Emanna for 12/23/2019
Household Salvation in the New Testament (1)
Bible Verses
John 4:53 Then the father knew that it was in that hour in which Jesus said to him, Your son lives; and he believed, he and his whole house. Words of Ministry
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[in John 4:53]
only one person was healed--the son.
However, the Bible says that "he believed, he and his whole
household." You can lay hold of this fact before the Lord.
Although the son was the one who directly received His
grace, the whole household turned and believed. Our hope and
expectation is that we would bear fruit in such a prevailing
way. Acts 16:15 says, "She was baptized, as well as her
household." The apostle preached the gospel to Lydia's
household, and the whole household believed and was
baptized.
Acts 10:2 says that Cornelius was "devout and one who feared
God with all his household, giving many alms to the people
and beseeching God continually," and 11:14 says, "...who
will speak words to you by which you shall be saved, you and
all your house." Cornelius's entire household was saved; it
was not just one person who was saved. Cornelius invited his
relatives and close friends to hear the words of Peter.
While Peter was speaking, the Holy Spirit fell upon all
those who were in Cornelius's house, and all of them
received salvation.
Household salvation is one of the greatest principles in the
Bible. Once you are saved, your whole household should be
saved. As an individual you must first stand firm for the
Lord, and then your household will change.
[Continued tomorrow]
Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the Bible and Words of Ministry from Watchman Nee, Messages for Building Up New Believers, pp. 311, 320. Both are published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA.