THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD - PART 238

The scriptures are clear on this point. There is only ONE GOD. And there is only ONE MEDIATOR between God and man. This statement of the Christian faith -- the apostles doctrine spoken of in Acts 2 -- is built upon the foundational teachings of the Spirit of God as revealed in the New Testament scriptures. Jesus through the Holy Ghost commanding the apostles. (Acts 1:1-4)

Modern day religious teachings that are in contradiction to the scriptures (including statements of faith) emanating from particular institutionalized religious organizations are wrong.  These include statements of faith from religious institutions that unfortunately refer to themselves as "Christian" and/or Protestant churches. In fact, they might even suggest that they are the Church.

Still, what constitute believers as being members of God's Church,(the church being the body of Jesus the Christ and Jesus being the Head) is their individual and collective adherence to the teaching that He Himself delivered to us personally. These are the same teachings delivered to 12 individuals - the apostles - that were appointed to be His witnesses, even to the uttermost parts of the earth. These Holy Ghost words were spoken and confirmed with signs and wonders in the New Testament.

When Mary said, "My Spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour" it was because Mary was rejoicing in God Her Saviour. If Mary had no sin, then Mary would not have required a Saviour! Further scriptural references? How about "Mary, that which is conceived in you is of the Holy Ghost." Of course that would make Mary a surrogate - the seeds of the fetus being the seeds of His holy Spirit - the fetus clothed in prone to sin flesh whilst in Mary’s womb.

But Mary portrayed as the Mother of God? No! No! The angel revealed to Mary that that holy thing (prone to sin flesh) that shall be born of her shall be called the SON of GOD. The flesh is not God the flesh but is one of Adam’s sinful fallen race. Further, in the scriptures, JESUS never called Mary His mother. For the fetus within Mary was the child of the holy Spirit of God, who is, as noted in the scriptures, without father, without mother, without descent. Jesus is /was God Himself veiled in sin prone flesh appearing in fashion as a Son with a mission. That mission was and is, to redeem man from sin.

Other relevant scriptural references? The Lord is with you Mary and "Blessed is the fruit of your womb." From these scriptures, it was evident that Mary had no understanding prior to the angel revealing to her that the Lord was with and the Lord was in her. Yes, in Mary did dwell the Seed of Promise. The first seed, as we recall, was the promised seed to Eve - the seed of a woman would bruise the serpents' head.

The second Seed of Promise was given to Abraham - in his Seed (the Seed of promise which is the seed of Jesus the Christ) would all the nations of the earth be blessed). At that moment, those two seeds of promise were indwelling Mary. Please note that these seeds were not her own natural seed. (Natural seed is seen later in natural offspring with her husband Joseph).

Stand in the offering plate.