Sunday, October 30, 2011

Jesus, Peter, and Paul

Are you RIGHTLY DIVIDED?
The News UNIT examines "Right Division":

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.  
--II TIMOTHY 2.15

Were these two Apostles preaching two different gospels?  
  • The gospel of the circumcision
  • The gospel of the uncircumcision
But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as [the gospel] of the circumcision [was] unto Peter;   --GALATIANS 2.7

If Peter preached a different gospel then he was accursed according to Paul and he didn't believe "the gospel that Paul preached":

I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
As we said before, so say I now again, If any [man] preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
---GALATIANS 1.6-10

And is a "dispensation" a "period of time" or an "epoch"?

If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:    --EPHESIANS 3.2

The word DISPENSATION is used 4 TIMES in the HOLY BIBLE:
http://www.blueletterbible.org/search/translationResults.cfm?Criteria=dispensation&t=KJV

Now I will be branded a "bible corrector" for posting this LINK but that's just too bad ye simple ones:  http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G3622&t=KJV
 
These questions are a result of further study into a recent group or group of groups who cling to "our Apostle Paul" and that are called by several titles including:
  • Grace Believers
  • Pauline Grace Message Believers
  • Berean Right Division Believers
So ask yourself:  Am I of Paul? Of Cephas? or of Christ?  Is Christ divided?

...developing...