Tag: incarnation
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When Heaven Comes Down – Genesis 5:15-17
Genesis 5:15-17 And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared: And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died. Mahalaleel points us to the presence of God. Then comes…
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The Same Jesus All the Way Through – 1 John 5:6
1 John 5:6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. John is still protecting the truth about Jesus. All through this letter, he has been answering false ideas about Christ, especially the teaching that matter is evil and therefore Jesus could not…
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The Test of the Spirit – 1 John 4:2–3
1 John 4:2–3 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it…
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The Jesus You Can Know – 1 John 1:1-3
1 John 1:1 to 3 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal…
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A Body Prepared — Hebrews 10:5–6
Hebrews 10:5–6 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. There is something holy and tender in these words. They pull the curtain back and let us hear what sounds…
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He Became Like Us — Hebrews 2:16–17
Hebrews 2:16–17 For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the…
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The Mystery That Changes Everything — 1 Timothy 3:16
1 Timothy 3:16 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. If you have been walking through the qualifications in this chapter, it can start to feel heavy. Blameless.…
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The Bridge Between — 1 Timothy 2:5
1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. Job once cried out in his pain that he wished there were someone who could stand between him and God. Someone who could place a hand on both of them. Someone who could speak for him…