Posted on 08/11/2008 8:59:09 PM PDT by TheDon
Who is this Jesus? He participated with His Father in the Creation of the world and was responsible, under the direction of His Father, to create all things on the face of the earth. “And worlds without number have I created; and I also created them for mine own purpose; and by the Son I created them, which is mine Only Begotten.”10 Jesus Christ is the Only Begotten of the Father in the flesh. He is our Mediator with the Father. He is the Savior who laid down His life for us and pleads our cause with the Father. Therefore, we pray to Heavenly Father in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus, the Son, is not the same being as His Father, but He is like His Father. He too is a glorified being of power and authority.
It is very enlightening and touching to me to consider how Jesus talks to His Father. In His great Intercessory Prayer, which is found in the Bible in the book of John, it is unmistakably clear that Jesus acknowledges He is the Son. Listen to His words as He reports the obedient completion of His earthly mission to His Father in Heaven:
“I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. . . .
“For I have given unto them [the disciples] the words which thou gavest me . . . , and they have believed that thou didst send me. . . .
“As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. . . .
“And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one.”11
Through the course of the Savior’s ministry, the disciples did indeed become one but not in their physical bodies. They became one in unity of purpose and love. This is the oneness of God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, spoken of in the scriptures. They too are distinct beings, but They are united in purpose, in Their love for us, and in the work They are doing on our behalf.
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“And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one.”
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Wouldn’t this proselytizing tripe be better suited for the Religion Forum?
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Good stuff. I really enjoy your postings.
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I was unaware of the “Religion guidelines” up until now...how can I tell if a religion forum is “open”?...does that mean it is not marked devotional, prayer, caucus..or I can’t remember the other one.
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