You are a priest forever after the order of Melchisedec.
In other words, JESUS' priesthood is not after the order of the Levitical priesthood. Melchisedec who met Abraham was priest of the most high God. In this capacity, Melchisedec had neither earthly father nor mother. Neither did Melchisedec have any record of descent, He had neither beginning of days nor did He have an ending of life. In other words, Melchisedec continues as priest forever.
Note the comparison. JESUS had no earthly father or mother. Jesus has no record of descent. The embryo was the child of the Holy Spirit. The embryo seeded by the life giving blood of the Holy Ghost. Therefore, in JESUS blood did flow the eternal life of the holy Spirit of God.
Further, God has an unchangeable priesthood. Therefore, JESUS being the child of the Holy Ghost, JESUS, being the two promised seeds saw one seed implanted into Eve, and the other seed implanted into Abraham.
JESUS went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil for God was in Him. For God purposed plan of salvation was to seek and to save all of those people who would otherwise would be lost. As Jesus said, I did not come to condemn the world but that the world through Me might be saved.
JESUS is the Wisdom / Word of God. God as a Son was in the world and the world did not recognize Him. They did not recognize Him because there was no glitz or glamour in His appearance. Still, God who is Spirit veiled Himself in flesh.
The embryo (Holy Spirit Seeds) were clothed in flesh whilst in the womb of a willing surrogate mother named Mary. This woman Mary was blessed among women chosen of God to be surrogate. However, it must also be noted that Mary was not blessed above any other woman. For as the scriptures declare, "Those who hear the Word of God, and continue in God’s Word will be more blessed, than the womb that JESUS was clothed in."
JESUS then arising from the tomb on the first day of the week of Sabbaths was yet not ascended into heaven. The offering for sin sacrificed although not as yet presented. JESUS being the “once and for all sacrifice” in which sacrifice man's redemption from sin is secured.
JESUS who before death was clothed in generational Adamic flesh, upon rising from death was no longer veiled in such flesh. For it is written that the first man - Adam - had a natural body. The Second Adam was the Lord. Yes indeed, we killed the natural veil of flesh which veiled the Holy Spirit Life.
JESUS did not immediately rise from the dead. As we read in the scriptures, JESUS had to descend in Spirit into the spirit world to liberate more captives. JESUS completing that mission then quickened His body (was made alive). His natural body changed from a natural body into a living spiritual form (a quickening spirit) This spiritual body bore all the cruel markings He had received whilst He delivered Himself into the hands of sin prone men and women.
Touch me not Mary for I have not as yet ascended! JESUS as Priest of God fhen ascended into Heaven upon the first day of the week of Sabbaths displaying the markings of His mauled crucified body, as payment in full.
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD - PART 276
Mary, do not touch me for I have not as yet ascended to my Father. Mary, go to my brethren, and say to them,I ascend unto my Father and to your Father: to my God and your God.
Touch me not.
This conversation was happening very early in the morning when it was still dark. According to Leviticus 23, it was the first day of the week of Sabbaths.
JESUS said to Mary, "I have as yet not ascended." Why? Because JESUS as of yet had not offered Himself to His Father as the once and for all sacrificial offering. The same offering intended to purchase man's redemption. As it is written, “He offered Himself." He, God as a son over His own household offered Himself to Himself.
Prior to the even (note that this was the beginning of another day - 6pm to 6 pm as recorded in Genesis in the Jewish calendar - was also the first day of the week of Sabbaths) JESUS appears to the disciples in a room where the doors were closed. JESUS suddenly appears in the room saying, "Peace be unto you." Therein, JESUS showed the apostles His hands and His side. Needless to say, the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
JESUS then said to the disciples, "As my Father has sent Me, so send I you." And having said this, JESUS breathed upon them saying, "Receive you the Holy Spirit." Then Jesus added, "Whosoever sins you remit, then their sins are remitted also. Whosoever sins you retain, those sins shall be retained."
If you recall from reading the scriptures, JESUS was hastily put into the tomb at evening. The Even or the start of the Jewish High day. The Great Sabbath was approaching. But JESUS was not handled by anyone until 3 day and 3 nights later. That being the evening of the First day of the week of Sabbaths when JESUS appeared in the closed room to His disciples.
Exactly 3 days and 3 nights as He had said before His crucifixion. It was the same period of time that Jonah had spent in the great fish belly. How does the scriptures put it? Just as Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish, so shall also the Son of man be three days and three nights in the bowels of the earth.
Thereafter, JESUS went in and out amongst His disciples for a period of 40 days and nights appearing in different forms and at different times. JESUS, during that period opening their minds so that they could understand the scriptures.
Why the 40 days and 40 nights? Well, this made up for the time period that JESUS had spent in the wilderness being tempted of the devil. JESUS explained to His disciples the scriptures that otherwise could have been hid! But JESUS, God Himself as a Son indwelling a Son’s body fathered us. If JESUS had not waged the battle of sin for our redemption we would still be held captive by Satan. Instead, JESUS BREATHED into his disciples His Spirit - the well of living water! It is this same well that we can drink from today. ONLY BELIEVE AND RECEIVE! Peace be to all in JESUS name! cont. ,
Touch me not.
This conversation was happening very early in the morning when it was still dark. According to Leviticus 23, it was the first day of the week of Sabbaths.
JESUS said to Mary, "I have as yet not ascended." Why? Because JESUS as of yet had not offered Himself to His Father as the once and for all sacrificial offering. The same offering intended to purchase man's redemption. As it is written, “He offered Himself." He, God as a son over His own household offered Himself to Himself.
Prior to the even (note that this was the beginning of another day - 6pm to 6 pm as recorded in Genesis in the Jewish calendar - was also the first day of the week of Sabbaths) JESUS appears to the disciples in a room where the doors were closed. JESUS suddenly appears in the room saying, "Peace be unto you." Therein, JESUS showed the apostles His hands and His side. Needless to say, the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
JESUS then said to the disciples, "As my Father has sent Me, so send I you." And having said this, JESUS breathed upon them saying, "Receive you the Holy Spirit." Then Jesus added, "Whosoever sins you remit, then their sins are remitted also. Whosoever sins you retain, those sins shall be retained."
If you recall from reading the scriptures, JESUS was hastily put into the tomb at evening. The Even or the start of the Jewish High day. The Great Sabbath was approaching. But JESUS was not handled by anyone until 3 day and 3 nights later. That being the evening of the First day of the week of Sabbaths when JESUS appeared in the closed room to His disciples.
Exactly 3 days and 3 nights as He had said before His crucifixion. It was the same period of time that Jonah had spent in the great fish belly. How does the scriptures put it? Just as Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish, so shall also the Son of man be three days and three nights in the bowels of the earth.
Thereafter, JESUS went in and out amongst His disciples for a period of 40 days and nights appearing in different forms and at different times. JESUS, during that period opening their minds so that they could understand the scriptures.
Why the 40 days and 40 nights? Well, this made up for the time period that JESUS had spent in the wilderness being tempted of the devil. JESUS explained to His disciples the scriptures that otherwise could have been hid! But JESUS, God Himself as a Son indwelling a Son’s body fathered us. If JESUS had not waged the battle of sin for our redemption we would still be held captive by Satan. Instead, JESUS BREATHED into his disciples His Spirit - the well of living water! It is this same well that we can drink from today. ONLY BELIEVE AND RECEIVE! Peace be to all in JESUS name! cont. ,
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD - PART 275
JESUS was crucified and taken down from the cross. He was then laid in a tomb as even approached. This is the same tomb His body lay in until early morning of the first day of the week of Sabbaths. (Leviticus chapter 23)
Early that same morning, Mary went to the tomb area. Mary observed that the stone which blocked the entrance to the tomb had been rolled away. According to the scriptures, she also saw a person standing whom she mistakenly thought to be the gardener. She addressed him asking a question. "Please tell me where you have taken JESUS." The person replied by calling her name. Mary, He said. She, upon recognizing JESUS' voice wanted to touch Him.
However, JESUS told Mary, "Do not touch me for I have not yet ascended. Instead, go tell my disciples that I have risen."
The disciples upon hearing from Mary that JESUS was risen from the dead did not believe her story. Still, Peter along with another disciple ran to the tomb. In fact, Peter outran the other disciple running straight inside the tomb.
The other disciple upon arriving at the tomb did not enter. Rather, he observed the scene within the tomb noting that the material that the body of JESUS was wrapped in still lay in the exact place where the body of JESUS had been placed. Untouched. He also noticed that the head wrappings were folded and laid separate from the body wrappings.
You may ask what the significance of this distinction is. Well, JESUS is the Head of the body - the Church. As such, JESUS is finished with death. It is finished. On the other hand, the church (being the members of His body) await to be born of God. The work and cost of redemption lying in a tomb but without a body.
"Death is swallowed up by victory! O” death where is your sting? The sting of death is sin and the strength of sin is the law!"
However, JESUS in His death abolished the strength of sin and the law. All the judgments of our sin were laid upon Him for He - Jesus - has borne our sin, and carried our sorrow. JESUS who had never sinned willingly took upon Himself our sin. (Isaiah 53) The just dying for us the unjust!
JESUS, God Himself as a Son, and innocent of any crime, yet condemned to the cruel death upon a cross. Yes, JESUS died for our sin, rising from death for our justification. JESUS' death, burial and resurrection now enables men and women to turn from their sin, becoming inheritors of all that was His.
Further, He was the only begotten child of the Holy Ghost. JESUS said that all that the Father has is mine and all that is mine is yours. JESUS flesh was cursed, and admittedly, JESUS did dwell in a prone to sin body. Yet that body JESUS inhabited DID NOT SIN.
JESUS is finished with death dying once and only once to ensure that all men and women have an opportunity to receive the free gift of eternal life. The body wrappings that clothed that sin prone flesh are awaiting you and I to acknowledge that it was the penalty of our sin that we now view.
What must we do? First, do as revealed in I Corinthians chapter 6. Be buried by baptism into JESUS death so that our old sinful nature may be clothed upon with the righteousness of JESUS. And now clothed, we arise from that watery grave completely justified from all sin. A NEW CREATION!
Early that same morning, Mary went to the tomb area. Mary observed that the stone which blocked the entrance to the tomb had been rolled away. According to the scriptures, she also saw a person standing whom she mistakenly thought to be the gardener. She addressed him asking a question. "Please tell me where you have taken JESUS." The person replied by calling her name. Mary, He said. She, upon recognizing JESUS' voice wanted to touch Him.
However, JESUS told Mary, "Do not touch me for I have not yet ascended. Instead, go tell my disciples that I have risen."
The disciples upon hearing from Mary that JESUS was risen from the dead did not believe her story. Still, Peter along with another disciple ran to the tomb. In fact, Peter outran the other disciple running straight inside the tomb.
The other disciple upon arriving at the tomb did not enter. Rather, he observed the scene within the tomb noting that the material that the body of JESUS was wrapped in still lay in the exact place where the body of JESUS had been placed. Untouched. He also noticed that the head wrappings were folded and laid separate from the body wrappings.
You may ask what the significance of this distinction is. Well, JESUS is the Head of the body - the Church. As such, JESUS is finished with death. It is finished. On the other hand, the church (being the members of His body) await to be born of God. The work and cost of redemption lying in a tomb but without a body.
"Death is swallowed up by victory! O” death where is your sting? The sting of death is sin and the strength of sin is the law!"
However, JESUS in His death abolished the strength of sin and the law. All the judgments of our sin were laid upon Him for He - Jesus - has borne our sin, and carried our sorrow. JESUS who had never sinned willingly took upon Himself our sin. (Isaiah 53) The just dying for us the unjust!
JESUS, God Himself as a Son, and innocent of any crime, yet condemned to the cruel death upon a cross. Yes, JESUS died for our sin, rising from death for our justification. JESUS' death, burial and resurrection now enables men and women to turn from their sin, becoming inheritors of all that was His.
Further, He was the only begotten child of the Holy Ghost. JESUS said that all that the Father has is mine and all that is mine is yours. JESUS flesh was cursed, and admittedly, JESUS did dwell in a prone to sin body. Yet that body JESUS inhabited DID NOT SIN.
JESUS is finished with death dying once and only once to ensure that all men and women have an opportunity to receive the free gift of eternal life. The body wrappings that clothed that sin prone flesh are awaiting you and I to acknowledge that it was the penalty of our sin that we now view.
What must we do? First, do as revealed in I Corinthians chapter 6. Be buried by baptism into JESUS death so that our old sinful nature may be clothed upon with the righteousness of JESUS. And now clothed, we arise from that watery grave completely justified from all sin. A NEW CREATION!
Monday, December 5, 2011
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD - PART 274
From henceforth, no man should seek after the flesh, even though we have known JESUS the Christ after the flesh. Fortunately, we no longer know Him that way. Why is this? It is because God’s plan for the redemption of man is now complete.
God Himself lay down His life as a Son. He shed His own blood. This was not the same blood that flowed in the veins of Adam’s fallen race. Rather, the blood that flowed inside the veins of JESUS was the very blood of the Holy Spirit of God who had in mercy and grace, extended His love toward His fallen creation. This is the same creation that God had breathed the breath of life.
Why? Because again, JESUS loved His creation. He loved the men and women that He created even whilst He agonized in pain. Whilst He was nailed to the cross. For He, upon the cross suffered not for sins that He had committed for He was sinless. The only sinful part on the Cross was His flesh body which was fashioned from Adam’s fallen offspring body.
In this case, the Holy Spirit life of the embryo was clothed in Mary who was, for all intents and purposes, a surrogate mother whose prone to sin flesh is inherited from Adam’s offspring. Still, that flesh body was tempted and tried in all points as we are but JESUS, being the only begotten Son of the Holy Spirit did not sin. Neither was there any guile found in His mouth.
JESUS was the Lamb of God - the Lamb was God Himself as a Son. In this context, God by the sacrificial death of Himself as a Son was willing to pave the way to heavens door in His own blood. JESUS being the ONLY door! JESUS being the ONLY mediator between God and man! For without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sin!
Further, God loves man. But God hates sin. Sin entered the world through ONE man’s disobedience, resulting in all mankind inheriting the penalty. Death. Separation from God. But God in LOVE offered Himself as a Son, thereby substituting His sinless life as the once and for all sacrifice for all sin.
Indeed, GOD PUT HIMSELF IN OUR PLACE. Thanks be to God for such an unspeakable gift. As a consequence, there is now, NO MORE SACRIFICES or OFFERINGS FOR SIN. JESUS cried out whilst on the cross, "IT IS FINISHED." The work plan of God’s redemption is now complete!
This is why JESUS ascended into Heaven, from whence He had descended and sat down. Unfortunately, often religious institutions try endlessly to add to the completed sork of God’s redemptive plan. Some even succumb by endeavouring to scale the way into Heaven through good works and/or religious ceremonies. Still, the question is this. If these were meaningful efforts, then would there have been no need for the agony, and suffering administered upon JESUS.
Take the gift that God freely offers. Ask the Lord to forgive you. Be baptized (buried) into the watery grave so that you can receive forgiveness. You will also receive His Holy Spirit presence into your life as confirmation that you passed from death into an abundant life! Let no man deceive you! Peace be!
God Himself lay down His life as a Son. He shed His own blood. This was not the same blood that flowed in the veins of Adam’s fallen race. Rather, the blood that flowed inside the veins of JESUS was the very blood of the Holy Spirit of God who had in mercy and grace, extended His love toward His fallen creation. This is the same creation that God had breathed the breath of life.
Why? Because again, JESUS loved His creation. He loved the men and women that He created even whilst He agonized in pain. Whilst He was nailed to the cross. For He, upon the cross suffered not for sins that He had committed for He was sinless. The only sinful part on the Cross was His flesh body which was fashioned from Adam’s fallen offspring body.
In this case, the Holy Spirit life of the embryo was clothed in Mary who was, for all intents and purposes, a surrogate mother whose prone to sin flesh is inherited from Adam’s offspring. Still, that flesh body was tempted and tried in all points as we are but JESUS, being the only begotten Son of the Holy Spirit did not sin. Neither was there any guile found in His mouth.
JESUS was the Lamb of God - the Lamb was God Himself as a Son. In this context, God by the sacrificial death of Himself as a Son was willing to pave the way to heavens door in His own blood. JESUS being the ONLY door! JESUS being the ONLY mediator between God and man! For without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sin!
Further, God loves man. But God hates sin. Sin entered the world through ONE man’s disobedience, resulting in all mankind inheriting the penalty. Death. Separation from God. But God in LOVE offered Himself as a Son, thereby substituting His sinless life as the once and for all sacrifice for all sin.
Indeed, GOD PUT HIMSELF IN OUR PLACE. Thanks be to God for such an unspeakable gift. As a consequence, there is now, NO MORE SACRIFICES or OFFERINGS FOR SIN. JESUS cried out whilst on the cross, "IT IS FINISHED." The work plan of God’s redemption is now complete!
This is why JESUS ascended into Heaven, from whence He had descended and sat down. Unfortunately, often religious institutions try endlessly to add to the completed sork of God’s redemptive plan. Some even succumb by endeavouring to scale the way into Heaven through good works and/or religious ceremonies. Still, the question is this. If these were meaningful efforts, then would there have been no need for the agony, and suffering administered upon JESUS.
Take the gift that God freely offers. Ask the Lord to forgive you. Be baptized (buried) into the watery grave so that you can receive forgiveness. You will also receive His Holy Spirit presence into your life as confirmation that you passed from death into an abundant life! Let no man deceive you! Peace be!
Sunday, December 4, 2011
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD - PART 273
WE HAVE CRUCIFIED THE LORD OF GLORY!
How shall anyone escape if we ignore or neglect so great an offer of eternal salvation? The gift of salvation that is freely offered to all of Adam’s offspring. Yes, the Gift of Eternal Life!
According to the scriptures, eternal life cannot be attained by any other means other than that which God accomplished on our behalf of us at Calvary. There is no other means of salvation. Just as God has declared that there is no other name other than the name of JESUS whereby anyone can be saved, there is no other means to be saved.
Why? Because JESUS is the only Begotten Son of God! JESUS was not begat as we are. JESUS, the SEED of promise that brought forth the embryo was of the Holy Spirit. In JESUS' veins was the life giving blood of the Holy Spirit.
Therefore, in JESUS did dwell ALL the fullness of Godhead bodily. JESUS as a man being the very same God who is Spirit. And as a man, JESUS was still the form of God. Only in that period of time was JESUS veiled willingly in flesh appearing as an earthly image (as was Adam) of that spiritual form.
JESUS being the “I AM“ JESUS being also the “Father” of all things created, seen and unseen. JESUS being the very same God who has made all things - the very same God - not another person! Like the scriptures state repeatedly, JESUS is God appearing in flesh as A SON! Indeed, JESUS is the ONE HOLY SPIRIT being the FATHER of ALL who now for our sakes was found in fleshy fashion as a SON. The words that JESUS spoke including the healings and miracles were of the Holy Spirit who indwelt JESUS!..
JESUS said, "It is not my flesh that is doing these works, miracles, signs and wonders. It is the Spirit of God that dwells within." For it was a performance of the grace of God in JESUS the Christ endeavouring to reconcile the fallen Adamic race to Himself.
In other words, JESUS the Christ was put to death in the flesh and buried, arising from the tomb very early in the morning on the third day - which day was the first day of the week of Sabbaths - fulfilling Leviticus chapter 23.
Upon that morning Mary spoke to Jesus. As the scriptures reveal, JESUS said to Mary "Do not touch me for I have not yet ascended to my Father." However, that same day just prior to even(between 5 and 6 )when the disciples were gathered together in a locked door room, suddenly JESUS appeared in the room. The assembled group were filled with fear, thinking they were looking at a spirit being.
But JESUS told them to "HANDLE ME and see." A spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have. While in their midst, JESUS asked for food and they gave food to Him and He ate the food. Still, JESUS continued to go in and out among them for a period of 40 days and nights (Read I Corinthians 16 and Acts chapter 1). At the completion of the 40 days JESUS ascended into Heaven. After His ascension, JESUS through the operation of His Holy Spirit gave commands to His chosen apostles.
From henceforth, we do not know JESUS after the flesh. But in the scriptures, we retain a partial record of the things that took place as JESUS walked among us in flesh. As it is written, even though we have known JESUS after the flesh, yet henceforth, we no longer know Him in that fashion.
JESUS was manifest in the flesh to destroy the work of the devil (MISSION ACCOMPLISHED) meaning the work of Redemption is now complete!
How shall anyone escape if we ignore or neglect so great an offer of eternal salvation? The gift of salvation that is freely offered to all of Adam’s offspring. Yes, the Gift of Eternal Life!
According to the scriptures, eternal life cannot be attained by any other means other than that which God accomplished on our behalf of us at Calvary. There is no other means of salvation. Just as God has declared that there is no other name other than the name of JESUS whereby anyone can be saved, there is no other means to be saved.
Why? Because JESUS is the only Begotten Son of God! JESUS was not begat as we are. JESUS, the SEED of promise that brought forth the embryo was of the Holy Spirit. In JESUS' veins was the life giving blood of the Holy Spirit.
Therefore, in JESUS did dwell ALL the fullness of Godhead bodily. JESUS as a man being the very same God who is Spirit. And as a man, JESUS was still the form of God. Only in that period of time was JESUS veiled willingly in flesh appearing as an earthly image (as was Adam) of that spiritual form.
JESUS being the “I AM“ JESUS being also the “Father” of all things created, seen and unseen. JESUS being the very same God who has made all things - the very same God - not another person! Like the scriptures state repeatedly, JESUS is God appearing in flesh as A SON! Indeed, JESUS is the ONE HOLY SPIRIT being the FATHER of ALL who now for our sakes was found in fleshy fashion as a SON. The words that JESUS spoke including the healings and miracles were of the Holy Spirit who indwelt JESUS!..
JESUS said, "It is not my flesh that is doing these works, miracles, signs and wonders. It is the Spirit of God that dwells within." For it was a performance of the grace of God in JESUS the Christ endeavouring to reconcile the fallen Adamic race to Himself.
In other words, JESUS the Christ was put to death in the flesh and buried, arising from the tomb very early in the morning on the third day - which day was the first day of the week of Sabbaths - fulfilling Leviticus chapter 23.
Upon that morning Mary spoke to Jesus. As the scriptures reveal, JESUS said to Mary "Do not touch me for I have not yet ascended to my Father." However, that same day just prior to even(between 5 and 6 )when the disciples were gathered together in a locked door room, suddenly JESUS appeared in the room. The assembled group were filled with fear, thinking they were looking at a spirit being.
But JESUS told them to "HANDLE ME and see." A spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have. While in their midst, JESUS asked for food and they gave food to Him and He ate the food. Still, JESUS continued to go in and out among them for a period of 40 days and nights (Read I Corinthians 16 and Acts chapter 1). At the completion of the 40 days JESUS ascended into Heaven. After His ascension, JESUS through the operation of His Holy Spirit gave commands to His chosen apostles.
From henceforth, we do not know JESUS after the flesh. But in the scriptures, we retain a partial record of the things that took place as JESUS walked among us in flesh. As it is written, even though we have known JESUS after the flesh, yet henceforth, we no longer know Him in that fashion.
JESUS was manifest in the flesh to destroy the work of the devil (MISSION ACCOMPLISHED) meaning the work of Redemption is now complete!
Saturday, December 3, 2011
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD - PART 272
God descended and man ascended. Jesus was put to death but the flesh was quickened (made alive) by the Spirit. Why? Because as the scriptures state, He will not allow your Holy Son to see corruption.
JESUS the child conceived of the Holy Spirit, who was not a partaker of sin, willingly laid down His prone to sin flesh substituting His sinless life in our place. In so doing, He thereby obtained remission of sin for all those who call upon Him!
As we know, JESUS died a cruel death upon a cross declared to be cursed. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone that hangs upon tree." But as we also know, death could not hold Jesus who was, and still is the Lord of Glory.
It is this same Jesus that in order to redeem mankind from their inherited sin was willing to lay down His life on the cross for our salvation. The sin nature being inherited from His natural father Adam who was willingly disobedient to the instruction of God. Adam, succumbed to Satan’s deceptive lies resulting in Adam and Eve being expelled from the Eden Garden.
The good news is that Jesus bore our sin in His own body when crucified, becoming in appearance more marred than any other. For the Lord had laid upon Himself all that justice demanded to eradicate sin.
JESUS, having previously said, that as Moses had lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must also the Son of man be lifted up, that whosoever looks upon Him, shall be delivered. JESUS being the Tree of Life!
JESUS said that if we were to destroy (kill/murder) this Temple (His body) then three days later He would raise His body up out of the realm of death. Therefore, the body of JESUS did not enter the state of corruption. Let me explain.
The first man Adam is of the earth, and we, being his descendants are clothed physically in flesh even as he was. Whereas the second Adam even though He was manifest in flesh outwardly -- yet inwardly He was the SEED of the Holy Spirit. He was the Lord Himself who without reluctance came forth out of His Glory humbling Himself and veiling Himself in flesh.
Now being found in fashion as a man, even as a Son for the sole purpose of man’s redemption, He clothed Himself in flesh. In flesh. Yes, the God who created us became even as we. As the created sons of God were, so He himself appeared in a body prepared of God. That He God whilst in the flesh should be tempted and tried in all points even as we and yet He, God as a Son did not sin.
Therefore, He alone who by the sacrifice of His flesh (prone to sin body found of the judicial system to have no fault in Him worthy of death) offers us a plan for salvation. Even though the mob crucified Him, urged into a frenzy by religious zealots, and hanging a sign declaring who He was, they couldn't dismiss God's ultimate plan of salvation.
That sign on the cross was written in three languages - Greek, Latin and Hebrew. On the sign it stated, JESUS OF NAZERETH, KING OF THE JEWS. While some wanted to remove the sign saying that that is who He said He was, nevertheless, the powers that be replied, what I have written remains.
Further, the angel declared that His name shall be called JESUS because it would be He, who would save His people from their sin. As it is also written, He came to his own people, and they did not receive Him. However, as many as did receive Him, to them He gave power to become the sons and daughters of God. ONLY BELIEVE!
JESUS the child conceived of the Holy Spirit, who was not a partaker of sin, willingly laid down His prone to sin flesh substituting His sinless life in our place. In so doing, He thereby obtained remission of sin for all those who call upon Him!
As we know, JESUS died a cruel death upon a cross declared to be cursed. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone that hangs upon tree." But as we also know, death could not hold Jesus who was, and still is the Lord of Glory.
It is this same Jesus that in order to redeem mankind from their inherited sin was willing to lay down His life on the cross for our salvation. The sin nature being inherited from His natural father Adam who was willingly disobedient to the instruction of God. Adam, succumbed to Satan’s deceptive lies resulting in Adam and Eve being expelled from the Eden Garden.
The good news is that Jesus bore our sin in His own body when crucified, becoming in appearance more marred than any other. For the Lord had laid upon Himself all that justice demanded to eradicate sin.
JESUS, having previously said, that as Moses had lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must also the Son of man be lifted up, that whosoever looks upon Him, shall be delivered. JESUS being the Tree of Life!
JESUS said that if we were to destroy (kill/murder) this Temple (His body) then three days later He would raise His body up out of the realm of death. Therefore, the body of JESUS did not enter the state of corruption. Let me explain.
The first man Adam is of the earth, and we, being his descendants are clothed physically in flesh even as he was. Whereas the second Adam even though He was manifest in flesh outwardly -- yet inwardly He was the SEED of the Holy Spirit. He was the Lord Himself who without reluctance came forth out of His Glory humbling Himself and veiling Himself in flesh.
Now being found in fashion as a man, even as a Son for the sole purpose of man’s redemption, He clothed Himself in flesh. In flesh. Yes, the God who created us became even as we. As the created sons of God were, so He himself appeared in a body prepared of God. That He God whilst in the flesh should be tempted and tried in all points even as we and yet He, God as a Son did not sin.
Therefore, He alone who by the sacrifice of His flesh (prone to sin body found of the judicial system to have no fault in Him worthy of death) offers us a plan for salvation. Even though the mob crucified Him, urged into a frenzy by religious zealots, and hanging a sign declaring who He was, they couldn't dismiss God's ultimate plan of salvation.
That sign on the cross was written in three languages - Greek, Latin and Hebrew. On the sign it stated, JESUS OF NAZERETH, KING OF THE JEWS. While some wanted to remove the sign saying that that is who He said He was, nevertheless, the powers that be replied, what I have written remains.
Further, the angel declared that His name shall be called JESUS because it would be He, who would save His people from their sin. As it is also written, He came to his own people, and they did not receive Him. However, as many as did receive Him, to them He gave power to become the sons and daughters of God. ONLY BELIEVE!
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD - PART 271
For the Son of God was manifested in the flesh in appearance as one of Adam’s prone to sin descendants. However, Jesus was not one of Adam’s prone to sin descendants. Indeed, JESUS is the Son that was to be born into the world as the Saviour of all men. As it is written in the scriptures, "Unto you there is born this day a Saviour, who is the Christ and Lord." Isaiah declared that JESUS' descriptive titles/names would be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father and the Prince of Peace.
JESUS, being the One Holy Spirit who by His Wisdom/Word created all things. JESUS, the very same God who purposed by the counsel of His own will even before a visible creation existed. It was He who decided that He was now going to show Himself in form. And when viewed in form He was no less God than He was prior to showing Himself in form.
God did not all of a sudden become another person. For it is written that He being now in the form of God, He thought it not robbery to be equal with God. ONE GOD.
God created man of the earth, fashioned of earth, in the likeness of God’s spiritual form. Adam being declared as a Son of God in likeness only. God breathed into Adam and Adam became a living soul.
Adam sinned by disobedience, and so stunted God’s plan for man. The Holy Spirit of God provided of Himself two SEEDS of an entirely different blood line, and not that which was Adam’s seed blood line. In so doing God provided a means whereby fallen mankind could be reinstated by redemption to the exact place of Adam’s disobedience.
This is why man once again has to decide to obey God or to repeat Adam’s disobedience. It is in this perspective that
men and women are at the crossroads. DECISION time. Others upon hearing these redemptive words cried out to God’s messengers in Acts 2.
What must we do? the people asked. The messengers told them what they must do. As we read in the scriptures, 3000 people believed, repented of their sin and obediently were baptised in water, being buried symbolically into the grave with JESUS. They by the hand of God are cleansed from ALL sin,
They, upon rising up from out the watery grave have become new persons. Justified. Righteous. Sons and daughters of God. A new creation after the Image of the Second Adam JESUS, from henceforth the working plan of God progresses within them. The Holy Spirit now indwelling. The very same Holy Spirit that was in the man JESUS, is now given to us as a free gift. Our inheritance - for now we are the body of the Christ.
Yes, God as a son Fathered us in His death. We are all the children of God through the operation of faith in what God has done on our behalf when He as a Son laid down His life. For to all those who believe on the finished work of God upon the Cross there is no condemnation.
Here is how the scripture portrays God’s plan of redemption. That after JESUS died and rose from the grave, He JESUS ascended into Heaven and sat down. By the expression of JESUS sitting down, means, that the work of man’s redemption is complete. The completed work of redemption needs not that we must add something to this work, for the work of God is COMPLETE.
Salvation was fully accomplished by the right hand of God never to be repeated again. This is why our redemption is complete. PEACE BE!
JESUS, being the One Holy Spirit who by His Wisdom/Word created all things. JESUS, the very same God who purposed by the counsel of His own will even before a visible creation existed. It was He who decided that He was now going to show Himself in form. And when viewed in form He was no less God than He was prior to showing Himself in form.
God did not all of a sudden become another person. For it is written that He being now in the form of God, He thought it not robbery to be equal with God. ONE GOD.
God created man of the earth, fashioned of earth, in the likeness of God’s spiritual form. Adam being declared as a Son of God in likeness only. God breathed into Adam and Adam became a living soul.
Adam sinned by disobedience, and so stunted God’s plan for man. The Holy Spirit of God provided of Himself two SEEDS of an entirely different blood line, and not that which was Adam’s seed blood line. In so doing God provided a means whereby fallen mankind could be reinstated by redemption to the exact place of Adam’s disobedience.
This is why man once again has to decide to obey God or to repeat Adam’s disobedience. It is in this perspective that
men and women are at the crossroads. DECISION time. Others upon hearing these redemptive words cried out to God’s messengers in Acts 2.
What must we do? the people asked. The messengers told them what they must do. As we read in the scriptures, 3000 people believed, repented of their sin and obediently were baptised in water, being buried symbolically into the grave with JESUS. They by the hand of God are cleansed from ALL sin,
They, upon rising up from out the watery grave have become new persons. Justified. Righteous. Sons and daughters of God. A new creation after the Image of the Second Adam JESUS, from henceforth the working plan of God progresses within them. The Holy Spirit now indwelling. The very same Holy Spirit that was in the man JESUS, is now given to us as a free gift. Our inheritance - for now we are the body of the Christ.
Yes, God as a son Fathered us in His death. We are all the children of God through the operation of faith in what God has done on our behalf when He as a Son laid down His life. For to all those who believe on the finished work of God upon the Cross there is no condemnation.
Here is how the scripture portrays God’s plan of redemption. That after JESUS died and rose from the grave, He JESUS ascended into Heaven and sat down. By the expression of JESUS sitting down, means, that the work of man’s redemption is complete. The completed work of redemption needs not that we must add something to this work, for the work of God is COMPLETE.
Salvation was fully accomplished by the right hand of God never to be repeated again. This is why our redemption is complete. PEACE BE!
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD - PART 270
For You will not suffer Your Holy One to see corruption.
The wages of sin is death. In the eyes of God, there is no distinction between a small sin and sin that is criminal. Indeed, sin is sin. In the beginning, Adam disobeyed God’s Word and as a consequence we all inherit the wage or penalty resulting from Adam‘s disobedience. Prior to Adam’s disobedience in the Garden of Eden, Adam was perfect. However, following Adam's willingness to go his own way, the dark cloud of sin fell over Adam. It did so, even contaminating Adam’s seed. Since we are of Adam’s seed, we also bear the fruit of Adam’s transgression.
Therefore, it may seem like we are in a boxed-in situation, incapable of escape. Because of this, we resort to dressing up sin so that it no longer appears as sin. In today's world, we call it fashionable sin.
In the Garden, God said to Adam, "What have you done?" It was here that humankind inherited a world full of pollution, eternal death and separation from God. It was also within this context that we are able to recognize that we are lost and blind. As the cliche states, when the blind lead the blind, things do not get better.
The Lord said, "My people perish for lack of knowledge." (Hosea 4:6)
But God, whose earthy image we are by creation, has said that He is not willing that any of His creation should perish. Instead, God devised a plan. God's plan was for He Himself to clothe Himself in flesh and through/by the sacrifice of His own flesh body, purchase redemption on man’s behalf. God purchased our freedom and presented our freedom to us as a gift. Fully paid!
To top it all, God in the form of a Son bequeathed all of His rightful inheritance to us. In short, He became as one of us so that we could be clothed in His righteousness. How can this be? The scriptures state that He the unjust and unrighteous would become just, and I the unrighteous will now be classified as being righteous.
In this context, God as a Son won the battle for all the whosoever's seeking salvation. Indeed, God put Himself in the place of men and women.
JESUS, who is God Himself as a Son willingly laid down His prone to sin flesh body, paying the debt of sin. Because of one man’s sin death fell on all men. So by the death of one righteous man the penalty is dismissed (no double jeopardy within God's plan of salvation). And we are FREE.
Death was the penalty. Corruption was not demanded. The first Adam was made of the earth whereas the second Adam was the SEED of the holy Spirit of God. The embryo was of the Spirit of God. The bones and blood of the embryo having no sin remained unharmed and intact upon the Cross.
Whereas, the flesh which was prone to sin material was provided by Mary, (she being one of the first Adam’s descendants), now willingly served in the role as /of a surrogate mother.
According to the scriptures, JESUS, being put to death in the flesh, was alive in Spirit and similarly quickened by the power of His Spirit. He had said, "Destroy this body (temple) and in three days I will raise it up again." Yes indeed we killed His flesh body, but not the life of His Spirit within!
We at conception are seeded as a natural earthly body. The genealogy of Adam’s seed. When we are to be raised again as a result of salvation, we are not raised in natural bodies. We are raised in a spiritual body to be just like the Second Adam JESUS, for we are members of His body, of His bones and His flesh!
Thus, herein, close to being saved is not sufficient. One has to believe on Jesus Christ as the Saviour of the world, and desire that He be both Lord and Christ in your life. Then be water baptized by immersion, in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ as performed on the day of Pentecost so that the first 3,000 souls could find redemption. (Acts 2:38; Romans 6:3-4)
And don't forget to study His Word daily -- your lifeline which gives eyes to your soul for the rest of the world which are still seeking the gospel truth. PEACE BE !
The wages of sin is death. In the eyes of God, there is no distinction between a small sin and sin that is criminal. Indeed, sin is sin. In the beginning, Adam disobeyed God’s Word and as a consequence we all inherit the wage or penalty resulting from Adam‘s disobedience. Prior to Adam’s disobedience in the Garden of Eden, Adam was perfect. However, following Adam's willingness to go his own way, the dark cloud of sin fell over Adam. It did so, even contaminating Adam’s seed. Since we are of Adam’s seed, we also bear the fruit of Adam’s transgression.
Therefore, it may seem like we are in a boxed-in situation, incapable of escape. Because of this, we resort to dressing up sin so that it no longer appears as sin. In today's world, we call it fashionable sin.
In the Garden, God said to Adam, "What have you done?" It was here that humankind inherited a world full of pollution, eternal death and separation from God. It was also within this context that we are able to recognize that we are lost and blind. As the cliche states, when the blind lead the blind, things do not get better.
The Lord said, "My people perish for lack of knowledge." (Hosea 4:6)
But God, whose earthy image we are by creation, has said that He is not willing that any of His creation should perish. Instead, God devised a plan. God's plan was for He Himself to clothe Himself in flesh and through/by the sacrifice of His own flesh body, purchase redemption on man’s behalf. God purchased our freedom and presented our freedom to us as a gift. Fully paid!
To top it all, God in the form of a Son bequeathed all of His rightful inheritance to us. In short, He became as one of us so that we could be clothed in His righteousness. How can this be? The scriptures state that He the unjust and unrighteous would become just, and I the unrighteous will now be classified as being righteous.
In this context, God as a Son won the battle for all the whosoever's seeking salvation. Indeed, God put Himself in the place of men and women.
JESUS, who is God Himself as a Son willingly laid down His prone to sin flesh body, paying the debt of sin. Because of one man’s sin death fell on all men. So by the death of one righteous man the penalty is dismissed (no double jeopardy within God's plan of salvation). And we are FREE.
Death was the penalty. Corruption was not demanded. The first Adam was made of the earth whereas the second Adam was the SEED of the holy Spirit of God. The embryo was of the Spirit of God. The bones and blood of the embryo having no sin remained unharmed and intact upon the Cross.
Whereas, the flesh which was prone to sin material was provided by Mary, (she being one of the first Adam’s descendants), now willingly served in the role as /of a surrogate mother.
According to the scriptures, JESUS, being put to death in the flesh, was alive in Spirit and similarly quickened by the power of His Spirit. He had said, "Destroy this body (temple) and in three days I will raise it up again." Yes indeed we killed His flesh body, but not the life of His Spirit within!
We at conception are seeded as a natural earthly body. The genealogy of Adam’s seed. When we are to be raised again as a result of salvation, we are not raised in natural bodies. We are raised in a spiritual body to be just like the Second Adam JESUS, for we are members of His body, of His bones and His flesh!
Thus, herein, close to being saved is not sufficient. One has to believe on Jesus Christ as the Saviour of the world, and desire that He be both Lord and Christ in your life. Then be water baptized by immersion, in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ as performed on the day of Pentecost so that the first 3,000 souls could find redemption. (Acts 2:38; Romans 6:3-4)
And don't forget to study His Word daily -- your lifeline which gives eyes to your soul for the rest of the world which are still seeking the gospel truth. PEACE BE !
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD - PART 269
The Lord will not suffer His Holy One to see corruption!
Adam’s disobedience seemingly delayed the ultimate plan of God for man's destiny. However, that would possibly be man's reasoning. But in actuality, it separated the wheat from the tares, for being tempted and tried as a result of our prone to sin fallen nature, we are now at least capable of making choices.
We attend schools that are supposed to equip us with tools that allow us to function effectively in society. Unfortunately, some of us fall through the cracks and launch out into life acquiring our education through the “School of hard knocks." Often, from this school we never really graduate but we do earn a down to earth education.
The second school is the “School of Kneeology.” You ask what kind of school is that? Please listen carefully. Before you dig the hole you are in deeper,(resulting from an uphill- downhill- roller coaster ride) I have good news to share.
You are a Son of God. Yes, maybe even a messed up Son of God but you are a Son of God nevertheless. In desperation, tears falling like a river, call upon the name of JESUS. Just call on the God who loves you and you will be delivered! That is the school of kneeology - a place where anyone who attends can graduate with Honours.
Indeed, God loves His creation. So much does God love us that He alone took our debt of sin upon Himself that we the captors of sin, sickness, and disillusionments could obtain salvation. You are the works of His hands and within you is His breath. Use that breath now to ask God into your life. Wrap your breath around your tongue and ask the Lord Jesus to save you.
Ask the Saviour to help you and comfort, strengthen and keep you. Yes, He is Willing to save you. He will carry you through. Nothing shall separate us from the Love of God!
Adam’s disobedience seemingly delayed the ultimate plan of God for man's destiny. However, that would possibly be man's reasoning. But in actuality, it separated the wheat from the tares, for being tempted and tried as a result of our prone to sin fallen nature, we are now at least capable of making choices.
We attend schools that are supposed to equip us with tools that allow us to function effectively in society. Unfortunately, some of us fall through the cracks and launch out into life acquiring our education through the “School of hard knocks." Often, from this school we never really graduate but we do earn a down to earth education.
The second school is the “School of Kneeology.” You ask what kind of school is that? Please listen carefully. Before you dig the hole you are in deeper,(resulting from an uphill- downhill- roller coaster ride) I have good news to share.
You are a Son of God. Yes, maybe even a messed up Son of God but you are a Son of God nevertheless. In desperation, tears falling like a river, call upon the name of JESUS. Just call on the God who loves you and you will be delivered! That is the school of kneeology - a place where anyone who attends can graduate with Honours.
Indeed, God loves His creation. So much does God love us that He alone took our debt of sin upon Himself that we the captors of sin, sickness, and disillusionments could obtain salvation. You are the works of His hands and within you is His breath. Use that breath now to ask God into your life. Wrap your breath around your tongue and ask the Lord Jesus to save you.
Ask the Saviour to help you and comfort, strengthen and keep you. Yes, He is Willing to save you. He will carry you through. Nothing shall separate us from the Love of God!
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD - PART 268
So the Wisdom / Word was veiled in flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory as of the glory of the Only Begotten of His Father full of grace and truth. Jesus was conceived of and by God’s own Holy Spirit full of grace and truth! The one God whose form, we are earthly created form, imaging God’s form.
The only God who brought all that is seen and unseen into visible created form determined that if His plan is to be ongoing, then redemption bringing forth salvation need be purchased. Inasmuch as He searched for a righteous person, it was without success. Therefore, He who knew no sin, became sin for us.
God, in whose earthly image we are formed, containing within us His breath of life decided that even as we His earthly creation were partakers of flesh and blood, that now He also Himself likewise would take part of the same. From God's perspective, if redemption were ever to be provided, then the only solution left, was that He Himself would descend from heaven making Himself of no reputation and taking upon Himself the form of a servant. Therefore, He made Himself a body in the likeness of men and when found in this fashion as a man, He would humble Himself and become obedient unto death even the death of the cross!
Yes! That is immeasurable love. The song writer penned it superbly in the words of the chorus "Down from His Glory - ever living story - My God and Saviour came - And JESUS was his Name. Born in a manger - To His own a stranger - A man of sorrows tears and agony."
The Chorus … Oh, how I Love Him - How I adore Him - He’s my breath - my sunshine - My all in All - The Great Creator became my Saviour - and ALL GOD'S FULNESS DWELLETH IN HIM!
JESUS the promised SEED of blessing to all nations -- including Jew or Gentile --because in the eyes of God there were none who were righteous -- no not one! But Jesus the Christ died for all that were under the condemnation of death.
As such, the old Covenant no longer has validity. In fact, it becomes an obstruction to simple faith! God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself. Jesus is the life of God Himself as a Son. His sacrificial death grants to all those who only deserve unmerited favour. For salvation is not of works. Rather, salvation was purchased for man at no cost to man.
Even supposing that that man knew nothing of the old covenant of law, a man needs only to look at JESUS the tree of Life to receive life. Realizing that the one who hung there on the cross was the shell of God Himself as a Son, laying down His life as the only means of redemption and salvation.
You are not under law. What does the New Testament say? Where there is love there ought to be no law for in JESUS dwells the law of the Spirit of Life, and that Law, CANCELLED FOREVER the law of sin and death!
Come to JESUS just as you are -- where you are. Peace be!
The only God who brought all that is seen and unseen into visible created form determined that if His plan is to be ongoing, then redemption bringing forth salvation need be purchased. Inasmuch as He searched for a righteous person, it was without success. Therefore, He who knew no sin, became sin for us.
God, in whose earthly image we are formed, containing within us His breath of life decided that even as we His earthly creation were partakers of flesh and blood, that now He also Himself likewise would take part of the same. From God's perspective, if redemption were ever to be provided, then the only solution left, was that He Himself would descend from heaven making Himself of no reputation and taking upon Himself the form of a servant. Therefore, He made Himself a body in the likeness of men and when found in this fashion as a man, He would humble Himself and become obedient unto death even the death of the cross!
Yes! That is immeasurable love. The song writer penned it superbly in the words of the chorus "Down from His Glory - ever living story - My God and Saviour came - And JESUS was his Name. Born in a manger - To His own a stranger - A man of sorrows tears and agony."
The Chorus … Oh, how I Love Him - How I adore Him - He’s my breath - my sunshine - My all in All - The Great Creator became my Saviour - and ALL GOD'S FULNESS DWELLETH IN HIM!
JESUS the promised SEED of blessing to all nations -- including Jew or Gentile --because in the eyes of God there were none who were righteous -- no not one! But Jesus the Christ died for all that were under the condemnation of death.
As such, the old Covenant no longer has validity. In fact, it becomes an obstruction to simple faith! God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself. Jesus is the life of God Himself as a Son. His sacrificial death grants to all those who only deserve unmerited favour. For salvation is not of works. Rather, salvation was purchased for man at no cost to man.
Even supposing that that man knew nothing of the old covenant of law, a man needs only to look at JESUS the tree of Life to receive life. Realizing that the one who hung there on the cross was the shell of God Himself as a Son, laying down His life as the only means of redemption and salvation.
You are not under law. What does the New Testament say? Where there is love there ought to be no law for in JESUS dwells the law of the Spirit of Life, and that Law, CANCELLED FOREVER the law of sin and death!
Come to JESUS just as you are -- where you are. Peace be!
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