Post by Les Brewer on Jul 14, 2012 11:09:15 GMT
John Wolf
Calvary's Cross Ministries
Preaching Christ Crucified
From the Pastor's desk...
Good morning to all,I pray this Saturday will be a blessed time for you all,God loves you!
Prayer request:Please add my daughter Rebecca to your prayer list.She has been experiencing severe pain from scoliosis (abnormal curvature of the spine),for some time now,and will be having surgery to correct it early next year.It is very painful and debilitating for her right now,so thank you and God bless you!
"For He has not put the world to come,of which we speak,in subjection to angels." (Hebrews 2:5).
God has put this world in subjection to His only Begotten Son,not in the hands of angels.Why? When the time appointed by the Father had arrived,He sent forth His Son,born of the virgin,born under the law (Gal.4:4). Although already settled in the ions of past ages by the Godhead that One of them would go forth down to earth,and be born a man,there was to be a day when Jesus Christ would become the Only Begotten Son of God (Hebrews 1:5).Signified by the word "today",there was a day when Christ became God's Son.This can not be considered odd,for it does no damage to His Deity,it is simply stating that He humbled Himself,and became a man.Philippians 2:5-8 says,"Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,who,being in the form of God,(Jesus) DID NOT CONSIDER it ROBBERY TO BE EQUAL with God,but made Himself of no reputation,TAKING the form of a bond servant,and COMING in the LIKENESS of MEN.And being found in appearance AS A MAN,He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death,even the death of the cross." (NKJV) (capital letters in the text shown for emphasis).It is important for us to understand that Jesus never lost His possession of Deity,He simply clothed it in human flesh,for the purpose of crucifixion.Since,as God,He can never die,He had to take on flesh in order to present a perfect sacrifice to the Father for the sins of the world.The Father prepared a body for the Son,in order to be that perfect sacrifice.Hebrews 10:5-7 says,"Therefore,when He (Jesus) came into the world,He said:'Sacrifice and offering You (the Father) did not desire,but a body you have prepared Me.In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You had no pleasure.Then I (Jesus) said,Behold I have come-In the volume of the book (the whole Bible) it is written of Me-To do your will,O God' " (NKJV)
These few verses from the book of Hebrews,forever refutes the imaginary idea of the Watchtower and Bible Tract Society (J.W.'s),that Jesus was and is the Arch-angel Michael.Jesus is now and in fact always has been the Son of the living God known as God the Son.For true Orthodox Historical Christianity,all the way back to Jesus Himself,and the Apostles,the Trinity has been one of the bedrock foundations of our faith.Yes,there was an actual day when the Second Person of the Trinity,took on human flesh,some two thousand years ago.Before this event,He had already known He would one day become a man,in order to pay the debt of sin for all of mankind.
When God created Adam and Eve,He gave them dominion over all of His Creation.However,when they fell from God's grace through sin,they lost that dominion to Satan,ever since this took place,Satan has held men captive to sin and unrighteousness.The Second Adam,the Son of God from heaven,came in the likeness of men,with full dominion over the works of God's hands.When He died on the cross,He purchased back the dominion that was lost to Satan back in the Garden.By His death we can now have full fellowship with God once again,living free from the bondages and penalty of sin.Praise His holy name,Amen! Hallelujah!.....Until next time,I love you and be blessed.....in Christ,J.W.
Calvary's Cross Ministries
Preaching Christ Crucified
From the Pastor's desk...
Good morning to all,I pray this Saturday will be a blessed time for you all,God loves you!
Prayer request:Please add my daughter Rebecca to your prayer list.She has been experiencing severe pain from scoliosis (abnormal curvature of the spine),for some time now,and will be having surgery to correct it early next year.It is very painful and debilitating for her right now,so thank you and God bless you!
"For He has not put the world to come,of which we speak,in subjection to angels." (Hebrews 2:5).
God has put this world in subjection to His only Begotten Son,not in the hands of angels.Why? When the time appointed by the Father had arrived,He sent forth His Son,born of the virgin,born under the law (Gal.4:4). Although already settled in the ions of past ages by the Godhead that One of them would go forth down to earth,and be born a man,there was to be a day when Jesus Christ would become the Only Begotten Son of God (Hebrews 1:5).Signified by the word "today",there was a day when Christ became God's Son.This can not be considered odd,for it does no damage to His Deity,it is simply stating that He humbled Himself,and became a man.Philippians 2:5-8 says,"Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,who,being in the form of God,(Jesus) DID NOT CONSIDER it ROBBERY TO BE EQUAL with God,but made Himself of no reputation,TAKING the form of a bond servant,and COMING in the LIKENESS of MEN.And being found in appearance AS A MAN,He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death,even the death of the cross." (NKJV) (capital letters in the text shown for emphasis).It is important for us to understand that Jesus never lost His possession of Deity,He simply clothed it in human flesh,for the purpose of crucifixion.Since,as God,He can never die,He had to take on flesh in order to present a perfect sacrifice to the Father for the sins of the world.The Father prepared a body for the Son,in order to be that perfect sacrifice.Hebrews 10:5-7 says,"Therefore,when He (Jesus) came into the world,He said:'Sacrifice and offering You (the Father) did not desire,but a body you have prepared Me.In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You had no pleasure.Then I (Jesus) said,Behold I have come-In the volume of the book (the whole Bible) it is written of Me-To do your will,O God' " (NKJV)
These few verses from the book of Hebrews,forever refutes the imaginary idea of the Watchtower and Bible Tract Society (J.W.'s),that Jesus was and is the Arch-angel Michael.Jesus is now and in fact always has been the Son of the living God known as God the Son.For true Orthodox Historical Christianity,all the way back to Jesus Himself,and the Apostles,the Trinity has been one of the bedrock foundations of our faith.Yes,there was an actual day when the Second Person of the Trinity,took on human flesh,some two thousand years ago.Before this event,He had already known He would one day become a man,in order to pay the debt of sin for all of mankind.
When God created Adam and Eve,He gave them dominion over all of His Creation.However,when they fell from God's grace through sin,they lost that dominion to Satan,ever since this took place,Satan has held men captive to sin and unrighteousness.The Second Adam,the Son of God from heaven,came in the likeness of men,with full dominion over the works of God's hands.When He died on the cross,He purchased back the dominion that was lost to Satan back in the Garden.By His death we can now have full fellowship with God once again,living free from the bondages and penalty of sin.Praise His holy name,Amen! Hallelujah!.....Until next time,I love you and be blessed.....in Christ,J.W.
