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The Life of Our Savior / Re: The Glory of God

« on: June 27, 2024, 05:26:27 AM »

When we are truly converted, we are new creatures. We have love, joy, and peace that passes all understanding. As long as we remain fully surrendered to God, we will walk in all of the light God has given to us. There is no condemnation to all who are in Christ Jesus. The truth is that many who think they are in Christ Jesus, are not. How can we tell which ones are in Christ and which ones are not in Christ? Read the rest of Romans 8:1. Some Bibles have deleted the rest of the verse. But, the KJV has not.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

While Satan has triumphed over his great deception in making professing Christians believe they have salvation when they do not, when we continue reading in Romans chapter 8, we find that even though he has perverted the first verse in Romans 8, there is enough in the rest of the chapter that says the same truth that if we have not His Spirit, we are none of His.

2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

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The Life of Our Savior / Re: The Glory of God

« on: March 24, 2024, 07:12:52 AM »

The glory of God will transform sinners into saints if they will behold it on a regular basis. It is a Bible promise.

"But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord."  2 Cor. 3:18.

What is the glory of God? It is His character.

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The Life of Our Savior / Re: "Living Water"

« on: February 12, 2024, 07:36:26 AM »

In many churches there is an effort made to get church members involved in evangelism. Often that effort fails. Why? Because you cannot give to others what you do not have. Living Water cannot be given by the church board or the pastor. It is a free gift which can only be gotten when one surrenders the whole heart to Jesus. Then is given this Living Water. Then the Holy Spirit constrains those who are vitally connected to Jesus to share with others the love of God. The Living Water naturally flows from truly converted Christian to those seeking truth.

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The Life of Our Savior / Jesus Meets Nicodemus, a Ruler in Israel

« on: August 16, 2023, 03:03:09 PM »

Nicodemus held a high position of trust in the Jewish nation. He was highly educated, and possessed talents of no ordinary character, and he was an honored member of the national council. With others, he had been stirred by the teaching of Jesus. Though rich, learned, and honored, he had been strangely attracted by the humble Nazarene. The lessons that had fallen from the Saviour’s lips had greatly impressed him, and he desired to learn more of these wonderful truths.

We too need to learn the lesson Jesus taught to Nicodemus. Click here to listen to this great lesson about the new birth and how it happens. Born of the Spirit

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The Life of Our Savior / Re: The Glory of God

« on: July 30, 2023, 08:58:10 AM »

The story of Bethlehem is an exhaustless theme. In it is hidden "the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God." Romans 11:33. We marvel at the Saviour's sacrifice in exchanging the throne of heaven for the manger, and the companionship of adoring angels for the beasts of the stall. Human pride and self-sufficiency stand rebuked in His presence. Yet this was but the beginning of His wonderful condescension. It would have been an almost infinite humiliation for the Son of God to take man's nature, even when Adam stood in his innocence in Eden. But Jesus accepted humanity when the race had been weakened by four thousand years of sin. Like every child of Adam He accepted the results of the working of the great law of heredity. What these results were is shown in the history of His earthly ancestors. He came with such a heredity to share our sorrows and temptations, and to give us the example of a sinless life.

Let us keep our eyes on Jesus and realize the sacrifice He made for us--as well as the depth of the Father's sacrifice in sending His Son to be our Savior! "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" (John 3:16). Let us yield fully to the power of God's grace and let it make us eternally grateful for all He has done for us and will do in us as we surrender all to Him, thus becoming partakers of the divine nature so that Christ by the Holy Spirit can manifest through us all of the fruits of the Sprit without one missing!

Amen Brother Sean James! We see the great sacrifice made on the cross, but how important to understand that the Son of God left heaven and came to this Earth where Satan claimed dominion. Satan hated Christ and tried to kill Him even when a helpless baby. Joseph was directed by God to take baby Jesus to Egypt knowing the babies were to be slaughtered. Imagine our heavenly Father allowing His innocent Son to come to this dark spot in the universe! He came here as a helpless baby and had to fight the battle of life as we have to. He left the throne in heaven and took an infinite risk, He could have failed. Yet, our Father in heaven loves us so very much He risked losing His innocent Son. This is love!