Jesus Said, "Do Ye Now Believe?" - Part 1840

Jesus said, "These things have I spoken unto you -- that in Me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world!" (John 16:33)

Jesus said, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No man comes unto the Father but by Me." (John 14:6)

"But. now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ, for He is our peace, who hath broken down the middle wall of partition [between us], having abolished in His flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in Himself twain one new man, so making peace: and that He might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby, and came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.

For through Him [Jesus] we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God, and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief corner [stone]; in whom all the building fitly framed together growth unto an holy temple in the Lord; in whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit." (Ephesians 2:13-22)

"For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ." (I Corinthians 3:11)

He is the Head of the body of Christ church. Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the ending. Jesus -- King of kings and Lord of lords -- for He shall save His people from their sins.

For those who believe in Jesus by faith (and are water baptized in His Name -- as an answer of a good conscience toward God - Acts 2:36-47; I Peter 3:21-22; Romans 6:3-4), the foundation of God stands sure, having this seal, "The Lord knows them that are His," and, "Let everyone that names Christ depart from iniquity." (II Timothy 2:19)

This is why we through Him have access by One Spirit unto the Father. (Ephesians 2:18; Acts 1:2-3)

Not two or three, or seven, or ten spirits, as the modern day religious culture would have us believe, but One Lord God Almighty who loved us so much that He would willingly robe Himself in flesh for you and I. The Word that was with God and was God, was made flesh and dwelt among us. "He was in the world and the world was made by Him but the world knew Him not. He came unto His own and His own received Him not." (John 1:10-11)

The one and same Spirit of the Lord who moved upon the face of the waters in Genesis. The one and same Spirit in which Jesus, after He was taken up gave commandments unto the apostles whom He had chosen. The one and same Spirit of whom the whole family now in both heaven and earth is named.  The one and same Spirit -- of which we, through Him have access by One Spirit unto the Father. (Ephesians 4:5-6; Acts 1:2-3; Genesis 1:2)

Until the day in which He [Jesus] was taken up, after that, He [Jesus] THROUGH the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom He [Jesus] had chosen; to whom also He showed Himself alive after His passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God. (Acts 1:2-3)

The plan of salvation -- "according to the eternal purpose which He purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Ephesians 3:11)

Indeed, "according as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love; having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He hath made us accepted in the beloved. In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace, wherein He hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence, having made known unto us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He hath purposed in Himself ...

That in the dispensation of the fullness of times, He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth, [even] in Him, in whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of Him who works all things after the counsel of His own will ...

That we should be to the praise of His glory, who first trusted in Christ, in whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the Word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance, until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of His glory!" (Ephesians 1:4-14)

The mystery that was held from the beginning of the world is found in the New Testament Holy Ghost, wherein we as believers do understand and worship the Lord and His Christ as One -- the Son of man being also the Lord of glory -- even when the kings of the earth stand up in opposition and the rulers gather together against us because of the Name of Thy holy child Jesus. But just like the apostles did, when the persecution happened to them, "they prayed, the place was shaken, where they were assembled together; and they are all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the Word of God with boldness ... and great grace was upon them all." (Acts 4:30-33)

Meditate on these things. Know that there is nothing that will happen to you this day that our Lord God and Saviour Jesus the Christ has not already worked out for His glory and honour and praise. Our desire then should be to keep our eyes focused on Him who has set us free, so that we can stand fast in the liberty wherewith is Christ. (Galatians 5:1)

The same He that was in the church in the wilderness. (Acts 7:38)

Stand in the offering plate.