Having “a lot” of questions when starting to see scripture from a
mid-Acts dispensational viewpoint is nothing short of God working “in you” as
you consider Pauline doctrine.
…when ye received [rather than reject] 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.” [1 Thess 2:13 KJB]
Which
things [words of God] also we [Paul, Timothy, Titus, Philemon, and others] speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which
the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. [1 Cor 2:13 KJB]
Consider [rather than reject] what I [Paul] say; and the Lord give [will] thee understanding in all things. [2 Tim 2:7 KJB]
Let nothing deter you from asking your questions.
Believe me every one has lots of questions at the start. Even I
questioned if I was getting into a cult of some kind because it was so “180
degrees” different from what I’d heard all my life. (But, then again,
God’s MYSTERY program is 180 degrees different from God’s
PROPHECY program. That’s why it’s crucial to not ‘wrongly divide’ God’s
word and embrace that which is not written to or meant for us in the
dispensation of the grace of God.)
The things that kept me hanging in there was that Christ said in
Matt 4:4 and Luke 4:4 that “man
should not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the
mouth of God” and then “search the scripture to see whether those
things were so.” [Acts
17:11 KJB]
It was from only men that acknowledged Paul’s unique and distinct
apostleship and took God at his word to rightly divide, that I gained answers
to my questions…and even had answers to questions I didn’t know to ask yet! (I
thank God for faithful teachers true to the word of God.)
If any man think himself
to be a prophet, or [to be] spiritual, let him
acknowledge that the things that I [Paul] write unto you are the commandments of the
Lord: [1
Corinthians 14:37 KJB]
If you have questions, let me encourage you to keep asking
questions. A great place to search is: http://bibleanswersrightlydivided.blogspot.com/
If after reading and listening to the audio files available there, you too have questions, don’t hesitate to email Pastor Ronronkrista3@yahoo.com, yourself. Praise God, there are many
faithful grace teachers for one to avail themselves of but Pastor Ron Knight
loves questions and personally provides in depth, scriptural answers from a
mid-Acts point of view to all who are honestly seeking the truth.
It takes time and it takes ‘receiving and then searching the
scriptures’ not ‘rejecting and doubting’. Rather, search out the words of
faithful men by lining them up with the actual words found in the Authorized
Text, the King James Bible. If man's words are in agreement with God's words,
then you can know you are on solid ground.
...yea, let
God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be
justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged. [Romans 3:4 KJB]
Bible study is rich and rewarding when you do it God’s prescribed
way—in faith with readiness of heart, believing—rightly dividing the word of
truth.
But without faith it is impossible to please
him: for he that cometh to God
must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently
seek him. … Therefore came I forth
to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee. [Hebrews 11:6; Proverbs 7:15 KJB]
Study and you will grow ‘in the Lord’ and become established in
his word so as to not be as tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine.
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to
be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of
truth. … That we henceforth be no
more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of
doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in
wait to deceive; [2 Timothy 2:15; Ephesians 4:14 KJB]
You
won’t regret it. Abundant grace and peace await you.
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