August 26th The Supplied Life Bill Freeman
Beholding
”But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord." 2 Corinthians 3:18
When Moses was on the mountain with God, he was not doing anything. He was not analyzing his own situation. He was not looking at himself. He was simply there watching the scenery, watching everything pass by him. Moses was just there and God passed by proclaiming His name, His goodness, His mercy, and His forgiveness. It was after seeing all of this that Moses came down from the mountain shining.
In 2 Corinthians 3:18 Paul says, "But we all, with unveiled face, beholding . . . the glory of the Lord." To behold this glory we need to exercise ourselves to let the glory of Christ's Person and work pass before us. Paul practiced this in his preaching of the gospel. Thus, he could write to the Galatians about how the Lord Jesus had been openly portrayed crucified before their eyes (Gal. 3:1). By such a gospel scenery they came under "the hearing of faith" and received the Spirit (Gal. 3:2). In other words, they received the Spirit by letting the crucified Christ pass before them by means of hearing the gospel. They beheld His Person and work and were infused with the Holy Spirit. There are many other verses in the New Testament that talk about beholding the Lord, such as beholding the glory as of the only begotten from the Father in John 1:14, seeing Jesus in Hebrews 2:9, seeing the ascended Son of Man in John 6:62, beholding His glory in John 17:24, and looking away unto Jesus in Hebrews 12:2. These kinds of verses stress the importance in our daily life of allowing the Lord's entire redemptive process to pass before us, including His incarnation, human living, crucifixion, resurrection, ascension, and enthronement. We also need to behold all that His wonderful Person is, with all His attributes. What transforms us is seeing His mercy, His kindness, His goodness, His righteousness, His holiness, and His worthiness. All that Jesus is and all that He has passed through in His redemptive process needs to become our daily scenery. To be transformed, we just need to spend time with the Lord and let this scenery pass before us. Every day, even every hour, we can behold the glory of the Lord.
Beholding
”But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord." 2 Corinthians 3:18
When Moses was on the mountain with God, he was not doing anything. He was not analyzing his own situation. He was not looking at himself. He was simply there watching the scenery, watching everything pass by him. Moses was just there and God passed by proclaiming His name, His goodness, His mercy, and His forgiveness. It was after seeing all of this that Moses came down from the mountain shining.
In 2 Corinthians 3:18 Paul says, "But we all, with unveiled face, beholding . . . the glory of the Lord." To behold this glory we need to exercise ourselves to let the glory of Christ's Person and work pass before us. Paul practiced this in his preaching of the gospel. Thus, he could write to the Galatians about how the Lord Jesus had been openly portrayed crucified before their eyes (Gal. 3:1). By such a gospel scenery they came under "the hearing of faith" and received the Spirit (Gal. 3:2). In other words, they received the Spirit by letting the crucified Christ pass before them by means of hearing the gospel. They beheld His Person and work and were infused with the Holy Spirit. There are many other verses in the New Testament that talk about beholding the Lord, such as beholding the glory as of the only begotten from the Father in John 1:14, seeing Jesus in Hebrews 2:9, seeing the ascended Son of Man in John 6:62, beholding His glory in John 17:24, and looking away unto Jesus in Hebrews 12:2. These kinds of verses stress the importance in our daily life of allowing the Lord's entire redemptive process to pass before us, including His incarnation, human living, crucifixion, resurrection, ascension, and enthronement. We also need to behold all that His wonderful Person is, with all His attributes. What transforms us is seeing His mercy, His kindness, His goodness, His righteousness, His holiness, and His worthiness. All that Jesus is and all that He has passed through in His redemptive process needs to become our daily scenery. To be transformed, we just need to spend time with the Lord and let this scenery pass before us. Every day, even every hour, we can behold the glory of the Lord.
If you personally knew author Bill Freeman, you will also know there is a much different side to his Christian talk. Bill Freeman and his wife, Pat, do not walk the Christian walk. They are not transparent. One might unknowingly perceive his writings to build up the Christian faith. Yet, he and his wife's practices have done the opposite among their Christian followers. They have been promoting divorce among their congregation for over 40 years. Even four of their own children are divorced. Bill and Pat Freeman have profited financially by promoting divorces.
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DeleteThanks for your comment. Do you have a link to any of this information where it can be validated as true. I am just curious as we all have to be vigilant. I take it that you have had some personal dealings with him and his wife.