The Angelic Conflict - Part 49 -
Point 14. - The Angelic Conflict In Human History Answers Basic Questions About Life -

Why the creation of man? Mankind was created to resolve the prehistoric angelic conflict.

“to pay much closer attention” = pres-act-inf - prosechein = to apply the mind to something, to concentrate on the doctrine being taught.

Grace always precedes judgment!

“lest we drift away” = aor-act-subj - pararrhuomen = to let the doctrine drift past you or flow by you.

a. Refusing to hear the teaching of the Word of God on a consistent basis.

b. Hearing the teaching of Bible doctrine but refusing to metabolize it; the failure to convert gnosis into epignosis.

c. Metabolizing doctrine so it exists in the soul but not applying what you’ve learned = doctrine becomes unusable or forgotten.

Angels were used by God to bring doctrine to men, Act 7:38,53. Man is now being used by God to bring doctrine to men and angels!

Eph 3:10 in order that the multi-faceted wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places.

“every transgression” = parabasis = every form of stepping over the line, violating God’s perfect laws.

“disobedience” = parakoe = disobedience that results from neglecting to hear doctrine and letting these fantastic things drift by, Heb 2:1.

Isa 28:12 He who said to them, “Here is rest, give rest to the weary,” And, “Here is repose,” but they would not listen.

Isa 30:9 For this is a rebellious people, false sons, Sons who refuse to listen To the instruction of the Lord;

“The nature of the sin of Adam was a careless indifferent attitude towards the commands of God.” - Kenneth Wuest

Rom 5:19 “For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one the many will be made righteous.”

Parakoe = literally “to hear alongside,” failing to concentrate when hearing or hearing amiss!

Amo 8:11 “Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord God, “when I will send a famine on the land, not a famine for bread or a thirst for water, but rather for hearing the words of the Lord.”

Amo 8:12 “And people will stagger from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east; they will go to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, but they will not find it.”

The just recompense is for the angels, Mat 25:41.

neglect = aor-act-part - amelesantes = to be careless toward something or to make light of, to disregard.

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