‘Mid-Acts-ers’ teach that Jesus stood up at the stoning of Stephen (Acts 7:55) to return in judgment to make His enemies His footstool (Psa 110:1; Matt 22:44; Mark 12:36; Luke 20:42-43; Heb 1:13, 10:12-13). But then they say that He sat back down because, instead of coming in wrath (Matt 3:7, Luke 3:7), He ushered in the dispensation of grace and the body of Christ with Paul, which-they-say-began in ‘mid-Acts’ (that is, the ‘middle’ of the book of Acts which has 28 chapters, but specifically, in chapter 9 when Saul was saved, blinded, commissioned, healed, and water baptized).
At the time years ago, when the phrase ‘mid-Acts’ was coined, the Cunning Royal Jester was ‘allowing/accepting’ a few preachers (actually, one preacher, in particular) to believe that the dispensation of grace and the body of Christ (thought-by-them-to-be only PAUL’s converts) began in Acts 13 (hence, they called themselves ‘mid’ Acts), since Acts chapter 13 was where Paul was ‘sent out’ (Acts 13:1-3), and his name was changed from Saul to Paul (Acts 13:9), and he blinded a Jew (Acts 13:6-11), and he preached the grace of God (Acts 13:43). Many times I have heard the CRJ say that a man who gets the beginning of the dispensation of grace and the body of Christ wrong, will also get the ending wrong, thereby excusing the preacher who had problems with the CRJ’s teaching on the ‘pre-tribulation’ rapture. After years of trying to persuade the Acts 13 preacher to be with all the Acts 9-ers (to no avail), he was cut off from preaching at Acts 9-ers’ conferences. Since the Cunning Royal Jester and his Jokers had publicized the term ‘mid-Acts’ so often, even though they were then unified as solely Acts 9, they kept the ‘mid-Acts’ tag to distinctively identify their position of when they believe the dispensation of grace and the body of Christ began, thus distinguishing them from ‘Acts 2’ and ‘Acts 28’ dividers.
Back to the subject of this article in the first paragraph .... could someone show me the verse that shows WHY Stephen saw Jesus STANDING? Maybe He was welcoming His faithful saint home!
If so, email magnifiedword@aol.com.
Or could someone show me the verse that shows if Jesus was still STANDING when He spoke to Saul on the road to Damacus (Acts 9:3-8) .... or was He SEATED again by then?
If so, email magnifiedword@aol.com.
Furthermore, could someone show me the verse that shows if Jesus has to REMAIN SEATED on His throne .... NEVER to STAND for nearly 2,000 years or more .... UNTIL He returns in the day of Christ (2 Thess 2:1-2) to bring resurrection and glory to His saints, and judgment, vengenance, and wrath to His enemies (2 Thess 1:4-10)?
If so, email magnifiedword@aol.com.
This is David Dowell saying, “Think about it!”
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Preaching the Law?
‘Mid-Acts-ers’ say that Paul preached grace .... but that the other apostles (particularly James, Peter, and John) preached the law.
Could someone show me the verse that all the other preachers, besides Paul, preached the law?
If so, email magnifiedword@aol.com.
Was John the Baptist preaching .... the law? No!
Mark testified that John was preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ:
Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
John the Baptist was preaching .... the law? No!
The law was up until John, since then the kingdom of God was preached (like Paul did in Acts 20:25 and Acts 28:31; Rom 14:17; 1 Cor 4:20, 6:9-10, 15:50; Gal 5:21; Col 4:11; 2 Thess 1:5):
Luke 16:16 The law and the prophets were until John:
since that time the kingdom of God is preached,
and every man presseth into it.
Peter and John were captured and detained for preaching .... the law? No!
They were scolded for preaching salvation only through Jesus Christ, Who was crucified and risen from the dead:
Acts 4:1-4 And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
2 Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
4 Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
Acts 4:10-13 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
Before Paul was ever saved, Philip was preaching .... the law? No!
He was preaching Jesus:
Acts 8:3-5 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
Furthermore, Philip preached Jesus (the Lamb of God, John 1:29) to the Ethiopian eunuch, as he read from Isa 53:7-8, about His being sacrificed as a sheep to the slaughter:
Acts 8:35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
After Saul (Paul, Acts 13:9) was saved, Peter (Acts 10:34) was preaching .... the law? No!
He preached the gospel of peace by Jesus Christ:
Acts 10:36 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
Paul recorded that the prophet Isaiah also wrote of men who preached .... the law? No!
They preached the gospel of peace:
Rom 10:15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
Paul taught that the believer’s armour is .... the law? No!
It is the gospel of peace:
Eph 6:15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
‘Mid-Acts-ers’ teach that all these other preachers were preaching .... the law! But that was not what we read in the scriptures! They were preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ!
This is David Dowell saying, “Think about it!”
Could someone show me the verse that all the other preachers, besides Paul, preached the law?
If so, email magnifiedword@aol.com.
Was John the Baptist preaching .... the law? No!
Mark testified that John was preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ:
Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
John the Baptist was preaching .... the law? No!
The law was up until John, since then the kingdom of God was preached (like Paul did in Acts 20:25 and Acts 28:31; Rom 14:17; 1 Cor 4:20, 6:9-10, 15:50; Gal 5:21; Col 4:11; 2 Thess 1:5):
Luke 16:16 The law and the prophets were until John:
since that time the kingdom of God is preached,
and every man presseth into it.
Peter and John were captured and detained for preaching .... the law? No!
They were scolded for preaching salvation only through Jesus Christ, Who was crucified and risen from the dead:
Acts 4:1-4 And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
2 Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
4 Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
Acts 4:10-13 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
Before Paul was ever saved, Philip was preaching .... the law? No!
He was preaching Jesus:
Acts 8:3-5 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
Furthermore, Philip preached Jesus (the Lamb of God, John 1:29) to the Ethiopian eunuch, as he read from Isa 53:7-8, about His being sacrificed as a sheep to the slaughter:
Acts 8:35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
After Saul (Paul, Acts 13:9) was saved, Peter (Acts 10:34) was preaching .... the law? No!
He preached the gospel of peace by Jesus Christ:
Acts 10:36 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
Paul recorded that the prophet Isaiah also wrote of men who preached .... the law? No!
They preached the gospel of peace:
Rom 10:15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
Paul taught that the believer’s armour is .... the law? No!
It is the gospel of peace:
Eph 6:15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
‘Mid-Acts-ers’ teach that all these other preachers were preaching .... the law! But that was not what we read in the scriptures! They were preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ!
This is David Dowell saying, “Think about it!”
Monday, January 24, 2011
Solid or Hybrid?
Some folks just insist on putting others in a doctrinal box by micro-analysis. People get assigned to a particular camp, while having no idea nor claim, to wearing such a label. A man dissects their teachings and sections them into classifications of his own invention. “He is solid this .... or hybrid that!”
Could someone show me the verse to categorize saints in such ways?
If so, email magnifiedword@aol.com.
As for me, count me out of his waste receptacle. I’ll take a marker and make my own flag, if I decide I want one!
Josh 24:15 .... “choose you this day whom ye will serve;” .... “but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”
This is David Dowell saying, “Think about it!”
Could someone show me the verse to categorize saints in such ways?
If so, email magnifiedword@aol.com.
As for me, count me out of his waste receptacle. I’ll take a marker and make my own flag, if I decide I want one!
Josh 24:15 .... “choose you this day whom ye will serve;” .... “but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”
This is David Dowell saying, “Think about it!”
Monday, January 17, 2011
Word Search for ‘Programs’?
‘Mid-Acts-ers’ are constantly talking about God’s ‘programs’. They teach what-they-call “God’s ‘prophecy program’ for the nation Israel” and compare it with what-they-call “God’s ‘mystery program’ for the church, the body of Christ”.
Could anyone show me the VERSE that teaches that?
If so, please e-mail magnifiedword@aol.com.
If not, don’t believe the ‘mid-Acts-ers’.
Instead, trust the word of GOD.
Rom 4:3-a For what saith the scripture?
Peter testified before the council at Jerusalem, about his experience in Acts 10 when God told him He had cleansed the Gentiles, and He sent Peter to take the gospel of salvation (Acts 11:14) to Cornelius and his kinsmen and near friends who were gathered at his house (Acts 10:24):
Acts 15:11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
I did a word search and there is no mention of God having 2 ‘programs’. It is a ‘mid-Acts’ invention to make their erroneous paradigm.
This is David Dowell, saying, “Think about it!”
Could anyone show me the VERSE that teaches that?
If so, please e-mail magnifiedword@aol.com.
If not, don’t believe the ‘mid-Acts-ers’.
Instead, trust the word of GOD.
Rom 4:3-a For what saith the scripture?
Peter testified before the council at Jerusalem, about his experience in Acts 10 when God told him He had cleansed the Gentiles, and He sent Peter to take the gospel of salvation (Acts 11:14) to Cornelius and his kinsmen and near friends who were gathered at his house (Acts 10:24):
Acts 15:11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
I did a word search and there is no mention of God having 2 ‘programs’. It is a ‘mid-Acts’ invention to make their erroneous paradigm.
This is David Dowell, saying, “Think about it!”
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Preaching The Kingdom of God?
Jesus was preaching the kingdom of God:
Mark 1:14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel (Greek: [euaggelion]) of the kingdom of God,
Luke 8:1 And it came to pass afterward, that he (Jesus - Luke 7:40) went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings (Greek: [euaggelizo]) of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,
Philip was preaching the kingdom of God:
Acts 8:12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Paul was preaching the kingdom of God:
Acts 20:25 And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I (Paul - Acts 20:16) have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.
Paul was preaching the kingdom of God:
Acts 28:30-31 And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,
31 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
Could anyone show me the VERSE that teaches the preaching of the kingdom of God by these 3 men were DIFFERENT kingdoms of God? .... or .... as ‘mid-Acts-ers’ want us to think, that Jesus and Philip were preaching one and the same kingdom of God .... and that Paul was preaching a DIFFERENT kingdom of God than they were.
If so, please e-mail magnifiedword@aol.com.
If not, don’t believe the ‘mid-Acts-ers’.
Instead, trust the word of GOD.
Rom 4:3-a For what saith the scripture?
This is David Dowell, saying, “Think about it!”
Mark 1:14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel (Greek: [euaggelion]) of the kingdom of God,
Luke 8:1 And it came to pass afterward, that he (Jesus - Luke 7:40) went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings (Greek: [euaggelizo]) of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,
Philip was preaching the kingdom of God:
Acts 8:12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Paul was preaching the kingdom of God:
Acts 20:25 And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I (Paul - Acts 20:16) have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.
Paul was preaching the kingdom of God:
Acts 28:30-31 And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,
31 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
Could anyone show me the VERSE that teaches the preaching of the kingdom of God by these 3 men were DIFFERENT kingdoms of God? .... or .... as ‘mid-Acts-ers’ want us to think, that Jesus and Philip were preaching one and the same kingdom of God .... and that Paul was preaching a DIFFERENT kingdom of God than they were.
If so, please e-mail magnifiedword@aol.com.
If not, don’t believe the ‘mid-Acts-ers’.
Instead, trust the word of GOD.
Rom 4:3-a For what saith the scripture?
This is David Dowell, saying, “Think about it!”
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Are YOU a Saint of the Most High God?
‘Mid-Acts-ers’ frequently refer to each other as ‘saints of the Most High God’. That’s strange, because Daniel chapter 7 is the only place in the Bible that the phrase is found, and ‘mid-Acts-ers’ do not believe that they will still be on the planet during the time the Bible connects with the ‘saints of the Most High’. Let’s look at the events surrounding the ‘saints of the Most High’:
Dan 7:18-27 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
20 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to
the saints of the most High;
and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall
wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to
the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
Could anyone show me the VERSE that teaches we are NOT the ‘saints of the Most High’?
If so, please e-mail magnifiedword@aol.com.
If not, don’t believe the ‘mid-Acts-ers’.
Instead, trust the word of GOD.
Rom 4:3-a For what saith the scripture?
This is David Dowell, saying, "Think about it!"
Dan 7:18-27 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
20 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to
the saints of the most High;
and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall
wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to
the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
Could anyone show me the VERSE that teaches we are NOT the ‘saints of the Most High’?
If so, please e-mail magnifiedword@aol.com.
If not, don’t believe the ‘mid-Acts-ers’.
Instead, trust the word of GOD.
Rom 4:3-a For what saith the scripture?
This is David Dowell, saying, "Think about it!"
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)