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Jesus stated His union with the Father so clearly that He was accused of blasphemy more than once. This statement about the Father being greater than Jesus must harmonize, not contradict other claims.
A key to understanding this is given in Philippians 2:6-8, where Paul states that Jesus didn't think it was robbery to be equal with God, but humbled Himself, taking on the form of a servant (speaking of His humanity). Jesus was equal to God in His divine nature but He made Himself inferior to the Father in regard to His humanity. Jesus didn't lose any of His deity when He became a man, but He did clothe it in flesh and submit it to the consequent limitations. In this sense, the Father was...
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHY JESUS' MINISTRY SPREAD SO QUICKLY? YES, HE WAS GOD BUT THE BIBLE SAYS HE PUT AWAY HIS DIVINITY. HE WAS A GOOD TEACHER BUT HE ALSO USED MIRACLES OF HEALING AND CASTING OUT UNCLEAN SPIRITS. MARK 1:25-28 TELLS US THIS AND I QUOTE "And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him. And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him. And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee." ALSO, JOHN 6:2 TELLS US "And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased." HE BECAME VERY POPULAR BECAUSE OF THE MIRACLES HE DID.
Remember that Jesus was saying these things to His disciples so that they would not be offended. Jesus is speaking to His disciples about the Holy Spirit, who is the Comforter. The ministry of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer is the front line of defense against the devil and his devices of defeat. The phrase, "The God of all comfort" carries the idea of a divine comforter who encourages, refreshes, strengthens, aids, assists, and is an ever present help in the time of need. The ways that God chooses to comfort are not always the same. He may deliver you or remove the cause of the affliction, or He may comfort you with words giving you a hope for the future. He also uses people to share their faith with you by prophesying. He sends...
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT BELIEVE THAT SINCE THE WORD "TRINITY" IS NOT FOUND IN THE BIBLE THAT THEY DON'T BELIEVE IN A TRIUNE GOD. I SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT THESE PEOPLE DON'T CARE THE FIRST THING ABOUT GOD BUT JUST LOVE TO ARGUE WITH ANYONE ABOUT THE BIBLE. THEY HAVE READ IT AND EVEN STUDIED IT, NOT TO LEARN OF GOD, BUT TO BE ABLE TO ARGUE WELL. WE JUST HAVE TO PRAY FOR THESE PEOPLE.
HAVE YOU EVER TAKEN A TEST WHERE THE TEACHER GAVE YOU THE ANSWERS BEFOREHAND? THIS IS WHAT GOD DID FOR THE ISRAELITES WHEN HE GAVE THE WORDS OF THE COVENANT TO MOSES IN THE LAND OF MOAB. DEUTERONOMY 30:19 SAYS "I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live." HE TELLS THEM TO CHOOSE LIFE AND GOES ON TO TELL THEM "HE IS THAT LIFE". EVEN WITH KNOWING THE ANSWER, SOME OF THEM DID NOT CHOOSE LIFE.
Knowing Jesus is knowing the Father. This is not only because Jesus did exactly what He saw His Father do, but Jesus was God in the flesh.
The disciples didn't realize that seeing Jesus was seeing God. They were expecting something more. Many times we miss seeing God work in our lives and circumstances because we are looking for something stupendous. Although it is true that God is totally awesome, He doesn't usually choose to manifest Himself in that way.
God spoke to Elijah not in the fire, wind, or an earthquake, but in a still, small voice. Jesus didn't come to this earth in a grand way by man's standards, but was born to poor parents in a stable. Isaiah 53:2 says that Jesus had no form nor beauty that would make us think that He was anything more...
I FOUND AN ARTICLE A FEW YEARS AGO ON WHICH DAY WAS THE SABBATH DAY. I DON'T KNOW THE AUTHOR BUT IT IS VERY GOOD AND I AM GONG TO TYPE IT BELOW. I DID THIS A FEW YEARS AGO AND SOME OF YOU MIGHT HAVE READ IT. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS SO GOOD I DECIDED TO POST IT AGAIN.
Thomas knew Jesus. He just didn't realize Jesus was "the way." Likewise, people today know portions of God's Word but they don't realize that God's Word is their way to victory. Often, people cry out for God to speak to them while their Bible lays unopened on their nightstand. God has spoken to us through His Word. We just need to believe it and receive its truths as our way to victory.
Jesus didn't say: "I am a way, a truth, and a life." He claimed to be the only way, truth, and life. No man can come to the Father except through Jesus. This means that anyone who claims to honor Jesus while advocating other ways to get to God, truth, or life, besides Jesus, is deceived or a deceiver.
Jesus' claims about Himself, of which there is only one, left no room for...
SINCE I HAVE BEEN BRINGING THINGS UP FROM PAST MESSAGES, HOW ABOUT KNOWING WHETHER YOU ARE GOING TO HEAVEN OR NOT? IF YOU ARE NOT SURE, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? WITH SOMETHING THIS IMPORTANT, I WOULD BE FINDING OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE PROBLEM WITH SOME PEOPLE IS THAT THEY NEVER OPEN THEIR BIBLE SO THEY DON'T KNOW. ALTHOUGH I AM GOING TO TELL YOU HOW YOU CAN KNOW, PLEASE OPEN YOUR BIBLE AND START STUDYING.
This is Jesus' last teaching to His disciples before His crucifixion. Jesus' disciples were about to go through the greatest test of their faith that they had ever encountered. Jesus said that He was saying these things so His disciples would not be offended. Jesus was preparing them for what was to come. Why then speak of preparing them a mansion in heaven? The reason for this was to comfort the disciples and help them put things in perspective. In 1 Thessalonians 4:18, Paul tells us to comfort one another with words about being gathered unto the Lord in the air. Paul said again, "I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us" (Rom. 8:18). Someday, all of our trials will seem like...