My Glory I Will Not Give To Another - Part 1005

Jesus said the Apostles were to be His witnesses - here, there and everywhere - even to the uttermost parts of the earth. To this end, the early believers went everywhere preaching the good news gospel of Jesus the Christ and His kingdom. They told people about Jesus. They showed those who believed why Jesus is Lord of all from the Word. That His kingdom has no end. And that, at the name of Jesus, every knee shall bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus, the Christ is Lord.

Unto the Son it is said, "Your throne of God is forever and ever, a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of your kingdom." 

This is why we shall worship the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our mind and with all our strength. Indeed, Him only shall you serve. Numerous times (both in the old and new testaments) the Lord said -- My glory, I will not give to another. It is herein that we need to understand that God has glorified His only begotten son Jesus.  It is He who is the brightness of God’s glory. And yes, He is also the express image of God as a person. God declaring that Jesus, who had been crucified is both Lord and Christ.

Jesus, the unseen God now seen. He was in the world and the world was made by Him and the world knew Him not. Still, Jesus appointed His Apostles to be His witnesses to the uttermost ends of the earth. And this according to Acts 2:37-42, the Apostles  were. In fact, they are still His witnesses. Although the apostles are surely dead physically, the words of the gospel that they penned continues to be the number one best seller. God's gospel of salvation delivered and disseminated by men that the scriptures state were “unlearned and ignorant men. Their opponents perceiving that these men had been with Jesus."

These truths written with the pen of men but the holy Spirit of Jesus being the authoritative author. It is Jesus leading and guiding man into truths hidden down through the ages. God Himself setting in place the capping stone on the pyramid. The stone that the builders rejected has become the Head of the corner. The cross road of man is Jesus lifted up. This is why at the end of the day it matters little if some choose to remain atheists, agnostics or ignoramuses.

When each individual handles currency they are confronted with the fact that history dates all time as being BC or AD.  Jesus instructed His flock of believers that they should preach in His name. That is to preach repentance and remission of sin. This world mission commenced at Jerusalem on a day called Pentecost when the fire from heaven fell. (Acts 2:37-42) There also is another presentation embraced by organizations that believers ought to be baptized using the expression, "In the name of the Father, and of the Son and and of the Holy Ghost." 

However, as we have alluded to in other posts, father is not a name. Neither is son a name. Nor is spirit a name. These are descriptive titles for a single person. It is for this reason that there is only one name under heaven whereby we shall be saved. That name is Jesus! The only name whereby man can be redeemed. But the religious culture continues to hang on to Matthew 28:19,  even though the present rendition was birthed by the so called church fathers in 300 AD. Why even Roman churches admit that they altered the original rendering. So where does that leave us?

Certainly, the original rendering was that believers were to be baptized in His name -- Jesus. Encyclopedias verify this change. (Volume 2 -- 435) Other  main line encyclopedias make reference to the same revisions and (mis)interpretations of the original text. The record then begs the question of us. “ Do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Jesus were baptized into His death?"

Yes, when we are baptized in Jesus name, we are buried with Him by baptism. The apostles preached baptism in Jesus name. New believers were baptized in Jesus name, and in fact, every example of water baptism in the Bible proves it. "Lo, here is water." 

Therefore, if any man considers himself to be a prophet or a spiritual, let him acknowledge first that the things that I write unto you are the commands of the Lord. This saith Paul, the Apostle to the Gentiles. Peace in Jesus Name. Stand in the Offering Plate.