in christ: god's image
IN THE IMAGE OF GOD: IN OUTWARD RESEMBLANCE AND IN
THE FRUIT OF GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT
"For I am sure [certain, confident] of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ" (Philippians 1:6): Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah: "Looking at them, Jesus said, 'This is impossible for mere humans, but for God all things are possible'" (Matthew 19:26): "And he [i.e., Jesus] said, 'Abba, Father, all things are possible for you'" (Mark 14:36): Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah: AMEN!!!
After Man sinned,i.e., Man's disobedience to God, Man lost God's image, i.e., both in outward resemblance and in character after the fall. God formed Man in His likeness. Jesus The Christ is God, i.e., The promised Messiah, i.e., Yahweh who came into the world to save and redeem His people, i.e., those who believe in Him!!! "For there is one God and one intermediary between God and humanity, Christ Jesus, himself human, who gave himself as a ransom for all, revealing God's purpose at his appointed time" (1 Timothy 2:5-6): Indeed, AMEN: "But the Counselor, [God] The Holy Spirit, whom [God] The Father will send in my name [God The Son], he [God The Holy Spirit] will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you" (John 14:26): Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah!!! Let The True God reveal Himself to you, personally: "So then, just as sin entered the world through one man [Adam] and death through sin, and so death spread to all people because all sinned" (Romans 5:12): "Look, I was guilty of sin from birth, a sinner the moment my mother conceived me" (Psalm 51:5): "For though thou wash thee with nitre [strong detergent], and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord God" (Jeremiah 2:22): "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I [Paul] am first" (1 Timothy 1:15): Therefore, “Come, let’s consider your options, says [T]he Lord. ‘Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool’” (Isaiah 1:18): Jesus is the only option (John 14:6): All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Jesus: Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah! (Matthew 28:18-20)!!! Therefore:Jesus alone has the authority to forgive sins (Matthew 28:18-20). Jesus alone is The redeemer (Galatians 4:4-7). Jesus alone is "the resurrection, and the [L]ife” (John 11:25-26). Jesus alone is "the [L]ight of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the [L]ight of [L]ife” (John 8:12). So: Be baptized "in the name of [T]he Father and [T]he Son and [T]he Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:18-20). "Obey everything I [Jesus] have commanded you [God’s commandments]" (Matthew 28:18-20). "I know that you [God] can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted" (Job 42:2). "...apart from me [says God The Son] you can accomplish nothing" (John 15:5). "I am able to do all things through Christ who strengthens me" (Philippians 4:13). "Remember, I [Jesus] am with you always, to the end of the age" (Matthew 28:18-20). Follow Jesus, the only example: "For I [Jesus] have giving you an example - you should do just as I have done for you" (John 13:15). Imitate and grow, through sanctification, in Christ's character: "Be imitators of me [Paul], just as I also am of Christ" (1 Corinthians 11:1). For JESUS, God The Son, alone is The Way, The Truth, and The Life (John 14:6). The Way, The Truth, and The Life are neither abstracts nor concepts, much less ideas, but what God is: Of course, God is a lot more than what He has revealed. He has revealed that He is above existence: The Creator, He and Him alone is! Life is found in Jesus; therefore, Life depends on God!
"If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commandments and remain in his love. I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be complete. My commandment is this - to love one another just as I have loved you" (John 15:10-14). "So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who belong to the family of faith" (Galatians 6:10).
After Man sinned,i.e., Man's disobedience to God, Man lost God's image, i.e., both in outward resemblance and in character after the fall. God formed Man in His likeness. Jesus The Christ is God, i.e., The promised Messiah, i.e., Yahweh who came into the world to save and redeem His people, i.e., those who believe in Him!!! "For there is one God and one intermediary between God and humanity, Christ Jesus, himself human, who gave himself as a ransom for all, revealing God's purpose at his appointed time" (1 Timothy 2:5-6): Indeed, AMEN: "But the Counselor, [God] The Holy Spirit, whom [God] The Father will send in my name [God The Son], he [God The Holy Spirit] will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you" (John 14:26): Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah!!! Let The True God reveal Himself to you, personally: "So then, just as sin entered the world through one man [Adam] and death through sin, and so death spread to all people because all sinned" (Romans 5:12): "Look, I was guilty of sin from birth, a sinner the moment my mother conceived me" (Psalm 51:5): "For though thou wash thee with nitre [strong detergent], and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord God" (Jeremiah 2:22): "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I [Paul] am first" (1 Timothy 1:15): Therefore, “Come, let’s consider your options, says [T]he Lord. ‘Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool’” (Isaiah 1:18): Jesus is the only option (John 14:6): All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Jesus: Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah! (Matthew 28:18-20)!!! Therefore:Jesus alone has the authority to forgive sins (Matthew 28:18-20). Jesus alone is The redeemer (Galatians 4:4-7). Jesus alone is "the resurrection, and the [L]ife” (John 11:25-26). Jesus alone is "the [L]ight of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the [L]ight of [L]ife” (John 8:12). So: Be baptized "in the name of [T]he Father and [T]he Son and [T]he Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:18-20). "Obey everything I [Jesus] have commanded you [God’s commandments]" (Matthew 28:18-20). "I know that you [God] can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted" (Job 42:2). "...apart from me [says God The Son] you can accomplish nothing" (John 15:5). "I am able to do all things through Christ who strengthens me" (Philippians 4:13). "Remember, I [Jesus] am with you always, to the end of the age" (Matthew 28:18-20). Follow Jesus, the only example: "For I [Jesus] have giving you an example - you should do just as I have done for you" (John 13:15). Imitate and grow, through sanctification, in Christ's character: "Be imitators of me [Paul], just as I also am of Christ" (1 Corinthians 11:1). For JESUS, God The Son, alone is The Way, The Truth, and The Life (John 14:6). The Way, The Truth, and The Life are neither abstracts nor concepts, much less ideas, but what God is: Of course, God is a lot more than what He has revealed. He has revealed that He is above existence: The Creator, He and Him alone is! Life is found in Jesus; therefore, Life depends on God!
"If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commandments and remain in his love. I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be complete. My commandment is this - to love one another just as I have loved you" (John 15:10-14). "So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who belong to the family of faith" (Galatians 6:10).