07/22/21 AN IMPORTANT LESSON. DON'T MISS IT

07/22/21 AN IMPORTANT LESSON. DON'T MISS IT

"Every promise in the book is mine," is not an altogether accurate statement. Some promises were made to specific people, groups and times, which do not apply to me. Folks need to be fine with God being in charge of making and fulfilling promises His promises, as He chooses. There are enough promises to meet all my needs and desires without me stealing someone else's identity and blessing.

James 1:17
17 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.

2 Peter 1:3-4
3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

But there is a popular doctrinal position that denies the application of some Old Testament principles to New Testament believers. That doctrinal position fails to understand that Old Testament truths were communicated to New Testament believers as examples and for us to either avoid or follow.

For instance, the Exodus of Israel from Egypt is a factual account, concerning places, events and people. But there are God given truths revealed in that series of events that actually set a pattern and a warning to present day believers in their walk with Jesus.

1 Corinthians 10:1-13
1 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
5 But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

This passage indicates that God used actual events and people of the O.T. as lessons for N.T. believers. We need to rightly (correctly) divide (understand) God's word.

2 Timothy 2:15
15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.