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Sunday, April 19, 2009

Is Jesus really God?

What kind of a question is that? Of course He is really God. In a couple of hours we will gather (in community) with those of like mindedness, those of like precious faith, we call it church. The Bible calls it church and even though we all may not agree on every detail, we do all agree that Jesus is our God. We may not dot every "i" or cross every "t" exactly the same but one thing we do agree on wholeheartedly is this fundamental truth, He is very God. A couple of verses from the Amplified Bible explains this thing about community (church) and our relationship to one another and to our God. 14Although I hope to come to you before long, I am writing these instructions to you so that,
15If I am detained, you may know how people ought to conduct themselves in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and stay (the prop and support) of the Truth.
16And great and important and weighty, we confess, is the hidden truth (the mystic secret) of godliness. He [[a]God] was made visible in human flesh, justified and vindicated in the [Holy] Spirit, was seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, [and] taken up in glory. In these few verses the writer, who just happens to be the Apostle Paul, is explaining some fundamentals to his spiritual son in the faith, Timothy, that first of all, the church of the living God is the purveyor of all truth in the world and secondly that truth is that God became flesh; just read that verse16. Now I for the life of me cannot understand why reasonably intelligent human beings can't see that it is rerferring to none other than the Lord Jesus Christ.

And to deny the truth that Jesus is God is to deny the Christian faith and I shudder to think what the consequences are for such a decision. Remember, it's not the first mile that you'll be judged for...you may stumble along the way but there is still time to repent and get ready for His appearing..."and every eye shall see Him."

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