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<font style="font-size:11pt"><b>2013-01-13 - ROMANS 4:16-22 -
ABRAHAM: EXAMPLE HOW FAITH ACTS</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">4.
4:16-22 ABRAHAM: AN EXAMPLE OF HOW FAITH ACTS</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">a.
4:16-17 FAITH'S BASIS</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">For
this cause </span><i><span style="text-decoration:none">it is</span></i><span style="text-decoration:none">
of faith, that </span><i><span style="text-decoration:none">it be</span></i><span style="text-decoration:none">
according to grace;</span></b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-decoration:none">DiA
TOUto ek PIste-</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration:none">s,
HIna kaTA CHArin;</span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b>to the <i>end</i>
that the promise be sure to all the seed;</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-decoration:none">eis
to EInai beBAIan </span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">[949]</span></font><span style="text-decoration:none">
t</span><u>e</u><span style="text-decoration:none">n e-pag-geLIan
panTI t</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration:none"> SPERma-ti;
</span></font></font>
</p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b>not to that
only of the law, but to that also</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-decoration:none">ou
t</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration:none"> ek tou NOmou
MOnon, alLA kai t</span><u>o</u></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><i><b><span style="text-decoration:none">which
is </span></b></i><span style="font-style:normal"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">of
Abraham's faith (who is father of us all </span></b></span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">17</span></span></span></font><b><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
as it is written [that],</span></span></b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-decoration:none">ek
PIste-</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration:none">s A-braAM
(HOS es-tin paT</span><u>E</u><span style="text-decoration:none">R
PANt</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration:none">n h</span><u>e</u><span style="text-decoration:none">M</span><u>O</u><span style="text-decoration:none">N
kaTH</span><u>O</u><span style="text-decoration:none">S GEgrap-tai,
[HOti],</span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b>I have made you
father of many nations), before him whom he believed, God,</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">PaTEra
polL</span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal">O</span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">N
ethN</span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal">O</span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">N
TEtheiKA </span></span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">[5087]</span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
se), </span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">kaTEnan-ti
hou ePIsteu-sen, TheOU,</span></span></span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b>who makes alive
the dead, and calls the <i>things</i> that are not, as though they
are.</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-weight:normal" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">tou
z</span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u>o</u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">-o-poiOUNtos
</span></span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">[2227]</span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
tous neKROUS </span></span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">[3498]</span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">,
kai kaLOUNtos </span></span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">[2227]</span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
ta m</span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u>e</u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
ONta, h</span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u>o</u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">s
ONta.</span></span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none" align="CENTER">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">b.
4:18 FAITH'S BATTLE</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b>Who in hope
believed against hope, to the <i>end</i> that he become father of
many nations,</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt">hos
par elPIda ep' elPIdi ePIsteu-sen, eis to geNESthai auTON paTEra
polL<u>O</u>N ethN<u>O</u>N,</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b>according to
what had been spoken, So shall your :seed be.</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-weight:normal" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">kaTA
to ei-r</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>e</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">MEnon,
HOUt</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>o</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">s
EStai to SPERma </span></span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">[4690]</span></span></font><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
sou.</span></span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none" align="CENTER">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">c.
4:19-21 FAITH'S METHOD</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b>And without
weakening in the faith he considered his own :body</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-weight:normal" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">kai
m</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>e</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
as-theN</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>E</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">sas
</span></span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">[770]</span></span></font><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
t</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>e</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
PIstei ka-teNO</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>e</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">-sen
</span></span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">[2657]</span></span></font><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
to he-auTOU S</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>O</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">ma</span></span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b>now <i>as good
as</i> dead (being about a hundred years <i>old</i>),</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><span style="font-style:normal"><u>E</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">d</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>e</u></span><span style="font-style:normal">
</span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">ne-ne-kr</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>o</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">MEnon
</span></span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">[3499]</span></span></font><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
(e-ka-ton-taEt</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>e</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">s
pou huPARch</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>o</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">n),</span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b>and the
deadness of the womb of Sarah;</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-weight:normal" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">kai
t</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>e</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">n
NEkr</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>o</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">-sin
t</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>e</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">s
M</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>E</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">tras
</span></span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">[3388]</span></span></font><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
SARras;</span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-weight:normal">20</span></font><b>
yet, looking unto the promise of :God, he doubted not through
:unbelief,</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-weight:normal" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">eis
de t</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>e</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">n
e-pag-geLIan tou TheOU, </span></span><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">ou
di-eKRIth</span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u>e</u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
</span></span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">[1252]</span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
t</span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u>e</u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
a-pisTIa </span></span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">[570]</span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">,</span></span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b>but waxed
strong through :faith, giving glory to :God,</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-weight:normal" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">alLA
e-ne-du-naM</span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u>O</u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">th</span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u>e</u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
</span></span></font><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">[1743]</span></span><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
t</span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u>e</u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
PIstei, dous DOxan t</span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u>o</u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
The</span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u>O</u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">,</span></span></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-weight:normal">21</span></font><b>
and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was able also
to perform.</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-weight:normal" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">kai
pl</span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u>e</u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">-ro-pho-r</span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u>e</u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">THEIS
</span></span></font><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">[4135]</span></span><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
HOti ho eP</span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u>E</u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Ggel-tai,
du-naTOS es-tin kai poi</span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u>E</u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">sai.</span></span></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none" align="CENTER">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-weight:normal">d.
4:22 </span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-weight:normal">FAITH’S
RESULT</span></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b>Wherefore also
it was reckoned to him for righteousness.</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-weight:normal" align="CENTER">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">di'
HO kai e-loGISth</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>e</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
auT</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>O</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
eis di-kai-oSUn</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>e</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">n.</span></span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" align="CENTER">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" align="LEFT">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt">INTRODUCTION:
In 1944 I heard Pastor Ern Baxter preach from the above passage in
Victoria, B.C. He was at the time pastor of Evangelistic Tabernacle
of Vancouver. It made such a deep impression upon me as a new
convert, that I have used it a number of times since. I surmise that
a number of you reading this sermon will feel as I did 69 years ago.</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" align="LEFT">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" align="LEFT">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt">Of
all men of the Bible, God has set forth Abraham as the “father of
our faith” - for both Jew and Gentile. Like us, he was not perfect,
and had several lapses. That should encourage us that we too, as
imperfect beings, can <u>also</u> receive mercy and grace from God.</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" align="LEFT">
<br>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt">Ern
Baxter died at 79 in 1993. He too like the rest of us was not
perfect, but like Charles Spurgeon, he was a “Prince of Preachers.”
I called him “Chrysostom” - the “golden-tongued”. I said that
if you had ever been “told off” by Baxter - at least you could
say you were more eloquently told off than ever before! I know - I
had an experience of this!</font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt">He
like Spurgeon had a large library - 17,000 volumes, including a
“working library” of 1500 volumes, which he had mastered. He like
Spurgeon had preached completely through the Bible in an expository
manner, with much fruit. He too like Spurgeon started out as an
Arminian, with a Scottish Presbyterian father of Saskatchewan - but
he ended up as a Calvinist. In the beginning when I was yet in the
Arminian stage, he said to me - “Are you still believing that? Ah
well - there’s forgiveness for you - and one day you’ll see the
light.” He was correct.</font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt">Later
on in October 1948 in Edmonton, Alberta, we struck up a close
friendship because of the North Battleford Visitation of that year.
When he saw me as one of their leaders at that time handling the Word
of God effectively to solve a knotty problem - he said to me, “I am
neither a prophet, nor the son of a prophet - but I prophesy that you
have too much of the Word in you to stay too long with this
movement.” He was correct. When the leaders started to depart from
the Word in 6 different areas - and in the spirit of the “New
Order” of the Latter Rain - putting the Gifts of the Spirit above
the Word of God - then in early 1949 Marie and I left this movement
to find a more “Word-oriented” fellowship. We were accused of
being “Old Order”, putting the Bible and the Word above
revelation! “Thank you,” I said, “I consider that to be a
compliment!” This is the place Jesus as Son of Man put the Word and
His Father in His 33 year earthly sojourn!</font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt">Just
check out prophecy, churches, fellowships and denominations with the
“Plumbline” of the Word of God - and like Spurgeon in his day,
you will find the “Evolution and Higher Criticism” of his day now
infiltrating the church as “<u>New Order</u> of Revelation” -
above the Old Order of the Word of God.</font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt">So
now let us examine God’s wonderful Word by the Spirit through the
Apostle Paul in the Book of Romans. If you like the sample at the
beginning of this sermon on Romans 4:16-22, you can now receive the
entire New Testament in this format through
<br><<a href="http://www.OutlinedInterlinear.com">www.OutlinedInterlinear.com</a>> in both Book and E-book
format.</font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt">Ivan
Panin discovered “God’s Bible Numerics” in 1890. In 1944 God
put his discovery in my hands, and commissioned me to put together
Panin’s two Bible Numeric NT texts into an “<u>Outlined
Interlinear New Testament</u>” format. This is unique - not because
of Panin and myself - but because God thousands of years ago laid in
the Hebrew and Greek languages the Bible Numerics that makes this
<u>Outlined</u> Interlinear product possible. And He said to me in
1967 when I had completed the rough MS draft for this - “This Bible
Numeric ‘Outlined Interlinear NT’ is not Panin’s, nor yours,
nor the Team who has assisted you in its production - It is <u>Mine</u>,
for My Last Days’ purposes. It will be the basis for <u>Bible
Meditation</u> in the spirit of George Muller and George Whitefield,
Joshua and David - and will help prepare for the soon Triumphant
Return of My Son!”</font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><b>A.
Romans 4:16-17. FAITH’S BASIS! </b><span style="font-weight:normal">The
Promise is by </span><u><span style="font-weight:normal">Grace</span></u><span style="font-weight:normal">
through </span><u><span style="font-weight:normal">Faith</span></u><span style="font-weight:normal">
- </span><u><span style="font-weight:normal">not</span></u><span style="font-weight:normal">
of works, lest any man should boast! It is through Abraham for both
Jew and Gentile. It was promised to Abraham </span><u><span style="font-weight:normal">before</span></u><span style="font-weight:normal">
he was circumcised, making it clear for all Gentiles like you and me.
God by His act of Sovereign Grace </span><u><span style="font-weight:normal">chose</span></u><span style="font-weight:normal">
Abraham for this “basis”, while he was yet an idol worshiper in
Ur of the Chaldees! By His Sovereign Grace He chose Saul the
blasphemer - to become Paul the apostle to us Gentiles, and expound
the basis of “Grace through faith” in the Book of Galatians and
Romans. Before Jeremiah was conceived - God by Sovereign Grace chose
him to be a prophet unto the nations. Before I was born, He chose my
parents for me; my Methodist step-grandfather to give me my first
witness; His own revelation to have me </span><span style="font-weight:normal">in
1942 to </span><span style="font-weight:normal">join the Navy where
He had chosen to reveal Himself to me on Passover of 1944; and in
July of that year to saddle me with the work of Russian Ivan Panin -
to complete it and ready it for production.</span></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">Faith’s
Basis? </span><u><span style="font-weight:normal">Not</span></u><span style="font-weight:normal">
of works then, but of God’s divine Sovereign grace. This was true
also of George Muller, Rees Howells, Oswald Chambers, Andrew Murray -
and countless others. </span><span style="font-weight:normal">In his
early 20’s as a new convert, George Muller in a sermon - called
“predestination” a devilish doctrine! An older lady challenged
him, “Have you ever done a systematic study on this subject?” He
confessed that he had not. “Then do yourself a favor,” she said,
“</span><span style="font-weight:normal">a</span><span style="font-weight:normal">nd
say nothing more on this subject till you </span><u><span style="font-weight:normal">have</span></u><span style="font-weight:normal">!”
He systematically went through the entire Bible on this subject, and
to his surprise found that 80% of all scripture referring to this
subject, confirm Predestination. Then in the light of this, further
research brought the other 20% of references in line.</span></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt">Muller
was a Lutheran minister, proficient in Hebrew and Greek (which he
often used in his </font></font>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt">devotions)
plus also proficiency in 7 languages. He was a scholar indeed! And -
his faith, based on God’s Sovereign Grace like Abraham’s -
produced that outstanding proof of his faith in a 10,000 member
orphanage, every need supplied by prayer and faith alone - no man
ever having knowledge of a need in his 60 years of many-project faith
ministry!</font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><b>B.
4:18. FAITH’S BATTLE. <i>Who in hope believed against hope, to
the </i>end<i> that he become father of many nations, according to
what had been spoken, So shall your :seed be. </i></b><span style="font-weight:normal">God
had given Abraham an outstanding promise. Problem? Physically, both
he and Sarah were past the age of child-bearing. In the natural, a
two-fold impossibility. Thirdly - the promise was for a boy, not a
girl. So the very situation in the natural produced </span><u><span style="font-weight:normal">Faith’s
Battle</span></u><span style="font-weight:normal">. What was Abraham
to do in this naturally impossible situation?</span></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><b>C.
4:19-21. FAITH’S METHOD. </b><span style="font-weight:normal">Here
we find 7 steps of faith used by Abraham to overcome the impossible,
and release God to do a 2</span><span style="font-weight:normal">-</span><span style="font-weight:normal">fold
miracle in their 2 bodies, plus bring forth a boy from this promise.</span></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><b>1.
4:19a. <i>And without weakening in the faith </i></b><span style="font-weight:normal">-
“as-theN</span><u><span style="font-weight:normal">E</span></u><span style="font-weight:normal">sas”
</span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-weight:normal">[770]
</span></font><span style="font-weight:normal">spells out Abraham’s
example. He did </span><u><span style="font-weight:normal">not</span></u><span style="font-weight:normal">
allow his faith to weaken in the face of a natural impossibility.
When we like Abraham can see the promise of God - meditate upon it -
rehearse it vocally - and maintain our hope in what God has said in
spite of circumstances - </span><u><span style="font-weight:normal">then</span></u><span style="font-weight:normal">
the example of Abraham becomes ours!</span></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in"><font style="font-size:11pt"><b>2.
4:19b.</b></font> <font style="font-size:11pt"><i><b>he
considered his own :body now </b></i></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><b>as
good as </b></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><i><b>dead
(being about a hundred years </b></i></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><b>old),
</b></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><i><b>and the
deadness of the womb of Sarah; </b></i></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">Abraham
</span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">fully
faced the exact situation he was in. He didn’t hide from it. He
faced</span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
</span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u><span style="font-weight:normal">Reality</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">.
</span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">He
did not hide from this fact. </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">God
wants us to fully understand what He must do to deliver us from our
impossible situation.</span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in"><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><b>3.
4:20a. </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><i><span style="text-decoration:none"><b>yet,
looking unto the promises of :God, </b></span></i></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u><span style="font-weight:normal">This</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
is the correct attitude to take. First look at the problem. Then look
away from it to God’s promises. By a deliberate choice - </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u><span style="font-weight:normal">make</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
your choice. This is an important step of faith. Not only look to
God’s promise - </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u><span style="font-weight:normal">meditate</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
upon it through God’s “Outlined Interlinear NT.” You will
discover the importance of this product as you read the Introductory
Notes to this text. It is </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u><span style="font-weight:normal">the
Word of God</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
that must be the basis of our faith. See Romans 10:17 - “</span></span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><b>The
</b></span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style:normal"><u><b>faith</b></u></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><b>
therefore is by </b></span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style:normal"><u><b>hearing</b></u></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><b>,
and hearing by Christ’s word.” </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">Here
it is the R</span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u><span style="font-weight:normal">E</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">ma-word
of Christ - the transformed LOgos-word - through meditation. The
miracle of transformation form LOgos to R</span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u><span style="font-weight:normal">E</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">ma
is through Bible Meditation, as in Joshua 1:8 and Psalm 19:14.</span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in"><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><b>4.
4:20b. </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><i><span style="text-decoration:none"><b>he
doubted not through :unbelief, </b></span></i></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">Look
at the Greek word for “doubted not” and its Strong’s
counterpart </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">[1252].
</span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">He
</span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u><span style="font-weight:normal">refused</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
to continue looking at the impossible situation of the bodies of
himself and Sarah at 90 and 99 years! Consider this example. Put
yourself in this same situation. You will </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u><span style="font-weight:normal">then</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
surely come through like Abraham.</span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in"><b><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">5.
4:20c. </span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">but
waxed strong through :faith, </span></i></font></b><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">See
the word for “waxed strong” </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">[1743].
</span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">This
is a </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u><span style="font-weight:normal">powerful</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
concept. It is the indwelling Holy spirit who empowers us to walk in
this challenging pathway. Only those who like Paul have experienced
Galatians 2:20 - can follow Abraham in this challenging example.</span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in"><b><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">6.
4:20d. </span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">giving
glory to :God, </span></i></font></b><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">By
all means - do not omit this sixth step. This is a step that enables
us to maintain a strong and living relationship with God: Father, Son
and Holy Spirit. This makes all of John 15:1-16 come alive. John 15:7
</span></span></span></font><b><font size="3"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">-
“If you abide in me, and my :words abide in you, ask whatever you
will, and it shall be done to you.” </span></span></font></b><font size="3"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">Again,
it must be the R</span></span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style:normal"><u><span style="font-weight:normal">E</span></u></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">ma
word that abides! </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">It
now becomes ours! And John 15:16 shows that </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u><span style="font-weight:normal">we</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
are chosen of Christ, not </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">us</span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
trusting in our own weak and failing choice!</span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in"><b><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">7.
4:21. </span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">and
being fully assured that what he had promised, he was able also to
perform. </span></i></font></b><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">This
is our final step of assurance. It is the apex - of this 7-fold
progression. Our trust is fully on God for </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u><span style="font-weight:normal">His</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
performance of His promise. George Muller experienced this again and
again. As did Rees Howells and Charles Spurgeon. Let </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u><span style="font-weight:normal">us</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
join this triumphant group.</span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in"><b><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">D.
4:22. FAITH’S RESULT. </span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">Wherefore
also it was reckoned to him for righteousness. </span></i></font></b><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">This
word “reckoned” (e-loGISth</span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><u><span style="font-weight:normal">e</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">)
appears again and again in Paul’s writings. The Holy spirit leads
him to use it again and again. When you and I master the above
passage, we too will find ourselves joining in this successful train.
God is no respecter of persons. All those of us who will master and
walk in these steps and principles - will find our “miracle-working
God” performing for us what He did for Abraham!</span></span></span></font></p>
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