"WISDOM"

"WISDOM"
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
and the knowledge of the Holy One is the beginning
of understanding. Proverbs 9:10-11

   There is fear that paralyzes and is unhealthy. We have fears of

shame, danger of  physical harm,  serious illness,  financial loss, 

loss of  relationships and  death...There is, however;  fear leding

to reverence for all things Holy.  That fear is rooted in the know-
ledge of our God, Jehovah (YAWEH).  Knowledge of  God leads  

us on a course to know Him, personally.  I am convinced we may 

only know the Lord God as we get to know the Word of God and

this Word, is not just a book, but a person of whom it is said:

   "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we

   we beheld His glory;  the glory as of  the only begotten of  the 

    Father,) full of grace and truth."  John 1: 14
   This "Word," is God the Son, Yeshua, Jesus Christ.  The Lord
God is kown as God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy
Spirit.  One Person,  who is known to us as Jesus Christ, and is
co-equal with the Father.  The three persons are One and  their
various functions are the factors  identifying each.  The Father,
Son and Holy Spirit have been in existence eternally, without a
beginning or end. This "Person" has all power, but is willing to
delegate his power to anyone who receives the Son as Savior.
The Spirit is the one who empowers these individuals to act on
behalf of the Lord God, and the Son is He with whom we inter-
act.  Our prayers are directed to God the Father, but are prayed
in the name of the Son, Yeshua. (Read chapter one of the Gospel
recorded by the Apostle John, for a substantive explanation.)
     There is more to establishing a relationship with the Lord
that a mere belief in Him.  In Romans 10: 8,9-10, we find this:
"...The Word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart that
is the Word of faith which we preach:  that if you confess with
your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God
has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.  For with the
heart man believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth 
confession is made unto salvation."  (ETERNAL LIFE) 
   13. "For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be 
         saved..." (NKJV)                     
                                                                                donporter,sr.

     There are many believers who have found some 

passages from the book of Romans to be quite effec-

tive in presenting the Gospel to persons who do not 

have a relationship with our Lord.  These passages 

taken  together are a coherent guide for presenting 

the saving message of Jesus Christ as follows:

    Romans 1: 16, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel 

    of Christ,  for it is the power of  God to salvation to 

    everyone  who  believes,  for the Jew first  and also  

    for the  Greek."

     Romans 3:  10-12.  "As it is written:  There is none 

       righteous, no,not one:  There is none who seeks 

       after God.

       They have all turned aside:  They have together 

        become unprofitable: There is none who does 

       good,  no not one."

        Romans 4: 1-3, "What then shall we say that 

         Abraham our father has found according to 

          the flesh?  For if Abraham was justified by 

         works, he has something to boast about, but

        not before God.  For what does the Scripture

          say?  Abraham believed God, and it was 

       accounted to him for righteousness."

   There is nothing you or I might do to qualify for the

salvation available in Christ Jesus.  He has done it all

and it is finished...  We must call on the Father in his 

 name, Jesus  Christ, in confession of our need of him

   and in the belief  the He was raised from death by

God the Father and learn He is with the Father making

intercession on our behalf.  

donporter,sr 12.15.19