The BIG Picture (Study)

Prayer in the Grace Dispensation The Grace Dispensation brought about MANY changes in lifestyle and patterns. Prayer is one of these attributes that radically changed from how the Gospels represent it.  Let's have a look at prayer in this grace dispensation. One cannot deny that the change in dispensation from Prophecy to Mystery altered the entire lifestyle of the believer. When Paul started revealing the mystery doctrine, his teachings were quite literally the flip-side of a coin from the Kingdom message. God's new economy was grace, through the finished cross work of Jesus Christ. Because Jesus had done ALL that was required to satisfy the law, law that accused and condemned men , God's grace could abound, setting men free, and regenerating their dead spirit, filling it with the Spirit of Life in Christ. Romans 3:20 The...

Similarities of Peter and Paul in ACTS It is remarkable how perfectly some major events parallel between Peter and Paul. (I'm pretty certain it's by divine design.) The book of Acts revolves primarily around 2 apostles, Peter and Paul. One could divide the book of Acts as follows. Chapters 1-12 focus on Peter as the main apostle to the Jews, and chapters 13-28 focus on Paul as the apostle to the Gentiles. If you read the book of Acts from start to finish, without taking note of the exploits of these two men, you will certainly miss the incredible similarities that occurred across the timespan of their ministries. Many people might chalk this up to coincidence, but for me, I know God's hand is upon it. As a matter of fact, I can imagine how God thought it would be good to ev...

Where Would You Go If You Were To Die Right Now? The most important question one can ever ask! Where Would You Go If You Were To Die Right Now? Heaven or Hell?  What caused you to answer the way you did? Are you sure you are correct?   Alex Balingit walks us through just how simple salvation is, what it takes for a person to become a member of Christ's body, and what guarantees that you will enter Heaven once this life is over. This video and the caption text above is from the WWURD.com YouTube channel . I also encourage you to visit the  WWURD.com  website. It is a trusted site that provides further content that is honed around Mid-Acts Dispensational truth.    FYI: WWURD stands for, " W hen W e U nderstand R ight D ivision" And it is a statement that can be finished in a number of ways : ...

Scripture Analysis: (Rev.20:6) Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection As good as reading the Bible is, we miss a LOT of valuable details as our eyes simply pass over the words. To really get into the heart of the verse, it is important to — slow down , to — take note what it says, and to — understand it in the context of rightly dividing the passage in which it resides. ---------------------------- Rev.20:6  Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. The book of Revelation can be an intimidating and cryptic book, but when you stay with...

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Q-A: Why do we go through Suffering? Suffering does for us what we cannot do for ourselves. There have been a few inconvenient, heartfelt, and even painful things happening in and around my life, and to my friends, at the time of writing this post, that has caused me to look into the topic of suffering. It's not a great topic to write about, but learning the facts of suffering and understanding why it is there, helps us work through it, and provides us some form of respite when we know the answers to questions like; Why does suffering come? Why can't God snap His fingers and take it away? What is the purpose of it? Why does suffering come? The fact is that all mankind are born as children of Adam, so it's not strange that all men bear suffering. "...by one man (Adam) Sin entered into the world, and death by sin; ...

Q-A: What is the Real Meaning of a Dispensation? It's not a period of time. It's a way of life. In the scripture below, Paul clearly writes of the start of a new dispensation; how that the mystery (that he writes about) will cause a new way of life for those who come in under its new guidelines. Note that it's the guidelines that defines the dispensation. It has nothing to do with an age, or a period or a duration of time. Eph.3:1-7 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles— 2 if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you, 3 how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery [a new pattern of living] * ..., 5 which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Sp...

Scripture Analysis: (Eph.1:13) A powerful verse, not only in what it says, but in what it does NOT say! As good as reading the Bible is, we miss a LOT of valuable details as our eyes simply pass over the words. To really get into the heart of the verse, it is important to — slow down , to — take note what it says, and to — understand it in the context of rightly dividing the passage in which it resides. ---------------------------- Eph.1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,   There is a lot of information in this verse, but what is of greater interest, as I write t...

Limit your Exposure to Worldly Wisdom Avoid overexposure with too many sources. The Bible is our only true source. There is nothing wrong with Bible study, even intense study, in order to really get to the fullness of a topic and extract everything of value from it. However, as with anything, you have to stay in balance , not only with your time and energy, but also with the materials that you use during you research and the places you go to in order to collect that data. The Bible foretells in Daniel , that in the last days, "knowledge will increase" (Dan.12:4) . I believe this 'knowledge' will be the vast resources like the internet, books, and videos at our disposal. We can collect vast arrays of material from multiple sources quickly and easily today, but the more material you have ...

Our Doctrine Comes From Paul's Inspired Writings Let's not be ignorant of Paul's writings, but study them and apply them to your lives and walk worthy of our Lord. I came across this article written by Matthew McGee,  and I just had to share the second half of it ( shaded in gray below ) here on my blog, since I agree passionately with the point he raises. It is sad to say that too many people in our churches today are not aware that the content of Paul's epistles are written directly to them today, and are crucial for their edification and encouragement. People either think that Paul is a second rate apostle and dismiss his writings, or they set Paul's writings aside because they think it is of less importance than the red letter teachings of Jesus Christ. Little do they know that literally ALL of Paul...

To Cut Straight, to Handle Aright *Recommended Read! An invaluable study that documents Paul's mystery doctrine. Strong's Greek 3718, 3718 orthotoméō (from temnō, "to cut" and 3717 /orthós, "straight") 1. properly cut straight (on a straight line), i.e., "rightly divide" (correctly apportion). The word that is translated "rightly dividing" is "ορθοτομουντα (orthotomounta)", which has the literal meaning of "to dissect correctly". "Rightly dividing" portrays this act of paying meticulous attention to small individual parts that make up the whole. The rendering of "rightly dividing the word of truth" puts the emphasis on exegesis (cutting "out" from the bo...