The Only Begotten Son the Express Image of God - PART 168

The eternal life which was in the bosom of the Father from before the beginning of the world, hath been manifested in the flesh. Indeed, we have seen with our eyes, and our hands have handled of the Word of life -- for it is the life of God that was manifested.

That eternal life which was in the bosom (and the innermost being of God) appeared as the only begotten Son of God. Indeed, He was not created in the fashion of the first Adam. For the "only begotten Son" has neither beginning of days nor end of life, and, as the scriptures explain, He is the only begotten Son of God. He was before all things, and by the only begotten Son of God, all things exist.

"He was in the world and the world was made by Him and the world knew Him not. He came unto His own and His own received Him not." (John 1:1-18)

Yes, as the scriptures will attest, all things were made by the only begotten Son of God, who has come forth from the innermost being of God. Not as a separate part of God or a separate person but altogether as God. In the only begotten Son of God does dwell all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. And similarly, when the disciples like you and I gaze upon Jesus, who do they see?  The unseen God visibly!

The only begotten Son of God being the express image and substance of God but as a Son, veiled in flesh He said that if we have seen Him (Jesus), we would have seen the Father also -- for as Jesus said, "I and My Father are one." Note that He added that anyone who may still be looking to see the Father ought not to look any further -- "for if you have seen Me, you have seen the Father also."

The only begotten Son was not created like the first Adam. Instead, He came forth from the innermost being of God and as a consequence, we were instructed to call His name Jesus. (Matthew 1:21-23) Why? Because it is He who shall save His People from out of their sin. In short, He is the Lord our God, who has Himself, become our blessed Redeemer -- our Saviour. God sent His Son into the world in order that the world THROUGH Him could be saved, and given eternal life as a gift.

So in the future, when you are asked where did the Son of God come forth from? You can be confident in your response - the Son of God came from the bosom (innermost being) of the Father. Jesus was not created, or a created being, as some declare. No. Jesus was BROUGHT FORTH from the bosom (innermost being) of the unseen Spirit of God. When Paul asked the Lord who He was, the Lord replied, "I AM JESUS."

"In the beginning, God." (Genesis 1:1) Never changing. The first and the last, the beginning and the end. His name is Jesus, as Saul/Paul came to know on the road to Damascus.

Simple, straightforward, and to the point. A message that allows us to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and His kingdom to the masses, restoring their faith in Lord God Almighty for who He is. "And if Christ [be] in you, the body is dead because of sin but the Spirit is life because of righteousness ..." (Romans 8:10)

This is why there is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh; God sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh. -- that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh, but they that are after the Spirit, the things of the Spirit." (Romans 8:1-8)

Moreover, if we take the time to study the Word of God, the Holy Ghost will lead and guide us into all truth. For example, if we follow the same genealogical evidence from the Old Testament, we read that the Spirit of God SEEDED Eve and Abraham with the Seed of a new blood line. This new blood line being the blood line of the Spirit of God. And in this context, God being the Only Good Shepherd entered into our messed up world to offer us the gift of salvation. To sanctify us with His precious holy blood shed on the cross.

Why? Because JESUS is the Only Name GIVEN of God to man, whereby men or women calling on the name of JESUS with sincerity and truth can be saved! (Acts 4:12) Yes, the name of JESUS is ABOVE EVERY OTHER NAME in both Heaven and on Earth!

This is why once you get out from under all the enemies that oppose the name of JESUS, and come to the realization that you fathered all your offspring in a son’s body, then you can grasp the truth that God also fathered all of His redeemed children in a Son’s body.

Remember, you are the SEED of the CHRIST. He who has the Son has the Father also. Let him who hath ears to hear, hear. Stand in the Offering Plate and offer yourself so that the God in Christ may bless you in His abundance of mercy.