John 3:3,
3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Hebrews 4:12,
12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
There are words in your bible that are what is called keystone words. Two words stand out more than any other words in your bible as being keystone to your understanding. The word keystone means; "to bring together the whole or locking together."
The first word is born; born is the greatest of all words in your bible. In John 3:3 it says you must be BORN again. This is THE keystone word for you to understand, all your understanding will hinge on this small four letter word. You will not advance your understanding until you get this word fixed in you as your salvation. What does that mean "as your salvation," it means you were saved the moment you believed and were BORN again. You can nolonger feel you have a works related salvation, if you do you have not seen what your father did the moment you believed. The word birthing was coined from this verse as a way to describe to term.
You may have a strong passion for Abraham, or King David, or feel a word from Isaiah, but they are men. In John 3:3 you have a word directly from the Son of God Himself. Who's word should we accept. I'm just as passionate about the Old Testament, it is all I preached for years but it does not compare to a word from the Son of God.
The next keystone word is Divide. The word divide is used by Paul to help us see into the scripture. When the written word is properly divided we see the birthing. There was no birthing in the Old Testament, that makes this word "divide" imperative to your understanding. Paul divides scripture, and he divides soul and spirit. Without the word study fixed in you, you can grow but only so far and you will become stagnate. The river has to flow, it cannot be clogged by anything that hinders the flow.
3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Hebrews 4:12,
12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
There are words in your bible that are what is called keystone words. Two words stand out more than any other words in your bible as being keystone to your understanding. The word keystone means; "to bring together the whole or locking together."
The first word is born; born is the greatest of all words in your bible. In John 3:3 it says you must be BORN again. This is THE keystone word for you to understand, all your understanding will hinge on this small four letter word. You will not advance your understanding until you get this word fixed in you as your salvation. What does that mean "as your salvation," it means you were saved the moment you believed and were BORN again. You can nolonger feel you have a works related salvation, if you do you have not seen what your father did the moment you believed. The word birthing was coined from this verse as a way to describe to term.
You may have a strong passion for Abraham, or King David, or feel a word from Isaiah, but they are men. In John 3:3 you have a word directly from the Son of God Himself. Who's word should we accept. I'm just as passionate about the Old Testament, it is all I preached for years but it does not compare to a word from the Son of God.
The next keystone word is Divide. The word divide is used by Paul to help us see into the scripture. When the written word is properly divided we see the birthing. There was no birthing in the Old Testament, that makes this word "divide" imperative to your understanding. Paul divides scripture, and he divides soul and spirit. Without the word study fixed in you, you can grow but only so far and you will become stagnate. The river has to flow, it cannot be clogged by anything that hinders the flow.