The Conclusion of Lesson 23: What Others said about Prayer (Part 2)

The conclusion of Lesson 23: What Others Said about Prayer (Part 2) Let us look into the book of Hebrews to find out more about the unforgiven sin. (Hebrews 6:4- 6) "For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good Word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame." (Hebrews 10:26- 29) for if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful looking for our judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised Moses law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose you, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden underfoot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace ?" The sin God is talking about here is not the sin of lying, cheating, or something like that. God offers forgiveness for such sins. There is no forgiveness, however, for those who have "trodden underfoot the Son of God. . ." The Hebrew Christians or believers to whom this book was written were under great persecution and were tempted to go back to Judaism, in other words back under the law of Moses. When they excepted Christ Jesus, they were cut off from their families, ran into financial hardships, and faced numerous other trials. But God warned them in the Scriptures that to go back to Judaism was to deny Christ. It was to say that they would be counting "the blood of the covenant, wherewith he or she was sanctified, an unholy thing," or, in other words that Jesus blood was just, and blood like any other man's. Let us remember that as long as a person stayed in Christ Jesus under the New Testament of his blood he or she is eternally secure. But we don't want to forget that there is a sin unto death. There are people that are advocating that you have to obey the 611 Commandments of God in order to be eternally secure. The only commandments you need to be concerned about is that of the New Testament. Jesus Christ has fulfilled all of the commandments of the Mosaic law. In fact he was the only one that could offer his blood to atone all of humanity that would accept Him. Making us the righteousness of God in Him. JOHN'S THREE-DIMENIONAL PRAYER: 3 John 2 "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. The word translated "wish" in the King James version is "pray" in the original Greek. Therefore, John said here, "Beloved, I Pray above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth" if he was motivated by the Spirit to pray that way, that would be the desire of the Spirit of God for every person. It is all right, then, to pray for financial prosperity, because John said, "I Pray above all things. . ." John's prayer here concerns three dimensions of our lives: physical, spiritual, and material. He said, ". . . I pray. . . That thou mayest prosper [material blessings] and be in health [physical blessings], even as thy soul prospereth [spiritual blessings]." Thus, we see that God desires to bless every part of the believer's life. "For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his years are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil" (1 Peter 3:12).