"So, to me it's an encouragement. First of all, it's an encouragement that someone will fight for me when I do have the first defeat, the second defeat which brings on the third which is where he was captured by Chedorlaomer. But, on the other hand, I also have a responsibility, if someone is captured, to fight for the brother."
"... Really, that is not enjoying Christ. That's blaming and condemning which we have no authority to do. Even though Lot had done something terrible, and I agree with Randall, he knew what he was doing. He chose to go put his tent by Sodom and then eventually just ended up living right there in the city. That was his choice, so it would be easy to say, "well, it's what he chose, so just pay the consequences." But, that's not enjoying Christ. Christ's heavenly ministry fights for the brother."
"Once he separated, then it was easy to move into Sodom, and once he moved into Sodom, then if was so easy for him to be captured. Why did four kings come against the five kings? To capture Lot. In other words, if Lot had not gone into Sodom, Sodom would've not have to have four kings; four kings would've not have to come to the five kings. God arranged. God caused the four kings to capture the five kings to capture Lot. So, Abraham could have a way to enjoy Christ. ... What do you expect? If you're going this way, then you are going to get in that trouble, but that was not Abraham's thought, nor was God's. He was the one who set the four kings to capture Lot."
Last night, the home meeting covered "Enjoying Christ in His Heavenly Ministry by Fighting for the brother."It's so enjoyable both to prepare for the meal and to be with the saints in the meeting. We are all in His body, fighting for each other.
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Today is the day I participate in Genesis bible study held by CSOS(Christian Students on Campus) at UT. Rebecca told me this morning that a group that was supposed to speak on section 2 needed our group to support since that group is not big enough. Thankfully, the section 2 [Melchizedek - Interceding for and ministering to Abraham] is exactly the same part which we were all sharing last night.
What struck me out was the title for today's reading which is enjoying Christ in His Heavenly Ministry by Fighting for the Brother. At least for me, when we're talking about enjoying the Lord, it's easy to think of eating and drinking for my enjoyment. But, here this message is telling us how to enjoy Christ when we see a brother or a sister is taken captive, and that is fighting for the brother. That's a way of enjoying Him in His heavenly ministry because according to Hebrews 7:25 Christ, the high priest, according to the order of Melchizedek in his heavenly ministry lives always to intercede for us. Today the situation is quite similar that it seems to us that it's impossible to rescue a brother, like in Genesis 14 there were four kings against five kings to capture Lot. But, he went to fight for him by faith, and actually behind the situation was Melchizedek who is a type of Christ, interceding for him. It's so encouraging to see that there's always a someone who's gonan pray for us when we have failures, and to see that we have a responsibility to be one with Him interceding for our brother, and He is so faithful to minister Himself as bread and wine when we fight for our brother.
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