RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD
Part 2

MF Blume
February 5, 2012


James 1:21 KJV  Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.



Word saves you.

James 1:22 KJV  But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

Not just know it BUT DO IT.

James 1:23 KJV  For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:

MIRROR.

You looked in mirror before you came today!

James 1:24 KJV  For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.

If we find out something that is truth, and we ignore it, it did not help us do what it intended us to do.

Now we come to a Series of scriptures PERTAIN TO ONE SUBJECT to finish this part of the lesson.

Matthew 7:13-27 KJV  Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 

MOST GO BROAD WAY.


(14)  Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. 

How many is few? – Few, eight souls, saved by water in Noah’s day.

HERE IS WHY FEW…

(15)  Beware of false prophets, …

False prophets are reason FEW be saved.

…which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 

AS SHEEP.

How know?

(16)  Ye shall know them by their fruits.

Certain fruit tells you they are false.

…Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?  (17)  Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.  (18)  A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.  (19)  Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.  (20)  Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. 

All that simply says you cannot GET TRUTH FROM FALSE PROPHET.

(21)  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 

Not every one who calls on Him is going to be saved.

Because of that…

(22)  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?  (23)  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. 

I DO NOT WANT TO BE DECEIVED!

(24)  Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 

HIS SAYINGS ARE HIS WORD.

(25)  And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.  (26)  And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:  (27)  And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

HIS WORD is like a ROCK!

Matthew 16:18-19 KJV  And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.  (19)  And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Peter, ON THE ROCK OF THE REVELATION WOULD GIVE PETER.

Whatever bind on earth will bind in heaven.

1 Peter 1:22-25 KJV  Seeing ye have purified your souls (already saved) in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:  (23)  Being born again (already born again), not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.  (24)  For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:  (25)  But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

Writing to church.

1 Peter 2:6-8 KJV  Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.


BELIEVE ON HIM the ROCK.

 (7)  Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,  (8)  And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence,

Who would stumble at Jesus and be offended at Him?

… even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.


People say they believe in Jesus, and yet do not want Bible.

CHAPTER AND VERSE is for reference purposes only.

Ephesians 2:18-22 KJV  For through him we both (JEW AND GENTILE) have access by one Spirit unto the Father.  (19)  Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;  (20)  And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; 

Now see that we built on APOSTLES AND PROPHETS.


(21)  In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:  (CHURCH) (22)  In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

So now let’s go back to first one we read:

Now that we know all this, read further.

Praying for the 12 apostles.

John 17:17 KJV  Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
John 17:18 KJV  As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.

Jesus SENT APOSTLES into the world.

John 17:19 KJV  And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.

I am giving them the truth and sending them into the world with it.

John 17:20 KJV  Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;

Jesus prayed for everyone to be saved by believing on the words of the apostles whom he sent into the world with the truth.

If you are willing to believe in Jesus according to gospel Jesus preached, then you can know that JESUS PRAYED FOR YOUR SALVATION ALREADY!