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Wednesday,
January 30, 2008
Son of God
Matthew 16:13-15 When Jesus came into the
coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say
that I the Son of man am? (14) And they said, Some say that thou art John
the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
(15) He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? (KJV)
If you go into any city and take the time
to look into a phone book under the title of churches you will find pages
and pages of different so called faiths and denominations. In others words,
when posed with the same question we see in the above verses mankind is
still rendering many different opinions on who this Jesus of Nazareth was
and what to call this man. In fact some two thousand plus years ago some
were trying to associate him with the Baptist, which being the fact that he
didn’t acknowledge himself to be one back then I don’t know why so many today
are still trying to pin that label on him. We do see him acknowledging
himself as the Son of man, having partaken of flesh and blood, but as we
are about to see, something else will come into play and expand the field
so to speak.
Matthew 16:16-18 And Simon Peter answered
and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. (17) 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.
(18) And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I
will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
(KJV)
Christ, the Son of the living God, not
God as many claim, but His Son. The fact that God Himself is a spirit it would
only be fitting that His Son, Christ, is of that realm also. Not only was
this Jesus born of the flesh but he was also reborn of the Spirit and is
Spirit also; the same Spirit of Christ that led this man Jesus of Nazareth
is the same Spirit that is abiding in you and what should be leading you as
well. This rock foundation is spiritual, and the only foundation that will
withstand and prevail against the gates of hell. It is this Spirit of
Christ within the believer that allows each of us to be a part of the
family of God so that we too can receive the adoption of Sons. We see our
Lord acknowledging the two births again, that which is born of flesh is
flesh, Jesus of Nazareth, and that which is born of Spirit is Spirit,
Christ, which if any man has not His Spirit he is not of God, which now
makes it a complete package, Jesus Christ the Son of the living God.
1 Corinthians 10:2-5 And were all
baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; (3) And did all eat the
same spiritual meat; (4) And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for
they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was
Christ. (5) But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were
overthrown in the wilderness. (KJV)
Even in the Old Testament we see the Son
of God, Christ, alive and well, His spirit working among the people. Back
then it was providing water that fed the flesh, today it provides us living
spiritual water that quenches our spiritual thirst. This is the only name,
the rock solid name of the Son of God that our Father acknowledges as one
of His and the only name that you can get your prayers through to our
Father with. Though many claim that Christ was born in Bethlehem, it was
Jesus the son of man that was born, Christ always was and always will be,
or as He put it I AM. Again that which is born of flesh is flesh, and that
which is born of Spirit is Spirit; you must be born again with this Spirit
of Christ or you cannot see the kingdom of God.
Colossians 1:26-29 Even the mystery which
hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to
his saints: (27) To whom God would make known what is the riches of the
glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope
of glory: (28) Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in
all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: (29)
Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh
in me mightily. (KJV)
Paul described this revelation of Christ
as a mystery, something hid and kept secret but now made manifest. To those
that operate solely in the realm of the flesh this continues to be a
mystery. And like we saw with the question asked in Matthew 16:13-15, many
are still answering this question according to popular opinion and not by a
personal revelation and relationship with God in the Spirit. So no matter
what man thinks or how many labels and titles they try and put on Him, His
word is quite specific on how His plan of salvation works and who it is
that is working in His people. So people, before you jump on these
bandwagons of popular beliefs and doctrines take the time in the word of
God and prayer, and see for yourself who the Lord truly is and by what name
does He go by and acknowledge Himself to be. The only teaching and the only
way to present the believer perfect, mature in all wisdom, will only be
accomplished by the wisdom of God through the knowledge of His Son, Jesus
Christ.
1 Timothy 3:16 And without controversy
great is the mystery of godliness: 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. (KJV)
This is a great mystery and continues to
be because it is hid to the carnal man and his way of thinking, and only
revealed to the spiritual man and those that desire to worship God in
Spirit and in truth. God truly was manifest in the flesh, His plan of
salvation and the miracles that He worked through Jesus of Nazareth were
only accomplished by the Spirit of Christ within Him and His willingness
and obedience to follow that leading. As this Jesus Christ is known also as
the Son of God, so are you if you continue your relationship with the
Father basing your walk on what the Spirit of Christ working within you
dictates and not by the box mankind tries to stick Him in and label Him
with. It takes one to know one; so if you want to resemble your Father in
heaven then you need to follow the example of the Son and the Spirit of
Him, Christ, if you wish to receive the reward of inheritance. We will
continue with this topic of the Son of God, so keep the faith grounded and
settled within you and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel.
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