Post by Les Brewer on Jul 10, 2012 10:58:02 GMT
John Wolf
Calvary's Cross Ministries
Preaching Christ Crucified
From the pastor's desk....
Good morning friends and loved ones.I hope and pray everyone is well and in good spirits.
Genesis 1:26,"And God said,Let Us make man in Our Image,after Our likeness:...." and Genesis 3:22,"And the LORD God said,behold,the man has become as one of Us,to know good and evil:...."
In the beginning,when the Lord created mankind,He created us after His own image,as Genesis 1:26 plainly states.But during the creative process God was speaking to someone.Notice the plural terminology "Let Us" and "in Our Image" and "after Our likeness".Then verse 27 says,"So God created man in His Own image,in the image of God created He,him;male and female created He,them." Who could have God been talking to?
Could it have been the angels of heaven,as one Jehovah's Witness,once told me,when I asked him who God was talking to.The answer is simply,No! Why? Because we were not created in the image of angels and God as is plainly stated (vs.27). Well,O.K.,Were we created in the image of mankind? No! For man was not yet created! So ,this leaves open the only other alternative. We were really created in the image of God as is plainly stated.Now,I realize that most rational,reasonable,thinking people believe that we were,in fact,created such.We are image bearers of the Great and Mighty God who spoke things into existence by His Word. But this still does not answer the initial question that I asked at the outset. Who could God have been talking to?
Very early in the sacred text of Scripture,in the very first chapter of Genesis,God gives us a glimpse into His essence.God was beginning to reveal to mankind that He has an essence about Himself that is knowable and understandable.God was in fact speaking to another Person(s) of equal standing.Since we are created in His image and after His likeness,it becomes unthinkable and indisputable to imagine anything other than what is stated.God was beginning to reveal Himself as a Triune Being,of infinite power,wisdom and knowledge. So,why do you say Triune,why does it have to be three persons in perfect unity? Tri-unity,that's what triune means,three in unity. In the entire Bible,both Old and New Testaments,there are many Scriptures that reveal God as being more than one person.We must understand that we are limited in our understanding,so to try and understand a Being that is infinite in understanding is impossible.But we can get somewhat of an understanding of who God is from what He has revealed about Himself in Scripture.
John 1:1,14;I Tim.3:16 reveals that Jesus Christ is also called God,and Acts 5:3-4 reveal that the Holy Ghost (Spirit) is also called God. There are instances in the Scripture that refer to man and angels as gods,even Satan is called the god of the present world system.It becomes necessary for us to understand though,that,created beings such as man,angels,Satan,fallen angels,cannot,are not gods by nature.There are only Three in the Bible that are shown to be God because of their nature i.e.,They have infinite knowledge,power,wisdom,understanding,they have no beginning of days nor end of life.The Scripture reveals they are worthy of worship,service and complete devotion.These Three are are revealed in Scripture as The Father,The Son and The Holy Spirit.They make up the Trinity,One God in Three Divine Persons.
Let no man confuse the honest person who seeks to understand their God,and what He has chosen to show us about Himself,simply because they choose to reject the thought.Belief in the Trinity was first revealed by Jesus Himself in Matt.28:19 when He gave us the Baptismal formula (which see). It was believed by the very earliest of the Apostles and the disciples,as noted by the references above.Let no man or wolves in sheeps clothing tell you it is a doctrine started by the Catholic Church.It was started by Jesus Himself,and surely He knew what He was talking about!
May the Lord bless you and keep you safe in His loving arms today and always,in Jesus name,Amen........J.W.
Calvary's Cross Ministries
Preaching Christ Crucified
From the pastor's desk....
Good morning friends and loved ones.I hope and pray everyone is well and in good spirits.
Genesis 1:26,"And God said,Let Us make man in Our Image,after Our likeness:...." and Genesis 3:22,"And the LORD God said,behold,the man has become as one of Us,to know good and evil:...."
In the beginning,when the Lord created mankind,He created us after His own image,as Genesis 1:26 plainly states.But during the creative process God was speaking to someone.Notice the plural terminology "Let Us" and "in Our Image" and "after Our likeness".Then verse 27 says,"So God created man in His Own image,in the image of God created He,him;male and female created He,them." Who could have God been talking to?
Could it have been the angels of heaven,as one Jehovah's Witness,once told me,when I asked him who God was talking to.The answer is simply,No! Why? Because we were not created in the image of angels and God as is plainly stated (vs.27). Well,O.K.,Were we created in the image of mankind? No! For man was not yet created! So ,this leaves open the only other alternative. We were really created in the image of God as is plainly stated.Now,I realize that most rational,reasonable,thinking people believe that we were,in fact,created such.We are image bearers of the Great and Mighty God who spoke things into existence by His Word. But this still does not answer the initial question that I asked at the outset. Who could God have been talking to?
Very early in the sacred text of Scripture,in the very first chapter of Genesis,God gives us a glimpse into His essence.God was beginning to reveal to mankind that He has an essence about Himself that is knowable and understandable.God was in fact speaking to another Person(s) of equal standing.Since we are created in His image and after His likeness,it becomes unthinkable and indisputable to imagine anything other than what is stated.God was beginning to reveal Himself as a Triune Being,of infinite power,wisdom and knowledge. So,why do you say Triune,why does it have to be three persons in perfect unity? Tri-unity,that's what triune means,three in unity. In the entire Bible,both Old and New Testaments,there are many Scriptures that reveal God as being more than one person.We must understand that we are limited in our understanding,so to try and understand a Being that is infinite in understanding is impossible.But we can get somewhat of an understanding of who God is from what He has revealed about Himself in Scripture.
John 1:1,14;I Tim.3:16 reveals that Jesus Christ is also called God,and Acts 5:3-4 reveal that the Holy Ghost (Spirit) is also called God. There are instances in the Scripture that refer to man and angels as gods,even Satan is called the god of the present world system.It becomes necessary for us to understand though,that,created beings such as man,angels,Satan,fallen angels,cannot,are not gods by nature.There are only Three in the Bible that are shown to be God because of their nature i.e.,They have infinite knowledge,power,wisdom,understanding,they have no beginning of days nor end of life.The Scripture reveals they are worthy of worship,service and complete devotion.These Three are are revealed in Scripture as The Father,The Son and The Holy Spirit.They make up the Trinity,One God in Three Divine Persons.
Let no man confuse the honest person who seeks to understand their God,and what He has chosen to show us about Himself,simply because they choose to reject the thought.Belief in the Trinity was first revealed by Jesus Himself in Matt.28:19 when He gave us the Baptismal formula (which see). It was believed by the very earliest of the Apostles and the disciples,as noted by the references above.Let no man or wolves in sheeps clothing tell you it is a doctrine started by the Catholic Church.It was started by Jesus Himself,and surely He knew what He was talking about!
May the Lord bless you and keep you safe in His loving arms today and always,in Jesus name,Amen........J.W.
