Faithful In Building The House of God

[Mr. M]

Hebrews 3:

1 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle

and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,

2 who was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also in all His house.

3 For this One has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch

as He who built the house has more honor than the house.

4 For every house is built by someone, but He who built all things is God.

5 And Moses indeed was faithful in all His house as a servant, for

a testimony of those things which would be spoken.

6 but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if

we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.

What is the evidence of this faithfulness?

Numbers 12:

6 Then He said, Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you,

I, the Lord, make Myself known to him in a vision; I speak to him in a dream.

7 Not so with My servant Moses; He is faithful in all My house.

8 I speak with him mouth to mouth,

Even plainly, and not in dark sayings; and he sees the form of the Lord.

Why then were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?

To seek His face. To draw near until we are "mouth to mouth".

Until His breath is our breath. His words are our words.

Mark 9:7 And a cloud came and overshadowed them; and a voice

came out of the cloud, saying, This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!

This is to "confess Christ", which means "to speak the same words".

[G3670] homologeo=to say the same thing as another, i.e. to be in agreement with

Romans 10:

8 But what does it say? The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart that is, the word of faith which we preach;

9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

[Keturah 123]

Lord, help us to be vessels of honour unto you.

May we function properly in the body where the Spirit blesses us with gifts to edify your people.

May we be but a servant in the house of our Lord !

Amen 

[Vine Abider]

6 hours ago, Mr. M said:

Hebrews 3: 3 For this One has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch

as He who built the house has more honor than the house.

4 For every house is built by someone, but He who built all things is God.

6 but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if

we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.

 

The house, the building, the dwelling place of God is such an important theme in scripture! Some time ago I was taken with the fact that out of so many Christian writings, so very few address this topic of the dwelling of God!  I remember going through a book store looking and looking, but not finding a single thing on this!

There have been a few books written on it, and I've listed a couple below.  But, we have to ask, what is on God's heart?  The end of the bible, the last couple chapters in Revelation, tells us. "I John, saw the holy city, new Jerusalem coming from God out of heaven." He loves us and desires to dwell with us!  The first two chapters of the bible in Genesis and the last two chapters in Revelation mirror each other - God is dwelling with man.  In between it deals with the sin problem, and in that dealing He displays His amazing love, in order to return us to the purpose of close interaction and fellowship with Him!

Books I've found regarding the house of God:

Man - The Dwelling Place of God   AW Tozer  (a true classic/must read)

The Great House of God     Max Lucado  (don't know much about this one)

That's it that I can find - anyone know of others?

[Keturah 123]

My take:

Hebrews 9:11

But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

2 Cor.5:1

For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

Hebrews 9:24

For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:

 

Edited February 10, 2023 by Keturah 123

[Pepperoni]

Maranatha, come quickly jesus

[Mr. M]

53 minutes ago, Vine Abider said:

The house, the building, the dwelling place of God is such an important theme in scripture! Some time ago I was taken with the fact that out of so many Christian writings, so very few address this topic of the dwelling of God!  I remember going through a book store looking and looking, but not finding a single thing on this!

An interesting word related to this

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