01/28/2012
by Jay Guin
February, 2012
Jay Guin: Because
of how the question has affected fellowship among believers, I've been
honored with an invitation to address the question: What is an acceptable baptism?
I agreed, but I'm not feeling good about it. You see, I think it's
entirely the wrong question. The question assumes that baptism is
essential to salvation. And I think it's a mistake to start with that assumption.
By
definition, a believer is one who has obeyed
the Gospel of Christ which is an invitation to be added to HIS SCHOOL
OF THE WORD. No one becomes a brain surgeon by believeing that he
has a brain. The problem arises when we fail to grasp that Jesus
commanded that we make disciples by BAPTISM and ONGOING TEACHING.
A Christian does not do dogm but the command from the wilderness onward
was to "use one mind and one mouth to speak that which is writtn for
our learning." Jesus accepts on the obedient as His disciples
because trying to evade Christ's prophecy and Jesus' direct command
would qualify one to be a student.
Luke 8:40 And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned,
the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.
Acts 2:41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized:
and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
Acts 2:47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people.
And the Lord added to the church daily such as were being saved.
It may be a true assumption or a false one, but we don't begin by assuming.
We properly begin by taking a step back from the baptism question and
asking who is and who isn't saved. And if that question requires us to
investigate what baptisms are sufficient to save, we pursue that line
of inquiry. But we don't start by assuming the necessity of a
sufficient baptism.
We don't assume anything: this is a direct command of Jesus as a condition of becoming a Christian or
a Disciple of Christ: a disciple is taught to teach and observe what
Jesus commanded to be taught. Jesus said that only those who believeth
(complieth) will be saved and those who believeth not (apistos or
complieth not) will be damned. The gospel promise of REST from
all of the ceremonial legalism--even appealing to the Levites
(soothsayers) to justify "musical worship teams" and ACCEPTANCE by
Jesus as a DISCIPLE in The School (only) of Christ (only). Why
would people be so WILLING to deny that and fail to justify God or call
him a liar.
Only those who have obeyed are called believers.
Isaiah 53:1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?
John 12:38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled,
which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report?
and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
Romans 10:16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel.
For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
2Thessalonians 1:8 In flaming fire taking vengeance
on them that know not God,
and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
1Peter 4:17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God:
and if it first begin at us, what
shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
Only believers who have been baptized receive A holy spirit and are added to His church by Jesus Christ.
Jay Guin: The Old Testament evidence
It's
a rare study of baptism that considers the Old Testament. Indeed, we
often mistakenly consider the Old Testament a dead letter — useful for
digging out Messianic prophecies for a sermon on Christian evidences or
for teaching middle schoolers moral lessons, but useless for such
serious studies as the nature of God's salvation.
No indeed: we disciples understand that the Spirit OF
(preposition) Christ spoke only through the Prophets. Jesus of Nazareth
as man made these prophecies more certain and Peter said that if we
private interprete or further expound these prophecies we are false
teachers.
That is, of
course, an absurd conceit and our assumption that the Old Testament is
irrelevant has greatly hindered our studies of the New Testament —
written by Jews who quote the Old Testament on nearly every page.
We start in the Torah. There's far more material here than will fit into an issue of New Wineskins,
and so I'll offer the briefest introduction to God's covenant with
Abraham. If you miss that Old Testament theme, you'll inevitably miss
much of what the New Testament is saying about salvation.
WE MIGHT BEGIN WITH CREATION.
The Creation or Recreation of the earth (fertile places) was IN water and BY water.
LET'S BEGIN WITH NOAH AND THE FLOOD AS PETER'S PROPHETIC TYPE
Baptism is "TYPE or a MODEL of FORM intended FOR IMITATION." It
involves, God, faith, obedience, being placed IN the coffin, being
saved BY water because THAT is how God planned it and since I AM NOT
GOD I will not be caught "dead" calling Him a liar.
1 Pet. 3:21
The like figure (Antitupon
or Antitype counterpart) whereunto
..........even baptism doth also now save us (not the
putting away of the filth of the flesh,
..........but the
answer of [Appeal FOR not PLEDGE] a good conscience toward God,)
..........by the
resurrection of Jesus Christ:
But God be thanked,
that ye were the servants of sin,
but ye have obeyed from the heart that
form
(tupos a
model for imitation) of doctrine
which was
delivered you. Ro 6:17
............ But now being
............ made free from sin, and
............ become servants to God, ye
............ have your fruit
unto holiness, and
............ the end
everlasting life. Ro 6:22
2 Thess 3:9 Not because we have not power,
but
to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
Anti (g473) an-tee'; a prim. particle; opposite, i.e.
INSTEAD or because of (rarely in addition to): - for, in the room of.
Often used in composition to denote contrast, requital, SUBSTITUTION,
correspondence, etc.
- We are baptized by GRACE instead of having to build an Ark or drown
- We are baptized by GRACE instead of having to cross the
Red Sea or be destroyed by FAITH ONLY when God said "Quit whining, lift
up your arm and MOVE into the jaws of death.
- We are baptized by GRACE instead of having to be pinned on a stake and shed OUR blood.
When you have to EXPLAIN AWAY what the text MAKES CLEAR you may have exhausted God's Grace.
Tupos
(g5179) too'-pos; from 5180; a die (as struck), i.e.
(by impl.) a stamp or scar; by anal. a shape, i.e. a statue, (fig.)
style or resemblance; spec. a sampler ("type"), i.e. a model (for
imitation) or instance (for warning): - en- (ex-) ample, fashion,
figure, form, manner, pattern, print.
Maybe YOU can be SAVED without the REMISSION OF SINS (connected only to
baptism) but I DON'T THINK you can go into the Most Holy Place wearing
DIRTY CLOTHES. Paul says we are saved BY FAITH when we are
BAPTIZED to be CLOTHED with Christ. Then we have A holy spirit
translated into heaven WHEN we are added to the CHURCH which is AFTER
we have been baptized.
To the general assembly and
church of the
firstborn, which are
written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the Spirits of
just men made
perfect, Heb 12:23
PAUL USED THE ESCAPE FROM SIN (EGYPT) BY BAPTISM UNTO MOSES:
LET'S LOOK AT MARK DESCRIBING MALACHI
1. The Bible is arranged in a logical order. For
instance, The direct command of Jesus was:
Mt 28:18 And Jesus
came and spake unto them, saying, All power
is given unto me in heaven
and in earth.
Mt 28:19 Go ye therefore, and
teach [disciple] all nations,
baptizING them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Ghost:
TeachING them to observe all things whatsoever I have
command
Mt 28:20 ed you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the
end of the world. Amen.
Jesus returned in His Holy Spirit form at
Pentecost, as promised, and poured out what ye see and hear. They
say the symbol of judgment: FIRE and the symbol of judgment: WIND (not
a person spirit)
2. Only those who had been
discipled by baptising AND
ongoing teaching are called Christians.
3. Mark begins and ends by
speaking about the command to BAPTIZE.
THE beginning
(Arche, most
important) of the
gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; Mark 1:1
The gospel defined by Paul
concerning the WORKS OF JESUS CHRIST are the first principle ot the
PROTOS gospel. That is, the Gospel is that
Jesus provided a way for us to be saved.
The word "beginning" is the
word ARCHE: that means that Mark is going to tell us the
MOST IMPORTANT part of the Gospel for we who are humans.
Henry George
Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
Archê , hê, (v. archô) beginning, origin
beginning, from the
first, from of old, lay a foundation,
from the beginning, from the first, from of old,
logos the original
argument,
the principal
sum, first principle, element
The ARCH is that upon which the
structure is built. The GOOD NEWS is that we can obey a FORM of the
POTOS gospe.
Therefore, Mark looks back to
the GOSPEL prophesied by Malachi and forward to "THE" faith or the
Christian system.
As it is written in
the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which
shall prepare thy WAY before thee. Mark 1:2
The voice (shouting) of one
crying in the wilderness (a very lonely place), Prepare ye the
WAY of the Lord, make his paths straight
(level at once). Mark 1:3
Mark then reveals the most important principle
of the gospel for those who are not Jesus the Christ.
John
DID baptize in the wilderness, and preach
the baptism of
repentance
FOR the remission of sins. Mark 1:4
This was the MARK of the presence of God in the
flesh. Many Jews saw this baptizer as a SIGN of Messiah:
And there went out
unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all
baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins. Mark 1:5
And they asked him, and said
unto him, Why
baptizest thou then,
if thou be not that
Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet? John
1:25
John explains his role to make
known the Messiah. The passage noted is:
Mal 4:5 Behold, I
will send you Elijah
the prophet before the coming of the great
and dreadful day of the
Lord:
Mal 4:6 And he shall
turn the heart of the
fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers,
lest I come and smite
the earth with a curse.
To understand Malachi it is important to
look where Mark points to prove that Baptism was
prophesied.
BEHOLD, I will send
my messenger, and he shall prepare the WAY before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall
suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom
ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.
Malachi 3:1
But who may abide (comprehend
or receive) the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he
appeareth? for he is like a REFINER'S FIRE,
and like FULLER'S
SOAP: Malachi 3:2 (To
Wash)
The refiner's fire made silver and gold to
become a water vessel pure enough to enter into the temple. Our
spirit is the temple of God. Fuller's Soap makes Crimson garments as
white as snow.
THE WASHING PROCESS BY JESUS CHRIST WAS
PROPHESIED TO BE:
Kabac
(h3526) kaw-bas, to trample; hence to wash (prop. by stamping with
the feet)... WASHING. The Greek Louo
(g3068) means to bathe the whole person.
And from Jesus Christ, who is
the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the
prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and
washed
us from our
sins in his own blood, Re.1:5
Jay Guin: Abraham
God
called Abram out of Ur and made a covenant with him in a series of
encounters. God chose Abraham and so craved a personal relationship
with him that he appeared in physical form to converse with him.
You know the story. Two central elements of the covenant are —
Paul discusses this very thing in Romans 4 —
(Romans 4:7-10 ESV) 7 "Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; 8 blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin." 9
Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the
uncircumcised? For we say that faith was counted to Abraham as
righteousness. 10 How then was it counted to him? Was it
before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after, but before
he was circumcised."
THE MEANING OF IS IS: Paul is refuting the Jew's claim that REMISSION
OF SINS comes only by obeying THE THE LAW OF MOSES and being
CIRCUMCISED.
Romans 4:7 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven,
and whose sins are covered.
Romans 4:8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
Romans 4:9 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, [The Law]
or upon the uncircumcision also? [The Faith]
for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.
Rom 10:12 For there is NO
DIFFERENCE between the Jew and the Greek:
Rom
10:13 for the SAME Lord over all is rich unto all
THAT CALL UPON HIM.
........... For whosoever
shall CALL upon the NAME of the Lord shall
be saved.
Acts 2:38 baptism is into the
NAME or calling upon the name.
Acts 22:16 Baptism washes away sins because it CALLS upon the Name.
1 Pe 3:21 Baptism saves because it ASKS for A good conscience or A holy
spirit.
How then shall
they call on him in whom
they have not BELIEVED?
and
how shall they believe in him of whom they have not HEARD? and
how shall they hear without a PREACHER (Kerusso Herald)? Rom 10:14
SEEMS THAT CALVIN IS CORRECT:
NO ONE HEARS THE SPIRIT OR BELIEVES WITHOUT HEARING THE WORD.
Rom
10:15 And how shall they preach (Go and herald),
except
they be sent?
as it is written,
How beautiful are the FEET of them
that
preach the gospel of peace,
and BRING glad tidings of good
things
NOW
NOTICE THAT HE THAT OBEYS
THE GOSPEL
IS THE ONE WHO
HATH BELIEVED
But
they have not all OBEYED the GOSPEL. For Esaias saith,
Lord,
who hath BELIEVED our report? Rom 10:16
So
then FAITH cometh by HEARING, and hearing by the WORD of God.
Rom 10:17
Abraham was not a Jew and lived hundreds of years before the Law of
Moses was imposed because of musical idolatry. In 1 Corinthians 10 and
Romans 10 Paul uses the worship of the trinity as THE CAUSE of Israels
being put UNDER THE LAW to keep the godly people safe from the.
The Abrahamic Covenant was made by God in Christ and it imposed no
ceremonial legalism upon people: they were judged by their righteous
conduct and by the practice of justice.
Psalms 15:2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness,
and speaketh the truth in his heart.
Isaiah 64:5 Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness,
those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth;
for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.
Acts 10:35 But in every nation he that feareth him,
and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
SAYING NOTHING TO THE FAITH ONLY FAILURE TO READ THE WORD BUT:
Romans 4:10 How was it then reckoned?
when he was in circumcision, [under THE LAW OF MOSES]
or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
Jay Guin: Paul points
out that Abraham was circumcised after God counted his faith as
righteousness. Therefore, his salvation was based on his faith and not
by his circumcision, that is, by his obedience to God's law. Rather,
Abraham was saved by faith and then Abraham responded with obedience.
Righteousness is not the same as Salvation: Cornelius was a God
Fearer and was therefore righteous. God sent Peter to "tell Cornelius
how to be saved." After God proved that the Gentiles were
accepted by that same sound of wind (spirit) Peter commanded Cornelius
to be baptized.
God counted Abraham righteous WHEN Abraham obeyed God's commands: He
did not count Abraham righteous BECAUSE of cutting of flesh.
(Romans 4:23-25 ESV) 23 But the words "it was counted to him" were not written for his sake alone, 24 but for ours also. It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, 25 who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.
Paul concludes that those who have faith in Jesus share in God's promise to Abraham to count faith as righteousness.
Romans 4:18 Who against hope believed in hope,
that he might become the father of many nations;
according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.
Romans 4:19 And being not weak in faith,
he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old,
neither yet [considered] the deadness of Sarah’s womb:
Romans 4:20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief;
but was strong in faith,
giving glory to God;
Romans 4:21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised,
he was able also to perform.
Romans 4:22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.
God did not make Abraham "saved by faith only" but He saw
Abraham's actions as proving his righteousness which means that he was
not "ceremonially impure" as the Jews were teaching.
Romans 4:23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;
Romans 4:24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed,
if we believe ON him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
Romans 4:25 Who was delivered for our offences,
and was raised again for our justification.
If we believe that Jesus was delivered for out offenses and raised again for our justification then whe have ACCESS:
Romans 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith,
we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Romans 5:2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand,
and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that,
while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:9 Much more then,
being now justified by his blood,
we shall be saved from wrath through him.
THIS "SHALL BE" SALVATION FOLLOWS IN THE NEXT CHAPTER
Romans 6:1 What shall we say then?
Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
Romans 6:2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
Romans 6:3 Know ye not,
that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ
were baptized into his death?
Romans 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death:
That like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father,
even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Romans 6:5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death,
we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
Romans 6:6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him,
that the body of sin might be destroyed,
that henceforth we should not serve sin.
Romans 6:7 For he that is dead is freed from sin
THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF CHRIST DOES NOTHING BASED ON FAITH ONLY.
Romans 6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey,
his servants ye are to whom ye obey;
whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Romans 6:17 But God be thanked,
that ye were the servants of sin,
but ye have obeyed from the heart that form (tupos a
model for imitation)
of doctrine which was delivered you.
Romans 6:18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
Anti (g473) an-tee'; a prim. particle; opposite, i.e.
INSTEAD or because of (rarely in addition to): - for, in the room of.
Often used in composition to denote contrast, requital, SUBSTITUTION,
correspondence, etc.
- We are baptized by GRACE instead of having to build an Ark or drown
- We are baptized by GRACE instead of having to cross the
Red Sea or be destroyed by FAITH ONLY when God said "Quit whining, lift
up your arm and MOVE into the jaws of death.
- We are baptized by GRACE instead of having to be pinned on a stake and shed OUR blood.
When you have to EXPLAIN AWAY what the text MAKES CLEAR you may have exhausted God's Grace.
Tupos
(g5179) too'-pos; from 5180; a die (as struck), i.e.
(by impl.) a stamp or scar; by anal. a shape, i.e. a statue, (fig.)
style or resemblance; spec. a sampler ("type"), i.e. a model (for
imitation) or instance (for warning): - en- (ex-) ample, fashion,
figure, form, manner, pattern, print.
VII.
archetype, pattern, model, capable of exact repetition in numerous instances,
Exodus 25:39 Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.
Exodus 25:40 And look that thou make them after their pattern,
which was shewed thee in the mount.
Acts 7:44 Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness,
as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it
according to the fashion that he had seen.
1Thessalonians 1:6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
1Thessalonians 1:7 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia
ONLY THOSE WHO HAVE OBEYED THE IMITATION OF THE DEATH, BURIAL AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS ARE THEN FREE FROM SIN.
Romans 6:18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
Romans 6:19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: f
or as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness
and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants
to righteousness unto holiness.
Romans 6:20 For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
The
Gentilles are justifieid and NOT disqualified from baptism as the Jews
were teaching and THIS is the only topic of discussion.
THERE IS ONLY ONE SPIRITUAL COVENANT IN THE BIBLE
GENESIS 15
God
said that Abraham was justified by
KEEPING His commands. This IS the
meaning of FAITH. Paul in Hebrews says the same thing. James says the
same thing. In Romans Paul quotes the fact that FAITH demands OBEDIENCE.
Jesus said that if you don't believe and obey His final commission
then you WILL BE DAMNED. God proved to Abraham that "stand still and
see the glory of God" is just whining. He DEMANDED: "Lift up your arm
and MOVE into the waters of death." Those who GLADLY RECEIVED the
Word wanted to be baptized. What has gone wrong when people make a
HUGE GROWTH INDUSTRY out of telling people that God in Christ was a liar.
The only possible response of Abraham to this God in Christ promise was
to believe it: Abraham was not SAVED by faith, he had no sin because
there was no law, he was not added to the Church of Christ.
And, behold, the
word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This
shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own
bowels shall be thine
heir. Gen 15:4
The Word is DABAR.
Rubel says that John lifted the LOGOS
idea from Greek philosophy but Logos is the translation of Dabar: the
Logos of God or the Spirit of Christ spoke to Abraham.
And he
brought him forth
abroad, and said,
Look now toward
heaven, and tell the
stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall
thy seed be. Gen 15:5
Do you suppose that Abraham
whined: "Lord, I don't' have to Look." No! Abraham LOOKED UP but he
did not do any work.
And he
believed in the Lord; and he counted it to
him for righteousness. Gen 15:6
Genesis 15.6 credidit Domino et reputatum est ei ad iustitiam
Crēdo , belonging to the lang. of business, to give as a loan, to loan, lend, make or loan to any one:
A.
With the prevailing idea of intended protection, to commit or consign something to one for preservation, protection, etc., to intrust to one, = committo, commendo (cf. concredo): “ubi is obiit mortem, qui mihi id aurum credidit,” Plaut. Aul. prol. 15 (credere est servandum commendare,
Pl. Aul. prologue. 0 Lest any one should wonder who I am, I will tell you in a few words. I
am the household God of this family, from whose house you have seen me
coming forth. It is now many years that I have been occupying this
houses and I inhabited it for the father and the grandfather of this
person who now dwells here. But beseeching me, his grandfather
entrusted to me a treasure of gold, unknown to all. He deposited it in
the midst of the hearth2,
praying me that I would watch it for him. He, when he died, was of such
an avaricious disposition, that he would never disclose it to his own
son, and preferred rather to leave him in want than to show that
treasure to that son.
Believing God did not MAKE Abraham righteous: God accepted faith as proof of the righteousness which Abraham always had.
rĕ-pŭto , B. (Late Lat.) To impute, ascribe: “alicui nec bona opera nec mala,” Tert. Res. Carn. 16: “reputaturus patri, quod eo nomine praestiterit,” Dig. 11, 7, 17: “et reputatum est ei ad justitiam,” Vulg. 1 Macc. 2, 52; id. Rom. 4, 3.
2 Maccabees 2:51 - "Remember the
deeds of the fathers,
which they did in their generations; a
nd
receive great honor and an everlasting name.
2 Maccabees 2:52 - Was not Abraham
found faithful when tested,
and it was reckoned to him as
righteousness?
2 Maccabees 2:53 - Joseph in the
time of his distress
kept the commandment, and became lord of
Egypt.
2 Maccabees 2:54 - Phinehas our
father,
because he was deeply zealous,
received the covenant of
everlasting priesthood.
2 Maccabees 2:55 - Joshua, because
he fulfilled the command,
became a judge in Israel.
2 Maccabees 2:56 - Caleb, because
he testified in the assembly,
received an inheritance in the
land.
2 Maccabees 2:57 - David, because
he was merciful,
inherited the throne of the kingdom for ever.
2 Maccabees 2:58 - Elijah because
of great zeal for the law
was taken up into heaven.
2 Maccabees 2:59 - Hannaniah,
Azariah, and Mishael
believed and were saved from the flame.
2 Maccabees 2:60 - Daniel because
of his innocence
was delivered from the mouth of the lions.
justĭtĭa , . justice, equity, righteousness, uprightness:
Believed is the Hebrew
Aman (h539) and like FAITH includes to have trust. Aman includes
"turn to the
right." A believer is
always one who has obeyed God.
Aman
(h539) aw-man'; a prim. root; prop. to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; fig. to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe,
to be permanent or
quiet; mor. to be true or certain; once (Isa. 30:21; by interch. for
539) to go to the right hand: -
hence assurance, believe, bring up, establish, / fail, be faithful
(of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified),
nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.
But bring your
youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so. Ge.42:20
For the people shall dwell in
Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious
unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will
answer thee. Isa 30:19
And though the Lord
give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet
shall not thy teachers
be removed into a
corner any more, but
thine eyes shall see thy teachers: Isa 30:20
And thine ears
shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. Isa. 30:21
Aman (h541) aw-man'; denom. from 3225; to
take the right hand road: - turn to the right. See 539.
According to the
sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell
thee,
thou shalt
do:
thou shalt not decline from the sentence
which they shall shew thee, to the right hand, nor to the left.
De.17:11
God then counted or reckoned
Abraham was righteous because he looked up and believed.
Chashab
(h2803) khaw-shab... hence (from the mental effort) to
think, regard,
value, compute: - (make) account (of),
conceive, consider, count
(Genesis 15:6 ESV) 6 And he believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness.
GENESIS 26
1Co.7:19
7
Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing
but the
keeping of the commandment s of God.
Ga.5:6 For in
Jesus Christ
neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision;
but faith which worketh
by love.
Ga.6:15 For in
Christ Jesus
neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision,
but a new
creature.