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The Prince And The Pauper
Contributed by John Butler on Mar 3, 2008 (message contributor)
Summary: See through the scriptures the story of the Prince of peace and the spiritual paupers.
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The Prince And The Pauper...
The Spiritual Pauper...
Jews...
Jer 5:4 Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.
Gentiles...
Eph 2:12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
The Church...
Laodecea
Rev 3:17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
The Prodigal Son...
Luk 15:14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
The Prince...
Prince of Peace...
Isa 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Spiritual Fullness...
Joh 6:35 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.
Switching Places...
The Prince Became Poor...
2Co 8:9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
The Pauper Becomes Rich...
faith-Jam 2:5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith,
heirs-...and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
The Price...
Isa 53:4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
Isa 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
Isa 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Isa 53:7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
