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| Attaining The Fulness Of Christ by Kei144(m): 7:00pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
Ep. 4:11 It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, Ep. 4:12 to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up Ep. 4:13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fulness of Christ. Ep. 4:15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. Ep. 4:17 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. Ep. 4:22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; Ep. 4:23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; Ep. 4:24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Ep. 4:30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. “Christ” is the Anointing, the Holy Spirit or the divine essence. Any person who attains to the whole measure of the fulness of Christ becomes exactly as Jesus Christ was during His earthly ministry. This is what Jesus says about such a person: Jn. 14:12 I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. How exactly does a person grow up into Jesus Christ? |
| Re: Attaining The Fulness Of Christ by Kei144(m): 7:14pm On Nov 28, 2015 |
[size=14pt]Jesus Himself Grew Up[/size] Jesus didn’t start life as God, as many people believe today. He started life like every other human being. Around the age of thirty, He submitted himself for baptism by John the Baptist. As soon as he was baptized, the Holy Spirit (the Anointing or Christ) came from heaven and entered his inner being. This initial deposit of the Spirit was not anywhere close to the full measure; he could not do any miracle by it. Ge. 2:7 the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. Ge. 2:8 Now the LORD God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. Ge. 2:9 And the LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground — trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. After Jesus received the Holy Spirit, he became as Adam was before the fall. Ge. 2:7 tells us that not only did God create Adam as flesh, He also put His Spirit in Adam’s inner being. God then put Adam in a garden, at the centre of which were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. A competition immediately ensued, between the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. They competed for Adam’s soul; the tree of the knowledge of good and evil won. Mt. 4:1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. God did not create any garden for Jesus, but rather moved him into the desert. The desert is the world of Adam. Adam moved himself from the garden of God to desert. Jesus, the new Adam, began life with anointing in the desert of Adam. Even there in the desert, both the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil were also present and, once again, they competed for the soul of Jesus. Mt. 4:2 After fasting for forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. Mt. 4:3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” Mt. 4:4 Jesus answered, “It is written: `Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’“ The first temptation to which Jesus was subjected is lust of the flesh. Jesus kept away from a number of things his flesh would want him to do; that is some kind of fasting. Satan (the tree of the knowledge of good and evil) began to project the spirit of lust (one of the fruits of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil) upon Jesus to move him to satisfy the cravings of his flesh. The only way for Jesus to escape falling into the temptation was to go to the tree of life (God) and ask for His fruit (Holy Spirit) so that he would be strong enough to do God’s word. It is the desire to do His word that moves God to give His Holy Spirit to a person. Disobedience to His word grieves God and makes Him to withdraw His Spirit. That was what happened to Adam—the fall of man. Mt. 4:5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. Mt. 4:6 “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written: “`He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’” Mt. 4:7 Jesus answered him, “It is also written: `Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’“ Having failed to fall Jesus through lust of the flesh, Satan began to project the spirit of pride upon Jesus. Display your spiritual power just to show that you are the great one and not necessarily as a means of furthering the purpose of God. Once you begin to use the power God has given you for egoistic purposes and not for leading people to God, He will begin to withdraw His Spirit from you. The only way Jesus could overcome the spirit of pride was by constantly praying to God to give him the spirit of humility (meekness and lowliness). Mt. 4:8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendour. Mt. 4:9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.” Mt. 4:10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: `Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’“ Having overcome both lust of the flesh and pride of life, the spiritual level of Jesus had greatly increased. It is when a person has become great that Satan projects the desire for worldly glory. Human beings sell their souls to Satan in order to achieve worldly glory. In order to overcome this temptation, a person needs to ask God for the spirit of godliness with contentment and by rejecting Satan and his ways. 1 Like |
| Re: Attaining The Fulness Of Christ by Kei144(m): 7:38am On Nov 29, 2015 |
[size=14pt]Follow the Example of Jesus[/size] 1Pe. 2:21 To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. He. 12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Every Christian needs to copy the example that Jesus left for us, starting from baptism by immersion in water carried out by a real servant of God, to praying for the initial deposit of the Holy Spirit and growing in the Spirit through prayerfully overcoming lust of the flesh, pride of life and the desire for worldly glory. Lk. 10:41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, Lk. 10:42 but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” There is only one thing that a human being really needs, and that is to be filled with all the fullness of God—to become like Jesus. Any person who attains to all the fullness of Christ has no problem again in this world. Unfortunately, in Christendom, people worry about so many unnecessary things. As people pursue so many goals, the real goal that matters is completely lost. In order to achieve the only one goal that is necessary, we must crucify ourselves to the other goals. Since it is the other goals that matter to the world, we will actually have to crucify ourselves to the world in order to achieve the only necessary goal. Mt. 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. |
| Re: Attaining The Fulness Of Christ by Kei144(m): 11:28am On Nov 29, 2015 |
He. 1:8 But about the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever, and righteousness will be the sceptre of your kingdom. He. 1:9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.” Do you want God to anoint you with fullness of His Spirit, exactly as He did to Jesus Christ? You must demonstrate to Him that you love righteousness and hate wickedness. How do you do that? Ac. 10:38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him. 1Th. 5:17 pray continually; You must continually ask God for the grace (or spirit) to do His word. You must continually ask God to put to death every sin in your life by His Holy Spirit. As you say these prayers, you actually go out with the determination to always do good. As you continue this way, you will see yourself continuously growing in the Holy Spirit. 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Attaining The Fulness Of Christ by Kei144(m): 9:50pm On Nov 29, 2015 |
Mt. 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness are those who continually pray that God makes them holy through His Holy Spirit. Jesus guarantees that they will be filled with all the fullness of God. |
| Re: Attaining The Fulness Of Christ by Kei144(m): 6:06am On Dec 14, 2015 |
[size=14pt]Forty Days[/size] Mt. 4:2 After fasting for forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. Lk. 4:1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert, Lk. 4:2 where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. Ex. 24:18 Then Moses entered the cloud as he went on up the mountain. And he stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights. Forty days is very significant in the Bible. In relation to being filled with all the fullness of God, it seems to be the length of time a person must consistently prove to God that s/he loves righteousness and hates wickedness before God will manifest Himself fully to her/him. The 40-day waiting period has some serious implications. We know that only those that are filled with all the fullness of God can participate in the rapture. A time will come when it becomes clear that the rapture is about to take place (Mt. 25:6). People who have this knowledge will want to abandon every other thing and seek to be filled with all the fullness of God. If forty days is the minimum time to wait in order to receive fullness of the Spirit and if the time to rapture is less than 40 days, those who make the effort will still miss the rapture. Lk. 13:22 Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem. Lk. 13:23 Someone asked him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?” He said to them, Lk. 13:24 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. Lk. 13:25 Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, `Sir, open the door for us.’ “But he will answer, `I don’t know you or where you come from.’ |
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