorified!
Ruben the eldest son of Israel is the name of the first entry. Ruben means [new beginnings]! These gates are self-explanatory. This is as far as I will go here.
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