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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024

Rev. Cyril A. Stevens – Sermon 0121A recorded on December 23, 1979 teaching from John 1 – The Glory of the Only Begotten. Pastor Cyril A. Stevens looks at John 1, focusing on the “glory of the only begotten”—Jesus Christ. Pastor Stevens uses the nativity story to highlight the contrast between God’s ways and humanity’s, emphasizing…

S5:E26 "The Testimony of Jesus" by D. Todd Christofferson

General Conference Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 12:17

Elder Christofferson speaks about how the importance of having a testimony of Jesus and being valiant in it. “What is the testimony of Jesus? It is the witness of the Holy Spirit that He is the divine Son of God, the Messiah and Redeemer. It is John's testimony that Jesus was in the beginning with God, that He is the Creator of heaven and earth, and that ‘in him was the gospel, and the gospel was the life, and the life was the light of men.' It is ‘the testimony of the Apostles and Prophets, … that He died, was buried, and rose again the third day, and ascended into heaven.' It is the knowledge that “there is no other name given whereby salvation cometh.” It is the ‘testimony, last of all,' given by the Prophet Joseph Smith, ‘that he lives! … That he is the Only Begotten of the Father—that by him, and through him, and of him, the worlds are and were created, and the inhabitants thereof are begotten sons and daughters unto God.'” What is your testimony of Jesus? If you'd like to be part of the conversation: Email: genconfconvos@gmail.com Facebook: General Conference Conversations Instagram: @generalconferenceconversations You can also watch this podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoiavmFctfCBB68kWaKVy0g

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The Only Begotten

Echoes of Calvary Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 57:41

Pastor Rod brings a word about The Only Begotten.

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45 Acts 13:27-41 God's Greatest Gift

Columbus Baptist Church's Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 50:46

Title: God's Greatest Gift Text: Acts 13:27-41 FCF: We often struggle believing the good news of Christ crucified for sinners. Prop: Because God's greatest gift is a fulfillment of his promises leading to forgiveness and a right standing with Him in Christ, we must believe on Christ alone. Scripture Intro: [Slide 1] Turn in your bible to Acts 13. In a moment we'll begin reading in verse 13 from the Legacy Standard Bible. You follow along in whatever version you prefer. Last week, Paul and Barnabas traveled to Pisidian Antioch. Paul stands to preach in a synagogue on a Sabbath day and his entire sermon points to the faithfulness of God in spite of the faithlessness of Israel. Since their formation, God has walked with Israel providing for them every single step of the way. And now God has given all of them, Jews and Gentiles alike, the message of salvation… The Savior Jesus of Nazareth. But Paul still needs to prove that this Jesus of Nazareth was indeed the Savior – for such a title can really only be applied to God Himself. Thus He must prove that Jesus is God. He must also prove that He was the Suffering servant from the books of prophesy. If He is to be the Messiah He must also be the descendant of David who will reign forever. Paul has a lot to prove. And although this is certainly Luke's Summary of the sermon, there are not many verses in which to do so. So, stand with me out of respect for and to focus on the reading of the Word of God. Invocation: O God, do not keep silence; do not hold Your peace or be still, O God! Your people long to see You and hear Your voice. Visit us with Your Spirit's powerful presence and speak to us with Your Word of truth. In Jesus name we ask this… Amen. Transition: Let's not linger long in the introduction. Since this is part 2 of Paul's sermon, let's jump right back in. I.) God has kept all His promises, the greatest of which is the provision of Jesus His Son, so we must believe on Christ alone. (27-37) a. [Slide 2] 27 - “For those who live in Jerusalem, and their rulers, recognizing neither Him nor the utterances of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning Him. 28 “And though they found no ground for death, they asked Pilate that He be executed. 29 “And when they had finished all that was written concerning Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb. i. Oh Israel Israel… why do you always do the opposite of what you should? ii. Just like the wilderness… Just like their need for a King… they did not trust the Word of the Lord their God. iii. Instead, they in blindness could not see Jesus for who He was. The Son of David, The Son of Man. The Son of God. No. They read those same prophets who described His coming. They read those same prophets who described his violent rejection and death, and not recognizing Him for who He was, they unwittingly fulfilled those prophesies. iv. But the problem was He was an innocent man. They could charge Him with nothing. So they got the Romans to do their dirty work for them. v. And when every last prophesy about His death was fulfilled, they took the Accursed One down from the tree of shame and buried Him in a tomb, thinking they had won. b. [Slide 3] 30 - “But God raised Him from the dead; i. Once again, IN SPITE OF ISRAEL, God is faithful to them. ii. He raises their Savior from the dead. iii. He rises victorious over sin, death, and hell. iv. Should He stay dead, He could not possibly be the Seed of David – But He arose. v. Therefore, there is no other option than He IS this One whom the Lord has prophesied about. vi. He must be who He claimed to be. He said, “I and the Father are ONE”. That is blasphemy if it isn't true… but if it is true… it is terrifying. Especially if you were the one putting Him to death. vii. But perhaps His resurrection cannot be validated? c. [Slide 4] 31 - and for many days He appeared to those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, the very ones who are now His witnesses to the people. i. NO! NO my friends. ii. He appeared to many people for many days. iii. He went to those who knew Him best. iv. He proved to be alive. v. And now those to whom He appeared are preaching his name everywhere in the Empire. d. [Slide 5] 32 - “And we proclaim to you the good news of the promise made to the fathers, 33 that God has fulfilled this promise to our children in that He raised up Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm, ‘YOU ARE MY SON; TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN YOU.' 34 “But that He raised Him up from the dead, no longer to return to corruption, He has spoken in this way: ‘I WILL GIVE YOU THE HOLY and FAITHFUL lovingkindnesses OF DAVID.' 35 “Therefore He also says in another Psalm, ‘YOU WILL NOT GIVE YOUR HOLY ONE OVER TO SEE CORRUPTION.' 36 “For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid among his fathers and saw corruption; 37 but He whom God raised did not see corruption. i. Paul keys in on what seems to be a very important tactic of evangelism for Jews in the early church. ii. Jews obviously had great respect for Abraham, Moses, and David. These patriarchs come up often in the sermons and letters of the New Testament. iii. Here we find a similar apologetic as was given in Peter's Pentecost sermon. iv. Paul says that they are also among those witnesses who are now proclaiming to them, in this synagogue, the good news that God has fulfilled His promise to them by raising up Jesus. v. Paul then quotes three separate texts of the Old Testament as proof for this. How has God fulfilled His promise by raising up Jesus? And how is this a message of salvation to them? 1. First, he quotes Psalm 2. a. In this we must define what the word “begotten” means. i. Begotten, although oftentimes referring to the birth or product of having a child, speaks more to the establishment of a relationship than to the actual physical birth. ii. Since having a child begins at conception, such a child would not yet be begotten until they were born. Because that is the moment the relationship is established. b. In this psalm, God is referring to the establishment, or rather, the reestablishment of the relationship between Himself and David as the King. c. Rabbis had long thought of this psalm as conveying a particular Messianic flavor. Meaning it spoke to the coming of another who would fulfill this to a greater degree. d. However, if we think that Jesus' relationship with the Father was established upon his birth, baptism, or resurrection, as some early heretics and even some modern ones assume from this text, you would misunderstand what Paul is saying. e. The sonship of Jesus is eternal. There was… in effect… no beginning to His sonship. So His begetting is also eternal. The Nicene Creed highlights this. Christ's place in the Godhead has always been begotten Son. f. Paul's point is that that Sonship was made evident by the work of Christ on earth, which culminated in the resurrection proving beyond doubt that He is the Son of God. The ONLY Begotten of the Father. Meaning the Only one of His kind in a unique relationship to the Father. 2. Next Paul quotes Isaiah 55 a. In this quote, the word “you” is plural. b. Isaiah is not saying that God will give to Jesus… but to the people of Israel. c. What will He give? d. The holy or holy things and the hesed or lovingkindness which is the old Testament word for grace – the same lovingkindness that God gave to David. e. Paul quotes this to highlight God's promise to the people of Israel. f. He has promised to give them this same Holy One or Holy Things and loving-kindness that He showed to David. g. In this we see that not only is Jesus proven to be the eternally and uniquely begotten Son of God, but also God has promised to give the people the same holy things and grace He gave to David. h. So now for the final piece of the puzzle. 3. Riffing on the image of Holy or holy things, Paul now quotes from Psalm 16 where he says that God's holy One will not see corruption. a. Indeed, death and burial is a guarantee for corruption and decay. b. And as was pointed out in Peter's sermon, David did experience such decay. c. David's death and corruption proved that the promises that had been made to him and every subsequent generation were still awaiting the ONE who would not see decay. d. But Jesus, who was raised from the dead and ascended to the Father's side… did not see such decay. vi. All this proves the unique sonship of Jesus and His fulfillment of these promises of God to the people. vii. In His death and resurrection, He brings the same lovingkindness God gave to David, this same grace, to all His covenant people. viii. Jesus is Son of God, Heir of David, Savior, and God in flesh. e. [Slide 6] Summary of the Point: God continues to faithfully provide for His people. He gives them promises and then raises up people and events to see to it that those promises are fulfilled. In spite of Israel opposing and resisting, their opposition only served to fulfill and bring about the promise of grace. The same grace that was given to David is now offered to all people, Jew, Gentile, and God-fearer, through this One that did not see death. Now God has provided His greatest fulfillment to His promises by providing us with His Son, Jesus the Messiah. Although Paul has not quite gotten to the application yet, we can clearly see where he is going. Jesus is the fulfillment of all these glorious promises in the Old Testament. He is the Messiah. He is the answer. What must they do with Jesus? Believe on Him alone. Transition: [Slide 7(blank)] Being convinced that his proof and defense of Jesus as the Messiah is irrefutable… Paul moves to application. And his application is essentially 1 command with a second command if you should disregard the first one. II.) Through Jesus we have forgiveness of sins and a right standing before God, so we must believe on Christ alone. (38-41) a. [Slide 8] 38 - “Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, 39 and that in Him, everyone who believes is justified from all things which you could not be justified from through the Law of Moses. i. This first point, quite simply, is a natural conclusion to the truth that Jesus is the Messiah, the promised One that all of the Old Testament promises to Israel are fulfilled in. ii. That He is the seed that will crush the head of the serpent. iii. He is the prophet greater than Moses iv. He is the greater High Priest better than Aaron and in the line of Melchizedek. v. He is the Eternal King of David's line. vi. He is the Suffering Servant vii. He is the one who will bear our sins and sickness and by whose stripes we will be healed. viii. Because this is the Promised One… This must be true and these things we must believe. ix. First, that through God's Messiah, God has provided a way for sins to be forgiven. 1. Not forgiven in the sense that they are forgotten or ignored… but forgiven in the sense that they have been paid. 2. Paul is preaching to them the reality of Jesus providing a way for sins to be forgiven. Truly forgiven. Not covered. Not needing continual sacrifice. But truly and finally forgiven. 3. A true and effective atonement. A true and effective payment. 4. God's wrath extinguished and sin taken away. 5. Propitiation and Expiation. 6. NOT POTENTIAL… but ACTUAL. 7. Paul does not say that through Him there is forgiveness of sins available… but that through Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed. It is. 8. My friends we do not believe in a potential atonement for sin in which we need to do something to apply it. Instead, we believe in an actual and effective atonement for sin through Christ. God unites us to Christ through faith. x. And Second, that in God's Messiah every single believing one not only inherits forgiveness of sins but is justified in all things. 1. That means we are treated as if we are perfect in all things. That we are fully righteous in the Lord's eyes. 2. The law of Moses could never do this. Why? The law of Moses assumes people will fail to keep the law. Not only that, but the mechanism to deal with these failures to keep the moral law, is a ceremony or picture of a greater sacrifice. The blood of bulls and goats cannot take away sin. Not truly. 3. The law of Moses could never render anyone pleasing to God. For one would have to keep the whole law perfectly without ever failing once. The law was a schoolmaster designed to teach the Israelites that they were great sinners needing a greater savior. That in order to be acceptable to God they would need someone to make them acceptable. 4. Saying that the law of Moses could make you pleasing to God is like saying that an excellent teacher guarantees a proficient student, it is like saying guardrails and road signs will guarantee that you reach your destination. 5. The law is good, teachers who teach well are good, and guardrails and road signs are good. But so long as some portion of it depends on someone other than the lawmaker, the teacher, or the sign maker… so long as humans have a role, no law, no matter how perfect, could ever render men pleasing to God. Why? Because we are fallen. 6. But now not only has Christ provided a final atonement for sins… but those who trust in Him are also completely righteous. How? 7. He has learned everything the teacher said – because He is the teacher! He has become the driver. One who follows the road signs perfectly. 8. Or to put it in terms the bible uses, He has become our substitute. He is our mediator. He is our advocate. 9. Our standing with God can never be in jeopardy again. 10. Why? 11. Because we are now IN CHRIST. 12. He inherited our sins and paid for them. We inherit His righteousness and are counted only as obedient children. 13. When God sees those who are IN CHRIST, those who are believing… He sees someone who is righteous like His Son. 14. We are not made righteous in the sense that we never sin again, nor are we put in some kind of state of righteousness whereby we must perform good works to stay there… but we are made righteous in the sense that we are legally free from the law. It does not bind us any longer. Why? 15. We have been acquitted of every infraction and granted perfect obedience in Christ for every law. We have, through Christ, fulfilled the requirement of the law, forever. 16. There is a now, a new law written on our hearts. The law of Christ. xi. Right here in this text Paul, even this early, speaks to the double imputation in the work of Christ. We are forgiven and we are declared righteous. xii. Paul's first application is to believe the gospel. To receive the truth which He is speaking to them at this very moment. That In and through Christ they can be forgiven of sin and declared righteous in Him. b. [Slide 9] 40 - “Therefore watch out, so that the thing spoken of in the Prophets may not come upon you: 41 ‘LOOK, YOU SCOFFERS, AND MARVEL, AND PERISH; FOR I AM ACCOMPLISHING A WORK IN YOUR DAYS, A WORK WHICH YOU WILL NEVER BELIEVE, THOUGH SOMEONE SHOULD RECOUNT IT TO YOU.'” i. Paul's second application is for those who are tempted to not obey the first. ii. He issues a warning for those who refuse. iii. The prophet Habakkuk warned about a day that God would raise up the Babylonians to come and sweep them away. iv. Paul borrows this text not as a prophesy about the gospel per se, but to warn these Jews that just like the Jews before the Babylonian invasion were warned not to doubt what God could do and scoff at His plan, so Paul is warning of a greater plan and gift that God is giving. v. God is going to do a work that is unbelievable. A work that is too good to be true. A work that is truly good news. vi. And in that day, the warning is that though God demonstrates it clearly and though someone explains it to them plainly, they will not believe it. vii. Paul warns them not to be like the people of Judah and the nations surrounding them as God promised the rise of the Babylonians. viii. Do not be like the people of Jerusalem who put Jesus to death because they did not perceive who He was and unwittingly became the fulfillment of their own prophets. ix. Do not be like the people who did not trust God and wanted a King to be like the other nations. x. Do not be like the people who did not trust God and wandered in the desert for 40 years. xi. Do not walk away in disbelief. xii. Believe that God has sent His Messiah and that in Jesus of Nazareth, God has provided forgiveness and justification through Him. c. [Slide 10] Summary of the Point: Oh my friends! The greatest gift! In the previous point we saw that God has fulfilled His promises to His people by raising up Jesus from the dead. He has proven that HE is the eternal Son, the Messiah, promised to Eve that would crush the head of the serpent and be a second Adam for a new lineage of God's family. And Paul makes it quite plain in his application. Through Jesus there is both forgiveness of sins and a right standing with God to all who believe. The ones who are believing ones. The ones who trust in this Jesus… the ones who receive Him as the fulfillment of the Lord's promises… they are forgiven and they are justified. So, the application is simple. We must believe on Jesus alone for forgiveness of sins and a right standing with God. Conclusion: So, what have we seen today my friends? What should we learn and how then shall we live? Doctrinal Takeaway: [Slide 11] The teaching of this passage of scripture could not be more fundamental to Christianity. God is the faithful keeper of all His promises that He has made to His people since the beginning. He has promised an ultimate solution to the problem of sin and death. Though the law provided a temporary solution to sin, it could not defeat death. Death is only disastrous because all who are spiritually dead, or separated from God, when they experience physical death, remain in that state forever. And while the law could provide some check to sin running rampant. It could not find a solution for man's greatest problem. Separation from the life-giver. Paul, excellently, presents Jesus of Nazareth as the great answer to all of this. He is the one who has been proven to be in a special relationship to God the Father. He is the One to whom the great promises are either made or attached. And by Him, those wonderful promises of a final solution for sin and death… are fulfilled. His death has fully atoned for the sin of His people. His resurrection has de-toothed death for all who believe. His advocacy and mediatorial works continue to bring His people close to the Father. Our Salvation is by Him, and through Him. As those dead in our sins… to be revealed such truths, to understand them and perceive their meaning, we need grace from God to do something dead people cannot do…. Listen. And as those unable to be pleasing to God and atone for our sins we must receive what God has taught us here as a drowning man receives a life preserver. Is there really a choice to be made? My friends if God has given you grace to truly understand your predicament and what Jesus has done to save you from it… there is no choice to be made. Only those who are believing in Him will be accepted by God. It is by faith alone that we are declared righteous. You must believe. But let me expand upon this so that you can know exactly what we are getting at. But as I expand, I want you to notice that there is nothing that we can DO with the message today. Our hands, feet, and mouths can do nothing. All the applications must be for our mind. Our mind must grab hold of these things. Nevertheless, understanding them in our heads does not accomplish their work. For we must be born again. We must be given this faith by our Lord. But let me point out for our heads what we must receive and leave the actuality of your receiving it to God. 1.) [Slide 12] Refutation: “What lies must we cast down” or “What do we naturally believe, or have been taught to believe, that this passage shows is false? ”We must turn from our sin and self righteousness. (Repent) a. Repentance is a change of mind. Repentance is a turning or rejecting of something. b. The gospel call requires all who would receive it to also turn from their own sin and self-righteousness. c. In fact, one cannot believe any of the gospel without also turning from sin and self-righteousness. d. Turning from sin is not saying I'm sorry. e. Turning from sin means that we have forever changed the way we view sin. We do not want it. We do not yearn for it. We desire its death in our lives. f. Turning from self-righteousness means we no longer think we are acceptable to God in our own performance of rituals or moral law keeping. g. For a person to truly be converted the grace of repentance must be an ongoing and continual process. h. Not that we repent every day of our lives in the sense that we sit down and list out every sin that we have ever done… i. But in the sense that we continually reject sin and self-righteousness as our pursuit or our desire. j. We abandon or reject forever the desire for sin or the belief that we can or have earned God's approval by our works. 2.) [Slide 13] Mind Transformation: “What truth must we believe from this text?” or “What might we not naturally believe that we must believe because of what this text has said?” We must believe that Jesus was resurrected the third day, conquering death, and proving that He is the Eternal Son of God, the Second Person of the Trinity, All God and Man. a. If we have truly believed the gospel of Christ, we must have received and placed all our hope in a number of key teachings that the New Testament makes clear to us. b. The first of these is that Jesus is the second person of the Godhead. That He is equally God as the Father and the Spirit, but in person is wholly distinct from the Father and the Spirit. c. The mystery of the trinity is not easily explained with any illustration known because there is nothing truly that is 1 thing in three persons. d. If you have heard of some illustration to help you understand the trinity, I can guarantee you it is a heresy that has been rejected by the church at some point. e. For instance, water – appearing in 3 forms as gas, liquid, and ice yet all being water. This is the heresy of modalism. That God exists in three modes at a time. f. Or the egg; that shell, white and yolk remain one egg. This is the heresy of partialism. That God is three parts of one whole. g. God exists as 1 God in three persons. God the Father is fully God. God the Son is fully God. God the Spirit is fully God. But God the Father is not the Son or the Spirit. God the Son is not the Spirit. And God is one. h. There is literally nothing on earth like this. So we must receive this teaching by faith. But to aid our faith the Father has given us the Son, who after dying was raised from the dead on the third day and was proven then to be the unique and eternally begotten Son of God. i. We also must confess that Jesus was Fully God and fully man. j. He did not empty out some Godness to pour in a little humanity. Instead, Christ has two natures. God and Man. They are joined together but not mixed. k. Much like man has body and soul. They are not mixed but they are joined. So also Jesus is God and man. And I say is… because He is still all God and All man. l. Jesus took a human nature and added it to His divine nature in order to save us… m. He did not recover from that. n. He is still a Man… acting as our High Priest, King, and prophet. o. In order to be a true Christian and receive true saving faith – you must be found believing all of this. p. The second teaching we must be found believing if we have true faith is this… 3.) [Slide 14] Mind Transformation: “What truth must we believe from this text?” or “What might we not naturally believe that we must believe because of what this text has said?” We must believe that we are saved by grace alone. a. Grace is God's power to do in us something that we could not do on our own. b. The bible describes us as dead in sin. It describes us as lost. It describes us as blind. It describes us as crippled. It describes us as slaves to sin. It describes us as under wrath. c. In all of these analogies, there is but one consistent truth. There is nothing that we can do about any of these conditions. We are helpless. d. God describes what He does similarly in that they are things we cannot control or do. He describes it as wind. As new birth. As regeneration. e. This is a work of the Holy Spirit… and it must… by logical order… precede faith. f. Before we believe anything, God must have already opened up our hearts to believe it. g. When we get to Acts 16 we will actually see this spelled out quite clearly in the life of a woman named Lydia. h. God must save us by grace. And grace alone. i. Without His power to open our eyes, to wake us up, to go and find us… we are hopeless. j. And in order to be a true Christian and receive truth saving faith – you must be found believing this. k. The third teaching we must be found believing if we have true faith is this… 4.) [Slide 15] Mind Transformation: “What truth must we believe from this text?” or “What might we not naturally believe that we must believe because of what this text has said?” We must believe that we are saved through faith alone in Christ alone. a. The bible uses language like receive faith or have faith. b. It tells us that faith is a gift. c. Friends saying, receive faith or have faith is a very odd expression. d. How can you hand someone faith? e. Yet we are told to have it. f. Even here Paul says those who are believing (already believing) are justified. He speaks of faith as something you either have or you don't. g. That is because even our faith is not something we conjure from within us. h. It is a gift of God which He offers of His own free will. i. We believe because He has given us the faith to believe. j. The way God joins us to the work of His Son, the way He puts us under His representation instead of Adam's is by first bringing us to life (for in Adam we are dead) and through faith he unites us to Christ and His work for us. k. We trust Him and what He's done because no works of our own add anything. In fact, they would only take away from His perfect obedience. l. So, those who have received this faith from God – lean in to that. Hard. m. Dressed in His righteousness alone – faultless stand before the throne. n. We have no work to offer… and God requires no work. Only trust. Only belief. Specifically, belief and trust in Christ's perfect obedience and submission to Him. o. And in order to be a true Christian and to have recieved true faith that unites to Christ – you must be found believing this. p. The final teaching we must be found believing if we have true faith is this… 5.) [Slide 16] Mind Transformation: “What truth must we believe from this text?” or “What might we not naturally believe that we must believe because of what this text has said?” We must believe that Jesus was crucified as the penal substitute for our sin. a. Although the atonement of Christ no doubt accomplished a great many things. We must believe at least one thing about the atonement if we have truly received faith that binds us to Christ. b. We must believe that being all God He was able in His death to endure the full and complete wrath of God poured out on Him for every sin we have ever or will ever commit. That God cannot punish us for our sins any more because the punishment has been paid in full. Extinguished. Emptied. c. For those in Christ… there is no more wrath left. d. We also must believe that He was our perfect substitute, being all man so He could obey the law in our place and also die in our place. e. He now, therefore, stands like Adam as our representative but one who has endured. f. He kept the whole law and died to save many who didn't. g. And in order to be a true Christian and receive true saving faith – you must be found believing this. h. If we are found believing this… there is a teaching here which brings all true Christians great comfort. 6.) [Slide 17] Comfort: “What comfort can we find here?” or “What peace does the Lord promise us in light of this passage of scripture?” We must rejoice anew in the gift of our salvation. a. Regardless of whether you are believing this for the first time or if you have believed for decades – LET THIS GREAT GIFT HIT YOU SQUARE BETWEEN THE EYES! b. Rejoice with me c. Hallelujah! d. What a Savior! e. My friends. I said to rejoice with me! f. Hallelujah! g. What a Savior! [Slide 18(blank)] Let me close with a Puritan's prayer. Author of all existence, source of all blessedness, we adore You for making us capable of knowing You, for giving us reason and conscience, for leading us to desire You; We praise You for the revelation of Yourself in the gospel, for Your heart as a dwelling place of pity, for Your thoughts of peace towards us, for Your patience and Your graciousness, for the vastness of Your mercy. You have moved our consciences to know how the guilty can be pardoned, the unholy sanctified, the poor enriched. May we be always among those who not only hear but know You, who walk with and rejoice in You, who take You at Your word and find life there. Keep us always longing for a present salvation in the Holy Spirit's comforts and rejoicings, for spiritual graces and blessings, for help to value our duties as well as our privileges. May we cherish simplicity and godly sincerity of character. Help us to be in reality before You as in appearance we are before men, to be religious before we profess religion, to leave the world before we enter the church, to set our affections on things above, to shun forbidden follies and vanities, to be a dispenser as well as a partaker of grace, to be prepared to bear evil as well as to do good. O God, make us worthy of this calling, that the name of Jesus may be glorified in us and we in Him. For it is in His name we pray this… Amen. Benediction: May the God who wipes out your transgressions, for His sake, And will not remember your sins, Continually set you free from the burdens common to men, That you might praise His name. And that the righteous may gather around the Lord, Who has dealt bountifully with you. Until we meet again… Go in Peace.

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JESUS?

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2024 31:38

Son of God vs. Father. The "Only Begotten" meaning. JESUS in humiliation and glorification.

806 Yeshua: the Unique Son of Elohim (Son of Elohim, pt. 4)

MNC Fellowship

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2024 33:56

I begin to move into explaining how Yeshua is the Son of Elohim by looking at the famous John 3:16 passage. It's one that if not careful can become common to the ear in a way that makes us feel we need to “move on” from it. Towards the end of the sermon I deal with some technicalities on the Greek word monogenes.

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Meditation 6: First Monday of Lent The Foolishness of God

The Scriptural Rosary

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 4:53

Road to Calvary Meditation 6: First Monday of Lent The Foolishness of God Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus Tibi - We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You! Quia per Sanctam Crucem Tuam redemisti mundum - because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world! Kyrie eléison - Lord have mercy! ➕➕➕St. Laurence Justinian: “We have seen Eternal Wisdom, the Only Begotten of God, become as it were, a fool through the excessive love He bears for Man.” Yes, my sweetest Redeemer, permit me to say so, this, Your spouse, was indeed right when she called You mad with Love. Does it not indeed seem a folly (foolishness) that You should choose to die for love of me, for so ungrateful a worm as I am, and whose offenses You foresaw, as well as the infidelities of which I should be guilty? But if You, my God, have thus become mad, as it were, for the love of me, how is it that I do not become mad for the love of God? I have seen You, crucified and dead for me - how is it that I can think of any other than You? O Scourges, O Thorns, O Nails, O Cross, O Wounds, O Sufferings, O Death of my Savior! You irresistibly constrained me to love Him Who has so much loved me. O Incarnate Word, and loving God! My soul is enamored with You.

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The Only Begotten Meaning of the Son of God

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2023 35:52

The mystery revealed. JESUS is that Spirit. The Son is the Father revealed.

John 1 – The Glory of the Only Begotten – 0121A

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023

Rev. Cyril A. Stevens – Sermon 0121A recorded on December 23, 1979 teaching from John 1 – The Glory of the Only Begotten.

344: THE TRINITY #6 - What does "Son of God" mean?

The Dance Of Life Podcast with Tudor Alexander

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2023 90:57

Jesus was accused of blasphemy and making Himself equal to God several times, and an important part of this narrative is how He related the title "Son of God" to Himself. Today those who deny the teaching of the Trinity argue that this title means Jesus' ontology (or nature of being) is different than God in some way because of this title, yet we will see that in reality it is exactly the opposite: the title "Son of God" proves Jesus' divinity as God and as the second person of the Trinity. Stay connected: https://tudoralexander.substack.com/ 00:00 - Intro & Review 04:57 - Firstborn as a Title 8:23 - "Son of God" as a Type 22:49 - Jesus as "The" Son of God 50:21 - The Son of God as King & Messiah 1:11:43 - The Meaning of "Only Begotten" 1:21:23 - Final Thoughts

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THE ONLY BEGOTTEN, Chapter 9 of Mysteries of Creation Episode 688

Fundamentally Mormon

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 131:00

THE ONLY BEGOTTEN, Chapter 9 of Mysteries of Creation Pages 90 to 100 Read this Chapter here: https://www.tumblr.com/fundamentallymormon/727904524274204672/the-only-begotten-chapter-9-of-mysteries-of Read this Book here: http://ogdenkraut.com/?page_id=157 Read more books about Restoration Theology here: http://ogdenkraut.com/?page_id=30 In a literal sense begotten refers to procreation and being the father or sire. However, the word has a much broader definition which should be kept in mind in reading the next two chapters: to bring into being; produce. (Webster's New World Dictionary) Various forms of “beget” are frequent in the OT both in the literal sense and the metaphorical. * * * When understood prophetically of Christ, the word passes far beyond the adoptionist sense. In the NT, the literal sense is still common but the metaphorical use is greatly extended. For instance, in 1 Corinthians 4:15 an evangelist may be said to have “begotten” his converts to new spiritual life. Christ, by contrast, is the “son” of God, to John, but this verb is not used in the NT to describe God's relationship to Him. “Only Begotten” is a mistranslation in older VSS of “only”, “unique”, probably corresponding to Hebrew of which “beloved” is another NT tr. (Zondervan Pic. Enc. of the Bible 1:510)

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What, Then, Are We to Say about These Things? - Sermon

Harvard-Epworth Church

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 23:13

A sermon by Rev. Mitchell Hay. Epistle Romans 8:26-39 The Spirit, too, comes to help us in our weakness. For we don't know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit expresses our plea with groaning too deep for words. And God, who knows everything in our hearts, knows perfectly well what the Spirit is saying, because her intercessions for God's holy people are made according to the mind of God. We know that God makes everything work together for the good of those who love God and have been called according to God's purpose. They are the ones God chose long ago, predestined to share the image of the Only Begotten, in order that Christ might be the firstborn of many. Those God predestined have likewise been called; those God called have also been justified; and those God justified have, in turn, been glorified. What should be our response? Simply this: “If God is for us, who can be against us?” Since God did not spare the Only Begotten but gave Christ up for the sake of us all, we may be certain, after such a gift, that God will freely give us everything. Who will bring a charge against God's chosen ones? Since God is the One who justifies, who has the power to condemn? Only Christ Jesus, who died—or rather, was raised—and sits at the right hand of God, and who now intercedes for us! What will separate us from the love of Christ? Trouble? Calamity? Persecution? Hunger? Nakedness? Danger? Violence? As scripture says, "For your sake we're being killed all day long; we're looked upon as sheep to be slaughtered." Yet in all this we are more than conquerors because of God who has loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, neither heights nor depths—nor anything else in all creation—will be able to separate us from the love of God that comes to us in Christ Jesus, our Savior. Gospel Matthew 13:31-33 Jesus put before them another parable: “The kin-dom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.” Jesus told them another parable: “The kin-dom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened."

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Trinity Six Divine Service – July 16, 2023

Trinity's Pastor Writes

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2023 57:06

Order of Divine Service I, p.136 Lutheran Worship Hymn “Awake, My Soul, and with the Sun” LW 478, TLH 536 Readings: Exodus 20:1-17, Romans 6:3-11, St. Matthew 5:20-26 Hymn of the Day: “The Man a Godly Life Might Live” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #44, LW 331, TLH 287) Sermon Communion Hymns: “I Lay My Sins on Jesus” LW 366, TLH 652 “Feed Your Children, God Most Holy” LW 468, TLH 659 “All Mankind Fell in Adam's Fall” LW 363, TLH 369 “Only Begotten, Word of God Eternal” LW 323 --Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL). Service Bulletin: Trinity-Six-Divine-Service-for-Online-7-16-2023.pdf Picture: The Luther Bible 1534: Daniel 3 – The Fiery Furnace, #260 https://vimeo.com/839481449?share=copy

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Ubuntu - Sermon

Harvard-Epworth Church

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2023 19:05

A sermon by Rev. Barbara Lemmel and Rev. Mitch Hay Hebrew Scripture Genesis 1:1-5 At the beginning of God's creating of the skies and the earth when earth was wild and waste (tohu va bohu), darkness over the face of Ocean, rushing-spirit (ruach) of God (elohim) hovering over the face of the waters-- God said: Let there be Light! And there was light. God saw the light: that it was good. God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light: Day! and the darkness God called: Night! There was setting, there was dawning: one day. Epistle 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 Finally, friends, farewell. Be restored; listen to my appeal; agree with one another; live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you. Gospel Matthew 28:16-20 The Eleven made their way to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had summoned them. At the sight of the risen Christ they fell down in homage, though some doubted what they were seeing. Jesus came forward and addressed them in these words: “All authority has been given me both in heaven and on earth; go therefore, and make disciples of all the nations. Baptize them in the name of Abba God, and of the Only Begotten, and of the Holy Spirit. Teach them to carry out everything I have commanded you. And know that I am with you always, even unto the end of the age!”

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"Son" so Adopted, "Lord" so His Own

Faith United Reformed Church

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2023 33:00

Ephesians 1-3-10- Confession Lord's Day 13-Theme- Our comfort is our union with Christ. Because we are joined with the Son of God, we become sons of God. Because we are purchased by his blood, we are his own.-1- Only Begotten son-2- Our Lord

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Episode 143: Pascha 2023 - Christ's Descent & Glorious Victory

JOEL 2 GENERATION PODCAST

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 27:57

Pascha 2023 – Christ's Descent Apostle's Creed - I believe in God the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, who suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried, descended to the dead (lit. “to the lower”), rose again from the dead on the third day, Acts 2:22-28, 31-3222 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— 23 this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. 24 God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. 25 For David says concerning him,“‘I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken;26 therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; my flesh also will dwell in hope.27 For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One see corruption.28 You have made known to me the paths of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence.'… 31 he [David] foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. 32 This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses. Eph. 4:9 - Now this, “He ascended”—what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth? 1 Pet. 3:18-19 - 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, 19 in which He went and proclaimed/preached to the spirits in prison, 20 because they formerly did not obey, when God's patience waited in the days of Noah, “Almost without exception in the NT, “spirits” (plural) refers to supernatural beings rather than to people…The word “prison” is not used elsewhere in Scripture as a place of punishment after death for humans beings, while it is used for Satan (Rev. 20:7) and other fallen angels (2 Pet. 2:4; Jude 6). In this case the message Christ proclaimed is almost certainly one of triumph…” 2 Pet. 2:4 – 4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into tartarus and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment; Jude 6 - 6 And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, He has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day— 1 Pet. 4:6 - For this reason, the gospel was preached also to those who are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit. Christ rose from the place of the dead, and raised up the race of Adam from the grave below. Melito (c. 170, E), 8.757. The Lord was made “the First-Begotten of the dead.” Receiving into His bosom the ancient fathers, He has regenerated them into the life of God. Irenaeus (c. 180, E/W), 1.455. For their benefit, “He also descended into the lower parts of the earth,” to behold with His eyes the state of those who were resting from their labors. ...For Christ did not come merely for those who believed on Him in the time of Tiberius Caesar. Nor did the Father exercise His providence only for the men who are presently alive. Rather, He exercised it for all men altogether, who from the beginning...have both feared and loved God. Irenaeus (c. 180, E/W), 1.494. It was for this reason, too, that the Lord descended into the regions beneath the earth, preaching His advent there also. And He [declared] the remission of sins received by those who believe in Him. Irenaeus (c. 180, E/W), 1.499. He gathered from the ends of the earth into His Father's fold the children who were scattered abroad. And He remembered His own dead ones, who had previously fallen asleep. He came down to them so that He might deliver them. Irenaeus (c. 180, E/W), 1.506. For three days He dwelt in the place where the dead were, as the prophet said concerning Him. “And the Lord remembered His dead saints who slept formerly in the land of the dead. And He descended to them to rescue and save them.” The Lord Himself said, “As Jonah remained three days and three nights in the whale's belly, so will the Son of man be in the heart of the earth.” Irenaeus The Lord preached the Gospel to those in Hades. ...Do not [the Scriptures] show that the Lord preached the Gospel to those who perished in the flood, or rather had been chained, as to those kept in ward and guard? And it has been shown also...that the apostles, following the Lord, preached the Gospel to those in Hades. ...If, then, the Lord descended to Hades for no other reason but to preach the Gospel (as He did descend), it was either to preach the Gospel to all, or else to the Hebrews only. If, accordingly, He preached to all, then all who believe will be saved on making their profession there—even though they may be Gentiles. For God's punishments are saving and disciplinary, leading to conversion. He desires the repentance, rather than the death, of a sinner. This is especially so since souls, although darkened by passions, when released from their bodies, are able to perceive more clearly. For they are no longer obstructed by the paltry flesh. ...Did not the same dispensation obtain in Hades? For even there, all the souls, on hearing the proclamation, could either exhibit repentance, or confess that their punishment was just, because they did not believe. And it was not arbitrary that they could obtain either salvation or punishment. For those who had departed before the coming of the Lord had not had the Gospel preached to them. So, they had been given no opportunity to either believe or not believe. Clement of Alexandria (c. 195) He preached the Gospel to those in the flesh so that they would not be condemned unjustly. So how is it conceivable that He did not for the same reason preach the Gospel to those who had departed this life before His coming? Clement of Alexandria (c. 195, E), 2.492.Hades is not supposed by us to be a bare cavity, nor some subterranean sewer of the world. Rather it is a vast deep space in the interior of the earth. ...For we read that Christ in His death spent three days in the heart of the earth. ...He did not ascend into the heights of heaven before descending into the lower parts of the earth. This was so that He might there [in Hades] make the patriarchs and prophets partakers of Himself. Tertullian (c. 210, W), 3.231. [Christ is Lord of] things under the earth, because He was also reckoned among the dead. For He preached the Gospel to the souls of the saints. Through death, He overcame death. Hippolytus (c. 200, W), 5.209. [John the Baptist] also first preached to those in Hades, becoming a forerunner there when he was put to death by Herod. So even there, too, John revealed that the Savior would descend to ransom the souls of the saints from the hand of death. Hippolytus (c. 200, W), 5.213. Christ delivered the first man of earth from the lowest Hades, when he was lost and bound by the chains of death. ...This is He who was to become the preacher of the gospel to the dead. Hippolytus (c. 205, W), 5.170. The jailers of Hades trembled when they saw Him. And the gates of brass and the bolts of iron were broken. For, look! The Only-Begotten, God the Word, had entered Hades with a soul—a soul among souls. Hippolytus (c. 205, W), 5.194. It was the same among the dead. Christ was the only free person there, and His soul was not left in Hades. As a result, then, He is the first and the last. Origen (c. 228, E), 10.315. When Christ became a soul, without the covering of the body, He dwelled among those souls who were also without bodily covering. And He converted those of them who were willing. Origen (c. 248) Meanwhile, Hades was resplendent with light. For the Star had descended to there. Actually, the Lord did not descend into Hades in His body, but in His spirit. In short, He is working everywhere. For while He raised the dead by His body, by His spirit He was liberating souls. ...For the Lord had conquered Hades, had trodden down death. Alexander of Alexandria (c. 324)

Unto Us is Born

Center for Spiritual Living Huntsville

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2022 37:40

It's time to give birth to the Universal Christ. The Only Begotten is ever begetting herself in me now, coined Meister Eckhart. “I HAVE ARRIVED, I AM HOME.'

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01 Hebrews 2:5-18 - Why All Man

Columbus Baptist Church's Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2022 36:44

Title: Why All Man? Text: Hebrews 2:5-18 FCF: We often struggle with Christ's humanity. Prop: Christ must be human to save us, so we must celebrate the Lord's supper knowing this about the Lord. Scripture Intro: Turn in your bible to Hebrews chapter 2. One of these days I will get to preaching through the book of Hebrews. It is an amazing book and I keep coming back to it over and over again. But we must remain laser focused today. The scope of today's sermon is not to provide the same depth and dissection we would normally in a sermon. Instead, we will cover these 14 verses from a very high level as we attempt to answer the question that may plague some during this time of year. Why did Jesus have to be truly human? We hear the expression that Jesus was the God-Man or all God and all man… but why all man? Have you ever stopped to consider that? Why did Jesus need to be truly human? Some might answer that question quickly – “well to understand our situation he had to be man?” To some degree this is true. Christ, in his human nature, grew in wisdom and understanding. But to attempt to apply this to His deity is actually an affront on the omniscience of God. Did He truly have to experience humanity to understand it? I think not. Others may say he experienced humanity in order to give us an example to follow. I do not deny that Christ came to set an example, it is certainly true. But that cannot be the whole of it. And did Jesus really need to be human to do that? Could He not have simply appeared to be a man to guide us into a morally upright life? Indeed, some early church heresies like Docetism (doe- seat- ism) and Marcionism (Mar- see- on- ism) believed exactly this. He was fully God but only appeared to be like a man. The writer of Hebrews will help us to see at least some of the reason that Christ had to be all man if He were to accomplish the mission that the Father gave to Him from before the foundation of the world. I am in Hebrews 2 and I'll start reading in verse 5. I am reading from the NET which you can follow in the pew bible starting on page 1348 or in whatever version you prefer. Transition: Alright so let's dive in very briefly into the text, and see why Christ had to be human. I.) Point 1 (5-8a) a. 5 – For He did not put the world to come, about which we are speaking, under the control of angels. i. In chapter 1, the writer compares Christ to angels. ii. The writer of Hebrews is writing to a Jewish Christian audience who were tempted to abandon their belief in Christ to escape persecution. iii. In Jewish theology, angels were revered. In some communities the arch angel Michael is actually elevated to be superior to the still coming Messiah. iv. The writer of Hebrews addresses this head on by emphasizing that Jesus is the same as God the Father. He does so by quoting Old Testament scriptures which used the covenant name of God “Yahweh” as he is speaking of Jesus. v. He begins chapter 2 by expressing the danger of neglecting such a Christ, since He has provided such a great salvation. vi. So we begin in verse 5 with a further point showing Christ as superior to angels because God did not promise that the future Kingdom would be given to angels to rule. b. 6-8a – instead someone testified somewhere : “What is man that you think of him or the son of man that you care for him? You made him lower than the angels for a little while. You crowned him with glory and honor. You put all things under his control.” For when he put all things under his control, he left nothing outside of his control. i. Here the writer of Hebrews, rather than focusing on David's writing in Psalm 8, he focuses on the content written by the Spirit of God – where the Lord gave us a peek into his creative order. ii. Mankind for a time was made lower than the angels. iii. Yet, God crowned man with honor and glory making Him in God's image. God did not create angels in His image. He created man in His image. iv. And also notice the phrase “the son of man” v. What should we say about such a phrase? It is the title that Jesus most preferred to call himself. vi. This phrase is both a description and a title. vii. The description simply applies the attributes of a man onto the object (the son). To call someone a son of man is to call someone man-like. To call someone a son of thunder is to call someone thunder-like. viii. But the title goes far beyond the description. No doubt when Jesus called himself “The Son of Man” many chose or assumed only the description. But the title has roots in the Old Testament as God hints at a new representative of mankind that will be acceptable to God to the extent that God will share His throne with Him. This is spoken of primarily in the prophesies of Daniel. ix. Reading the New Testament we find the connection readily made by Paul and other apostles, in that Christ was the second Adam. He was our second representative. One that will kneel before the Father having completed the task given to Him by the Ancient of Days and in so doing, He will be accepted and given all authority over all creation. x. This is the title “The Son of Man” to which Jesus referred to Himself, to which David wrote about, and to which the writer of Hebrews is now referring. xi. Though Jesus, as the second representative for mankind – as the last representative for mankind – though He for a time was made lower than the angels – He too was crowned with glory and honor and given all authority. Transition: But it doesn't seem like that is true. Jesus said that His Kingdom is coming and in fact that it is here. And yet – it doesn't seem very “Kingdom of God and His Christ” out there does it? II.) Point 2 (8b-15) a. 8b – At present we do not yet see all things under his control i. The writer of Hebrews concedes our point. ii. But… b. 9-13 – But we see Jesus who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by God's grace he would experience death on behalf of everyone. For it was fitting for him, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings. For indeed he who makes holy and those being made holy all have the same origin, and so he is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters, saying, “I will proclaim your name to my brothers; in the midst of the assembly I will praise you.” Again he says, “I will be confident in him” and again “Here am I, with the children God has given me. i. Why is it that we say that death is the door to life for those who are depending on Christ alone? ii. It is because Christ has already suffered our death of punishment. Sure, we may suffer physical death – but a physical death that leads to eternal death has already been paid by Him, for us. iii. Indeed, because His death was commanded by God – by obeying He was given glory and honor because of His sacrificial death. His death was the door to His glory. So now we who are united to Christ are now crowned also with glory and honor after death. iv. This is why to die is gain. v. For Christ – to die was gain. So for us also – to die is gain. vi. And so he is the pioneer. He is the forerunner. What He has done, we who are united to Him, will also do. That, my friends, is a great definition of a representative. vii. Just as in Adam we all inherited a sin nature that doesn't seek God though we did nothing to earn such a dubious characteristic… through Christ we inherit glory and honor through all HE has done and nothing we have done. viii. And this brings us to the reason behind Jesus being human. It isn't just an example. It isn't just to understand us. It is more than that. c. 14-15 - Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, he likewise shared in their humanity so that through death he could destroy the one who holds the power of death, that is the devil and set free those who were held in slavery all their lives by their fear of death. i. The power of death is held by the devil because he successfully caused the first representative to fall. He became then the father of all and secured death as the way to keep his children enslaved. ii. God inverts all of this on its head. He sends His son as a second representative sharing all their humanity. He endures the Devil's temptations remains the son of God and the Son of Man, dies the death of His people and secures their adoption and redemption to be children of God through Christ rather than children of Satan through Adam. iii. Now death is not a door to more death and eternal slavery to the devil's fate but rather a door to life and eternal freedom to Christ's fate in glory. d. 16-18 – For surely his concern is not for angels but he is concerned for Abraham's descendants. Therefore, he had to be made like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in things relating to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people. For since He Himself suffered when he was tempted, He is able to help those who are tempted. i. God's concern is not for those who are not being represented by Christ but for those whom Christ was sent to represent. Those of the promise. Those of the covenant. Those of His choosing. Not the angels. But the descendants of Abraham. ii. So he had to be made exactly like them. Not just all human – but A Jew. Of Judah. Of Abraham. iii. Being what He was he is now able to be merciful and faithful a high priest both offering atonement and also teaching all things related to God. Guiding in the worship of God. iv. And helping all His people to endure temptation! Conclusion: And so we have the answer to the question “what is the reason that Christ had to be 100% man?”! In order to be our second representative – our last representative – he had to be like us in every way – yet without sin. He had to die in our place. He had to obey in our place. In doing this – as a pioneer he could carve a path for us to God where no path existed before. And such a path was secured by His death! The path to sharing in His sufferings, His sinlessness, and His future glory is through His death and resurrection of His physical, human, body. But has the church always recognized this? Has the church always seen Christ's humanity as a necessary component of salvation? This is an excerpt from the Athanasian creed, written in the late 200s AD. There are creeds older, but the exact nature of Christ's humanity was not as defined as this one though they certainly believed what is written here. “Now this is the true faith: That we believe and confess that our Lord Jesus Christ, God's Son, is both God and human, equally. He is God from the essence of the Father, begotten before time; and he is human from the essence of his mother, born in time; completely God, completely human, with a rational soul and human flesh; equal to the Father as regards divinity, less than the Father as regards humanity. Although he is God and human, yet Christ is not two, but one. He is one, however, not by his divinity being turned into flesh, but by God's taking humanity to himself. He is one, certainly not by the blending of his essence, but by the unity of his person. For just as one human is both rational soul and flesh, so too the one Christ is both God and human. He suffered for our salvation; he descended to hell; he arose from the dead; he ascended to heaven; he is seated at the Father's right hand; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. At his coming all people will arise bodily and give an accounting of their own deeds. Those who have done good will enter eternal life, and those who have done evil will enter eternal fire. This is the catholic faith: one cannot be saved without believing it firmly and faithfully.” Notice what is said at the very end. This is the universal church's faith. And if you do not believe it firmly and faithfully you cannot be saved. Christ being All God AND All human was so important they were willing to declare that you could not possibly be united to Christ unless you believed it firmly and faithfully. Later, at the Council of Chalcedon it became necessary to educate biblical teachers on the precise union of the two natures of Christ. Both His deity and His humanity. So, they wrote, not a creed, but a teaching guide for the topic. The following then, is the Chalcedon Definition. “Therefore, following the holy fathers, we all unite in teaching that we should confess one and the same Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. This same one is perfect in deity, and the same one is perfect in humanity; the same one is true God and true man, comprising a rational soul and a body. He is of the same essence (homousios) as the Father according to his deity, and the same one is of the same essence (homousios) with us according to his humanity, like us in all things except sin. He was begotten before the ages from the Father according to his deity, but in the last days for us and our salvation, the same one was born of the Virgin Mary, the bearer of God (Theotokos), according to his humanity. He is one and the same Christ, Son, Lord, and Only Begotten, who is made known in two natures (physeis) united unconfusedly, unchangeably, indivisibly, inseparably. The distinction between the natures (physeis) is not at all destroyed because of the union, but rather the property of each nature (physis) is preserved and concurs together into one person (prosopon) and subsistence (hypostasis). He is not separated or divided into two persons (prosopa), but he is one and the same Son, the Only Begotten, God the Logos, the Lord Jesus Christ. This is the way the prophets spoke of him from the beginning, and Jesus Christ himself instructed us, and the Council of the fathers has handed the faith down to us.” Again, the definition concludes that this is the faith that was handed to them from the fathers. The apostles. And from Christ directly. To believe anything else is to be without hope. And even to modern day we can see this teaching emerge, even in our New City Catechism. Question #22 Why must the Redeemer be truly human? That in human nature he might on our behalf perfectly obey the whole law and suffer the punishment for human sin; and also that he might sympathize with our weaknesses. Christ must be all God AND ALL MAN – or we cannot be saved. At this time I'd like to ask the Elders to come and distribute the bread and the cup to each who are here. For we have a correlation to make between this teaching that Christ came and was incarnated as a man. This thing we celebrate at Christmas time – the humiliation of Christ – His taking on human nature – it is far more significant than God giving us a gift. Oh, my friends – it is everything. Let me pray before we make these connections. Knowing then, that Christ being 100% human was absolutely necessary to our salvation, and approaching the table today to commune with Him – to be united with Him all the more – to grow in our faith and dependance on Him… Of what significance is it that Christ said of the bread – “This is my body”? If His death took our death – if His glory is our glory – If He is the pioneer of our faith, carving the path we walk behind Him by faith – what significance is it that He says “This is my body”? The writer of Hebrews later says that it was His body, which the veil to the holy of holies merely represented, was torn in two so that we might enter into the holy presence of God. Again, I ask you what significance is it that He says “This is my body”? It is of eternal significance. As we chew, break, crush, and consume this bread – as our body takes it in and converts it to energy – so also we are energized and enlivened by God the life-giver. We approach Him now, not as guilty sinners – not as wretches – but as sons and daughters. We walk between the broken body of Christ, we walk through the pierced side and enter as covenant partakers. We are His children. We are in Christ. My friends – the body of Christ – being Human like us and having said body – He has made a way for us to follow Him right into the holy presence of God, from which we can receive mercy and find grace for help in a time of need. Eat and remember! Eat and grow in your faith! Eat and be united to Christ and follow Him there to the presence of God. And knowing the reason that Christ must be truly human, what is the significance of his statement when he says that this cup is the cup of the new covenant in His blood? What does the bible say about blood? Blood is where the life is – which is why the Israelites were not allowed to drink it. Blood is the object of repayment and guilt for taking life. Indeed, death can only be undone by blood – for without the shedding of blood, no one can be forgiven. Strictly speaking then – no one is truly forgiven of their sin. Not unless they die. But as was demonstrated imperfectly, as a sign to those who performed sacrifices, and fulfilled now in Christ – a substitute can be acquired to be pardoned. Someone can take our place. And in the book of Hebrews the writer tells us that Christ's blood sprinkles us clean. He tells us that His blood is the signature on a will enacted after the death of the person who signed. A will that installed the new covenant whereby God puts his law in the hearts of His people and changes their hearts. He makes them new and gifts them His Spirit to work out His commands and press them into His mold and follow His Messiah. So when we take the cup and we know that this cup is the new covenant in His blood and that it took the actual shedding of the God-Man's blood to secure not just our forgiveness but our entrance into glory – we partake in communion with His sufferings and His exaltation knowing that one day we will eat this meal again but WITH HIM. So drink and remember! Drink and grow in your faith. Drink and be united to Christ and follow Him sprinkled clean of your sin and washed in His blood. Having supped with Christ in the power of His atonement in which His Humanity and Divinity made a way for us to be free unto Him – and in knowing the eternal significance of Him being truly Human- I can, with more meaning than perhaps I ever have – wish you and all God's true children – A very… Merry… Christmas! Let us pray.

Mary, Did You Know? - Sermon

Harvard-Epworth Church

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 15:47

A sermon by Rev. Barb Lemmel and Rev. Mitch Hay. Gospel Lesson Luke 1:26-38 In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth to a young woman named Mary; she was engaged to a man named Joseph, of the house of David. Upon arriving, the angel said to Mary, “Rejoice, highly favored one! God is with you! Blessed are you among women!” Mary was deeply troubled by these words and wondered what the angel's greeting meant. The angel went on to say to her, “Don't be afraid, Mary. You have found favor with God. You'll conceive and bear a son, and give him the name Jesus—‘Deliverance.' His dignity will be great, and he will be called the Only Begotten of God. God will give Jesus the judgment seat of David, his ancestor, to rule over the house of Jacob forever, and his reign will never end.” Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I have never been with a man?” The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you–hence the child to be born will be called the Holy One of God. Know too that Elizabeth, your kinswoman, has conceived a child in her old age; she who was thought to be barren is now in her sixth month. Nothing is impossible with God.” Mary said, “I am the servant of God. Let it be done to me as you say.” With that, the angel left her. Gospel Lesson Luke 1:46-55 Mary said: My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior who has looked with favor on me, a lowly servant girl. From this day all generations will call me blessed. The Mighty One has done great things for me: holy the name of the Lord, whose mercy is on the God-fearing from generation to generation. The arm of the Lord is filled with strength, scattering the proudhearted. God cast the mighty from their thrones, lifting up the lowly. God filled the hungry with good things, sending the rich away empty. God has come to the help of Israel, the Lord's servant, remembering mercy, the mercy promised to our ancestors to Sarah and Abraham and their descendants forever.

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John 1 – The Glory of the Only Begotten – 0121A

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022

Rev. Cyril A. Stevens – Sermon 0121A recorded on December 23, 1979 teaching from John 1 – The Glory of the Only Begotten.

What Is The Solemnity of The Immaculate Conception

Walk Boldly With Jesus

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 11:20

What is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception?Today, I decided to do something a little different. I usually begin by sharing a scripture verse with you. However, today is a very special day, at least in the Catholic Church. There is a lot of confusion about this day and so I wanted to explain what we are actually celebrating today and why we are celebrating it. Today, in the Catholic Church, we celebrate the Immaculate Conception. When I was growing up I never understood how Mary could have immaculately conceived Jesus on the 8th of December and then delivered him on December 25th. It didn't make sense to me and yet I didn't really question it. It was not until I was an adult, I am not sure how many years ago, that I learned what we were truly celebrating. I found this great article that explains what we are celebrating and why. It is called, “8 Things You Need to Know About the Immaculate Conception,” by Jimmy Akin. I will put a link for the article in the show notes. (Click Here) for the article. This is where I found the information for this episode.The Immaculate Conceptions is not referring to Jesus' conception, it is referring to Mary's conception. Mary has a human mother and father, her conception was not the same as Jesus'. However, it was special in another way. Here is how the Catholic Church explains it:CCC490 To become the mother of the Saviour, Mary “was enriched by God with gifts appropriate to such a role.” The angel Gabriel at the moment of the annunciation salutes her as “full of grace”. In fact, in order for Mary to be able to give the free assent of her faith to the announcement of her vocation, it was necessary that she be wholly borne by God's grace.CCC491 Through the centuries the Church has become ever more aware that Mary, “full of grace” through God, was redeemed from the moment of her conception. That is what the dogma of the Immaculate Conception confesses, as Pope Pius IX proclaimed in 1854:The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Saviour of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin. This means that Mary was not only free from original sin, but she was also free from person sin as well. The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains:CCC493 The Fathers of the Eastern tradition call the Mother of God “the All-Holy” (Panagia), and celebrate her as “free from any stain of sin, as though fashioned by the Holy Spirit and formed as a new creature”. By the grace of God Mary remained free of every personal sin her whole life long. “Let it be done to me according to your word. . .”The next question Akin asks is, “If Mary was free from sin, does that mean she didn't need Jesus to die on a cross for her?"He answers, “No. What we've already quoted states that Mary was immaculately conceived as part of her being “full of grace” and thus "redeemed from the moment of her conception" by "a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Saviour of the human race."The Catechism goes on to state:CCC492 The “splendour of an entirely unique holiness” by which Mary is “enriched from the first instant of her conception” comes wholly from Christ: she is “redeemed, in a more exalted fashion, by reason of the merits of her Son”. The Father blessed Mary more than any other created person “in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places” and chose her “in Christ before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless before him in love”.CCC508 From among the descendants of Eve, God chose the Virgin Mary to be the mother of his Son. “Full of grace”, Mary is “the most excellent fruit of redemption” (SC 103): from the first instant of her conception, she was totally preserved from the stain of original sin and she remained pure from all personal sin throughout her life.The next question Akin asked is, “How does this make Mary a parallel of Eve?” His is answer is: Adam and Eve were both created immaculate--without original sin or its stain. They fell from grace, and through them mankind was bound to sin. Christ and Mary were also conceived immaculate. They remained faithful, and through them mankind was redeemed from sin. Christ is thus the New Adam, and Mary the New Eve.The Catechism notes:CCC494 . . . As St. Irenaeus says, “Being obedient she became the cause of salvation for herself and for the whole human race.” Hence not a few of the early Fathers gladly assert. . .: “The knot of Eve's disobedience was untied by Mary's obedience: what the virgin Eve bound through her disbelief, Mary loosened by her faith.” Comparing her with Eve, they call Mary “the Mother of the living” and frequently claim: “Death through Eve, life through Mary.”Another question Akin asked was, “Was it necessary for God to make Mary immaculate at her conception so that she could be Jesus' mother?”Akin writes, “No. The Church only speaks of the Immaculate Conception as something that was "fitting," something that made Mary a "fit habitation" (i.e., suitable dwelling) for the Son of God, not something that was necessary. Thus in preparing to define the dogma, Pope Pius IX stated:And hence they [the Church Fathers] affirmed that the Blessed Virgin was, through grace, entirely free from every stain of sin, and from all corruption of body, soul and mind; that she was always united with God and joined to him by an eternal covenant; that she was never in darkness but always in light; and that, therefore, she was entirely a fit habitation for Christ, not because of the state of her body, but because of her original grace. . . .For it was certainly not fitting that this vessel of election should be wounded by the common injuries, since she, differing so much from the others, had only nature in common with them, not sin. In fact, it was quite fitting that, as the Only-Begotten has a Father in heaven, whom the Seraphim extol as thrice holy, so he should have a Mother on earth who would never be without the splendor of holiness [Ineffabilis Deus]."Many of you listening may have already known all about this special day. However, I felt it was important to explain as I remember when I first found out what we were celebrating I was confused. I didn't really understand at first and I would have loved to have had this article back then. I know there are some people who don't understand that we aren't celebrating Jesus' immaculate conception and so I wanted to clear up any misunderstandings about this day. For those of you who are Catholic, just in case you don't know, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conceptions is a holy day of obligation. I hope you all enjoyed this little explanation and I hope you check out the article for more information. Dear Heavenly Father, we are so grateful you gave us Mary so she could say yes to having your one and only son. We are so grateful you came up with a plan to save us. We are grateful for all you have done for us over the years. We don't deserve anything and yet you give us so much. We thank you Lord. We love you and we celebrate and honor your beautiful daughter Mary today. We honor you and your plan for her life. You are so amazing how you plan everything out in advance. You are the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. You are truly remarkable and we ask all of this in accordance with your will and in Jesus' holy name, Amen!Thank you so much for joining me on this journey to walk boldly with Jesus. I look forward to spending time with you tomorrow. Remember, Jesus loves you and so do I! Have a blessed day!

Partakers Bible Thought - A Christmas Thought of John Chrysostom

Partakers Church Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 8:15

A Christmas Sermon of John Chrysostom (4th century) Behold a new and wondrous mystery. My ears resound to the Shepherd's song, piping no soft melody, but chanting full forth a heavenly hymn. The Angels sing. The Archangels blend their voice in harmony. The Cherubim hymn their joyful praise. The Seraphim exalt His glory. All join to praise this holy feast, beholding the Godhead here on earth, and man in heaven. He Who is above, now for our redemption dwells here below; and he that was lowly is by divine mercy raised. Bethlehem this day resembles heaven; hearing from the stars the singing of angelic voices; and in place of the sun, enfolds within itself on every side, the Son of justice. Ask not how: for where God wills, the order of nature yields. For He willed, He had the power, He descended, He redeemed; all things yielded in obedience to God. This day He Who is, is Born; and He Who is, becomes what He was not. For when He was God, He became man; yet not departing from the Godhead that is His. Nor yet by any loss of divinity became He man, nor through increase became He God from man; but being the Word He became flesh, His nature, because of impassability, remaining unchanged. And so the kings have come, and they have seen the heavenly King that has come upon the earth, not bringing with Him Angels, nor Archangels, nor Thrones, nor Dominations, nor Powers, nor Principalities, but, treading a new and solitary path, He has come forth from a spotless womb. Since this heavenly birth cannot be described, neither does His coming amongst us in these days permit of too curious scrutiny. Though I know that a Virgin this day gave birth, and I believe that God was begotten before all time, yet the manner of this generation I have learned to venerate in silence and I accept that this is not to be probed too curiously with wordy speech. For with God we look not for the order of nature, but rest our faith in the power of Him who works. What shall I say to you; what shall I tell you? I behold a Mother who has brought forth; I see a Child come to this light by birth. The manner of His conception I cannot comprehend. Nature here rested, while the Will of God labored. O ineffable grace! The Only Begotten, Who is before all ages, Who cannot be touched or be perceived, Who is simple, without body, has now put on my body, that is visible and liable to corruption. For what reason? That coming amongst us he may teach us, and teaching, lead us by the hand to the things that men cannot see. For since men believe that the eyes are more trustworthy than the ears, they doubt of that which they do not see, and so He has deigned to show Himself in bodily presence, that He may remove all doubt. Christ, finding the holy body and soul of the Virgin, builds for Himself a living temple, and as He had willed, formed there a man from the Virgin; and, putting Him on, this day came forth; unashamed of the lowliness of our nature'. For it was to Him no lowering to put on what He Himself had made. Let that handiwork be forever glorified, which became the cloak of its own Creator. For as in the first creation of flesh, man could not be made before the clay had come into His hand, so neither could this corruptible body be glorified, until it had first become the garment of its Maker. What shall I say! And how shall I describe this Birth to you? For this wonder fills me with astonishment. The Ancient of days has become an infant. He who sits upon the sublime and heavenly Throne, now lies in a manger. And He Who cannot be touched, who is simple, without complexity, and incorporeal, now lies subject to the hands of men. He Who has broken the bonds of sinners, is now bound by an infants bands. But He has decreed that ignominy shall become honor, infamy be clothed with glory, and total humiliation the measure of His Goodness. For this He assumed my body, that I may become capable of His Word; taking my flesh, He gives me His spirit; and so He bestowing and I receiving, He prepares for me the treasure of Life. He takes my flesh, to sanctify me; He gives me His Spirit, that He may save me. Come, then, let us observe the Feast. Truly wondrous is the whole chronicle of the Nativity. For this day the ancient slavery is ended, the devil confounded, the demons take to flight, the power of death is broken, paradise is unlocked, the curse is taken away, sin is removed from us, error driven out, truth has been brought back, the speech of kindliness diffused, and spreads on every side, a heavenly way of life has been ‘in planted on the earth, angels communicate with men without fear, and men now hold speech with angels. Why is this? Because God is now on earth, and man in heaven; on every side all things commingle. He became Flesh. He did not become God. He was God. Wherefore He became flesh, so that He Whom heaven did not contain, a manger would this day receive. He was placed in a manger, so that He, by whom all things arc nourished, may receive an infant's food from His Virgin Mother. So, the Father of all ages, as an infant at the breast, nestles in the virginal arms, that the Magi may more easily see Him. Since this day the Magi too have come, and made a beginning of withstanding tyranny; and the heavens give glory, as the Lord is revealed by a star. To Him, then, Who out of confusion has wrought a clear path, to Christ, to the Father, and to the Holy Ghost, we offer all praise, now and for ever. Amen. Right Mouse click or tap here to save this as an audio mp3 file You can now purchase our Partakers books! Please do click or tap here to visit our Amazon site! Click or tap on the appropriate link below to subscribe, share or download our iPhone App!

What Does “Only Begotten Mean” the Only Begotten Son of God?

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 45:33

Monogenes is not natural born. Only begotten is the sole, one kind, or nature. JESUS did not have a dual nature. JESUS had only one nature and that of God.

John 1:14-18 Part I – Behold the Glory of the Word Made Flesh

Martensdale Community Church

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2022 45:19

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How is Jesus the Only Begotten?

Words of Grace Radio - Flint River Primitive Baptist Church

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022

Jesus’ title as God’s “only begotten Son” is as historic as the New Testament itself, and is common language used in commentaries, sermons, creeds and confessions all through church history. However, in recent years, so-called New Testament Greek experts and bible translators have attempted, in vain, to redefine that as something else. In this broadcast, … Continue reading "How is Jesus the Only Begotten?"

The Other Begotten

Calvary Independent Baptist Church

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 34:00

Jesus is the -Only Begotten,- but God has Other begotten as well. Are you among them-

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Reading John With Care

Seattle Mennonite Church Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2022 23:26

We are now a few weeks into the mystical, strange, poetic, beautiful, mysterious, harrowing, polemical, and prophetic Gospel of John. Since we'll be slowly walking through John's gospel for the next several months, it seems important to address John's mixed legacy in Christian history, as well as the fraught context within which John's gospel was written. Trust me: it's more interesting than it sounds! May we join John's central project of pointing toward the Only Begotten, the Word made Body who tents with humanity, the Lamb of God anointed to take away the sins of the world, the One in whom Grace and Truth kiss.Sermon starts at minute 5:45John 2:1-12Image: detail of St. John the Evangelist, manuscript illumination from the Lindisfarne Gospels, late 7th centuryHymns: God, be the Love, VT43, Words and Music - ©2013 Worldmaking.net Contributor: Richard Bruxvoort ColliganWhere Love is Found, VT 524, Text: Brian Wren, 1978 Faith Looking Forward, 1983 Hope Publishing Co. Tune: English traditional, ca. 19th c., transcr. as “O Waly, Waly” in Folk Songs from Somerset, 1906 Harm. by James E. Clemens, © 2004 James E. ClemensPermission to podcast the music in this service obtained from One License with license #A-726929. All rights reserved.Additional resources:Podcasts: Several episodes of the Bibleworm podcast, Amy Robertson and Robert Williamson, Jr.

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Comprehending the Mystery of Godliness. Bruce R. McConkie. ACU Sunday Series.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2022 44:25

Comprehending the Mystery of Godliness. Bruce R. McConkie. ACU Sunday Series. The Mystery of Godliness | Bruce R McConkie | 1985 https://youtu.be/EpXzTR-qNB0 157,736 views Jun 12, 2020 BYU Speeches 112K subscribers To us mortals, the infinite wisdom and power of God may always be, in part, a mystery. However, there are many things about His nature that we can know. This speech was given on January 6, 1985. Read the speech here: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/bruce-... Read more about Bruce R. McConkie here: https://speeches.byu.edu/speakers/bru... Subscribe to BYU Speeches for the latest videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/byuspeeches Read and listen to more BYU Speeches here: https://speeches.byu.edu/ Follow BYU Speeches: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/byuspeeches Twitter: https://twitter.com/byuspeeches Instagram: https://instagram.com/byuspeeches Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/byuspeeches © Brigham Young University. All rights reserved. "I rejoice in the privilege of presenting to the young and rising generation some basic concepts about the deepest and most profound doctrine of the gospel. It is the first principle of revealed religion, the great cornerstone upon which all else rests, the foundation for all of the doctrines of salvation. I shall speak of what the revealed word calls the mystery of godliness. If our vision is blurred where this doctrine and these concepts are concerned, or, if knowingly or unknowingly we have fallen prey to any of the false sectarian notions that abound with reference to them, our progress toward eternal life will be slow indeed. Comprehending the Mystery of Godliness A mystery, so the dictionary says, is “something beyond human comprehension.” Defining the word from a theological standpoint, it says a mystery is “an article of faith beyond human comprehension, as the doctrine of the Trinity.” How apt this illustration is! If there was ever something beyond human comprehension, it is the sectarian doctrine of the Trinity. This doctrine defines God and the Godhead as a three-in-one spirit essence that fills the immensity of space; it teaches that it and they are without body, parts, or passions; it acclaims that it and they are unknown, unknowable, and uncreated, and specifies, in the creeds, that unless we believe all these things we cannot be saved. It is true that finite man cannot comprehend his Infinite Maker in the full sense of the word. We cannot tell how gods began to be or from whence existent matter came. But we are duty-bound to learn all that God has revealed about himself and his everlasting gospel. If we are to gain eternal life we must come to know the Great God and his Only Begotten, whom he sent into the world. And this probationary estate is the appointed time to begin to know God, and to learn his laws, and thereby to start the process of becoming like him. If we do not so begin we shall never receive the promised reward. Because God stands revealed or remains forever unknown, and because the things of God are known only by the power of the Spirit, perhaps we should redefine a mystery. In the gospel sense, a mystery is something beyond carnal comprehension. The saints are in a position to comprehend all mysteries, to understand all doctrine, and eventually to know all things. These high levels of intelligence are reached only through faith and obedience and righteousness. A person who relies on the intellect alone and who does not keep the commandments can never, worlds without end, comprehend the mystery of godliness. There is probably more ignorance and confusion as to the mystery of godliness than there is about any other doctrine. As set forth in the three creeds of Christendom—the Nicene, the Apostles', and the Athanasian, which God himself said were an abomination in his sight—and as defined in the articles of religion of the various denominations, this doctrine is a mass of confusion and a mountain of falsity. Even in the Church, thanks to a lack of knowledge and to intellectuality and the worldly enticement to conform to the general beliefs of an apostate Christendom, there are those who have fallen prey to many false delusions about deity. By way of illustration let us note some of the problems. Who and What Is God? Is there a God? If so, who or what is he? Is he the laws and forces of nature? Or an image of mud or gold? Or is he Baal, the resurrected son of El to whom the Canaanites offered human sacrifices? Is he Allah or Buddha or the confusing and contradictory nothingness described in the creeds of Christendom? Is there such a thing as the Trinity in which the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are three gods, and, yet one god, a god who neither hears, nor speaks, nor appears, as did the one worshipped by the ancients? Is God omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent, or are these descriptive designations part of the legends of sectarianism? Are there three gods or one? Why does Jesus say his Father is greater than he, and Paul say Jesus is equal with the Father? Why the great scriptural emphasis on proclaiming that three gods are one, and that the Lord our God is one Lord? Zach Williams, Dolly Parton - There Was Jesus (Official Music Video) https://youtu.be/37wV6D49iEY 28,810,460 views Apr 23, 2020 Zach Williams 828K subscribers Watch the official music video for “There Was Jesus” with Dolly Parton now. Listen to #ThereWasJesus everywhere: https://ZachWilliams.lnk.to/RescueSto... Check out my new Christmas album, I Don't Want Christmas to End: https://ZachWilliams.lnk.to/IDontWant... Connect with me: Email List: https://ZachWilliams.lnk.to/EmailSign... Facebook: https://ZachWilliams.lnk.to/facebookTm Twitter: https://ZachWilliams.lnk.to/ZWtwitterTm Instagram: https://ZachWilliams.lnk.to/ZWinstagr... Website: https://ZachWilliams.lnk.to/websiteTm There Was Jesus Every time I tried to make it on my own Every time I tried to stand and start to fall All those lonely roads that I have travelled on There was Jesus When the life I built came crashing to the ground When the friends I had were nowhere to be found I couldn't see it then but I can see it now There was Jesus In the waiting, in the searching In the healing and the hurting Like a blessing buried in the broken pieces Every minute, every moment Of where I been and where I'm going Even when I didn't know it Or couldn't see it There was Jesus For this man who needs amazing kind of grace For forgiveness at a price I couldn't pay I'm not perfect so I thank God every day There was Jesus On the mountain in the valleys (There was Jesus) In the shadows of the alleys (There was Jesus) In the fire, in the flood (There was Jesus) Always is and always was I never walk alone There Was Jesus Every time I tried to make it on my own Every time I tried to stand and start to fall All those lonely roads that I have travelled on There was Jesus When the life I built came crashing to the ground When the friends I had were nowhere to be found I couldn't see it then but I can see it now There was Jesus In the waiting, in the searching In the healing and the hurting Like a blessing buried in the broken pieces Every minute, every moment Of where I been and where I'm going Even when I didn't know it Or couldn't see it There was Jesus For this man who needs amazing kind of grace For forgiveness at a price I couldn't pay I'm not perfect so I thank God every day There was Jesus On the mountain in the valleys (There was Jesus) In the shadows of the alleys (There was Jesus) In the fire, in the flood (There was Jesus) Always is and always was I never walk alone Music by Zach Williams and Dolly Parton performing “There Was Jesus” (Official Music Video). #ZachWilliams #ChristianMusic #DollyParton

Comprehending the Mystery of Godliness. Bruce R. McConkie. ACU Sunday Series.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2022 44:25

Comprehending the Mystery of Godliness. Bruce R. McConkie. ACU Sunday Series. The Mystery of Godliness | Bruce R McConkie | 1985 https://youtu.be/EpXzTR-qNB0 157,736 views Jun 12, 2020 BYU Speeches 112K subscribers To us mortals, the infinite wisdom and power of God may always be, in part, a mystery. However, there are many things about His nature that we can know. This speech was given on January 6, 1985. Read the speech here: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/bruce-... Read more about Bruce R. McConkie here: https://speeches.byu.edu/speakers/bru... Subscribe to BYU Speeches for the latest videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/byuspeeches Read and listen to more BYU Speeches here: https://speeches.byu.edu/ Follow BYU Speeches: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/byuspeeches Twitter: https://twitter.com/byuspeeches Instagram: https://instagram.com/byuspeeches Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/byuspeeches © Brigham Young University. All rights reserved. "I rejoice in the privilege of presenting to the young and rising generation some basic concepts about the deepest and most profound doctrine of the gospel. It is the first principle of revealed religion, the great cornerstone upon which all else rests, the foundation for all of the doctrines of salvation. I shall speak of what the revealed word calls the mystery of godliness. If our vision is blurred where this doctrine and these concepts are concerned, or, if knowingly or unknowingly we have fallen prey to any of the false sectarian notions that abound with reference to them, our progress toward eternal life will be slow indeed. Comprehending the Mystery of Godliness A mystery, so the dictionary says, is “something beyond human comprehension.” Defining the word from a theological standpoint, it says a mystery is “an article of faith beyond human comprehension, as the doctrine of the Trinity.” How apt this illustration is! If there was ever something beyond human comprehension, it is the sectarian doctrine of the Trinity. This doctrine defines God and the Godhead as a three-in-one spirit essence that fills the immensity of space; it teaches that it and they are without body, parts, or passions; it acclaims that it and they are unknown, unknowable, and uncreated, and specifies, in the creeds, that unless we believe all these things we cannot be saved. It is true that finite man cannot comprehend his Infinite Maker in the full sense of the word. We cannot tell how gods began to be or from whence existent matter came. But we are duty-bound to learn all that God has revealed about himself and his everlasting gospel. If we are to gain eternal life we must come to know the Great God and his Only Begotten, whom he sent into the world. And this probationary estate is the appointed time to begin to know God, and to learn his laws, and thereby to start the process of becoming like him. If we do not so begin we shall never receive the promised reward. Because God stands revealed or remains forever unknown, and because the things of God are known only by the power of the Spirit, perhaps we should redefine a mystery. In the gospel sense, a mystery is something beyond carnal comprehension. The saints are in a position to comprehend all mysteries, to understand all doctrine, and eventually to know all things. These high levels of intelligence are reached only through faith and obedience and righteousness. A person who relies on the intellect alone and who does not keep the commandments can never, worlds without end, comprehend the mystery of godliness. There is probably more ignorance and confusion as to the mystery of godliness than there is about any other doctrine. As set forth in the three creeds of Christendom—the Nicene, the Apostles', and the Athanasian, which God himself said were an abomination in his sight—and as defined in the articles of religion of the various denominations, this doctrine is a mass of confusion and a mountain of falsity. Even in the Church, thanks to a lack of knowledge and to intellectuality and the worldly enticement to conform to the general beliefs of an apostate Christendom, there are those who have fallen prey to many false delusions about deity. By way of illustration let us note some of the problems. Who and What Is God? Is there a God? If so, who or what is he? Is he the laws and forces of nature? Or an image of mud or gold? Or is he Baal, the resurrected son of El to whom the Canaanites offered human sacrifices? Is he Allah or Buddha or the confusing and contradictory nothingness described in the creeds of Christendom? Is there such a thing as the Trinity in which the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are three gods, and, yet one god, a god who neither hears, nor speaks, nor appears, as did the one worshipped by the ancients? Is God omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent, or are these descriptive designations part of the legends of sectarianism? Are there three gods or one? Why does Jesus say his Father is greater than he, and Paul say Jesus is equal with the Father? Why the great scriptural emphasis on proclaiming that three gods are one, and that the Lord our God is one Lord? Zach Williams, Dolly Parton - There Was Jesus (Official Music Video) https://youtu.be/37wV6D49iEY 28,810,460 views Apr 23, 2020 Zach Williams 828K subscribers Watch the official music video for “There Was Jesus” with Dolly Parton now. Listen to #ThereWasJesus everywhere: https://ZachWilliams.lnk.to/RescueSto... Check out my new Christmas album, I Don't Want Christmas to End: https://ZachWilliams.lnk.to/IDontWant... Connect with me: Email List: https://ZachWilliams.lnk.to/EmailSign... Facebook: https://ZachWilliams.lnk.to/facebookTm Twitter: https://ZachWilliams.lnk.to/ZWtwitterTm Instagram: https://ZachWilliams.lnk.to/ZWinstagr... Website: https://ZachWilliams.lnk.to/websiteTm There Was Jesus Every time I tried to make it on my own Every time I tried to stand and start to fall All those lonely roads that I have travelled on There was Jesus When the life I built came crashing to the ground When the friends I had were nowhere to be found I couldn't see it then but I can see it now There was Jesus In the waiting, in the searching In the healing and the hurting Like a blessing buried in the broken pieces Every minute, every moment Of where I been and where I'm going Even when I didn't know it Or couldn't see it There was Jesus For this man who needs amazing kind of grace For forgiveness at a price I couldn't pay I'm not perfect so I thank God every day There was Jesus On the mountain in the valleys (There was Jesus) In the shadows of the alleys (There was Jesus) In the fire, in the flood (There was Jesus) Always is and always was I never walk alone There Was Jesus Every time I tried to make it on my own Every time I tried to stand and start to fall All those lonely roads that I have travelled on There was Jesus When the life I built came crashing to the ground When the friends I had were nowhere to be found I couldn't see it then but I can see it now There was Jesus In the waiting, in the searching In the healing and the hurting Like a blessing buried in the broken pieces Every minute, every moment Of where I been and where I'm going Even when I didn't know it Or couldn't see it There was Jesus For this man who needs amazing kind of grace For forgiveness at a price I couldn't pay I'm not perfect so I thank God every day There was Jesus On the mountain in the valleys (There was Jesus) In the shadows of the alleys (There was Jesus) In the fire, in the flood (There was Jesus) Always is and always was I never walk alone Music by Zach Williams and Dolly Parton performing “There Was Jesus” (Official Music Video). #ZachWilliams #ChristianMusic #DollyParton

Christ Is Being Revealed as the Only God, JESUS Christ

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 45:25

In Christ is hid all treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Christ is the Only Begotten of God. God's judgments in the earth are to reveal Himself Who is JESUS Only.

Sons of God Are Not God

Christ-Centered Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 40:12

Only JESUS is God, the Spirit. Those who are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God. JESUS is the Only Begotten who is God manifest.

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#103 The Book of Mormon Podcast - Alma 12-13

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2021 75:23

On this episode, we finish our discussion of Alma chapter 12 and also discuss the entire 13th chapter as well. We discuss the divine role of Jesus Christ as our Savior and Redeemer, the first and the last, the Only Begotten of the Father, the High Priest of the high priesthood after which men are called. Recorded 10/10/2021.

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Teachings of Jesus. Dallin H. Oaks. ACU Sunday Series.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 20:40

Teachings of Jesus. Dallin H. Oaks. ACU Sunday Series. Watch this speech at- https://youtu.be/N6Nsru_r664 mormongenconf Teachings of Jesus - Jesus Christ is the Only Begotten and Beloved Son of God. ... He is our Savior from sin and death. This is the most important knowledge on earth. Learn more https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist Dallin H. Oaks, Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, "Teachings of Jesus" For a great archive of hundreds of religious talks like this visit- LDS General Conference Talks Song- Glorious Day by Casting Crowns. HELP ACU SPREAD THE WORD! Please go to Apple Podcasts and give ACU a 5 star rating. Apple canceled us and now we are clawing our way back to the top. Don't let the Leftist win. Do it now! Thanks. Forward this show to friends. Ways to subscribe to the American Conservative University Podcast Click here to subscribe via Apple Podcasts Click here to subscribe via RSS You can also subscribe via Stitcher FM Player Podcast Addict Tune-in Podcasts Pandora Look us up on Amazon Prime …And Many Other Podcast Aggregators and sites Please help ACU by submitting your Show ideas. Email us at americanconservativeuniversity@americanconservativeuniversity.com Please go to Apple Podcasts and give ACU a 5 star rating. Apple canceled us and now we are clawing our way back to the top. Don't let the Leftist win. Do it now! Thanks.

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Teachings of Jesus. Dallin H. Oaks. ACU Sunday Series.

APOSTLE TALK - Future News Now!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 20:40

Teachings of Jesus. Dallin H. Oaks. ACU Sunday Series. Watch this speech at- https://youtu.be/N6Nsru_r664 mormongenconf Teachings of Jesus - Jesus Christ is the Only Begotten and Beloved Son of God. ... He is our Savior from sin and death. This is the most important knowledge on earth. Learn more https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist Dallin H. Oaks, Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, "Teachings of Jesus" For a great archive of hundreds of religious talks like this visit- LDS General Conference Talks Song- Glorious Day by Casting Crowns. HELP ACU SPREAD THE WORD! Please go to Apple Podcasts and give ACU a 5 star rating. Apple canceled us and now we are clawing our way back to the top. Don't let the Leftist win. Do it now! Thanks. Forward this show to friends. Ways to subscribe to the American Conservative University Podcast Click here to subscribe via Apple Podcasts Click here to subscribe via RSS You can also subscribe via Stitcher FM Player Podcast Addict Tune-in Podcasts Pandora Look us up on Amazon Prime …And Many Other Podcast Aggregators and sites Please help ACU by submitting your Show ideas. Email us at americanconservativeuniversity@americanconservativeuniversity.com Please go to Apple Podcasts and give ACU a 5 star rating. Apple canceled us and now we are clawing our way back to the top. Don't let the Leftist win. Do it now! Thanks.

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PRESENT ACTIVE ENERGY IN THE BLOOD OF MESSIAH

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 10:58

UNIVERSITY OF EXCELLENCE Prince HandleyPresident / Regent PRINCE HANDLEY PORTAL 1,000's of FREE Resources WWW.REALMIRACLES.ORG ~ ~ ~ INTERNATIONAL Geopolitics | Intelligence | Prophecy WWW.UOFE.ORG ~ PRINCE HANDLEY POWER TEACHING ~ PRESENT ACTIVE ENERGY IN THE BLOOD OF MESSIAH THE POWER OF THE BLOOD OF CHRIST You can listen to this message NOW. Click on the pod circle at top left. (Allow images to display.) Or, Listen NOW >>> LISTEN HERE 24/7 release of Prince Handley teachings, BLOGS and podcasts > STREAM Or, Twitter: princehandley Subscribe FREE to Prince Handley Teaching & Newsletter Email this message to a friend and help them! ______________________________________ DESCRIPTION Real, born again, Christians are in a single government under Jesus Christ, the Messiah of Israel, just as in a "res publica." However, instead of being politically organized, they are organically united by the HOLY SPIRIT (Ephesians 1:13) having been born again by the WORD of God (1 Peter 1:23) and purchased into freedom by Messiah's BLOOD (Ephesians 1:7). In this teaching you will learn about the POWER of the BLOOD of Christ to HEAL and PROTECT. Use the BLOOD of Christ―declare it daily―for YOU, your FAMILY ... as well as your PROPERTY! ______________________________________ PRESENT ACTIVE ENERGY IN THE BLOOD OF MESSIAH THE POWER OF THE BLOOD OF CHRIST The causal effect―the ability and authority to do exploits―in the BLOOD of Christ is resident and available currently to every believer in Yeshua. Real, born again, Christians are in a single government under Jesus Christ, the Messiah of Israel, just as in a "res publica." However, instead of being politically organized, they are organically united by the Holy Spirit [Ephesians 1:13], having been born again by the Word of God [1 Peter 1:23], and purchased into freedom with Messiah's Blood [Ephesians 1:7]. We have the authority in His name to carry out His mandate and directive, and to publish and teach the Good News in all the world with resultant signs and wonders following. We have available to us as citizens in His Kingdom: His BLOOD, His NAME, His WORD, and His SPIRIT . . . not to mention the help of the holy angels. How could we NOT succeed in every endeavor in which He leads us? The purpose of this writing is to examine: ● The causation of the active energy in the BLOOD of Messiah; ● The authority of the active energy in the BLOOD of Messiah; and, ● The benefits of the active energy in the BLOOD of Messiah. In the Torah, the five books of Moshe, we read where the LORD spoke unto Moshe, saying: “For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it unto you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that makes an atonemont for the soul.” (Leviticus 17:11) This is why the priests of Israel sacrificed the blood of animals prescribed by God; to atone for their sins and the sins of the people. It was a picture of the real Lamb of God, Messiah Yeshua (Jesus), who would come one day to make the one-time FINAL SUPREME sacrifice for the sins of the world. When God created man, He created a body from the dust of the ground. That is, from substances and chemicals from Planet Earth. Then, God breathed into the man's body the “breath of life.” That life was held in a chemical substance known as the blood. The life of the flesh is in the blood! If you lose your blood … you lose your life! Blood is NOT life, but it CARRIES life. Life itself is spiritual, but it must have a physical carrier. Blood does NOT control the color of skin or culture, but it carries the LIFE that comes from God. There is NO chemical difference between live blood and dead blood, apaart from blood type, except the LIFE that God put in it! The female ovum has NO blood. The male spermatozoa has NO blood. However, when both come together there is conception: new life. Jesus' birth was no normal conception. It was a supernatural creative act: a virgin birth. Jesus' body was prepared by God's Spirit. Man had nothing to do with Christ's birth. Joseph and Mary never got together sexually before Jesus was born. After Jesus was born, then Joseph and Mary had four sons and also daughters. (Matthew 13:55-56) There is a FALSE teaching which postulates that the Holy Spirit supplied “spiritual” spermatozoa. This is NOT true for two (2) reasons: It would mean that Adam's blood (within Mary as part of the human, or Adamic, race) would have been mixed (included) in Jesus; therefore, it would contain sin and could NOT pay for the sins of the world. (Romans 5:12) It would mean that Jesus would have NO prior existence. Hebrews 10:5-7 shows us: “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you have prepared for me. In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin you had no pleasure. Then I said, 'Behold, I have come―in the volume of the book it is written of me―to do your will, O God.” This is the fulfillment of a Messianic prophecy in Psalm 40:6-8, written 1,000 years before Christ as a psalm of King David. God prepared a body for His Son, Yeshua, before Bethlehem. Yeshua was the ONLY BEGOTTEN of the Father. (John 1:14) Jesus' life came from God, the Father, by the Holy Spirit. That's why He said, “I am the life.” (John 14:6) God imparted His own LIFE into the BLOOD of Jesus. Mary's adamic blood (inherited from Adam, the head of the human race) was corrupt. (It contained sin.) Mary declared that Jesus, her son, was “God, my Savior.” (Luke 1:47) Mary was the chosen carrier of the body of her son: Yeshua (Jesus). However, ALL THE BLOOD came from God. Yeshua's (Jesus') BLOOD was NOT contaminated by Adam's sin which brought sin, sickness, and death into the human race through his blood. Adam introduced death into the human family. “Therefore, just as through one man (Adam) sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and therefore death spread to all men …” (Romans 5:12) Thank God, we have been BOUGHT BACK with the BLOOD of Christ, a different category of blood―priceless―containing God's life, which could pay for our sins! “Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as a lamb without blemish and without spot. He indeed was fore-ordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest (revealed) in these last times for you, who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.” (1 Peter 1:18-21) It's interesting to note that one of the names of the devil is “Beelzebub.” The original Hebrew name means “Lord of the flies” and was the name of a Philistine god. It was a “dung god.” What a wonderful title for Satan: “Lord of the maggots … the manure god.” Dead blood draws flies. However, the GOOD NEWS is that the BLOOD of Jesus repulses Satan and his demons. Speak the BLOOD of Christ over your home and family. Just as the Children of Israel applied the BLOOD to their doors so that the death angel would pass over (see Exodus Chapter 12), so you can apply the BLOOD of Christ over your family and home by speaking it in faith over them. IMPORTANT Declare the BLOOD of Christ over yourself AND your loved ones daily and over all that God has given you by birth, adoption, or assignment! Hebrews 9:22 tells us: “And according to the (Levitical) law, almost all thigs are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is not remission.” The Greek word for “remission” here used is “aphesis”―from “aphiemi,” meaning “to send away.” It's a release from bondage or imprisonment, a dismissal or sending away, and also forgiveness. It is also used for “cancelling out all judgment, punishment, obligation, or debt.” It is deliverance, liberty, remission, and forgiveness! Many people quote Hebrews 9:22 wrongly and end the verse using the words: “there is no remission of sins.” But … it is MUCH MORE: it is remission of sin, sickness, poverty, oppression, loss, devouring, demon possession. It includes spiritual, mental, physical, material, financial, social, and relational remission … including remission of ancestral and generational curses. The BLOOD of Christ has present active energy. The BLOOD prevails. USE it! Baruch haba b'Shem Adonai. Your friend,Prince Handley President / RegentUniversity of Excellence Podcast time: 10 minutes, 57 seconds. Copyright © Prince Handley 2021 CLICK HERE FOR:PRINCE HANDLEY PODCAST APP ... AND OTHER MEDIA _______________ 24/7 Prince Handley BLOGS, teachings, and podcasts Click the Dove above_______________ Rabbinical & Biblical Studies The Believers' Intelligentsia Prince Handley Portal(1,000's of FREE resources) Prince Handley Books OPPORTUNITY If you would like to partner with Prince Handley and help him do the Spirit exploits the LORD has assigned him, Click thIs secure DONATE or the one below. God will reward you abundantly on earth … and in Heaven! A TAX DEDUCTIBLE RECEIPT WILL BE SENT TO YOU _______________

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Jesus the Righteous One

Daily Word with John

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 1:05

There's Only One Lord and Savior of the World, Jesus Christ. God's Only Begotten. Jesus is the epitome of God's Love for mankind. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-veney0/support

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PRESENT ACTIVE ENERGY IN THE BLOOD OF MESSIAH

HEALING AND MIRACLES / with Prince Handley

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 10:58

THE HEALING AND MIRACLE PODCASTwith Prince HandleyWWW.REALMIRACLES.ORG PRESENT ACTIVE ENERGY IN THE BLOOD OF MESSIAH THE POWER OF THE BLOOD OF CHRISTYou can listen to the above message NOW. Click on the pod circle at top left. (Click “BACK” to return.) OR … LISTEN HERE >>> LISTEN NOW 24/7 release of Prince Handley teachings, BLOGS and podcasts >STREAM Twitter: princehandley SUBSCRIBE FREE ________________________________________ DESCRIPTION Real, born again, Christians are in a single government under Jesus Christ, the Messiah of Israel, just as in a "res publica." However, instead of being politically organized, they are organically united by the HOLY SPIRIT (Ephesians 1:13) having been born again by the WORD of God (1 Peter 1:23) and purchased into freedom by Messiah's BLOOD (Ephesians 1:7). You will learn about the POWER of the BLOOD of Christ to HEAL and PROTECT. Use the BLOOD of Christ―declare it daily―for YOU, your FAMILY ... as well as your PROPERTY! ________________________________________ PRESENT ACTIVE ENERGY IN THE BLOOD OF MESSIAH THE POWER OF THE BLOOD OF CHRIST The causal effect―the ability and authority to do exploits―in the BLOOD of Christ is resident and available currently to every believer in Yeshua. Real, born again, Christians are in a single government under Jesus Christ, the Messiah of Israel, just as in a "res publica." However, instead of being politically organized, they are organically united by the Holy Spirit [Ephesians 1:13], having been born again by the Word of God [1 Peter 1:23], and purchased into freedom with Messiah's Blood [Ephesians 1:7]. We have the authority in His name to carry out His mandate and directive, and to publish and teach the Good News in all the world with resultant signs and wonders following. We have available to us as citizens in His Kingdom: His BLOOD, His NAME, His WORD, and His SPIRIT . . . not to mention the help of the holy angels. How could we NOT succeed in every endeavor in which He leads us? The purpose of this writing is to examine: ● The causation of the active energy in the BLOOD of Messiah; ● The authority of the active energy in the BLOOD of Messiah; and, ● The benefits of the active energy in the BLOOD of Messiah. In the Torah, the five books of Moshe, we read where the LORD spoke unto Moshe, saying: “For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it unto you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that makes an atonemont for the soul.” (Leviticus 17:11) This is why the priests of Israel sacrificed the blood of animals prescribed by God; to atone for their sins and the sins of the people. It was a picture of the real Lamb of God, Messiah Yeshua (Jesus), who would come one day to make the one-time FINAL SUPREME sacrifice for the sins of the world. When God created man, He created a body from the dust of the ground. That is, from substances and chemicals from Planet Earth. Then, God breathed into the man's body the “breath of life.” That life was held in a chemical substance known as the blood. The life of the flesh is in the blood! If you lose your blood … you lose your life! Blood is NOT life, but it CARRIES life. Life itself is spiritual, but it must have a physical carrier. Blood does NOT control the color of skin or culture, but it carries the LIFE that comes from God. There is NO chemical difference between live blood and dead blood, apaart from blood type, except the LIFE that God put in it! The female ovum has NO blood. The male spermatozoa has NO blood. However, when both come together there is conception: new life. Jesus' birth was no normal conception. It was a supernatural creative act: a virgin birth. Jesus' body was prepared by God's Spirit. Man had nothing to do with Christ's birth. Joseph and Mary never got together sexually before Jesus was born. After Jesus was born, then Joseph and Mary had four sons and also daughters. (Matthew 13:55-56) There is a FALSE teaching which postulates that the Holy Spirit supplied “spiritual” spermatozoa. This is NOT true for two (2) reasons: It would mean that Adam's blood (within Mary as part of the human, or Adamic, race) would have been mixed (included) in Jesus; therefore, it would contain sin and could NOT pay for the sins of the world. (Romans 5:12) It would mean that Jesus would have NO prior existence. Hebrews 10:5-7 shows us: “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you have prepared for me. In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin you had no pleasure. Then I said, 'Behold, I have come―in the volume of the book it is written of me―to do your will, O God.'” This is the fulfillment of a Messianic prophecy in Psalm 40:6-8, written 1,000 years before Christ as a psalm of King David. God prepared a body for His Son, Yeshua, before Bethlehem. Yeshua was the ONLY BEGOTTEN of the Father. (John 1:14) Jesus' life came from God, the Father, by the Holy Spirit. That's why He said, “I am the life.” (John 14:6) God imparted His own LIFE into the BLOOD of Jesus. Mary's adamic blood (inherited from Adam, the head of the human race) was corrupt. (It contained sin.) Mary declared that Jesus, her son, was “God, my Savior.” (Luke 1:47) Mary was the chosen carrier of the body of her son: Yeshua (Jesus). However, ALL THE BLOOD came from God. Yeshua's (Jesus') BLOOD was NOT contaminated by Adam's sin which brought sin, sickness, and death into the human race through his blood. Adam introduced death into the human family. “Therefore, just as through one man (Adam) sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and therefore death spread to all men …” (Romans 5:12) Thank God, we have been BOUGHT BACK with the BLOOD of Christ, a different category of blood―priceless―containing God's life, which could pay for our sins! “Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as a lamb without blemish and without spot. He indeed was fore-ordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest (revealed) in these last times for you, who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.” (1 Peter 1:18-21) It's interesting to note that one of the names of the devil is “Beelzebub.” The original Hebrew name means “Lord of the flies” and was the name of a Philistine god. It was a “dung god.” What a wonderful title for Satan: “Lord of the maggots … the manure god.” Dead blood draws flies. However, the GOOD NEWS is that the BLOOD of Jesus repulses Satan and his demons. Speak the BLOOD of Christ over your home and family. Just as the Children of Israel applied the BLOOD to their doors so that the death angel would pass over (see Exodus Chapter 12), so you can apply the BLOOD of Christ over your family and home by speaking it in faith over them. IMPORTANT Declare the BLOOD of Christ over yourself AND your loved ones daily and over all that God has given you by birth, adoption, or assignment! Hebrews 9:22 tells us: “And according to the (Levitical) law, almost all thigs are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is not remission.” The Greek word for “remission” here used is “aphesis”―from “aphiemi,” meaning “to send away.” It's a release from bondage or imprisonment, a dismissal or sending away, and also forgiveness. It is also used for “cancelling out all judgment, punishment, obligation, or debt.” It is deliverance, liberty, remission, and forgiveness! Many people quote Hebrews 9:22 wrongly and end the verse using the words: “there is no remission of sins.” But … it is MUCH MORE: it is remission of sin, sickness, poverty, oppression, loss, devouring, demon possession. It includes spiritual, mental, physical, material, financial, social, and relational remission … including remission of ancestral and generational curses. The BLOOD of Christ has present active energy. The BLOOD prevails. USE it! Baruch haba b'Shem Adonai. Your friend,Prince Handley President / RegentUniversity of Excellence Podcast time: 10 minutes, 57 seconds. Copyright © Prince Handley 2021 CLICK HERE FOR:PRINCE HANDLEY PODCAST APP ... AND OTHER MEDIA _______________ 24/7 Prince Handley BLOGS, teachings, and podcasts Click the Dove above_______________ Rabbinical & Biblical Studies The Believers’ Intelligentsia Prince Handley Portal(1,000’s of FREE resources) Prince Handley Books OPPORTUNITY If you would like to partner with Prince Handley and help him do the Spirit exploits the LORD has assigned him, Click thIs secure DONATE or the one below. God will reward you abundantly on earth … and in Heaven! A TAX DEDUCTIBLE RECEIPT WILL BE SENT TO YOU _______________

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Messianic Perspective Episode 34, 04-30-21

Beth Ariel LA Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 0:59

Rabbi Gary teaches the Jewishness of Christianity, In this episode, Gary discusses the uniqueness of Yeshua, the Son of God. This 1 minute radio feature will air on KKLA 99.5 in Los Angeles, beginning April 30, 2021, on Fridays during rush hour.

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How is Jesus God's Begotten Son - What Does Begotten Mean?! #67 Reading Hebrews 5

Bible Questions Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 11:31

Begotten is an old fashioned and confusing word, but it represents an important truth about Jesus - that He is God's ONLY BEGOTTEN son. What does this mean - does it mean that Jesus is created?

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How is Jesus God's Begotten Son - What Does Begotten Mean?! #67 Reading Hebrews 5

Bible Reading Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 11:31

Begotten is an old fashioned and confusing word, but it represents an important truth about Jesus - that He is God's ONLY BEGOTTEN son. What does this mean - does it mean that Jesus is created?

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Glorifying Jesus

Mountain Brook Baptist Church

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2021

Text: John 17:1-5 Series: "The Prayers of Jesus" Adam Smith is often identified as the “father of modern capitalism.” His major work, titled, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, written in 1776, the same year of our nation’s Declaration of Independence, is required reading in economics classes even today. And yet, Smith was not an economist; he was a philosopher, and most of his writings focused on the natural principles that govern morality and the ways in which we humans come to know those principles and abide by them. One of Smith’s “natural principles” is also one of his most controversial, and that is how every human operates out self-interest. I say it is controversial because of how most of us would like to think that we can rise above self-interest, that we can be selfless and altruistic, but in our natural state we do tend to be driven by what’s best for us, even when we appear to be doing something for others, and to operate from a different place, one that is not in any way motivated by self-interest, requires a transformation of the heart that only God can bring about. That’s a lesson we learn from the prayer of Jesus that’s before us this morning from John’s gospel, the 17th chapter. Our text today is actually a part of a much lengthier prayer that we will be looking at over the next several Sundays, as we draw nearer to Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week. This prayer in John 17 is often called “Jesus’ High Priestly Prayer” because of how it marked by Jesus’ intercession for those whom the Father has given him as his disciples. Jesus, much as did the Old Testament high priests on the Day of Atonement, enters into the presence of God to pray for himself, to pray for his family, and finally to pray for the nation. He prays specifically for their protection and their redemption. But what stands out to me in this first part of the prayer is how on the surface it appears that Jesus, at least in part, is praying out of self-interest. “Father,” he prays, “the hour has come. Glorify Your son…. Glorify me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world began.” What, pray tell, has caused Jesus suddenly to focus on his own fame and honor? If that’s a question that’s creeped into your mind, then it’s because you’re hearing Jesus’ prayer from a completely human perspective, what Adam Smith would call one tainted by self-interest. John’s gospel invites us to hear Jesus’ prayer from an entirely different perspective, from that of one who “in the beginning was with God, and who was God” (1:1-2), from one who was sent by God so that we might behold God’s glory, “the glory of the Only Begotten, full of grace and truth” (1:14). He invites us to follow Jesus as Jesus performs seven signs that “reveal his glory” (2:11) and help us to “behold the glory of God” (11:40). In other words, glory is a signal theme in the fourth gospel, and it refers to the visible display of divine majesty through acts of supernatural power, which as John tells us in his Gospel is precisely what God sent Jesus to do. God sent Jesus to walk a path that would eventually take him to the cross, where in an act of the most noble sacrifice, the very opposite of human self-interest, people might be drawn to Jesus, the Son of Man and the Son of God, be moved to believe in him as the ultimate, definitive expression of God’s love for the world, and through their faith have eternal life (3:15-16). Such is the theological backdrop of this High Priestly Prayer of Jesus, and without it you simply cannot appreciate the power it evokes to transform your own selfish soul. “Father,” he prays. “The time has come.” Here, Jesus is not talking about the time of day; he’s talking instead about how it is time for him to go to the cross. And while Jesus indeed prays for God to glorify him at this time, now you can understand how his prayer is not just for his own fame or renown. No, he prays, “Glorify Your son, that Your Son may glorify You.” What we hear Jesus praying is for God to honor Jesus’ obedience so that his death does not come to be viewed as just one more crucifixion among countless crucifixions that Rome perpetrated against those they perceived might work to threaten their self-interest. Jesus is instead praying that God would turn that “emblem of shame” into a symbol of salvation, which of course God most definitely did. Jesus is praying that his life, which is soon to be devoted to God in death, might be an acceptable sacrifice so that the honor and the glory that belong to God alone may also be his, and that the world might recognize it and believe in it so that through the laying down of his life they might have life and have it in all its fullness (10:10). Do you view the cross of Christ in that light and are you willing to embrace it by setting your personal aims and agendas to the side so that you might give yourself to whatever is necessary to make much of God and His Son Jesus Christ, and to do so for as long as it takes? Are you willing to forego self-interest for God’s interest so that in the process you might follow in the way of Jesus and honor him also with your obedience? Eugene Peterson was a Presbyterian minister who founded a church in Bel Air, Maryland, just north of Baltimore, and stayed there as pastor for some twenty-nine years. Along the way, Peterson had many opportunities to move to another parish, but he always said that Bel Air was precisely where God wanted him and so until the Holy Spirit said otherwise, Bel Air would be where he would stay. I have been blessed by so many of his books, and I would imagine many of you are familiar with his excellent translation of the Scriptures, titled, simply, The Message. There is an expression Peterson used in one of his books to describe the journey of faith. He called it “a long obedience in the same direction.” I like that phrase; don’t you? Peterson uses it to describe how in the face of a prevailing culture that is in love with the quick fix, Christians should take more seriously the example of Jesus, who understood all too well that from the moment he began his earthly ministry, it would lead him to the cross. Once Jesus set out from the wilderness, having been baptized by John the Baptist, there never was a moment when Jesus didn’t understand that in order to fulfill God’s mission, he must be willing to suffer and die, which is why even before that Friday we call “Good,” Jesus could already say to God, “I have brought You glory on earth by completing the work You gave me to do.” What is the answer to that first question posed in the Westminster Shorter Catechism, that summary of Christian doctrine that dates back to 17th century England? “The chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy him forever.” It’s not to glorify self. It’s not to advance our own interests. It’s to honor God through our obedience, even as did Jesus, and by so doing to bring glory to Jesus as well as the one whom God sent to bring us to eternal life. How do we do that? Not so much by doing great things. Not many of us will ever be in a position to do great things. But we can do small things in a great way, and the best thing we can do is to glorify God by making much of Jesus. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale was one of the most sought-after speakers of the last century. Shortly before his death, he was speaking at a large church out in California. When the time came in the service for Dr. Peale to be introduced, the pastor began in this way: “I want to introduce you to the most dynamic person you’ll ever meet in your life. He is exciting. He is positive. He is winsome. He can reach down inside of you more deeply than anyone you’ve ever known. He will give you confidence and courage, and a whole lot of other things you’ve always wanted in life but never had.” Dr. Peale was both astounded and embarrassed. This introduction had blown through the valley of politeness and ascended into the realm of veneration. He had received anything near such an introduction, and he wondered how he should respond to it. And as he was thinking about what he might say, he heard the pastor finish in this way: “The person I’m speaking about of course is Jesus Christ; and here to tell you about him is my friend, Norman Vincent Peale.” An introduction is a small thing, but the pastor did it in a great way. So, go and do likewise, and make much of Jesus so that people may know Jesus Christ and the only true God who sent him that by doing so they might have eternal life. Without question, such a glorious introduction is what Jesus, even now, is praying for you to do. John 17:1-5

Book of Remembrance Chapter 3:51-66 The Living Creature

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 32:13

In this episode we go over Chapter 3:51-66 of the Book of Remembrance. Here we talk about the sixth day of the creation, and what that means to your call and ministry in Jesus Christ.From the Book of Remembrance:"And Elohim said: Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping things, and beasts of the earth after their kind, and it was so; for they, the gods, organized the earth to bring forth the beasts after their kind, and cattle after their kind, and everything that creepeth upon the earth after its kind; and the gods saw they would obey. And thus Elohim, through the gods, by the power of the Only Begotten given him by Elohim, made the beasts of the earth after their kind, and cattle after their kind, and everything which creepeth upon the earth after his kind; and Elohim saw that all these things were good. And Elohim said unto the Only Begotten, which was with Elohim, and thus with the gods, from the beginning: Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And the gods took counsel among themselves and said: Let us go down and form man in our image, after our likeness. "And the gods went down to organize man in their own image, and in the image of the Only Begotten; and in the image of the gods to form they him, male and female to form they them. And Elohim said: Let them have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. And Elohim required the gods bless them, and to say unto them: Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. And the gods said: We will bless them. "And the gods said: We will cause them to be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it, and to have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. And Elohim caused YHVH to say unto man: Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in the which shall be the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein I grant life, there shall be given every clean herb for meat; and it was so, even as they spake through the voice of their servants, the gods or the Holy Spirit. And Elohim saw everything that had been made, and behold, all things which had been made were very good. "And it came to pass that it was from evening until morning they called night; and it came to pass that it was from morning until evening that they called day; and they numbered the sixth time. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day by the reckoning of the Gods."Music: “Impact Moderato” by Kevin MacLeodClick here to become a patron.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=28994496)

Book of Remembrance Chapter 3:42-50 The Fish of the Sea and the Foul of the Air

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 23:53

In this episode we go over Chapter 3:42-50 of the Book of Remembrance. Here we talk about the fifth day of the creation, and what that means to your call and ministry in Jesus Christ.From the Book of Remembrance:"And behold, Elohim said unto the Only Begotten and the Only Begotten unto Michael, and Michael said unto the gods: Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl which may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And the gods prepared the waters that they might bring forth the monsters and the great ones, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters were to bring forth abundantly after their kind; and every winged fowl after their kind. And the gods saw that they would be obeyed and that the plan was good. "And Elohim required the gods that they should create the monsters and the great ones, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind; and every winged fowl after his kind; and the gods saw that all things were created, and that they were good. And Elohim required they blessed them, saying: Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the sea; and let fowl multiply in the earth. and the gods said: We will bless them, and cause them to be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas or great waters; and cause the fowl to multiply in the earth. And it came to pass that it was from evening until morning that we called night; and it came to pass that it was from morning until evening that we called day; and it was the fifth time. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day by the reckoning of the gods."Music: “Impact Moderato” by Kevin MacLeodClick here to become a patron.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=28994496)

Book of Remembrance Chapter 3:19-29 Gathering the Waters and Bringing Forth Dry Ground

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 27:32

In this episode we go over Chapter 3:19-29 of The Book of Remembrance. Here we talk about the third day of the creation, and what that means to your call and ministry in Jesus Christ.From the Book of Remembrance:"And Elohim, said unto the Only Begotten and Michael: Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place. And they, the gods, under the direction of YHVH and Michael ordered, saying: Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place; and it was so. 21 And Elohim said: Let there be dry land, yea and let the earth come up dry; and it was so as they ordered in the name of the Only Begotten. And Elohim called the dry land Earth and the gathering together of the waters called He the Sea. And the gods too pronounced the dry land earth; and the gathering together of the waters, pronounced they, Great Waters; and the gods saw that they were obeyed. And Elohim saw that all things which had been made were good. And Elohim said: Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, the fruit tree yielding fruit, after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed should be in itself upon the earth. And the gods organized the earth to bring forth grass from its own seed, and the herb to bring forth herb from its own seed, yielding seed after his kind; and they caused the earth to bring forth the tree from its own seed, yielding fruit, whose seed could only bring forth the same in itself, after his kind. And it came to pass that they numbered the days; from the evening until the morning they called night; and it came to pass, from the morning until the evening they called day; and it was the third time. And the evening and the morning were, by the reckoning of time by the gods, the third day." Music: “Impact Moderato” by Kevin MacLeodClick here to become a patron.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=28994496)

Essay #36: Moses 1 in Its Ancient Context: Moses Defeats Satan (Moses 1:12–23)

Audio podcast of the Interpreter Foundation

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2021 8:03

In Moses 1:21 we read the dramatic culmination of Moses’ confrontation with Satan: “And Moses received strength, and called upon God, saying: In the name of the Only Begotten, depart hence, Satan.” The post Essay #36: Moses 1 in Its Ancient Context: Moses Defeats Satan (Moses 1:12–23) first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.

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Essay #36: Moses 1 in Its Ancient Context: Moses Defeats Satan (Moses 1:12–23)

Audio podcast of the Interpreter Foundation

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2021 8:03

In Moses 1:21 we read the dramatic culmination of Moses’ confrontation with Satan: “And Moses received strength, and called upon God, saying: In the name of the Only Begotten, depart hence, Satan.” The post Essay #36: Moses 1 in Its Ancient Context: Moses Defeats Satan (Moses 1:12–23) first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.

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GGG: Lord’s Day 13 – The Only-Begotten & Lord

Society of Reformed Podcasters

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 12:58

Welcome to Q&A 33-34 of the Heidelberg Catechism Learn how Christ as the “only-begotten one”… The post GGG: Lord’s Day 13 – The Only-Begotten & Lord appeared first on Society of Reformed Podcasters.

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John 1 – The Glory of the Only Begotten – 0121A

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2020

Rev. Cyril A. Stevens – Sermon 0121A recorded on December 3, 1979 teaching from John 1 – The Glory of the Only Begotten.

Book of Remembrance Chapter 3:1-11 Dividing the Light from the Darkness

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 27:37

In this episode we go over Chapter 3:1-11 of The Book of Remembrance. Here we talk about the first day of the creation, and what that means to your call and ministry in Jesus Christ.From the Book of Remembrance:"Then said Elohim unto YHVH and Michael: Yonder is matter unorganized; go ye down and organize it into a world like unto the worlds that we have heretofore formed; call your labors the first day and bring word. And then mine Only Begotten said unto Michael and the gods and angels: Let us go down. And they went down at the beginning; and they, that is the gods, organized and formed the heavens and the earth, thus creating their second estate that they might prove themselves. And Elohim said to the gods: Let there be light; and they, the gods, said: Let there be light; and there was light. And behold, Elohim, saw the light; and that light was good. And they, the gods, comprehended the light, for it was bright; and they, by the command of Elohim, divided the light, or caused it to be divided, from the darkness. And Elohim called the light Day and the darkness he called Night; and this was done by the Word of their power; and it was done even as Elohim spake. And thus the gods too called the light Day and the darkness they called Night. And it came to pass that from the evening until morning we called night and from the morning until the evening called we day; and this was the first, or the beginning, of that which was called day and night, not by the reckoning of time as to man, but by the order or direction of Elohim and by the counsel of the gods. And the evening and the morning were the first day." 3:1-11Music: “Impact Moderato” by Kevin MacLeodClick here to become a patron.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=28994496)

Book of Remembrance Chapter 2: Before the Creation