OUR HOPE
of Salvation centers exclusively in Jesus Christ.One of the titles we know Him by is "The Son of God".. This title reflects His place in the plan of Salvation.. a role that was established before the world began. He was "BORN" on out planet as a human being, thus God-Man,
Hebrews 1:5-6 "For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? And again, when he bringeth in the first begotten [Pre-eminent ] into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him"
John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:14 "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."
HOWEVER, prior to His incarnation, He existed from all eternity as God in the most complete and exalted sense. HE is God by nature, and authority [ John 1:1-3.]
John 17:5 "And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was."
.Philippians 2:6 "Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:"
Christ is the Creator of all life and materials, ... John 1:3 "All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.:.....Colossians 1:16-17 "For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.".....[consist.... GRK- Sunistao (soon-is-tah'-o) to set together; to stand with... Science knows not the force that bids the atom together, perhaps they need to look here in God's word?]
After Adam and Eve sinned, Christ had constant contact with our world. He was the Member of the Godhead who divest Himself, be "'made in the human likeness", and would be "obedient to death--even the death on the Cross"
Philippians 2:7-8 "But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross."
Through Him the Character of The Father-God, was revealed to fallen humanity, and the the world judged Him...
John 5:25-29 "Verily, verily,[Truly] I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation."
Note: also read Revelation 22:11 for this same thoughts.
ONE OF US.
As God, for all Eternity, Christ also became a genuine human being in every sense of the word. . Hundreds of years before He came to this, our world, the prophets had predicted His virgin birth and the place where He would be born: Bethlehem [Isaiah 7:14 and Micah 5:2] [ NOTE(JB) Bethlehem means House {Beth} le (of) hem (bread, House of Bread and Christ of our Daily Bread]
Isaiah 7:14 "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel."
NOTE: Immanuel---- Hebrew for "God with Us" EL = God!
Micah 5:2 " But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting."
NOTE: Ephratah means Basket, now connect this with the story of five loaves and two fishes.{Matthew 14:16-21].
Conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, He grew up in Nazareth, a mountain village in Galilee.
During His life on earth Jesus experienced temptations as a human, yet He never sinned. Thus H3e modelled God's love and His justice in a most outstanding way, giving us a perfect example to imitate.
..Hebrews 2:16-18 "For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted."
.1 Peter 1:20-22 "Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:"
Christ lived a humble and generous life. As a child, as an adult, and as a youth, He helped at the carpenter shop in Nazareth. He was always friendly and took an interest in others. About the age3 of thirty [Luke 3:23]. he was baptized by submersion in the Jordan river, by John the Baptist [Matthew 3:13-17].. However, He was not Baptised in order to cleans Himself from sin, for He never sinned. Rather, as He put it, He was baptized in order to "Fulfill all righteousness" [Matthew 3:15] Through Baptism He identified Himself with sinners, walking the path we must walk, and doing what we must do.
JESUS' MINISTRY.
When Jesus was Baptized, the Holy Spirit descended on Him in visible form as a dove, and God's voice from Heaven pronounced these words: "This is my Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased" Matthew 3:17] Following His Baptism, Jesus ministered unselfishly for three and one half years,, sharing God's love and the message of salvation with rich and poor, just and unjust Jew and Gentile alike.
Jesus' teachings were unmatched int simplicity, yet filled with power that drew people's hearts to Him and it changed them. Even the guards who were sent to arrest Him as He was teaching the people were unable to take Him into custody, so powerfully did His words affect them. When they were asked why they hadn't apprehended Him, they could only reply, "No one ever spoke the this Man does."
Even before the foundation of the world, the Godhead devised a plan to deal with the sin problem, should it arise......
Ephesians 1:4-5 "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 predestined us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,:"
Note: Predestined, just means Jesus chose each one of to be with Him in the eternity! However, many will and have rejected Him!
John 3:15-17 "That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved."
NOTE: QUESTION: In the WHOMSOEVER, is there anyone left out? NO!
1 John 5:11-12 "And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life."
Note: LIFE? This IS The Eternal life! In a glorious body, the same as Jesus now Has, and has had since His Resurrection.No subject to injury, pain, disease, ageing, where there no jails, cops, cemeteries, hospitals , traffic, pollution, or death. Where we can walk up to a male lion, and give him a hug, scratch near his ear, and listen to him purr! Hungry, pick a grape the size of a melon and eat! Remember nothing ever dies, thus fruit is available all year to yearlong! We shall all grow our own food, and eat it, even share it with all the animals, all of which will be our pets, so to speak. We shall be able to do that which we today can only dream of doing!
When Jesus was ready to begin His ministry John the Baptist pointed Him out as The Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world". As the concluding act of His ministry, [Acts 17:28-29] For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.Christ subjected Himself willingly, to the supreme sacrifice: He gave His life to secure for us, we human beings, the possibility of escape from sin and to enjoy eternal life with Him and the Father-God! For IF one does not accept His gift of life, that is IN HIM, and rejects Him, they are choosing to die with their sins!
Yes He died willingly a horrific slow death, by around six hours of agony, because sin has consequences, and HE absorbed them in our place, if and when we accept Him and His gift. But one's rejection of Jesus means they embrace their sin, and thus will burn up to ashes with with them! Lake of fire Revelation
Revelation 19:20 "And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone"
.Revelation 20:14 "And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death."
Yet He was raised from the dead, for neither death nor the tomb could hold Him, in their grasp. After appearing several times to His disciples and commissioning them to carry on the work of saving souls that He began during His short ministry, Jesus ascended to Heaven. Yet, He id not abandon His people who remained in the world then or now! Rather He entered upon an intercessory ministry to prepare them for an place in the kingdom that He plans to restore upon this earth.
HE'S COMING AGAIN!
Soon Jesus will come again in the clouds with Glory! Along with the Father, and ALL His holy angels, to free His people and restore to them everything they lost because of sin!
The heart of the Bible is Jesus Christ. He is the Center around which all the teachings of the Seventh day Adventist cluster..
Acts 17:28-29 " For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device."
IT IS OUR LOVE FOR HIM that gives us the motivation to obey His Commandments, and to humble self, by "dying to self," and thus follow His example in our lives, so that He can live within us through the Holy Spirit, which as a "Channel to us from Him".
Further study: Luke 1:35. John 1:1-3,14. 5:22, 10:30, 14:9. Romans 5:18, 6:23. 1 Corinthians 15:3, 4:2. 2 Corinthians 5:17-21. Hebrews 4:14, 7:25, 8:1-2. 9: 28. Revelation 22:20.
Thanking you for your time.
Questions? Comments? John at www.servant@frontier.com
Need More? Visit your Seventh day Adventist Church, any Saturday/Sabbath at 9-10 AM. To learn that BOTH The Father and The son are crazy about YOU, and want you with Them forever!
Other sites www.AFTV.org www.BLBN.org wwwamazingdiscoveries.org
Isaiah 7:14 "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel."
NOTE: Immanuel---- Hebrew for "God with Us" EL = God!
Micah 5:2 " But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting."
NOTE: Ephratah means Basket, now connect this with the story of five loaves and two fishes.{Matthew 14:16-21].
Conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, He grew up in Nazareth, a mountain village in Galilee.
During His life on earth Jesus experienced temptations as a human, yet He never sinned. Thus H3e modelled God's love and His justice in a most outstanding way, giving us a perfect example to imitate.
..Hebrews 2:16-18 "For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted."
.1 Peter 1:20-22 "Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:"
Christ lived a humble and generous life. As a child, as an adult, and as a youth, He helped at the carpenter shop in Nazareth. He was always friendly and took an interest in others. About the age3 of thirty [Luke 3:23]. he was baptized by submersion in the Jordan river, by John the Baptist [Matthew 3:13-17].. However, He was not Baptised in order to cleans Himself from sin, for He never sinned. Rather, as He put it, He was baptized in order to "Fulfill all righteousness" [Matthew 3:15] Through Baptism He identified Himself with sinners, walking the path we must walk, and doing what we must do.
JESUS' MINISTRY.
When Jesus was Baptized, the Holy Spirit descended on Him in visible form as a dove, and God's voice from Heaven pronounced these words: "This is my Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased" Matthew 3:17] Following His Baptism, Jesus ministered unselfishly for three and one half years,, sharing God's love and the message of salvation with rich and poor, just and unjust Jew and Gentile alike.
Jesus' teachings were unmatched int simplicity, yet filled with power that drew people's hearts to Him and it changed them. Even the guards who were sent to arrest Him as He was teaching the people were unable to take Him into custody, so powerfully did His words affect them. When they were asked why they hadn't apprehended Him, they could only reply, "No one ever spoke the this Man does."
Even before the foundation of the world, the Godhead devised a plan to deal with the sin problem, should it arise......
Ephesians 1:4-5 "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 predestined us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,:"
Note: Predestined, just means Jesus chose each one of to be with Him in the eternity! However, many will and have rejected Him!
John 3:15-17 "That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved."
NOTE: QUESTION: In the WHOMSOEVER, is there anyone left out? NO!
1 John 5:11-12 "And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life."
Note: LIFE? This IS The Eternal life! In a glorious body, the same as Jesus now Has, and has had since His Resurrection.No subject to injury, pain, disease, ageing, where there no jails, cops, cemeteries, hospitals , traffic, pollution, or death. Where we can walk up to a male lion, and give him a hug, scratch near his ear, and listen to him purr! Hungry, pick a grape the size of a melon and eat! Remember nothing ever dies, thus fruit is available all year to yearlong! We shall all grow our own food, and eat it, even share it with all the animals, all of which will be our pets, so to speak. We shall be able to do that which we today can only dream of doing!
When Jesus was ready to begin His ministry John the Baptist pointed Him out as The Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world". As the concluding act of His ministry, [Acts 17:28-29] For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.Christ subjected Himself willingly, to the supreme sacrifice: He gave His life to secure for us, we human beings, the possibility of escape from sin and to enjoy eternal life with Him and the Father-God! For IF one does not accept His gift of life, that is IN HIM, and rejects Him, they are choosing to die with their sins!
Yes He died willingly a horrific slow death, by around six hours of agony, because sin has consequences, and HE absorbed them in our place, if and when we accept Him and His gift. But one's rejection of Jesus means they embrace their sin, and thus will burn up to ashes with with them! Lake of fire Revelation
Revelation 19:20 "And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone"
.Revelation 20:14 "And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death."
Yet He was raised from the dead, for neither death nor the tomb could hold Him, in their grasp. After appearing several times to His disciples and commissioning them to carry on the work of saving souls that He began during His short ministry, Jesus ascended to Heaven. Yet, He id not abandon His people who remained in the world then or now! Rather He entered upon an intercessory ministry to prepare them for an place in the kingdom that He plans to restore upon this earth.
HE'S COMING AGAIN!
Soon Jesus will come again in the clouds with Glory! Along with the Father, and ALL His holy angels, to free His people and restore to them everything they lost because of sin!
The heart of the Bible is Jesus Christ. He is the Center around which all the teachings of the Seventh day Adventist cluster..
Acts 17:28-29 " For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device."
IT IS OUR LOVE FOR HIM that gives us the motivation to obey His Commandments, and to humble self, by "dying to self," and thus follow His example in our lives, so that He can live within us through the Holy Spirit, which as a "Channel to us from Him".
Further study: Luke 1:35. John 1:1-3,14. 5:22, 10:30, 14:9. Romans 5:18, 6:23. 1 Corinthians 15:3, 4:2. 2 Corinthians 5:17-21. Hebrews 4:14, 7:25, 8:1-2. 9: 28. Revelation 22:20.
Thanking you for your time.
Questions? Comments? John at www.servant@frontier.com
Need More? Visit your Seventh day Adventist Church, any Saturday/Sabbath at 9-10 AM. To learn that BOTH The Father and The son are crazy about YOU, and want you with Them forever!
Other sites www.AFTV.org www.BLBN.org wwwamazingdiscoveries.org
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