"Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus;"
I believe that because of the depth of meaning held within the original languages of the Bible it is impossible for one English translation or version to capture the full meaning of the text. That being the case, in my opinion, each of the many translations holds only a single facet of what God is saying to us.
I believe that death and life are in the "tongue" and that we have untold power that is released through the words we speak, and in fact that our words have creative power. The power of the spoken word exceeds the power of any weapon man can develop and unleash to bring destruction. Proverbs specifically puts the word "death" before life when it states the power in our words because in our fallen state death reigns until we accept Jesus and we are renewed, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
I believe that because of the depth of meaning held within the original languages of the Bible it is impossible for one English translation or version to capture the full meaning of the text. That being the case, in my opinion, each of the many translations holds only a single facet of what God is saying to us.
I believe that death and life are in the "tongue" and that we have untold power that is released through the words we speak, and in fact that our words have creative power. The power of the spoken word exceeds the power of any weapon man can develop and unleash to bring destruction. Proverbs specifically puts the word "death" before life when it states the power in our words because in our fallen state death reigns until we accept Jesus and we are renewed, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
When the writer of Hebrews wrote that Jesus is the High Priest of our confession, to me, he was saying that the words we speak as believers hold great power and Jesus, because we are in covenant with Him, must preform the High Priestly function over them.
The High Priest takes our "offerings" in to the Holy place and presents them to God on our behalf. This is one of those areas where my theology may differ from many, but there can be no doubt that our words produce powerful results. If what I believe is true then it would explain why so many believers live in constant joy and have peace even in the worst of circumstances while others live with fear and oppression one day and joy the next as though they were riding a roller coaster at an amusement park.
Paul said that the renewing of our mind is critical to maintaining our stability and that we must continually "be being filled with the Spirit". When the reality of the power in our words is seen by believers and we begin to use those word as the Spirit leads we will see an out break of faith like nothing we have seen to date.
The most powerful words that have ever been penned or spoken are recorded within the scriptures and those are the words that should be being spoken by believers today. The words of God hold within them the power of salvation of both the individual and that of the nations. Today, if we hear His voice and "Speak to the dry bones" and to the nations we can change the course of individuals and nations. It is through the spoken word that we will fulfill the mandate we were given by Jesus to "Make disciples of all nations".
The High Priest takes our "offerings" in to the Holy place and presents them to God on our behalf. This is one of those areas where my theology may differ from many, but there can be no doubt that our words produce powerful results. If what I believe is true then it would explain why so many believers live in constant joy and have peace even in the worst of circumstances while others live with fear and oppression one day and joy the next as though they were riding a roller coaster at an amusement park.
Paul said that the renewing of our mind is critical to maintaining our stability and that we must continually "be being filled with the Spirit". When the reality of the power in our words is seen by believers and we begin to use those word as the Spirit leads we will see an out break of faith like nothing we have seen to date.
The most powerful words that have ever been penned or spoken are recorded within the scriptures and those are the words that should be being spoken by believers today. The words of God hold within them the power of salvation of both the individual and that of the nations. Today, if we hear His voice and "Speak to the dry bones" and to the nations we can change the course of individuals and nations. It is through the spoken word that we will fulfill the mandate we were given by Jesus to "Make disciples of all nations".
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