A
depiction of the Roman soldier who acknowledged Jesus as the Son of
GOD following the Savior's death on the cross.
Today,
reply is on the birth of Jesus Christ through the operations of GOD,
rather than the operations of the flesh. The birth of Jesus is a
part of a larger operation by GOD to redeem mankind. The full array
of divine actions that were performed by GOD for the nativity of
Jesus are not reported in the holy writings. Even so, Christian
believers apprehend the birth of Jesus as agreeing with revealed
prophecy, promise, and eternal purpose. In addition to appetite
(e.g., hunger, sexual cravings, thirst), sensation (e.g., hearing,
seeing, tasting, touching) and the effects of emotion/mind (e.g.,
anger, fantasy, fear, recall), the flesh continues to generate
organic changes and shifts in ones conscious focus, reactions, and
responses. To continually acknowledge the character and nature of
Jesus Christ as consecrated and sacred, one must rely on sacred
process such as discernment, and the use of ones own spirit content
to realize and respond to the spirit matter within events, oneself,
other persons, presentations of doctrine, prophecy, etc. It is
written: Luke 1: 30-38, King James Version (KJV): 30 And the angel
said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a
son, and shalt call his name JESUS. 32 He shall be great, and shall
be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto
him the throne of his father David: 33 And he shall reign over the
house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know
not a man? 35 And the angel answered and said unto her, 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. 36 And, behold, thy cousin
Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is
the sixth month with her, who was called barren. 37 For with God
nothing shall be impossible. 38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid
of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel
departed from her. A fighter in the “Yahoo! Answers” public
forum on Religion & Spirituality using the ID “Yesterday
Strikes Back” (Level 6 with 10,556 points) posted the following:
Is
Jesus the biological son of the god?
Whom
did the god impregnate?
And
what are the christian sects which deny that Jesus is the only
biological son of the god?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: He was in the world, and the world was made by him,
and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own
received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power
to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his
name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh,
nor of the will of man, but of 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 bare witness
of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that
cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. And
of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. For the
law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus
Christ. (John 1: 10-17, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: Miracles and Christian Belief (01/30/2020); The Meat
That Perishes (01/13/2020); Sin Depicted Using Flesh (11/22/2019);
Christ Displayed Authentic Humanity (10/09/2019); Spirit Using Human
Form (08/16/2019); The Mystery of GODhead (10/21/2018); Mary
(06/13/2014); The Estate of His Handmaiden (06/14/2014)
“Yesterday
Strikes Back”, here are some points that may help. Jesus was born
from the flesh of a woman, yet, not through the animal and human
process of sexual reproduction. Those who acknowledge Jesus Christ
as the son of GOD—and who have
no spiritual confusion or unanswered questions—do
so by continuing within a “closed system” for knowledge and truth
(we say, staying inside the box; conforming to the dictates of
faith). Rather than his height, weight, and other features, focus
must be on the spirit matter and substance of Christ that expresses
divine prerogative, eternal purpose, and the sovereign will of GOD.
Sinners who turn to GOD through Jesus Christ must become developing
believers who undergo a transformation that is so comprehensive we
say, You must be born again; grow up again; and become mature/ripe
for harvest by the Lord at his appearing. Mature Christian believers
only rely on sacred knowledge that entails specific
definitions, language, meanings, standards, and values that are
distinct and separate from those for such disciplines and studies as
history, academic instruction, philosophy, politics, science, and
secular knowledge. The finite human tools of intellect,
logic, carnal reason, and “critical thinking” are expressions of
the flesh, rather than of the spirit substance within mankind that
was imparted as breath and life essence from GOD at the time
of Creation. The sum of all divine substance (we say, divine
fullness; the Godhead; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit) is
alive, exists as spirit in form, and displays multiple discrete, yet
inseparable, aspects. Included are balance, commitment, faith,
forgiveness, holiness, longsuffering, lovingkindness, oneness without
sameness, personhood, wisdom, and wrath against sin. While spirit is
manifest as invisible and unseen, and does not always use material
and physical form, spirit can be known as active presence,
cause, influence, and power. Mankind should be understood as
fashioned in the image of GOD; and Christians are to resemble,
reflect, and reveal the character and likeness of Jesus Christ. Even
so, consciousness and self-will within created beings and living
creatures may be corrupted and dominated by the operations of sin
that oppose the continued existence of sacred law. Jesus appeared on
the earth through operations of GOD that went beyond the ongoing
frameworks for time and space, mechanical process, and natural law.
While on the earth he was subject to aging, gradual growth, having to
get and process shared knowledge through communication, and
mortality.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, consider the following from the music
ministry of Steve Amerson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQEPqhn-M28). Even
so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according
to your faith.
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