Now All This Was Done That It Might Be Fulfilled Which Was Spoken Of The Lord By The Prophet - Part 1823

"Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." (Acts 4:12)

Again, there is NO OTHER NAME whereby men and women can be saved. There is a reason for this. God is One Spirit. He that descended is the same as He that ascended. For it was none other than God Himself who was veiled in sinful flesh whilst in the womb of His surrogate mother who herself was a descendant of Abraham's sin prone flesh.

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

In other words, God did not send another to bring salvation to you and I. God came Himself. The same Spirit of the Lord who moved upon the face of the waters in the beginning willingly clothed Himself in flesh so that you and I might experience life in Him. JESUS was the conceived SEED of the holy Spirit. For as the scriptures state, in JESUS, it pleased God that all the fullness of His Godhead should dwell bodily. (Colossians 2:9)

The SEED of Christ then is that spiritual which was manifest in the flesh (Christ). It is this same Seed in which all believing nations of the earth can be blessed.

"Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.

But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call His name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins."

Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,

"Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us." (Matthew 1:18-23)

As the scriptures declare JESUS is God with us. (I Timothy 3:16; Isaiah 9:6) JESUS is also declared to be the Word of God, which was with God, but now is with us. (John 1:1-4) The Light of the world. The Bread of life. The living water wherein if we taste of His goodness and grace, we will never thirst again.

Yes, JESUS then is the Word of God. This is why the people pressed toward JESUS. To hear the Word of God. Further, JESUS is the same Word that was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him. So if someone were to ask - who is the Word of God? The answer here is JESUS! Without JESUS who is the same Word that was with God in the beginning there is nothing made that was made. For the Word of God is the beginning of all things. The very worlds were framed by the Word of God.

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made. In Him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through Him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light, which lights every man that cometh into the world.

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. But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John bare witness of Him, and cried, saying, "This was He of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for He was before me. And of His fullness have all we received, and grace for grace. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him." (John 1:1-18)

In the same fashion as we read in Genesis, God spoke and lo’ it came to pass. JESUS' Word was with power but note that JESUS is also the power and wisdom of God. Yes, all that God is was revealed in the face of JESUS. How do we know this? Never a man spoke like this man spoke. In fact, even the winds and the sea obeyed Him. He fed the multitude of 5,000 from five loaves and two small fish. He cast out evil demonic spirits with a Word. He healed all the people who would come to Him.

Moreover, John declared that if all the things that JESUS began both to do and to say were to be written down, the world and likewise the universe too would not be able to contain all the books that would attest of Jesus. Note however, (as John alludes) that sufficient scripture was written so that you and I might believe in our hearts that JESUS is the Christ -- the Son of the living God!

JESUS - the Name above every other name in Heaven and on earth. For God declared that salvation could not be found in any other name. God was manifest in the flesh to destroy the works of the devil -- the reason there is sin, sickness and disease in the world. These are not of God. For God is not willing that any should perish but rather that all men should be saved. For God so loves you that He willingly sacrificed His life as a Son in order that we might be saved.

Indeed, the blood coming forth from JESUS' veins at Calvary was the life giving blood of the Holy Ghost, who fathered the man Christ JESUS. Yes, God laid down His humanity for us. He uttered the words, "It is finished." The price of man's redemption has been paid in full -- once and for all. As such, there is no more sacrifice for sin. Neither can we do good works to save ourselves.

Why? Because our salvation was paid for with His precious holy blood. All the world saw the glory of God ... His love inviting us to come to Him. As Thomas declared to JESUS, ‘My Lord and My God!’ He knew the truth, and given the time in which we live, wherein sufficient scripture is readily available to us, we can know that JESUS is Lord over all.

He is both Lord and Christ. The Son of man is the Lord of glory. The first Adam, earthy. The second Adam the Lord from heaven. After the kindness and love of God toward man appeared. (Titus 3:4-7)

Come to the Lord Jesus today and thank Him for His sacrifice on your behalf! Peace to all. Stand in the offering plate.