THE GIFT OF GOD

Sunday Morning:  January 14, 2001

Read: John 4:10-14  and  Romans 6:19-23

NO DESIRE TO MARRY

1 Corinthians 7:7  "For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift [carisma] of God, one after this manner, and another after that."

MINISTRY

2 Timothy 1:6  "Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift [carisma] of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands."

GIFT OF GOD IS NOT SALVATION

Ephesians 2:8-9  "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9. Not of works, lest any man should boast."

SINGULAR

Ephesians 2:8  "For by grace (singular) are ye [endure, see Mark 4.17] saved (plural perfect participle, an adjective describing those who endure: having been saved) through faith (singular); and that not of yourselves: it is the gift [dwron, singular in number and in agreement with grace] of God:"

THE GIFT OF GOD

John 4:10  "Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift [dwrea] of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water."

AGELASTING LIFE

John 4:13-14  "Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: 14. But whosoever drinketh of the (living, v. 10) water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the (living) water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into [eis, leading to] everlasting [age] life (preferred life in the Millennial age)."

THE GIFT OF GOD

Romans 6:22-23  "But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto [leading to] holiness, and the end everlasting life.

SERVANTS RECEIVE WAGES

23. For the wages of (the servant of) sin is death (loss of preferred life in the Millennium); but the gift [carisma, grace gift] of God is eternal life (preferred) through Jesus Christ our Lord."

BORN INTO HIS FAMILY

John 3:3  "Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again [from above], he cannot see the kingdom of God."

RECEIVE AND BECOME HIS CHILD

John 1:12  "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons [mature children] of God, even to them that believe on his name:"

A CHILD, THEN AN HEIR

Romans 8:17  "And if children [mature children], then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together."

ENTER INTO AN INHERITANCE

Luke 18:16-18  “But Jesus called them (little children) unto him, and said, Suffer little children [paidion] to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

THEY KNOW THE FATHER

1 John 2:13  ". . . I write unto you, little children [paidion], because ye have known the Father."

FATHER REVEALED TO THEM

Luke 10:22  ". . . no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom (to little children) the Son will reveal him."

INHERITANCE IS AGELASTING LIFE

17. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein. 18. And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal [agelasting] life (enter the kingdom of God)?”

INHERITANCE IS A GIFT

Galatians 3:18  "For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise."

 

GIVEN TO JOSHUA

Joshua 19:49  "When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun . . . :"

GIVEN BY A KING

Ezekiel 46:16-17  "Thus saith the Lord GOD; If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sons'; it shall be their possession by inheritance. 17. But if he give a gift of his inheritance to one of his servants, then it shall be his to the year of liberty; after it shall return to the prince: but his inheritance shall be his sons' for them."

BY LOT

Numbers 33:54  "And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: . . . every man's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit."

CASTING OF LOT

Proverbs 16:33  "The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD."

ORDAINED TO ETERNAL LIFE

Acts 13:48  "And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed."

AGELASTING LIFE FOR THE MANY

Romans 5:15  "But not as the offence, so also is the free gift [carisma, grace gift]. For if through the offence of one [the] many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift [dwrea] by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath (the gift, dwrea, by grace) abounded unto [the] many."

GIFT OFFERED AGAIN TO ISRAEL

Acts 2:38-39  "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

FOR THE PROMISE

39. For the promise [singular with the definite article] is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call."

THE PROMISE

1 John 2:25  "And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life."

JESUS RECEIVED THE PROMISE

Acts 2:33  "Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise [singular with the definite article] of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear."

MANY CALLED, BUT FEW CHOSEN

Matthew 20:15-16  "Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? 16. So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen."

CALLED TO HIS KINGDOM

1 Thessalonians 2:12 "That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory."

GIFT GIVEN TO THE SAMARITANS

Acts 8:18  "And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,"

NOT OFFERED AT ONE TIME

Matthew 10:5-7  "These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 6. But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7. And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand."

Acts 8:20  "But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money."

GIFT GIVEN TO GENTILES

Acts 10:42  "And he commanded us to preach (Matthew 10:5-7) unto the people (Israel only), and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead."

EVIDENCE OF THE GIFT OF GOD

Acts 10:45  "And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost."