Fresh, Biblical Look #17

Fresh, Biblical Look #17
GOD has the only vote that matters!
GOD has a pattern of using ‘representatives‛
Adam, the representative human, sinned and affected the status of all humans. We were expelled from the
Kingdom of GOD because we couldn‘t be that close to GOD in our sinful state.
Jesus, the representative human, was without sin & sacrificed Himself on behalf of all humanity. Now, all humans
are invited back into the Kingdom of GOD to live in victory now! Jesus paid our sin debt. A commitment to
follow Jesus replaces our sinful state with Jesus‛ righteousness. We can start our eternity with GOD now.
Cornelius, the representative gentile, was given Holy Spirit & it signified that all gentiles were welcomed into
GOD‛s family (Peter, Cornelius, & the Jerusalem Council in Acts 10:1 -> 11:18 & 15:1-29). GOD can‛t be inconsistent.
When GOD gives same-sex, married couples Holy Spirit it is because they aren‛t living in rebellion against GOD.
1 gentile
Cornelius
1 Same-sex
Married
Couple
Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit
All gentiles are
welcomed
into GOD‛s
family
All same-sex
married
couples are
welcomed
into GOD‛s
family
GOD gave us the example of Cornelius to demonstrate how He
will tell us who should be included in His family. We can demand
other things from GOD, but it would be ignoring an opportunity
to joyously come into alignment with GOD‛s passions, priorities,
perspectives, & plans.
You are my GOD & I‛m Your person. Let it be known this day that
You are GOD of this universe & I have done these things at Your Word.
Hear me, Lord, that this people may know that You are the LORD GOD, &
that You have turned their hearts back to You again.
- Elijah in I Kings 18:36-37 (Custom Version). Thank you, E.T. Sundby, for
teaching about this in your book,
Calling The Rainbow Nation Home.
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