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By Rick Beam in Rome, GA - February 18, 2023 - For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, Col. 1:19. What God did through Moses wasn't complete. What God did through Jesus was complete and included forgiveness of sins. Was it God Himself Who died for us? So many questions are answered in this sermon through scripture. Another question that many people have is about whether the law in the old testament is still in effect. There is proof in 1 John 3:4. The Bible is the written proof of God. Jesus is the living truth of God.

We might ask who put Jesus, born in a humble manger, on the cross? Was it the Jews? Was it the Romans? Was it Satan and his demons? Or was it sinners like us, around the globe and down through the ages? Certainly it was a collaborative effort, a collection of evil deviants--thieves, murderers, adulterers, pagans, idolators, and us who bear the blame. But WHO else was involved? In a prayer following arrest and detainment, we find a portion of the early believers' prayer in Acts 4:27-28: “For in this city there actually met and plotted together against Your holy Child and Servant Jesus, Whom You consecrated by anointing, both Herod and Pontius Pilate with the Gentiles and peoples of Israel, to carry out all that Your hand and Your will and purpose had predestined (predetermined) should occur." (AMPC) It was God Himself Who ultimately laid His Son upon the altar we know as the cross! So as Christmas unfolds, don't look at a manger scene without seeing the crucifixion scene and the empty tomb scene! Because that is why Jesus came! That is why He was sent! Before time began, the cross was Christ's foreordained Father-Son mission and the empty tomb tells us He accomplished it perfectly! Let, therefore men and angels sing yet some more: "Gloria in excelsis Deo!"

Prophecy Brief: Christian Character in the Context of a COVID-19 CultureTwo ends of the spectrum, both can go too far: Living in fear vs living with an umbilical bravadoNot afraid of contracting Enormous recovery rateIt's not so about whether I get it, but legit concern about having it and unwittingly passing it on, especially to those in a high-risk demographicIt's not even about the government, There's not a law forbidding the gathering of the saints in TN, there is a different situation in different parts of the countryThose leaders of those bodies need address re-entering based on their own convictions (some may turn out well, some may bring on repercussions by way of increased infections within their fellowshipsFor our part, we took the standard precautions from an early point, and made the decision last week to begin meeting publicly againPriority: In particular, a Biblical priorityApproaching our general and particular interpersonal responses with Christlike CharacteTexts1 Cor. 8, Romans 14: Being willing to support brothers and sisters of varying levels of conviction, not wounding their conscience1 Cor. 13:4-5: Love is not arrogant or rude, and does not insist on its own wayPhil. 2:1-11: Having in ourselves the mind of true & sacrificial humility that was in ChristCol. 3:14: Put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmonyOur Biblical response/approachRegarding our own peopleLove should motivate our personal responseTaking into consideration our brothers and sisters who might be at higher riskTaking into consideration our brothers and sisters own convictions or level of pandemic comfort, and weighing that into our own decisions about even the way we discuss these things (so as not to intimidate, etc)Practically: We will set up on the platform 6ft apart from each otherI'll wear a mask in the general fellowship, but remove it from the platform in order to be better understood when teachingWe will not require anyone wear a mask, we will recommend it in the general fellowshipIf you're sick, have a fever, or obviously test positive for COVID-19, please stay home for your own safety and that of others (just as you would if you were sick in general)While I am a hugger, and am comfortable with it, please be thoughtful before assuming someone is comfortable for the time being2. Regarding our witness to the outsideThere are clearly reasons to be suspicious of the way so much of this has been handled E.g. From a federal government standpoint, etcCertainly Satan, the ultimate conspirator against all that is good and right (who comes to steal, kill and destroy) is behind so much of the fear brought on by government overreach as well as many of the current conspiracy theories The mechanisms of movement toward a New World Order continue to drive things forward, and we should not be unaware of such things!This is an important time to take God at His WordIt is God Himself Who has told us that times like these were comingWe should not be surprisedWe should Gird Up:By definition, we are not of this world, and stand firmly against the undercurrent of evil that drives so much of what we see in this deteriorating worldThere will be times where civil disobedience may become a necessity We should think, as Paul said, like soldiers, fully committed to the Lord's serviceWe are also ambassadors of Christ, declaring a message of salvation and deliverance from this world and to

Today is the first in a two part series on the incarnation I recorded with Fr. Gregory Pine. I'd like to bring Fr. Gregory Pine on to PWA every other week. To make that happen we need 40 more patrons. Please help this happen by going to https://www.patreon.com/mattfradd --- Here's what we read today:   On the contrary, What frees the human race from perdition is necessary for the salvation of man. But the mystery of Incarnation is such; according to John 3:16: "God so loved the world as to give His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him may not perish, but may have life everlasting." Therefore it was necessary for man's salvation that God should become incarnate. I answer that, A thing is said to be necessary for a certain end in two ways. First, when the end cannot be without it; as food is necessary for the preservation of human life. Secondly, when the end is attained better and more conveniently, as a horse is necessary for a journey. In the first way it was not necessary that God should become incarnate for the restoration of human nature. For God with His omnipotent power could have restored human nature in many other ways. But in the second way it was necessary that God should become incarnate for the restoration of human nature. Hence Augustine says (De Trin. xii, 10): "We shall also show that other ways were not wanting to God, to Whose power all things are equally subject; but that there was not a more fitting way of healing our misery." Now this may be viewed with respect to our "furtherance in good." First, with regard to faith, which is made more certain by believing God Himself Who speaks; hence Augustine says (De Civ. Dei xi, 2): "In order that man might journey more trustfully toward the truth, the Truth itself, the Son of God, having assumed human nature, established and founded faith." Secondly, with regard to hope, which is thereby greatly strengthened; hence Augustine says (De Trin. xiii): "Nothing was so necessary for raising our hope as to show us how deeply God loved us. And what could afford us a stronger proof of this than that the Son of God should become a partner with us of human nature?" Thirdly, with regard to charity, which is greatly enkindled by this; hence Augustine says (De Catech. Rudib. iv): "What greater cause is there of the Lord's coming than to show God's love for us?" And he afterwards adds: "If we have been slow to love, at least let us hasten to love in return." Fourthly, with regard to well-doing, in which He set us an example; hence Augustine says in a sermon (xxii de Temp.): "Man who might be seen was not to be followed; but God was to be followed, Who could not be seen. And therefore God was made man, that He Who might be seen by man, and Whom man might follow, might be shown to man." Fifthly, with regard to the full participation of the Divinity, which is the true bliss of man and end of human life; and this is bestowed upon us by Christ's humanity; for Augustine says in a sermon (xiii de Temp.): "God was made man, that man might be made God."

We are beginning a new 3-year cycle through the Bible, which puts us this Sunday in Genesis 1. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” And so, it begins. What does it mean for God to be God? The answer to this question is why we worship Him. We worship the One True God, because He is greater than all. Everything that exists was made, except for God Himself Who is the Maker of all things. So, we worship Him because He is the only One who is worthy to be worshipped. That is the theological/philosophical starting point for life. And if you don’t start there, you will not end up where you need/want to be. But there is something else of gigantean importance we learn about God in Genesis 1 - not only does He exist as the Creator and Sovereign Master of the Universe, but He is good! So, what does it mean to believe in God? Simply that He exists as the Creator? Hardly. “The root of all sin is the suspicion that God is not good.” Oswald Chambers These are ‘basic’ Bible truths, but truths with the power to change our lives.

Have you ever let someone define someone else to you, and you took their word for it? Maybe time passed and you realized that what the person had said about this other person was completely wrong. That also happens when someone else tries to define God for us. Should we always take their word for it, or should we let God Himself define Who He is? We should take God at His own Word, and not let someone truly define God or Christianity for us--especially when we can clearly see their lifestyle is contradictory to the nature of God. Christians can and definitely should point us to God, but ultimately it is God Himself Who reveals Who He is.

Support Pints With Aquinas here: www.patreon.com/pwa Learn more about PWA here: PintsWithAquinas.com --- Huge thanks to Philipe Ortiz and Katie Kuchar in particular for supporting to the show! --- I answer that, A thing is said to be necessary for a certain end in two ways. First, when the end cannot be without it; as food is necessary for the preservation of human life. Secondly, when the end is attained better and more conveniently, as a horse is necessary for a journey. In the first way it was not necessary that God should become incarnate for the restoration of human nature. For God with His omnipotent power could have restored human nature in many other ways. But in the second way it was necessary that God should become incarnate for the restoration of human nature. Hence Augustine says (De Trin. xii, 10): "We shall also show that other ways were not wanting to God, to Whose power all things are equally subject; but that there was not a more fitting way of healing our misery." Now this may be viewed with respect to our "furtherance in good." First, with regard to faith, which is made more certain by believing God Himself Who speaks; hence Augustine says (De Civ. Dei xi, 2): "In order that man might journey more trustfully toward the truth, the Truth itself, the Son of God, having assumed human nature, established and founded faith." Secondly, with regard to hope, which is thereby greatly strengthened; hence Augustine says (De Trin. xiii): "Nothing was so necessary for raising our hope as to show us how deeply Godloved us. And what could afford us a stronger proof of this than that the Son of God should become a partner with us of human nature?" Thirdly, with regard to charity, which is greatly enkindled by this; hence Augustine says (De Catech. Rudib. iv): "What greater cause is there of the Lord's coming than to show God's love for us?" And he afterwards adds: "If we have been slow to love, at least let us hasten to love in return." Fourthly, with regard to well-doing, in which He set us an example; hence Augustine says in a sermon (xxii de Temp.): "Man who might be seen was not to be followed; but God was to be followed, Who could not be seen. And therefore God was made man, that He Who might be seen by man, and Whom man might follow, might be shown to man." Fifthly, with regard to the full participation of the Divinity, which is the true bliss of man and end of human life; and this is bestowed upon us by Christ's humanity; for Augustine says in a sermon (xiii de Temp.): "God was made man, that man might be made God." So also was this useful for our "withdrawal from evil." First, because man is taught by it not to prefer the devil to himself, nor to honor him who is the author of sin; hence Augustine says (De Trin. xiii, 17): "Since human nature is so united to God as to become one person, let not these proud spirits dare to prefer themselves to man, because they have no bodies." Secondly, because we are thereby taught how great is man's dignity, lest we should sully it with sin; hence Augustine says (De Vera Relig. xvi): "God has proved to us how high a place humannature holds amongst creatures, inasmuch as He appeared to men as a true man." And Pope Leo says in a sermon on the Nativity (xxi): "Learn, O Christian, thy worth; and being made a partner of the Divine nature, refuse to return by evil deeds to your former worthlessness." Thirdly, because, "in order to do away with man's presumption, the grace of God is commended in Jesus Christ, though no merits of ours went before," as Augustine says (De Trin. xiii, 17). Fourthly, because "man's pride, which is the greatest stumbling-block to our clinging to God, can be convinced and cured by humility so great," as Augustine says in the same place. Fifthly, in order to free man from the thraldom of sin, which, as Augustine says (De Trin. xiii, 13), "ought to be done in such a way that the devil should be overcome by the justice of the man Jesus Christ," and this was done by Christ satisfying for us. Now a mere man could not have satisfied for the whole human race, and God was not bound to satisfy; hence it behooved Jesus Christ to be both God and man. Hence Pope Leo says in the same sermon: "Weakness is assumed by strength, lowliness by majesty, mortality by eternity, in order that one and the same Mediator of God and men might die in one and rise in the other--for this was our fitting remedy. Unless He was God, He would not have brought a remedy; and unless He was man, He would not have set an example." And there are very many other advantages which accrued, above man's apprehension. ST III, Q. 1, A. 2. --- Thanks to http://www.bensound.com/ for some of the music.