JOSEPH LEE ROBERTSON's Blog – October 2013 Archive (3)

HEBREWS. 9:16-28 THE OLD AND NEW COVENANTS are actually" testaments"  or wills. just as a will is not in force until the death of the one making it 9:16-17). so also both the old (9:18-22). and the new (9: 23-28) covenants necessitated a death. THE NEW COVENANT necessitated the death of christ himself, but this death occurred not once a year like the ot sacrifices(9:25) but one time only,making sufficient atonement for all who will accept his death on their behalf( 9:28) 9:28 includes the…

we should not believe everyone claiming divine inspiration. people may claim to revere jesus as a great teacher,but only those who acknowledge him as GOD IN THE FLESH are trruly christians. all others speak by the "SPIRIT OF THE ANTICHRIST" (4:3). and we should avoid them. when such false teachers come calling, we can be confident that the HOLY SPIRIT who indwells us is more powerful than the evil one who indwells them.* "THE ANTICHRIST" * will appear during the last days see>1 JOHN. 2:18…

the story now moves forward 28 years to john the baptist,who had been designated to prepare the way for christ 3:3  see>isa. 40:3-5 see> luke 1:13-17,76). john appeared as a strange prophet in the dersert of judea. his odd clothing of camel's hair may have reminded the people of  elijah(see 2 kings 1:8) while his diet of locusts 3:4)may have  helped him identify with the poor. many responded to john's message 3:5) his message had two points; * repent 3:2) *prepare for the kingdom of…