Knowing the mercy of God

Do you know what the mercy of God is? 

Let me explain it to you. 

If you haven't experienced the mercy of God, you don't know what you're missing. 

Mercy is one of God's most powerful attributes in which He shows His great love for us. 

In Psalm 103: 8-10, we find these wonderful words. The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. He will not always strive with us, nor will he keep his anger forever. He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor punished us according to our iniquities. 

Let's look at some points about the mercy of God. 

First, the mercy of God in the Old Testament

When Satan rebelled against God, he immediately received his punishment. But when man sinned, he did not receive his punishment immediately, but rather God granted him the opportunity to receive salvation.

Mercy is one of the clearest attributes of the Bible. It is revealed in the lives of Moses, Jacob, and David, as well as in the people of Israel. We must erase from our minds the false and unfair idea that in the Old Testament God was cold in exercising His justice. On the contrary, in the Old Testament we can see many evidences of God's mercy, not only with His servants, but also repeatedly with rebels who deserve punishment. 

God's mercy is what grants us what we do not deserve, the riches of His grace. 

A clear example is found in Lot's departure from Sodom in Genesis 1916. We read, but he lingered. So the men seized him and his wife and his two daughters by the hand, the Lord being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city. 

Another clear case is the mercy that God continually showed to Israel. In Exodus 34: 6-9, we read the Lord passed before him and proclaimed the Lord.

The Lord a God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands for giving inequity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children to the third and 4th generation? 

And Moses quickly bowed his head toward the earth and worshipped, And he said, if now I have found favor in your sight, oh Lord. Please let the Lord go in the midst of us, for it is a stiff necked people. And pardon our iniquity and our sin and take us for your inheritance In Exodus 1513 we see God's heart towards His people. You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you have redeemed. You have guided them by your strength to your holy abode. Now let's look at the Book of Psalms. In the Book of Psalms God's mercies are mentioned more than any other book of the Bible.

David mentions God's mercies more than 80 times and calls God merciful many times. Let's read some verses to understand it clearly. In Psalm 67 one it says May God be gracious to us and bless us. May He make his face shine upon us. Mercy is one of the clearest attributes of the Bible. It is revealed in the lives of Moses, Jacob and David, as well as in the people of Israel. We must erase from our minds the false and unfair idea that in the Old Testament God was cold in exercising His justice. On the contrary, in the Old Testament we can see many evidences of God's mercy, not only with His servants but also repeatedly with rebels who deserve punishment. God's mercy is what grants us what we do not deserve, the riches of His grace. A clear example is found in Lot's departure from Sodom in Genesis 1916. We read, but He lingered.

So the men seized him and his wife and his two daughters by the hand, the Lord being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city. Another clear case is the mercy that God continually showed to Israel. In Exodus 34: 6-9, we read the Lord passed before him, and proclaimed the Lord the Lord, a God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands for giving inequity and transgression and sin. But who will by no means clear the guilty visiting the iniquity of the Father's on the children and the children's children to the third and 4th generation? And Moses quickly bowed his head toward the earth and worshiped. And he said, If now I have found favor in your sight, O Lord, please let the Lord go in the midst of us, for it is a stiff necked people, and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance.

In Exodus 15:13, we see God's heart towards His people. You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you have redeemed. You have guided them by your strength to your holy abode. Now let's look at the Book of Psalms. In the Book of Psalms, God's mercies are mentioned more than any other book of the Bible. David mentions God's mercies more than 80 times and calls God merciful many times. Let's read some verses to understand it clearly. In Psalm 67 One it says, May God be gracious to us and bless us, may He make his face shine upon us. Second, the mercy of God in the New Testament. In the New Testament, God's mercy is incarnated in the person of Jesus Christ. His sacrifice on the cross testifies forever to God's tender disposition to forgive sinners. In Hebrews 2:17 we read Therefore He had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful High priest in service to God.

To make propitiation for the sins of the people, Jesus paid on the cross the just price for our sin. When the divine law, broken by sin was satisfied, the sentence that hung over us was annulled. That is why God can freely grant us saving grace. 

The New Testament is full of examples of God's mercy towards sinners. Through Jesus, God the Father grants his forgiveness and goodness to all who repent of their transgressions. A wellknown cases, that of the women caught in adultery in John 8: 1-11. 

The story went like this. Jesus was sitting in the temple, teaching the crowd that had gathered around him. Suddenly, a group of scribes and Pharisees interrupted his teaching, bringing with them a woman caught in adultery. They put her in front of everyone and asked Jesus what they should do with her, since Moses Law commanded them to stone such women. Jesus unfazed, bent down to right on the ground with his finger. The scribes and Pharisees persisted in their question.

But Jesus straightened up and said to them, Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her. Then he bent down again and continued writing on the ground. The accusers, hearing Jesus words, began to leave one by one, from oldest to youngest, leaving only Jesus and the women. Jesus straightened up and asked her, Where are those who accused you? Has no one condemned you? The women answered. No one, Lord. Then Jesus said to her.

Neither do I condemn you; go, and sin no more.”

Jesus does not accuse or condemn us, in His mercy, He restores us.

In this case, we see how God’s mercy completely changed the situation of this woman.

Third God’s Mercy in the Believer’s Life

God’s mercy continues to reach and bless man today.

In His mercy, God reveals His love for all men by offering free salvation through Jesus Christ; since He does not desire the death of sinners, but that they receive eternal life.

The believer knows from personal experience God’s mercy; the Father continually pours out His love, grace, and all the blessings provided in His Word upon us.

In Lamentations 3:22-23 we can see the mercies that God has towards us: “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”

No matter the situation we find ourselves in, our sins, failures or shortcomings, God’s mercy is always extended towards us, ready to receive us with open arms.

So if you are in a complicated and difficult situation today, do what Hebrews 4:16 says: “Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”

At all times you can confidently approach God and attain His mercy to find grace and timely help.

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You have the anointing

How can you help other people to be healed?

Sometimes we find sick people and don’t know what to do; so we tell them, “I invite you to Sunday service.” The only problem is that we’re on Monday and the person dies during the week.

So, what can we do to help people to be healed?

THE FIRST THING YOU NEED TO DO IS KNOW THAT YOU ARE ANOINTED

You are in Christ, if He is in you, you are in Him.

The word Christ means “the Anointed One”, and if you are in Christ, you are in the Anointed One and in His anointing.

First John 2:20 and 27 says that the anointing is in you.

First John 2:20, 27 (New International Version) But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.

First John 2:20, 27 (The Amplified Bible) But you have been anointed by you hold a sacred appointment from, you have been given an unction from the Holy One, and you all know the Truth] or you know all things. But as for you, the anointing, the sacred appointment, the unction, which you received from Him abides permanently in you; so then you have no need that anyone should instruct you. But just as His anointing teaches you concerning everything and is true and is no falsehood, so you must abide in live in, never depart from Him being rooted in Him, knit to Him, just as His anointing]has taught you to do.

The anointing of the Holy Spirit is in you and remains permanently in you.

The anointing is always with, every move you make the anointing remains in you, when you walk it is in you, when you sit it is in you, when you sleep it is in you and when you wake up the anointing remains in you.

In Ephesians 1:13 14 it says: “And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.”

When you receive Jesus, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise. This is not the Baptism of the Holy Spirit that you receive afterward; this refers to the Holy Spirit that comes when born again.

When born again, the Holy Spirit came to live inside of us; the anointing of the Spirit came inside us. This is why we are anointed.

You’re not going to receive the anointing in the future. YOU HAVE THE ANOINTING!

And if you have the anointing, use it, now is your time.

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The Origin of the Ministry Gifts

The Origin of the of the Ministry Gifts

Have you ever wondered how the gifts of the ministry came about?

Here I explain it to you.

In Ephesians 4:8-10, the apostle Paul speaks about the gifts of the ministry that Christ has given to his church. In this passage, Paul quotes Psalm 68:18 to explain how Christ has given these gifts. The Psalm says: “You ascended on high, leading captivity captive; you received gifts among men, even among the rebellious, that the Lord God might dwell there.” Paul interprets this as a reference to Christ’s ascension and his exaltation at the right hand of God after his resurrection.

But what exactly does “leading captivity captive” mean? The most common interpretation is that it refers to when Jesus took the Old Testament saints who were captive in Hades to heaven. In Luke 16:19-31, Jesus tells the story of the rich man and Lazarus, in which the rich man dies and is buried, while Lazarus dies and is carried by angels to Abraham’s bosom. The general consensus among theologians is that Abraham’s bosom is a figure of Paradise or the place where Old Testament saints awaited final redemption.

In any case, the Bible teaches that after his death and resurrection, Christ descended into Hades and freed the Old Testament saints, taking them to heaven with him. This is mentioned in Second Corinthians 12:2-4, where Paul speaks of a man who was taken to the third heaven and saw unspeakable things, and in Colossians 2:13-15, where it says that Christ “canceled the record of debt that stood against us” and “disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.”

After ascending on high and leading captivity captive, Christ received gifts to give to his church. In Ephesians 4:11-12, Paul lists these gifts: “And he gave some as apostles; some as prophets; some as evangelists; some as pastors and teachers; for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ.”

These gifts are for the benefit of the whole church. Apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers are called to equip the saints for the work of ministry and for building up the body of Christ. Each of these gifts has a specific function in the church. Apostles are sent by God to establish new churches and establish doctrine; prophets are called to speak on behalf of God and reveal his will; evangelists are called to proclaim the gospel and make disciples; pastors are called to care for and guide God’s flock; and teachers are called to teach and explain Scripture.

It is important to note that these gifts are not for personal glory but for building up the body of Christ. In Ephesians 4:13-16, Paul says that these gifts are necessary “until we all attain to the unity of faith and knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to measure up to stature which belongs to fullness of Christ.” The ultimate goal is for whole church grow in unity and spiritual maturity.

In summary, according to Ephesians 4:8-10, ministry gifts come directly from Christ after his ascension and exaltation at right hand of God. These gifts are for equipping saints for work of ministry and building up body of Christ. Apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers have specific function in church should use their gifts for benefit whole church.

So now you know all ministry gifts including apostles still valid today possibly you one them.

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What classic preachers taught about faith and physical senses in divine healing

Did you know what classic preachers taught about faith and physical senses in divine healing?

You’re really going to be surprised.

 

When we talk about faith and divine healing we face the dilemma of who to trust, in the Word of God or in what our physical senses say when we are sick.

Let’s see what A. B. Simpson, Andrew Murray, Maria Woodworth-Etter, F. F. Bosworth, Carrie Judd Montgomery and E. W. Kenyon said:

A. B. Simpson said that our faith itself is nothing more than simply taking from the free gift of grace.

So come and claim His promise; And having done this, believe according to his Word that you have received it.

Be careful not to start looking at the result or seeing the symptoms, or seeing if you stand. You must ignore all symptoms and see only Him there before you, almighty to sustain you and save you from falling.

Prepare yourself for the trials of faith. Do not always look for the immediate removal of symptoms. Do not think about them. Just ignore them and move on, claiming the reality behind all symptoms. Whatever the symptom, you must firmly believe that behind all symptoms God is working out His own great restoration.

Andrew Murray said this about healing and physical senses:

Considering the body gives rise to doubts, while clinging to God’s promise and being busy only with Him gives entrance to the way of faith, the way of divine healing, which glorifies God.

Let us consider the words of another minister of divine healing about physical senses and divine healing, evangelist Maria Woodworth-Etter.

In seeking healing for our bodies, we are so apt to look at sensations, or symptoms; And we believe that we are healed just in proportion to how much we see and feel. When in reality we are healed when we believe. “What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.”

F. F. Bosworth wrote:

To the extent that we base our faith on our improvement, or are affected by what we see or feel, rather than by only the word of God, in that way we show that our faith is not real. Being busy with what we see or feel is exactly reversing the condition that God sets for us to follow. “Everyone who looks at him will live,” simply means that everyone who, like Abraham, is occupied with God’s promise so that he is no longer affected by symptoms, “will recover.” It means that God’s word (not what we see or feel) will be the basis of our faith. Our “looking to God’s promise” must be maintained until we are healed.

Carrie Judd Montgomery taught on the evidence of the senses this way:

Instead of having the evidence of our senses regarding a matter, we accept the evidence of faith.

Having faith in God is believing His Word without looking at probabilities or possibilities, as humanly seen; Without considering natural circumstances; Without considering any apparent obstacle in the way of fulfilling His promises …

It is faith that does not waver at any complication of adverse circumstances.

Our faith in God must be so firm that even if the evidence of all our senses denies His word, we must consider it as deceiving us, and still continue to hold His faithfulness.

Such faith never fails to move, sooner or later, the mountain of difficulty or doubt.

Kenyon said:

We should not need evidence from the senses. Let us rest on the Word. Faith clings to the confession of the Word. Sense knowledge clings to the confession of physical evidence. If I accept physical evidence against God’s Word, I nullify the Word as far as I am concerned.

From these preachers of the last century, prior to the faith movement, we can find a great truth, if we have believed that we have been healed by the work of Christ on the cross, and have not yet seen the manifestation of our healing, we should not consider what our physical senses say, what we see or feel, but consider the Word of God and the work that Christ did for us on the cross.

Learn from the giants in faith and stop relying on your physical sensations, and simply receive by faith the gifts of God’s grace.

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21st Century Apostles”.

Did you know that the ministry of the apostle is alive and active today?

Let me explain

Today there is much talk of the apostolic ministry, it is a topic that arises from time to time causing confusion in the body of Christ; today there are many pastors, who first became prophets and then apostles, as if this were a ministerial hierarchical order.

While on a mission in Chile in 2001, I met the husband of a sister who told me that there was an apostolic network in Santiago to which he belonged and wanted me to belong, I tried to show him with the Word that this was not something biblical, but we could not get anywhere.

The issue is: Has the ministry of the apostle been lost? No, not at all, the problem is that many people have not taken the time to study the subject and have been carried away by the current trend.

They have forgotten the advice that Paul gave to Timothy “Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth”; or as it says in the King James version: “Study diligently. . . .”

Another current problem is that there are many deceivers who have arisen and who take advantage of pastors’ lack of knowledge to come and appropriate congregations’ money and if possible the congregation itself.

In Hosea 4:6 it says: “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” These are called “card apostles”, who are they? card apostles; those who present themselves in churches and fraternities with their business cards on which it says they are apostles, the problem is that they only have the card as apostles.

On the other side, cessationist churches teach that the ministry of the apostle ceased with the twelve apostles and Paul, whom they consider Judas’ replacement.

But the ministry of the apostle has not been lost, but continues alive and active today, which we will see throughout this study. In order to understand the ministry of the apostle we must understand Christ’s provision for his church, which are the gifts of ministry.

We find these in Ephesians 4:8-12 where it says: “Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men… And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.”

In verse 8, Paul uses an illustration from Psalm 68 where the leader returns from battle with the spoils obtained in his victory, and being exalted before his people, generously distributes his spoils among his followers. Through his death and resurrection Jesus defeated Satan, rescuing captives and giving them gifts for building up his church.

In Psalm 68:18 it says: “Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that JAH God might dwell among them.”

God gave gifts to men; this word gifts comes from doma in Greek which according to Vine: "emphasizes the concrete character of the gift more than its benevolent nature. We can see this word in these verses:

In Matthew 7:11 where it says: “If ye then being evil know how to give good gifts unto your children how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?”

In Luke 11:13: “If ye then being evil know how to give good gifts unto your children how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?”

In Philippians 4:17 it says: “Not because I desire a gift, but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.”

In these passages where doma is used we see that in Matthew they are good things that an earthly father gives to his children; in Luke it is the Holy Spirit that God will give to those who ask, and in Philippians the offerings that the members of the church in Philippi were giving for Paul’s ministry.

These gifts are concrete things that Jesus was giving to men; they are people sent with specific functions to bless people.

In the next class we will continue to see the current ministry of the apostle.

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