As of today, I am so blessed to be able to say that I know how
to rightly divide my bible. I understand God’s purpose of choosing Israel and
how He is not finished with that nation. I understand that God selected Apostle
Paul to be the “apostle of the Gentiles.” I can illustrate what books in our
bible are directly applicable to the body of Christ and which books are directed
specifically to Israel (James 1:1 & simply the title of the book of Hebrews
is a really good start). I understand that Israel and the body of Christ are distinctly
different. The biggest thing that I understand, and wish I would of had the
chance to learn as an adolescent, is the difference between prophecy and
mystery (Acts 3:19-21 vs. Romans 16:25).
Through coming to understanding right division and meeting
such a great group of like-minded believers, I am so HAPPY to announce that we
are forming an assembly that will be known as “Grace Bible Fellowship.” Understanding how to study our bibles is
great; having small group bible studies is a useful time. While bible studies
are good and necessary, these small groups of bible students cannot fully
fulfill the ministry outline God has given for the church to follow. I am so excited
to see a group of assembled saints learning and growing, but most importantly, I
anticipate seeing this group being able to effectively minister the gospel and
fill the role of ambassadors of Christ.
We want to see individual souls saved, saints edified, and
people from all denominational backgrounds be able to “see what is the fellowship
of the mystery (Ephesians 3:9).”
1 Corinthians 15:1-4, Romans 3:23, Ephesians 1:13, Ephesians
2:8-9, Romans 4:5, Romans 4:25
Big Things to Come!
-Alan
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