The Cross and Crowns Ministry Nairobi

Heb. 11:3 By faith [to the saving of the soul] we understand that the worlds [lit. ages] were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

The ages were equipped and fitted by the Word of Godto accomplish His Own divine purpose.

The first part of Heb. 11:3b, describes ‘that which we see,’‘what is seen,’ ‘what we now see’ and/or ‘the things which are seen.’ These are different ways of describing what can be seen in the natural through our naked eye i.e., the ruin arising from the fall of Man! This realm is associated with sight.

The second part of Heb. 11:3b, gives an explanation regarding the first part i.e., that which is visible in the realm of sight, ‘did not come into being out of that which is visible,’ ‘hath not been made out of things which appear,’ ‘did not come from anything that can be seen,’ and/or ‘were not made of things which are visible.’

This latter part describes what is visible in the realm of FAITH ONLY; this is the realm of the spiritual NOT natural.

The present-existing RUIN, which God MUST have knownright from the beginning when He arranged the ages around the pre-planned activity of the Son within the framework of these ages, is NOT part of God’s orderly structure. This RUIN has to do with the disorder which entered on account of the fall of Man!

a. Angels are sons of God−Job 38: 7 When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?

b. Adam was the son of God−Lk. 3:38 …Adam, the son of God.

c. The nation of Israel is the son of God, His firstborn−Ex. 4:22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord: “ Israel is My son, My firstborn. 23 So I say to you, let My son go that he may serve me. But if you refuse to let him go, indeed I will kill your son, your firstborn.” ’ ”

d. In this lesson, we study Jesus Christ, the Son of God−Heb. 4:14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

The Scriptures are replete with the phrase ‘the heavensand the earth.’

The heavens refer to the realm from where rulership emanates while the earth is one of the provinces in God’s universe−Dan. 4:26.

If God created Man to rule, which He did, and a saved individual has his/her spirit saved, which it has, THEN what should such a saved individual be instructed in for the entire of his/her life here on earth?

God created Man a perfect tripartite being and therefore, this DEATH affected all the three parts.

Man’s spirit died! The spirit lost communion with God.

Man’s soul died! The soul became corrupted thus knew evil experientially.

Man’s body died! The body lost the covering of glory hence became totally naked and became susceptible to physical decay.

In this ruined state, Man was separated from the purpose of his creation i.e., rulership.

God began a restorative work for Man which would place him in a perfect state so that he may rule.

God had PURPOSE when He formed the earth and therefore, Satan’s rebellion and the resulting ruin of the earth DID NOT thwart His plans and purposes−Isa. 14:24, 27.

God initiated the work of restoring the earth which had since become ruined but before that, the Lamb, Jesus Christ, had FIRST to be slain−Rev. 13:8.

On Days 1-4, God did a RESTORATIVE work with respect to the earth−Gen. 1:2b-19.

On Days Five and Six, God performed a CREATIVE work i.e., He spoke and created/made−Gen. 1:20-31.

The first 34 verses of the Bible reveal God’s perfect pattern [Creation, Ruin, Restoration, Rest] and God’s perfect established SEPTENARY arrangement of the Scriptures seen in Days One to Seven.

God performed a creative work in Jacob-Isa. 43:1 But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine.

Therefore, the nation of Israel is a son of God-Ex. 4:22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Israel is My son, My firstborn. 23 So I say to you, let My son go that he may serve Me. But if you refuse to let him go, indeed I will kill your son, your firstborn.” ’ ”

Hos. 11:1 “When Israel was a child, I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son.

God has chosen the nation of Israel to be the head over the nations-Ex. 19:5-6.

Job 38:7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

God rules over the universe through angelic beings in a delegated capacity!

When He created the earth, God created and anointed a ruler over it i.e, Lucifer.

Since NO human being was present at the time the heavens and the earth were created, then sons of God are angels.

God created Man to replace Satan as ruler over the earth. This explains why Adam was the son of God-Lk. 3:38 …Adam, the son of God.

It is NOT automatic for faith to come merely because one is hearing the Word of God.

For faith to come, a Christian MUST hear CORRECTLY hence the admonition to take heed HOW we hear−Lk. 8:18.

A Christian can ONLY hear CORRECTLY when the Word of God is rightly divided−2 Tim. 2:15.

To rightly divide the Word of God is to studying God’s Word the way God gave it by beginning at Moses and comparing Scripture with Scripture, focusing on Jesus Christ, all the while relying on the Holy Spirit.

FAITH is believing that which God has SAID about amatter in His Word!

Rom. 10:17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Does faith AUTOMATICALLY come merely because one is hearing the Word of God?”

When an individual adds to or removes from God’s Word,it NO LONGER becomes feasible for him/her to exercise biblical faith!

When an individual develops a negative attitude towards God’s perfect provision of His Word by consuming it in a different format from what He instructed, it is NOT feasible for him/her to exercise biblical faith!

When an individual quotes/interprets God’s Wordoutside of its context, it NO LONGER becomes feasible for him/her to exercise biblical faith!

Heb. 11:1 Now faith (to the saving of the soul) is the substance ofthings hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.

The Holy Spirit picked certain individuals who, by having faith to the saving of the soul, pleased God and as a result, they obtained a good testimony.

Contextually, God Himself testified, bore record and/or had a good (honest) report of the individuals mentioned in Heb. 11.

Heb. 11 begins and ends with the same statement regarding the individuals in view having obtained a good testimony on account of their faith, to the saving of the soul–Heb. 11:2 For by it (faith to the saving of the soul) the elders obtained a good testimony…39 And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith (to the saving of the soul), did not receive the promise, 40 God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.