Two Foundations
2 Peter 1:12 “Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.”
Hebrews 3:7-8 “Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, Harden not your hearts , as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:”
These two scriptures are the foundation for what God is always doing in the “present” tense. Paul writes in Hebrews “to day” if you hear his voice. It’s not “yesterday” if you read the bible. God has a present truth ministry alive on earth at all times. That does not mean that the ministry adds to the bible at all for it is the absolute and the final authority, but the letter by itself brings condemnation. It is the Spirit that gives life to the letter and makes it a reality to individuals.
If you do a study of the bible from Genesis to Revelation who is the minority?
Who is scorned?
Who is rejected?
Who is considered a heretic?
Is it not the true ministry and the true believers of the word of God?
To break this down further. As God reveals himself and time goes on people settle down and get comfortable in that. They lose the drive, passion and desire to follow him no matter what the cost. So they begin to protect their beliefs with statements of faith and even unwritten rules of how to approach God.
Then what happens? God sends a ministry to a people and they reject it because it does not fit in with their program and treasured beliefs. The pharisees rejected Jesus, Paul and the other apostles. The priests and rulers of the people rejected Jeremiah. You can go on down the line with each prophet. Look at the age of the church. Martin Luther came with a true message and the so-called “orthodox” and majority church rejected him.
So here are the two foundations;
1. God is always speaking present tense.
2. the orthodox majority always rejects what God sends
For those who do believe you should rejoice when you see that the majority rejects the message because its predicted in the scriptures to be that way.
Jesse Hoffman said,
Wrote on September 4, 2008 @ 1:29 pm
Amen. Also inline with this is to note that He revealed Himself to Moses as the “I AM”. This speaks of His nature and will for us as believers/followers to know Him as He IS for the age we are living in.
Jason DeMars said,
Wrote on September 4, 2008 @ 1:43 pm
Exactly. The very name of God during the Old Covenant was Yahweh or Jehovah which is a compound word that means the “self-existing one” and “who reveals himself.” Havah (the last portion of the Name) to become. So I am that I am could also be said as “I BECOME WHAT I BECOME.” Not that God is changing at all times, but that He continues to unfold the reality of His infinite being to finite creatures that can only understand in finite terms.
The Godhead - Part 2 - One God, the Father | The Present Truth said,
Wrote on October 7, 2008 @ 12:42 pm
[...] not man’s opinion or even the declarations of the church. One man, Martin Luther, took on the established church because his heart was convicted by the simple truth of scripture. I trust that though I am not one [...]