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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><u><b>2008-11-21
- ROMANS 7:1-8:11 - ADDITIONAL NOTES</b></u></p>
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Very soon this portion of Scripture will appear in the "Interlinear"
format on our Website. It perhaps is one of the most important
sections we have come to. More people fail to enter into the fullness
of the intention of God that He has prepared for us, because of a
lack of clear understanding at this point.
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I have placed <u>NOTE</u> at the conclusion of the above. Because of
limited space, I have decided to finish the thoughts I had in mind as
a separate article that will appear under "Archives." May it be a
help and blessing.</p>
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First of all check Romans 7:18 (7:13-25), <b>"For I know that in
me, that is, in my flesh, dwells </b><u><b>no good</b></u><b>: for to
</b><u><b>will</b></u><b> is present with me, but to work the good,
</b><u><b>no</b></u><b>.</b></p>
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This is my position apart from the constant full working of the
Spirit of Christ in my life. I cannot function victoriously apart
from a <u>constant</u> walk in the Spirit, and believe this is true
for every other human being. Once in 1949 I was conducting a
conference in Minneapolis for Pastor Olson. At the dinner table I
carelessly said, "My goodness". The pastor's wife quickly spoke
up, "You <u>have</u> no goodness!" She was absolutely correct!</p>
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Look then at Philippians 3:3 (3:2-4a) <b>"For we are the
circumcision (those who have been circumcised in heart), who worship
by God's Spirit, and glory in Christ Jesus, and have </b><u><b>no</b></u><b>
confidence in the flesh." </b>Clearer words could scarcely be
spoken. Link this verse with Romans chapter 7.</p>
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Now back to Ivan Panin. His works have lain dormant for decades. But
just as God is indicating that it is His time to activate "Spiritual
Star Wars" - so I believe it is His time to activate an interest in
these last days in Panin's Interlinear Bible Numerics Outlined Greek
New Testament. With the format we are using to put this on our
Website, laymen with no knowledge of Greek can feel perfectly at
ease. With Strong's numbers following significant transliterated
Greek words, one can do Greek Word Studies on them with the use of
Strong's Concordance.</p>
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During the years, others have sought to ride the coattails of Panin.
The Jehovah's Witnesses offered to prepare an Interlinear Greek New
Testament using his 2 texts: Greek and English. He reluctantly
refused them permission, because he deemed them a cult.</p>
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Another man in Chicago in the 50's called himself a Panin's friend,
but then completely destroyed the vision Panin had of God's Bible
Numeric Greek text.</p>
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Later another man produced an Interlinear Greek New Testament based
on Panin's Greek text, but completely mutilated his English text in
the name of Panin. Panin would turn over in his grave if he saw it!
He translates "baptism" with "washing!"</p>
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So - be wise as serpents - and harmless as doves.</p>
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Finally, I found a reading in Oswald Chamber's "My Utmost for His
Highest" that in a wonderful way throws light on Romans 5-8, which
I<i> </i><span style="font-style: normal;">am including.</span></p>
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<span style="font-style: normal;">We as believers have been chosen of
God to live in the last days. It is a high privilege, yet at the same
time a very dangerous time. Winston Churchill said of World War II
days - "I thank God for matching me with this hour. And if the
British Empire lives for 1000 years, they will look back and say,
'</span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>This</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;">
was their greatest hour!' </span>
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I respect and admire Churchill, but I must take another view. For us
to be matched with this hour just preceding the return of our Lord
Jesus as Lord of lords and King of kings - is by far the world's
greatest hour - and we are alive in it!</p>
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Yet strange doctrines, books, programs and teachings circulate in
many places. We need a "Plumbline" that God gives us to evaluate
all we hear and see.</p>
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I have a few mentors I trust and recommend. Much that passes in front
of me causes me great concern. Yet I know that he who seeks God with
all his heart to know the truth, will be led safely by the Spirit of
God. J.W.</p>
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Here is Chamber's Reading:
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><u>"<b>THE
FORGIVENESS OF GOD" - 11-20</b></u></p>
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"<b>In Him we have ... the forgiveness of sins ..." - Ephesians
1:7</b></p>
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Beware of the pleasant view of the fatherhood of God: God is so kind
and loving that of course He will forgive us. That thought, based
solely on emotion, cannot be found anywhere in the New Testament. The
only basis on which God can forgive us is the tremendous tragedy of
the Cross of Christ. To base our forgiveness on any other ground is
unconscious blasphemy. The only ground on which God can forgive our
sin and reinstate us to His favor is through the Cross of Christ.
There is no other way! Forgiveness, which is so easy for us to
accept, cost the agony of Calvary. We should never take the
forgiveness of sin, the gift of the Holy Spirit, and our
sanctification in simple faith, and then forget the enormous cost to
God that made all of this ours.</p>
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Forgiveness is the divine miracle of grace. The cost to God was the
Cross of Christ. To forgive sin, while remaining a holy God, this
price had to be paid. Never accept a view of the fatherhood of God if
it blots out the atonement. The revealed truth of God is that without
the atonement He cannot forgive - He would contradict His nature if
He did. The only way we can be forgiven is by being brought back to
God through the atonement of the Cross. God's forgiveness is possible
only in the supernatural realm.</p>
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Compared with the miracle of the forgiveness of sin, the experience
of sanctification is small. Sanctification is simply the wonderful
expression or evidence of the forgiveness of sins in a human life.
But the thing that awakens the deepest fountain of gratitude in a
human being is that God has forgiven his sin. Paul never got away
from this. Once you realize all that it cost God to forgive you, you
will be held as in a vise, constrained by the love of God.</p>
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