It’s Christmas. I’m Inspired! – Part 3
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” [Luke 2:13-14, KJV]
And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.” [Luke 2:13-14, NASB]
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” [Luke 2:13-14, NIV]
Here’s the bottom line. To assert someone is attempting to smuggle in heresy by asserting God is “pleased with” or “has favor toward” sinful man—well, that is what it is, viz., mere assertion. Some folks hear the Gospel and are born again as sons of God. We’re in His family. I beg the pardon of our learned savant self-styled, but God most assuredly is well pleased with His own kids. His favor does rest on His own sons and daughters.
A learned savant ought to first learn before he attempts to teach. If he doesn’t hunger and thirst enough to put in long hours alone with the Lord and His Word; if he isn’t inclined to learn what he can from those whom the Lord has chosen to teach; if he hasn’t the foggiest about the Greek and Hebrew texts—ai yai yai! What makes such a one believe the Lord has called him to be a teacher?!? Let me answer that. His pride is at the root of the problem. He needs to repent of his sin and seek the Lord’s will for his life.
During this blessed time of the year, let’s get real with the Lord, even as He is real with us. He did give us His one and only Son to die on our behalf. Now that is some gift! He is worth spending our time with, our Bible open and mouth in prayer. It doesn’t matter which Bible of the three I listed you have open either. You won’t go wrong with any of them, dear friends. Let’s worship the Lord and thank Him for His Word, not argue about things we know little to nothing about. Have a blessed Christmas!
To further research this issue, I direct you to my books Numbers: Volume 4 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/Randy-Green/e/B...
And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.” [Luke 2:13-14, NASB]
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” [Luke 2:13-14, NIV]
Here’s the bottom line. To assert someone is attempting to smuggle in heresy by asserting God is “pleased with” or “has favor toward” sinful man—well, that is what it is, viz., mere assertion. Some folks hear the Gospel and are born again as sons of God. We’re in His family. I beg the pardon of our learned savant self-styled, but God most assuredly is well pleased with His own kids. His favor does rest on His own sons and daughters.
A learned savant ought to first learn before he attempts to teach. If he doesn’t hunger and thirst enough to put in long hours alone with the Lord and His Word; if he isn’t inclined to learn what he can from those whom the Lord has chosen to teach; if he hasn’t the foggiest about the Greek and Hebrew texts—ai yai yai! What makes such a one believe the Lord has called him to be a teacher?!? Let me answer that. His pride is at the root of the problem. He needs to repent of his sin and seek the Lord’s will for his life.
During this blessed time of the year, let’s get real with the Lord, even as He is real with us. He did give us His one and only Son to die on our behalf. Now that is some gift! He is worth spending our time with, our Bible open and mouth in prayer. It doesn’t matter which Bible of the three I listed you have open either. You won’t go wrong with any of them, dear friends. Let’s worship the Lord and thank Him for His Word, not argue about things we know little to nothing about. Have a blessed Christmas!
To further research this issue, I direct you to my books Numbers: Volume 4 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/Randy-Green/e/B...
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