In the beginning of our salvation, the beginning of grace from God, He came and witnessed to us by His Holy Spirit that Jesus is raised from the dead. He then gave us this witness to live in our hearts, this very same Holy Spirit. And according to scripture this anointing teaches us to live in Jesus. But what does that mean? How does one live in Jesus? And if one does live in Jesus, what is the result?
Jesus is the Christ, the mediator between God and man. He is the bridge, the only High Priest, the door, the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to God by by Jesus Christ. But why would one want to come to God? God drew near to the children of Israel, and they backed away from Him, and hardened their hearts. God was too awesome, to terrifying, to majestic, to holy. He frightened them to death. They said that they did not want God to talk to them, or else they would die. Many christians today feel exactly the same way about drawing near to God.
But this is why Jesus came, to bring us into reconciliation with God. One cannot be reconciled and remain aloof, apart, afraid and terrified and unwilling to draw near. If God desired this, He did not need to send Jesus, we were already there. We first have to decide that we want to draw near to Him. That there is a very real and necessary purpose in our drawing near. And we have to set our soul on the path of drawing near, no matter what happens to us. For it is in drawing near to God that we find our conformity to Jesus Christ, and we are then fulfilling His eternal purpose, and He becomes our assurance of salvation.;
Not everyone is ready to draw near. Not everyone is wanting to draw near. If you do, then it is solely because God has given you the desire. For it is true that our God is a consuming fire, and no one who is sane is wanting to draw near to Him. Not unless God has placed this deep and abiding desire in their hearts.
But why is this so terrifying? Simply because we will see ourselves in the full truth, in the light of God's holiness and purity and perfection. We will have to face those things in us which are not of God, which are not pleasing to Him. No one can know just how terrible this is until they actually experience His holiness within the veil.
Three times the Law was given.
Three times Jesus gave His new commandment.
Three times we are called into His presence, before the throne, at the feet of God.
More later,
In Christ,
Jesus is the Christ, the mediator between God and man. He is the bridge, the only High Priest, the door, the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to God by by Jesus Christ. But why would one want to come to God? God drew near to the children of Israel, and they backed away from Him, and hardened their hearts. God was too awesome, to terrifying, to majestic, to holy. He frightened them to death. They said that they did not want God to talk to them, or else they would die. Many christians today feel exactly the same way about drawing near to God.
But this is why Jesus came, to bring us into reconciliation with God. One cannot be reconciled and remain aloof, apart, afraid and terrified and unwilling to draw near. If God desired this, He did not need to send Jesus, we were already there. We first have to decide that we want to draw near to Him. That there is a very real and necessary purpose in our drawing near. And we have to set our soul on the path of drawing near, no matter what happens to us. For it is in drawing near to God that we find our conformity to Jesus Christ, and we are then fulfilling His eternal purpose, and He becomes our assurance of salvation.;
Not everyone is ready to draw near. Not everyone is wanting to draw near. If you do, then it is solely because God has given you the desire. For it is true that our God is a consuming fire, and no one who is sane is wanting to draw near to Him. Not unless God has placed this deep and abiding desire in their hearts.
But why is this so terrifying? Simply because we will see ourselves in the full truth, in the light of God's holiness and purity and perfection. We will have to face those things in us which are not of God, which are not pleasing to Him. No one can know just how terrible this is until they actually experience His holiness within the veil.
Three times the Law was given.
Three times Jesus gave His new commandment.
Three times we are called into His presence, before the throne, at the feet of God.
More later,
In Christ,