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God became flesh, just a man. As
a man he showed mere men how
to become sons of God.
His mission
was to train men to overcome sin, world, and Satan to qualify them to rule the
world.
"The Word" was
God. He became flesh, just a man, Jesus of Nazareth. Christian tradition teaches
that as a man, Jesus of Nazareth has kept the status of God throughout his
earthly life, which Jesus of Nazareth has denied many times.
As a man, Jesus of
Nazareth did the will of God until his death on the cross. God cannot die. Jesus
of Nazareth died as a man and as the Lamb of God. According to the Bible, Jesus
of Nazareth could not have died if he were God.
Jesus of Nazareth
said that he could not do any miracles as a man if God were not with him doing
them. Jesus said that his disciples also will do the miracles, which they did.
As Moses spoke the commandments, Jesus of Nazareth also preached the
commandments of God and did the miracles.
As God created Eve
from the ribs of Adam, God and the Holy Ghost created the baby boy in the womb
of the Virgin Mary, the baby being the man Jesus of Nazareth. So, by birth Jesus
of Nazareth was not God, but only a man, which is flesh.
The Awesome Spirit God, the
source of Omni-Powers, created the whole universe. God the Word did not
consider to maintain the status with God, left the reputation and powers, and
became a mere man.
Christian tradition with its sentiment believes that Jesus of Nazareth was a
God-Man, meaning he was full God as well as he was full man. The Word of God
says that Jesus of Nazareth was only a man, as long as he lived on the earth.
John 4:24
God is a Spirit... Gen 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Rev 19:6 --- Alleluia:
for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
The Scripture
cites God as a Spirit. As the creator of all existence, the Spirit God is
evidently the source of all others—he is omnipotent, able to do all things.
Heb 10:38
--- but if any man draw back, my soul
shall have no pleasure in him. Matt 12:18
-- my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased.
According to the above passages, God is a Spirit, which
has soul where as man has flesh body and soul. Therefore, God is not a man. From
the beginning of time to when God ‘the Word’ became a man, who was Jesus, God
‘the Word’ was still God, a Soul in the Spirit.
John 1:1 In the
beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God. John 1:14
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.
Then breaking through the barrier of divinity, he became
flesh, a mere man.
Phil 2:6
Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7 But made himself of no reputation, and took
upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men.
At this point, ‘the Word’ ceased to be God and he became
just a man. Most Christians think that God ‘the Word’ has maintained the status
of God in the flesh, but God says that he did not keep any power or status. He
became human.
The Scripture indicates in various ways that ‘the Word’,
who was immortal God, became a mortal man, Jesus of Nazareth, without the divine
powers that he possessed in his Godhood when he was 'the Word.'
Heb 2:9
But we
see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering
of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should
taste death for every man.
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For it
became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing
many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through
sufferings.
God is not “a little lower than the angels”; he created
the angels. By telling us that Jesus was created lower than the angels, the
Scripture lets us know that he was without divine power. If God the Word
became the man, Jesus of Nazareth, with Omni spiritual powers, Jesus of Nazareth
could not have fully
experienced the persecution and sacrificed as a human being would. The
Scripture makes clear that Jesus of Nazareth was perfected through his sufferings—he had to
endure what ordinary humans endure, and yet remain perfect. He had no
shortcuts. In order to fulfill God’s mission of the great sacrifice, it was
necessary for him to become a man Jesus as a defenseless and ordinary human being.
“Well then,” Christians
ask, “How did Jesus perform miracles on earth if he didn’t keep his power as
God?” It is true that humans do not have the power to defy physical laws, and
manifest that supernatural works that Jesus performed. As ‘the Word’, we know
he had
powers of omnipotence, omnipresence and omniscience. If he left
his divinity behind, how did he perform miracles such as healing the sick,
raising the dead and casting out evil spirits?
Jesus tells us himself. He confessed that he could not
perform supernatural works by himself, but God ‘the Father’ does the work
through him so that people could witness.
John 5:19
Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The
Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for
what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.---
21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and
quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
His disciples and other workers of God have also performed
miracles granted in heaven with the gifts and power of God. Warning: even
false prophets will perform miracles to deceive believers. Hence, performing
miracles is not an indicator of divinity, or even that the person follows God
the Creator, who inspired the Bible.
Matt 1:18
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was
espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of
the Holy Ghost.
Luke 1:35 And the
angel answered and said unto her (Mary), The Holy Ghost 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.
Christians interpret the above passages as
evidence that Jesus was part human and part divine, similar to the many
part-mortal, part-immortal gods of Greek and Hindu mythology. They read that
the Father and Holy Spirit jointly became the father with Virgin Mary being the
mother. This understanding is not correct.
Gen 3:15
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and
her seed (Jesus Christ); it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his
heel.
The child was the seed of Mary, but not of ‘the
seed’ of God.
Heb 10:5
…when he cometh into the world, he saith…a body hast thou prepared me:
Conception occurs when the seed of the father fertilizes
the seed of the mother. This fertilized seed then incubates in the mother’s
womb until it is ready for independent existence. God the Father and God the
Holy Spirit were involved in the conception of Jesus, but they provided neither
seed, nor substance of themselves. God, being Spirit, did not have physical
seed to place in Mary’s womb. Their role was to create a body in Mary’s womb
from her own body, much like the creation of Eve from the ribs of Adam.
John 1:14
…the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us…
Matt 1:21
…she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his
name JESUS…
Because God prepared the body from Mary’s flesh, Jesus
was of the seed of Mary. That is, Mary conceived with the substance of only her
body, as well as brought forth, the baby. In other words, Virgin Mary was both
the father and the mother of the baby. God ‘the Word’ entered the body as a
human soul, to be born as a baby boy, as the son of only Virgin Mary. God was
not the father of the baby, but he was the creator.
Jesus of Nazareth needed to grow in the spirit and needed
to receive the grace of God, as any other human child.
Luke 2:40
…the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace
of God was upon him.
However, even as a boy,
he remembered that he was here to do God’s work, but he called God as his
Father.
Luke 2:49
…he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist
ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?
He was not born from God, but Jesus followed the leading
of the Holy Spirit and became the Son of God, as indicated by the context of the
following Scripture.
Romans 8:14
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
Christians think that God became a man in order to die for the sins of the
world. As it is true, the mission of Jesus Christ is also to preach
the truth, show the way and to give eternal life to his
obedient people.
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto
him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but
by me.
Jesus had a strong sense of duty towards the purpose for
which he came, from his childhood onwards. He never presented himself as either
a free agent, or a philosopher/revolutionary thinker of his time.
Heb 10:7
Then said I, Lo, I come --- to do thy will, O God.
John 6:38 For
I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent
me.
Since Jesus pleased the Father, the presence of the
Father was always with him.
John 8:29
…he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left
me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
Matt 3:16
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water…17
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well
pleased.
The Father’s presence was not extra help and attention
given to Jesus because he came to earth to fulfill the Father’s mission. Jesus
was required, as we are required after conversion, to look to the will of God in
our daily lives, seek to please him, and speak his truth. According to the
requirement, Jesus kept the commandments of his Father.
John 3:34
For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the
Spirit by measure unto him. 35
The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
John 15:10
…I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his
love.
However, being a conscious human being with physical and
emotional awareness, he struggled. He needed, and asked for the support of his
disciples. We could see his agony and human frailty. Nearing the final moments leading to his painful death, he even prayed
that if it were possible that ‘the Father’ would remove the cup placed before
him to drink. In the same breath, he surrenders his will to God.
Matt 26:38
Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry
ye here, and watch with me. 39
And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and
prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me:
nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
In the Old Testament, God had given the children of
Israel a ritual to receive forgiveness from the sins they have committed. The
ritual required them to find the choice lamb—one with no “spot or blemish”, no
imperfections—and transfer their sins upon it ceremonially, then spill its blood
by killing it as a sacrifice. These sacrificial lambs are the shadow of the
sinless Lamb of God, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus lived a perfect holy life in order
to be the sacrificial Lamb of God without blemish and without spot.
John 1:29
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and
saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Isa 53:3
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:
and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him
not. 4 Surely
he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him
stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities:
the chastisement of our peace was upon him…
1Pet 1:18 …ye
were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain
conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of
a lamb without blemish and without spot.
1John 2:2
…is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins
of the whole world.
Another interesting point is that the intent of this
supreme sacrifice was ONLY to forgive the past sins of his people.
If some of us knowingly and willfully sinning repeatedly, taking the
sacrifice of the Lamb of God for granted, then the wrath of God will be upon
them.
Rom 3:24
Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ
Jesus: 25 Whom
God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare
his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past…
Heb 10:26 For if we sin
wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth,
there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, 27 But a certain fearful looking
for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. 28
He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: 29
Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who
hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the
covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite
unto the Spirit of grace?
How exactly did he
bring salvation? This great gift is
too valuable to offer blindly. Many Christians upon hearing of God’s love for
the whole world then misunderstand that surely he must not really object to the
sin that made them sinners, and that with such great generosity God would not
require anything in return.
However, the path to
salvation is rigorous. In order to
obtain the benefits of this great sacrifice: the Salvation, the grace of God
and the Holy Spirit, we must also follow in obedience.
Obedience to God is the key requirement for salvation.
There is no salvation for those who do not obey the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Obedience was not an easy task even for Jesus. The Scripture says that he
learned obedience through his sufferings. By doing so, he became the author of
salvation—he accomplish this, thereby making it possible for us. He became the
Savior of all who follow.
Heb 5:7
Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up
prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to
save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
8 Though he were a
Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
9 And being made
perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey
him;---.
Only those who obey him are his people,
who God
will save. God will reject those who call Him Lord without obeying him.
Matt 7:21
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of
heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Matt 1:21
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he
shall save his people from their sins.
Jesus Christ did not give sermons and seminars on how to
receive healing, wealth and other miracles. However, he healed the sick, cast
out demons and performed miracles to glorify God. He did not advertise his
services; rather, he preached the gospel. The gospel that Jesus
Christ preached is still the true gospel today. All the gospels built around
obtaining prosperity, political power, healing and eternal security from God are
false and self-serving gospels.
Matt 4:23
…Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and
preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness
and all manner of disease among the people.
Heb 2:3 How
shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the
first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them
that heard him.
John 14:12
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on
me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he
do; because I go unto my Father.
The disciples
of Jesus
taught the same gospel as Jesus Christ,
healed people and cast out the devils as their master did.
After his resurrection, Jesus Christ told his
disciples to continue his message and doings in the world. He granted them
power to teach and perform miracles when he was alive, and said that they would
have even greater power once he returned to his Father with his mission
accomplished.
Luke 9:1
Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority
over all devils, and to cure diseases. 2
And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to
heal the sick… 6
And they departed, and went through the towns,
preaching the gospel, and healing everywhere
Matt 28:19
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
20 Teaching them to
observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you…
Mark 16:15
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and
preach the gospel to every creature. 16
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not
shall be damned.
Please notice that Jesus Christ authorized only his
disciples, who followed his commandments, to preach his gospel. He did not issue general instructions, or permission, to whosoever would like to
preach the gospel.
Before his ascension, he instructed his disciples to
tarry for the Holy Spirit because they would receive power after the Holy Spirit
had come upon them. When Jesus was with his disciples, the spirit through him
led them. After his departure, none had the sanction to teach or preach without
receiving of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 1:4
And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not
depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he,
ye have heard of me. 5
For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be
baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
With the power of the Holy Spirit and by the presence of
God the Father and God the Son, his true disciples will carry on the ministry
until the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. The purpose of the true
ministry is to perfect saints as Jesus Christ was perfect.
Eph 4:11
…he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some,
pastors and teachers; 12
For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying
of the body of Christ: 13
Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of
God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of
Christ…
Christ’s purpose went beyond the forgiveness of sin,
which the symbolic sacrifices at the time still accomplished. He wanted to
bring about a change in the hearts and consciousness of human beings, and to
show humans how a perfect life could be vigilantly lived through the grace of
God and continual presence of the Holy Spirit.
God the Father says that his righteous servant
would justify many. Justify means to make a person just, which is righteous.
Is 53:11
…by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall
bear their iniquities.
Acquittal of a criminal offence does not make a criminal
a just person. If God justifies a person, he declares him as righteous according
to the obedience of his commandments. Righteousness means rightness—pure,
clean, with integrity, lacking hypocrisy or crafty intent. Jesus, the righteous
servant of God, will justify many. That is, he will save his people from their
sins, not by only forgiving their sins but by converting them to righteousness.
He will introduce a way for them to live righteous lives, and declare them as
righteous people, who live them.
Jesus lived a perfect and holy life as an example
so that the people would follow his steps. He had no resources at his disposal
that are not available to us through his sacrifice: 1) the grace of God, and 2)
the guidance of the Holy Spirit. With nothing more than these and his human
flesh, he lived a life perfect in thought and deed for man to see and follow.
1Pet 2:21
For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving
us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
22 Who did no sin,
neither was guile found in his mouth: 23
Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened
not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
24 Who his own self
bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins,
should live unto righteousness:
When Jesus of Nazareth, the
servant of God, came to the temple of God, he said that the house of God—that
should have been the house of prayer—had become a den of thieves. He accused the
temple merchants of being thieves and reviled them. Regarding the life of the
Scribes and Pharisees, he decreed woe to them. Regarding the city of Jerusalem,
he pronounced destruction. He was very displeased with the temple. He shows
himself to be not the servant of the temple, but the servant of God. Also
important, he shows that those who were servants of the temple were often not
servants of God.
Matt 21:12 And Jesus went into the temple of
God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the
tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
13 And said unto them,
It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it
a den of thieves.
You may read
Matt 23:13-38.
Here is a selection:
Matt 23:13 But woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye
neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
… 16
Woe unto you, ye blind guides…
Many times in Jesus’
ministry, he called attention to the self-serving, hypocritical behavior of the
clergy who were primarily concerned with establishing themselves as morally
superior to others, rather than being concerned with the purity of their own
hearts and intentions, and those of others. He set the pattern of a true
servant of God.
1Peter 2:21
For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also
suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
God created human beings. God wants human beings to live
a holy life in obedience to him. God will glorify those successful in this
endeavor as sons of God who inherit the eternal Kingdom. In order to show a way
for humans to live a holy life, God ‘the Word’ became a man, and made his life
an example for all. This is the grace and gift of God.
2Cor 8:9
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he
was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty
might be rich.
Rev 3:21
To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in
my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his
throne.
Rev 21:7
He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
Romans 8:17
And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ;
if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
God ‘the Word’ left the glory of God and became a mere
man so that an ordinary human can inherit the glory of God. God calls every one
of you to follow him. If you follow him, you will be able to overcome, as he
overcame. You will then sit with Jesus Christ in the throne of God forever.
You shall be the son of God to inherit all things. This is grace that God
became a man to make a man the son of God. Praise the Lord.
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Jesus Christ Demands that
Sinning People must Repent
Matt 4:17 … Jesus
began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Mark 6:12 And they
went out, and preached that men should repent.
Acts 17:30 And the
times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to
repent:
Rev 2:5 Remember
therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or
else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his
place, except thou repent.
Rev 2:16 Repent; or
else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword
of my mouth.
Rev 2:21 And I gave
her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
22 Behold, I will
cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great
tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
23 And I will kill her children with death;
and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and
hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
Rev 3:3 Remember
therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If
therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt
not know what hour I will come upon thee.
Rev 3:19 As many as I
love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
God forgives
Past Sins on Conditions
Matt 6:12 And
forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 14 For if ye forgive men their
trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 15 But if ye forgive
not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
(Forgive others)
Matt 18:35 So
likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts
forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
(Forgive his brother)
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
(Confess your sins to God)
1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light,
we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son
cleanseth us from all sin.
(Walk in the
light as Jesus walked)
Romans 3:24 Being
justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
25 Whom God hath
set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his
righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the
forbearance of God; (When you no longer
commit sin by his grace, your past sins are all forgiven)
Eph 1:7
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the
forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
(forgiveness is the part of grace of God)
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If You Love God
You Will Obey Him
Matt 6:24
No man can serve two masters: for either he will
hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and
despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
(If you love God, you will hate mammon, which
is the things of this world)
Matt 22:37
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38
This is the first and great commandment.
John 14:15
If ye love me, keep my commandments. 21 He that hath
my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth
me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to
him. 23
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man
love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will
come unto him, and make our abode with him.
24
He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings:
John 15:10
If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my
love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
1 John 5:2 By
this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his
commandments.
3
For this is the love of God, that we keep his
commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
2 John 1:6
And this is love, that we walk after his
commandments.
Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good
to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his
purpose.
1 Cor 2:9 But as
it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the
heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
1 Cor 8:3
But if any man love God, the same is known of him.
James 2:5
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen
the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath
promised to them that love him?
Purpose of Church Ministry
1 Peter 1:14 As
obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in
your ignorance: 15
But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of
conversation; 16
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
Eph 3:19 And to know
the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all
the ullness of God.
Eph 4:11 And he gave
some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and
teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints,
for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
13 Till we all come
in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a
perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the ullness of Christ:
14 That we
henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every
wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they
lie in wait to deceive; 15
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is
the head, even Christ:
1 John 3:6 Whosoever
abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known
him.
Matt 5:48 Be ye
therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Do Not Commit Sin
2 Tim 2:19
Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord
knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ
depart from iniquity.
1Cor15:33 Be not
deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. 34 Awake to righteousness,
and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
Psalms 4:4 Stand in
awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.
Selah.
Psalms 119:11 Thy
word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Romans 6:12 Let
not sin therefore reign in your mortal
body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
13 Neither yield
ye your members as instruments of
unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that
are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto
God. 14
For sin shall not have dominion over you:
for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
1 John 2:1 My little
children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not.
1 John 3:6 Whosoever
abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither
known him. 7
Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is
righteous, even as he is righteous. 8
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the
beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might
destroy the works of the devil. 9
Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and
he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
Alleluia
John 3:7 -You must be
Born Again
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Pastor Isaac Livingston
Alleluia Church of God
P.O. Box 962
Oak Park, IL 60303, USA
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