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3 16s

16 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him;

16 He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);

16 John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

6 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

6 And his name—by faith in his name—has made this man strong whom you see and know, and the faith that is through Jesus has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all.

16  in their paths are ruin and misery,

16 Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

16 But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed

16 Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, “And to your offspring,” who is Christ. 

16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,

16 Only let us hold true to what we have attained.

16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.

16 Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.

16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

16 For who were those who heard and yet rebelled? Was it not all those who left Egypt led by Moses?

16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.

16 having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. 

16 as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures.

16 By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers

16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.

Trust

2 Corinthians 3:4 Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God.

Romans 5:2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

Vine’s definition of trust is converted in the ESV to confidence. Our trust of God can only be obtained through our faith in Christ. Because grace is defined as unmerited favor we cannot expect to depend on grace without trusting that Christ’s death and resurrection is the only way we can trust God the Father.

There are those that cannot accept anything for free, for them there is always a catch. To satisfy their understanding of faith they attach restrictions. “You must” becomes the language of the legalist.

Anyone who does not worship within the framework of the legalist becomes suspect and cannot be trusted. Suddenly they all have to look alike and act alike and there is no room for anything else.

What does that look like to a lost soul seeking relief from pain? 

A tightly knit group is hard to peirce. “There is no room there for me.”

Let me put it another way.

Mark 15:38 And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.

What was the purpose of the veil since the Ark of the Covenant was no longer present?

Maybe it was a sign from God that we can have access because of what happened that day.

Maybe, you tell me. If that tradition was done away, what traditions do men hold that are keeping the lost from entering?

That is not for me to judge of anyone else. That is a matter of trust. Who do you trust?