The LORD God Himself Laid Down His Life For You and I - PART 205

"Of this man's seed hath God according to His promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus." (Acts 13:23)

Jesus saith unto him, "Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known Me, Philip? He that hath seen Me hath seen the Father, and how sayest thou [then] "Shew us the Father." Believest thou not that I am in the Father and the Father in Me? The words that I speak unto you I speak not of Myself, but the Father that dwelleth in Me; He doeth the works. Believe Me that I [am] in the Father, and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the very work's sake." (John 14:9-11)

"Have I been so long time with you and yet hast thou not known Me ..." (John 14:9)

These are the words of Jesus when Philip asked JESUS to show them the Father. Philip implied that only then would they be satisfied. But Jesus answered Philip saying, "He that hath seen Me hath seen the Father .. how sayest thou [then] "Shew us the Father?"

According to the Holy Ghost teachings (which came about as a consequence of Jesus ascending in the first chapter of Acts) -- "until the day in which He [Jesus] was taken up, after that He through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles He had chosen -- we learn that JESUS is GOD manifest in the flesh. (Acts 1:2-4; Matthew 1:21-23; Isaiah 9:6) 

Indeed, God Almighty Himself manifest in form as a son. "God with us." (Matthew 1:23; Isaiah 9:6)

In the beginning, God. (Genesis 1:1) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word WAS God. (John 1:1-18)

"And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory." (I Timothy 3:16)

Still, we know God is Spirit and being Spirit, no man has ever seen Him. But God who is one Spirit, by Himself fathered all things, both seen and unseen. The humanity of the Spirit of God was in the man Jesus the Christ. JESUS being the Seed of the Holy Ghost -- that Seed having neither father nor mother, nor record of descent.

Taking this understanding further, we read that in GOD dwells pure spiritual humanity, whereas we -- you and I by virtue of the downfall of Adam and Eve are fallen sinful humanity. 

But in order to redeem us from our sin, humanity requires a body in order to manifest the mind of the Spirit. JESUS therefore, was the pure humanity of God, dwelling in the womb of a sin prone body into which the two seeds of the promise of GOD had been deposited of/by the Holy Spirit of GOD. The two seeds forming the life of the fetus of the Holy Ghost which are now to be clothed with man’s sinful fallen flesh. 

"And the angel answered [Mary], and said unto her, "The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee; therefore, also that holy thing which shall be called the Son of God." (Luke 1:35)

The Scriptures openly declare the "holy thing" that shall be born of Mary shall be called the SON of GOD. Why is the child formed called a thing? Simply because GOD hates sin and the flesh in and of itself represented fallen sinful man.

In other words, the Spirit of God had taken upon Himself the form of sinful flesh in order to expedite His own counselled plan of redemption, that was decided before the foundation of the world. (What condescension bringing forth redemption and offering to all freely the gift of eternal life -- free to all with no strings attached, and yet, sadly so many reject His love but I digress.)

The point is that the same GOD who created the world in the beginning was in the world and the world was made by HIM and yet many in the world today do not know that JESUS is the GOD who visited us ... and similarly the same God who was raised up on the third day as our Prince and Saviour!

In JESUS dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. (Colossians 2:9) The very image of God in flesh. JESUS was not two persons, or split personalities, or one part of a triune God, or a deity as the religious of today like to proclaim. No, JESUS, as a son of man and the SON of GOD fought all the sinful powers of satan. 

JESUS was tempted and tried in all points like as we are but the difference is that JESUS did not succumb. Therefore, when we believe in Jesus by faith, He becomes the Author of our salvation.

JESUS made a way, whereby man through Him can be reinstated to a fellowship and walk with God. He became the only mediator between God and man. For GOD Himself as a SON has taken all our sin upon Himself. His flesh which partook of no sin was now sacrificed on our behalf. We the guilty party being set free when we take hold of Jesus with all our heart, soul, mind and strength! He the innocent party became willingly guilty. 

JESUS laid down His sinless flesh to become our complete Saviour.

AMAZING LOVE - HOW CAN IT BE! 

So, next time you ask, "WHO ARE YOU LORD!" believe Him when He say "I AM JESUS."

Stand in the offering plate.