Well, I'm glad you got the preferred format 😉... And yeah, unfortunately one cannot make playlists of community posts... While folks - for example new subscribers - do go back and listen to older videos, they don't do that with older posts, unfortunately. Cuz there's a lot in those as well.
Amen praise God for Grace , if we had to keep any part of the law I'd be screwed I'm definitely a natural born transgressor. The one that always gets me is when you get these idiot pastors who say To love God with ALL your heart and ALL your soul and your Neighbor the same , we don't love God or our neighbors with ALL our hearts perfectly 100% all the time , duh 🙄. Thanks Eva
I like this passage for what Gentiles are to adhere to even though Jewish Christians were keeping law, but not for salvation. The fact that Paul did not balk at keeping this tradition, shows that, as a Jew, he recognized the eternal covenant between God and the Jews. Had he equated doing this for salvation, surely he would not have done this. Acts 21:20 (KJV) And when they Acts 21:20 (KJV) And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law: Acts 21:21 (KJV) And They are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs. Acts 21:22 (KJV) What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come. Acts 21:23 (KJV) Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them; Acts 21:24 (KJV) Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law. Acts 21:25 (KJV) As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication. Acts 21:26 (KJV) Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them. Avoiding idols, blood, things strangled, and fornication, is so that Gentiles would 'do well' but does not say anything about salvation.
Jerusalem at that time was a stronghold of the law. Round about 10 years erlier, at the Acts 15-conference, Paul had told the leaders in Jerusalem what had been revealed to him by the ascended Christ. Back then, the believers in Jerusalem, while believing in Jesus, the Messiah, were waiting for the establishment of the kingdom, where Gentiles would come and learn the law from the Jews. They were still busy keeping the law and sacrificing in the temple. They had no clue of the nature of this new entity, the church, and the doctrines that would govern it. They had no concept of salvation by grace through faith alone apart from works. 10 years later, and after the communication by Paul of the truths revealed to him, the situation hasn't changed much at all. James and the elders tell Paul about the thousands of Jewish believers who were all "zealous for the law". The "compromise" back then, reiterated at the new meeting with Paul, showed that even after Paul's explanation of the revelation of the mystery, they did not make a clear cut with the law. In contrast, in Paul's epistles we see a totally clear teaching regarding the role of the law in the life of the believer, which is: None whatsoever, be it for salvation, sanctification, blessings or rewards. The fact that Paul in this situation consented has nothing whatsoever to do with any covenant. He neither did it for salvation NOR for any other spiritual motive as sanctification or the like. He did it because Israel back then was a theocracy and keeping rituals of the law was also a matter of showing that one was a good citizen. Forsaking the law of Moses was on a level with not "walking orderly". As we see later in the chapter, Paul was accused of "teaching all men everywhere against the people, the law and the temple" (v. 28). He tried to comply in order to not cause a riot, which happened anyway. Acts was a time of transition. We can see that, from the very beginning, the gospel of grace met with fierce opposition. Paul in his epistles expounds very clearly on the doctrine of Christ, leaving no doubt whatsover that no Jewish NOR Gentile Christian has any connection to the law, neither for salvation NOR for "doing well", or for growth or any other blessing in the believer's life.
Amen Eva. Excellent account of what the early church faced and the stronghold in Jerusalem! Just trying to imagine what the apostles had to go through in order to get the message of the gospel of grace out into the world.
@@evasavedbygrace4ever Nowhere in my comment did I mention anything about getting gains by keeping the observance. It is interesting to me as well that Acts 21 circumcision of Jews was brought up. Galatians clearly says it is of no use. Yet here, Paul did not argue the point. What Paul is doing is keeping a purifying ritual. Yes. Paul is observing this to show he keeps the law, but he would not argue it for salvation or blessing as we are complete in Christ. Again. He is observing it simply because he is Jewish. He isn't doing to gain a blessing. That Paul isn't teaching Jews to refute the law is clear in Acts 21:21-22. Acts 21:20 (KJV) And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law: Acts 21:21 (KJV) And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs. That nothing can be gained by it is also clear. Acts 15:8 (KJV) And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; Acts 15:9 (KJV) And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. Acts 15:10 (KJV) Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? Acts 15:11 (KJV) But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they. Both Jew and Gentile saved by grace, but eternal recognition of covenant by the Jews. That's how I see it at this point in my journey.
@bstein9500 Regarding gains by law-keeping: You did say so that Gentiles would "do well". It is NOT stated in Acts 21:21-22 that Paul is NOT teaching Jews to refute the law. Again, Acts is a period of transition. The church gets their doctrine from the epistles. In them, Paul makes it clear without the shadow of a doubt that Christ is the end of the law for all who believe - its only function was that of a schoolmaster to lead us to Christ. He sharply rebuked Peter in Antioch, who had stopped eating with the Gentiles for fear of Jews from James and told him "For if I build again those things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. For I through the law died to the law that I might live to God." (Gal. 2:18-19). So I am not sure what point you are trying to make here, that would be applicable to the church today. Nor have you specified what you mean by "eternal recognition of covenant by the Jews". What covenant are you talking about, what group of Jews (believing or unbelieving), and what are the supposed practical applications of such "recognition". Both Jews and Gentiles, when they join the body of Christ, the church, by faith in Christ, are not only saved by grace, but also live by grace as the sole principle. The church is a totally new entity, there is neither Jew nor Greek (Gal. 3:28), the two groups are one in Christ - any idenfication via the law on the part of the Jews has ceased to exist.
Great video. When Paul says “Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?“ in Galatians 3:2 I think this shows the book of Galatians is only written to believers. Meaning they already have the Holy Spirit. While others might be saved, they might be preaching a gospel that puts believers back in bondage, under the law. I do have a question though, as how do we know Galatians 2:4 a “false brethren” preaching an “accursed gospel” could still be a believer that is putting you back under the law? Obviously we know, if someone preaches anything other than faith in Christ death on the cross and resurrection to pay for our sins, the gospel is wrong. But wouldn’t a false brethren be someone who does not believe (an unbeliever)?
Paul was writing to the churches (plural) in the region of Galatia. Yes, he addresses believers. But as is almost always the case, there are tares among the wheat, almost indistinguishable the one from the other. We see that same principle in other epistles, like 1 John for example, where John calls those tares "antichrists" and describes them as follows: "They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us." (1 John 2:19) While it is true that saved believers can be deceived for varying periods of time, and that they can then bring an "accursed gospel", which simply means that it is a version of the gospel which we should refuse to accept - those that Paul refers to in Gal. 2:4 I do not think are believers. They not only bring an accursed gospel, but Paul also calls them "false brethren". They aren't really brethren. Compare what Paul says about them - "secretly brought in; came in by stealth" - to Jude 1:4 and 2 Pet.2:1 (and ff).
Sadly, most institutional churches spend most of their time in the synoptic gospels and apply them to the church. The result is a lot of church goers focused on following the 10 Commandments and sermon on the mount. They are in bondage. My friend, in that situation, talks a lot about how she is "trying", and that's what we all need to do. She won't listen to any correction from me with scripture, she thinks I'm wrong. Because, "Come on! You can do it!".
Yes, that's unfortunately true. When you don't rightly divide the Word - what is for Israel, what is for the church - you get law and grace all mixed up.
The dispensation of Grace started when it was directly revealed to Paul by Jesus himself. The law was intended to be a schoolmaster so we recognize our need for the Savior. Galatians 3:24-26 (KJV) Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 3:1-6 (KJV) For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward: How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel. Rightly dividing the Word prevents heresy.
It is important that one be precise in labeling this present dispensation. Paul doesn't stop after saying "the dispensation of the grace of God", he continues: "which is given me TO YOU-WARD". It is the dispensation of the grace of God FOR THE GENTILES. The church in Ephesus was predominantly Gentile. Paul goes on and expounds on the mystery that was revealed to him, namely, that the Gentiles now would be members of the new entity, the body of Christ, partakers of God's promises in Christ. This is in contrast to what he had said in the previous chapter, namely, that the Gentiles formerly were without Christ, covenants of promise and without God in the world. The difference is, that in this dispensation, the Gentiles now have direct access to God through Christ, and no longer have to take the detour via Israel, which was an indirect access only. The principle of grace exists in every dispensation, and salvation always has been and will be by grace through faith alone. Right division is not distinguishing between different gospels of salvation for different people groups - there is only one gospel, the content of which was progressively revealed. Right division must be made for the INDIVIDUAL between law and grace - both for salvation and for the life of the believer.
So enlightening...I have to listen to this again. Keep it coming!
Amen this teaching makes even more sense after listening the first time 11 months ago🙏🏿💯
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Yes this has helped solidify that we the church are not addressed in the synoptic gospels.
Thank you Eva!
Great teaching sister❤
Thank you for this, so needed. And thanks for making it a Vid, I like vids cuz they can be played on repeat and don’t get buried in community post❤
Well, I'm glad you got the preferred format 😉...
And yeah, unfortunately one cannot make playlists of community posts... While folks - for example new subscribers - do go back and listen to older videos, they don't do that with older posts, unfortunately. Cuz there's a lot in those as well.
Thank you, Eva! That was very clear and very helpful. ☺️
Amen praise God for Grace , if we had to keep any part of the law I'd be screwed I'm definitely a natural born transgressor. The one that always gets me is when you get these idiot pastors who say To love God with ALL your heart and ALL your soul and your Neighbor the same , we don't love God or our neighbors with ALL our hearts perfectly 100% all the time , duh 🙄. Thanks Eva
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I like this passage for what Gentiles are to adhere to even though Jewish Christians were keeping law, but not for salvation. The fact that Paul did not balk at keeping this tradition, shows that, as a Jew, he recognized the eternal covenant between God and the Jews. Had he equated doing this for salvation, surely he would not have done this.
Acts 21:20 (KJV) And when they Acts 21:20 (KJV) And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:
Acts 21:21 (KJV) And
They are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.
Acts 21:22 (KJV) What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.
Acts 21:23 (KJV) Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them;
Acts 21:24 (KJV) Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.
Acts 21:25 (KJV)
As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing,
save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.
Acts 21:26 (KJV) Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.
Avoiding idols, blood, things strangled, and fornication, is so that Gentiles would 'do well' but does not say anything about salvation.
Jerusalem at that time was a stronghold of the law. Round about 10 years erlier, at the Acts 15-conference, Paul had told the leaders in Jerusalem what had been revealed to him by the ascended Christ. Back then, the believers in Jerusalem, while believing in Jesus, the Messiah, were waiting for the establishment of the kingdom, where Gentiles would come and learn the law from the Jews. They were still busy keeping the law and sacrificing in the temple. They had no clue of the nature of this new entity, the church, and the doctrines that would govern it. They had no concept of salvation by grace through faith alone apart from works. 10 years later, and after the communication by Paul of the truths revealed to him, the situation hasn't changed much at all. James and the elders tell Paul about the thousands of Jewish believers who were all "zealous for the law". The "compromise" back then, reiterated at the new meeting with Paul, showed that even after Paul's explanation of the revelation of the mystery, they did not make a clear cut with the law. In contrast, in Paul's epistles we see a totally clear teaching regarding the role of the law in the life of the believer, which is: None whatsoever, be it for salvation, sanctification, blessings or rewards.
The fact that Paul in this situation consented has nothing whatsoever to do with any covenant. He neither did it for salvation NOR for any other spiritual motive as sanctification or the like. He did it because Israel back then was a theocracy and keeping rituals of the law was also a matter of showing that one was a good citizen. Forsaking the law of Moses was on a level with not "walking orderly". As we see later in the chapter, Paul was accused of "teaching all men everywhere against the people, the law and the temple" (v. 28). He tried to comply in order to not cause a riot, which happened anyway.
Acts was a time of transition. We can see that, from the very beginning, the gospel of grace met with fierce opposition.
Paul in his epistles expounds very clearly on the doctrine of Christ, leaving no doubt whatsover that no Jewish NOR Gentile Christian has any connection to the law, neither for salvation NOR for "doing well", or for growth or any other blessing in the believer's life.
Amen Eva. Excellent account of what the early church faced and the stronghold in Jerusalem! Just trying to imagine what the apostles had to go through in order to get the message of the gospel of grace out into the world.
@@evasavedbygrace4ever Nowhere in my comment did I mention anything about getting gains by keeping the observance. It is interesting to me as well that Acts 21 circumcision of Jews was brought up. Galatians clearly says it is of no use. Yet here, Paul did not argue the point. What Paul is doing is keeping a purifying ritual. Yes. Paul is observing this to show he keeps the law, but he would not argue it for salvation or blessing as we are complete in Christ. Again. He is observing it simply because he is Jewish. He isn't doing to gain a blessing. That Paul isn't teaching Jews to refute the law is clear in Acts 21:21-22.
Acts 21:20 (KJV) And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:
Acts 21:21 (KJV) And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.
That nothing can be gained by it is also clear.
Acts 15:8 (KJV) And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
Acts 15:9 (KJV) And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
Acts 15:10 (KJV) Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
Acts 15:11 (KJV) But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
Both Jew and Gentile saved by grace, but eternal recognition of covenant by the Jews. That's how I see it at this point in my journey.
@bstein9500 Regarding gains by law-keeping: You did say so that Gentiles would "do well".
It is NOT stated in Acts 21:21-22 that Paul is NOT teaching Jews to refute the law. Again, Acts is a period of transition. The church gets their doctrine from the epistles. In them, Paul makes it clear without the shadow of a doubt that Christ is the end of the law for all who believe - its only function was that of a schoolmaster to lead us to Christ.
He sharply rebuked Peter in Antioch, who had stopped eating with the Gentiles for fear of Jews from James and told him "For if I build again those things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. For I through the law died to the law that I might live to God." (Gal. 2:18-19).
So I am not sure what point you are trying to make here, that would be applicable to the church today. Nor have you specified what you mean by "eternal recognition of covenant by the Jews". What covenant are you talking about, what group of Jews (believing or unbelieving), and what are the supposed practical applications of such "recognition".
Both Jews and Gentiles, when they join the body of Christ, the church, by faith in Christ, are not only saved by grace, but also live by grace as the sole principle. The church is a totally new entity, there is neither Jew nor Greek (Gal. 3:28), the two groups are one in Christ - any idenfication via the law on the part of the Jews has ceased to exist.
Great video. When Paul says “Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?“ in Galatians 3:2 I think this shows the book of Galatians is only written to believers. Meaning they already have the Holy Spirit. While others might be saved, they might be preaching a gospel that puts believers back in bondage, under the law. I do have a question though, as how do we know Galatians 2:4 a “false brethren” preaching an “accursed gospel” could still be a believer that is putting you back under the law? Obviously we know, if someone preaches anything other than faith in Christ death on the cross and resurrection to pay for our sins, the gospel is wrong. But wouldn’t a false brethren be someone who does not believe (an unbeliever)?
Paul was writing to the churches (plural) in the region of Galatia. Yes, he addresses believers. But as is almost always the case, there are tares among the wheat, almost indistinguishable the one from the other. We see that same principle in other epistles, like 1 John for example, where John calls those tares "antichrists" and describes them as follows: "They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us." (1 John 2:19) While it is true that saved believers can be deceived for varying periods of time, and that they can then bring an "accursed gospel", which simply means that it is a version of the gospel which we should refuse to accept - those that Paul refers to in Gal. 2:4 I do not think are believers. They not only bring an accursed gospel, but Paul also calls them "false brethren". They aren't really brethren. Compare what Paul says about them - "secretly brought in; came in by stealth" - to Jude 1:4 and 2 Pet.2:1 (and ff).
Sadly, most institutional churches spend most of their time in the synoptic gospels and apply them to the church. The result is a lot of church goers focused on following the 10 Commandments and sermon on the mount. They are in bondage. My friend, in that situation, talks a lot about how she is "trying", and that's what we all need to do. She won't listen to any correction from me with scripture, she thinks I'm wrong. Because, "Come on! You can do it!".
Yes, that's unfortunately true. When you don't rightly divide the Word - what is for Israel, what is for the church - you get law and grace all mixed up.
The dispensation of Grace started when it was directly revealed to Paul by Jesus himself. The law was intended to be a schoolmaster so we recognize our need for the Savior.
Galatians 3:24-26 (KJV) Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 3:1-6 (KJV) For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel.
Rightly dividing the Word prevents heresy.
It is important that one be precise in labeling this present dispensation. Paul doesn't stop after saying "the dispensation of the grace of God", he continues: "which is given me TO YOU-WARD". It is the dispensation of the grace of God FOR THE GENTILES. The church in Ephesus was predominantly Gentile. Paul goes on and expounds on the mystery that was revealed to him, namely, that the Gentiles now would be members of the new entity, the body of Christ, partakers of God's promises in Christ. This is in contrast to what he had said in the previous chapter, namely, that the Gentiles formerly were without Christ, covenants of promise and without God in the world. The difference is, that in this dispensation, the Gentiles now have direct access to God through Christ, and no longer have to take the detour via Israel, which was an indirect access only.
The principle of grace exists in every dispensation, and salvation always has been and will be by grace through faith alone. Right division is not distinguishing between different gospels of salvation for different people groups - there is only one gospel, the content of which was progressively revealed. Right division must be made for the INDIVIDUAL between law and grace - both for salvation and for the life of the believer.