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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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