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Through the Bible with Les Feldick
LESSON 1 * PART 4 * BOOK 58
1 JOHN 5:8–18 - Part 2
So let’s go back to John’s Gospel chapter 14 and I just want to show again the stark difference between what was taught in Jesus’ earthly ministry and what Paul teaches in the Church Age of us today on this same subject. John 14:13-14
Philippians 4:6a
Now I know there are those who hold that God is not concerned about our physical or material needs. Philippians chapter 4 verse 6.
Philippians 4:6a
I don’t care where we are in our spiritual experience we never stop thanking God for everything. Constantly. Luxury.
Philippians 4:6b
"…let your requests be made known unto God."
Now God may say, ‘Yes.’ Philippians 4:7a
"And the peace of God,…"
Now I always make the differential again, back in Romans 5:1 "we have the peace with God," which was our salvation experience. Now the peace with God that comes by faith, in other words, we’re no longer an enemy, we’re now at peace with God.
But this here in Philippians is not peace "with" God; but now we have the "peace of God."
Can someone who is not at peace with God ever enjoy the peace of God? Philippians 4:7
"And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,…"
Philippians 4:7b
Now I don’t have to go back to John and say, "Well now God you promised that whatever I asked, You’ll do it." The peace of God keeps us through all that.
And if there’s someone out there, a true believer, and you’re in financial straights, don’t despair. God is still on the throne. God is still in control. God will somehow or other bring you through it. All right, great big difference. Big difference. I John chapter 5, now verse 16. I John 5:16a
"If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death…."
I John 5:16b
"…There is a sin unto death;…"
In other words, even in the Jewish economy, if a Jew would not refrain from living a life of sin and would not come back into fellowship, God would take His physical life. All right, let’s go back and see how Paul dealt with it. My goodness, God can bring bad health, God can bring financial disaster for the sole purpose of strengthening our faith. All right, I Corinthians chapter 11 drop down to verse 28, 29 and 30. I Corinthians 11:28-29
Now verse 30.
I Corinthians 11:30
I Corinthians 5:2
See what Paul is saying? That if this individual did not come back from that sinful lifestyle, God would take him. Oh, I know it’s hard for some people to swallow, but he wouldn’t lose his salvation, but God would take his physical life. All right, read on. Verse 3.
I Corinthians 5:3-5
4. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, (in other words, in the realm of the spiritual congregation there at Corinth) when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, (in other words, Paul even though not present would be present with them, probably prayerfully that they would be able to handle this) with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, 5. All right, now then, he comes down to verse 9, and having consort with a believer who is in gross sin that was one thing and that had to be dealt with. I Corinthians 5:9-10
I Corinthians 5:11-13
do not ye judge (or deal) with those that are within. Verse 18. I John 5:18a
"We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not;…"
Have you known people who claim to be believers and that they’re so holy that they don’t sin anymore? There’s no such thing as living in the flesh and being totally above sin. The new man cannot sin, it’s Divine, it’s from God Himself. We have the new Divine nature as a result of God’s saving us, but we’re still kept with that old Adamic nature. Verse 16.
Galatians 5:16
The Spirit will never direct a believer into a lustful experience. That’s not the Spirit’s domain. Now here’s the reason, verse 17.
Galatians 5:17a
The old nature) lusteth (or in another portion the word is ‘wareth’) lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary one to the other:…"
Galatians 5:17b
Right back down stream. All right, the Christian life is the same way. Galatians 5:18
"But if we’re led of the Spirit, (we keep that paddle in the water) ye are not under the law."
The old sin nature is listed right up there in verse 19, 20, 21 and they are terrible. Galatians 5:22-23
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness and faith. Totally different makeup than the flesh. Turn back to Romans chapter 7, and this is why the believer is under totally different circumstances than the Jewish believer under nothing more than the Mosaic system. All right, got Romans chapter 7 verse 5 and 6.

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