Whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. Whosoever. It is the "whose soever" that we will focus on today. Why? Because it pleased God that by the foolishness of preaching the gospel of His kingdom, people would be saved. That the simplistic act of preaching the gospel would save them that believe.
Faith is defined in the scriptures as being the substance of things hoped -- the evidence of things not as yet seen. Without faith, it is impossible to please God. Anyone coming to God must first believe that He is and second, that He is a rewarder of all persons that diligently seek Him!
This means believing in Him -- the same Jesus who is God Himself manifest in the flesh as a Son. Jesus is not separate from the eternal unseen Spirit of God but rather Jesus is the unseen Spirit of God manifest in the flesh. If one had seen Jesus, then they would be looking at the Father appearing as a Son. God has made Himself known to us as a Son.
We have endeavoured in previous presentations to outline that God is Spirit. Yes and God is the Father of all spirits. Further, God is the Seed of All life. In God is life! If you think about it, we are spirits clothed in apparel called flesh. God has hemmed us in with fleshly coverings. Male and female made He them.
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In spirit form, you are invisible. The very Seed delivered through Mum and Dad was provided of God. You were clothed in a mother's womb. Lo and behold, you who I could not see now I do see and can handle. The following analogy might help to clarify this point. Your father prior to your birth was known as a son. However, with your birth he has now become a father. Prior to the arrival of the baby, your father only spoke as a son. Now your dad speaks both as a son and as a father. You were fathered (seeded) through a son’s body. Your Dad still appeared as a son, although now he is also a father, still dwelling in a son's body.
God Himself appeared as a Son named Jesus. Jesus was the Seed of the humanity of God. Within Jesus' veins flowed the blood of the Holy Ghost. The formed fetus was God (that is why at Calvary, not one bone of His body was broken). It is also why His sinless blood was shed whereas, His body which was sinful flesh, nourished from His prone to sin surrogate mother Mary -- that prone to sin sinful flesh at Calvary was more marred than any other living person.
Still, all of our sin was laid upon that sin prone flesh because of the indwelling Spirit of God. Jesus' flesh though tempted in all points like as we are, never sinned. GOD FATHERED YOU IN A SON'S BODY AT CALVARY! He who did no sin took it upon Himself willingly - our sin - so that we might receive His righteousness.
Recognize that it was GOD who laid down His life as a SON. Jesus sacrificed Himself for us. As a consequence, there are NO more sacrifices or offering for sin!. No matter what religion declares. GOD PAID THE PRICE IN FULL. Eternal life is a GIFT! Let faith arise in your heart.
Stand in the Offering plate!
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