If Any Of You Lack Wisdom, Let Him Ask Of God That Gives To All Men Liberally - Part 1461

Jesus said, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come into Him and will sup with Him and He with Me. To Him that overcomes will I grant to sit with Me in My throne, even as I also overcame and am set down with My Father in His throne. He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches." (Revelation 3:21-22)

From these scriptures, there are those who would present God as three -- and not ONE as the scriptures have taught from the beginning. These ignore the very first commandment given in the old covenant and confirmed again by Jesus in the new testament.

"And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, "Which is the first commandment of all?" And Jesus answered him, "The first of all the commandments is, "Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord" and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these." (Mark 12:28-31; Deuteronomy 6:4)

These also suggest that there will be more than one bridegroom at the wedding feast, and we all know that there is no scripture to support this erroneous teaching. Jesus said, when speaking to the churches in the book of Revelation:

"And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; "These things saith He that is holy, He that is true -- "He that hath the key of David, He that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth. I know thy works. Behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it; for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept My Word, and hast not denied My Name ..." (Revelation 3:8-9)

Therefore, it is necessary to recognize that any discussion regarding the Word of God must come from scripture and not longstanding church culture, religious traditions, or erroneous institutional dogma. Why? Because God is NOT the Author of confusion. If we are confused, we are to search the scriptures, for therein, "Lo, the volume of the book is written of Me."

One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism. One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. (Ephesians 4:5-6)

There is only ONE God and in this current dispensation of grace, His Name is Jesus. This is not a change from how God chose to reveal Himself to His people under the old covenant. Rather, herein this testament, God reveals Himself in this only name given under heaven whereby we must be saved. (Acts 4:12; Hebrews 9:15-18) The precious Name of Jesus.

"And for this cause, He is the Mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator." (Hebrews 9:15-16)

We understand that there must be a last will and testament in the earthly. Why then is it so difficult to likewise understand that heavenly?

"For then must He often have suffered since the foundation of the world; but now, once in the end of the world hath He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. And, as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment, so Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and took unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time without sin unto salvation." (Hebrews 9:26-28)

But not as a second God (or a lesser God) as some teach but as the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning AND the ending. Jesus -- King of kings and Lord of lords. (Revelation 1:8, 11) The ONE AND ONLY God who loved us enough to become our Saviour. (Matthew 1:21-23; Titus 3:4-7; John 1:1-18)

So don't be misled by the fine sounding teachings of those who prefer the traditions of men to sound doctrine. (Hebrews 6:1-2; Acts 2:36-47) Because as Peter (standing with the eleven) indicated on the day of Pentecost, this SAME Jesus whom ye have crucified is BOTH LORD AND CHRIST. (Acts 2:36)

Indeed, Jesus told us who He was.

Jesus said, "I and My Father are One." (John 10:30)

After Jesus was taken up, He [Jesus] THROUGH the Holy Ghost gave commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen. (Acts 1:2-3)

Not as a separate being/person but regenerated again to the same Holy Ghost that overshadowed Mary. (Luke 1:35; Titus 3:4-7; Ephesians 4:5-6; I Timothy 3:16)

The Lord Himself came forth as a mighty man. (Isaiah 42:13; Isaiah 9:6)

"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 1:10-11)

All the fullness of the Godhead dwelt bodily in Him [Jesus]. (Colossians 2:9; I Timothy 3:16)

If there was a trinity in any form -- as many religious teach today, we would worship "them" and not the "Him" that is exalted in His Word. This is why God hath exalted Him -- the Him being the Name of Jesus which is above every other name. (Philippians 2:5-11)

There is only ONE Lord, ONE Faith and ONE Baptism. (Ephesians 4:5-6)

Before the foundation of the world, the same Spirit of the Lord God who created the world had already decided that He Himself must bring salvation to those who are lost. (I Peter 1:18-25) God in Christ. (II Corinthians 5:19; John 20:28; John 1:1-18) God our Saviour. (Galatians 3:17)

Jesus said, "If you had known Me, ye have known My Father also; and from henceforth ye known Him and have seen Him." (John 14:6-10)

This is why we can now receive the Spirit of truth, the Comforter (who is the SAME SPIRIT of Jesus who was in the world) within because we know who He is -- the Holy Ghost. (John 14:26; John 15:26)

As Jesus said, "If you do not believe that I AM HE, then ye shall die in your sins." (John 8:24)

"Before Abraham was, I AM." (John 8:57-59)

This is the reason why the cross was such a contradiction. But the cross was necessary in order for us in these last times to have salvation according to the pleasure of His will, He willingly made the sacrifice.

Jesus said, "And now O Father glorify Thou Me with Thine own self with the glory which I had with Thee BEFORE the world was. I have manifested THY NAME unto the men which Thou gavest Me out of the world: Thine they were, and Thou gavest them Me; and they have kept Thy Word." (John 17:5-6)

Not God in three persons but One God who loved us enough to become as one of us. God manifest in the flesh. (I Timothy 3:16) This is why the first 3,000 souls saved on the day of Pentecost were water baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, because there is no other NAME whereby salvation can be obtained. (Acts 2:36-38; Acts 4:12; Acts 10:44-48; Romans 6:3-4; I Peter 3:21-23) These early believers in the gospel of Jesus Christ, when pricked in their hearts recognized that this same Jesus whom ye have crucified is BOTH Lord and Christ. (Acts 2:36)

"But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared ...." (Titus 3:4) We need to begin keeping HIS Word and not denying HIS Name ... (Revelation 3:8-9)

Because "of His own will begat He us with the Word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of His creatures ..." (James 1:18)

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