Maintained inTruth

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Bro. Steve:
 They know He who is the Truth and are convinced by faith of the reality of
their
> experience and of their Lord.  Together, these saints give us the
> Apostolic Vision. A Vision of the continuing ministry of Jesus upon this
> earth.  A Vision of countless souls receiving the baptism in the Holy
> Spirit and being baptized in Jesus name.  A Vision of of a Holy People
> separated unto God.  A Vision of the Church Maintained in Truth by Jesus
> Christ until He returns.

Me:
It is about TIME!!!  For those who had any doubt as to what the 'Rock'
Jesus was speaking about that He was going to build His church on, reread
this man's WONDERFUL exposition. <HALLELUJAH!> and then think about (really
THINK about) these verses:

Isaiah 11
1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch
shall grow out of his roots:

2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and
understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and
of the fear of the LORD; 

3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he
shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the
hearing of his ears: 

4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity
for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth: with the rod of
his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. 

Micah 3:8
But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment,
and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his
sin.

Zechariah 4:6
Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD
unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit,
saith the LORD of hosts.

Romans 8:4
That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not
after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 2:12
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is
of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

Ephesians 3
14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 

15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 

16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be
strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 

17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and
grounded in love, 

18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and
length, and depth, and height; 

19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might
be filled with all the fulness of God.

What is the foundation of all the teachings about Christ?  

1 Timothy 3:16
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest
in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the
Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

The Spirit revealed the purpose of creation to Peter.  He was the first to
know that God Himself was come into the World.  The AMAZING thing about
Peter's statement wasn't that Jesus was the Moshiack/Anointed but that He
was the Son of the Living God!  Now, I am a man and what thne is my son? 
Peter didn't realize the full implications of what he was shown right
away...

The Spirit manifesting Himself to and in flesh; that is the Rock!  This is
the foundation upon which God builds ALL things in a Christian's life.  

Timothy Litteral
brotim@gte.net Luke 6:26
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