The One in Whom the Mystery of God is Fulfilled
2007-08-25 21:46
The mystery of God is Christ. The one in whom the mystery of God has been fulfilled has himself beheaded, and Christ has become his head. Only this kind of man does not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
The Place of the Skull is a mysterious place that God prepared in Christ before the creation of the world in order to make Christ and men one. At that place, God works to make two bodies one body.
At that place, Christ lays down his body for man, and man his head for Christ. In this way, the obedience of Christ is united to the submission of man to become one body and to give birth to a new life. At the very place, these words are fulfilled, "Jesus answered him, 'I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise.'" (Luke 23:43).
Therefore, the Bible says, "If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection." (Romans 6:5). Without unity in death, there is no unity in life.
Christ laid down his body becoming obedient to death. It is written, "And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death--even death on a cross!" (Philippians 2:8). Therefore, now Christ the head is exalted in my body, as it is written, "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." (Galatians 2:20).
God sent His son into the world and made him lay down his body. And until now God has been looking for the body of man that will be united with the son's head. It is written, "...My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working." (John 5:17). If anyone does not lay down his head, his body cannot be united with the head of Christ.
There are so many people who are looking for the head of Christ having their own heads remained, but there are very few people who lay down their own heads to gain the head of Christ according to the will of God.
Truly blessed are those who gain Christ and lay down their heads. It is written about them, "I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years." (Revelation 20:4).
Therefore, those who were beheaded and united with the head of Christ to become one belong to Christ Jesus and are no longer slaves to sin. It is because the head of Christ, the law of the Spirit of life, set them free from the head of man, the law of sin and death. It is written, "because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death." (Romans 8:2).
In the Bible, anyone who according to the will of God is united with Christ and born again is called a new creation or the one born of God. The Bible makes it sure, "We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the evil one cannot harm him. (1 John 5:18).
Those who lay down their heads in the Place of the Skull and gain the head of Jesus as their heads are not the old men of sin. According to the head of Christ, they become the men of righteousness who sin no more. And with Christ Jesus, they please God. The Bible calls them "children of light."
Therefore, those who have the head of Christ as their heads are not in the flesh but in the Spirit. For them, these words are fulfilled, "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." (2 Corinthians 3:17). They are not the sons of this age but the sons of that age.
Therefore, the testimony of these words are fulfilled, "But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness." (2 Corinthians 3:13). The new heaven and the new earth is not the home of sin but the home of righteousness. Those who have the head of the flesh cannot live in the kingdom. Only a new man who is united with the head of Christ, the head of the Spirit, can live in there.
If I, "by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me," lay down my head and am united with the Lord to become one, my body becomes the body of Christ that is united with his head. And a spiritual body is accomplished on earth, as the will of God is done in heaven. Christ gave himself as a ransom (a half shekel) for all men. In due time, it will be united with another one's ransom (a half shekel) to become one shekel.
It is written, "who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time." (1 Timothy 2:6).
"'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.' This is a profound mystery--but I am talking about Christ and the church." (Ephesians 5:31-32). Amen. Thank you, Lord.
The Place of the Skull is a mysterious place that God prepared in Christ before the creation of the world in order to make Christ and men one. At that place, God works to make two bodies one body.
At that place, Christ lays down his body for man, and man his head for Christ. In this way, the obedience of Christ is united to the submission of man to become one body and to give birth to a new life. At the very place, these words are fulfilled, "Jesus answered him, 'I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise.'" (Luke 23:43).
Therefore, the Bible says, "If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection." (Romans 6:5). Without unity in death, there is no unity in life.
Christ laid down his body becoming obedient to death. It is written, "And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death--even death on a cross!" (Philippians 2:8). Therefore, now Christ the head is exalted in my body, as it is written, "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." (Galatians 2:20).
God sent His son into the world and made him lay down his body. And until now God has been looking for the body of man that will be united with the son's head. It is written, "...My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working." (John 5:17). If anyone does not lay down his head, his body cannot be united with the head of Christ.
There are so many people who are looking for the head of Christ having their own heads remained, but there are very few people who lay down their own heads to gain the head of Christ according to the will of God.
Truly blessed are those who gain Christ and lay down their heads. It is written about them, "I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years." (Revelation 20:4).
Therefore, those who were beheaded and united with the head of Christ to become one belong to Christ Jesus and are no longer slaves to sin. It is because the head of Christ, the law of the Spirit of life, set them free from the head of man, the law of sin and death. It is written, "because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death." (Romans 8:2).
In the Bible, anyone who according to the will of God is united with Christ and born again is called a new creation or the one born of God. The Bible makes it sure, "We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the evil one cannot harm him. (1 John 5:18).
Those who lay down their heads in the Place of the Skull and gain the head of Jesus as their heads are not the old men of sin. According to the head of Christ, they become the men of righteousness who sin no more. And with Christ Jesus, they please God. The Bible calls them "children of light."
Therefore, those who have the head of Christ as their heads are not in the flesh but in the Spirit. For them, these words are fulfilled, "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." (2 Corinthians 3:17). They are not the sons of this age but the sons of that age.
Therefore, the testimony of these words are fulfilled, "But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness." (2 Corinthians 3:13). The new heaven and the new earth is not the home of sin but the home of righteousness. Those who have the head of the flesh cannot live in the kingdom. Only a new man who is united with the head of Christ, the head of the Spirit, can live in there.
If I, "by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me," lay down my head and am united with the Lord to become one, my body becomes the body of Christ that is united with his head. And a spiritual body is accomplished on earth, as the will of God is done in heaven. Christ gave himself as a ransom (a half shekel) for all men. In due time, it will be united with another one's ransom (a half shekel) to become one shekel.
It is written, "who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time." (1 Timothy 2:6).
"'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.' This is a profound mystery--but I am talking about Christ and the church." (Ephesians 5:31-32). Amen. Thank you, Lord.
