Wisdom in the Word for Thinking 'Christian-ly': Recent Comments

Comment on Know, Trust, Wait...

Nancy — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:10:31 GMT

Hi Colleene! I read you notes the first time you posted them but tonight I read them again. They definitely do have a whole new understanding after the Pastor teaches them to us. I have to admit though, while of course, not boasting, but I have grown quite a little patient with all the trials that Gerald and I have experienced over the past few years. Faith is very hard, hence, patience comes harder but the more I study the Word and pray to God to fill me up, the more I experience patience. Love you Sister~!

Comment on Know, Trust, Wait...

Steven Charnock — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:02:40 GMT

Yes, indeed we must Stand on the Promises of God (and use an Elzetta light!)

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Comment on Flee ... run ... as fast and as far as you can!

Martin Lloyd Jones — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:16:17 GMT

Yes, there will be no Spiritual Depression for those who banish their idols!

Comment on Unity Among Believers

Colleene — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:39:43 GMT

May the Lord richly bless you, Joseph, as you seek to live according to Christ and His holy Word. Thank you for your encouraging comment. I am so thankful that God's love is flowing outward through this blog, as that was my intention and hope. I love to hear what people are thinking about the Scriptures, so please offer your insights and comments often. :o) I'd love for this blog to become more interactive that I may learn from my brethren all over the world.

Love and peace to you in Christ Jesus,
Colleene

Comment on Unity Among Believers

joseph — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:30:19 GMT

Thank you so much for the Love you are spreading across the glob by sharing on the love of Christ,that we should emulate when adopting a Christ-like Character.God bless you.

Comment on Tearing Cloth and Bursting Wineskins ... What Does it Mean?

Colleene — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:44:49 GMT

Good afternoon Deb,

Indeed, David certainly understood that it was by the unmerited grace of God, through the blood of Christ, which would one day be spilled, that he was forgiven and redeemed. David, as well as many other Old Testament believers, was a Christian. He was saved by grace through faith in the coming Messiah - Jesus Christ. All the Old testament laws and rituals pointed to the coming Messiah who would fulfill them by His death and resurrection. God's favor was always on the church, which was represented in the Old Testament by the nation of Israel. We learn of this connection between the nation of Israel and the church clearly in Romans 9:6 where Paul states the fact that "not all Israel is Israel". Israel represents the chosen of God, not a bloodline - but a faithline. God's church has always consisted of those saved by faith, which is credited as righteousness (as in the example of Abraham in Romans 4). The amazing mystery revealed in New Testament times is not grace but that the Gentiles are included in this spiritual "Israel", which is God's chosen people. The way of salvation has always been the same. No man was ever saved through the any other means or economy. All who have ever been saved, or ever will be saved, are redeemed by the completed work of Jesus, sacrificing Himself on the cross and raising again, conquering once and for all both sin and death.

There is some really great information at the following links, which may be of interest to you. I have enjoyed our correspondence and pray that you are blessed as well.

Above all things, may Christ Jesus be exalted,
Colleene

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Comment on Tearing Cloth and Bursting Wineskins ... What Does it Mean?

Deb — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:12:17 GMT

Good morning Colleen,
I wholeheartedly agree with your statement that Grace by faith is the same for everyone in every age...No one understood that more than king David after his long string of sin. A dispensation is merely a stewardship of an "age" Paul states this in Eph. 3:1. He said in verse 9 that it had been hidden for "ages"past. A dispensation simple is an "economy". I believe Jesus was showing that a new economy "grace" meaning that the law was going to be fulfilled by Him through His death and then a new and better way Heb 9:15,16 would be implemented by His resurrection and would encompass a freedom "in" Christ from the law that past "ages" did not experience. Each economy was responsible to believe (the same way "thru faith") by the knowledge or revelation that was revealed to them at that time. Like the first dispensation of "innocence" Adam and Eve was told not to eat from the tree of... as a steward of their economy- when they fell the only way back was to believe by faith in the sacrificial lamb that was offered by God to them. Thus the giving of the coats made from the lamb God had slain.. a type of Christ (Rev 13:8) Even the Hebrew word for the word "coat" means "atonement"- that is how even Able knew how to believe by faith... So I agree that all ages must come and believe by faith, but the word "Grace" is the N.T. term expressing the difference between the "Law" economy and "grace" economy that was established at Pentecost. The bride in Christ is a special undertaking that started at Pentecost and ends with the rapture. the Law economy started with Moses at the mount and for the Jewish race ends at the second coming of Christ. The Church is an "parenthetical clause" if you will...That is why there was no mention of it in the O.T. This is what was kept hidden for ages past and revealed to the apostle Paul who was given the "stewardship" of the Gentiles. I believe that in the context Jesus prefaced His answer with the "Bridegroom" to establish His intent of the wineskins. He is the bridegroom to His bride (the Church- Matt 16; Act 15 etc.) The little preposition "in" occurs only after Pentecost and up until the last mention of the church. Gal 3:26-29 says that ALL who are "in" Christ "belong" to Him.. I believe the term dispensation has been abused just as much as the term born again, but the definition of both remains the same despite the misuse of both.. I love reasoning the Scriptures and if after this, you still disagree, I respect your view and still wish to correspond with you. In deepest respect and in Christ's mighty love...
Rev Deb

Comment on Tearing Cloth and Bursting Wineskins ... What Does it Mean?

Colleene — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:53:39 GMT

Praise God that you were blessed, Deb. I must respectfully disagree with the notion that Jesus introduced a "new dispensation". Dispensationalism is completely unbiblical. According to God's Word, all the elect from the foundation of the world have and will be saved the same way, which is by grace through faith. Those in the OT were saved by faith looking forward to Christ's coming. We are saved through faith looking back to the finished work of Christ. Grace through faith is the key. The law never saved anyone, but only led people to see their need for a Savior. Jesus did not come to abolish the law, but to fulfill it.

You are welcome to email me as well. My address is newcreation@colleenebarnett.com.

Comment on Tearing Cloth and Bursting Wineskins ... What Does it Mean?

Rev Deb — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:22:24 GMT

I really like the personal application that was shown you on this passage! There are a few approaches that the Lord shows in His word- Personal,Literal, prophetical,typical,and historical approach; which all passages can have more than one. from a literal point Luke shows a dispensation change from the O.T. Law to the N.T. grace period- Jesus was letting his audience know that His death (which they didn't understand at the time) was going to introduce a new dispensation (seen by the new skins) and that Law and Grace could not co-exist. And that was why His Father's will was for Him to fulfill every stroke of the letter of the law...
I would love to correspond with you- you have my email and please come and visit me at www.breadbreakers.typepad.com
In Christ's gracious love
Rev Deb
Keep up the great insights!!!

Comment on Unity Among Believers

John the Baptist — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:26:14 GMT

Right on! Being clothed with Christ is much better than being clothed with a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt!