Live by the “Present Truth”
“Therefore I will not be negligent to remind you of these things, though you know them, and are established in the present truth...For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” We heard this voice come out of heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.” (2 Peter 1:12, 16-18 WEB)
The apostle Peter wrote to the church, saying that they were “established in the present truth”.
The existence of a present truth necessitates that there was a former truth.
I believe that he was referring to the change in covenants, from the Old Covenant of the Law (former truth) to the New Covenant of Grace (present truth).
He was probably addressing those who disbelieved that the Law has been replaced by Grace, and who wanted to continue keeping the Ten Commandments.
The New Covenant of Grace is all about God’s Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
Peter then recounted an incident that happened to him many years ago, when he saw Jesus transfigured on the mountain.
“After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves. He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light. Behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with him. Peter answered, and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let’s make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.” When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were very afraid. Jesus came and touched them and said, “Get up, and don’t be afraid.” Lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, except Jesus alone. As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Don’t tell anyone what you saw, until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.”” (Matthew 17:1-9 WEB)
The transfiguration was firmly etched in Peter’s mind. He saw Jesus’ majesty—the glory He had before His incarnation.
But right after seeing that, he was starstruck when he saw Moses and Elijah who appeared and spoke with Jesus.
Moses is the mediator of the Old Covenant of the Law, while Elijah is one of the most highly esteemed Old Testament prophets.
He stumbled over these two great men of God, and put Jesus on the same level as them by asking if he should pitch three tents for them to stay in.
God the Father was displeased by this, and He overshadowed Jesus, Moses and Elijah with a bright cloud, and told Peter, James, and John to listen to Jesus only.
Moses and Elijah disappeared, and the apostles only saw Jesus alone.
This is the way God the Father intended—for His Son to receive all the glory, honor, and majesty.
Under the New Covenant of Grace, the “present truth” is that we listen to Jesus alone.
It is not about keeping the Ten Commandments or observing the ominous warnings of the prophets anymore. Don’t be deceived by “cunningly devised fables” invented by the minds of men who seek to use the Law to enforce behavior modification on ignorant believers.
The entire Bible is about Jesus and the revelation of His story.
“Beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.” (Luke 24:27 WEB)
Notice how Jesus expounded the Scriptures to Cleopas and the other disciples on the road to Emmaus, by explaining to them the things concerning Himself. Moses refers to the first five books of the Old Testament which were written by Moses, and the prophets are represented by Elijah.
Both Moses and Elijah are pointing to Jesus Christ who would be born as a Man to redeem mankind from their sins by dying on the cross, and eventually, Jesus will return to reign on David’s throne as the eternal King of Israel!
Did you ever wonder why Jesus only brought Peter, James and John to the mountain? I believe they were chosen because of their names.
Peter means “stone”, representing the Law which was engraved on stone tablets. James means “to supplant” (to be replaced). John means “grace of God”.
Putting their names together, we derive this meaning: the Law has been replaced by Grace.
The Law is the former truth, while Grace is the present truth which we are to be established in. We need to be constantly reminded of this truth so that we can keep our eyes on Jesus. Like Abba God said from the bright cloud, “Listen to Him.”
“For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.” (John 1:17 WEB)
No matter what challenges you are facing today, choose to keep your eyes on Jesus, and let His Spirit lead you. Jesus is the full realization of grace and truth. He is God’s righteousness. We must stop mixing the covenants and live by Grace alone!
——
When you understand the four gospels through the lens of the New Covenant of Grace, you will be empowered to bring forth fresh revelations about God and Jesus from the Old Testament, in light of the New Testament.
When you get this four eBook bundle, you will learn the meaning of every one of Jesus’ miracles, parables and incidents.
Let this resource replace wrong legalistic beliefs, and position you to receive the abundance of God’s Grace through unhindered faith!
A customer, Linda B, said this about the eBook bundle: “Well worth the money. Wish I had done it sooner. Wonderful study.”
Download “Understand the Four Gospels Through the Lens of Grace” now ===> https://www.miltongoh.net/store/p18/understand-the-four-gospels-through-the-lens-of-grace.html
enforce meaning 在 蕭叔叔英式英文學會 Uncle Siu's British English Club Facebook 的最佳解答
【#迷上英式英文】英國首相Boris Johnson宣布全英禁足演說:"In this fight each and every one of us is enlisted"
演說全文:
Good Evening,
The coronavirus is the biggest threat this country has faced for decades – and this country is not alone.
All over the world we are seeing the devastating impact of this invisible killer.
And so tonight I want to update you on the latest steps we are taking to fight the disease and what you can do to help.
And I want to begin by reminding you why the UK has been taking the approach that we have.
Without a huge national effort to halt the growth of this virus, there will come a moment when no health service in the world could possibly cope; because there won’t be enough ventilators, enough intensive care beds, enough doctors and nurses.
And as we have seen elsewhere, in other countries that also have fantastic health care systems, that is the moment of real danger.
To put it simply, if too many people become seriously unwell at one time, the NHS will be unable to handle it - meaning more people are likely to die, not just from Coronavirus but from other illnesses as well.
So it’s vital to slow the spread of the disease.
Because that is the way we reduce the number of people needing hospital treatment at any one time, so we can protect the NHS’s ability to cope - and save more lives.
And that’s why we have been asking people to stay at home during this pandemic.
And though huge numbers are complying - and I thank you all - the time has now come for us all to do more.
From this evening I must give the British people a very simple instruction - you must stay at home.
Because the critical thing we must do is stop the disease spreading between households.
That is why people will only be allowed to leave their home for the following very limited purposes:
shopping for basic necessities, as infrequently as possible
one form of exercise a day - for example a run, walk, or cycle - alone or with members of your household;
any medical need, to provide care or to help a vulnerable person; and
travelling to and from work, but only where this is absolutely necessary and cannot be done from home.
That’s all - these are the only reasons you should leave your home.
You should not be meeting friends. If your friends ask you to meet, you should say No.
You should not be meeting family members who do not live in your home.
You should not be going shopping except for essentials like food and medicine - and you should do this as little as you can. And use food delivery services where you can.
If you don’t follow the rules the police will have the powers to enforce them, including through fines and dispersing gatherings.
To ensure compliance with the Government’s instruction to stay at home, we will immediately:
close all shops selling non-essential goods, including clothing and electronic stores and other premises including libraries, playgrounds and outdoor gyms, and places of worship;
we will stop all gatherings of more than two people in public – excluding people you live with;
and we’ll stop all social events, including weddings, baptisms and other ceremonies, but excluding funerals.
Parks will remain open for exercise but gatherings will be dispersed.
No Prime Minister wants to enact measures like this.
I know the damage that this disruption is doing and will do to people’s lives, to their businesses and to their jobs.
And that’s why we have produced a huge and unprecedented programme of support both for workers and for business.
And I can assure you that we will keep these restrictions under constant review. We will look again in three weeks, and relax them if the evidence shows we are able to.
But at present there are just no easy options. The way ahead is hard, and it is still true that many lives will sadly be lost.
And yet it is also true that there is a clear way through.
Day by day we are strengthening our amazing NHS with 7500 former clinicians now coming back to the service.
With the time you buy - by simply staying at home - we are increasing our stocks of equipment.
We are accelerating our search for treatments.
We are pioneering work on a vaccine.
And we are buying millions of testing kits that will enable us to turn the tide on this invisible killer.
I want to thank everyone who is working flat out to beat the virus.
Everyone from the supermarket staff to the transport workers to the carers to the nurses and doctors on the frontline.
But in this fight we can be in no doubt that each and every one of us is directly enlisted.
Each and every one of us is now obliged to join together.
To halt the spread of this disease.
To protect our NHS and to save many many thousands of lives.
And I know that as they have in the past so many times.
The people of this country will rise to that challenge.
And we will come through it stronger than ever.
We will beat the coronavirus and we will beat it together.
And therefore I urge you at this moment of national emergency to stay at home, protect our NHS and save lives.
Thank you.
enforce meaning 在 Drama-addict Facebook 的最佳貼文
ตอนนี้มีสองประเทศที่ห้ามคนที่เคยเดินทางมาไทยเข้าประเทศ มีอิสราเอล กับบาห์เรน ใครเดินทาง ตปท ช่วงนี้เช็คข่าวกันดีๆ
ประกาศสถานเอกอัครราชทูต ณ กรุงมานามา
เรื่องบาห์เรนประกาศห้ามคนต่างชาติที่เคยเดินทางไปประเทศไทยเดินทางเข้ามาบาห์เรน
วันนี้ (21 ก.พ. 63) กระทรวงการต่างประเทศบาห์เรน ร่วมกับกระทรวงสาธารณสุขและกระทรวงมหาดไทยออกประกาศ
1. ห้ามคนต่างชาติ (หมายถึงทุกสัญชาติ รวมทั้งคนไทย ที่ไม่มีถิ่นพำนัก/ไม่มีวีซ่าทำงานในบาห์เรน) ที่เคยเดินทางไปยังประเทศไทย อิหร่าน สิงคโปร์ มาเลเซีย และเกาหลีใต้ภายใน 14 วันก่อนหน้าเดินทางเข้ามายังบาห์เรน
2. สำหรับผู้ที่มีถิ่นพำนักในบาห์เรน (รวมถึงผู้ที่มีวีซ่านักลงทุน วีซ่าทำงาน วีซ่าครอบครัว และ Flexi Work Permit ไม่รวมวีซ่าท่องเที่ยว)ที่เคยเดินทางไปประเทศไทย อิหร่าน สิงคโปร์ มาเลเซีย และเกาหลีใต้ภายใน 14 วันก่อนหน้า จะต้องถูกกักตัว และได้รับการตรวจร่างกายตามกระบวนการที่ได้รับการแนะนำจากองค์การอนามัยโลก
ทั้งนี้ เนื่องจากยังไม่มีความชัดเจนในการดำเนินการเพื่อบังคับใช้คำสั่งดังกล่าว สถานเอกอัครราชทูตฯ ขอแนะนำให้คนไทยหลีกเลี่ยงการเดินทางมายังบาห์เรน หากไม่มีความจำเป็น
หากมีข้อสงสัยเพิ่มเติมประการใด สามารถสอบถามข้อมูลได้ที่เบอร์ (+973) 1723 3588 (ในวันและเวลาราชการ วันอาทิตย์ – พฤหัสบดี เวลา 8.30 -16.30 น.) หรือหากมีเหตุฉุกเฉินนอกวันและเวลาราชการ กรุณาติดต่อเบอร์ (+973) 33622445
Announcement of Embassy in Manama
Bahrain story announces foreigners who have visited Thailand to travel to Bahrain.
Today (21 g) Bahrain Department of Foreign Affairs with Ministry of Health and Ministry of Interior has announced.
1. Foreign people prohibited (meaning all nationalities including Thai people who have no residence / no visa in Bahrain) who have travelled to Thailand, Iran, Singapore, Malaysia and South Korea within 14 days before arriving in Bahrain.
2. For residents in Bahrain (including visas, investors, work visas, family visas, and Flexi Work Permit excluded tourist visas) who have travelled to Thailand, Iran, Singapore, Malaysia and South Korea within 14 days. Must be detained. And getting a medical examination according to the process introduced by the World Health Organization.
Because there is no clearness in action to enforce such orders, the embassy advises Thai people to avoid traveling to Bahrain if it is not necessary.
For more information, you can ask for information at the number (+ 973) 3588 1723 (on government day and time. Sunday - Thursday 8.30-16.30 hrs. ) or if there is an emergency outside of government day and time please contact (+ 973) 33622445Translated