Title: Right Faith/Numbers 24:1-9
Content Title: Right Faith
Text: Numbers 24:1-9
Key Verse: (Numbers 24:2) Lift up your eyes and see Israel dwelling in their tribes.
At the same time, the Spirit of God rested upon him.
The fact that the Spirit of God has come upon Balaam is a very strict
it's a warning Balaam saw God's will accurately, but he was pitifully destroyed. That
heard the word of God and saw the appearance of the Almighty. but he is on fire
He loved the sins he had committed and did not turn from his twisted path.
He was killed in battle by people. He wanted to die in the form of a righteous man.
I was killed like an apostate. If we are not sober according to the word of the Lord, we will
Even though it seems that they have approached the door of salvation, they do not come to salvation.
We must remember that we can perish as pitifully as Ram.
1. The distinction between anointing and union.
The great British theologian Hooper said, "The grace of unity is confused with the grace of anointing
You must not do it.” Uniting with the risen Lord Jesus without receiving the Holy Spirit.
It is impossible to become But, as in the case of Saul, there is no rebirth and
It is possible to be anointed for a book. The professional position will be filled with value
It may be that his humidification is completely out of the way of his job position.
call Therefore, the saints do not go to the anointing or to the office, but to Jesus
We must move toward full union with Christ.
2. Distinguishing between gifts and grace.
Without love we can speak human tongues and angelic words,
may have the gift, and have the gift of knowing all secrets and all knowledge.
may be But those with the highest gifts will never receive the highest grace.
You can't be a person Balaam had the power of prophesying when the Spirit of God came on him.
However, he lived a life of misfortune on the road to destruction. Therefore, we only care about the gifts.
shouldn't be enough Also, if you pursue too much of your gifts, or boast about your gifts,
should not be arrogant because of We should seek infinite grace rather than gifts. to God
Savoring the full grace of standing up, the grace of salvation through Jesus Christ
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3. Distinguishing between ideal and realization.
A distinction must be made between the ideal and the realization of the ideal. The ideal and the realization are clearly
rda No matter how good the ideal is, if that ideal is not realized in reality,
This is nothing. We sometimes have very good dreams. and that dream
rejoice because However, he would have discovered that the dream could not be realized.
can't help but be sad when The same is true of faith. we sometimes neck
Let our faith grow by praying, praising, speaking in tongues, and seeing visions.
It is mistaken for a great realized faith that is pleasing to God. but one
He wants the realized faith that is manifested in our lives as a whole.
It is not enough just to see the beautiful land as Balaam saw.
We step on the soil with our feet and step into it to own it.
should go An intellectual knowledge of the blessed life, and the room to enter the land
Just knowing the law is not enough. In other words, praise and shout
is not enough We must make it ours with humility and faith
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1) An anointing or receiving a special office is not a sufficient condition for salvation.
no. Saul, who had been anointed, was destroyed, and Balaam, whom the Spirit of God had come upon,
Just as we met a tragic end, so can we. therefore we
Let us try to approach God with sobriety no matter what office we have been given.
2) God continues to give us infinite grace today. that he gave
Let's list the blessings one by one.
3) What are our ideals? Who else is it for? That
Has God given you a vision? Analyze your ideals correctly
Let's have the right ideal that God has given us.
4) The ideal must appear as a reality. Making my ideals a reality
what did i do for What to do next? think specifically
Let's try it and put it into practice.