[Fwd: [Fwd: The Resurrection of Jesus Christ]]

Jeff Magill (jmagill@mail.gte.net)
Sat, 14 Jun 1997 15:42:05 -0800

Jeff Magill wrote:
>
> Jeff Magill wrote:
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> Ladies and gentlemen,
>
> Mr. Till and the rest of you would be arguers of non-discerning
> spiritual ability, you still don't get it.
>
> Mr Till in one of his so-called challenge postings to myself wanted me
> to prove to him that the Old Testament speaks of the Resurrection after
> three days and indeed it does my friends but not in a way that you will
> be able to spiritually discern and ultimately accept. In fact, I don't
> expect you to. "The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are
> perishing is what Scripture teaches. I don't expect you to believe in
> what you have been blinded to. You are incapable of comprehending as
> well as accepting the truth of God's Word at this point in your lives.
>
> If you are to ever see the truth as it is, the eyes of your
> understanding must be enlighted by the power of The Holy Spirit. You
> must be born again- Born from above with a Spiritual birth. All you have
> ever had is just a physical birth so naturally you can't see nor
> understand what can only be Spiritually discerned. This is no big
> surprise to me. It's exactly what I'd expect because it's what The Word
> of God says it will be like for you and that is exactly the way it is...
>
> Mr. Till never had true Spiritual discernment as bright as he sometimes
> is...That is why he went the other way and has made it his long time
> goal and life time ambition to take as many of you as he can with him.
>
> Let me give you an example of what I am talking about. Mr. Till in his
> posting quoted Luke 24:45 which states, "Then he opened their minds so
> they could understand the Scriptures."
>
> This passage records the fact that Jesus Christ appeared to His
> disciples after His resurrection. These Apostles, who believed in Christ
> and had studied Old Testament Scriptures themselves, still hadn't
> grasped the full significance of what was happening. It says that the
> Lord had to open their minds so that they could understand everything
> that had been fulfilled that was written about Jesus in the Law of
> Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.
>
> The Law of Moses, The prophets, and the Psalms are, by the way, the
> three divisions of the Hebrew Old Testament that the Scribes, Pharisees,
> and Rabbis divided the entire Book into and thus encompass all of
> Scripture written and recorded at that time in the Hebrew Bible.
>
> Jesus told His disciples that the Old Testament foretold of His
> suffering, death, burial, and Resurrection but in order for these men
> to see this fact Jesus Christ had to open their minds so that they could.
>
> Mr. Till comes along and expects me to open his mind for him. That is
> not my job nor could I even if I wanted to. What makes Mr. Till think
> that he can understand these truths when the Apostles could not.What
> makes Mr. Till believe he can understand Scripture when his mind has
> NOT been opened by Jesus Christ?
>
> Mr. Till, Jesus has not opened your mind as He has done with all Born
> Again believers and until He does there is no point to my engaging in
> your trivial, spuratic, and spastic objections of His truth. The Bible
> is The Word of God! The entirety of all Scripture is sure. Heaven and
> Earth will pass away but My Word will never pass away says the Lord!
>
> Mr. Till, if you want to see the Resurrection and comprehend the
> Scriptures than you must be Born Again not in the church of cultic
> christ but in a true relationship with your Heavenly Father and His only
> begotten Son-JESUS CHRIST!
>
> When this happens than we will really be able to talk on the same
> level... Right now you are just not there!
>
> IN HIS ETERNAL GRIP,
> JSM