Spiritual Development-- Yours and Mine.
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WWN 1989 Special 2 -- Light From the Throne -- Part 2 --
COMMUNICATION RESTORED -- If one word could be used to summarize the significance of the Holy Place, that word would be - communication.
This is not a communication of managed news releases, or propaganda, but rather an educational process of SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT.
In the on-going at-one-ment, God would commune with those who had complied with the provisions made for the penalty for sin.
In speaking with Moses concerning the Ark of the Covenant, God had said: And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel. (Ex. 25:21-22)
Moses was to stand in relationship between God and the people as that "Prophet" whom God would raise up in Whom He would put the words of His mouth. (Deut. 18:18; John 12:49-50)
However, after detailing the morning and evening offering, God said to Moses: This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord: where I will meet you, to speak there unto thee. And I will meet with the children of Israel, and Israel shall be sanctified by my glory. (Ex. 29:42-43, margin)
God would commune with "justified" Israel.
It would be done from the Holy Place, and in the communication, Israel would be "sanctified" by His glory.
Even as the typical service indicated the ministration of priests in behalf of the individual, so also the reality requires the ministry of Jesus at every step of the way, even in the process of sanctification.
For Jesus "is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and, redemption." (I Cor. 1:30)
(((1Co 1:30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption))))
He came to identify with us, to tabernacle among us as the revealed glory of God, "full of grace and truth." (John 1:14)
In becoming the Substitute for the penalty of sin, He revealed the fullness of grace. In being in Himself, the truth, He provided the means of sanctification. He prayed - "Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth." (John 17:17)
The Word made flesh revealing the glory of the Father sanctifies His covenant people through the truth, pure and unadulterated.
Paul puts it this way: Jesus "was delivered for our offences, and was raised for our justification. Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God [and can once more communicate with Him] through our Lord Jesus Christ: by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God." (Rom. 4:25-5:2)
Due to our American system of education, we f ail to grasp the significance of the communication envisioned in the typical "holy place."
In the Hebrew system, a teacher (rabbi) and his students constituted a school.
In this "school, there was communication built on confidence, love and respect.
This resulted in the pupils reflecting the ideas and philosophy of their teacher.
As a man thinketh in his mind, so is he. Jesus formed such a school, and after three years, there were eleven graduates and one drop-out The same hierarchy who had delivered Jesus over to the Romans for crucifixion, when confronted with graduates from this school of Christ "marveled; and took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus." (Acts 4:6, 13)
"In the highest sense the work of education and the work of redemption are one."
Sanctification is NOT PERFECTION BUT COMMUNICATION, an education whereby we come to reflect the philosophy, ideas and thoughts of Jesus.
"God ... hath shined in our [minds], to give the light of the knowledge of [His] glory in the face of Jesus. But we have this treasure [from communion with Jesus] in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us." (II Cor. 4:6-7)
The "model" reflected the simplicity of the process - just three articles -
1) symbolic of the Word,
2) the Spirit of truth ("a teacher of righteousness"- Joel 2:23, margin),
3) and the science whereby we interrelate to the instruction received, prayer.
This message of the Holy Place is desperately needed today when every wind of doctrine is blowing, and "false prophets" abound professing to be teachers of "historic Adventism," seducing God's concerned people.
John wrote that the alternative to "them that seduce you" was "an unction from the Holy One" and this" anointing teacheth you all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in Him." (I John 2:26, 20, 27)
(((1Jn 2:26 These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.
1Jn 2:20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
1Jn 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. ))))
I have heard the voice of Jesus;
Tell me not of ought beside.
I have seen the face of Jesus;
All my soul is satisfied.
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How many of us are learning from Jesus?
How many of us come to Him daily and sit at His feet and to listen to Him?
Silly? No, this isn't silly. Our Savior through the Holy Spirit, the Comforter that He promised to give us, gave His word to Holy Men to write down so we'd have His teachings today. Jesus Himself taught in the temple, in the synagogue from the Scriptures - what we call the Old Testament. Jesus used the word of God given to Holy Men to write down so all would learn from it. He taught from the word, and He gave the word to others. We have HIS WORDS and from these words we are to learn. Jesus will teach us! Jesus wants to teach us! Jesus wants us to come to Him for learning.
Men want to give us their words and teach us when we need to learn from our Savior. We can let ourselves be guided by others but we must take EVERYTHING to the word of God Himself and not stop at what others tell us. If I tell you anything, take it to the Word of God, don't just nod your head and smile, go to the Word of GOD.
By HIS grace alone we learn. By HIS grace alone we are sanctified in HIM.
Truly the priests were to bring the WORD of God to the people, they weren't to starve them.
Listen to this--
Amo 8:11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD
We here in the United States have the freedom to HEAR the word of the LORD, yet was sit back and count on others to listen and let them feed us their version- often twisted- of the word of God. Or we ignore the word of the LORD altogether counting it as something not worth our time to bother about. We starve ourselves spiritually and then lament our spiritual sickness, our spiritual weakness.
Please LORD teach us! Please LORD help us to come to YOUR WORD!
Please, LORD sanctify us as ONLY YOU can do!
All because of YOUR grace and mercy, Your righteousness, we have NONE.
Please LORD SAVE US, we believe, help Thou our UNBELIEF.
In YOUR LOVE.
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WWN 1989 Special 2 -- Light From the Throne -- Part 2 --
COMMUNICATION RESTORED -- If one word could be used to summarize the significance of the Holy Place, that word would be - communication.
This is not a communication of managed news releases, or propaganda, but rather an educational process of SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT.
In the on-going at-one-ment, God would commune with those who had complied with the provisions made for the penalty for sin.
In speaking with Moses concerning the Ark of the Covenant, God had said: And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel. (Ex. 25:21-22)
Moses was to stand in relationship between God and the people as that "Prophet" whom God would raise up in Whom He would put the words of His mouth. (Deut. 18:18; John 12:49-50)
However, after detailing the morning and evening offering, God said to Moses: This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord: where I will meet you, to speak there unto thee. And I will meet with the children of Israel, and Israel shall be sanctified by my glory. (Ex. 29:42-43, margin)
God would commune with "justified" Israel.
It would be done from the Holy Place, and in the communication, Israel would be "sanctified" by His glory.
Even as the typical service indicated the ministration of priests in behalf of the individual, so also the reality requires the ministry of Jesus at every step of the way, even in the process of sanctification.
For Jesus "is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and, redemption." (I Cor. 1:30)
(((1Co 1:30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption))))
He came to identify with us, to tabernacle among us as the revealed glory of God, "full of grace and truth." (John 1:14)
In becoming the Substitute for the penalty of sin, He revealed the fullness of grace. In being in Himself, the truth, He provided the means of sanctification. He prayed - "Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth." (John 17:17)
The Word made flesh revealing the glory of the Father sanctifies His covenant people through the truth, pure and unadulterated.
Paul puts it this way: Jesus "was delivered for our offences, and was raised for our justification. Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God [and can once more communicate with Him] through our Lord Jesus Christ: by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God." (Rom. 4:25-5:2)
Due to our American system of education, we f ail to grasp the significance of the communication envisioned in the typical "holy place."
In the Hebrew system, a teacher (rabbi) and his students constituted a school.
In this "school, there was communication built on confidence, love and respect.
This resulted in the pupils reflecting the ideas and philosophy of their teacher.
As a man thinketh in his mind, so is he. Jesus formed such a school, and after three years, there were eleven graduates and one drop-out The same hierarchy who had delivered Jesus over to the Romans for crucifixion, when confronted with graduates from this school of Christ "marveled; and took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus." (Acts 4:6, 13)
"In the highest sense the work of education and the work of redemption are one."
Sanctification is NOT PERFECTION BUT COMMUNICATION, an education whereby we come to reflect the philosophy, ideas and thoughts of Jesus.
"God ... hath shined in our [minds], to give the light of the knowledge of [His] glory in the face of Jesus. But we have this treasure [from communion with Jesus] in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us." (II Cor. 4:6-7)
The "model" reflected the simplicity of the process - just three articles -
1) symbolic of the Word,
2) the Spirit of truth ("a teacher of righteousness"- Joel 2:23, margin),
3) and the science whereby we interrelate to the instruction received, prayer.
This message of the Holy Place is desperately needed today when every wind of doctrine is blowing, and "false prophets" abound professing to be teachers of "historic Adventism," seducing God's concerned people.
John wrote that the alternative to "them that seduce you" was "an unction from the Holy One" and this" anointing teacheth you all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in Him." (I John 2:26, 20, 27)
(((1Jn 2:26 These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.
1Jn 2:20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
1Jn 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. ))))
I have heard the voice of Jesus;
Tell me not of ought beside.
I have seen the face of Jesus;
All my soul is satisfied.
*******
How many of us are learning from Jesus?
How many of us come to Him daily and sit at His feet and to listen to Him?
Silly? No, this isn't silly. Our Savior through the Holy Spirit, the Comforter that He promised to give us, gave His word to Holy Men to write down so we'd have His teachings today. Jesus Himself taught in the temple, in the synagogue from the Scriptures - what we call the Old Testament. Jesus used the word of God given to Holy Men to write down so all would learn from it. He taught from the word, and He gave the word to others. We have HIS WORDS and from these words we are to learn. Jesus will teach us! Jesus wants to teach us! Jesus wants us to come to Him for learning.
Men want to give us their words and teach us when we need to learn from our Savior. We can let ourselves be guided by others but we must take EVERYTHING to the word of God Himself and not stop at what others tell us. If I tell you anything, take it to the Word of God, don't just nod your head and smile, go to the Word of GOD.
By HIS grace alone we learn. By HIS grace alone we are sanctified in HIM.
Truly the priests were to bring the WORD of God to the people, they weren't to starve them.
Listen to this--
Amo 8:11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD
We here in the United States have the freedom to HEAR the word of the LORD, yet was sit back and count on others to listen and let them feed us their version- often twisted- of the word of God. Or we ignore the word of the LORD altogether counting it as something not worth our time to bother about. We starve ourselves spiritually and then lament our spiritual sickness, our spiritual weakness.
Please LORD teach us! Please LORD help us to come to YOUR WORD!
Please, LORD sanctify us as ONLY YOU can do!
All because of YOUR grace and mercy, Your righteousness, we have NONE.
Please LORD SAVE US, we believe, help Thou our UNBELIEF.
In YOUR LOVE.
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