When We See The Son Of God
2010-01-23 21:31
Christ is the Son of God, whom God gave birth to. The Bible said, "I will proclaim the decree of the LORD: He said to me, 'You are my Son; today I have become your Father.'" (Psalms 2:7). And also, God Himself said it, "And a voice came from heaven: 'You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.'" (Mark 1:11).
God sent His Son in the body of man into the world so that those who love God might be born of God as lovable and pleasing children like His Son. It is written, "children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God." (John 1:13).
According to this will, God gave Christ, the love of God, to all people on earth. However, the reason the people are not born again as the image of Christ is because they don't have love of God in them. The Lord Jesus said, "but I know you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts." (John 5:42). But it is written, "We love because he first loved us." (1 John 4:19). Those who love God know the love God first had for them, and they obey and submit to the gospel.
In the sight of man, all the people in the world are of the same kind. But in God, there are three kinds of man. It is as if mankind was divided into three tribes from three sons of Noah.
It does not mean that people are divided into three tribes. It is the profound providence of God that He divides mankind into three kinds. And therefore, these three look the same outwardly, but are different from each other inwardly. The Lord said, "All by itself the soil produces grain--first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head." (Mark 4:28).
The stalk, the head, and the full kernel in the head have the same surface, but they are different inwardly. That's why in the threshing floor, the stalk and the head are burned up, yet only the full kernel are gathered into the barn.
Therefore, God let the prophet Zechariah, whom He made know this, surely say, "'In the whole land,' declares the LORD, 'two-thirds will be struck down and perish; yet one-third will be left in it. This third I will bring into the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, 'They are my people,' and they will say, 'The LORD is our God.''" (Zechariah 13:8-9).
Furthermore, Paul, the apostle of our Lord Jesus, clearly said, "He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the majesty of his power." (2 Thessalonians 1:8-9).
Therefore, whoever was predestined to love God is born into the world, already having the love of God in him. And so, the Bible said, "It is written in the Prophets: 'They will all be taught by God.' Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me." (John 6:45). And also, "Then I heard another voice from heaven say: 'Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues." (Revelation 18:4). But at first, even God's people, whom He foreknew, don't know it. Only God knows it. And so the Bible said, "For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers." (Romans 8:29).
Whoever loves God also loves Jesus Christ, whom He sent. And also, whoever loves him obeys what he says. It is written, "If you love me, you will obey what I command." (John 14:15). And also, "Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him." (John 14:21). And also, "He who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me." (John 14:24).
Therefore, the Bible said, "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." (Romans 8:28). What does the good mean except becoming the children of good God?
Therefore, to those to whom all things worked for good, the Bible said, "Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, 'Abba , Father.'" (Galatians 4:6). Here, "our hearts" do not mean the arrogant and haughty hearts born of the flesh, but the gentle and humble hearts born of God.
Therefore, the Lord Jesus himself said, "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." (Matthew 11:29). And also, "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 2:5).
If anyone says, "I love God," yet does not have love in himself, he is a liar. It is written, "Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him to make him stumble. But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness; he does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded him." (1 John 2:10-11). And also, "We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother." (1 John 4:19-21).
Therefore, whoever has the love of God in himself sees the Son of God, and whoever sees the Son of God was sealed with the Holy Spirit. "Nevertheless, God's solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness." (2 Timothy 2:19). Amen. Thank you, Lord.
God sent His Son in the body of man into the world so that those who love God might be born of God as lovable and pleasing children like His Son. It is written, "children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God." (John 1:13).
According to this will, God gave Christ, the love of God, to all people on earth. However, the reason the people are not born again as the image of Christ is because they don't have love of God in them. The Lord Jesus said, "but I know you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts." (John 5:42). But it is written, "We love because he first loved us." (1 John 4:19). Those who love God know the love God first had for them, and they obey and submit to the gospel.
In the sight of man, all the people in the world are of the same kind. But in God, there are three kinds of man. It is as if mankind was divided into three tribes from three sons of Noah.
It does not mean that people are divided into three tribes. It is the profound providence of God that He divides mankind into three kinds. And therefore, these three look the same outwardly, but are different from each other inwardly. The Lord said, "All by itself the soil produces grain--first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head." (Mark 4:28).
The stalk, the head, and the full kernel in the head have the same surface, but they are different inwardly. That's why in the threshing floor, the stalk and the head are burned up, yet only the full kernel are gathered into the barn.
Therefore, God let the prophet Zechariah, whom He made know this, surely say, "'In the whole land,' declares the LORD, 'two-thirds will be struck down and perish; yet one-third will be left in it. This third I will bring into the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, 'They are my people,' and they will say, 'The LORD is our God.''" (Zechariah 13:8-9).
Furthermore, Paul, the apostle of our Lord Jesus, clearly said, "He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the majesty of his power." (2 Thessalonians 1:8-9).
Therefore, whoever was predestined to love God is born into the world, already having the love of God in him. And so, the Bible said, "It is written in the Prophets: 'They will all be taught by God.' Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me." (John 6:45). And also, "Then I heard another voice from heaven say: 'Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues." (Revelation 18:4). But at first, even God's people, whom He foreknew, don't know it. Only God knows it. And so the Bible said, "For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers." (Romans 8:29).
Whoever loves God also loves Jesus Christ, whom He sent. And also, whoever loves him obeys what he says. It is written, "If you love me, you will obey what I command." (John 14:15). And also, "Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him." (John 14:21). And also, "He who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me." (John 14:24).
Therefore, the Bible said, "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." (Romans 8:28). What does the good mean except becoming the children of good God?
Therefore, to those to whom all things worked for good, the Bible said, "Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, 'Abba , Father.'" (Galatians 4:6). Here, "our hearts" do not mean the arrogant and haughty hearts born of the flesh, but the gentle and humble hearts born of God.
Therefore, the Lord Jesus himself said, "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." (Matthew 11:29). And also, "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 2:5).
If anyone says, "I love God," yet does not have love in himself, he is a liar. It is written, "Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him to make him stumble. But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness; he does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded him." (1 John 2:10-11). And also, "We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother." (1 John 4:19-21).
Therefore, whoever has the love of God in himself sees the Son of God, and whoever sees the Son of God was sealed with the Holy Spirit. "Nevertheless, God's solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness." (2 Timothy 2:19). Amen. Thank you, Lord.
