To Discern Good And Evil

Hebrews 5:11-14 (NASB Strong’s (Lockman))

11 Concerning him we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food. 13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an infant. 14 But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil.

Though we hear the word of salvation, it does not preclude us from becoming hard of hearing the word that leads to maturity in Christ. Practicing the word in our lives means staying in the word and walking our revelation in obedience to Him. 

The knowledge of good and evil is perfected in the word. It is then we are able fully come to our senses and enjoy the kingdom of heaven; to be like God in knowing good and evil, yet choosing the good. 

The New Creation

Man is born of a woman and a father from below, and becomes a son of man in life expressing the mortality of a creature of the earth. 

The Son of Man was born of a woman below and from the Father above, and becomes a man. Heaven and earth are joined together in the body of Christ. God takes the image of man and lifts it up into immortality. 

A Man can be reborn from the Father above and become a son of God. Heaven and earth are joined together in the body of Christ. God will give them the resurrected image of God which is lifted up into immortality. 

This is the new creation. 

By The Word Of God

Hebrews 11:1-3 (NASB Strong’s (Lockman))

1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 For by it the men of old gained approval.

3 By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.

The word of God is the assurance for our hope. This is the word that formed creation out of what was not visible. He makes a new creation of man by revealing man in His light, taking that which was unseen in the darkness and making it visible. 

This is the word that was given to us and abides with us. He took our flesh and raised it up into heaven. He will do so for us. Keep the faith. 

Pure Words

 

Psalms 12:6 (ESV Strong's)

The words of the LORD are pure words,

like silver refined in a furnace on the ground,

purified seven times.

The word of God came into the earth of man and was purified in the furnace of suffering and thereby creating the blood that washes away sin for all to have fellowship with Christ. Only the pure of heart will see God. 

The Righteous

Psalms 11:7 (ESV Strong's)

For the LORD is righteous;

he loves righteous deeds;

the upright shall behold his face.

Righteousness is only possible when one rises from the dust of the earth into the new life of those reborn into the life of Christ. They will see His face and be glad. 

A Consuming Fire

Hebrews 12:28-29 (NASB Strong's)

28 Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe; 29 for our God is a consuming fire.

In all things give thanks to our awesome God and Father who brings the refining fire of His Holy Spirit into the sea of our humanity, there to transform us into the image of God. 

Christ Was Faithful

Hebrews 3:4-6 (NASB Strong’s (Lockman))

4 For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God. 5 Now Moses was faithful in all His house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken later; 6 but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house—whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end.

It is faith that is faithful that builds and fills the house of God of those who hold fast to the word until the end.