SPIRITUAL IGNORANCE
Pastor J. C. O’Hair
Because of the prayer of Christ on the cross (Luke 23:34), and because Christ’s death had to be as it was, and when it was, by God’s eternal decree and purpose, (Acts 3:18 - Acts 4:25 to 28 - Acts 2:22 - I Peter 1:18 to 20), God was willing to forgive Israel’s murder of Christ (Acts 7:51 to 54) on the ground of ignorance. (Acts 3:12 to 17). Some of the Israelites did repent. But the rulers would not.
Later from the nation Israel God had a remnant according to the election of grace. “The rest were blinded.” (Romans 11:5 to 12). Israel stumbled over the Stumblingstone. (Romans 9:32 and 33). “For they, being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.” (Romans 10:3 and 4).
Israelites, with the exception of a few Hebrew Christians, are still blind and still ignorant of God’s righteousness. But a very large percentage of the Gentiles, including millions who are church-members, are just as ignorant as were, and are the blind Jews. They prefer to endeavor to establish their own righteousness with God, which is impossible, rather than have the righteousness of God established by Christ. (II Corinthians 5:21). This righteousness by faith is available for any Gentile or Jew.
Because the rulers of this world were ignorant, they crucified Christ. (I Corinthians 2:7 and 8). The natural man, even though cultured and exceedingly religious, is ignorant of spiritual things. They are foolishness unto him. (I Corinthians 2:12 to 14 - John 3:1 to 13).
Spiritual things are not revealed to the wordly wise, “the wise and the prudent”; but “unto babes and sucklings.” This is God’s way, (Luke 10:21 and I Corinthians 1:27 to 31).
The Divine truth of Romans 11:25 to 33 is so important for Christians to believe. Read very carefully Romans 11:25 and 26: “For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits, that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in, And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.” When religious Christians are wise in their own conceits, the Holy Spirit cannot teach them this wonderful truth, which must be understood, if we are to know what God is now doing and what He will do in another age.
Why does the Holy Spirit say in I Thessalonians 4:13, “ I would not have you ignorant”? Because He knew that religious sectarians would have their own creeds and programs, and that the truth of God concerning the glorious rapture of the Church would or could have no place in them.
Why do the majority of the most spiritual Christians not obey Ephesians 3:9: “And to make all men see what is the dispensation of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God”?
Only as we understand the first mystery of Romans 11:25 to 33 can we begin to understand the mystery of Christ, in Ephesians and Colossians. We must know the truth of Romans 11:30, that Gentiles received God’s mercy because of Israel’s unbelief. Salvation was sent to Gentiles, when and because of the fall of Israel. (Romans 11:11). Israel had not fallen at the time Peter preached to Cornelius. Because they have more or less of Judaism in their programs, which they cherish more than an obedience to Ephesians 3:9, most Christians will not obey Ephesians 3:9 and Ephesians 1:16 to 18.
If not ignorant of the prayers of Ephesians 1:16 to 18 - Ephesians 3:14 to 19 - Ephesians 6:19 and 20 and Colossians 4:3 and 4, they are wilfully shutting out the light which comes with receiving the Spirit of wisdom and revelation for this special glorious truth.
Because of the prayer of Christ on the cross (Luke 23:34), and because Christ’s death had to be as it was, and when it was, by God’s eternal decree and purpose, (Acts 3:18 - Acts 4:25 to 28 - Acts 2:22 - I Peter 1:18 to 20), God was willing to forgive Israel’s murder of Christ (Acts 7:51 to 54) on the ground of ignorance. (Acts 3:12 to 17). Some of the Israelites did repent. But the rulers would not.
Later from the nation Israel God had a remnant according to the election of grace. “The rest were blinded.” (Romans 11:5 to 12). Israel stumbled over the Stumblingstone. (Romans 9:32 and 33). “For they, being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.” (Romans 10:3 and 4).
Israelites, with the exception of a few Hebrew Christians, are still blind and still ignorant of God’s righteousness. But a very large percentage of the Gentiles, including millions who are church-members, are just as ignorant as were, and are the blind Jews. They prefer to endeavor to establish their own righteousness with God, which is impossible, rather than have the righteousness of God established by Christ. (II Corinthians 5:21). This righteousness by faith is available for any Gentile or Jew.
Because the rulers of this world were ignorant, they crucified Christ. (I Corinthians 2:7 and 8). The natural man, even though cultured and exceedingly religious, is ignorant of spiritual things. They are foolishness unto him. (I Corinthians 2:12 to 14 - John 3:1 to 13).
Spiritual things are not revealed to the wordly wise, “the wise and the prudent”; but “unto babes and sucklings.” This is God’s way, (Luke 10:21 and I Corinthians 1:27 to 31).
The Divine truth of Romans 11:25 to 33 is so important for Christians to believe. Read very carefully Romans 11:25 and 26: “For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits, that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in, And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.” When religious Christians are wise in their own conceits, the Holy Spirit cannot teach them this wonderful truth, which must be understood, if we are to know what God is now doing and what He will do in another age.
Why does the Holy Spirit say in I Thessalonians 4:13, “ I would not have you ignorant”? Because He knew that religious sectarians would have their own creeds and programs, and that the truth of God concerning the glorious rapture of the Church would or could have no place in them.
Why do the majority of the most spiritual Christians not obey Ephesians 3:9: “And to make all men see what is the dispensation of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God”?
Only as we understand the first mystery of Romans 11:25 to 33 can we begin to understand the mystery of Christ, in Ephesians and Colossians. We must know the truth of Romans 11:30, that Gentiles received God’s mercy because of Israel’s unbelief. Salvation was sent to Gentiles, when and because of the fall of Israel. (Romans 11:11). Israel had not fallen at the time Peter preached to Cornelius. Because they have more or less of Judaism in their programs, which they cherish more than an obedience to Ephesians 3:9, most Christians will not obey Ephesians 3:9 and Ephesians 1:16 to 18.
If not ignorant of the prayers of Ephesians 1:16 to 18 - Ephesians 3:14 to 19 - Ephesians 6:19 and 20 and Colossians 4:3 and 4, they are wilfully shutting out the light which comes with receiving the Spirit of wisdom and revelation for this special glorious truth.
What is the Gospel?
Believing Christ died, that’s
HISTORY.
Believing Christ died for YOUR sins
and rose again, that’s SALVATION.
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel
which the preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you,
unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all
that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the
scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day
according to the scriptures. 1. Corinthians 15:1-4
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