Sunday Morning: November 22,1998
Text: 1 John 1:2 "(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)"
1 John 2:25 "And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life."
Acts 2:33 "Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear."
1 Timothy 3:16 "And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit [of adoption], seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory."
Acts 13:32-33 "And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, 33. God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee."
Acts 13:39 "And by him all that believe [present active participle] are justified [righteousness which is by faith] from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses."
Romans 4:25 "Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification [that we might receive the promised inheritance of agelasting life]."
1 Corinthians 15:14 "And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith [ability to please God] is also vain."
1 Corinthians 15:17 "And if Christ be not raised, your faith [ability to please God] is vain; ye are yet in your sins."
1 Corinthians 15:18 "Then they [saved] also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished [inheritance lost]."
Romans 8:33-34 "Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth [that gives the ones believing the promised inheritance of agelasting life]. 34. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us."
Ephesians 1:19-20 "And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe [present active participle], according to the working of his mighty power, 20. Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,"
Romans 3:22 "Even the righteousness [justification] of God which is by faith [which is not vain because He is risen] of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe [present active participle]: for there is no difference:"
Romans 4:5 "But to him that worketh not, but believeth [present active participle] on him that justifieth [present active] the ungodly, his faith [which is not vain because He is risen] is counted for righteousness [justification]."
Romans 9:33 "...whosoever believeth [present active participle, faith] on him shall not be ashamed."
Romans 10:10-11 "For with the heart man believeth [present active, faith] unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation [salvation of the soul]. 11. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth [present active participle, faith] on him shall not be ashamed."
Galatians 3:22 "But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith [which is not vain because He is risen] of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe [present active participle, faith]."
Philippians 3:10-11 "That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; 11. If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead."
Philippians 3:9 "And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that [that righteousness, justification] which is through the faith [which is not vain because He is risen and we can please Him] of Christ, the righteousness [justification] which is of God by faith [which is not vain because He is risen and we can please Him]:"
Isaiah 53:10-12 "Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him {Christ}; he hath put him to grief {Matthew 26:38 ...My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death...}: when thou shalt make his {Christ} soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed {Heb. 2:16 he took on him the seed of Abraham Romans 4:13 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith}, he shall prolong his {Christ} days {as High Priest}, and the pleasure of the LORD {Luke 12:32 ... it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.} shall prosper in his {Christ} hand.
11. He shall see of the travail of his {Christ} soul, and shall be satisfied: by his {Christ} knowledge {Rom 8:29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son...} shall my righteous servant justify many; for he {Christ} shall bear {Hebrews 9:28 "So Christ was once offered to bear [carry] the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.} their iniquities.
12. Therefore will I divide him {Christ} a portion with the great , and he shall divide the spoil with the strong {Eph. 6:10 be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 2 Tim 2:1 be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus}; because he {Christ} hath poured out his soul {in the garden} unto death {to self, he cried, Abba, Father, not my will but thine}: ... he {Christ} bare [forgive] the {confessed} sin of many {called unto His Kingdom and glory}, and made intercession {as our advocate} for the transgressors."
Colossians 3:1 "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God."
Matthew 6:33 "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."