Bible Discussion Thread

Little children ye know the Father and yiur sins are forgiven. Praise the Lord . Your BORN again and have got out of Egypt and from the power of Pharaoh.

But we are meant to grow in grace and in the knowledge of zGod

There must be growth and development .

" Ye young men the Word of God dwelleth in you richly and you have overcome the wicked one "

Now that is something you dont hear much of !

But it is something that is desperately needed in the church today. Young men!

They key to overcoming the wicked one is to be filled not only with the Holy Spirit but also with the Word of Ood.

Jesus grew in stature and wisdom and you can be sure he studied and THOUGHT about the scriptures a lot .

Then He was filled with the Holy Spirit at His baptism.

Let it be understood that the eternal resting place of the Holy Spirit is the Word of God .

For the Spirit in the form of a dove rested upon Him .

Noah sent out a dove twice . Te first time it found no place of rest and returned to him who sent it .

The second time it found a place of rest and came back with a token of that rest .

So likewise in the Old Testement the Spirit of God came upon peopl but never abided . But in the New Testament it only found that eternal resting place but all who are in Christ who so honour the Word of God he " abideth with them forever ".

Thus Jesus was driven /led into the wilderness and tempted by the devil but overcame him by the Word of God " It is written" . But also by h he Spirit of God for is not the sword we have been given the Spoken Word ofGod?

So then the children of Isreal were ked into the wilderness to be tried or proved that they might know " that man shall not live by bread alone but by every Word that proceedeth from the mouth of God "

The wilderness was to be boot camp!

Where they were to be transformed from slaves and no people to an army of Gods people .

Who lived and walked not y sight ut by faith in God.

To be continued .