K. C. Moser Can The Gospel Be Obeyed?
add saved FROM WHAT
K.C. Moser: It
is frequently asserted that the gospel, strictly speaking
cannot be obeyed. Such an assertion was made long ago
and it has been repeated times without number down to our day.
It has become almost a religious axiom. Let us see whether it
is possible to obey the gospel.
See Jay
Guin Reviews defending K.C. Moser and others
denying the role of Baptism.
Somehow
I doubt that. The thesis that no one can OBEY THE GOSPEL
defines
the Good News as just the death, burial and resurrection of
Jesus. Paul didn't say that this was the CORE of the
gospel
1Corinthians 15:3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received,
how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
Proteros and prōtos , I. of Place, before, in front, p. podes the fore-feetOf the Israeliites;
II. of Time, former, earlier,
A dog is not JUST the front feet! If you read the rest of the chapter you will see that Jesus died to DEFEAT death.
Hebrews 2:14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood,
he also himself likewise took part of the same;
that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death,
that is, the devil;
Hebrews 2:15 And deliver them who through fear of death
were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
Hebrews 4:2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them:God told Moses to "stop whining" and lift up your arms and march into the Red Sea: "Standing still" and seeing the salvation of God was repudiated by God. They violated The Book of The Covenant which was the good news preached to Abraham:
but the word preached did not profit them,
not being mixed with faith in them that heard it
1. They worshipped the universally pagan view of the triad of gods (Isis, Osiris, Horus).
2. They rose up AGAINST God in musical idolatry.
Therefore, Moser etal does not know that the fundamental prophesied meaning of our REST is to be freed from the laded burden and burden laders. Only then can we accept the invitation:
Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus answered
and said,
I thank thee, O
Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
because thou hast HID these things from the
wise and prudent,
and hast revealed
them unto babes.
Doctors of the law take away the key to knowledge: as Scribes and Pharisees Jesus called them hypocrites and Christ in Ezekiel 33 named them performance preachers, singers and instrument players.
The Wise from whom God hides Himself:These are the Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, speakers, singers and guitary players.
Sophos , ē, on, A. skilled in any handicraft or art, clever Margites Fr.2; but in this sense mostly of poets and musicians, Pi.O.1.9, P.1.42, 3.113; en kithara s. E.IT1238 (lyr.), cf. Ar.Ra.896 (lyr.), etc.; tēn tekhnēn -ōteros ib.766; peri ti Pl.Lg.696c; glōssē s. S.Fr.88.10;
also en oiōnois, kithara, E. IT662, 1238 (l
The PRUDENT is probably any preacher now heaping up a huge STAFF to destroy your rest and living. He / she / it pretends that they can explain to YOU what you cannot understand by reading the text. He / she / it also claims (to keep from working) that they can sing, play instruments, act or seermonize and enhance or AID or make your worship more PROGRESSIVE.
Sunetos , ē, on, (suniēmi) intelligentGod loves to make fools of fools:
dusxunetou xuneton melos Id.Ph.1506 Speakers,singers with "hard to understand songs.
diagramma , atos, to, 2. in Music, scale, Phan.Hist.17; but aph' henos d. hupokrekein
III. ordinance, regulation
Hupokrekō , of stringed instruments,A. answer in sound, i. e. sound in harmony with, to kaukhasthai para kairon maniaisin hupokrekei Pi.O.9.39.2. trans., hu. ti play an accompaniment, Luc.DMeretr.15.2; to hēdu kai to pros kharin hu., of a flatterer,
Pind. O. 9.5 But now, from the bow of the Muses who, shooting from afar, send a shower of such arrows of song as these on Zeus of the red lightning-bolt and on the sacred height of Elis,
[35] of the dead. My mouth, fling this story away from me! Since to speak evil of the gods is a hateful skill, and untimely boasting is in harmony with madness. [40] Do not babble of such things now. Keep war and all battles apart from the immortals
Anti-Gospel: A LADED BURDEN IS:
Aluτ , A.to be deeply stirred, excited: 1. from grief, to be distraught, beside oneself
3.to be weary, ennuyι, epitτn sumposiτn sumposi-on , to, A.drinking-party, symposium, Thgn. 298,496, Phoc.11, Alc.Supp.23.3, Pi.N.9.48, 6. from joy or exultation, to be beside oneself, Od.18.333, A.Th.391,
A BAPTIZED BELIEVER is saved from or protected to that "crooked race." The crooked or skolion songs were connected with the symposion where they "got drunk on wine" before they began their singing.
Ab-lŭo
[16] et nunc quid moraris exsurge baptizare et ablue peccata tua invocato nomine ipsius
I. to wash off or away, to wash, cleanse, purify. abluere sitim, to quench abluere sibi umbras, to remove darkness (by bringing a light), Of the washing away of earth by a shower, Varr. R. R. 1, 35.In eccl. Lat., of baptism: munere divinitatis abluti,
II. Trop., of calming the passions: omnis ejusmodi perturbatio animi placatione abluatur, be removed (fig. derived from the religious rite of washing in expiation of sin),
The meaning of the Cross:
G4717 stauroō stow-ro'-o From G4716 ; to impale on the cross;
figuratively to extinguish (subdue) passion or selfishness:crucify.
How to recrucify Jesus Christ:
Here is what an agitator does nothing its connection to "crucify."
Anastatoo (g387) an-as-tat-o'-o; from a der. of 450 (in the sense of removal); prop. to drive out of home, i.e. (by impl.) to disturb (lit. or fig.): - trouble, turn upside down, make an uproar, to stir up, excite, unsettle to excite tumults and seditions in the state to upset, unsettle, minds by disseminating religious error.
Matthew 11:26 Even so, Father: for so it
seemed good in thy sight.
Matthew 11:27 All things are delivered unto me of my
Father:
and no man knoweth
the Son, but the Father;
neither knoweth any
man the Father, save the Son,
and he to whomsoever
the Son will reveal him.
The Son is the sole Teacher of His church when the elders teach that which has been taught.
The pattern in the wilderness which never changed was to hold Qahal, synagogue or Church of Christ:
Acts 15:21 For Moses of old time hath in every city
them that preach him,
being read in the synagogues every sabbath day
Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye
that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give
you rest.
Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me;
[CENI]
for I am meek
and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto
your souls.
Matthew 11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden
is light.
WHAT IS THE REST JESUS CAME TO GIVE US BY FREEING US FROM THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES
Ana-pausis , poet. amp-, eōs, h(,A. repose, rest, Mimn.12.2, Pi.N.7.52, Hp.VM 11, X.Lac.12.6: esp. relaxation, recreation, Pl.Ti.59c, X.Cyr.7.5.47.2. c. gen. rei, rest from a thing, kakōn Th.4.20; polemou X. Hier.2.11; kakōn Epicur.Ep.3p.61U.; leitourgias
Anti-Gospel: REST FROM:
leitourg-ia , h(, earlier Att. lēt- IG22.1140.14 (386 B.C.):at Athens, and elsewhere (e.g. Siphnos, Isoc.19.36; Mitylene, Antipho 5.77),A. public service performed by private citizens at their own expense, And.4.42, Lys.21.19, etc.; l. egkuklioi ordinary, i.e. annual, liturgies, D.20.21; leitourgiai metoikōn, opp. politikai, ib.18.II. any public service or work, PHib. 1.78.4 (iii B.C.), etc.; ho epi tōn leitourgiōn tetagmenos, in an army, the officer who superintended the workmen, carpenters, etc., Plb.3.93.4; hoi epi tina l. apestalmenoi Id.10.16.5: generally, military duty,2. generally, any service or function, hē prōtē phanera tois zōois l. dia tou stomatos ousa Arist.PA650a9, cf. 674b9, 20, IA 711b30; philikēn tautēn l. Luc.Salt.6.3. service, ministration, help , 2 Ep.Cor.9.12, Ep.Phil.2.30.III. public service of the gods, hai pros tous theous l. Arist.Pol.1330a13; hai tōn theōn therapeiai kai l. D.S.1.21, cf. UPZ17.17 (ii B.C.), PTeb.302.30 (i A.D.), etc.; the service or ministry of priests, LXX Nu.8.25, Ev.Luc.1.23.
WHERE DOES JESUS MEET
US TO GIVE US REST AND TEACHING?
Hebrews 13:10 We have an altar,
whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.
Hebrews 13:11 For the bodies of those beasts,
whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin,
are burned without the camp.
Parem-bolē , insertion of men in the rank, company of soldiers,Hebrews 13:12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood,
suffered without the gate.
pulē double gates: 4. custom-house, PTeb.5.34 (ii B.C.); tetelōnētai dia pulēs has paid the customs,
Hebrews 13:13 Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
Hebrews 13:14 For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
Hebrews 13:15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually,
that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
And He provides the "fruit" FOR the lips:
Isaiah 57:19 I create the fruit of the lips;
Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him.
In Isaiah 58 Christ outlawed seeking our own pleasure or speaking our own words: That is what Paul commanded in Romans 15.
K.C. Moser: But first, I shall
let another speak: "Then, in some way the gospel must be
obeyed. No man can obey the death, burial and
resurrection of Jesus. That is impossible.
Let's
suppose that Moser is wrong rather than calling the inspired
writers
liars: if the Spirit wanted to say BELIEVE THE FACTS and
then ceases to
reveal the Christ The Holy Spirit was smart enough to say
what He
meant: isn't it blasphemy for those fighting the clear
statements of
Scripture.
But,
this is the beginning or foundation upon which the GOOD news
is
built. This is a PATTERN CAPABLE OF BEING imitated:
when you
imitate the pattern you are spiritual entombed with Jesus
Christ.
By
setting up a straw man based on not being able to defend
GOOD NEWS,
Moser is going to say that BELIEVING the Gospel is OBEYING
the Gospel. When people say something that God
or the Spirit of Christ has
not said that is called blasphemy. Going to the extreme of
saying that
when Jesus commanded us to OBEY by being baptized
Moser said that he
meant obeying the gospel by just BELIEVING the gospel.
Matt. 12:30 He that is not with me (CENI) is against me;
and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad. (and BOASTS about it)
Matt. 12:31 Wherefore I say unto you,
All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men:
but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
Matt. 12:32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him:
but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost,
it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
If you say that the command to obey and be baptized is just the command to believe than you have called Jesus and the Spirit of Christ a liar.
Jer 23:17 They say still unto them that despise me,Despise tthe Word of God of God and using your own words is:
The Lord hath said, Ye shall have peace;
and they say unto every one that walketh
after the imagination of his own heart,
No evil shall come upon you.
Blasphēm-eō ,A. beblasphēmēka D.18.10:speak profanely of sacred things, eis theous Pl.R.381e; offer rash prayers, b. kata tinosu tter imprecations against, Aeschin.1.180.2. speak ill or to the prejudice of one, slander, peri tēs emēs diatribēs Isoc.15.2, cf. D.l.c., ib.82; b. kata tinos Isoc.12.65, cf. Arist.Fr.44; hosa eis hēmas eblasphēmēsan D.51.3; b. tina Babr.71.6, Ev.Luc.23.39, etc.: abs., Phld.Lib.p.8 O.:Pass., to have evil spoken of one, beblasphēmēmenous Id.Vit.p.12 J., cf. 1 Ep.Cor.10.30.3. speak impiously or irreverently of God, blaspheme, eis ton Kurion LXX Da.3.29(96); eis to pneuma to hagion Ev.Marc.3.29; eis ta theia Vett. Val.58.12; tous theous Id.67.20: abs., LXX 2 Ma.10.34, al., Ev.Matt.9.3.
K.C. Moser: Paul tells us just how this is done: 'But thanks be to God, that whereas ye were servants of sin, ye became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching whereunto ye were delivered: and being made free from sin, ye became servants of righteousness" (Rom. 6:17). What was impossible man, God made possible. While we cannot obey the death, burial and resurrection of Christ we can obey the form of it. We do this being "buried therefore with him by baptism into death."
If it is
impossible to obey the gospel, [Moser does not know the meaning of GOOD
NEWS]
and man has to obey a
"form of it,"
then the gospel is not
God's power to save.
The
Gospel or good news is that by OBEYING the direct
command to be
baptized one can be free of sin AND have A holy
spirit or A good
conscience and be able to read BLACK text on BROWN paper (2 Cor 3) and
even grasp that THE LORD IS THE SPIRIT. Jesus poured out
pure Grace and
Moser etal REJECTS that and gives themselves the right to
JUST BELIEVE
something. If one obeys A PATTERN CAPABLE OF BEING
IMITATED and
ordained by Jesus Christ then obeying that PATTERN is
obeying the
Gospel because Jesus Christ DEFINES TERMS.
In this case Paul should have said: "For I am
not ashamed of a form of the gospel: for it is the power
of God unto salvation."
The gospel is the POWER
and Obeying the gospel commands is another thing.
Believing
that Jesus Christ shed His blood to remove the wrath we hold
toward God
and "cool us off" gives one the power or RIGHT to be
saved.
Romans 5:10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God
by the death of his Son,
much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
Romans 10:10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness;
and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Of course Paul ends by saying that we must CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD: this is done only by being baptized into Christ. Several verses before.
Paul
said the Lord would take vengeance on those "that obey
not the gospel of our Lord Jesus."
John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned:
but he that believeth not is condemned already,
because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
He said not a
word about the impossibility of obeying the gospel,
or of substituting a
form for the real gospel.
Such an idea is as foreign
to the Bible as the related doctrine of transferring the
efficacy of the blood to water.
What else will be done
to mutilate the gospel?
That is pretty silly:
The efficacy is not in the water but of obedience.
K.C. Moser: But we are told
that Paul tell us just how to obey the gospel.
We are then referred
to Rom. 6:17,18.
It is assumed
that Paul here has special reference to baptism; for
the writer concluded:
"We do this (obey the
gospel) in being 'buried therefore with him by baptism
into death.'"
Then baptism only is gospel obedience!
If this is true several scriptures need revising.
It cannot
be proved that Rom. 6:17 has
any more reference to baptism than to faith.
Faith is not an
ANTI-Tupos or A pattern capable of being imitated.
Romm. 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.If a person believes in the sin of gluttony but does not OBEY that form of life he is NOT a glutton. Only when he OBEYS or DOES something overt is he a glutton.
Rom. 6:15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
Rom. 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:[16] nescitis quoniam cui exhibetis vos servos ad oboediendum servi estis eius cui oboeditis sive peccatisive oboeditionis ad iustitiamThat FORM is both Written and exampled. Christ wants to to be His Disciples: it is silly to think that one can be a disciple of Aaron the Master Tentmaker without being accepted as a student into the mysteries of his trade.
Believing that Jesus died, was buried and resurrected can NEVER be called obedience or YIELDING.
ad , . (from the fourth century after Christ written also at ; 2. The point or goal at which any thing arrives.
(a). With verbs which designate going, coming, moving, bearing, bringing near, adapting, taking, receiving, calling, exciting, admonishing, etc.,
b. The terminus, with ref. to the space traversed, to, even t
Rom. 6:17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin,
but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them,It is self-evident that those who BELIEVED were qualified TO BECOME Disciples: they were accepted BY baptism and facilitated BY teaching what Jesus commanded to be taught. No one became a disciple until they submitted to the Master Teacher.
saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Matthew 28:19 Go ye therefore,
and teach all nations, (disciple) by
A. baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
B. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:
and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Matthew 28:20
Would Moser say that one can become a pilot just by believing that airplanes can fly?
Di^daskō , Ep.inf. -emenai and -emen, Il.9.442, 23.308: fut.If you don't know the meaning of ekklesia or synagogue can you be a Christian?
riding, 23.307, cf. Od.8.481; polla didaskei m' ho polus biotos E. Hipp.252 (lyr.
she taught how to shoot, Il.5.51,
teach oneself, learn, but usu., have one taught or educated, esp. of a father,
Pass., to be taught, learn, c. gen., didaskomenos polemoio trained, skilled in war, Il. 16.811: c. acc., ta se proti phasin Akhillēos dedidakhthai which [medicines] they say thou wert taught by Achilles,
II. abs., explain, pōs dē; didaxon A.Eu. 431; saphōs d. Th.2.60, etc.; show by argument, prove, legōn didasketō X.An.5.7.11, etc.; d. peri tinos hōs . . Th.3.71; hēlikon esti to alazoneuma . . peirasomai . . didaxai Aeschin.3.238; poiētēs d. hoti . .
Eph. 5:26WEB That he might sanctify and cleanse it
with the washing of water
[INTO] the word, (In Verbo, En, Eis)
Into Converto , epistles of a writer, to be occupied in, Into In eccl. Lat., to convert to Christianity,
etc.: aliquem ad fidem Christi,
2. Pregn., to change the nature of a thing; i. e. to change, alter, transform, turn. En en paidotribou, , at the school ofIf Moser believed that baptism was not required then does he not call Jesus a liar.
Romans 6.[17] gratias autem Deo quod fuistis servi peccati oboedistis autem ex corde in eam formam doctrinae in quatraditi estis
Oboedio
1. To obey, yield obedience to. to be subject to, to serve
B. Meton., of things, to yield, be manageable: yielding, flexible,
Liv. 25 38 nor the commonwealth to remain unrevenged; enjoining me also to follow their discipline and their plans; [7] and desiring that as there was no one more obedient to their commands while they were alive than I, so after their death I would consider that conduct as best, which I might have the strongest reason for believing they would have adopted in each case.
You BELIEVE and OBEY a FORM or PATTERN.
Forma
2. An outline, plan, design (of an architect, etc.)
3. A model after which any thing is made, a pattern, stamp, last (of a shoemaker), etc.: utendum plane sermone, ut numo, cui publica forma est, Quint. 1, 6, 3:
4. A mould which gives form to something: (caseus) vel manu figuratur vel buxeis formis exprimitur,
Greek:
Tupos 2.exact √, image, as children are √, Artem. 2.45; t. logiou Hermou, of Demosthenes, Aristid.2.307 J.
VII. archetype, pattern, model, capable of exact repetition in numerous instances
IX. prescribed form, model to be imitated,
5. text of a document, ho men tēs epistolēs t. houtōs egegrapto LXX 3 Ma.3.30, cf. Aristeas 34, Act.Ap.23.25, prob. cj. in LXX 1 Ma.15.2.
X. as law-term, summons, writ, hoi t. gramma eisin agoras, erēmēn epaggellon tō ouk apodidonti
Anti- means 'instead of.' We are baptized INSTEAD of literally dying on the Cross: Call God a liar if you wish but in some mystical sense WE go through the real crucifixion event.
Antitu^p-os , 2. corresponding, as the stamp to the die, hagia a. tōn alēthinōn figuring or representing the true, Ep.Hebr.9.24, cf. 1 Ep.Pet.3.21; reproduction, copy,
1Peter 3:18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust,
that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
1Peter 3:19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
1Peter 3:20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
1Peter 3:21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us
(not the putting away of the filth of the flesh,
but the request for a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
1Peter 3:22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God;
angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
Doctrina I. teaching, instruction (class.; cf.: litterae, artes, disciplina, praecepta, scientia, humanitas).
K.C. Moser: I agree with Lard
who said: "The expression tupon didaches is
sometimes rendered type of doctrine, and held to denote
baptism. But this is to special.
The expression includes baptism, but
does not stand for it exclusively. The scriptures
should never be forced to teach what is not clearly in
them."
BAPTISM IS THE ONLY SUBJECT IN ROMANS 6
The SUBJECT is
BAPTISM: We obey a "pattern capable of being imitated." We
are THEN free from sin.
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, t
hat 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.
One can believe the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus,Paul didn't write in Chapters: THE subject is to prove to the Jews that a Gentile who has faith is qualified or ceremonially clean without becoming a Jew and being baptized. Back in chapter 5:
but we are told one cannot obey the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ.
Hence faith in Christ is not included in the obedience of the gospel.
Romans 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, [not ceremonially disqualified]Without FAITH it is impossible to please God: by what kind of "scholarship" should one suppose that Paul ia commanding BAPTISM without faith. No one in history ever said that "baptism does not save" without quickly adding "without 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 5:20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound.
But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
Romans 5:21 That as sin hath reigned unto death,
even so might grace reign through righteousness
unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
K.C. Moser:(Suppose I should remotely hint that baptism is not part of obedience to the gospel, what would be the response? I have long noticed that most any position is tolerated just so it appears to exalt baptism, even at the expense of faith or the blood of Christ.)We would suggest that such a person go back to remedial reading grade 6. Paul told the Jews in Corinth that they could neither HEAR nor READ the Old Testament until they turned, converted owr were baptized INTO Christ. They--wow!--they would understand that the Lord IS THAT SPIRIT. I suggest that the writer knows of no one who exalts baptism "at the expense of faith or the blood of Christ."
K.C. Moser: The gospel has no substitute. It is God's power to save those who obey it. Neither does obedience to the gospel have a substitute. It is not only possible to obey the gospel, in the strictest sense, but one has to do it or be lost.
But what is the gospel? The gospel does not
consist in the detached facts of the death, burial, and
resurrection of Jesus. The gospel is not simply facts about
Jesus. The good news of salvation is Jesus crucified for our
sins, buried, and raised for our justification.
The gospel consists in a person in whom to
trust,
not simply in one
command to be obeyed.
Commands are not the
gospel.
Christ in Spirit defined
the gospel and the future REST
in great details which passes judgment on all scholars and
most
preachers. It is NOT good news that Jesus had to die for
this writer's
sins. Jesus never "preached this
refusnik's gospel as self centered. Any preacher who
claims that this
is THE GOSPEL should stand up, read it, and go get a
job: What they
ALWAYS mean is that Jesus preached a minimalist gospel
and THEY have
the right to fill in the silent blanks and write their
own gospel:
Matthew 4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, [CENI]The Kingdom of Christ is the Body or Church of Christ. No one is added to this kingdom who has not been baptized. Therefore, baptism is THE WAY God in Christ has chosen by which you request A holy spirit or A good conscience so that YOU are then fit to enroll in the School of Christ.
teaching in their synagogues,
and preaching the gospel of the kingdom...
Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world [CENI]
for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
Mark 1:14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee,
preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
K.C. Moser:The gospel is appropriated
by means of obedience to commands, but commands
are no more the gospel than eating is food. Food is
appropriated by means of eating. But eating is not food. And
mind you, it takes food to perpetuate life.
A mere form will not do it. Jesus is the
Saviour. He has no substitute.
THAT gives Christ the
right to define the conditions for entering into HIS Rsst
(meaning stop the speaking, singing, playing)
Jesus
commanded and Paul affirmed that OBEYING THAT FORM is the
EFFECTIVE
MEANS of the remission of sins because that is how Christ in
Isaiah
said that YOUR crimson body can become as white as snow.
Without
receiving A holy spiriit or A good conscience you are NOT
able to
become a disciple of Christ. The ekklesia or synagogue
(Paul's words)
is EXCLUSIVELY the reign of Christ where His BODY assembles
to be fed
only by HIM. It is not possible to be a disciple and
disobey the
Master.
K.C. Moser:Neither does the
God ordained way of appropriating him have a substitute.
The gospel consists not
of forms, but of realities.
It is too much to say
the gospel consists of facts
to be believed,
commands to be obeyed,
and promises to be
enjoyed,
and then assert only
the commands can be obeyed.
Human
Nature 101a knows that there is a natural process by which
one enters
into a medical school. This natural process is
defined in Romans
10 where "calling on the Name of the Lord" is only done at
the time and
place of baptism.
K.C. Moser:Only a third of
the gospel can be obeyed! Strictly speaking,
the gospel is not facts,
commands, or promises.
The gospel concerns a
person, not mere facts.
The gospel is appropriated by obedience to commands and as a result of obedience to the gospel we enjoy the promises of God. Peter preached the gospel (Acts 2): then gave the commands based upon the gospel; the people obeyed and enjoyed the promise of forgiveness of sins. Peter's gospel consisted in Christ crucified, buried and raised for man's salvation. His commands were repentance and baptism in the name of Jesus Christ (implying of course faith). His promises were the remission of sins and the reception of the Holy Spirit.
BUT WHAT IS IT TO OBEY THE GOSPEL? This
is a Bible question and has a Bible answer. The expression
"obey the gospel" is found three times in the Bible.
The places
are Rom. 10:16 (King James Version),
ROMANS 10
The PLAY at Mount Sinai was the musical idolatry of the Egyptian trinity.
Rom 10:7 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise,
........... Say not in thine heart, Who shall ASCEND into HEAVEN?
........... (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)Do not commit the unpardonable sin by CLAIMING to have the musical power to LEAD people into the presence of God!
Rom 10:6 Or, Who shall descend into the deep?
........... (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)Rather, here is how EVERYONE is included.
Rom 10:8 But what saith it?
........... The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, [not your spirit]
........... and in thy heart: that is,
........... the word of FAITH, which we PREACH;Paul MINISTERED the Spirit by preaching: Jesus said MY words are SPIRIT and LIFE.
Rom 10:9 That if thou
........... shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus,
........... and shalt BELIEVE in thine heart
........... that God hath RAISED him from the DEAD,
........... thou shalt be saved.Jesus said, by the definition of words:
He that COMPLIETH by being baptized SHALL BE saved
He that COMPLIETH NOT shall be damned.
Why is that?
Rom 10:10 For with the heart
........... man believeth unto righteousness; and
........... with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.Eisodos (g1529) ice'-od-os; from 1519 and 3598; an ENTRANCE (lit. or fig.): - COMING, entering) in (to).
Rom 10:11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever BELIEVETH on him shall NOT be ASHAMED.
Is that going to TRUMP everything Paul has ACCUMULATED as a logical process? Just CALLING on the name of the Lord OMITS your GRACE and FAITH. BUT, Paul is revealing God's PREDESTINATED PURPOSE that there is NO DIFFERENCE.
Max Lucado lifts that out of context and says "Just call God Father." Well, God's Name is not FATHER.
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.CALLING ON THE NAME OF THE LORD IS ONLY BY BAPTISM
- Joel 2:32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.
- Acts 2:16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
Acts 2:21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.- Acts 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.- Zeph. 3:9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
- And now why tarriest thou? arise, and BE BAPTIZED, and WASH away thy SINS, CALLING on the NAME of the LORD. Acts 22:16
- Peter in Acts 2:38 says that God will give us A holy spirit. In 1 Peter 3 he says that we APPEAL TO, REQUEST or CALL UPON God for A clear conscience.
- And corresponding to that, BAPTISM now SAVES you-- not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an APPEAL to God for a good conscience-- through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 1 Peter 3:21
THAT IS THE PLAN OF SALVATION IN ONE CHAPTER which agrees with everything else in the Bible
Romans 10:16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel.
For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing,
and hearing by the word of God.
Romans 10:18 But I say, Have they not heard?
Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
Romans 10:19 But I say, Did not Israel know?
First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.
Romans 10:20 But Esaias is very bold, and saith,
I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.
Romans 10:21 But to Israel he saith,
All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people
K.C. Moser:Paul's reference
is to Isaiah 53:1. Isaiah's words are: "Who hath believed our
report?" To Paul, believing the report was obeying the gospel.
John has also referred to Isaiah 53:1. "But though he had done
so many signs before them, yet they believed not on
him: that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled,
which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report?"' (John
12:37-38). To believe on Christ with
Paul is to obey the gospel.
He has ignored the
meaning of faith: a person who HAS believed HAS obeyed the
gospel.
If you TRUST your banker and refuse to put your money in his bank, you do NOT trust him. Trusting Jesus Christ means that you follow His commands to be baptized. Neither Moser or any known preacher has any respect for Christ who spoke only through the prophets and apostles.Moser did not look at Isaiah 53 which has lots of other things to say: to believe the repoort had nothing to do with "faith only" but actively building up or "turning to the right. See more on Isaiah 53 below:
Is. 53:1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?
Believed is Credo is not to "just believe." It has the same meaning as Pisteuo in a saving sense:539. aman, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; go to the right hand:,
541. aman, aw-man΄; denominative from 3225; to take the right hand road:turn to the right. See 539.
Crēdo I. Orig. belonging to the lang. of business, to give as a loan, to loan, lend, make loan to any one or
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):
| Isaiah 1:15 And
when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes
from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. Isaiah 1:16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. Isaiah 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. Isaiah 1:19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: Isaiah 1:20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword:
for the mouth
of the LORD hath spoken it.
Nōlo, nōlŭi , nolle (not to wish, to be unwilling. |
K.C. Moser: 2 Thess. 1:8, and
2Th. 1:4 So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:
2Th. 1:5 Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God,
that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
Only those who became disciples by baptism and further teaching were added to the church and were called Christians. Peter preached the gospel and people believed it: they were NOT saved until they were baptized. They were only then added to the church.
2Th. 1:7 And to you who are troubled rest with us,
when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
2Th. 1:8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God,
and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Hupa^kou-ō 2. answer (by voice or act) when called
3. listen to, heed, regard, nomōn Pl.Lg.708d; hu. diaitē submit to a regimen,
accept an invitation to dinner,
give way, submit, comply, in this matter he obeyed,
1. of porters, answer a knock at the door
6. of ailments, yield, give way to a remedy
1Peter 4:16 Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed;
but let him glorify God on this behalf.
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 those who HAVE BEEN baptized are called disciples.
Only disciples are called Christians.
It is silly to think you can "believe" your way into Med College.
There IS a sense where you can believe [episteusan] and still not comply.
John 12:42 Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him;
but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him,
lest they should be put out of the synagogue:
Scribes and Pharisees are called hypocrites by Jesus: Christ in Ezekiel 33 named slick preachers, singers and instrument players.
Jude 11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain,
and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward,
and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
Jude 12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
Jude 13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
Jude 14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
Jude 15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
Jude 16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having mens persons in admiration because of advantage.
Jude 17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Jude 18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time,
who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
Jude 19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
K.C. Moser: 1 Peter 4:17.
1 Pet. 4:16 Yet if any man suffer as a Christian,
let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
1 Pet. 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?
- The Great Commission was to make disciples of believers by baptizing and teaching what Jesus taught.
- The disciples were called Christians at Antioch.
- Therefore a Christian is a believer who has been baptized.
- A Christian is part of the house of God
- One who has not obeyed the Gospel is not part of the body of Christ.
- No honest person can miss the connection to baptism:
- Paul preached the Gospel
- People believed the gospel and wanted to know what to DO..
- Peter commanded that believers DO something:
Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them,ONLY those who believed, confessed, repented and were baptized received the remission of sins and therefore A holy personal spirit. Only those were added to the Church of Christ. They were "righteous" in the sense of not being ceremonially impure. They were baptized FOR the remission of sins. Their spirit became A holy spirit. This simply gave them the right and power to be added to the SCHOOL OF THE BIBLE and become Christians.
Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ
for the remission of sins,
and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Acts 2:39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off,
even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Acts 2:40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying,
Save yourselves from this untoward [croked] generation.
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 should [were being] be saved.
Those who "obeyed not the gospel" were still sinners.
Sins are never remitted by faith-only. Only those who have OBEYED the form or "pattern capable of being imitated" had their sins "washed away."
Acts 22:16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized,
and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
1 Pet. 4:18 And if the righteous scarcely be saved,
where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
1 Pet. 4:19 Wherefore, let them that suffer according to the will of God
commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
K.C. Moser: There is nothing
in the context of the last two passages to indicate just what
is meant by the expression "obey the gospel." But it can be
certainly known what Paul meant by the expression "obeyed the
gospel" in Rom. 10:16. Hear him: "For Esaias saith, Lord, who
hath believed our report?"'
Chapter 3 comes before
chapter 4 and it is criminal to ignore it:
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:
Eperotema (g1906) ep-er-o'-tay-mah; from 1905; an inquiry: - answer.
Eperotao (g1905) ep-er-o-tah'-o; from 1909 and 2065; to ask for, i.e. inquire, seek: - ask (after, questions), demand, desire, question.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.
And corresponding to that, baptism now saves you-- not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience-- through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 1 Peter 3:21NAS
Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a clear conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 1 Peter 3:21RSV
We
have shown that only those who were BAPTIZED as the primary
requirement
to be admitted into the kingdom of God were called
believers.
Acts 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles,
Men and brethren, what shall we do?
Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ
for [in order to] the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Acts 2:40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying,
Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
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.
Moser etal do not want you to have to repent, receive the remission of sins, receive A holy spirit, save yourselves FROM the crooked race of Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites meaning "speakers, singers, instrument players" (Ezek 33)
Their failure to believe
was their failure to obey the gospel.
Acts 2:44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
K.C. Moser: Therefore, to believe the gospel is to
obey the gospel.
To believe the gospel is
to believe in, trust in, Christ crucified, buried, and raised
for our justification.
This is the way to
appropriate Christ. The gospel saves the
believer (Rom. 1:16).
God saves those who obey
the gospel.
I
would think that no one is so simple that they think that to
BELIEVE a
statement or command is the same as to OBEY that statementor
command.
Obeying the gospel is appropriating Christ
crucified. The death of Christ for our sins naturally
implies the
obligation of man to accept him. Hence the
expression, "obey the gospel."
Once the jailer inquired: "Sirs, what must I
do to be saved?" Paul and Silas answered: "Believe on the Lord
Jesus, and thou shalt be saved." Paul elsewhere said the
gospel saves the believer. When the jailer believed "on the
Lord Jesus," was he obeying the gospel?
The gospel is Christ crucified, buried and
raised for our sins. The jailer believed on this Christ. He
was commanded to believe. He obeyed. Did he not obey the
gospel? Is not believing the gospel obeying the gospel? Paul
thought so. As an accompaniment that EMBODIES faith, baptism
may be considered a part of obedience to the gospel. Yet it is
nowhere called obeying the gospel. Much less is it the only
means of obeying the gospel.
How could the jailer
BELIEVE before he heard the gospel: when he heard the gospel
was baptized and THEN called a believer.
Jesus said
"He that believeth AND
is baptized shall be saved." The first task is always to
produce faith:
faith comes by hearing. Therefore, Paul preached the gospel in
order to
preach baptism. The jailer KNEW somehow that the only
response for a believer is
BAPTISM. If words have meaning then believing does not
mean obeying.
Pistos B. Act., believing, relying on, 2.obedient, loyal,
Pist-euō , fut. -eusō : plpf.
trust, put faith in, rely on a person, thing, or statement,2. comply , hōs oukh hupeixōn oude pisteusōn legeis; S.OT625, cf. 646; opp. apisteō, Id.Tr.1228.
Xen. Mem. 4.4.17 And how is the individual citizen less likely to incur penalties from the state, and more certain to gain honour than by obeying the laws?
Peithō, Obey, believe, trust in A. Act., prevail upon, persuade, to be prevailed on, won over, persuaded,
Hupakouo (g5219) hoop-ak-oo'-o; from 5259 and 191; to hear under (as a subordinate), i.e. to listen attentively; by impl. to heed or conform to a command or authority: - hearken, be obedient to, obey.
An Unbeliever refuses to Comply.
Apist-eō , fut. Pass. I. disbelieve, distrust was distrusted, i.e. no one could be sure of knowing, II. = apeitheō, disobey,tini Hdt.6.108, ēn d' apistōsi but if they refuse to comply, E.Supp.389, cf. Pl.Lg.941c.
Now, the ones step Moser plan of salvation.
Acts 16:31 And they said, Believe on [Pisteuson] the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Well, Moser
stops there because preachers believe that LIFTING factoids
means that
they retain their truthfulness when they no longer have
roots.
The Jailer wants to be saved FROM the "crooked generation"
liable to
put him to death. Paul makes the Body of Christ the "safe
house" FROM
the crooked generation (skolion singers). That gives him
grace and time
to become a disciple for the rest of his life.
So, Paul knew that he had to preach the word of the Lord to the man because he still did not believe:
Acts 16:32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
Something funny happened: when Paul preached the word of the Lord, the jailer showed repentance and wanted to be baptized. Where, oh, where did he get any hint of baptism if Paul was not sent to baptize?
Acts 16:33 And he (jailer) took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
After the Jailer and his inmates heard the GOSPEL they were baptized INSTANTLY without joining a church: only Jesus can ADD you to the church AFTER He has cleansed you.
Now, after baptism he is a BELIEVER and he HAS been saved:
God has His own plan for God but we are not God. He is free to treat people any way He wishes. However, our purpose is to teach the Word 'as it has been taught' and make disciples in the full sense by baptizing them and through further teaching.Acts 16:34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing [pepisteukτs] in the Lord.
K.C. Moser: It is not wise to
say a thing cannot be done when the Lord says it must be done
to be saved. Can one believe? Faith that saves means trust.
One cannot trust in
facts.
The death, burial, and
resurrection of Christ are facts.
Hence one cannot
believe!
Preachers
tend to fabricate preachers tales. If we take that as a fact
then Moser
gets to conclude that BELIEVING the gospel IS obeying the
gospel.
However, we have noted that Moser does not grasp that the
GOOD NEWS is
made possible by the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus
Christ. We MUST obey that "pattern capable of being
imitated" or
reject that Jesus was bap;tized to fulfill all righteousness
or to FILL
FULL baptism with His own righteousness as the only event
where God
pronounces that we are His Child. That agrees with Galatians
3 where
the ONLY spiritual covenant was made with Abraham: only by
being
baptized are we CLOTHED with Christ (Impossible?) and become
the Son of
Abraham.
K.C. Moser: This is a sample
of the logic that is used in concluding that the gospel cannot
be obeyed. Can on repent? If not, how can one be saved since
repentance is made a condition of salvation? Can one obey
the gospel? If not, how can one be saved since obeying
the gospel is made a condition of salvation? Do faith and
repentance have substitutes? Why contend that obedience to the
gospel must have a substitute?
We have shown
that a TUPOS can be a direct pattern of a father: Jesus was
the IMAGE
of God the Father in Heaven. When we follow the ANTI or
Instead
of We in ways Moser cannot know to be Crucified, burried and
Resurrected with Christ. He was changed and returned to the
Father as
will all spirit: He received the promised state of Holy Spirit
and
returned at Pentecost to "shed forth that which you see and
hear."
We
obey the Gospel as a PATTERN CAPABLE OF BEING IMITATED only
at baptism:
only those who have OBEYED that exact pattern are then free
from
sin. Moser says that BELIEVING the gospel is OBEYING
the gospel:
any school teacher would correct him quickly.
I see in the position
herein examined a fundamental error which a better
understanding of the doctrine of salvation by grace through
faith would correct. Brethren, for the sake of our souls, let
us never get too big to restudy our position.
Common sense understands that the word BELIEVE could never be replaced with the word OBEDIENCE.
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