Archive for March, 2011

Let Us Make Man: Part One

Saturday, March 19th, 2011

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Adam, the made Man

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And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish 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.

(Genesis 1:26)

Normally when one reads the preceding Scripture, one thinks of a completed process, or at least a process that had a past beginning and a past ending. In other words, the common thought is that this is a matter of history. We really need to think beyond history to understand the purpose of this action by God. It is not just a matter of history, and some form of evolutionary science; this is an ongoing process that also includes matters of sociology. The apostle Paul mentions the actual purpose, and ending, so to speak, of the process.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

(1 Corinthians 13:1-13)

Even in the message of the apostle Paul, though, there is not a complete statement of the process. It is true that there will come a time when each one of us will reach the end of our preparation for our presentation to Majesty, in the Court of Heaven, after we have gone as far as we will go on this earth; still, the total process is much more than a process for individuals, and it is work that is not a point-in-existence task. Please read the following Scripture carefully; especially, taking note of the reference to the Genesis of Man….

– Moving Toward Understanding Us: Part One –

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Kingdoms of Man: Part Fourteen (Transport)

Monday, March 7th, 2011

The kingdom of man needed a way to move from the heavily judgmental state of being that is found in the Old Testament. We needed to move to a state of greater availability of grace for our errors. Yes, I know that the LORD has already provided this way, in the modern time: so, who cares about the ancient times?We all should care about the ancient times because we need to clearly understand the method that was used, and, to a lesser degree, the reason that the movement was required. We need to convince our minds that we must possess the transport of God that moves us from condemnation and continual earth-centric actions for the procurement of forgiveness. In other words, we need to move our focus away from external excuses; such as the one that existed in the time when it was up to the priests to make amends for our individual sins. The transformation in the reality and practice of righteous intervention for our soul’s sake, in our interaction with God the Father, is explained in a sermon of the apostle Paul.

For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins. But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith,

Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.

Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law; Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God.

He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

(Hebrews 10:1-14)The power in the transport had been revealed in the time of king Solomon, specifically. The power was not activated in the time of king Solomon, it was just revealed then. In fact, the power of the transport is as old as Creation. The writings of king Solomon were the means by which we came to the understanding of the ancient nature of the power….

– Explore the Kingdoms of Man: Part Fourteen –

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