The Local Churches in Acts

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The local church at
* Jerusalem (Acts 2) - its formation (baptized believers)
* Antioch (Acts 13) - its feature (gifted believers)
* Iconium (Acts 14) - its fidelity (steadfast believers)
* Lystra (Acts 16) - its fellowship (exercised believers)
* Berea (Acts 17) - its feeding (discerning believers)
* Troas (Acts 20) - its function (gathered believers)
* Ephesus (Acts 20) - its fullness (developed believers)

Flows of Divine Truth

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"And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates." Genesis 2:10-14

Andrew Jukes wrote, "It may be said in general that there are four sources of truth, and but four, which are accessible to men, which are like rivers, in the fertility they produce upon their banks, and in the glorious power they all possess of reflecting heaven; first, intuition, by which we get an acquaintance with moral or spiritual things, which are not objects of sense; second, perception, through the senses by which we only get an acquaintance with material things and their properties; third, testimony, by which we learn what others have found out through perception or intuition; fourth, reasoning or reflection, a process of the understanding, by which we unfold what is contained or implied or suggested by the perceptions, intuitions, or testimony."

Pison - Intuition
Gihon - Testimony
Hiddekel - Perception
Euphrates - Reflection

The Three Threes of the Tree

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The Declaration in Three Languages
Complete proclamation of Sovereignty
Read The Superscription

The Darkness of Three Hours
Complete propitiation for Sin
Read The Separation

The Destinies of Three Crosses
Complete personalities in Salvation
Read The Stigma

Judgment Seat of Christ

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The Bema of Christ with regards to

My attitude towards my brethren
"But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ." Rom14:10

My addition towards the building
"For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is." 1Cor 3:11-13

My assessment and others beliefs
"For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord. Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God" 1Cor 4:4-5

My action with my body
"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad." 2Cor 5:10

Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5.

God, the Father of

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God's Character
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning." James 1:17

God's Calling
"That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him." Ephesians 1:17

God's Care
"A Father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in His holy habitation."
Psalm 68:5

God's Chastening
"Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?" Hebrews 12:9

God's Consolation
"Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort" 2 Corinthians 1:3

God's Control
"One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all." Ephesians 4:6

Togetherness in Ephesians

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Recovery - "He might gather together in one all things in Christ" Eph 1:10
Restoration - "hath quickened us together with Christ" Eph 2:5
Resurrection - "hath raised us up together" Eph 2:6
Rest - "made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus" Eph 2:6
Renovation - "fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord" Eph 2:21
Reuniting - "builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit" Eph 2:22
Reciprocation - "the whole body fitly joined together" Eph 4:16

Read Fullness in Ephesians, Perfection in Ephesians.

Leprosy Part 2

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Read Part 1.

"When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy" Leviticus 13:2

Rising - Sin of Pride (Naaman)
Scab - Sin of Jealousy (Miriam)
Bright Spot - Sin of Covetousness (Gehazi)

Rising - Pride of Life
Scab - Lust of the Flesh
Bright Spot - Lust of the Eyes

The Scripture

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The Scripture
"foreseeing" (Gal 3:8) - Foresight of God's Word in its Precepts
"hath concluded" (Gal 3:22) - Finality of God's Word in its Pronouncement
"cannot be broken" (John 10:35) - Faithfulness of God's Word in its Promises
"might be fulfilled" (John 17:12) - Fullness of God's Words in its Prophecies
"may be fulfilled" (John 13:18)
"should be fulfilled" (John 19:36)
"must needs have been fulfilled" (Acts 1:16)

The Shepherd Psalms Part 5

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Psalm 22 - Cry of Christ (Misery)
Psalm 23 - Comfort of Christ (Mercy)
Psalm 24 - Conquest of Christ (Majesty)

Psalm 22 - He died (Yesterday)
Psalm 23 - He lives (Today)
Psalm 24 - He is reigning (For ever)

Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.

Five Principal Offerings

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Trespass Offering - Payment of a Debt
Christ died on account of our trepasses (Rom 4:25; 5:15)

Sin Offering - Punishment for Sin
Christ died on account of the sin of the world (John 1:29)

Peace Offering - Pardon for Sin
Christ died to bring us to God (Col 1:20-22)

Meal Offering - Perfection of the Lord
Christ died as a perfect man (2 Cor 5:21, 1 John 3:5, 1 Pet 2:22-24)

Burnt Offering - Preciousness of the Lord
Christ died in devotion to the Father (Eph 5:2)

Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.

The Stigma

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"And with Him they crucify two thieves; the one on His right hand, and the other on His left. And the Scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And He was numbered with the transgressors." Mark 15:27-28

"But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?" Luke 23:40

Saviour : The Cross of Love (Christ)
Saint : The Cross of Life (Penitent Thief)
Sinner : The Cross of Loss (Impenitent Thief)

Saviour - No sin in Christ but sin on Him
Saint - Sin in him but no sin on him
Sinner - Sin in and on him

Saviour - Redemption
Saint - Repentance
Sinner - Rejection

Leprosy

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Leprosy - The type of sin in its finality
Twenty-one (21) Lepers in the Bible
Nine (9) references to them
Nine (9) lepers in the Old Testament
Nine (9) lepers did not return to the Lord

1. Moses (Exo 4:6)
2. Miriam (Num 12:1)
3. Naaman (2 Kgs 5:1)
4. Gehazi (2 Kgs 5:20)
5. The Four Lepers (2 Kgs 7:4)
6. Uzziah (2 Chr 26:21)
7. The Worshiping Leper (Matt 8:2)
8. Simon, the Leper (Matt 26:6)
9. The Ten Lepers (Luke 17:12-19)