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Facts. by ichuka(m): 6:03am On Sep 13, 2014
The word fact is not in the Bible, but
in reality, there are many
accomplished facts in the Bible. A fact
can also be called an accomplished
work. Saying it in this way may make it
more easily understandable. What is
the difference between a fact and a
promise? What is a fact? The death of
Jesus Christ on the cross is a fact. The
coming of the Holy Spirit is also a fact.
Are these promises? Strictly speaking,
they are no longer promises. In the
Old Testament they were promises.
But now they have become facts. In
the Old Testament God promised that
the Lord Jesus would be born of a
woman under the law and would
redeem men under the law. This
promise has been fulfilled. Some of
the promises in the Old Testament
have become accomplished facts. Can
we kneel down and ask God to let the
Lord Jesus die for us and redeem us
again? No, we cannot! But I have
heard many people who pray this
way. Solomon prayed for God to fulfill
in him and accomplish what He had
promised to David. But he did not
need to ask God to make him a king
because he was already a king. Doing
so would be foolish. The crucifixion of
the Lord Jesus has been
accomplished once for all! The advent
of the Holy Spirit has also been
accomplished once for all. There is no
need for more prayer and
beseeching.
Furthermore, God has accomplished
many other things in Christ. All these
have become facts. The Bible shows
us that many things concerning life
and godliness have been
accomplished in Christ. All these are
accomplished and, therefore, are
facts. As far as God's promises are
concerned, we have to pray. If we do
not pray, we will miss these promises
because God will not work to
accomplish His promises. But if we do
not pray, will God's facts—the
accomplishments of the Lord Jesus—
not be fulfilled in us? No. Whatever is
a fact is a fact. There is no more need
to ask for it again or beseech God to
accomplish it. All we have to do is
believe that it is true and apply it as if
it is real. The Word of God shows us
that even a dying sinner can be
immediately regenerated and saved if
he believes in God's Word and accepts
His facts. This is possible because the
redemptive work of Christ has been
accomplished. In the Bible God never
asks us to do anything that He regards
as an accomplished fact. All we have
to do is to fulfill one simple step—
believe.
A promise is different. A promise can
be delayed, while a fact cannot be
delayed. On the one hand, we cannot
receive God's fact and, on the other
hand, say that God will only give us
what we want five years from now.
What God has accomplished and has
given to us in Christ cannot be
withheld for a later time. Even God
Himself cannot withhold His facts or
delay giving them to us. If there is any
withholding or delaying, it is a
contradiction of the fact.
Friends, the redemption of Christ and
the coming of the Holy Spirit are not
the only facts; even many things that
we daily attempt to solve but cannot
are facts; Concerning this point, we
can look at Ephesians 2:1-10: "And
you, though dead in your offenses
and sins, in which you once walked
according to the age of this world,
according to the ruler of the authority
of the air, of the spirit which is now
operating in the sons of disobedience;
among whom we also all conducted
ourselves once in the lusts of our
flesh, doing the desires of the flesh
and of the thoughts, and were by
nature children of wrath, even as the
rest; but God, being rich in mercy,
because of His great love with which
He loved us, even when we were
dead in offenses, made us alive
together with Christ (by grace you
have been saved) and raised us up
together with Him and seated us
together with Him in the heavenlies in
Christ Jesus, that He might display in
the ages to come the surpassing
riches of His grace in kindness toward
us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you
have been saved through faith, and
this not of yourselves; it is the gift of
God; not of works that no one should
boast. For we are His masterpiece,
created in Christ Jesus for good works,
which God prepared beforehand in
order that we would walk in them."
"Even when we were dead in
offenses, made us alive together with
Christ...and raised us up together with
Him and seated us together with Him
in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus."...
Re: Facts. by ichuka(m): 6:04am On Sep 13, 2014
Brothers and sisters, in verses 5-6, the
word "together" is used three times.
Are these words God's promises or
are they God's facts? God did not say
that before we can be raised and
ascended, we should do good and
overcome the world. He said that
when He raised Christ from the dead,
He also raised us up. When He caused
Christ to ascend, He also caused us to
ascend. All these are accomplished
facts. Can any one of us ask God to
raise him and let ascend him with
Christ? No. There is no need. If you
have been joined to Christ, you are
raised and ascended already. There is
nothing more to ask for. If this was a
promise, there still might be a need
for asking. But if it is a fact, there is no
need to ask and no need to pray. We
should continually pay attention to
this point. Many people cannot
differentiate between God's fact and
God's promise. They think that they
must ask in order to obtain the fact.
But what is the result of this asking?
The more they pray, the more they
lose their faith; they pray their faith
away. All we have to do is to apply
God's fact. There is only a need to
apply; there is no need to ask.
God has shown us that the facts that
He has given us are accomplished
matters; there is no need to ask for
them anymore. Our death,
resurrection, and ascension with
Christ are accomplished facts. We do
not ask for God to give us a
resurrected and ascended life today. If
we ask, God will answer, "You have
the resurrected and ascended life
already." No Christian has received a
life that is not the resurrected and
ascended life. If we think that we can
only obtain by asking, we still do not
know God's accomplished works. A
promise is something that God will
give us, while a fact is something that
God has given us. A promise is the
word God will give to us when we are
in trouble and pray to God for help.
We can hold onto these words of
promise and receive His help. Facts
are all the things pertaining to life and
godliness which God has already
given to us in Christ. They are God's
accomplished works. Since God has
given them to us, there is no need for
us to seek for them. All we have to do
is to apply them. Hallelujah! Glorious
facts! Accomplished facts! All the facts
that Christ has accomplished are ours.
Re: Facts. by freshness2020: 7:31am On Sep 13, 2014
They are truths not facts..
Because sometimes a fact can be over turned but not the truth.. Science goes with facts while religion goes with Truth.
Re: Facts. by ichuka(m): 12:15pm On Sep 13, 2014
freshness2020: They are truths not facts..
Because sometimes a fact can be over turned but not the truth.. Science goes with facts while religion goes with Truth.
Dude,google is friendly(in the aspect of facts).moreover christainity has nothing to do with religion.

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