Bible study: "Changing the Seen & Shaping the Unseen" (By Charles Capps)
Chapter: (6)
Subject: Righteousness Speaks
Prayer:
Father God, please continue to help us as we study on this subject. Bless all who have looked in on the study. In the name of Jesus, we walk out of the realm of failure through our speaking Your Word, and into the arena of success, giving thanks to You, Father, for You have qualified and made us fit to share the portion that is the inheritance of the saints (God's holy people) in the light. Father, You have delivered and drawn us to Yourself out of the control and the dominion of darkness (failure, doubt, and fear) and You have transferred us into the Kingdom of the Son of Your love, in whom there is good success [and freedom from fears, agitating passions, and moral conflicts]. I rejoice in Jesus Who has come that we all might have life and have it more abundantly through You, and through our words we speak. Today we attend to the Word of God. We consent and submit to Your sayings, Father. Your Word shall not depart from our mouth and sight; we will keep them in the midst of our heart. For they are life [success] to us, healing and health to all our flesh. We keep our hearts with all vigilance, for out of it flow the springs of life. Now thanks be to God, Who always causes us to triumph in Christ. In Jesus' name we pray amen.
Study:
This is our last chapter in this study. "Righteousness speaks.." Glory to God! I love that title. I will start a new study soon. That new study will be "The Prayer of Jabez" Bible study book by Bruce Wilkinson. I love his books too. So encouraging! And during this time, we need encouraging and uplifting studies , so we can walk upright before God during these difficult times our country is going through. We need this study, or should I say, I need these studies.
Let get started with chapter (6) This is a very short chapter, but a very encouraging one.
In the 10th chapter of Romans, verses 4-10, the Apostle Paul gives some insight into these principles that Jesus used in shaping the unseen:
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
First Paul tells you what the righteousness which is of faith would not say:
"Who's going to bring Jesus back that He may touch me? I'd get healed if Jesus would
come and touch me. Who's going to reverse the process of death and put Him back in the grave and bring Him back on the earth in His physical body so that He can touch me and I can be healed?"
Verse 8 begins: But what saith it?
What saith the righteousness which is of faith?
As verse 8 continues, we see what the righteousness of faith would say: The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach.
Notice, The word is nigh thee, not far off. You take the Word of God, put it in your mouth, and you shape the unseen. The words of your mouth, based on God's Word, change the things you see.
Verse 9 says:
If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
When I confessed Jesus as my Lord, the outward circumstances were such that anybody standing around me then would have said, "Oh, he's lying. I know Jesus is not his Lord."
They were right. He was not my Lord when I said it; but because I said it in faith, it came to pass. I was calling things that were not as though they were. It changed my life, and I became the righteousness of God in Christ.
That's the way you were born again! That's the way you changed your life: by confessing, "Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life. I believe that God raised Him from the dead. I proclaim now that Jesus is Lord."
When you said that, Satan was lord; but because you said it and acted in faith, the righteousness which is of faith brought you into right standing with God.
The Decision Was Yours:
You made a decision and spoke it with your mouth which changed the seen and shaped what you could not see. You were born of the Spirit of God, absolutely transformed and changed by faith and your confession.
Verse 10 says: For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. That word salvation means more than just being saved. It means "deliverance, preservation, healing, and soundness."
You shape the unseen by faith-filled words. Even a sinner can do it. The lost man can shape his eternal destiny by his words. He can change the unseen to the seen. If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved (Rom. 10:9).
Thou shalt be saved! That's what God's Word says about you. Why walk in defeat? Why walk in the devil's territory when God's Word has been spoken?
But what will you say?
The devil has tried to con us into believing it won't work on anything else; but that's not true!
Just as Abraham and Sarah changed the seen and shaped the unseen with their words, based on what God said, so your words, based upon the authority of God's Word, can change the seen forces around you!
You don't have to accept what you see now. You don't have to go through life with the things that are now seen, for things that are seen are temporal—they are subject to change.
The decision is yours!
Payer:
Father God, thank You for Your Word in the United States, and that we can freely read, study, and trust Your Word. We honor You, we love You, and we need You in our lives and our country today. Cause this situation today to be turned into one our country can benefit from for the all the people and not just for the rich. Help those people who have no job now because of the shutdown in the government. Provide the need for those who trust You and obey You. Bless the hearts of many to be turn to You as their Provider, Deliver, and Savior, in Jesus' name. Bless us with the knowledge we get from this study to be used with wisdom and understanding to live a good life unto You. Amen.
Questions:
1. What saith the righteousness which is of faith?
2. What must you do after you say it?
3. How do a sinner change his eternal destiny?
4. The confession spoken of in (Romans 10:8-9), will it work on anything else beside salvation?
5. What decision did you make? Would you like to share?
My next Bible study will be coming soon and will last for (6) six weeks. Thanks to all who have studied with me, and those who have responding to the study. God bless you, the Lord bless you, and keep you; the Lord make His face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace always, amen. Talk soon
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