The Doctrine of Suffering - Job – Part 61: Job Reveals Humility To the Theatron
June 30, 2010
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Mystery Doctrine
Mystery Doctrine: refers to the great power experiment, the Church Age, and its unique doctrines; this was a “mystery” because it wasn’t revealed to the OT saints
Mystery Doctrine
- The baptism of the Holy Spirit
- The new spiritual species of the royal family of God
- DPG with its provisions
- Royal Priesthood/Ambassadorship
- The indwelling the Trinity
- The availability of divine power (dunamis)
Rom 16:25
Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for long ages past,
Mosaic Law (3 Codices)
The Decalogue (Ten Commandments) - “Freedom Code”
The Ordinances - “Spiritual Code”
The Judgments - “Establishment Code”
Missing the Point
The legalistic Jews sought knowledge over wisdom, bondage to rituals over freedom in Truth.
Fuel for Living
BD is designed to be spent on LIFE! It’s the “bread of life” meant to be consumed as fuel for living.
Christ Is Wisdom
The words in the Bible are simply a vehicle. Knowledge is simply the starting point. True wisdom regarding the “Living Word”, Christ, is what’s important!
Perversion
They took something that was supposed to foreshadow the life more abundant and perverted into a life of bondage.
Whitewashed Tombs
The chief priests, scribes, Pharisees claimed to believe Moses, but they were like “whitewashed tombs” clinging to words rather than the Truth revealed BY the words in the scriptures! (Mat 23:27; Act 23:3)
Blind Arrogance
TLJC says since the chief priests, scribes, Pharisees didn’t truly believe Moses’ message, then they certainly wouldn’t be inclined to believe His...for they are one and the same!
Deu 18:15
“The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your countrymen, you shall listen to him.” [ref: Christ] (Peter quotes in Act 3:22)
Moses
Moses constantly taught about Christ.
Types of Christ
Both Moses and Job are types of Christ in that they interceded for people who sinned against them.
Faith
It’s not merely the sight of the bronze serpent that cured, but the faith applied when looking up at it that cured them.
Joh 3:14-15
“As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life.”
Shadow vs. Reality
Compare diseases: the serpent bit and sin are both deadly
Compare remedies: they looked to the bronze serpent and lived; we look to TLJC and live.
Faith In God
No matter the condition, no matter how hopeless and helpless or near to death a person is, faith in God’s salvation (whether shadow or reality) is the cure.
Moses
Moses was one of the greatest witnesses of Christ.
Job’s Deliverance
Since BD has delivered Job between his two ears (indicated by “when he prayed” Job 42:10), God now delivers him physically and restores prosperity.
Job’s Testimony
He also reveals Job’s “expert witness” attitude to his friends and the angels by having Job stand in the gap as intercessor for his friends.
Humility
We must learn to get out of our own way! (aka humility towards God’s grace plan)
Humility
Is humility something you decide on for yourself?
Humility
Is humility something you provide your own soul with or is it something you receive from somewhere else?
Humility
What is the root of true humility?...where did it come from?
Humility
Humility is an attitude in your soul that can only be received by means of BD. Humility, as a function of faith, cannot be artificially manufactured through human will-power.
Humility
Humility is supernaturally produced through the 2 spiritual power options.
“humble”
from tapeinoo - means to take in the Word of God; to submit to its authority and orient to grace; this is the prerequisite to Rom 1:17 “to faith” (doctrinal orientation).
“humble”
tapeinoo (“humble”) is in the imperative mood, which means it’s a command to take in BD so that humility can be supernaturally produced in the soul.
“mighty”
from krataios - points to the ruling system or a ruling power, which is BD
“hand of God”
(anthropomorphism) refers to grace giving by God (eg: Pro 8:10-36; Psa 19:1; 37:24; Isa 41:10)
Authority
Once BD is resident in the soul, it becomes the authority in your life. The ruling hand of God is BD.
1Pe 5:6 [literal]
Therefore, receive grace orientation under the authority of the ruling hand of God…
Promotion
God promotes on the basis of BD only.
“at the proper time”
en kairo - the subjunctive mood means that promotion is potential, not guaranteed, and is dependent on doctrinal orientation.
Humility
Humility is not a loss, but rather a gain. It’s a gift from God; something added. The only thing that is lost in the process is that deadly anchor in your soul that leads to death - arrogance.
Humility
We must LEARN (by means of BD) to get out of our own way!
Humility
Humility is a grace gift from God, like everything else of any real value in this life.
Job’s Promotion
Job not only passes his major test, but also the final test of forgiveness and mercy towards his friends, which means God can promote him and bless him out!
Capacity First
Capacity and promotion are inextricably bound together. You must have capacity before God will promote you.
God’s Glory
God owes man nothing in the sense that whatever He decides to bless man with is for the purpose of glorifying Himself. All good things originate with Him - we simply have the opportunity to reflect those things via PVTD.