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"John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us." John 1:1&14 say that God became flesh, that is, he became a man. He was Jesus of Nazareth. "Philippians 2:6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure."Philippians 2:6&7 reinforces saying that he became an ordinary man like you and me, to die like a man. Verses 8-11 say, because of that God the Father raised him to be God again, above all things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth. This is about Jesus. Please notice the next two verses, 12&13. They say that if you work out this salvation with fear and trembling, God will give his kingdom to you. "Luke 12:30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. 31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. 32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom." Here, verse 30 says that God will give the things you need here on earth, even without asking for them. Please read 31&32 together. It says that if you seek God's kingdom first, it will be God's pleasure to give his kingdom to you. If you like to know the details of the subject, here is the link for the topic: "Inherit his kingdom."
Jesus Christ is God, and he created the entire world. Christians worship him as God. Christians also give equal respect to his cross; Why? 1 Corinthians 1:18 says "the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God." What is preaching the cross? Nobody knows what happened to the wooden cross, on which Jesus died. So, that piece of wood is irrelevant. It is neither the wooden cross that we have in our churches, nor it is the gold cross that is our ornaments. Then what is it? This cross may be an ideology or you may consider it as a doctrine; that killed Jesus, caused God to raise Jesus from his death, and to anoint him as God. The whole package; his death, resurrection, glorification, and anointing as God; is the ideology or the doctrine of the cross. It is not just his death alone. It also includes our glorification with it. Jesus Christ says in Matthew 10: "38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. 39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. Matthew 16:24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it." Luke 23:26-30 also says the same thing. Jesus told his disciples to take up their crosses and to follow him; but he did not tell this to every believer. The disciples served him risking their lives, bare the idea of dying as martyrs, and to be with Jesus in heaven. But we follow Jesus in different levels. One is the level of a martyr, the other is to die for sinning, in our lives; one is the level of a disciple, and the other is the level of just to be a believer. Romans 6 says, "6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. 7 For he that is dead is freed from sin. 8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:" In this case, we will not be martyrs, but we will die for sinning. Here, it is death to sinning, but not to our flesh body. To know the details of the subject, here is the link for the topic: "Preaching of the Cross".
1 Peter 2:21 says, "For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:" The true exact followers of Jesus are his disciples and most of them are martyrs. But how to follow his steps as believers, but not as disciples? Let us see a few steps that we may follow Jesus Christ as believers. As a man, he received grace, spirit, and power of God. The bible says that we can also receive his grace, spirit, and power. He gives power and takes our sinning addiction to himself. It is spiritual. 1 Peter 2:24 says, "Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness:" This verse is a stumbling stone to many. Preachers fall with it in many ways. Please do not fall with them. Let us find what the verse says. First portion says that Jesus took our sins, put it on his body and died with it. So, our sins are dead with him. The second portion is; because our sins are dead, we must live without sin and in righteousness. Now, do you live in righteousness with no sin? If not, come back to Jesus until he takes away your sinning addiction from you and destroy your sins with his body. It is supernatural and spiritual cross. If you totally and truly want to give it to him, he will take it away. Instead, if you continue to enjoy your sins, then his cross has nothing to do with you.
God the Father is the
head of the three in one God and all plans are the Will of God the Father. The three persons
in the one Spirit will jointly fulfill the plan of God. Plan of salvation is also
the plan of God the Father. In Hebrews 10,
Jesus Christ came forward to fulfill the plan of God to come to the world as a
man and to die for the sins of the world. So, he became one sacrifice and
replaced all the animal sacrifices. Then he removed the priesthood and became the
high priest after the order of Melchisedec. Thus, Jesus Christ has removed the
first system and established the second system.
Note:
If any
point needs explanation, OR, if you find an error according to
scripture,
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I am a retired pastor of
the Church of God (Tennessee). My name is Isaac Livingston. I am from Neyyoor India. |
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