Today, focus is upon a Scripture teaching that Jesus is the Word (see John 1: 14, KJV). Also, there is more on intercessory prayer. A “Yahoo! Answers” writer using the ID “Kelvin” (Level 2 with 835 points, a member since August 17, 2013) posted the following:
Christians - What does it mean to say that Jesus is God's Word?
In the Bible, John begins with this verse: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God,”. I learnt that Jesus is the Word. So my question is what it means to be the Word of God? I'm really confused
THE BATTLE AXE: Intercession (12/27/2013)—Believers continue the ministry of Jesus Christ in the earth in many different ways that include sharing the joy of their own salvation, and praying on behalf of others that they might also receive blessing and new life. Intercession may be recognized in attitudes, behavior and godly devotions that are comforting, healing and selfless. Care for the poor and needy are special areas of concern that continually call forth unselfish prayer. The needy include those who have not yet received an endowment of the imparted, indwelling Spirit, those unfamiliar with the beauty of Scripture, those who are undereducated, and many outside the arc of fellowship in Christ by virtue of disbelief. Even so, believers must use balance and discernment, for all are not to come under the shield of sacred prayer. (See Psalm 72: 12-14, Isaiah 61: 10, Isaiah 55: 6-8, Jeremiah 11: 13-15, Matthew 5: 54, and John 17: 8-10, KJV.)
THE GOLDEN ARROW: For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. (Isaiah 55: 10-12, KJV)
THE DOUBLE DAGGER: Only One GOD (09/14/2013); Utterance is Spirit (09/08/2013); A Start for the Idea of GOD? (09/09/2013); Spirit Matter (10/21/2012); Caesarea Philippi (10/22/2012); How Was GOD Known Before Jesus? (10/06/2012); Jesus, King of Earth? (10/07/2012)
“Kelvin”, I hope you can receive the following points based on Bible teachings that are being shared here as part of your blessing by the birth of Christ:
(1.) Accepting that GOD is a spirit being whose entire makeup is spirit matter (such as faith, holiness, joy, wisdom, wrath against sin), Christian believers understand that the power comprising divinity generates all existence, including that of carnal and material beings.
(2.) As a spirit, GOD is without dimension and physical form, yet, there are multiple agencies and devices that allow created beings and living creatures to realize that the action and presence of GOD displays intent, purpose and will. In putting forth the Creation of heaven and earth, GOD becomes known as a single entity who reveals or displays himself as multiple persons (we say, the GODhead). In Creation, GOD appears in existence as agent of the full GODhead, breath, life essence conveyed by blood, light, and utterance (we say, speech).
(3.) Until appearing incarnate (we say, in flesh) as Jesus Christ, the actions and life patterns that describe a “son of the Highest” existed barely recognizable, and unseen. Christ has been eternal, and is now made known and visible through ongoing divine operations that include judgment, redemption, salvation and sanctification.
There is far more to be said, properly shared, and spiritually understood. (For example, (4.) Divine utterance includes commandment and sacred law, expressions of divine love, praise, prayer, proclamation, promise, prophecy, and warning. Jesus Christ is respected by believers as the chosen human vessel and instrument to contain, carryout, and fulfill all the things of divine utterance among and on behalf of all created beings and living creatures.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Grow in grace.
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. (John 4: 23-24, KJV)
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
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Saturday, December 28, 2013
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
(12/11/2013) Asked to Help?
Today, the duty of believers, divine love, and sharing are topics. Also, there is more on judgment and whether believers can have complete happiness while justice demands the damnation of others. The writer at “Yahoo! Answers India” using the ID “deepak57” (Level 7 with 29,216 points, a member since 10 April 2006) posted the following:
If God asks you to help your brother, will you help him, even with money ?
THE BATTLE AXE: Can Someone Be Happy? (12/10/2013)—Yes, there are many things that will be the exclusive privilege of GOD. However, where the good news of divine love demonstrated by the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is correctly accepted and consistently put to work as a believer’s primary understanding, a person receives freedom, hope, and strength. All confusion, doubt, fear, and guilt can be cast out through the joint operations of GOD and the believer. Even so, as the rappers say, You can deal with this, or you can deal with that…. Every time a trapeze artist goes up under the Big Top, he may concentrate on falling or missing the bar; or he can concentrate on what he has perfected through practice. Every time the lion tamer enters the cage, he may concentrate on being ripped apart by the fury and terror of the beasts, or he may concentrate on completing a thoroughly rehearsed routine. Similarly, it is a choice that must be made voluntarily by every believer to focus upon the myriad of benefits and sacred possibilities, or to continue to be filled with the cares and worries that come by the animal aspects of human existence. Many feel it is more noble to commit themselves to a desperate concentration upon family and loved ones than to become a full time worker for their inclusion within the coming kingdom. Rather than spread the Gospel after preparation through fellowship, prayer, and study, instead, they attack all divine provisions for death, rebirth, and sanctification. Righteous judgment does not always mean condemnation, and verdicts of “guilty as charged.” There also is mercy, and proclamations of “not guilty” and even of “time served.” Realizing the power of divine love in ones own experience through the ministries of Jesus Christ does require change, growth, learning, and submission to GOD, for the rebirth is properly understood as the revelation of GOD to all Creation. (See Isaiah 65: 13-25, Romans 6: 3-5, 2nd Corinthians 5: 1-10, Colossians 3: 1-15 and Revelation 3: 17-19, KJV.)
THE GOLDEN ARROW: Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work; That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion. Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him? He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the Lord. (Jeremiah 22: 13-16, KJV)
THE DOUBLE DAGGER: The Rich in Divine Relationship? (11/29/2013); We Are Still Sinning? (11/30/2013); The Head Not the Tail? (10/21/2013); Stronger Tests for the Strong? (10/22/2013); On Seeing Jesus Serve the Poor (12/03/2012); Hero or Zero? (12/04/2012); Prosperity Destroys Fools (09/25/2012); Life and Death (09/26/2012)
“deepak57”, may I share some thoughts. Money is often needed, yet, is the least important thing. In pride, many insist upon their having entitlement and rights to the belongings of others. Many respond to giving with anger, hostility, and resentment. Here are a few points carefully considered among Christian believers:
(1.) GOD is a being whose content and makeup is pure spirit substance. Included are such inseparable endowments as faith, holiness, humility, longsuffering, love, truth, wisdom, and wrath against sin. GOD is incarnate (has a body, dimension, or form), performs actions, and is known to be present through material objects that include created beings and living creatures.
(2.) Through Creation, GOD displays divine process, feeling, intellect, person, presence, sacred purpose, and consecrated will. Despite that human awareness and language do not allow a perfect understanding to things that are totally spirit in nature and substance, and that, therefore, our communication is always imperfect, mankind does have developed methods and expressions that allow us to have some shared understandings.
(3.) Through the Gospel of Jesus Christ, men and women in the earth receive a revelation of divine love, whereby we learn that “helping” and being in relationship as brothers is also a process of making divinity and Spirit present, and visible. For this reason, believers in the Gospel often must serve and share as those who are themselves in poverty, and forced to operate with financial limitations; yet, who possess spiritual gifts and understandings that are described as riches and wealth. Human history has shown that, where we continue with a narrow focus generated by our animal aspects and the flesh, helping and solving problems become corrupted. Help in time of trouble becomes simply a matter of barter, buying and selling, exploitation, lending, and giving away money, and so promotes betrayal, conflict, crime, destruction, selfishness, and war.
There is far more to be said, reasonably shared, and spiritually understood. (For example, (4.) It is not how little or much we possess; it is how much we enjoy what we possess; and the key to enjoying more is that we share what we have. Thus, as humans, our compassion is most freely expressed when acknowledged and welcomed through gratitude and respect. However, to love (we say, to add value) is to provide benefit without obligation and demands for payment—even the simple courtesy of a “thank you.” Too often, human efforts to love by giving unselfishly become distracted and side-tracked, for our fleshly aspect repeatedly seeks validation by covenants of acceptance, cooperation, truth and trust as conditions for our continuing to help. By contrast, what we do anchored and rooted in divine love allows both giver and receiver to be in full freedom, and, thereby, has enduring value to all.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to your faith. A ransom has been paid for you; you are counted as having infinite worth. Jesus is coming.
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
If God asks you to help your brother, will you help him, even with money ?
THE BATTLE AXE: Can Someone Be Happy? (12/10/2013)—Yes, there are many things that will be the exclusive privilege of GOD. However, where the good news of divine love demonstrated by the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is correctly accepted and consistently put to work as a believer’s primary understanding, a person receives freedom, hope, and strength. All confusion, doubt, fear, and guilt can be cast out through the joint operations of GOD and the believer. Even so, as the rappers say, You can deal with this, or you can deal with that…. Every time a trapeze artist goes up under the Big Top, he may concentrate on falling or missing the bar; or he can concentrate on what he has perfected through practice. Every time the lion tamer enters the cage, he may concentrate on being ripped apart by the fury and terror of the beasts, or he may concentrate on completing a thoroughly rehearsed routine. Similarly, it is a choice that must be made voluntarily by every believer to focus upon the myriad of benefits and sacred possibilities, or to continue to be filled with the cares and worries that come by the animal aspects of human existence. Many feel it is more noble to commit themselves to a desperate concentration upon family and loved ones than to become a full time worker for their inclusion within the coming kingdom. Rather than spread the Gospel after preparation through fellowship, prayer, and study, instead, they attack all divine provisions for death, rebirth, and sanctification. Righteous judgment does not always mean condemnation, and verdicts of “guilty as charged.” There also is mercy, and proclamations of “not guilty” and even of “time served.” Realizing the power of divine love in ones own experience through the ministries of Jesus Christ does require change, growth, learning, and submission to GOD, for the rebirth is properly understood as the revelation of GOD to all Creation. (See Isaiah 65: 13-25, Romans 6: 3-5, 2nd Corinthians 5: 1-10, Colossians 3: 1-15 and Revelation 3: 17-19, KJV.)
THE GOLDEN ARROW: Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work; That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion. Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him? He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the Lord. (Jeremiah 22: 13-16, KJV)
THE DOUBLE DAGGER: The Rich in Divine Relationship? (11/29/2013); We Are Still Sinning? (11/30/2013); The Head Not the Tail? (10/21/2013); Stronger Tests for the Strong? (10/22/2013); On Seeing Jesus Serve the Poor (12/03/2012); Hero or Zero? (12/04/2012); Prosperity Destroys Fools (09/25/2012); Life and Death (09/26/2012)
“deepak57”, may I share some thoughts. Money is often needed, yet, is the least important thing. In pride, many insist upon their having entitlement and rights to the belongings of others. Many respond to giving with anger, hostility, and resentment. Here are a few points carefully considered among Christian believers:
(1.) GOD is a being whose content and makeup is pure spirit substance. Included are such inseparable endowments as faith, holiness, humility, longsuffering, love, truth, wisdom, and wrath against sin. GOD is incarnate (has a body, dimension, or form), performs actions, and is known to be present through material objects that include created beings and living creatures.
(2.) Through Creation, GOD displays divine process, feeling, intellect, person, presence, sacred purpose, and consecrated will. Despite that human awareness and language do not allow a perfect understanding to things that are totally spirit in nature and substance, and that, therefore, our communication is always imperfect, mankind does have developed methods and expressions that allow us to have some shared understandings.
(3.) Through the Gospel of Jesus Christ, men and women in the earth receive a revelation of divine love, whereby we learn that “helping” and being in relationship as brothers is also a process of making divinity and Spirit present, and visible. For this reason, believers in the Gospel often must serve and share as those who are themselves in poverty, and forced to operate with financial limitations; yet, who possess spiritual gifts and understandings that are described as riches and wealth. Human history has shown that, where we continue with a narrow focus generated by our animal aspects and the flesh, helping and solving problems become corrupted. Help in time of trouble becomes simply a matter of barter, buying and selling, exploitation, lending, and giving away money, and so promotes betrayal, conflict, crime, destruction, selfishness, and war.
There is far more to be said, reasonably shared, and spiritually understood. (For example, (4.) It is not how little or much we possess; it is how much we enjoy what we possess; and the key to enjoying more is that we share what we have. Thus, as humans, our compassion is most freely expressed when acknowledged and welcomed through gratitude and respect. However, to love (we say, to add value) is to provide benefit without obligation and demands for payment—even the simple courtesy of a “thank you.” Too often, human efforts to love by giving unselfishly become distracted and side-tracked, for our fleshly aspect repeatedly seeks validation by covenants of acceptance, cooperation, truth and trust as conditions for our continuing to help. By contrast, what we do anchored and rooted in divine love allows both giver and receiver to be in full freedom, and, thereby, has enduring value to all.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to your faith. A ransom has been paid for you; you are counted as having infinite worth. Jesus is coming.
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
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