RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF GOD:

 RIGHTLY DIVIDING, THE WORD OF GOD:

MY AIM, MANDATE, CALLING, MINISTRY, AND PURPOSE IS TO REVEAL THE MYSTERY OF GOD'S WORD:

To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ. Ephesians 3:8

The Old Covenant or Old Testament Hebrews supposedly should have lived by the Torah, Moses Laws, and Arron Leviticus covenants, but they didn't, they did not even keep or obey the Ten commandments covenants which were given exculetely to the Hebrews or Jewish people only, and, Not the Gentile World.

Timothy had incredible advantages. He was taught the Word of God by his mother and grandmother ( 2 Timothy 1:5 ), and he was disciplined by Apostle Paul and served with Paul in ministry for years. Elder Timothy knew the Word of God and was well-equipped. Even still, Apostle Paul tells Timothy that he needed to be diligent in the study of the Word and in rightly dividing the Word of truth.

Without that continuing diligence in the Word, Pastor Timothy would not be able to stand firm, and he would not be able to maintain sound teaching. Apostle Paul warned Timothy to pay attention to himself and to his teaching ( 1 Timothy 4:16 ). Because All Scripture is God-breathed and is profitable for teaching, reproof, correction, and training in righteousness, it is exactly what we need to be equipped for every good work God intends for us ( 2 Timothy 3:16–17 ).

However, both believing Jews and Gentiles should and must follow, keep, and obey Yeshua's New Covenant Way, Love, and Grace without the Old covenants and its laws. Such as the religious building of temples, churches built with human hands, and tithe keeping that was only for the Levites Leviticus Priests to receive, and Not for the Gentiles followers of Christ.

Apostle Paul encourages Timothy to be diligent to present himself as a workman approved by God who would not need to be ashamed because he was Rightly Dividing or Accurately handling the Word of truth ( 2 Timothy 2:15 ). First, Elder Paul’s instruction makes it clear that the study of the Bible is work. It takes effort. It takes diligence. We need to be committed to doing that work if we desire to be equipped for what God intends us to do in life.

Second, Apostle Paul helps us to focus on the idea that this work in the Word is not about the approval of religious people. Rather, it is God who is assessing how we handle His Word, and so we are studying His Word for Him. Also, we understand that, if we are diligent, we will not need to be ashamed because we will have been faithful with the remarkable stewardship of His Word. Sometimes we may take for granted that we have His completed Word—the Bible. We may be unaware of how many people suffered and died to provide us the freedom and opportunity to own our own Bibles and read them in our own language. How sad would it be if we took this, one of the very greatest of freedoms—and were not diligent to make the most of it?

Apostle Paul’s final comment in 2 Timothy 2:15 is helpful because it tells us what success looks like in the study of the Word: to be “Rightly Dividing” The Word of Truth. The Greek word translated as “Rightly Dividing” is Orthotomounta—ortho means “Right or Proper,” and Tomounta means “to Cut.” Literally, success in handling The Word is to Cut it properly or correctly. This is farming imagery, as a farmer who is plowing a field would seek to cut straight furrows to plant rows of seed. When plowing, a farmer would look at a point on the other side of the field and focus on that point to ensure the line cut in the dirt was straight. This is what the good student of the Word is doing, as well: remaining focused on the goal or outcome and being diligent to handle the Word of God properly. To rightly divide the Word of truth is to “cut it straight.”

Remember we were All Gentiles at one point in the beginning, and God wanted His very own chosen people to spread His Kingdom around the world and into every Nation, So Israel or the Hebrews came out or out from the Gentiles who were the original people.

Ultimately, in studying the Word, we are trying to understand what The Author has said and not allow our own opinions or views to cloud the meaning of what He has written. When we are diligent to “Cut Straight”, To Rightly Divide The Word of Truth, We can understand what He has communicated in His Word and be well-equipped for what He would have us to do and how He would have us to think. We are His Ministers of the New Testament and Not of the Old One.

We must get this Right!!

Who also made us sufficient as Ministers of The New Covenant, Not of the letter but of The Spirit; for the letter kills, But The Spirit Gives Life. 2 Corinthians 3:6. Amen.

Written by the Honorable, Apostle James R Winfree Sr.