False:
‘They do not vote.’ Robert Roberts (Christendom Astray p.300)
The Bible: ‘Let every person be subject to the governing
authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist
have been instituted by God. Therefore he who resists the authorities resists
what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.’ Rom 13:1-3
RSV
Voting is both an obligation and privilege. Democratic societies allow us the
right of election. Christians should use their vote to help elect those who
stand for high principles and worthy policies. Those who promote family values
and advocate freedom of worship should be among our first choices.
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The
Holy Spirit: a power or a person?
False:
‘…”the holy spirit” is the special power, or exclusive force, which emanates
from the One Eternal Spirit.’ (J Ullman ‘The First Principles’ p.23)
Truth: ‘Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of
the Lord is, there is liberty.’ 2 Cor 3:17
‘God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.’
John 4:24 NKJV God is not impersonal power!
'And the angel answered and said to her,"The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy
One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.’ Luke 1:35-36 NKJV Note
how the Holy Spirit is distinguished from ‘the power of the Highest.’
‘Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.’ Rom 8:9
Warning: ‘Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be
forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not be
forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it
shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Spirit, it shall
not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.’ Matt
12:31-32
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Jesus
Christ: a god manifestation, or God manifest?
False:
‘The Son is the manifestation of the Father in a man begotten by the Spirit.’
(Robert Roberts, Christendom Astray, p.90)
Truth: ‘That which was from the beginning, which we have
heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our
hands have handled, of the Word of life; (For the life was manifested, and we
have seen it, and bear witness, and show unto you that eternal life, which was
with the Father, and was manifested unto us)’ 1 John 1:1-2 ‘
Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest
thyself unto us, and not unto the world?’ John 14:22
Jesus isn’t ‘a god manifestation.’ He is His own unique manifestation. He
manifests Himself. He is God manifest: The Bible says: ‘God was manifest in the
flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles,
believed on in the world, received up into glory.’ 1 Tim 3:16
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Sinai
--- is it the Mountain of Judgment?
These
speculative words are the chapter heading in a publication entitled, ‘Events
Subsequent to The Return of Christ.’ P.27
It says: ‘The scenes are suited to the sounds of the fearful trumpet that was
once heard there, and the equally anxious feelings that will be induced by the
setting up there of the judgment seat of Christ.’
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does the Bible say about Mt Sinai?
‘For
ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with
fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, And the sound of a
trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the
word should not be spoken to them any more:(For they could not endure that
which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be
stoned, or thrust through with a dart: And so terrible was the sight, that
Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)
But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the
heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in
heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made
perfect, And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of
sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.’ Heb 12:18-24
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Sinai -- Is it the mountain of Judgement?Jesus
Christ: Man become god or God become man?
A
correct answer to the above question is vital to your salvation!
False: Writing of Christ, Dr. John Thomas said: 'He (God) turned the body into
Spirit, and made it "one in nature" with Himself --- the Spirit-Son of the
eternal Spirit, equal in power and glory --- GOD.' Phanerosis p.93, Logos
publications.
No one ever has or ever will become God. The Bible says: ‘
Before me there
was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. I, even I, am the LORD; and
beside me there is no saviour’. Isa 43:10-11
‘
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God. The same was in the beginning with God…..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.’ John 1:1-2,14
Note: ‘The Word was God.’ The Word didn’t become God.
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Is
Jesus equal with his Father?
Barry
Steele falsely stated: 'It is very evident that Jesus Christ has never been nor
ever will be co-equal with his Father...' Barry Steele, Yankalilla Regional
News July 2005 p.37
Mr. Steele was asked to explain his statement in consideration of the following
quotes taken from Christadelphian pioneers.
Writing of Christ, Dr Thomas said: 'He (God) turned the body into Spirit, and
made it "one in nature" with Himself --- the Spirit-Son of the eternal Spirit,
equal in power and glory --- GOD.' Phanerosis p.93, Logos publications.
On page 94 Dr Thomas claimed the same for believers -- "like him" in body, as
they have been in faith and practice --- Spirit, because born of the Spirit,
and therefore God because, Spirit is God.' p.94
'Christ having died, God raised to a glorious existence, even to equality with
Himself.' R.Roberts Christendom Astray p. 100, 1958
'When raised from the dead and glorified, he was exalted to "all power in
heaven and earth"; his human nature was swallowed up in the divine; the flesh
changed to spirit. Hence as he now exists, 'In him dwelleth all the fulness of
the Godhead bodily (Col 2:9) He is now the corporealisation of the life-spirit
as it exists in the Deity.' C.A.94
'When created and anointed, this new creation was Eternal Power manifest in
flesh; and when resurrected and glorified, that flesh was transformed into
Spirit, or Deity -- a substantial corporeal entity, called by Paul a
"Quickening Spirit," and "the Lord the Spirit." Eureka Vol 1: p.408 Logos
publications.
'In other words, he (Christ) partakes of the Divine Nature; so that what he now
is - is what the Deity has always been.' Eureka Vol 1 p.95
Barry Steele says that ‘Jesus Christ has never been nor ever will be
co-equal with his Father...' Yet, Christadelphian pioneers say that he became
equal to the Father. Mr Steele was contacted in early August of 2005 and again
on 13th September.
To date, no reply has been received.
What does the Bible say about the equality of Jesus with His Father? --
‘Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken
the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with
God.’ John 5:18
‘Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God.’
Phil 2:6
‘To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.’ Isa
40:25
Jesus didn’t ‘become’ God as Christadelphian pioneers taught.
He ‘was God.’
See John 1:1 He said, ‘
I and the Father are one.’ John 10:30
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is the Gospel? Can it be Perverted?
False:
"The gospel is styled 'the one faith', because it is made up of things which
require faith to receive them." (Robert Roberts C.A. p. 228)
Truth: "Moreover, bretheren, I declare unto you the gospel
which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you,
unless ye have beleived in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that
which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the
scriptures, And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day
according to the scriptures:" 1 Cor 15:1-4.
"For Christ sent me not to baptise, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom
of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. For the
preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which
are saved it is the power of God." 1 Cor 1:17-18. "We preach Christ crucified"
v23.
Warning: "Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord
Jesus Christ, Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this
present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: To whom be
glory for ever and ever. Amen. I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him
that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not
another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of
Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto
you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said
before, so we say again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that
ye have received, let him be accursed." Gal 1:3-9.
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Can
Young Children be Saved?
What
is the future state of those who die young?
Robert Roberts writes: ‘Those who are excluded from eternal life --- includes
those whose misfortunes prevent them from believing – such as idiots and very
young children.’ Christendom Astray p.54
What a horrible trauma for those who tragically lose a child--- and how
unscriptural!
Jesus said,
‘Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me:
for of such is the kingdom of heaven.’ Matthew 19:14
‘
Whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. But
whosoever shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were
better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck and that he were
drowned in the midst of the sea.’
Matthew 18:5-6
‘
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto
you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which
is in heaven.’
Matthew 18:10
‘Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of
these little ones should perish.’ Matthew 18:14
Note: ‘Little ones’ explicitly refers to little children.
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---
did he need to be?
John’s was a baptism of repentance and Jesus had nothing to repent of. John the
Baptist said, ‘
I have need to be baptised by Thee and Thou comest to me?’
Jesus said, ‘
Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting to fulfil all
righteousness. ’
Jesus was plunged into the same river as sinners – indicative of his mission. 1
Tim 1:15 --- and illustrative of the Bible principle of transference and
imputation.
The baptism of Jesus marked the commencement of his ministry and signified it’s
fulfilment in death and resurrection.
As he emerged from the water a voice from heaven said, ‘
This is my beloved
Son in whom I am well pleased, ’ and the Spirit descended upon him
in the form of a dove – a symbol of purity and peace.
The baptism of Jesus shows us the beautiful relationship of Father, Son and
Holy Spirit in whose name believers are to be baptised. Matthew 28:19
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Is
His Sonship Unique?
False: ‘Jesus was simply claiming to be what every messenger
of God was, a child of the most High God.’ R. Kidd, P.8 The Bible Magazine Vol
12. Issue No 2.
‘The Supreme Power has not only a Son, but a multitude of sons, and all of them
partaking of His nature, or spirit substance, hypostasis.’ J. Thomas,
Phanerosis p.57
Truth: Jesus is never called ‘a son of God’ in the New
Testament. It is essential for your salvation to believe in ‘
The Son of
God.’ ‘He that believeth in him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is
condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only
begotten Son of God.’ John 3:18.
Jesus once said to his disciples,
‘But whom say ye that I am? And Simon
Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And
Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh
and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven….
And upon this rock will I build my church.’ Matthew 16:16-17 cf
Matthew 3:
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Did
Jesus exist prior to His birth in Bethlehem?
What
are the origins of Jesus Christ?
False: ‘Yet the Bible clearly shows that Jesus had no
existence prior to his birth in Bethlehem.’(Herald of The coming Age, Vol 32
No3)
Truth: The author of that statement must have a different
Bible. In John Chapter 6 Jesus referred seven times to his coming down from
heaven, ‘I came down from heaven.’
Jesus knows where he came from!
He said so himself. John 8:4, 13:3 The Jews perfectly understood his words.
They said, ‘Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we
know? How is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?’ v 42
In John 6 Jesus contrasts himself to the ‘manna’ which was said to be ‘from
heaven.’ But, he said, ‘For the bread of God is he which cometh down from
heaven…’ v 33 To clarify it further he said, ‘
What and if ye shall see the
Son man ascend up where he was before.’ V62
Where did Jesus ascend to? ‘
God….set him at his own right hand in the
heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and
dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in
that which is to come.’ Ephesians 1:20-21 That’s where he ascended
to – that’s where he was before!
Jesus testified in John 16:28:
‘I came forth from the Father, and am come
into the world: again I leave the world and go to the Father.’ Note
the disciples response in the next two verses. Now turn to 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.
Belief in the eternal pre-existence of Christ is essential to
salvation. See John 8:23-24
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Did
Jesus have our nature?
Did
the Son of God have the same inclinations to sin that we do?
John Thomas says of Jesus: ‘His body was as unclean as the bodies of those for
whom he died.’ (Elpis Israel p128)l
Listen as Thomas describes the human nature of whom, he says, Christ was: ‘Such
a nature is incurable. It is essentially turbulent, rebellious, and prone to
evil; and can only be controlled by the power of divine principles, or an iron
despotism. When either of these are relaxed, it becomes presumptuous, and
hostile to authority in doctrine and government.’
Eureka Vol 5. p339.
If Jesus was as corrupt as we are how did he avoid sin? How did he get through
boyhood and adolescence without a single sinful thought when Thomas says,
himself, that such a nature is essentially turbulent, rebellious, and prone to
evil? God views the thought as the sin. Matthew 5:27-28
The Bible says that Jesus is ‘
holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from
sinners.’ Heb 7:26 Of his conception we read: ‘
The Holy Spirit
shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee:
therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the
Son of God.’ Luke 1:35. Contrast that with our nature. See Psalm
51:5.
‘
But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and
without spot.’ 1 Peter 1:19
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How
did Jesus condemn sin in the flesh?
How
could he condemn sin and why can’t we?
John Thomas writes: ‘Sin could not have been condemned in the body of Jesus, if
it had not existed there.’
If sin existed in the body of Jesus he would have been condemned by it. On the
contrary, he condemned sin. Sin could not condemn him, how?
The Bible supplies the answer: ‘
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: that the righteousness of the
law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the
Spirit.’ Romans 8:3-4
Thieves cannot condemn stealing, a liar cannot condemn lying or murderers
condemn murder. Only the sinless condemn sin. God sent his own son in the
‘likeness’ (not in) sinful flesh. He victoriously condemned sin in flesh that
was pure and perfect.
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How
did Jesus die for sin?
How
could he be responsible for the sin of others?
He volunteered to die for us. See Heb 10:4-9
'I live by the faith of the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me.’
Gal 2:20. His death was totally undeserved. He was the Father’s well beloved
Son. Mark 1:11 No other could do what God’s own Son did. He died for our sins.
1Cor 15:3 How could the sinless die for our sins? --- by imputation and
transference. See 2 Cor 5:19 ‘
God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto
himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them.’ Cf Romans 4:8
When Jesus suffered and died there was a two way imputation --- our sin imputed
to him ---- his righteousness imputed to the believer. Romans 4:22-24 This is
beautifully summed up in 2 Cor 5:21 ‘
For he hath made him to be sin for us,
who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.’
‘
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to his own
way: and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.’ Isaiah
53:5
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Jesus
was crucified - but would’ve he died from old age or illness?
Jesus didn’t have to die.
Before his disciples he was miraculously transfigured ‘-
his raiment became
shining, exceedingly white as snow: so as no fuller on earth can white them.’
Mark 9:3 They were ordered to tell no one about it until after the
resurrection. Mark 9:9. See 2 Peter 2:16-18.
At anytime Jesus could’ve abdicated his mission on earth and returned to his
former glory. His death was voluntary in every sense of the word --- thus
highlighting his great love for us.
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Was
Jesus a substitute or representative?
In
his death he was a substitute in that he died for others. When the Bible says,
‘Christ died for us,’ (Romans 5:8) the word ‘for’ is so significant. In the
context it means ‘instead of.’ If I wash the dishes ‘for’ my wife I do them
instead of her. Christ died in our place - ‘for’ us – instead of us.
Jesus is now our representative in his work as our high priest in heaven. Heb
7:24-26 He represents us to the Father.
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Happens at Immersion?
It is unfortunate that baptism is portrayed as something magical. Dr John
Thomas writes of the act of baptism, ‘The fluid into which he is plunged must
be tinged of a bright scarlet colour. ---- It is not supposed that this tinge
is obvious to the natural eye, but the eye of faith can see the crimson dye
flowing from the pierced side of Jesus into all the baptismal waters. If a man
confess Jesus to be the Son of God, and apprehended his blood shed for the
remission of sins, and he be immersed in the waters of the Potamic, Mattiaponi,
Pamunky, or James rivers, the eye of faith can see those waters dyed around him
by the blood of Jesus.’ (Dr Thomas: His life and Work.p.26)
This is akin to the Roman Catholic dogma of ‘transubstantiation,’ in which the
elements of bread and wine are supposedly changed into the body and blood of
Christ even though retaining their natural appearance.
In the Bible baptism follows our acceptance of Jesus as Lord and Saviour. We
are saved and then baptised – not baptised and then saved.
See Acts 10:47-48 where Peter said: ‘Can any man forbid water, that these
should not be baptised, which have received the Holy Spirit as well as we? And
he commanded them to be baptised in the name of the Lord.’
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If
Jesus wasn’t God what is he now?
Writing of Jesus, Dr John Thomas says: ‘For He (the Father) turned the body
into Spirit, and made it “one in nature” with himself –– the Spirit-Son of the
Eternal Spirit, equal in power and glory –– GOD.’ Phanerosis p.93 Robert Robert
writes: ‘God raised him from the dead to a glorious existence, even to equality
with Himself.’ Christendom Astray p.100
Jesus did not become “GOD.” He became man. He was ‘in the form of God’ – he was
‘equal to God’ – ‘But made himself of no reputation and took upon him the form
of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men.’ Phil 2:7
See Hebrews 13:8
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What
is man’s ultimate state?
The Bible refutes the extravagant speculations of John Thomas who says: ‘—“the
manifestation of the sons of God,” who all become “like him” in body, as they
have been in faith and practice –– Spirit, because born of the Spirit, and
therefore God.’ Phanerosis 94.
‘BEHOLD THEN THE CONSUMMATION! Mortal and corruptible beings like ourselves
become Elohim, mighty in strength, and framers of new worlds, of which the
planet we inhabit, even in its present state, is a grand and glorious
specimen.’ Elpis Israel p187
Man will never be God. He is not destined to create other worlds. That is the
serpent’s lie (Gen 3) and the very essence of Mormonism. In the great
consummation of Rev 21 we read: ‘
And I heard a great voice out of heaven,
saying, Behold the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them,
and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their
God.’ Rev 21:3
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Are
believers raised mortal or immortal?
Will
we rise in the same state that we died?
The Bible addresses the issue in 1 Corinthians 15. Consider the following
statements: ‘For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made
alive.’ V.22 --- dynamically alive in resurrection power.
‘But some will
say, How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come? --- that
which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be ---- so also is the
resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption it is raised in
incorruption. It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory; it is sown in
weakness; it is raised in power; It is sown a natural body; it is raised a
spiritual body.’ From verses 35-44
‘
Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be
changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump; for the
trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible and we shall be
changed.’ Verses 51-52
The resurrection of saints contrasts to that of Lazarus who was raised mortal.
The saints, both dead and living, are to be instantaneously changed (in the
twinkling of an eye) by the omnipotent power of Christ.
Paul reiterates this elsewhere – see 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Phil 3:20-21
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What
is the point of raising everyone?
The prophet Daniel said: ‘And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth
shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and contempt.’ ‘Many’
implies ‘all.’ See Romans 5:19
This is confirmed by Jesus who said, ‘Marvel not at this: for the hour is
coming when, in 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.’ John 5:28-9
‘It is appointed unto men once to die and after this the judgment.’ Heb 9:27
‘In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according
to my Gospel.’ Romans 2:16
‘And I saw the small and great stand before God; and the books were opened; and
another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged
out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up
the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their
works.’ Rev 20:12- 13
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Can
we associate Jesus with a supreme angelic being?
When people like John Thomas state: ‘Jesus --- is Michael the great Prince of
Israel,’ they speak against the Bible. Michael is chief of angels, sometimes
called ‘The Angel of the Lord.’ (Jude 9, Zechariah 3:1-3). In Revelation
chapter 12, Michael and Christ are clearly distinguished. See verses 7 and 10.
Also Hebrews 1:5-8 disassociates Jesus from every angelic order. It is ‘The
Lord Himself’ who will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an
archangel, and with the trumpet of God. 1 Thessalonians 4:16.
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Is
rebirth present or future?
In a booklet entitled, ‘Christ’s Death and your Salvation,’ (Vol 35, No2,
Herald of the coming Age) we read, ‘Birth of the spirit relates to the change
of nature at Christ’s return.’ P15
The Bible says:
‘If any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: old
things have passed away; behold all things have become new.’ 2 Cor
5:17
In John 3:3 Jesus said, ‘Except a man be born again he cannot see the Kingdom
of God.’ When asked to explain it he said, ‘Except a man be born of water and
of the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.’ Verse5
‘Born of water.’ This probably refers to natural birth as Nicodemus asked, ‘Can
a man enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?’Verse 4 . (In the
womb one is surrounded in water) - and Jesus’ reply, ‘That which is born of
flesh is flesh.’ Verse 6 It could be a reference to baptism although the term,
‘born of water’ isn’t found elsewhere.
Jesus explained that the new birth is beyond comprehension: ‘
The wind blows
where it wills, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence
it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.’
Verse 8
Believers are, now, ‘partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the
corruption that it is the world through lust.’ 2 Peter 1:4
Have you had the wonderful experience of being born again?
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Did
Jesus need to die for himself?
If
so how could he save others?
Jesus said, ‘I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the
sheep.’ John 10:15
‘Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might
take it again. No man taketh my life from me I lay it down of myself. I have
power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have
I received from my father.’ John 10:17-18
The fact is that Jesus didn’t have to die. His death was voluntary in every
sense of the word. The transfiguration shows us that Jesus at any moment could
re- enter his former glory. See Mark 9:2-12
Hence the apostle Paul referred to ‘The Son of God, who loved me, and gave
himself for me.’ Gal 2:20
‘And after three score and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for
himself.’ Dan 9:26
Christ died for sinners --- not for himself!
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Is
the Holy Spirit a power or a person?
Is
the Spirit something like electricity?
The Bible clearly distinguishes the Holy Spirit from power: ‘The Holy Spirit
shall come upon thee, and the power of the highest shall overshadow thee.’ Luke
1:35
Again in Acts 10:38: ‘How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit
and with power.’
'Not by might nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord Almighty'.
Zecheriah 4:6
The Bible says that God is Spirit. (John 4:24) God is not impersonal force.
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Does
the Holy Spirit indwell believers today?
Or
was the Holy Spirit withdrawn?
Jesus said: ‘And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another
Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever.’ John 14:16
‘For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar
off, even as many as our Lord God shall call.’ Acts 2:39
‘Now if any man hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.’ Romans 8:9
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