From One Believer To Another

From One Believer to Another

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As you read, I pray you’ll not see me as being angry at anyone. Firm at times with some, I’ll agree with that. I know that no matter what a person has gone through, things they’ve said or done, or still doing for that matter, there’s a 50/50 chance of my having sought forgiveness for doing the exact same thing at one time or another. I know the battle is not against flesh and blood my friend.

Throughout this blog you will find me quoting things heard on the radio. You’ll not find the names of those who said these things in the posts. I do document their names, the date, time, and radio station call sign on my copy of the original document. I do not publish these details because our mission should be to expose the false teachings not to personally attack the person.

If you should continue reading my friend, you will find the Anthanasian Creed being exposed for what it is, a false doctrine. The word of God having the final say. My trusting in He who knows hears and sees all things, the God of the [Bible].

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Don't Split the Pearl of Great Price in Half

My New King James Version of the Bible has written in bold black letters just above Matthew 13: 45:
The parable of the Pearl of Great Price
“Again the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, (46) who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went, and sold all that he had and bought it.”
·   The Rabbi from Nazareth is a Jew, and He is telling this parable to… Jews.
·   The oyster has no scales; no fins. To the Hebrew people, the oyster is not kosher.
·   The pearl being formed within the oyster, is not of its own, and it being formed unseen     by human eyes…is!
If a Hebrew person finds an oyster, he/she will keep, if one exists, the pearl and throw the oyster itself back where it came from…the sea. The merchant that set out to find the beautiful pearls may very well have come across other pearls and found them to be throw backs. What was so special about the one that caused him to sell all that he had to purchase it?
The origin of a pearl doesn’t begin with the oyster. The pearls origin begins the moment a foreign object, a speck of sand maybe, pierces the oyster’s side. Then and only then, doing it God's way and not Man's, does the process of making the pearl begin.
The oyster, having been pierced, now begins the long and tedious process of protecting itself; a time of suffering. The oyster begins to cover the foreign object, and does so, unseen by human eyes. The pearl at this point has no form or recognizable features to it. The pearls beginning…ugly, the pearls destiny…beauty and perfection, but, the process takes the oyster through a period of suffering.
The Jewish Rabbi in Matthew 13 goes on to teach another parable, (47) thru (50), and then in (51) Jesus says to them, “Have you understood all these things?” Then they (Jews) said to Him (Yeshua), “Yes Lord.”
The merchant that went out seeking to find beautiful pearls…he understood. He got it! When he came upon the pearl, that one pearl of great price, he understood that it, the pearl, was greater than anything that he possessed; sold it all for it!
I have heard so many teachings on the pearl of great price. The one thing that has been consistent in all the teachings of it is this:
·  Their church is the pearl.
The pearl of great price is the Bride of Messiah Yeshua, His Church, as taught in the first century, nothing more, nothing less. The pearl of great price is made up of Believer’s, Jews and Gentiles one in Messiah…kosher.
The God of Israel is One. If your church is preaching anything less than or more than that...not good! 

The Jewish Rabbi is exactly who He says He is, and He, the Son of God agrees with the Father:
While he (Peter) was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them (Peter, James, John, Yeshua, Moses and Elijah); and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!” Matthew 17: 5 (NKJV)

The Pearl of Great Price is worthless to you my friends; if you split it in half.
God sent His Son to show and teach us these things.
My advice to you would be to, please, "Hear Him."
In His Care…Jim
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4 comments:

  1. ROBERT LLOYD RUSSELLJanuary 26, 2012 at 12:07 PM

    Thanks Jim,

    Indeed the "one" pearl of great price is the true Church of Jesus Christ (the universal body of His believers).

    So many misinterpret this important parable.

    May God richly bless you and your ministry for Him.

    BloggerBob

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  2. Jim MastersonJanuary 27, 2012 at 1:50 AM

    Nice! Thank you Robert for your prayer. I have a feeling that you would agree with me in saying, "What an interesting process this believer thing is."
    I certainly agree with you. This parable is important! I believe the entire world would have by now accepted Jesus as their Savior if it,the parable, had been delivered properly to the people.
    My prayer is for God to richly bless you my friend.
    I offer this prayer up to Him in the precious name of His Son...Jesus. God bless!

    Giving Him thanks...In His Care...Jim

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  3. John Cannon DCJuly 13, 2012 at 12:43 PM

    Pearl of Great Price and the Olive Tree

    The Kingdom of heaven (God) is like.... a merchant seeking pearls and then finds one of great value (my paraphrase)-- the "pearl of great price". The Kingdom of heaven is of such great value that it is worth anything and everything to have it.

    One question I hear a lot is the question of the Israeli State. Is the Body of Christ (The Church) the "new Israel". Or to rephrase it from a different perspective: Is the current State of Israel / Jews the object of prophetic writings in the New Testament?

    Paul talks of the "olive tree" (Kingdom of God) and how the gentiles are grafted into it. How much easier would it be to graft an olive branch (Jews) into an olive tree?

    And... as we know the earlier church and believers were mostly Jewish until Paul brought the Gospel to the Gentiles.

    I posted earlier, but did not see the post. Perhaps it got lost or was deleted. Anyway. Added a little more on this comment.
    Peace,
    John

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  4. Jim MastersonJuly 14, 2012 at 2:14 AM

    My friend…nicely done!
    Your “Paraphrase” is right from the throne of God. I totally agree with it. In a word my friend…”Perfect!”

    The Body of Christ is made up of the chosen people of God, the natural branches, and those that have been grafted into it, not into a cultivated olive tree, but their own olive tree, through the blood of the Lamb.

    The words “Jews” and “Gentiles” are used here on earth to show us our place, according to the Scriptures in Christ (Messiah) and will serve no purpose on that Day when the Son of God delivers His kingdom to the Father; on that Day we’ll be as one in Messiah.

    Israel is the heart of God. Everything that is said and done on this earth needs to be looked at with Israel in mind. The Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament both guide us; direct us to the truth. God’s word is truth, and one of those truths is that His chosen people are the Hebrew speaking Nation. All of Gods Promises to them are fulfilled in and through Messiah.
    It was very nice to hear from you. I pray all is well with you and family.
    In His Care…Jim

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