My goodness, how many folks are telling us for the first time they're understanding the Bible and they're enjoying it and simply because they suddenly understand that what is written to Israel is for Israel; what's written for the Church is for the Church. And even though it's all under the same God, yet it's two totally different scenarios. And that's why there's so much confusion. Many think the Church is Israel, and Israel is the Church. But if the Word is rightly divided as Paul tells us to do, then just leave the Scriptures where they are. You don't have to move them around to make them fit.


An easy way to do that is always remember the risen Lord chose Paul to be the Apostle to the Gentiles (Romans 11:13) and gave him the administration or dispensation of Grace from him to us, the Body of Christ. (Ephesians 3:2) So Paul's epistles are our instructions in this age of Grace for our doctrine, and Christian living in general.


You know I've used the illustration over and over and the other day somebody sent me a little booklet where somebody used almost the same kind of an illustration, but I use the one that a fellow came up and used on me one night, years ago. He said, "all my life all they've ever done with the Scriptures is throw it into a blender (now this is symbolism, of course) they throw it into a blender, turn it up on high, ladle it out and then we wonder why I get sick to my stomach."


Well of course, what he is simply saying is that all everybody does is mix everything together. They never sort out the differences, and it gives you Spiritual indigestion. You just can't handle it. And so this is the whole secret of, I think, our teaching ministry is to show the difference between God's dealing with Israel through Christ's ministry and the Twelve, and then sending the other apostle, the Apostle of the Gentiles, the Apostle of Grace, the Apostle Paul to the Gentile world with this glorious Gospel of Grace.


All right, for months now we've been here in these little Jewish epistles here at the back of your Bible, so I always point out how Jewish this is and then compare it with what Paul says in our present day. All right, now here's another good example. We're in I John chapter 5 verse 11.


I John 5:11

"And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son."