Heaven’s
Royal Family
(No 24, pg 1-9)
November 4, 2015
By C. H. James
Teaching Objective:
(hisservants@juno.com)
To
make clear the relationship that exists in the Godhead between the Father, Son
and Holy Spirit. Also to recognize the differences in form, function and
authority of each. Also helping to overcome some seemingly ambiguous
impressions.
Remember: God is a title, not a proper name.
Exodus
20:3
3
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
If
this command is necessary, then “God” would have to be a title.
Note: You may hear some things taught that
you’ve never heard before. They may cause you to re-examine your present
understanding; isn’t this what a bible study is for?
Jesus,
before his disciples received the Holy Spirit, told them, “I have many things
to say but you cannot bear them now” (John 16:12)
Paul wrote: And I, brethren, could not speak unto you
as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed
you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it,
neither yet are ye able” (1 Corinthians 3:1, 2). Those Paul spoke this to had
received the Holy Spirit.
Little Babies vomit (projectile) when they’re fed too
much, too fast or are simply unable to digest what they’ve been fed.
How
old or spiritually mature must we be to digest the meat of God’s word? Are we
ready? Is a bible study just to confirm what we think we know or to continue
the process of learning? Many today, attend a bible study expecting to hear
what they already know.
How
can we teach others what we ourselves have not learned or understood? I have
meat to feed you, but before we go further, consider what my job is.
Their Job
Ephesians 4:11, 12
11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of
the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
Our Job
2
Timothy 2:2
2
And the things that thou hast heard of
me among many witnesses, the same
commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
Is Jesus
God? (remember
God is a title)
John 1:1
1:1 In the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God.
John 1:14
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his
glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and
truth.
John 20:28
28 And Thomas answered and
said unto him, My Lord and my God.
1 Timothy 1:1
1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus
Christ by the commandment of God our
Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;
1 Timothy 2:3
3 For this is good and
acceptable in the sight of God our
Saviour;
1 Timothy 3:16
16 And without controversy
great is the mystery of godliness: God
was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels,
preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Titus 1:3
3 But hath in due times
manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to
the commandment of God our Saviour;
Titus 2:10
10 Not purloining, but
shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
Titus 3:4
4 But after that the kindness
and love of God our Saviour toward
man appeared,
Was Jesus
The Creator?
(Hebrews
1:3) “by the word of his power”
(Hebrews
11:3) “the worlds were framed by the
word of God”
(Hebrews
1:10) “Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth”
(John
1:1-3) “All things were made by him”
(John 1:14)
(Colossians
1:16) “For by him were all things
created”
Why
do we associate the word “God” with the Father?
Answer:
Because Jesus did.
Is There An
Order In The Godhead? (ranking)
Yes
John
14:28-“The Father is greater than I”
John
16: 13, 14-“He (the Holy Spirit) shall
glorify me”
But What
About
(Philippians
2:6)-“Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God” (Equal in power but not
equal in rank)
(Power
vs rank) (Colossians 1:19, 2:9)-“In him
(Jesus) dwelleth all the fullness (power) of the Godhead bodily”
(1
Colossians 11:3)-The head of Christ is
God
(John
8:29)-“I do always those things
which please him.”
(Hebrews
10:12, Hebrews 12:2)-Jesus sits at the
right hand
Notice:
(Philippians
2:6) “Who being in the form of God…”
The
Father and the Holy Spirit have no form. They are invisible.
Genesis 1:26
26 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.
God
(the Father) is a spirit.
Colossians 1:15
15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the
firstborn of every creature:
Jesus
is the image, i.e. the form of the invisible God
In His Image
We
are created in the image of God, in his likeness.
Genesis 1:26
26 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.
Who
created us and in whose image are we?
God walked in the garden of Eden
Genesis 3:8
8 And they heard the voice of
the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his
wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the
garden.
God breathed into the dust and man became
Genesis 2:7
7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the
ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a
living soul.
Spirit’s don’t walk, so who spoke to Adam?
Theologics
Jesus (Adoni Elohyim) walks; he is the image of man
Daniel
3:24, 25
24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the
king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his
counsellers, Did not we cast three
men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king,
True, O king.
25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the
midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
Is The Holy
Spirit A Person?
Person,
any of the separate individualities of God.
Does He Have
A Gender?
John 14:26
26 But the Comforter, which
is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your
remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
John 15:26
26 But when the Comforter is
come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth,
which proceedeth from the Father, he
shall testify of me:
John 16:13, 14
13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but
whatsoever he shall hear, that shall
he speak: and he will shew you
things to come.
14 He shall glorify me: for he shall
receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
Judging
by how often the pronoun “he” is used above, I think it’s safe to conclude that
the Holy Spirit is of the masculine gender.
A Person? Yes
Matthew 28:19
19 Go ye therefore, and teach
all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Ghost:
Luke 3:22
22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him,
and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am
well pleased.
1 Peter 1:12
12 Unto whom it was revealed,
that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are
now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven;
which things the angels desire to look into.
1 John 5:7
7 For there are three that
bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. (united by agreement)
2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of
God and is profitable for doctrine (teaching), for reproof (defense), for
correction (of error), for instruction in righteousness. If we believe this,
then we must accept what it teaches us without regard to our preferences.
Does Jesus
Have A God?
(Matthew
27:46) “My God, My God, why hast
thou forsaken me?”
(John
20:17) “I ascend unto my Father and your Father; and to my God and your God.”
(Ephesians
1:3) “Blessed be the God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ.”
(Ephesians
1:17) “that the God of our Lord Jesus
Christ”
(1
Peter 1:3) “Blessed be the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
(Hebrews
1:8, 9) “Therefore God, even thy God,
hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above they fellows.”
(Revelation
3:12) “Temple of my God…name of my God…name of the city of my God…down out of heaven from my God.”
(Romans
6:16) “To whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to
whom ye obey.”
Could
there be any other answer to this question but, yes?
John
8:29
29
And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
Nana’s Book
By:
C. H. James
It stood all alone
In a place of its own
‘Twas the secret of life
She said
Its cover was worn
Its pages were torn
This book that my
Grandmother read
On a table it lay
By night and by day
Near the rocker where
She would read
Her plants by her chair
She would mediate there
It seemed she had no other need
It recorded our births
And all of the deaths
And the day that she
Was wed
Tears stained some pages
In this book of the ages
This book that my
Grandmother read
She treasured each word
And made certain we heard
Its wisdom so very old
How could we fail to receive
Or fail to believe
The truths she so sweetly told
My Nana is gone
But her words linger on
For I teach them to all
Who give ear
And I’ll see her one day
When we meet on the way
To our Savior and Lord so dear
The book tattered and torn
With its pages so worn
Has been passed to another to teach
Some will hear Jesus’ voice
And will make the right choice
All whose hearts He can reach
The word of God reveals the truth of God delivered to us by
the Spirit of God. God, says what he means and means what he says.
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