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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...
DID YOU KNOW THAT BEFORE JESUS, WE WERE NOT INCLUDED IN GOD'S COVENANT WITH ABRAHAM? IT WAS FOR THE JEWS ONLY AND WE WERE ALL LOST, BEING GENTILES. HOWEVER, WE ARE IN A NEW COVENANT OF GRACE THROUGH JESUS. JEWS AND GENTILES WERE RECONCILED THROUGH HIM.
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...
"BORN ONCE...DIE TWICE BUT BORN TWICE...DIE ONCE" BY DAVID MCMILLEN
By DAVID A. MCMILLEN, 2017-10-21
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...
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...
One of my new favorite things to do is to look and listen through the Indie Gospel website for music and videos. There is so much diversity in music that I'm just overjoyed with all the different genres and styles! Why isn't there a place for us in the rest of the world? Because, the message is too powerful. The world can't handle it....at least, not yet. There is revival coming!!! I'm not talking denomination. I'm talking full on, in your face, Jesus is coming back soon...REVIVAL!!! And the music we are making, will be instrumental.(no pun intended) So, keep playing, recording, performing, and sharing the Gospel!! Time is short, my friends!!!
“As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me,
and every tongue shall confess to God.”
So then each of us...
DO YOU KNOW YOU WERE CREATED FOR GOD'S PLEASURE? REVELATION 4:11 SAYS THAT HE CREATED EVERYTHING, INCLUDING US, FOR HIS PLEASURE (Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.) I ONCE WONDERED HOW MUCH PLEASURE HE GETS OUT OF SOME OF THE THINGS WE DO UNTIL I REMEMBERED THAT HE SEES US THROUGH JESUS. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY OUR HOLY GOD COULD LOOK UPON US. 1ST JOHN 4:17 TELL US THIS (Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as He is, so are we in this world.) WE ARE WITHOUT SIN IN GOD'S EYES.