That significance and the importance of Christ being the Son is mentioned here.
1 John 2:[SUP]22 [/SUP]Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. [SUP]23 [/SUP]Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
These verses actually testify that Christ means God because by denying the Son as being the Christ, they are denying the Father as well in that same voice. So the only way they can deny both the Father & the Son in denying Jesus as the Christ has to meanthat they are denying the deity of the Son.
Your mistaken here; I never denied Jesus as the Son, nor did I deny Jesus as the Christ. Jesus was BOTH the Son and the Christ - but both have their DIFFERENT purposes.
You say that but then you said this.
The Son of God is also Jesus CHRIST. You keep leaving out that Jesus had BOTH these titles.
By His grace & by His help, I believe I was testifying that the title of the Christ is only given to the Son.
When references are made of the Spirit of Christ, it is in that same reference as the Spirit of our Father.
Matthew 10:[SUP]
20 [/SUP]For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
So no one can say that the Spirit is the Christ when Jesus, the Son of God is the Christ that was sent into the world.
That is understood but the Son is the Christ. There are false teachings going around acting as of the risen Saviour is on vacation and He gave the Holy Spirit for us to go to and relate to in coming to God and that is not true. It is apostasy.
Perhaps it's because the Bible says this:
John 14: 26
" But the Couselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and remind you of everything I have said to you."
Those are all Jesus's own words before he was going to be crucified. So was he lying in addressing the Counselor to be sent in his name as the Holy Spirit? No, because the Holy Spirit is the title given to 2nd Coming Christ - because the Holy Spirit is the spirit of God which bringsforth God's divine truths. These truths are what will save God's people in the last age because there is a lot of falsehood in the world. God's true people will recognize the truth of God amongst the falsehood for it is truly divine.
Again,
John 6: 15
" And I will ask the Father, and he will give you ANOTHER Cousenlor to be with you foever - The Spirit of truth..."
The only Spirit of Truth - is the Holy Spirit which is God's Spirit.
Errant Bible version, brother. The term Comforter was used in those places of the Counselor in the King James Bible.
John 14:[SUP]
26 [/SUP]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.
BTW.. incorrect reference, brother, for this next verse.
John 14:[SUP]
16 [/SUP]And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another
Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
Just as the " Son" was the title of Jesus Christ, the " Holy Spirit," is the title of 2nd Coming Christ.
Brother, that would be an ill use of that term since the actual second coming of Christ is the Son of God returning at the end of the great tribulation to earth to set up His milleniel reign on earth after the defeat of Satan and his armies.
To use that term as inferring the promise of the Holy Spirit can very well lead to saying that the Spirit is the Christ and thus denying that the Son, Jesus, is the Christ.
The Bible and Jesus said these things - not me as you have clearly read.
Depends on which Bible you read. I dare say that the truth in His messages has been kept in the King James Bible and no other modern Bible has been doing so.
And it's a good thing to be aware of this reality correct? For it will make identifying the coming Christ as true amongst all the false ones who have appeared already.
Which is why Jesus is the Christ, and not the Spirit being the Christ. Yes, they are One, but the title belongs to the Son.
Sounds like a new take on that false teaching about the role of the Holy Spirit as replacing the role of the Son for believers to relate to God by.
John the Baptist testified that Jesus Christ is the Bridegroom. The Holy Spirit does not have that title.
John 3:[SUP]28 [/SUP]Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. [SUP]29 [/SUP]He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. [SUP]30 [/SUP]He must increase, but I must decrease.
You say the Spirit doesn't have the title of Bridegroom?
Revelations 22:17
" The SPIRIT and the Bride say " Come!""
The Spirit has a bride, so logically deducing, he is the bridegroom. [/QUOTE]
You do see that it says "bride" and not bridegroom?
We are the bride of Christ that is saying come as we are led by the Spirit to say come. That does not make us the Bridegroom nor does that make the Spirit the Bridegroom.
Ironic you say this about following the " Good Shepard," the same Good Shepard whom said the Holy Spirit is to come and lead those who believe into all truths.
The Spirit to come in his name, the one who has a bride and is also a bridegroom, whom you deny.
Brother, with all of your words, it seems you keep making excuses for not coming to the Son in relating to Him up close and personal as the only Bridegroom that He is.
1 Chronicles 16:11
Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.
2 Chronicles 7:14If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves,
and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Those that do not seek His face continually will run the risk of being left behind for taking their eyes off of the Son.
Hosea 5:15I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and
seek my
face: in their affliction they will
seek me early.
I hope those left behind will not respond in the same manner as Israel has done.
Hosea 7:10And the pride of Israel testifieth to his
face: and they do not return to the Lord their God, nor
seek him for all this.
Jesus is our first love. There is no departing from that to any other "Bridegroom". Doing so is denying Him.
If you really believe I was denying Him, you should not be blessing me.
2 John 1:[SUP]
8 [/SUP]Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. [SUP]
9 [/SUP]Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. [SUP]
10 [/SUP]If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: [SUP]
11 [/SUP]For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.