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THE CHURCH CALLED ISRAEL: Part Five

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Part Five

On the Day of the Feast of Harvest (Pentecost A.D. 33) the disciples were in the upper room when the Holy Spirit of Promise arrived, and they spoke in tongues. The commotion was such that they could not be hid and men from Israel and Jewish visitors to the Feast witnessed these things and there were represented in their tongues 17 languages that was recognized by those that came to the Feast. Being accuse of being drunk with wine at 9 o’ clock in the morning Peter stood up under the anointing and spoke to the people defending that what had happen to them was prophesied in Joel and he began to speak other words to the people recounting that these things they had experienced, and the people had witnessed, were prophesied by the prophets. Peter testifies that this Jesus that was crucified was sent by God and was the fulfillment of the promises God had made to the children of Israel in the Abrahamic and Mosaic Covenants.

3000 Jews were born again and saved at the preaching of Peter.

When the Feast was over these Jews who came to the celebration in Jerusalem returned back to their homes from which they came and took their experiences with them along with a general outline of Peter’s sermon as the what the effect of Israel’s Messiah had on Judaism. When these Jews returned to their synagogues, they shared their experiences with their fellow Jews and most likely more Jews became saved and filled with the Holy Spirit of Promise. These Jewish Christians fellowshipped with their unsaved Jewish brethren in their synagogues but soon there came a division between them. Their unsaved Jewish brethren soon became offended at the preaching of Jesus who was crucified, and they stumbled at this stumbling stone for they could not reconcile how their Promised Redeemer, Messiah, and King could be hung on a cross for to them the Scripture said that anyone who hung on a tree was cursed. So, a division occurred, and these Jewish Christians began to gather and fellowship in their own homes and in the homes of other born-again brethren. This circumstance occurred in every synagogue in these Gentile lands in Asia Minor where they lived. This shows that for several decades since ascension and Pentecost the founding of the New Covenant Church was populated with Jewish Christians until the destruction of their Temple in A.D. 70 by the Romans under Titus.
 
Listen to what righteousness is, it is NOT SPEAKING OF YOUR OWN SELF. When anyone speaks of themselves, they seek their OWN GLORY, and not the glory of the one God sent for all, Jesus Christ.

Apostle Paul is sent by Christ, Apostle Paul has a prayer to God, for Israel to be saved. ( this is the reality of the situation, the Jews persecuted Paul, and Paul prays for them.)

Apostle Paul even bears record of the zeal of the people of Israel, but that it is ignorant of Gods righteousness, because they had priority for their own righteousness, which also means they never submit themselves to the righteousness of God. Jesus Christ is that righteousness of God, and the end of the law to those who believe in Him. ( the law is Israel going about to establish their own righteousness.)

Every word has to be about Him who was sent for all, because if anyone speaks of their own selves, or anything other than Jesus Christ, they not only seek their own glory as we know, they also do not glorify God in all things in Jesus Christ. ( who seeks the glory of Him who sent Him.)






John 7:18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

John 8:50 And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.
51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.

Romans 10:Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
3 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.
4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

Romans 10:8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.


1 Peter 4:11 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
 
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