Today Scripture is the Final Word

“I believe with perfect faith in the coming of the mashiach [Messiah], and though he may tarry, still I await him every day.”   [Click here to read Rambam’s 13 Principles of Jewish Faith then click the word(show) to view.]

We know the desire of Israel’s heart was that Messiah would come as a powerful and conquering King.  Remember that?  They were tired of war but who would choose a helpless baby to win a battle?  Answer: God himself.   I hope you’ll click on the link above and read all 13 Principles.  They are powerful and beautiful.  I think they will surprise you as they did me.  Moses’ and the prophets are still our truth.  The big change for us is the tense in that twelfth principle has changed for us from “will” to “has.”  That one “small” variation is what we’re celebrating in this season of preparation. 

Now we are in the “New” Testament and Paul tells us we are still at war.  We fight a war against strongholds, arguments and pretensions that keep people separate from the knowledge of God.  We fight hoping to capture their minds and hearts forever.   This is the reason we remember and celebrate this season: God’s own gift “has” come with the power to assure our confidence in Him and ensure the certainty of His promise to us that insures our success.  Today Scripture is the final word for us.

“II Corinthians 10:3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”