As we looked at the Christmas story we saw that the Holy Spirit is the One who Fathered Jesus, making Him the Father. So we have to question the idea that the Father and the Holy Spirit are two separate entities. I fathered three children, that doesn't make me two people. If the Holy Spirit is not the Father, then who is the Father. So of course the Holy Spirit is the Father. God is a Spirit. God of course is Holy. "God became flesh and dwelt among us." Does that mean that God was no longer a Spirit? Of course not. God at the time when Jesus was walking upon the earth was existing as both Spirit and the man Jesus. My last blog I made the statement that Jesus was a 100% God and He was. The substance that fertilized the egg in Mary was the 100% essence of the Holy Spirit. You can look at it as Gods very own DNA if He had a DNA. Jesus became the 100% extension of the Holy Spirit as a man. At this time the Holy Spirit was existing as the Spirit and man. The Holy Spirit was both Father and Son. We as humans want to put this on our level and look at it as we would our own sons. We father our sons and we know that they are not us but they are separate beings. The difference is that the seed that we fertilized the egg with was not us, but a seed with a totally different make up than ours. Plus our seed gives birth to a child with a sin nature because we all come from the seed of the Adam. Jesus didn't, He came into the world from the seed of God Himself. Therefore, He existed as the sinless man. The only man ever to be born into this world not having a sin nature. This is how God Himself would become the perfect and flawless Lamb that would be sacrificed for the forgiveness of the sin of man. Jesus would be the Savior of the world for all who would call upon His name.
To understand this Savior and see the correlation between God as Savior and Jesus as Savior, we will look at scripture from both the Old testament and the New testament that will either show this as being the truth or one is a lie. We continue with the Christmas story and this time we will look at what was stated at the birth of Jesus that will bring forth the statement that will later show that Jesus is God.
We saw in the words of the prophet Isaiah that the child Immanuel would be born to the house of David and that the son born, who will be called Eternal Father, will govern on the throne of David forever. As we see that Mary and Joseph had to travel to their city of birth for a censes, they returned home to Bethlehem. Bethlehem was the city that David had been born in. As we continue the Christmas story as written by Luke, we see this in Luke's gospel in the 2nd Chapter, verses 7-14;
"(7) And she (Mary) gave birth to her first-born son; and she wrapped Him in cloths,
and laid Him in a manger (feeding trough), because there was no room at the inn."
Just a little side note while we are reading this. There are two things here that are very profound. The first is the fact that Jesus was born in an animal stable. Most people wonder why the Son of God would be born in a stable instead of a place with a more comforting and clean environment. The answer is easy. Where could their be a more perfect place for the Lamb of God to be born than an animal stable. The next thing to notice is that the Child is laid in a feeding trough. If is perfect because Jesus later told His disciples this, as recorded in the gospel of John in his 6th Chapter, in verses 53- 58;
"(53) Jesus therefore said to them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh
of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves.(54) He who
eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last
day.(55) For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.(56) He who eats my
flesh and drinks my blood abides in Me, and I in him.(57) As the living Father sent
Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also shall live because of
Me.(58) This is the true bread which came down out of heaven; not as the fathers ate,
and died, he who eats this bread will never die.'"
The bread that the fathers ate was the manna that came down out of heaven as the Israelites wandered through the desert for the forty years. That manna was a shadow of the Living Bread that would come out of heaven and be the food for eternal life. Many of Jesus followers at that time fell away from Him because they thought that He was actually talking about His own body. So Jesus had to tell those who remained this in John's 6th Chapter, verses 61-63;
"(61) But Jesus, conscious that His disciples grumbled at this, said to them, 'Does
this cause you to stumble?(62) What then if you should behold the Son of Man
ascending where He was before?(63) It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh prophets
nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.'"
Remember, that when Jesus was in the wilderness fasting for forty days, Satan tempted Jesus with food and Jesus told him, " Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God." So the Word (God)became flesh (Jesus) and what Jesus was telling them is that the words that proceed from His mouth and the things that He had spoken and will speak, is real food.
He was telling them that His words are spirit and give life. Jesus words are the food for the spiritual man, the New Creation, that come into existence through His death, burial, and resurrection. Jesus' words give life to those who are dead in their sin. This comes by receiving the words of truth that lead to eternal life. At the last supper and Passover Feast, Jesus told His disciples that the bread that He was breaking was His body that will broken for them. He told them to do that in remembrance of Him and what he did for them, to be their Savior. Then Jesus poured the wine and told them that the cup represents His blood that is poured out for them to establish a new covenant. The new covenant that will be established for all, through the pouring out of God's very own blood, for the forgiveness of the sins of all who would call on Jesus to be their Savior. Jesus shed blood is the very blood that will defeat death. This will cause death to have to Passover those who choose Jesus which allows them to have eternal life
I hope you enjoyed that side note. I write where Jesus takes me. Now , getting back to the Christmas story in Luke. We see this back in Chapter 2, starting in verse 8;
"(8) And in the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields,
and keeping watch over their flocks by night.(9) And the angel of the Lord suddenly
stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were
terribly frightened.(10) And the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid; for behold, I
bring you good news of a great joy which shall be for all the people;(11) for today
in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
(12) And this will be a sign for you; you will find a baby wrapped in cloths, and
lying in a manger."(13) And suddenly there appeared with the angels a multitude
of the heavenly hosts praising God, and saying,(14) "Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased."
Notice it does not say "peace on earth". This is one of the most misquoted scriptures in the who Bible and that being for Satan's future deception. It says, " peace among men with whom He is pleased". There is only one way to please God and that is to receive what He did in Jesus to be your Savior. Then Jesus becomes you Prince of Peace.
You also see in this passage, that what is born, is a Savior and the Lord. This is what we will look at in Isaiah's writings that will show us that Jesus is the Only God. These are the words that God declared in the Old Testament before Jesus was born. We will look at some verses I Isaiah's 43th Chapter;
"(3) For I am the Lord your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior."
The God of Israel is declaring that is He the Lord and Savior. If there is only one Lord and One Savior, then God is foretelling what He will do as Jesus.
"(11) I, even I, am the Lord; and there is no savior besides Me.(12) It is I who
declared and saved and proclaimed, and there is no strange god among you; so you
are my witnesses, declares the Lord , and I am God. (13) even from eternity I am He;
And there is none who can deliver out of My hand; I act and who can reverse it?"
If this is the only Savior then how can Jesus be the Savior unless they are the same.
"(15) I am the Lord, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.
In Revelations, Jesus is the King of Kings. If this God is not foretelling what He would do as Jesus, then how could Jesus be King over this King.
"(25) I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake; and
I will not remember your sins."
God is foretelling what He would do as Jesus when He sheds His own blood..
This was big bite because Jesus lead were I was not intending on going. So we will digest this and continue in my next blog.
Jesus' grace, peace and understanding be with you.
Monday, September 23, 2013
Thursday, September 19, 2013
God Is Jesus (Part 3) Jesus The Father
We tend to overlook things we do not understand and move beyond it. We then try to categorize what we do not understand into what we believe to be a rational way of thinking. What does Isaiah's writings mean when he wrote that the Child that will be born to us will be called Mighty God and Everlasting Father. Do we drive by the sign that says "Stop and Ponder", or just roll by and proceed towards something we understand. Being we might not understand what that means, do we just grab onto what someone interprets that for us. The Bible says that God's ways are not man's ways. We always try to understand the things of God in human terms. To be able to understand how Jesus could be the Father, we have to look at it in God's terms.
Isaiah wrote in his 7th Chapter, in verses 17;
"Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child
and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel."
Immanuel means, "God with us". So we know that the sign from God will be a son that will be born to a virgin that will be God with us. This child will be God. We start to think, "How could this be possible, for we know that God is a Spirit?" We don't understand, so do we just drive by the statement, or do we search to understand how this could be possible. Why a virgin and how is that possible.? How could a virgin be with a child? If we ask those things, we are trying to rationalize in human terms. What about in God's reality? To begin to understand this, we have to look at what is written about the virgin girl, Mary, and what she was told. We often just look at this as just the Christmas Story, but in this story are the keys of understanding how Jesus is God.
First we are going to look at what Mary was told. This was recorded in Luke's gospel in the 1st Chapter, verses 26-38;
"(26) Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in
Galilee, called Nazareth, (27) to a virgin engaged to a man whose name is Joseph,
of the descendants of David; and the virgin's name is Mary. (28) And coming in,
he said to her, "Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you." (29) But she was greatly
troubled at this statement, and kept pondering what kind of salutation this might be.
(30) And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor
with God. (31) "And behold, you will conceive in your womb, and bear a son, and
you shall name Him Jesus. (32) He will be great, and will be called the son of the
Most High; and the Lord God will give Him throne of His father David; (33) and
He will reign over the house of Jacob forever; and His kingdom will have no end."
(34) And Mary said to the angel, 'How can this be since I am a virgin?' (35) And
the angel answered and said to her, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the
power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy
offspring shall be called the Son of God. (36) And behold, even your relative
Elizabeth has conceived a son in her old age; and she who was called barren is now
in her sixth month. (37) for nothing is impossible with God.' (38) And Mary said,
'Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; be it done to me according to your word.' And
the angel departed from her."
There are a few things to point out from this passage of scripture. We read earlier, in the gospel of John, that God would become flesh. This is how He was going to do it. He was going to come into this world through the virgin woman, Mary. The reason why God had to come into this world through a virgin, was because it had to be a Holy place. Mary's womb would prove to be a Holy place because not only was Mary a virgin, but she was a woman who accepted the atonement for the forgiveness of her sins during the Passover and the sacrifice that was made in the Holy of Holies. The Holy of Holies was beyond the veil, in the temple in Jerusalem, that separated God from man. Mary's womb would become that holy place where God could dwell. A virgin has a veil that is broken when a man comes into her. Mary's veil was not broken. It was still unbroken when Jesus was conceived. In Mary's womb would be the very presence of God that would form to be a child.
We look at things on human terms and we know that from a man comes a seed that enters the egg of a woman and from that point is bought forth a child. Even we know now that every human being has a different DNA. No two humans have the same DNA makeup. Every seed of man has its own DNA makeup. When we hear that Jesus was the Son of God, we most likely look at it relative to human terms. We tend to look at is God having a Son that has a different DNA as His. This absolutely is not the case. It said that Holy Spirit would come upon Mary and the power of the Most High would overshadow her. Now I am about to turn conventional wisdom on its head. I will ask this question and the answer is obvious but overlooked. If Jesus was conceived when the Holy Spirit came upon Mary, then who is the Father? Of course the answer is the Holy Spirit. So it is logical to assume that the One who caused the conception would be the Father. Therefore, we have the Holy Spirit being the One who Fathered Jesus. I didn't say it. It is what is written.
So if the Holy Spirit is the One who caused Jesus to be conceived, then what was the seed that caused the conception, since God is a Spirit. I'll answer it. It was the very Spirit of God that fertilized, as you might say, the egg in Mary's womb. It was the very essence of God Almighty Himself. It was a essence of the Holy Spirit that makes up who God is, that was planted into Mary and grew to be a Child that was 100% God as a human being. God became flesh. Immanuel, God with us. The Mighty God and the full extension of the Holy Spirit.
If we look at what Matthew wrote in his gospel about the birth of Jesus from Joseph's experience, we see that it confirms what we just learn. Matthew wrote this in his 1st Chapter, verses 18-25;
"(18) Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows. When His mother Mary had been
betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with a child by
the Holy Spirit. (19) And Joseph her husband, being found a righteous man, and not
wanting to disgrace her, desired to put her away secretly. (20) But when he had
considered this, the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David,
do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for that which has been conceived in her
is of the Holy Spirit.(21) And she will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus,
for it is He who will save His people from their sins."(22) Now all this took place that
what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying,(23)
"Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name
Immanuel," which translated means, "God with us."(24) And Joseph arose from his
sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took her as his wife,(25)
and kept her as a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus."
Again, we see that the child was conceived by the Holy Spirit. Both Joseph and Mary were instructed to name the child Jesus, which means, 'The Lord our Salvation.' This is why Joseph was instructed by God Himself to call the child Jesus, because He would save His people from their sins. This is why He is called Savior. God Himself would come into this world in the form of a man, to be the very sacrifice that would be offered up for the forgiveness of the sins of all who would desire to be His people. God chose for Himself this name, which we will see is a name above all names. Also, we see at the end this passage, that Joseph kept Mary as a virgin until she gave birth to Jesus. The womb of Mary remained the Holy of Holies until Jesus came forth in his birth and tore down the veil in the virgin that separated God from man. God was now with man, Immanuel.
Small pieces and still some good things to see.
May Jesus peace, grace and understanding be with you.
Isaiah wrote in his 7th Chapter, in verses 17;
"Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child
and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel."
Immanuel means, "God with us". So we know that the sign from God will be a son that will be born to a virgin that will be God with us. This child will be God. We start to think, "How could this be possible, for we know that God is a Spirit?" We don't understand, so do we just drive by the statement, or do we search to understand how this could be possible. Why a virgin and how is that possible.? How could a virgin be with a child? If we ask those things, we are trying to rationalize in human terms. What about in God's reality? To begin to understand this, we have to look at what is written about the virgin girl, Mary, and what she was told. We often just look at this as just the Christmas Story, but in this story are the keys of understanding how Jesus is God.
First we are going to look at what Mary was told. This was recorded in Luke's gospel in the 1st Chapter, verses 26-38;
"(26) Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in
Galilee, called Nazareth, (27) to a virgin engaged to a man whose name is Joseph,
of the descendants of David; and the virgin's name is Mary. (28) And coming in,
he said to her, "Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you." (29) But she was greatly
troubled at this statement, and kept pondering what kind of salutation this might be.
(30) And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor
with God. (31) "And behold, you will conceive in your womb, and bear a son, and
you shall name Him Jesus. (32) He will be great, and will be called the son of the
Most High; and the Lord God will give Him throne of His father David; (33) and
He will reign over the house of Jacob forever; and His kingdom will have no end."
(34) And Mary said to the angel, 'How can this be since I am a virgin?' (35) And
the angel answered and said to her, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the
power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy
offspring shall be called the Son of God. (36) And behold, even your relative
Elizabeth has conceived a son in her old age; and she who was called barren is now
in her sixth month. (37) for nothing is impossible with God.' (38) And Mary said,
'Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; be it done to me according to your word.' And
the angel departed from her."
There are a few things to point out from this passage of scripture. We read earlier, in the gospel of John, that God would become flesh. This is how He was going to do it. He was going to come into this world through the virgin woman, Mary. The reason why God had to come into this world through a virgin, was because it had to be a Holy place. Mary's womb would prove to be a Holy place because not only was Mary a virgin, but she was a woman who accepted the atonement for the forgiveness of her sins during the Passover and the sacrifice that was made in the Holy of Holies. The Holy of Holies was beyond the veil, in the temple in Jerusalem, that separated God from man. Mary's womb would become that holy place where God could dwell. A virgin has a veil that is broken when a man comes into her. Mary's veil was not broken. It was still unbroken when Jesus was conceived. In Mary's womb would be the very presence of God that would form to be a child.
We look at things on human terms and we know that from a man comes a seed that enters the egg of a woman and from that point is bought forth a child. Even we know now that every human being has a different DNA. No two humans have the same DNA makeup. Every seed of man has its own DNA makeup. When we hear that Jesus was the Son of God, we most likely look at it relative to human terms. We tend to look at is God having a Son that has a different DNA as His. This absolutely is not the case. It said that Holy Spirit would come upon Mary and the power of the Most High would overshadow her. Now I am about to turn conventional wisdom on its head. I will ask this question and the answer is obvious but overlooked. If Jesus was conceived when the Holy Spirit came upon Mary, then who is the Father? Of course the answer is the Holy Spirit. So it is logical to assume that the One who caused the conception would be the Father. Therefore, we have the Holy Spirit being the One who Fathered Jesus. I didn't say it. It is what is written.
So if the Holy Spirit is the One who caused Jesus to be conceived, then what was the seed that caused the conception, since God is a Spirit. I'll answer it. It was the very Spirit of God that fertilized, as you might say, the egg in Mary's womb. It was the very essence of God Almighty Himself. It was a essence of the Holy Spirit that makes up who God is, that was planted into Mary and grew to be a Child that was 100% God as a human being. God became flesh. Immanuel, God with us. The Mighty God and the full extension of the Holy Spirit.
If we look at what Matthew wrote in his gospel about the birth of Jesus from Joseph's experience, we see that it confirms what we just learn. Matthew wrote this in his 1st Chapter, verses 18-25;
"(18) Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows. When His mother Mary had been
betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with a child by
the Holy Spirit. (19) And Joseph her husband, being found a righteous man, and not
wanting to disgrace her, desired to put her away secretly. (20) But when he had
considered this, the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David,
do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for that which has been conceived in her
is of the Holy Spirit.(21) And she will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus,
for it is He who will save His people from their sins."(22) Now all this took place that
what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying,(23)
"Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name
Immanuel," which translated means, "God with us."(24) And Joseph arose from his
sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took her as his wife,(25)
and kept her as a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus."
Again, we see that the child was conceived by the Holy Spirit. Both Joseph and Mary were instructed to name the child Jesus, which means, 'The Lord our Salvation.' This is why Joseph was instructed by God Himself to call the child Jesus, because He would save His people from their sins. This is why He is called Savior. God Himself would come into this world in the form of a man, to be the very sacrifice that would be offered up for the forgiveness of the sins of all who would desire to be His people. God chose for Himself this name, which we will see is a name above all names. Also, we see at the end this passage, that Joseph kept Mary as a virgin until she gave birth to Jesus. The womb of Mary remained the Holy of Holies until Jesus came forth in his birth and tore down the veil in the virgin that separated God from man. God was now with man, Immanuel.
Small pieces and still some good things to see.
May Jesus peace, grace and understanding be with you.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
God Is Jesus (Part 2) God's Earthly Visit
The prophet Isaiah wrote something revealing in his 7th Chapter when he wrote this in verse 14;
Therefore, the Lord Himself will give you a sign. Behold a virgin will be with child
and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel."
Immanuel means, 'God with us". What does that mean? It is hard for man to see how another man can be God. At the time of Isaiah, the people understood God as being a Spirit, and that is what He was. He was known as the Holy Spirit. The high priest, once a year, was the only person who could go within the veil in the temple, into the place referred to as the Holy of Holies, to make the sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins. It was referred to the Holy of Holies, because the Spirit of the Living God would enter into the place beyond the veil once a year to accept the sacrifice. It was the Holy Spirit of God.
The apostle John wrote this in his gospel, when telling of Jesus conversation with the Samaritan at the well of Jacob as to where the proper place of worshiping God was. In Chapter 4, verses 23 and 24, John wrote this;
"(23) But an hour is coming, and now is, when true worshipers shall worship the
Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers.
(24) God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."
God is spirit, so when it says that a son will be born to the virgin and she will call His name Immanuel, God with us, How is that possible and what does that mean?
If we look at the beginning of John's gospel in the first Chapter, we start to see piece of how this is possible, when John writes this in verses 1-3;
"(1) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God.(2) He was in the beginning with God.(3) All things came into being by Him, and
apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being."
It says that the Word was God. Everything was created by God. In Genesis, it says that God spoke and what He called into being, came into being by His Word. John continues in verse 14 with this;
"And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory
as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth."
When it says that the Word became flesh, it is saying that God became flesh. What does that mean and how? We know that John is referring to Jesus, when it says that the Word became flesh and He was the only begotten of the Father, But how is that possible? If the word is God, then who is the Father and how?
We will soon see who, but for now I want to stay in the first Chapter of John to cover the whole reason for God becoming flesh, in the person of Jesus. John wrote this in verses 10-13;
"(10) He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did
not know Him.(11) He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive
Him. (12) But as many received Him, to them He gave the power to become children
of God, even to those who believe in His name,(13) who were born not of blood, nor
of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Previous blogs covered how a person must first be born of the flesh and then born again of the spirit, to enter into the kingdom of God. Being born of the spirit occurs when a person receives Jesus unto eternal life, through His death on the cross for the forgiveness of sin, through His burial burying the old nature in the grave, and Jesus resurrection that causes us to be raised with the glory and Spirit that raised Him from the dead. A person is now born of God and becomes His children.
So God came to the earth for the purpose of creating a new creation that He would refer to as His children, the saints. Those who would receive Jesus and what He did for them. We will cover, in Part 3, how it is that God who is a spirit, could become a man. Again, I am doing this in small parts so that it will not be overwhelming.
Jesus peace and grace be with you.
Therefore, the Lord Himself will give you a sign. Behold a virgin will be with child
and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel."
Immanuel means, 'God with us". What does that mean? It is hard for man to see how another man can be God. At the time of Isaiah, the people understood God as being a Spirit, and that is what He was. He was known as the Holy Spirit. The high priest, once a year, was the only person who could go within the veil in the temple, into the place referred to as the Holy of Holies, to make the sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins. It was referred to the Holy of Holies, because the Spirit of the Living God would enter into the place beyond the veil once a year to accept the sacrifice. It was the Holy Spirit of God.
The apostle John wrote this in his gospel, when telling of Jesus conversation with the Samaritan at the well of Jacob as to where the proper place of worshiping God was. In Chapter 4, verses 23 and 24, John wrote this;
"(23) But an hour is coming, and now is, when true worshipers shall worship the
Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers.
(24) God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."
God is spirit, so when it says that a son will be born to the virgin and she will call His name Immanuel, God with us, How is that possible and what does that mean?
If we look at the beginning of John's gospel in the first Chapter, we start to see piece of how this is possible, when John writes this in verses 1-3;
"(1) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God.(2) He was in the beginning with God.(3) All things came into being by Him, and
apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being."
It says that the Word was God. Everything was created by God. In Genesis, it says that God spoke and what He called into being, came into being by His Word. John continues in verse 14 with this;
"And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory
as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth."
When it says that the Word became flesh, it is saying that God became flesh. What does that mean and how? We know that John is referring to Jesus, when it says that the Word became flesh and He was the only begotten of the Father, But how is that possible? If the word is God, then who is the Father and how?
We will soon see who, but for now I want to stay in the first Chapter of John to cover the whole reason for God becoming flesh, in the person of Jesus. John wrote this in verses 10-13;
"(10) He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did
not know Him.(11) He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive
Him. (12) But as many received Him, to them He gave the power to become children
of God, even to those who believe in His name,(13) who were born not of blood, nor
of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Previous blogs covered how a person must first be born of the flesh and then born again of the spirit, to enter into the kingdom of God. Being born of the spirit occurs when a person receives Jesus unto eternal life, through His death on the cross for the forgiveness of sin, through His burial burying the old nature in the grave, and Jesus resurrection that causes us to be raised with the glory and Spirit that raised Him from the dead. A person is now born of God and becomes His children.
So God came to the earth for the purpose of creating a new creation that He would refer to as His children, the saints. Those who would receive Jesus and what He did for them. We will cover, in Part 3, how it is that God who is a spirit, could become a man. Again, I am doing this in small parts so that it will not be overwhelming.
Jesus peace and grace be with you.
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