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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Do you want to go to heaven? I mean, do you really want to go to heaven? Let’s remember that heaven is a place of perfect holiness. That means as we delight in beholding God’s glory now, it is as if we are, 2 Corinthians 3:18, “beholding [Him] as if in a mirror.” Heaven will be direct exposure to the fullness of His glory. Why there and not here? Because we still have sin. Yet the split second Christians die, they are instantly transformed to be as righteous as Christ. Now we are declared as perfectly righteous as Christ. Then we will be made as perfectly righteous as Christ. If you are in Christ, this will be your state into all of eternity. Therefore I have to make the two following conclusions: One, we can think of our time here on earth as we are being made more holy like God only as preparation for our future existence with Him. And two, if you really want to go to heaven and be as holy as God throughout all of eternity, isn’t it safe to assume you’d desire it right now as well?
Randy Smith

Any true definition of preaching must say that that man is there to deliver the message of God, a message from God to those people. If you prefer the language of Paul, he is ';an ambassador for Christ.' That is what he is. He has been sent, he is a commissioned person, and he is standing there as the mouthpiece of God and of Christ to address these people.
Martyn Lloyd-Jones

    • CHECKPOINT G

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    This entry is part 7 of 9 in the series Checkpoints for the Christian setting out to read the Bible for the first time

    Checkpoints for the Christian setting out to read the Bible for the first time

    CHECKPOINT G

    • Used with permission of Scripture Union, Adelaide South Australia. Copyright holder. Original edition (C) 1986.
    • Designed for the Christian setting out to read the Bible for the first time.

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    CHECKPOINT G Introduction to the selections from the book of Joshua and Paul’s letter to the Romans.

    • God’s people in his land *

    (Readings 71 to 76)

    • Paul teaches the Gospel *

    (Readings 77 to 82)

    The theme of God’s promise to his people – the Covenant – is never far from the minds of any of the Bible writers.

    The book of JOSHUA teaches that God keeps his promises. God promised the land to Abraham and to Moses. This book describes the conquest of that land. God is seen as more powerful than armies and cities.

    In its own way, Paul’s letter to the ROMANS is also about promises. Again and again we find the affirmation that God remains loyal to his promises. The detail of the letter shows how God provided the way for our acquittal in his judgement court, the way for Christians to live, the way for the church family to bond together.

    This is Paul’s most orderly letter – a teaching document of immense value to Christians. Central to its themes is the crescendo of grace: God could pronounce guilty sinners innocent because of the cross!

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