July 4th: God deals with the client nation in keeping with the spiritual condition of its believers
Pastor-Teacher
John Farley
Sunday,
July 4, 2010
God deals with the client nation in keeping with the spiritual condition of its believers
The Abrahamic Covenant is an agreement between God and Abraham with no conditions attached.
When Christ returns at the Second Advent to set up His earthly kingdom, He will fulfill the Abrahamic Covenant.
Gen 12:3
“And I will bless those who bless you,
And the one who curses you I will curse.
And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”
In the Church Age, God works through gentile client nations such as the United States.
The client nation must...
Protect human life, freedom, privacy, and property.
Allow evangelism and Bible teaching.
Serve as a base for missionary activity.
Afford a haven of toleration for the dispersed Jews.
The first principle is the chief concern of a nation’s government, while the remaining three principles express the spiritual life of the nation’s people.
Although invisible, the spiritual impact of mature believers residing in a gentile client nation gives the nation its vigor.
The church age believer is likewise responsible to support the spread of the gospel in the client nation and beyond, and to support accurate doctrinal teaching
God deals with the client nation in keeping with the spiritual condition of its believers.
The client nation must...
Protect human life, freedom, privacy, and property.
Allow evangelism and Bible teaching.
Serve as a base for missionary activity.
Afford a haven of toleration for the dispersed Jews.
The first principle creates the environment in which the remaining principles can fully operate.
It falls to each generation of Americans to re-ratify these principles in the Bill of Rights by learning them, embracing them, and defending them.
LORD’s Supper
Sunday,
July 4, 2010
Jesus died on the cross at the time of Passover.
The Passover feast occurs at the time of the full moon.
It is impossible for a solar eclipse to occur during a full moon.
Solar eclipses can only occur at the time of the new moon.
God placed the veil of darkness over the cross to tell us that He cannot see our sins.
The darkness outside of Him was the figure of the darkness that was upon Him.
His day was the light of His Father’s face, Spurgeon said, and that face was hidden and a terrible night gathered around Him.
The darkness was also what it was that Jesus was battling with at the cross.
"The cross is the lighthouse that guides poor weather-beaten humanity into the harbor of peace with God." (Spurgeon)
There is no light for any man except in Christ.
The Sun of Righteousness has known His own night season.
He went into the darkness so that you would not be destroyed by your darkness.