Scriptural Reading: Gen 2:9, 16-17: Jn 6:35, 53,54: Matt 4:4: Rom 8:2: Rom 6:23: Jn 5:24:
Salutations saints in the precious name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Who is a believer ? Listen! We are going to try to define who a believer is in terms of the following aspects:
(1). By the kind of food he or she eats.
(2). Corruption.
(3). The kind of fire that is being lit.
(4). A charged article.
It is also important to observe that a believer must still have to overcome his or her personal weaknesses. See?
DEFINITION :
Let us try to explain who a believer is very well.
(1). BY THE KIND OF FOOD HE OR SHE EATS :
Look! A believer can be defined by what he or she eats! This is ofcourse the kind of spiritual food that he or she feeds his or her soul on. There is good food for the soul, and there is bad food for the soul. See? Either way, it tends to produce the kind of person that we can say, This is a believer or, This one is not a believer! See?
There is a saying:" You are what you eat ." This is in terms of physical food that one often eats in the flesh from time to time. Your life tends to manifest conditions depending on the kind of food you daily eat. Right? What about in the spiritual sense? What happens? Notice!
First, it is written! But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.( Gen 2:17).
Notice! Right there in the beginning, in the garden of Eden where God had placed the first man, Adam God introduced to him the aspect of eating! The scripture says, God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou may freely eat: but he was warned not to eat the tree of the knowledge of good and evil: For the day that you eat thereof thou shalt surely die. See? What is the meaning of the word to eat?
DEFINING THE WORD , TO EAT:
The word to eat can be defined in the following Hebrew and Greek words:
Hebrew words:
(a). Akal: means, to consumme, to devour. This can be literally or figuratively.
(b). Lechem: means food for man or beast, especially bread, or grain. It denotes eating, food, fruit, loaf, meat, or victuals.
Greek words:
( a). Phago: means to eat meat, devour, live. This is both literally or figuratively.
( b). Geuomai: means, to taste, to eat. In figurative terms, it means to experience good or evil.
Now, let us put it together. In terms of the physical, to eat means, intake, consuming, or swallowing food.
However, in the spiritual it can mean to partake as in Communion : It is written Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.( 1 Cor 11:27). See?
Also, it means to partake of the bread of life . The scripture says: And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.( Jn 6:35). See? And, Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.( Jn 6:53,54). Therefore, to eat or to partake of the bread of life, which is the word of God and drink or take in the Spirit of life, gives a believer eternal life. Right!
Notice also that right in the beginning, God has two laws . There is a law of life and a law of sin and death ( Rom 8:2). They are represented as the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil( Gen 2:9, 16,17). See? Notice! To partake of the law of life means total obedience or keeping of the word of God. You will surely live!
However, partaking of the wrong tree, of knowledge of good and evil, is tantamount to disobedience to the law of God or the word of God, and this leads to sin and death. You will surely die! Jesus said, of sin , because they do not believe on me. ( Jn 16:9). The wages of sin is death, which means total separation from God!( Rom 6:23: Jn 5:25). See? Another definition of sin is unbelief in the word of God. See?
Summary : Who is a believer ? From our discussion, we see now that a believer can be defined by the kind of food that he or she eats. A believer then is someone who partakes, consumes, or devours or believes all the word of God! ( Matt 4:4). See? The word of God, watered by the Spirit of life, will ultimately manifest a genuine believer, a son or daughter of the living God! You are a believer because in your soul, you have accustomed your soul to consumme wholesomely the word of God, which is the bread of life! And this life is eternal life! You are what you eat! See! Therefore, you ought to be careful what daily you feed your soul on! My brother and sister, the question is: Are you a believer ?
All in all , a believer must still be able to overcome his or her personal weaknesses. To be continued.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you . Amen . One more soul . We work till Jesus comes .
Pastor Charles Obwoon
