More New Covenant Meditation

Wed Apr 18 14:46:53 PDT 2012

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

*Tel: 253-517-9195 - Email: jmbetter at gmail.com*

*Web: www.2rbetter.org*

April 18, 2012

 *2012-04-18 - Further Areas for NEW COVENANT MEDITATION*

 *Just as God gave Joshua areas on which to meditate under the Old Covenant
(Joshua 1:8) - so for New Covenant saints - He gives us special areas for
meditation. The promises for New Covenant meditation are just as great as
Joshua had under the Old. See the first of these for us:*

 *THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT, Matthew 4:17-7:29*

1. 4:23 (4:17-25) KINGDOM PATTERN.

2. 5:9 (5:1-16) KINGDOM MATURITY.

3. 5:19 (5:17-48) KINGDOM HEART.

4. 6:14-15 (6:1-18) KINGDOM MOTIVATION.

5. 6:33 (6:19-34) KINGDOM PROVISION.

6. 7:12 (7:1-12) KINGDOM RELATIONSHIPS.

7. 7:13-14 (7:13-29) KINGDOM PATHWAY.

 *THE SEVEN SAYINGS OF JESUS FROM THE CROSS*

THE FIRST WORD - * “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they
do.” *Luke
23:34 (23:32-49)

THE SECOND WORD - *“Amen I say unto you, Today shall you be with me in
:Paradise.” *Luke 23:43 (23:32-49)

THE THIRD WORD - Jesus said to his mother: *“Woman, behold, your :son!” *Then
he said to the disciple, *“Behold, your :mother!” *John 19:26-27 (19:25-27)

THE FOURTH WORD - *“El**o**i, Eloi, lema sabachthanei? *that is, *My God,
my God, why did you forsake me?” *Matthew 27:46 (27:45-56); Mark 15:34
(15:33-41)

THE FIFTH WORD - *“I thirst.” *John 19:28 (19:28-30)

THE SIXTH WORD - *When :Jesus therefore had received the vinegar he said,
“It is finished:” and he bowed his head **and** gave up **his** :spirit. *John
19:30 (19:28-30)

THE SEVENTH WORD - *And :Jesus cried with a loud voice, **and** said,
“Father, into your hands I commend my :spirit:” and having said this, he
breathed **his **last. *Luke 23:46 (23:33-49)

 *A COMPLETE DEFINITION OF LOVE*

e. 13:4-7 HOW LOVE ACTS

*:Love suffers long, is kind;*

H*e* aGAp*e* ma-kro-thuMEI [3114], chr*e*sTEUe-tai [5541];

*:love envies not, vaunts not itself, is not puffed up,*

h*e* aGAp*e* ou z*e*LOI [2206], ou per-peREUe-tai [5068], ou phu-siOUtai
[5448],

*5 is not unseemly, seeks not its :own,*

ouk as-ch*e*-moNEI [807], ou z*e*TEI ta he-auT*E*S,

*is not provoked, takes not account of :evil;*

ou pa-roXUne-tai [3947], ou loGIze-tai [3049] to kaKON;

*6 rejoices not in :unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;*

ou CHAIrei [5463] ePI t*e* a-diKIa [93], sunCHAIrei de t*e* a-l*e*THEIa
[225];

*7 **covers all **things**, **believes all **things**, **hopes all **things*
*,** **endures all **things**.*

*PANta STEgei [4722], PANta pisTEUei [4100], PANta elPIzei [1679], PANta
hu-poMEnei [5278].*

 *SEVEN AREAS OF “DESERVING” FOR JESUS*

e. 5:11-12 THE DECLARATION OF MANY ANGELS

*And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels*

kai EIdon, kai *E*kou-sa ph*o*N*E*N agGEl*o*n POLl*o*n

*round the throne and the living beings and the elders;*

KUKl*o* [2943] tou THROnou kai t*o*n Z*O*-*o*n kai t*o*n pres-buTEr*o*n;

*and the number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands,*

kai *e*n ho a-rithMOS [706] auT*O*N mu-riAdes [3463] mu-riAd*o*n,

*and thousands of thousands; *12* saying with a great voice,*

kai chi-liAdes [5507] chi-liAd*o*n; LEgon-tes ph*o*N*E* meGAl*e*,

*Worthy is the Lamb :slain to receive the power,*

A-xiON [514] es-tin to arNIon [721] to es-phagMEnon [4969] laBEIN t*e*n
DUna-min,

*and riches, and wisdom, and might, and honor, and glory, and blessing.*

kai PLOUton, kai soPHIan, kai isCHUN, kai tiM*E*N [5092]*,* kai DOxan, kai
eu-loGIan.

 *SEVEN CITY CHURCHES SET FORTH BY PAUL.*

*- ROME - JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH - Jesus set forth as our PASSOVER -
Foundation Truths for Gentiles, parallel to Hebrews 6:1-2*

*- CORINTH - Correction in Experience - for falling short from Truth in
Romans*

*- GALATIA - Correction in Doctrine - Judaizers fell from Truth in Romans*

*- EPHESUS - GOD'S MASTER-PIECE - Christ's Heredity in the Holy Spirit made
available to us because of Justification by Faith! 50 days after
Resurrection, PENTECOST - Shavuot!*

*- PHILIPPI - Correction in Experience - for falling short of the love of
the Spirit*

*- COLOSSE - Correction in Doctrine - falling short of the many-fold
picture of the Bride of Christ in Ephesians.*

*- THESSALONICA - THE NATURE OF CHRIST'S RETURN - THE BLESSED HOPE! Will
take place at the Feast of TABERNACLES - Succot - the third great feast of
the Lord - Leviticus 23.*

(The above insights seen in “Explore the Book” by J. Sidlow Baxter).

 *ROMANS - THE GREAT “DOCTRINAL” BOOK OF THE BIBLE.** Martin Luther was
freed through “**Justification by Faith” - wrote the 95 theses - and
inaugurated the Protestant Reformation.*

*- 1:16-17 (1:1-17) - INTRODUCTION TO JUSTIFICATION*

*- 3:28 (1:18-4:25) - OT LAW SHUTS UP TO JUSTIFICTION*

*- 5:17 (5:1-21) - ATONEMENT AND GRACE: BASIS OF JUSTIFICATION*

*- 8:10 (6-8) - HOLY SPIRIT: PROMISE OF JUSTIFICATION*

*- 11:25 (9-11) - RELATIONSHIP OF ISRAEL & GENTILES TO JUSTIFICATION*

*- 12:18 (12:1-16:23) - PRACTICAL OUTWORKING OF JUSTIFICATION*

*- 16:25, 27 (16:25-27) - “GLORY TO GOD” FOR JUSTIFICATION!*

 *EPHESIANS - GOD'S GREAT PICTURE OF THE SPIRIT-FILLED CHURCH **-*

*- Contains various pictures of our relationship to Christ -*

*1. The Church - 1:23 (1:15-2:10)*

*2. Christ's body - 1:23 (1:15-2:10)*

*3. We are his workmanship - 2:10 (1:15-2:10)*

*4. He has created us as his One New Man - Jew & Gentile together - 2:15
(2:11-22)*

*5. God's household - 2:19 (2:11-22)*

*6. God's building - 2:21 (2:11-22)*

*7. God's holy temple - 2:21 (2:11-22)*

*8. A habitation of God in Spirit - 2:22 (2:11-22)*

*9. The mystery of the Christ - 3:5 (3:1-13)*

*10. The saints - 4:12 (4:1-16)*

*11. A perfect man - 4:13 (4:1-16)*

*12. The Bride of Christ - 5:22-33*

*13. The Army of God - 6:10-20*

 *AN OUTLINE OF EPHESIANS** - (Based on the “Outlined Interlinear New
Testament” - Ivan Panin's Greek and English texts)*

*- 1:3 (1:2-14) - NINE BLESSINGS IN MESSIAH*

*- 2:8-9 (1:15-2:10) - VISION MOTIVATES*

*- 2:21-22 (2:11-3:21) - REVELATION OF THE MYSTERY: THE CHURCH*

*- 4:11-12 (4:1-16) - CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTING: EQUIPPING - PERFECTING*

*- 5:11-12 (4:17-5:14) - SANCTIFICATION: INEVITABLE COROLLARY*

*- 5:28-30 (5:15-6:9) - LOVE RELATIONSHIPS*

*- 6:12 (6:10-24) - MYSTERY OF EVIL*

 *NOTE**: Fuller information on the above outlines can be obtained from our
Website - <www.2rbetter.org>, by turning to “Interlinear” which contains
the full NT text, plus “notes”. We expect the printed copy of the
Interlinear to be available by summer.*

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