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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Full Mention Principle

Full -Mention Principle

            The Full Mention Principle is a portion of Scripture where God speaks His mind on a certain subject.  Other areas of Scripture will, and can, deal with this same subject, but God sometimes gives the full mention of a subject in one location of Scripture.
             Holy Spirit:  Acts 2:  In the second chapter of Acts we have the Full Mention of the Holy Spirit infilling people.  The key verses of these three chapters are 2:4. And 2:38-39.  Other Scriptures mentioning the Holy Spirit are found in Isaiah 4:4, 28:11-12, 33:14-15, 44:3; Zephaniah 3:9; Malachi 3:3; 1 Corinthians, etc.  Before, only selected people received the infilling of the Holy Spirit, but in Acts 2 we have the mass infilling of thousands of people.
             Salvation:  Romans 10, 11, 12: These three chapters of the book of Romans give us the Full Mention of salvation.  The key verse of this subject is 10:9, “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.”  The plan of salvation is found in Acts 2:38, and the application of that salvation is found the rest of the book, but salvation is explained in more detail in these three chapters of Romans.
            Christian Service:  Romans 12:  The twelfth chapter of the book of Romans gives us the Full Mention of Christian service.  The key verses of this chapter are 12:4-5, the rest of the chapter explains it in more detail.
            Duties to State and People:  Romans 13:  Paul tells the Roman Church to be obedient to the government authorities in all things, and to love people. He told them this when the government was persecuting them for being Christians.
            Judging: Romans 14:  Paul tells us to be patient with each other’s sins and shortcomings and to accept each other.  He then tells us to not do anything to make younger saints fall. This is a big subject and can be found throughout the Bible, especially in the Gospels, (Luke 6: 34-49).  But this chapter puts it all in a nutshell.
        Immorality in the Church:  1 Corinthians 5:  The city of Corinth was a port city, filled with sailors and the sinful business that surrounded this industry.  Certainly, the church in this city was made up of repentant drunks, prostitutes and con men, so Paul spends an entire chapter on this subject.
            Family relations:  1 Corinthians 7:  In this chapter Paul writes about marriage, slavery, the singles and widows.  He deals with all types of family relations which is so important.
            Rights and duties of ministers:  1 Corinthians 9:  The Apostle Paul teaches the church about the rights and duties of Apostles, pastors and any type of spiritual leadership.
            Idolatry:  1 Corinthians 10:  The Apostle Paul here deals with the practice of idolatry in the diverse Roman world in which they lived.   Idolatry is still with us today, we just worship different idols.  Abortion, sports, hobbies, jobs, or anything that unnecessarily takes up our time.
            Spiritual gifts:  1 Corinthians 12, 14:  The Apostle Paul talks about the spiritual gifts that church member receive from the Holy Spirit.  Two full chapters!  A healthy church will operate by the spiritual gifts of it's members.  It is divided by a chapter on love.  This was not an accident!  The active ingredient of our spiritual gifts is love.
             Love:  1 Corinthians 13:  The Apostle Paul teaches the church what is a Godly love.  It is a blueprint for our behavior to be based on.  It is sandwiched between two chapters on spiritual gifts.  This was not done by accident.  All spiritual gifts need to be done in love.
            Resurrection:  1 Corinthians 15:  The Apostle Paul teaches us about our resurrection by giving us Jesus Christ, and His resurrection as our example.  As He was resurrected, so shall we be resurrected.
             Christian Giving:  2 Corinthians 8, 9:  The first mention of organized giving money to God is found during the building of the Tabernacle in the wilderness in Exodus 25:2.  The people are told to give willingly and with a happy heart.  The idea of giving happily and with a happy heart is the only requirement from God, and we see this over and over again.  We see this in Exodus 35:5,21; 1 Chronicles 29:9,14; Ezra 2:68; Nehemiah 11:2.  The Full Mention is of Christian giving in the New Testament is 2 Corinthians 8-9, but the key verse is 9:7, “Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.”
            Christian Liberty:  Galatians 5:  The Apostle Paul here starts this chapter telling us that we have liberty in Jesus Christ, and the last part of the chapter Paul tells us how to achieve that liberty that is available to everyone.
            Faith: Hebrews 11:  The writer of the book of Hebrews wrote a large chapter on faith.  In the proceeding chapter he tells us to come near to God.  Then he writes his chapter on faith.  Then the following chapter is who we need to have faith, God our Father.
            The Tongue:  James 3:  The Apostle James teaches us to be careful what we say and how we say it.  It is still an excellent chapter for today.
            False Teachers:  2 Peter 2:  The Apostle Peter teaches us what to look for in false teachers and the dangers and motivation of these people.  This chapter is still very much relevant for today.
            Second Advent:  2 Peter 3:  The Apostle Peter gives us an entire chapter on the promise of the Lord's coming back for His Church.
             God’s Love:  1 John 4:  All of the Apostle John's writings is a warning against Gnosticism.  This chapter he teaches us to discern the false spirit of Gnosticism.

                       
William J. Roop, M.A.B.S.


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