The Wage Paid

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The Wage Paid
Mark 16:17 (MEV) These signs will accompany those who believe: In My name
they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;
Let's look at this scripture with Mathew 7:21-23 (MEV) which says, “Not everyone
who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does
the will of My Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord,
Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and
done many wonderful works in Your name?’ 23 But then I will declare to them, ‘I
never knew you. Depart from Me, you who pracce evil.’[a].
We need to understand the word will here because we assume that doing all
these things, prophesying, casng out demons and wonderful works are God's will
and they are, But what is His ulmate will for mankind?
1 Timothy 2:1-6 (MEV) Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplicaons,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone, 2 for kings and for all who
are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and
honesty, 3 for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who
desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 5 There is
one God and one mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, 6 who
gave Himself as a ransom for all. This was the tesmony given at the proper me.
The word “will” is the GK word theléma, Strongs 2307.
Usage: an act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires.
HELPS Word-studies
2307 thélēma (from 2309 /thélō, "to desire, wish") – properly, a desire (wish),
oen referring to God's "preferred-will," i.e. His "best-offer" to people which can
be accepted or rejected.
[Note the -ma suffix, focusing on the result hoped for with the parcular desire
(wish). 2307 (thélēma) is nearly always used of God, referring to His preferred-will.
Occasionally it is used of man (cf. Lk 23:25; Jn 1:13.]
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