Hi thanks for the reply.
I am not denying
God who alone is our
good Lord and
master (one is) was not worshiped by faith (the unseen work) .But I am denying he was worshipped according to what the eyes see the temporal flesh. God is not a man as us.
Jesus as the Son of man would never stand in the Holy unseen place of glory, as our one source of faith. We can serve
one master.
Either we understand after the flesh seen the temporal. . . or our living God not seen. He as God alone works in every believer as the power we have in these earthen bodies of death not of us.(
2 Corinthians 4:7)
Luke 18:17-19 King James Version (KJV) Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein. And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.
Remember when he was approached by Thomas the doubter, He required Jesus perform something like the
faithless Jews below.
John 4:48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
Made Jesus into a circus seal.
John 6:30 They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
Jesus revealed to Thomas in private, rebuking him because that he had no faith by which he could believe the father in heaven.
Then the commandment giving Thomas the faith came. And after Thomas answered, haven been given the faith. . said unto our God not seen ,
My Lord and my God. Again, not in respect to what the eyes see but that in which the spirit in the beleiver reveals, the hearing of faith..
John 20:26-28 King James Version (KJV) And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
It would be like Peter in Mathew 16 . When Jesus asked Peter. Who do you think I man? Not what do others .You could say as private witness two walking together in agreement. The Father revealed to Peter as a labor of His love, and Peter inspired of God not seen replied ; you are the Christ. . . finishing the agreement .
Men are still worshipping that manner of spirit having a living faith after dead men. Just as if there was a doctrine called Apostolical Succession. A law of venerable men. Flesh and blood venerating corrupted flesh and blood.
Therefore by that oral tradition of men taking away the understanding of all things written in the law and the prophets (sola scriptura ) We defend it, it as it is written defends us as the armor of God..
The faith of Christ comes by hearing God (Not seen) Not looking at corruptible flesh as a snap shot.
From my perspective one simply has to look outdoors. .. its being revealed. Even the whole world sees a dying, corrupted creation they are without excuse . Judgement or movement begins with the church. We as new creatures walk by faith, the unseen invisible God and glorify him as invisible. We do not glory in the flesh .Even the Son of man, Jesus of his own replied it could not profit.
I would offer mankind is created
in, not "after" God's image. The image is not found in man's nature or being but rather outside of him in God, the source of the spirit breath of life..
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.Romans 1:18-23