Grace Place Podcast: Recent Episodes
Dennis Clough
1 John 16-17
Grace and truth came through Jesus - there was grace before
Being saved in the Old Testament - looking forward to what will happen
Sanctified - set aside for God’s use
Evaluate everything by the scripture
Who is your teacher? The Holy Spirit!
James 2:22
Distinction between Israel and the Church
Matthew 10:5-23: Jesus sending out the 12 Apostles
Matthew was written to the Jews - reveals their future
“I’ve only come for the lost sheep of Israel” - if His people get it, it will spread
Personal belief in Christ will save you in any dispensation
3 entities
- Israel
- The Church
- Redeemed Nations of the world
The end of the Kingdom announcement - only supposed to go to the Jews
Difference between two parts of the of the chapter (between verse 15 and 16) - There is a gap - Parenthetical time (Acts 2)
Ephesians 3:1-7
Jesus did not teach church teacher - he taught some principles that would work in any dispensation
First part - do not get to Gentiles, Second part - go to the Gentiles - shows that it is different times
Revelation 1 - Synagogue of Satan - Apposing Christ
God always planned to use the Jewish Nation to save the world - Scripture, Son of God and Influence
Spiritual, physical, negative experiential death, and positive experiential death
Genesis 2:16, Genesis 5:5, 1 Corinthians 15:21-22- Spiritual Death
2 Peter 1:9, Revelation 3:3 - negative experiential death
Romans 8:13, Philippians 2:7-11 - positive experiential death
7 Churches that Christ addresses
Come back into right thinking about what Christ has done - as individuals and the church
Revelation 1:10 - John’s report in exile (ESV and KJV)
The Lord’s Day - Sunday - To be in the spirit - SONday
Work of the Holy Spirit - to magnify and manifest
God wants us to know it all - look who are teacher is!
Know the future - the vindication of Jesus
1 things that blocks us is us - we need to aim to get better
Some translations are paraphrased - gives us a new perspective
Hebrews 10:14
Sanctified - set aside for God’s use
Sampson - he was empowered by the spirit right after he made a mistake - Sampson’s sin did not diminish God’s power working through him - personifies much of the book of Judges
How come God can use a man like Sampson? - goes against everything we have been taught
Not endorsing a sin life - you cannot get away with sin
Sampson was sanctified forever by one offering from Jesus and undying faith that he belonged to God
Spirit of God can work through anyone who believes
Jesus did Kingdom teaching during the gospel period - speaking to Israel/not church teaching
Matthew 5:17
Those who are not my people will become my people - talking about the Gentiles not the church
"Christ fulfills the law" - No, the law will still be used in the lives of the saved Jews
Jeremiah 31 - New covenant - Not going to teach each other to be saved because everyone is already saved - not teaching salvation
Zechariah 8:23 - Need to know how you live in this Kingdom period
Matthew 5:13 - Gospel of the Kingdom - addressed to the Jews
Salt of the earth - Salt is meant to preserve - but if it looses its flavor there is no seasoning - keep up with your time with the Lord
Nothing brings people in like love - Love the Savior first
Jeremiah 31:23
The distinction between the church and Israel
3 earthly entities - 1: Israel 2: The Church 3: Gentile Nations
The word of God is God's word - He is true to His word
Just because we thump the bible, doesn't mean we can trump the bible.
Comparison of Old and New Scripture - Just because it old or accept does not mean that it is correct
Certainty and Passion does not equal truth - we can maintain a spiritual high all the time
Peter vs. Paul - Peter did not know about the Church at first
Paul was chosen to go to the Gentile people and teach the Gospel - "Christ did not send me to baptize"
The Great Commission - teach them what I taught you
Matthew 5 - beatitudes
Dispensationalism Denied Leads to Disillusionment and Defeat (The need to be a Dispensationalist):
To truly understand the word of God - need Dispensationalism
Difference between the Church and Israel
Anything that we know is true comes from Jesus through other people - For example: Paul
1 Corinthians 1:10 - "perfectly joined together in the same mind and the same judgement" - Similar to the Tower of Babel: getting along fine when they all spoke the same language - When you don't speak the same language there is division - The Church is speaking different languages and we need to come together through Dispensationalism
1 Corinthians 2:6-16 - There are great things ahead but God has revealed deeper things beyond salvation through the spirit
Many differences in Churches today - this is bad compared to what it should be - need the organization of Paul
2 Timothy 1:11 - "And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher."
Parachurch (a ministry that operates outside of the confines of a traditional church) - Are they doing it the way that God laid out through the apostle Paul?
The purpose of this podcast is to emphasize the teachings of Paul in regards to the church. Enjoy!
An introduction to dispensationalism and why it is important for christians to understand.
Show notes
- "God deals differently in different ages"
- Ephesians 3:4-5
- John 13:8
- John 13:13