Jul 4, 2019
In today’s episode, Dr.
Siohvaughn Funches delves deeper into the one thing that is
needful. As she continues this series, Dr. Funches encourages you
to listen to each of the previous episodes in this series on what
it means to be a New Covenant believer in Christ Jesus, even if you
have heard them once.
Dr.
Funches recaps from the last episode that as New Covenant believers
all the blessings and promises of God are received by faith. We’re
under the New Covenant; we’re not under the Old Covenant, where
your works would have a part in manifesting these things. Now, in
order to receive from God, you do what Jesus said in the Word, and
you only believe. The faith to believe comes by hearing, and by
hearing the word of Christ. That’s what God purposed in His
heart to do, through this podcast. When faith comes we believe God
and when we believe God we receive from God. God wants us to
receive His blessings now. We receive from God by His Grace and by
faith, not through our efforts.
The
greatest blessing God can give us is salvation; the remission of
all our sins; the saving of our souls, which is why Jesus was
delivered up to the cross for us, shed His blood and died for us,
to forgive us for each and every sin. In the greatest blessing, all
the lesser blessings are included.
Last week Dr. Funches touched on the other huge blessing, which is justification by faith and not by keeping the Law. From the beginning to the end, the Bible is filled with blessings and you can lay claim on them all, as all the promises of God are in Christ.
Dr. Funches examines additional
scripture verses, this week, that God brought out to Dr. Funches
this week. First, she notes the blessings made to Abraham and to
his seed, not through the Law but through the righteousness of
faith. When Abraham heard the gospel preached, he believed. Abraham
and his seed are heirs to the world. Dr. Funches explains what it
means to be heirs to the world. Abraham received his blessings by
faith and gave glory to God. The blessings of God in this world
have spiritual effects. God blesses you by faith. You receive every
blessing through faith. God supplies the Spirit to you and works
miracles among you by the hearing of faith.
Please listen in for more instruction from the
Word of God.
KEY BIBLE VERSES
[13:54] Romans 4:13, NKJV 13 For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
[14:34] Galatians 3:6, NKJV 6 Just as Abraham “believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”
[14:53] Romans 4:3, NKJV 3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”
[15:48] Galatians 3:8, NKJV 8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, “In you all the nations shall be blessed.”
[17:36] Galatians 3:7–9, NKJV 7 Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham. 8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, “In you all the nations shall be blessed.” 9 So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.
[18:01] Galatians 3:29, NKJV 29 And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
[18:10] Romans 4:14, NKJV 14 For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise made of no effect,
[34:27] John 6:28–29, NKJV 28 Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”
[37:48] Galatians 3:5, NKJV 5 Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
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