I. Ordering Paul's Epistles 1 - Hope of the Glory

(2Sa 21:20) And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on
every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was
born to the giant.
(1Ki 9:28) And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty
talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
(1Ki 15:33) In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign
over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years.
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(Rev 4:4) And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw
four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of
gold.
(Rev 4:10) The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship
him that liveth forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
(Rev 5:8) And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell
down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odors, which
are the prayers of saints.
(Rev 5:14) And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and
worshipped him that liveth forever and ever.
(Rev 11:16) And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon
their faces, and worshiped God,
(Rev 19:4) And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshiped God
that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.
b) We may immediately get it from a Bible teacher or many Bible teachers
c) We must always check with scripture. It is our source.
(1) Given the errors of the day, I like to call myself a “Bible Christian.”
(2) The word “Christian” has lost all of its meaning since it includes
(a) Roman Catholics
(b) Liberals, beyond belief
(c) So called evangelical open theists
(d) Arminians of all descriptions
(e) You should make a list!!
3. Paul’s absolute insistence that we are to follow HIM (as he has learned from the Lord, of
course)
a) We are to follow PAUL
(1Co 4:16) Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
(1Co 11:1) Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
(Eph 5:1) Be ye therefore followers of God as dear children:
(Php 3:17) Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have
us for an example.
(1Th 1:6) And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in
much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
(1Th 2:14) For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judea are
in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they
have of the Jews:
(1) When Paul talks of following Christ, he is not speaking of following Christ’s
commands in the gospels
(2) He is talking about Christ’s teaching of Paul as we learned earlier in Gal 1:1-
2, 11-12, 16-17
b) Neither Peter nor did any of the twelve apostles ever say to follow him. Yet, he
instructs as an apostle
c) Christ on earth told the twelve to follow HIM – many times. Here are the
references in Matthew alone
(Mat 4:19) And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
(Mat 8:19) And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee
whithersoever thou goest.
(Mat 8:22) But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
(Mat 9:9) And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting
at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
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