True Christians are disciples of Jesus.
True Christians are disciples of Jesus.
Yes. The Word of God is written in the King James Bible (the "Bible"). Thus, the Father's Word is His servant because God speaks things into existence. Sometimes, He uses people to write them down for everyone. He did that in the Old and New Testaments but stay with the New. The New Testament is the current covenant; the other one is the Old one.
As to Jesus, recall the Word is God (John 1:1):
The Word is NOT the flesh of Jesus. Remember, the Word is the spirit of the man named Jesus and the Spirit of God His Father. The phrase "the Word was made flesh" means it was given a "flesh suit", a husk, a servant body to dwell in. The body (flesh) of Jesus died on the cross, but God never died. When Jesus was raised from the dead, He proved the truth of the Father's Word including the importance of faith in it, the faith of Jesus.
(Comment: Please note that many people are quick to replace “the Word” with “the Son” in 1 John 5:7:
They rely on Matthew 28:19 which says:
An understanding of the relationship between the Word and the Son is recommended before anyone can comfortably make that substitution.)
Yes. He is the Word of God as God before He was born a manchild named Jesus.
The Word is God as the Father's "offspring", the Father's servant. BOTH, the Word and Jesus are the beloved son of the Father. That's why Jesus is the son of God and the son of man as He often called Himself.
Jesus is the only way to the only true Father, God.
It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
John 6:45.
..learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Matthew 11:29-30.
The next sections are summaries.
Yes. The King James Bible (the "Bible") is timeless, but the versions aren't. The Bible consistently covers the past, present, and future as it is written from the beginning, but the versions change the Word and install inconsistencies from the time they are written.
As we study the New Testament, the proper context of the Spirit is revealed and best understood if we appreciate the times in relation to the revelation of God, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, who are all timeless.
Please pay special attention to: "Jesus died on the cross" and "Today, after the resurrection of Jesus".
A. The Word and the Father:
B. The Word and the Son:
And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death. And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left...And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise...And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost. Luke 23:32-33 and 39-43 and 46.
When our body dies, our eternal soul will follow the destination of our spirit because it is the ghost we give up like Jesus did when His body died (see the underlining above). Those who are born again of the Spirit of God will live forever in paradise with Him. Those who are unregenerate and not renewed (born again) by the Spirit of God will die forever in the torments of hell, the opposite of paradise.
C. The Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost:
(Note: If anyone ever tells you the Holy Ghost is not for us today, they do the work of the devil. That's also why the "versions" of the Bible hide the Holy Ghost contrary to the original scriptures.)
Yes. The Spirit is available instantly for us to partake of (drink) through the Word of God and shall flow from us if we believe in Him, Jesus the Word.
Remember,
ALL three parts, collectively and individually are God as a Spirit, the Spirit of God (the "Spirit"). The Father is the Spirit, the Word is the Spirit, and the Holy Ghost is the Spirit. We don't say, Father Spirit, Word Spirit, or Holy Ghost Spirit, but we could. Each part of the Spirit is holy ("Holy"). We could say the Holy Father (definitely not the pope), the Holy Word, and the Holy Holy Ghost. (The Holy Holy Ghost is also called the "Spirit of Truth" in the King James Bible to avoid confusion.)
The Old Testament comprises the Jewish law (the "Law") and the writings of their prophets. The Law is written in the first five books of the Old Testament (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). It is the Jewish Torah and mandates obedience to God's Word. The law and the writings of the prophets all foretold of the coming of Jesus the Christ, the Messiah. Jesus summarized all of the Law and the prophets by His Word which He is.
Therefore, Jesus is the fulfillment of the Old Testament Law and the prophets.
By way of reproof, the moment before Jesus died on the cross, He spoke of His purpose to fulfill the Old Testament Law and the prophets as being finished.
When we believe Jesus is the savior, we need not study the Old Testament because the Old Testament is the witness to this truth. When we believe, we don't need to study a witness; all we need to do is know it's there. Sure, we may quote Old Testament scripture as a timeless witness to the New Testament scripture, but many Christian churches spend way too much time in the Old Testament when the working of the Spirit by the faith of Jesus in us is from the New Testament, the New Covenant. Some even say the Old Testament can hold people back from growing in the Spirit if they ignore the New Testament because back in Old Testament times, the Holy Ghost did not reside inside the believer like it did Jesus, and now in us, the born again in Christ Jesus.
Yes. His death and resurrection proved the Word is true, and He is the one and only source of salvation for mankind. Now we must learn of Him.
We became saved (born again) because we heard and believed the gospel of Jesus the Christ according to the Word which He is.
As we live on earth now, everyone born again knows the Father as their true Father.
We seek to please our Father as an obedient child who loves Him by doing whatever He asks of us, and we accomplish the purpose He purposes in us individually. We start by following our brother Jesus as disciples.
Therefore, the life we now live, and the works and miracles we do as Jesus did, is by the same faith Jesus had (i.e., the faith of Jesus) because we share the same Spirit of God that gave Jesus eternal sonship with the Father. Basically, we get the same deal as Jesus if we follow Him, and He proves His way leads to eternal life!
Everyone born again comprises the church of the "firstborn" as a body, i.e., the Saved Church. The firstborn glorify Jesus.
We avoid the enemy by the Spirit living in us as we live inside-out by the Spirit because we know the enemy can only attack us from the outside-in and we no longer live that way. Jesus defeated death and the enemy, and receive His victory because of what Jesus did for us.
Yes. Start with the New Testament as the current one. The Old Testament is old and was replaced by the New Testament.
We reconciled the entire New Testament of the King James Bible using only the words written in it. We spent many years living, proving, and reproving, the Bible foundational basics in the Word we share here. They are unshakeable, and we give them to you as a basket bread. Please feed others with them.
For now, the Holy Ghost (Spirit of Truth) teaches you all things and reminds you of whatever Jesus said. The term Holy Spirit is not as illuminating as the term Holy Ghost. The switch from Holy Ghost to Holy Spirit kills the context thereby causing confusion and leading you away from the Father. Context is always best provided by the King James Bible.
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