Bible Questions Answered:
“...if that be the case what is a
chosen vessel?”
Estevan/ Winter Park, Florida U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Text:
Acts 9:1-18 KJV
1 And Saul, yet breathing out
threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of The Lord, went
unto the high priest,
2 And desired of him letters to
Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether
they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
3 And as he journeyed, he came near
Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a Light from
heaven:
4 And he fell to the earth, and
heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou Me?
5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord?
And The Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for
thee to kick against the pricks.
6 And he trembling and astonished
said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And The Lord said unto him,
Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must
do.
7 And the men which journeyed with
him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
8 And Saul arose from the earth; and
when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the
hand, and brought him into Damascus.
9 And he was three days without
sight, and neither did eat nor drink.
10 And there was a certain disciple
at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said The Lord in a vision,
Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.
11 And The Lord said unto him,
Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire
in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he
prayeth,
12 And hath seen in a vision a man
named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might
receive his sight.
13 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I
have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy
saints at Jerusalem:
14 And here he hath authority from
the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
15 But The Lord said unto him, Go
thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto Me, to bear My
name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
16 For I will shew him how great
things he must suffer for My name's sake.
17 And Ananias went his way, and
entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother
Saul, The Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as
thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and
be filled with The Holy Ghost.
18 And immediately there fell from
his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and
arose, and was baptized.
II Timothy 2:19-22 KJV
19 Nevertheless the foundation of
God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are
His. And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from
iniquity.
20 But in a great house there are
not only vessels of gold and of silver,
but also of wood and of earth; and some to honor, and
some to dishonor.
21 If a man therefore purge
himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor,
sanctified, and meet for The master's use, and prepared unto every
good work.
22 Flee also youthful lusts: but
follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call
on The Lord out of a pure heart.
Leviticus 20:26 KJV
And ye shall be holy unto Me: for I
The Lord am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye
should be Mine.
Psalm 1:1,2 KJV
1 Blessed is the man that walketh not
in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners,
nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2 But his delight is in the law of The
Lord; and in His law doth he meditate day and night.
Proverbs 25:4 KJV
Take away the dross from the silver,
and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer (the silversmith).
Isaiah 52:11 KJV
Depart ye,
depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out
of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of The Lord.
Matthew 7:21 KJV
Not every one
that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of
heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father which is in
heaven.
John 14:15-17
KJV
15 If ye love Me, keep my
commandments.
16 And I will pray The Father, and
He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for
ever;
17 Even The Spirit Of Truth; whom
the world cannot receive, because it seeth Him not, neither knoweth
Him: but ye know Him; for He dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
Romans 8:9 KJV
But ye are not
in the flesh, but in The Spirit, if so be that The Spirit Of God
dwell in you. Now if any man have not The Spirit Of Christ, he is
none of His.
I Corinthians
3:16 KJV
Know ye not that ye are the temple*
of God, and that The Spirit Of God dwelleth in you?
*Temple-Greek: Naos (Nah-os): A
fane (temple, church) shrine, temple:
God's child is the “temple,” the
vessel of God The Holy Spirit.
Our lives then should be a choice
vessel before The Lord!
II Corinthians 6:14-18-20 KJV
14 Be ye not unequally yoked
together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness
with unrighteousness? and what communion hath Light with darkness?
15 And what concord hath Christ with
Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
16 And what agreement hath the
temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of The Living God; as
God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be
their God, and they shall be My people.
17 Wherefore come out from among
them, and be ye separate, saith The Lord, and touch not the
unclean thing; and I will receive you.
18 And will be a Father unto you,
and ye shall be My sons and daughters, saith The Lord Almighty.
19 What? know ye not that your body
is the temple* of The Holy Ghost which (who) is in you, which ye have
of God, and ye are not your own?
20 For ye are bought with a price:
therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are
God's.
Ephesians
2:19-22 KJV
19 Now therefore ye are no more
strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of
the household of God;
20 And are built upon the foundation
of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being
The Chief Corner Stone;
21 In whom all the building fitly
framed together groweth unto an holy temple in The Lord:
22 In whom ye also are builded
together for an habitation of God through The Spirit.
Ephesians 5:11 KJV
And have no fellowship with the
unfruitful works of darkness..."
I Thessalonians 4:3,4 KJV
3 For this is the will of God, even
your sanctification*...
4 That every one of you should know
how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honor;
*Sanctification-Greek: Hagiasmos
(Hag-ee-as-mos): Purity, holiness, sanctification.
I
Peter 2:5 KJV
Ye also, as lively stones, are built
up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual
sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
I John 2:27 KJV
But The Anointing which ye have
received of Him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach
you: but as the same Anointing teacheth you of all things, and is
Truth, and is no lie, and even as it (He)
hath taught you, ye shall abide in Him.
Acts 10:35 KJV
But in every nation he that feareth
Him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with Him.
II Corinthians
5:9 KJV
Wherefore we labor, that, whether
present or absent, we may be accepted of Him.
Joshua 24:15 KJV
And if it seem evil unto you to
serve The Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the
gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the
flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as
for me and my house, we will serve The Lord.
II Timothy 2:19-22 KJV
19 Nevertheless the foundation of
God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are
His. And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from
iniquity.
20 But in a great house there are
not only vessels of gold and of silver,
but also of wood and of earth; and some to honor, and
some to dishonor.
21 If a man therefore purge
himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor,
sanctified, and meet for The master's use, and prepared unto every
good work.
22 Flee also youthful lusts: but
follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call
on The Lord out of a pure heart.
Is your vessel of
gold, silver, wood or earth?
The choice, is
yours.
Dear friend, be a
golden vessel of The Lord, bringing Him glory and honor.
Living a life,
dedicated, consecrated to The Lord Of Glory.
I Peter 1:15,16
KJV
15 But as He which hath called you
is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
16 Because it is written, Be ye
holy; for I am holy.
