Hello and welcome to
"Behold the Lamb Presents."
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I'm Chris Shelton, your
host and I want to welcome
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each and every one of you
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to another insightful
study of God's word today.
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Today's message
is the second message
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in a three part series
that we are simply calling
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"The Godhead."
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In part one of the series
we looked at God, the Father
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and we'll touch upon
that just a bit more today.
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But our main
focus for today's study
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will be upon God the Son.
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And what better way to
prepare our hearts for the study
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then to read to you John 1:1-4.
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"In the beginning was the Word,
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and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God.
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The same was in
the beginning with God.
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All things were made by him,
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and without him was not
any thing made that was made.
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In him was life, and the
life was the light of men."
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This is so beautifully
begins to describe God the Son.
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Pastor Kenny will share with
us a fuller meaning of this,
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these verses and much more today
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as we begin part
two of "The Godhead."
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But first we are
blessed with the song entitled,
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"The Eternal Life" as
played by Brother Ron Woolsey
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from the 3ABN Worship Center.
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Thanks for joining us
again here at "Behold the Lamb."
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And we want to
say right up front
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we just really appreciate you
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and those of you who are viewing
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and those who are writing
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and those who are
sending those love gifts
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and you're praying, we
appreciate you so very much.
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We want to continue
that line of thought
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and that kind of line of study
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that we're been
doing in God's word
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which we call present truth.
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Well, this
subject-- no exception,
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we're gonna be
talking about the Godhead.
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Some of you maybe
never heard that term before
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but we pray and we do
this three part series
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that you will
understand better the Godhead.
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Why?
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Remember for every truth,
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God has-- the
enemy has a counterfeit
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and certainly has a
counterfeit of the Godhead.
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So we're gonna be looking
at very closely this issue
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based upon God's word
in the Spirit of Prophecy.
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And again we thank
you for joining us,
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thank you for
keeping us in prayer.
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Now always before
we get into our study,
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what do we do?
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Yes, some of you've been
writing and calling and said,
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you appreciate, you know,
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the prayer
naturally before we open
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the pages of God's word.
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Because we want Him
to speak to us, don't we?
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We need to hear from God.
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So I'm gonna kneel
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and going to have
prayer and where you can,
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you can kneel with
me there at your home
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and some of you
won't be able to--
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but you can pray along
with that the Holy Spirit
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will just open our hearts,
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our minds and all the
people around the world
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that hear this message
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that the spirit
with the living God
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will just touch their hearts
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and bring them to
the further cross.
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Let's pray, shall we?
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Our kind loving heaving Father,
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we do thank You
for the privilege
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and it is the
privilege to have prayer.
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You said, we can come
boldly to the throne of God
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not because of who we are
but because of Jesus Christ.
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Lord, I thank
You for that blood,
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thank You for Calvary.
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Today, we plea, we beg
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for the power of the Holy Spirit
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to consume each and every heart,
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every life, how we
need to hear from heaven.
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Just pray the
things of this world
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will just go strangely
down that we spend this time
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in Your presence and we desire
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to know what truth is
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and we desire to
follow that truth.
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We need the Holy Spirit.
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I ask that You'll
forgive me of any sin,
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anything in my heart and
life that needs not be there.
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Oh, Lord, we need to be clean.
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Need to hear Your
voice and I pray as You speak
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to each and everyone of us
that we will take the message,
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this important
message of the Godhead.
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It is important
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that we
understand what truth is.
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Help us we pray.
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We commit ourselves in
thy care and thy keeping.
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Bless Your people, we
pray in Jesus name, amen.
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Again get a pencil and
paper it's always good to have,
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so you can jot things down.
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I'm a thorough
believer that you need to test
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everything that's being said.
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Regardless the man said,
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well, I'm a preacher
and I'm an evangelist,
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I'm this, I'm that.
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Well, that's wonderful.
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But we need to what,
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step in and we need
to write things down,
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we need to study.
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The Bible said to show
ourselves approved unto God.
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Remember, we say at the
beginning of the program
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for every truth
the enemy has what?
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He has a counterfeit.
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So this-- there's no exception.
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So this we find as there's many
counterfeits in the world today
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and any many faced
about this subject.
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It can be cleared up,
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all we have to do
to study the Bible,
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line upon line,
precept upon precept.
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And we'll been
using Spirit of Prophecy,
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I'm unbeliever in
Spirit of Prophecy,
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that will be new to some of you.
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And we're not
trying to scare you off
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or make you afraid.
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But wow, what a wonderful
gift to God's last day church,
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we need that desperately.
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Well, you know,
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in the first part
this is the second,
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so in the first part,
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we came to grips with this
that God has testing truths,
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testing truths
for every generation.
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He always has, He
brings out this truths
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and He challenges us to
accept them by His grace
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and by His strength.
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God has leading a people,
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He's leading them
step-by-step. Why?
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So that He can test,
prove what's really in the heart
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'cause sometime we
have a lot of lip service
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and we do a lot
of talking sometime.
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But God is putting
testing truths out there
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to really see what
you really think about
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and what's really in your heart
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and how you are
going to respond.
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There are things that we
will hear like new light.
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Oh, if you don't believe
this and you don't accept this
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and oh, oh, while you--
heaven will never be your home.
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Remember we test all new light.
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They say there's new
Solemn said, "under the sun."
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So it's maybe new to
us or to new to sometime
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when you get into the
some subject matter here
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but we need to realize
that it's in God's word,
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it's established in God's word.
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So new-- and
theologically you're looking at
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there's going to be doctors,
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there's going to be teachings
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and that going to be
counseling on the rise.
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And so we need to be in
focused with the Holy Spirit,
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focused with the Word of God.
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There are others
who are going to come by
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and they're going to say,
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well, you know,
these are some old truths.
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Well, Praise God.
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But sometimes
with those old truths,
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they're throw in some--
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listen carefully
some old traditions.
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But we're not
worried about traditions
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because Jesus said "In
vain do they worship Me,
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teaching for doctrines
the commandments of men
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or men's traditions."
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So we need to be careful
about all of these teachings
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because they're
going to be on the rise
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and the Godhead issue
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has been on the rise
for a long, long time.
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Now many who
watch, many who watch,
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you know, time from
programming as it goes on,
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you realize that we
say things many times
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and it's not to
meant to be difficult,
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it's not meant to be the
heart or we have a burden
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to get this message out
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because there either is a truth
or it's a life from the devil.
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And you'll say, well,
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we can't be
deceived on this issue.
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You remember--
just think about this.
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There will be
millions that will be deceived,
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the Bible says, here in
the last days, about what?
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The message
that being presented.
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You say, well, how can that be?
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Listen, our parents
Adam and Eve in the garden.
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They received a lie instead
of obeying what is truth.
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They were
deceived in the garden.
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So now think you're beyond that
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or I'm beyond that we
need to be in the Word of God.
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Remember Adam and Eve
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then exchange
the truth for a lie.
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So remember if
this is not the truth
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then it has to be a lie.
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So the Godhead
issue at least in the--
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we talk about in the
beginning of the early advent,
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Adventist believers.
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Many, many, many, many, many.
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Now we're
talking about the 1840s
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and middles and so on so forth.
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So this Godhead you will say,
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well, that last couple of years
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it's been going on
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since the beginning
of the early Adventist,
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from beginning time for century.
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So we can look at this subject
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and we need to
dissect it properly.
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So we realize that the--
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they called about
the Arian, the issue.
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And we found out
that which many times
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this has been
taught by our pioneers.
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They had the Arian belief,
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they had the
teaching they came out
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on a different denominations
and different churches.
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And, so this was
kind of in their mind
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and their headset.
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Well, let's think
about this for a moment.
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If this is so
and I call the Arian,
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I call it a heresy, not a truth.
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What you might want to say,
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well, what does
that really mean?
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Well, first of all if we
look at the Arian heresy,
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it denies the deity.
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What? Of the Holy Spirit.
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Also it denies Christ.
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They say that Christ there was
the time when Christ was not.
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There was a time
that He came into being.
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Is that what the
Bible really teaches?
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Well, many of
our pioneers believed
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that in the beginning
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but as a spirit of
prophecy and further study,
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they change their commitment
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and they change their
doctrine and their teaching.
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Praise God for that.
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If you have your Bible,
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please I want you just
turn with me John 8:12.
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I've got here in my Bible,
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I hope you have your
Bible and you look this up to.
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I love this passage John 8:12.
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Jesus said, notice, "I
am the light of the," what?
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"I am the light of the world."
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Jesus was making
a statement here,
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"I am the light,"
notice this, "of the world."
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Christ declared at this point
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and time His oneness with
God and His relationship to man.
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But how interesting
this was in John Chapter 8,
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as you look at this,
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all kind of things were going on
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when Jesus was
making these statements.
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We've realized there if
we look in John Chapter 8
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and which some
of the later verses
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in there 44 on down to the end.
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They-- as He talk to the Jews,
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they said to Him
that He is devil.
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Can you possibly
imagine that people on earth
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and talked and
walked with Jesus?
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Can you possibly
imagine they call Jesus,
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well, He must have the devil?
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Jesus said, I
don't have a devil.
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He said, if you
need to keep My sayings.
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They said, oh,
wow, what do you mean
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going to keep your sayings?
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He said, keep My
sayings, you'll never die.
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And so there was a
process that was going on.
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They said, well,
you think that you're,
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you know, Abraham,
you're better than Abraham.
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And he said before
Abraham was I am, I am.
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Wow, what a thought.
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Thought what He was doing here?
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The oneness with God,
His relationship with man.
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In fact, in John 1:4, "In him,"
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I think this was
read in our opening.
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"In him was
life," the Bible says,
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"and the life was
the light of men."
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Remember, and Jesus was life.
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Think about what we've
talked about as the pioneers
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were trying to
decide for what truth
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on this subject of the Godhead.
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I don't like it by the way,
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I don't like it
to call the trinity.
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I'll just be honest with you.
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I believe that's another
word for the catholic faith.
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And so I like the word Godhead
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because Godhead is used
three times in scripture
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and we'll see where
those places are uses it.
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And so we look at the John 1:4,
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"In him was life and the
life was the light of men."
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So in Him was life.
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Was there ever time that the,
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you know, Christ
was not with the Father?
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Was there ever a
time? Was He created?
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Well, that's the issue.
Some people say, yes, He was.
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And He came into
being of sometime
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in the history of the world.
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Is that what the
Bible really teaches?
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First of all we just
read, in Him was life.
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What does it mean is life?
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I mean, just a
little bit of life
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or that mean something
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that He's had from all eternity.
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John 1:1, 2 remember,
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"In the
beginning was the," what?
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"Was the word,
the word was with God,
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and the Word was God.
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The same was in the
beginning with God."
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See Christ here we
see made all things.
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The Bible teaches that
Christ made all things.
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It stands to reason to me if,
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you know, it says
Christ made all things
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that He had to
exist before all things.
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That makes sense to you.
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Sure, He had to exist
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before all things
if He made all things.
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Let me make this statement here.
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God, we talked about the
Christ was God essentially.
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And in the highest
sins the Bible teaches.
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He was God from
all the eternity.
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Yet, a distinct person.
Yet, one with the Father.
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You see that blows some minds
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and it shouldn't as we go on
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and do the study here
together, the Godhead.
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What about the Godhead?
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What consistent of?
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Some people say, well,
it just two, two individual.
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The Godhead
that my Bible teaches
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is there's three in the Godhead.
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The Father, the
Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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Now remember in order
to be able to try to change
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that you have to
change the Word of God.
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You have to try to
change the Word of God,
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if you're trying to
say there's not three
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there's just two
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and that there
is no Holy Spirit.
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And you are trying
to take for those of you
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who understand the subject here
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and you've been studying
along or maybe Adventists belief
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we need to look at
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very carefully
here the Holy Spirit.
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Is the Holy Spirit part
of the Godhead or is it just,
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you know, the Father
Spirit or is the Jesus Spirit?
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A surface reader
may come up will that
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but I'll pray that we come
to little better conclusion
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based upon God's word
as we study this together.
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We said, Christ made all things,
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we know, and then we
have the Godhead here,
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Father, Son,
and the Holy Spirit.
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Notice, so the word
Godhead is found how many times?
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Three times in the Bible.
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Let's just go
over those quickly.
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Have your Bible jot
these things down, Acts 17:29.
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Let me read that
to you, Acts 17:29.
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Now remember Godhead
here in the original language
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means divine or God like.
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Hope that make sense to you.
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Notice, it says here,
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"We are the offspring of God,
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we ought not to think that
the Godhead is like unto gold,
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or silver, or stone, or
graven by art or man's devices."
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So we see when we look at
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we don't try to
create a doctrine or teaching
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or something that's
not even found in the Bible
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but the Godhead,
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Godhead the word
God is in the Bible.
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So we're looking at
it and what it means.
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Second, Romans 1:20, divinity.
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That's what Godhead
means in this passage.
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Says, "For the
invisible things of him
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from the
creation of this world,"
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pay attention
notice, "are clearly seen,
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being understood by
those things that are made,
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even his eternal power,"
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notice "eternal power" and what?
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"Godhead, so that
they are without excuse."
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Wow, what a thought,
well, without excuse.
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Power, Godhead,
there's something going on here
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that we need to understand.
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In Colossians
2:9, the third time
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that Godhead is used
and the word Godhead here
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means deity or God like.
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Okay, deity or God like.
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And this was read
and notice what it says,
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"For in him
dwelleth all the fullness
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of the Godhead bodily."
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In him, who? In
Christ. Is that what it says?
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Dwelleth all the
fullness and if you look
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at that word
fullness, it's interesting.
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It talks about what fills up
or the contents of the Christ.
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All of it dwelleth in Christ.
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Notice, so in Christ
then is all the glory,
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then now the Father.
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All the glory, the Father what?
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In Christ Jesus, interesting.
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He as the Jesus Christ
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is the expressed
image of His Father.
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The attributes of God, you're
seeing are seen in Christ.
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Christ dwells in the fullness
of the Godhead the Bible says.
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What did that do?
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That enabled Him to
live, you know, without sin.
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How wonderful that is and
that's challenging us today
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that God is
calling us through His son,
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through the power
of the Holy Spirit
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to live the life.
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What?
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About sin by the grace
of God same way that Christ
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gained that victory.
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So the question
might be for us today,
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do we want to be
partakers of this fullness?
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Do you really want it today?
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Are you really excited
about it today that you've
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come to know God better?
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You come to know Christ better?
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And all that
surrounds the Godhead,
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the power was
available to us today,
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the victory that God
wants to give you and me
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through Jesus Christ his Son.
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Why?
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So we may be overcomers
that's what the Bible teaches.
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One man said, one time, he said,
00:20:13.94\00:20:15.34
everything begins with God.
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Well, that's pretty
good wouldn't you think?
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Everything begins with God.
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So we think of God, we
think of eternity, eternal.
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We think of God,
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we take-- we're thinking
about the rule of the universe.
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We think of God,
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we think about
the self existing one.
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We think about
the ancient of days.
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Oh, that gets us
excited, doesn't it?
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And, yet the Bible
teaches that Christ
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has one with the Father.
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We're gonna get more detail,
Christ, one with the Father.
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How can this be?
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But God and Christ are
two distinct personages.
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Two distinct, not
the same, two distinct.
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Wow, read I think John 7:17.
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It gives you little
more information on it.
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So we think of God,
I think about One who,
00:21:08.20\00:21:10.13
you know, He says, He dwells
in the light unapproachable.
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God,
magnificent, ancient of days.
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He's invisible the
Bible teaches the mortal eye.
00:21:18.51\00:21:22.68
He is filled with infinite love
00:21:22.71\00:21:24.51
and I think this ought
to hit home for some of us
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God is filled with
infinite love for His creation,
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for His creatures.
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Praise God for that.
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God is one of the three
eternal heavenly dignitaries,
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notice that.
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God is part of the three of
the highest powers of heaven.
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God is one of the
three living persons
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of the heavenly trio.
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You can read those
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and certainly in
Evangelism page 615 so on.
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Inspiration,
when I say inspiration
00:21:54.98\00:21:56.34
we're talking about the spirit.
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Inspiration with
the Spirit of Prophecy
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speaks of one God,
stay with me on this.
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It speaks of one God.
00:22:03.35\00:22:05.55
It does not teach
three God's but notice,
00:22:05.59\00:22:09.99
at the same time we will
see that one God then includes,
00:22:10.03\00:22:15.06
notice this,
the Father, the Son,
00:22:15.10\00:22:17.23
and the Holy Spirit
which are mysteriously notice
00:22:17.27\00:22:22.20
that beyond the human mind,
00:22:22.24\00:22:24.11
mysteriously--
00:22:24.14\00:22:25.47
remember all three
personalities united as one.
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Well, that's difficult for
us to get to our head, isn't it?
00:22:30.91\00:22:34.52
Think about it.
00:22:34.55\00:22:35.88
All three,
three persons distinct
00:22:35.92\00:22:39.89
in the Godhead
mysteriously combine
00:22:39.92\00:22:42.79
and put together
as they become one.
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Wow.
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Let's just examine
just a few statements.
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You have your
Bible again John 8:59.
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John 8:59, Jesus
said, now notice this,
00:22:54.20\00:22:59.24
this starts to fit
"Jesus said unto them,
00:22:59.27\00:23:02.74
Verily, verily, I say unto you,
00:23:02.78\00:23:05.68
before Abraham was, I am."
00:23:05.71\00:23:11.62
Notice what Jesus
just said, He said, I am.
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What a thought?
00:23:15.66\00:23:18.39
Go back in Old
Testament, do you remember?
00:23:18.43\00:23:20.26
And let's think
about that for a moment.
00:23:20.30\00:23:22.40
God was referred to as, I am.
00:23:22.43\00:23:25.63
Here Jesus was
saying before Abraham was,
00:23:25.67\00:23:27.67
I am, what?
00:23:27.70\00:23:29.04
Because the Jews were giving Him
00:23:29.07\00:23:30.51
a quite of going over here,
00:23:30.54\00:23:31.97
they want to stone
Him, they want to kill Him.
00:23:32.01\00:23:34.84
Because He said
before Abraham was I am.
00:23:34.88\00:23:37.41
Oh, so you are greater.
00:23:37.45\00:23:39.75
They picked up stones,
00:23:39.78\00:23:41.12
they were gonna
cast and kill Him
00:23:41.15\00:23:43.72
that He escaped
out of their midst.
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Very interesting.
00:23:45.59\00:23:46.92
On that passage of scripture,
00:23:46.96\00:23:49.46
I want to read
something from "Desire of Ages"
00:23:49.49\00:23:51.19
I think its
beautiful 469 and 470.
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If you follow
along, notice this.
00:23:53.70\00:23:56.13
It said, "Silence fell
upon the vast assembly.
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The name of God,
00:24:01.30\00:24:03.00
given to Moses to
express the idea of," what?
00:24:03.04\00:24:06.68
"Of the eternal
presence, had been claimed by,"
00:24:06.71\00:24:11.41
notice, "His own by
the Galilean Rabbi."
00:24:11.45\00:24:14.85
Jesus had claimed the same name.
00:24:14.88\00:24:18.15
This was bothering people.
00:24:18.19\00:24:20.29
He had just announced Himself
00:24:20.32\00:24:22.02
Jesus did to be
the self existent one.
00:24:22.06\00:24:26.49
Not coming into
being at sometime
00:24:26.53\00:24:28.30
or some point in history.
00:24:28.33\00:24:30.53
Eternal, self existence.
00:24:30.57\00:24:32.43
Notice, he who had
been promised to Israel.
00:24:32.47\00:24:38.71
Micah 5:2 tells us,
"Whose goings forth"
00:24:38.74\00:24:42.58
talk about Christ
"Whose goings forth has been
00:24:42.61\00:24:44.31
from old and from
days of eternity."
00:24:44.35\00:24:48.18
The King James
Version in the margin
00:24:48.22\00:24:50.65
will say there from everlasting.
00:24:50.69\00:24:54.46
So there's
something about when you say,
00:24:54.49\00:24:55.99
well, Christ came into being
00:24:56.02\00:24:57.36
He was at that's not a truth.
00:24:57.39\00:24:59.53
He says always been.
00:24:59.56\00:25:01.16
Jesus right here when He said,
00:25:01.20\00:25:03.13
before Abraham was, I am.
00:25:03.16\00:25:06.43
Think about it.
00:25:06.47\00:25:08.10
Jesus claimed here
at to be one with God.
00:25:08.14\00:25:12.97
And because He
said, He was one with God,
00:25:13.01\00:25:15.21
they wanted to stone
Him, they wanted to kill Him,
00:25:15.24\00:25:17.71
they were going to
take His life if they could.
00:25:17.75\00:25:20.85
Now notice with
me if you compare
00:25:20.88\00:25:22.22
some scripture in John 10:33,
00:25:22.25\00:25:25.32
the Bible says and it
says, and because thou,
00:25:25.35\00:25:29.12
"Because that thou being
a man, makest thyself God."
00:25:29.16\00:25:33.76
They looked at Jesus and said,
00:25:33.80\00:25:35.13
you are a man, you are
making yourself as God.
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"Desire of Ages" 470
makes this comment on that.
00:25:38.77\00:25:41.27
It says, "Because He was,"
interesting "Because He was,
00:25:41.30\00:25:45.34
He avowed Himself
to be, the Son of God."
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Wow.
00:25:49.38\00:25:50.81
So we have the
Father and the Son
00:25:50.85\00:25:53.11
are all of
listen-- one substance.
00:25:53.15\00:25:57.02
Jesus said, not just
what He said in His word,
00:25:57.05\00:25:59.25
"I and my Father
are one" in John 10:30.
00:25:59.29\00:26:05.16
Say, we can't mistake
what's being said here.
00:26:05.19\00:26:08.30
Jesus said, "I and
my Father we are one"
00:26:08.33\00:26:11.70
the same substance.
00:26:11.73\00:26:13.90
"I and my Father."
Listen to the statement.
00:26:13.94\00:26:16.37
This might jar
you just a little bit
00:26:16.40\00:26:17.97
but maybe you need
to jot just a little bit
00:26:18.01\00:26:20.38
to get us think here little bit.
00:26:20.41\00:26:22.44
This was found in
little magazine article
00:26:22.48\00:26:24.18
called "Signs of
the Time" in 1120,
00:26:24.21\00:26:26.82
notice this in
1893 this was written.
00:26:26.85\00:26:30.32
"The words of Christ
were full of deep meaning
00:26:30.35\00:26:33.79
as he put forth the claim"
00:26:33.82\00:26:35.82
notice "that he and the
Father were one substance,
00:26:35.86\00:26:41.23
possessing the same attributes."
00:26:41.26\00:26:44.77
Wow.
00:26:44.80\00:26:46.50
Attributes is what?
00:26:46.53\00:26:47.87
But be characteristics.
00:26:47.90\00:26:50.04
Him and the Father two
separate entities beings
00:26:50.07\00:26:54.21
but yet they
were one in substance.
00:26:54.24\00:26:57.55
They possess
exactly the same attributes
00:26:57.58\00:27:00.68
or the same characteristics.
00:27:00.72\00:27:03.18
Wow, that's pretty heavy duty.
00:27:03.22\00:27:05.05
So again we look at the I am,
00:27:05.09\00:27:08.02
refers then this will
blow some of you're mind
00:27:08.06\00:27:10.09
that I am refers to
both Christ and God,
00:27:10.13\00:27:14.03
the heavenly Father.
00:27:14.06\00:27:15.40
Both are self existent.
00:27:15.43\00:27:18.30
I am, though is what? Is one.
00:27:18.33\00:27:21.54
Wow.
00:27:21.57\00:27:23.07
Little book called "Education"
helps us to understand
00:27:23.10\00:27:25.61
as we look page 178.
00:27:25.64\00:27:28.64
Now this is going
to have reference to,
00:27:28.68\00:27:31.11
you can look it up when you have
00:27:31.15\00:27:32.48
time to Ezekiel Chapter 10.
00:27:32.51\00:27:34.65
They were wheels
you remember and angels
00:27:34.68\00:27:36.32
and things that were going on.
00:27:36.35\00:27:37.69
So listen carefully at this.
00:27:37.72\00:27:39.25
"Heavenly being,
sustained and guided
00:27:39.29\00:27:42.02
by the hand beneath
the wings of the cherubim,
00:27:42.06\00:27:45.96
were impelling
these wheels, above them,"
00:27:45.99\00:27:48.90
notice "upon
the sapphire throne,
00:27:48.93\00:27:52.43
was the Eternal One."
00:27:52.47\00:27:55.60
Now let's ask a question what--
00:27:55.64\00:27:57.07
how many sat upon the throne?
00:27:57.11\00:27:59.97
Let's hear your answer.
00:28:00.01\00:28:01.34
How many sat upon the throne?
00:28:01.38\00:28:02.91
We have to say there was
one that sat upon the throne.
00:28:02.94\00:28:06.31
It says, the Eternal one.
00:28:06.35\00:28:08.82
But the Eternal one
is also the great I am.
00:28:08.85\00:28:12.82
Wow.
00:28:12.85\00:28:14.99
I think we've already
seen as we look here the I am,
00:28:15.02\00:28:18.89
includes Christ,
00:28:18.93\00:28:20.26
it must includes
Christ as well as the Father,
00:28:20.30\00:28:22.56
as we've studied
and you can study it
00:28:22.60\00:28:24.13
in John Chapter 8.
00:28:24.17\00:28:26.63
So the Eternal
one then must include
00:28:26.67\00:28:28.70
both the Father and the
Son even in these passages.
00:28:28.74\00:28:31.51
Let me give you a
couple more jot them down
00:28:31.54\00:28:33.58
and read these when
you have the opportunity.
00:28:33.61\00:28:35.84
Ezekiel Chapter 1,
read verses 4 and 26.
00:28:35.88\00:28:39.91
And then in Ezekiel 10:8,
00:28:39.95\00:28:43.39
you'll see how
they come together here.
00:28:43.42\00:28:45.75
Now let's get some
more illustrations here
00:28:45.79\00:28:47.26
and let's try
to put it together.
00:28:47.29\00:28:48.69
Little
complicated probably for some
00:28:48.72\00:28:50.46
but if you really begin to
ask the Holy Spirit to help you,
00:28:50.49\00:28:52.96
it begins unwind
and you begin to see
00:28:52.99\00:28:55.13
how simple this is.
00:28:55.16\00:28:57.17
God notice who gave
the Ten Commandments,
00:28:57.20\00:29:00.04
let's go that.
00:29:00.07\00:29:01.40
Included notice, included both
00:29:01.44\00:29:03.57
the Father and
the Son, interesting.
00:29:03.61\00:29:07.38
Wow, what does that mean?
00:29:07.41\00:29:10.51
God who gave
the Ten Commandments
00:29:10.55\00:29:12.28
has spoken off
as number one what?
00:29:12.31\00:29:14.38
The Eternal one.
00:29:14.42\00:29:16.92
Read that "Patriarchs
and Prophets" in 329.
00:29:16.95\00:29:20.26
So this eternal
one once again is what?
00:29:20.29\00:29:22.46
Both the Father and the Son.
00:29:22.49\00:29:25.26
Now let me read
you another quote
00:29:25.29\00:29:26.63
from "Evangelism" 616.
00:29:26.66\00:29:28.76
Notice what it says here.
00:29:28.80\00:29:30.13
Some of you may have
never read this before others
00:29:30.17\00:29:32.23
who are new and
watching maybe 3ABN and so on,
00:29:32.27\00:29:35.04
so maybe a
little bit and you say,
00:29:35.07\00:29:36.57
oh, I don't quite
get just jot things down
00:29:36.60\00:29:38.61
begin to really study to
show yourself approved unto God.
00:29:38.64\00:29:41.74
This is beautiful
little book called "Evangelism"
00:29:41.78\00:29:43.58
page 616 makes this comment.
00:29:43.61\00:29:45.55
Notice, when, notice when they,
00:29:45.58\00:29:49.05
"When they came to Sinai,
00:29:49.08\00:29:52.29
He took occasion
to refresh their minds
00:29:52.32\00:29:54.39
in regard to His requirements.
00:29:54.42\00:29:57.89
Christ and the Father,"
00:29:57.93\00:30:00.53
listen carefully "standing
side by side upon the mount,
00:30:00.56\00:30:06.53
with solemn majesty proclaimed
the Ten Commandments."
00:30:06.57\00:30:12.27
Interesting as you
really begin to study
00:30:12.31\00:30:14.48
'cause if you're surface reader
00:30:14.51\00:30:15.84
say oh, yeah,
these grants were given
00:30:15.88\00:30:17.21
by the Father or
say, well, Jesus gave.
00:30:17.25\00:30:19.05
Notice, they were standing
side by side, they are one,
00:30:19.08\00:30:22.68
inseparable and
thought were action deed.
00:30:22.72\00:30:26.86
What a God that we serve.
00:30:26.89\00:30:30.16
What a loving Savior
that we have as we focused
00:30:30.19\00:30:33.80
on the second
person of the Godhead
00:30:33.83\00:30:36.53
even little bit more here today.
00:30:36.56\00:30:39.37
Interesting in 1 John 5:12,
notice the Bible says this,
00:30:39.40\00:30:44.94
"He that hath
the Son hath life,"
00:30:44.97\00:30:47.71
I might you
heard that I am sure.
00:30:47.74\00:30:49.41
"He that hath" what?
00:30:49.44\00:30:50.78
"Hath the Son," hath what?
00:30:50.81\00:30:52.15
That says to me if
you don't have the Son,
00:30:52.18\00:30:54.05
you don't have life.
00:30:54.08\00:30:56.08
See some of you think
you're going through this world
00:30:56.12\00:30:58.15
and if you don't
have Jesus Christ
00:30:58.19\00:30:59.95
as your Lord and Savior,
you really don't have the life.
00:30:59.99\00:31:02.29
You're just existing.
00:31:02.32\00:31:03.66
The Bible says, "He
that hath the Son hath life."
00:31:03.69\00:31:06.80
And certainly more
than reference to this life
00:31:06.83\00:31:09.53
but and the life to come.
00:31:09.56\00:31:12.13
Jesus warning to get to us
and He's warning to speak to us
00:31:12.17\00:31:16.37
and He makes it
plain here in John 11:25.
00:31:16.40\00:31:20.78
"Jesus said, I
am the resurrection,
00:31:20.81\00:31:23.04
and the life."
00:31:23.08\00:31:26.01
Do you realize these words?
Have you ever thought of it?
00:31:26.05\00:31:28.32
These words could
only be spoken by deity.
00:31:28.35\00:31:32.75
Well, He couldn't be in created,
00:31:32.79\00:31:34.12
He couldn't be,
00:31:34.16\00:31:35.49
you see come and
existence at some point of time,
00:31:35.52\00:31:37.19
some kind of an
essence, a created being.
00:31:37.23\00:31:40.56
These words could
only be spoken by deity
00:31:40.60\00:31:44.43
on the resurrection of life.
00:31:44.47\00:31:46.40
"He that hath
the Son hath life."
00:31:46.43\00:31:49.70
Only a person who
was equal with God
00:31:49.74\00:31:53.58
could make this statement.
00:31:53.61\00:31:56.44
Interesting "Desire
of Ages," page 785 says.
00:31:56.48\00:32:00.22
Notice, oh, I loved to
hear about the resurrection.
00:32:00.25\00:32:02.88
I loved to hear about
Jesus coming out of the tomb.
00:32:02.92\00:32:06.39
You know, I love that song,
00:32:06.42\00:32:07.76
"I serve a risen Savior
He's in the world today."
00:32:07.79\00:32:10.33
Some of you need to be serving.
00:32:10.36\00:32:11.79
Some of you need to
make that decision today.
00:32:11.83\00:32:14.30
We're talking
about something here
00:32:14.33\00:32:15.66
that maybe just might
overwhelmed the mind at times
00:32:15.70\00:32:18.20
but I wanted to
come close to you,
00:32:18.23\00:32:20.14
I want you to be
able to understand
00:32:20.17\00:32:21.67
the relationship of the Father,
the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
00:32:21.70\00:32:25.44
How would all three are working
00:32:25.47\00:32:28.08
for your salvation and for mine.
00:32:28.11\00:32:30.98
They're interested in
you. They're interested in me.
00:32:31.01\00:32:34.25
They each have a job to do.
00:32:34.28\00:32:37.35
Now notice "Desire of Ages" 785,
00:32:37.39\00:32:39.85
it says, "When
the voice" notice this
00:32:39.89\00:32:42.02
"of the mighty angel
was heard at Christ's tomb."
00:32:42.06\00:32:45.89
Notice what the angle is saying?
00:32:45.93\00:32:47.80
"They Father
calls Thee," notice,
00:32:47.83\00:32:52.13
"the Savior came
forth from the grave,"
00:32:52.17\00:32:56.54
listen "by the life
that was in Himself."
00:32:56.57\00:33:02.81
Did you get it?
00:33:02.84\00:33:04.51
He said, I am, people
have Me they have life.
00:33:04.55\00:33:07.75
Notice how He came
out thy Father calls thee
00:33:07.78\00:33:11.42
and notice Savior
came forth of the grave.
00:33:11.45\00:33:14.09
Right, He came out of the grave
00:33:14.12\00:33:15.46
in the life that was in Himself.
00:33:15.49\00:33:18.23
Now you say, well,
I'm not sure but listen.
00:33:18.26\00:33:21.03
"Now was proved some
truth of these words"
00:33:21.06\00:33:25.73
in John 10:17.
00:33:25.77\00:33:28.00
Listen carefully in John
10:17. This was beautiful.
00:33:28.04\00:33:31.31
We just read something might
blow some minds and say, boy.
00:33:31.34\00:33:34.84
Notice, I, Jesus
said, "I lay down My life,
00:33:34.88\00:33:40.12
that I might take it again."
00:33:40.15\00:33:43.55
Jesus said, I lay it
down no man can take it.
00:33:43.59\00:33:46.96
I lay it down and
I will take it again,
00:33:46.99\00:33:49.82
notice this.
00:33:49.86\00:33:51.43
And then John
10:18 says, notice this,
00:33:51.46\00:33:54.80
how your Lord and your
Savior mighty and powerful.
00:33:54.83\00:33:57.67
Says here "No man
taketh it from me,
00:33:57.70\00:34:01.77
but I lay it down myself."
00:34:01.80\00:34:04.31
Notice this, "I have
power to lay it down,
00:34:04.34\00:34:07.48
and I have power
to take it up again."
00:34:07.51\00:34:10.95
What a Savior you serve.
No man can take His life.
00:34:10.98\00:34:15.08
No power that can defeat Him.
00:34:15.12\00:34:19.22
And He said, I
willingly lay down Myself, what?
00:34:19.25\00:34:21.96
Because without Him,
00:34:21.99\00:34:23.32
you and I won't have
a chance for salvation.
00:34:23.36\00:34:26.09
I willingly lay down My
life, no, no man can take it.
00:34:26.13\00:34:31.23
And then notice
what it says here
00:34:31.27\00:34:33.00
"I have power to lay it down
00:34:33.03\00:34:34.37
and I have power
to take it up again."
00:34:34.40\00:34:37.27
Notice He's taking
about full humanity
00:34:37.31\00:34:39.94
and He's talking
about full divinity together
00:34:39.97\00:34:45.11
but yet separate.
00:34:45.15\00:34:47.15
Full humanity and divinity.
00:34:47.18\00:34:51.25
See divinity didn't die
00:34:51.29\00:34:53.69
at the cross, you can't kill it.
00:34:53.72\00:34:56.69
That's why He said I
have power and its inside.
00:34:56.73\00:34:59.39
Notice this, I
love that passage.
00:34:59.43\00:35:02.56
See this prophecy
when we read it fulfils
00:35:02.60\00:35:05.63
what Jesus said to the priest
00:35:05.67\00:35:07.64
and the rulers
were always at Him,
00:35:07.67\00:35:09.20
always attacking
Him when they said,
00:35:09.24\00:35:11.61
this is John 2:19,
listen carefully what it says.
00:35:11.64\00:35:15.88
Jesus said, you
remember He said,
00:35:15.91\00:35:17.41
"He said, destroy this temple,
00:35:17.45\00:35:19.98
in three days I
will raise it up again."
00:35:20.02\00:35:23.22
Oh, they be,
oh, yeah, right, oh,
00:35:23.25\00:35:27.72
took us what was
that 46 years, 47 years
00:35:27.76\00:35:30.79
to built this
temple in three days
00:35:30.83\00:35:32.23
you are gonna built it again.
00:35:32.26\00:35:33.60
Can't you see Him
hackling and laughing
00:35:33.63\00:35:35.46
at the King of
kings and Lord of lords?
00:35:35.50\00:35:40.14
It was certainly taking
about His death and His burial
00:35:40.17\00:35:42.40
and His
resurrection in three days.
00:35:42.44\00:35:43.77
He came back.
Praise God, He came back.
00:35:43.81\00:35:45.81
What?
00:35:45.84\00:35:47.18
He won the
victory over the devil.
00:35:47.21\00:35:49.61
He's given you and me
and you another opportunity,
00:35:49.64\00:35:51.25
a second chance
00:35:51.28\00:35:52.61
and many of you're
blown in that second chance.
00:35:52.65\00:35:54.02
Oh, you can see it.
00:35:54.05\00:35:56.75
The great I am
always been, always.
00:35:56.79\00:36:02.19
Destroy this
temple I'll raise it up.
00:36:02.22\00:36:04.59
"Desire of Ages" 530
makes a comment on this.
00:36:04.63\00:36:09.03
Now notice it says,
00:36:09.06\00:36:10.40
"In Christ is life, original,"
00:36:10.43\00:36:16.24
somebody stay with me,
00:36:16.27\00:36:17.61
somebody's not
going to get this.
00:36:17.64\00:36:18.97
"Desire of Ages" page
530, are you still there?
00:36:19.01\00:36:21.74
"In Christ is life," that
just what the Bible is what--
00:36:21.78\00:36:24.95
"That He hath
the Son hath life."
00:36:24.98\00:36:27.85
1 John 5:12.
00:36:27.88\00:36:29.22
Now Spirit of
Prophecy, "In Christ is life,
00:36:29.25\00:36:31.82
it's original, it's unborrowed,"
00:36:31.85\00:36:34.19
He didn't get it from
anybody, "and it's underived."
00:36:34.22\00:36:38.83
Underived, you say,
well, I-- that means His life,
00:36:38.86\00:36:42.03
the power He has in
His life did not come
00:36:42.06\00:36:43.63
from any other
source it was in Him.
00:36:43.67\00:36:46.27
It's always been in Him.
Beautiful, in Christ is life.
00:36:46.30\00:36:50.67
Today, in Christ is
life for you and for me.
00:36:50.71\00:36:54.68
In Christ its
original, it's unborrowed,
00:36:54.71\00:36:57.71
He didn't take it from anybody,
00:36:57.75\00:36:59.08
it wasn't given
to Him by anybody.
00:36:59.11\00:37:01.45
The divinity of
Christ to the believer today
00:37:01.48\00:37:05.65
I'm telling you
00:37:05.69\00:37:07.02
is the
assurance of eternal life.
00:37:07.06\00:37:08.39
That just
thrills my heart today.
00:37:08.42\00:37:11.49
Divinity of Christ,
who He is and the power
00:37:11.53\00:37:15.70
it gives me
assurance of eternal life,
00:37:15.73\00:37:18.20
hope for eternal life.
00:37:18.23\00:37:20.30
How beautiful that is
John 1:1 as we read notice,
00:37:20.34\00:37:24.01
"In the beginning was the Word,
00:37:24.04\00:37:26.27
and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God."
00:37:26.31\00:37:31.01
How can we miss construe?
00:37:31.05\00:37:32.51
How can we take
this and through it out?
00:37:32.55\00:37:34.05
What kind of Bibles,
you know, believers are we?
00:37:34.08\00:37:37.05
Are we really line upon
line and precept upon precept?
00:37:37.09\00:37:40.89
The Bible says, now
remember don't go beyond this
00:37:40.92\00:37:44.19
and say, well, yeah,
but here it's talking about
00:37:44.23\00:37:46.73
when the earth was created.
00:37:46.76\00:37:48.10
It didn't say that.
00:37:48.13\00:37:49.46
We can't go that.
We can't go that route.
00:37:49.50\00:37:51.60
We've got to go back
and say what the word?
00:37:51.63\00:37:53.20
"In the beginning was the Word,
00:37:53.23\00:37:55.97
the Word was with
God, and the Word was God."
00:37:56.00\00:37:58.51
Who was the word?
Certainly, Jesus Christ.
00:37:58.54\00:38:00.51
Praise God for the
word that we have here.
00:38:00.54\00:38:03.55
But it says, He was what?
00:38:03.58\00:38:05.58
In the beginning. Wow.
00:38:05.61\00:38:09.68
I can't put
numbers on that I'm sure
00:38:09.72\00:38:13.32
and I sure love
Titus 2:13, the Bible says,
00:38:13.36\00:38:16.52
"We're looking for
that, that blessed hope."
00:38:16.56\00:38:18.99
Any of you're looking
for that blessed hope?
00:38:19.03\00:38:21.36
What is the blessed hope?
00:38:21.40\00:38:22.73
That's a coming
of Jesus, isn't it?
00:38:22.76\00:38:24.27
To take us home.
00:38:24.30\00:38:25.97
This could not take place at all
00:38:26.00\00:38:28.04
unless Christ was willing
to come down, take on humanity.
00:38:28.07\00:38:33.24
Live the victorious life
00:38:33.27\00:38:34.74
where I failed,
where you failed,
00:38:34.78\00:38:37.08
all on the condemnation of death
00:38:37.11\00:38:40.55
until Jesus came and
shed His blood on Calvary
00:38:40.58\00:38:43.18
and He invite you to take
His life, He offers it to you.
00:38:43.22\00:38:46.49
A free gift, why
not, covered by the blood,
00:38:46.52\00:38:49.26
whiter than snow.
00:38:49.29\00:38:51.33
I look forward to
that blessed hope,
00:38:51.36\00:38:53.60
that glorious appearing
the Bible talks about here
00:38:53.63\00:38:56.60
of the great God and Savior.
00:38:56.63\00:38:58.27
Notice this, it says, great
God and Savior Jesus Christ.
00:38:58.30\00:39:03.47
These are things that
should excite your heart.
00:39:03.51\00:39:07.38
You know, little article
on the "Signs of the Times,"
00:39:07.41\00:39:09.91
jot it down August 29th,
this was written in 1900.
00:39:09.94\00:39:13.15
Please listen
carefully as I read it to you.
00:39:13.18\00:39:15.52
Because we're talking about
the pre-existence of Christ.
00:39:15.55\00:39:18.59
We're talking about
that never was the time
00:39:18.62\00:39:20.22
that He didn't exist.
00:39:20.26\00:39:21.66
And that's way beyond your mind,
00:39:21.69\00:39:23.09
don't try to think
you can think it through
00:39:23.12\00:39:24.59
and you can count some
time here because you can't.
00:39:24.63\00:39:27.56
It's impossible,
00:39:27.60\00:39:29.10
it's mysterious to
us in this the flesh.
00:39:29.13\00:39:33.44
Notice what this article says,
00:39:33.47\00:39:35.04
"In speaking of
His pre-existence,
00:39:35.07\00:39:37.11
Christ carries the
mind through dateless ages.
00:39:37.14\00:39:42.81
He assures us that
there never was a time
00:39:42.84\00:39:48.68
when He was not
in close fellowship
00:39:48.72\00:39:51.92
with the eternal God."
00:39:51.95\00:39:54.06
See why don't we drop some
of these preconceived ideas
00:39:54.09\00:39:56.86
and some of these thoughts.
00:39:56.89\00:39:58.23
They're never was
a time that Christ
00:39:58.26\00:40:01.10
was not in close relationship
with the eternal Father.
00:40:01.13\00:40:06.10
So why are we trying to say
00:40:06.13\00:40:07.47
that whether was
the-- He didn't say that.
00:40:07.50\00:40:10.17
The Bible does it say,
we even reading passages,
00:40:10.21\00:40:12.07
He's always been.
00:40:12.11\00:40:15.64
There never was a time notice.
00:40:15.68\00:40:18.68
"He whose voice the
Jews were then listening
00:40:18.71\00:40:22.78
had been with God as
one brought up with Him."
00:40:22.82\00:40:26.59
Interesting.
00:40:26.62\00:40:27.99
"Desire of Ages" 207 again says,
00:40:28.02\00:40:29.72
"Jesus claimed
equal rights with God."
00:40:29.76\00:40:34.83
Think about it.
00:40:34.86\00:40:36.50
"Jesus claimed
equal rights with God."
00:40:36.53\00:40:40.47
Wow.
00:40:40.50\00:40:42.10
"In doing a work equally sacred,
00:40:42.14\00:40:46.04
and of the same character."
00:40:46.07\00:40:49.51
Oh, wow.
00:40:49.54\00:40:50.88
"With that which
engaged the Father in heaven."
00:40:50.91\00:40:55.45
In John 5:18, 19
this becomes clear to us.
00:40:55.48\00:40:59.39
Notice this,
"Therefore the Jews sought
00:40:59.42\00:41:02.02
the more to kill Him,
00:41:02.06\00:41:04.43
because He not only
had broken the Sabbath,"
00:41:04.46\00:41:06.90
talking about Jesus here.
00:41:06.93\00:41:08.36
Again the Jew
right people on His path
00:41:08.40\00:41:10.37
all the time trying
to get rid of Jesus,
00:41:10.40\00:41:12.33
our Lord and Savior.
00:41:12.37\00:41:14.07
The Jews sought
the more to kill.
00:41:14.10\00:41:15.80
Now notice so we
get this squared away,
00:41:15.84\00:41:18.27
the Jews understood
00:41:18.31\00:41:19.74
what we're
talking about right here.
00:41:19.77\00:41:21.71
They understood it very well.
00:41:21.74\00:41:23.78
And most of us say,
00:41:23.81\00:41:25.15
well, I'll tell
you I'm not sure what--
00:41:25.18\00:41:26.51
they understood it
knows, they sought to kill Jesus
00:41:26.55\00:41:29.22
because He had
not to them had broke,
00:41:29.25\00:41:31.32
Jesus never broke the Sabbath.
00:41:31.35\00:41:33.52
He is the author of
Seventh-day Sabbath.
00:41:33.56\00:41:36.26
He honored it. He kept it.
00:41:36.29\00:41:38.19
I've kept my
Father's commandments He said,
00:41:38.23\00:41:40.33
the Jews said,
while You broken it.
00:41:40.36\00:41:41.70
Why?
00:41:41.73\00:41:43.06
Because He did some healing.
He did some good things on it.
00:41:43.10\00:41:46.10
But notice the article goes on,
00:41:46.13\00:41:47.54
"but said also
that God was his Father,
00:41:47.57\00:41:51.81
making himself equal with God."
00:41:51.84\00:41:54.08
So the Jews said, you
said that He is your Father
00:41:54.11\00:41:58.28
and because you said,
00:41:58.31\00:41:59.65
He is your
Father then that made,
00:41:59.68\00:42:01.58
you say, you are equal with God.
00:42:01.62\00:42:03.59
Wow.
00:42:03.62\00:42:07.12
Interesting in the Bible
00:42:07.16\00:42:08.49
as very, very
cleared Philippians 2:6.
00:42:08.52\00:42:11.43
"Who, being in the form of God,
00:42:11.46\00:42:14.86
thought it not
robbery to be equal with God."
00:42:14.90\00:42:18.97
That's what the
Bible says. Equal with God.
00:42:19.00\00:42:23.14
Wow.
00:42:23.17\00:42:24.61
And verse 19 goes on
of John 5:19 say this.
00:42:24.64\00:42:30.05
Now when they confront to
Jesus with this they said,
00:42:30.08\00:42:32.25
well, You, think You
are equal with God then.
00:42:32.28\00:42:34.48
Well, we need to stone
You, we're gonna kill You,
00:42:34.52\00:42:36.58
You broke the Sabbath anyway.
00:42:36.62\00:42:39.29
But Jesus answered and He
said in the face of this mob,
00:42:39.32\00:42:43.19
"He said unto them,
verily, verily, I say unto you,
00:42:43.22\00:42:46.66
The son can do
nothing of himself,
00:42:46.70\00:42:50.10
but what he seeth the Father do,
00:42:50.13\00:42:53.03
for what things soever he doeth,
00:42:53.07\00:42:56.24
these also doeth
the Son likewise."
00:42:56.27\00:43:00.34
You see the one and the same.
00:43:00.38\00:43:03.31
Jesus came down here and what?
00:43:03.35\00:43:04.68
He emptied
Himself completely of self
00:43:04.71\00:43:06.92
and He was
filled with the Father.
00:43:06.95\00:43:09.22
So we say, you know,
00:43:09.25\00:43:10.59
and the disciples said one time,
00:43:10.62\00:43:11.95
well, show us the
Father, He cried--
00:43:11.99\00:43:13.32
I'm sure too it
went down His cheek
00:43:13.36\00:43:14.69
He said, I-- have I
been with you so long.
00:43:14.72\00:43:19.39
Have I been with you so
long and usually say show us
00:43:19.43\00:43:21.80
the Father have I
not shown you that?
00:43:21.83\00:43:24.53
Jesus came to show us what?
00:43:24.57\00:43:26.00
The Father and
what the Father is like.
00:43:26.03\00:43:30.14
Jesus came and
represented the Father
00:43:30.17\00:43:32.61
as we'll get
into the Holy Spirit
00:43:32.64\00:43:34.61
came and represented the Son.
00:43:34.64\00:43:37.91
How interesting this is?
00:43:37.95\00:43:40.35
Jesus said, I can't
do anything on my own.
00:43:40.38\00:43:44.09
One thing I do is--
00:43:44.12\00:43:46.82
that's what the
Father has shown me.
00:43:46.86\00:43:49.29
Here was the big problem.
00:43:49.32\00:43:51.13
The nation of
the Jews called God,
00:43:51.16\00:43:53.90
notice the difference in
the one word, their Father.
00:43:53.93\00:43:57.40
The Jews called what?
00:43:57.43\00:43:59.43
The whole nation
called God, their Father.
00:43:59.47\00:44:02.84
Jesus said, My
Father. They want to kill Him.
00:44:02.87\00:44:07.54
See, they wouldn't have
been so mad I don't think
00:44:07.58\00:44:10.05
they would have
been so mad at Him,
00:44:10.08\00:44:12.41
if He had said,
the same relationship
00:44:12.45\00:44:16.38
I have the same
relationship with Him as you do.
00:44:16.42\00:44:19.69
But see, He didn't.
00:44:19.72\00:44:21.06
And Jesus certainly
wouldn't go and lie.
00:44:21.09\00:44:23.12
But then they began
to accuse Him of what?
00:44:23.16\00:44:24.93
Of blasphemy.
00:44:24.96\00:44:27.40
This was-- this you remember
00:44:27.43\00:44:28.93
this showed that
they understood Him
00:44:28.96\00:44:31.53
and making the claim
00:44:31.57\00:44:32.90
that He was the Son of
God in the highest sins.
00:44:32.93\00:44:37.14
They understood
it. He said, wow.
00:44:37.17\00:44:41.01
Then Jesus, He began to
answer this charge of blasphemy.
00:44:41.04\00:44:45.71
He said, you know
for doing this the work
00:44:45.75\00:44:48.32
of which you accuse Me.
00:44:48.35\00:44:50.65
Notice He says that
I am the Son of God.
00:44:50.69\00:44:53.86
What does He mean? He
said I am the Son of God.
00:44:53.89\00:44:56.73
One with Him in
nature, one with Him in wheel,
00:44:56.76\00:44:59.93
one with Him in purpose.
00:44:59.96\00:45:02.40
Wow.
00:45:02.43\00:45:03.77
Two distinct entities, powers.
00:45:03.80\00:45:08.04
Think about that.
00:45:09.60\00:45:11.14
Yet, they were one.
00:45:11.17\00:45:13.61
Jesus has simply said,
00:45:13.64\00:45:15.14
"the Son can do
nothing of Himself
00:45:15.18\00:45:17.05
but what He sees the Father do."
00:45:17.08\00:45:20.32
When Jesus came to serve,
00:45:20.35\00:45:21.95
He came for you
and He came for me.
00:45:21.98\00:45:26.42
He came to redeem this world.
00:45:26.45\00:45:28.29
So Jesus came,
00:45:29.66\00:45:30.99
He surrendered self
completely to the Father's will.
00:45:31.03\00:45:36.63
He depended upon
the Father's power.
00:45:37.63\00:45:41.07
Christ was emptied of self.
00:45:41.10\00:45:43.91
Filled with the Father.
00:45:43.94\00:45:45.37
Isn't that interesting
why He says to you and to me
00:45:45.41\00:45:47.51
that our biggest
enemy once again is self.
00:45:47.54\00:45:49.74
He says to deny
self take up the call.
00:45:49.78\00:45:52.38
He knew, He knows today you, me,
00:45:52.41\00:45:54.82
all of us every
person on this planet,
00:45:54.85\00:45:57.19
your biggest enemy is yourself.
00:45:57.22\00:45:59.45
Self gets in the way.
00:46:00.52\00:46:01.99
Jesus said,
emptied Himself of self
00:46:02.02\00:46:03.46
and He was
filled with the Father.
00:46:03.49\00:46:06.33
In fact,
remember what Jesus said,
00:46:06.36\00:46:07.70
we'll show you,
"For as the Father,"
00:46:07.73\00:46:09.80
notice this "For as the
Father hath life in himself,"
00:46:09.83\00:46:13.00
notice, "so
hath he given the Son
00:46:13.03\00:46:15.24
to have life in himself."
00:46:15.27\00:46:17.54
Wow.
00:46:17.57\00:46:18.91
So Jesus has
life within Himself.
00:46:20.04\00:46:25.15
And that's why Jesus said,
verily, verily, I say unto you.
00:46:25.18\00:46:30.72
Wow, what a courage it
took for her Lord and Savior
00:46:30.75\00:46:33.82
stand in the midst
of His murders throne
00:46:33.86\00:46:37.63
and say to them,
00:46:37.66\00:46:38.99
knowing how they
felt about Father Abraham.
00:46:39.03\00:46:43.67
He said before
Abraham was, I am.
00:46:43.70\00:46:47.97
Interesting.
00:46:48.00\00:46:49.37
The name of God, I am.
00:46:49.40\00:46:52.97
What is He expressing?
00:46:53.01\00:46:54.34
Eternal presence.
00:46:54.38\00:46:56.11
But now Jesus comes
along, He claims what?
00:46:56.14\00:47:00.08
Oneness.
00:47:00.12\00:47:01.72
Himself to be self existent.
00:47:01.75\00:47:04.42
Think about that.
00:47:06.82\00:47:08.16
He now claims that it was
too much for them to deal with.
00:47:08.19\00:47:12.63
But now Jesus as we continue,
Jesus now becomes what?
00:47:12.66\00:47:16.87
Flesh for us.
00:47:16.90\00:47:20.40
He became flesh.
00:47:20.44\00:47:22.64
He took our nature.
00:47:22.67\00:47:25.47
Jesus, our Lord, our Savior.
00:47:25.51\00:47:27.58
How wonderful.
00:47:27.61\00:47:29.44
He took our nature.
00:47:29.48\00:47:31.71
I want you to
concentrate on this
00:47:31.75\00:47:33.21
for a little bit of time
00:47:33.25\00:47:34.58
that we have here because
this is so, so very important.
00:47:34.62\00:47:37.09
There's
misconceptions about this,
00:47:37.12\00:47:39.35
about the nature of Christ.
00:47:39.39\00:47:40.72
It's not to be just a whole
big study on it at this point.
00:47:40.76\00:47:42.89
But I want you
to listen carefully.
00:47:42.92\00:47:44.79
Bible says in Hebrews 2:14.
00:47:44.83\00:47:48.36
"Forasmuch then as the children
00:47:48.40\00:47:50.30
are partakers
of flesh and blood,
00:47:50.33\00:47:53.03
he also himself," Jesus,
00:47:53.07\00:47:55.44
"likewise took
part of the same."
00:47:55.47\00:47:58.54
Now why are you
saying, it was different.
00:47:58.57\00:47:59.91
It wasn't quite like it.
00:47:59.94\00:48:01.28
The Bible said, it was the same.
00:48:01.31\00:48:04.21
That what?
00:48:04.25\00:48:05.58
"That through His
death he might destroy him
00:48:05.61\00:48:07.88
that had power
over death, the devil."
00:48:07.92\00:48:11.32
Praise God.
00:48:11.35\00:48:12.95
Jesus came and took what?
00:48:12.99\00:48:14.89
Took the flesh. Our nature.
00:48:14.92\00:48:16.99
He lived the life,
human nature, imagine.
00:48:18.23\00:48:22.13
Hebrews 2:16 let's go,
"For verily he took not on him
00:48:22.16\00:48:25.37
the nature of angels,
00:48:25.40\00:48:27.24
but he took on him
the seed of Abraham."
00:48:27.27\00:48:30.57
Making it clear
00:48:30.61\00:48:32.01
how Jesus put Himself
out there for you and for me
00:48:32.04\00:48:35.24
with the chance of never going
back to heaven, that's right.
00:48:35.28\00:48:40.48
Oh, what a thought.
00:48:40.52\00:48:42.78
"Signs of the Time,"
May 29, 1901 says this.
00:48:42.82\00:48:47.39
"He" Christ "was
to take His position
00:48:47.42\00:48:50.96
at the head of humanity
by" notice this here's the key
00:48:50.99\00:48:55.40
"by taking" notice this
00:48:55.43\00:48:57.37
"the nature" so
that man's nature
00:48:57.40\00:49:00.00
"but not the sinfulness of man."
00:49:00.04\00:49:03.30
He took man's nature but not
the sinfulness of man's nature.
00:49:03.34\00:49:08.41
So I-- Hebrews 2:17 says,
00:49:08.44\00:49:11.08
"Wherefore in all
things it behoved him
00:49:11.11\00:49:14.48
to be made like
into his brethren."
00:49:14.52\00:49:18.29
Why do we read things like this
00:49:18.32\00:49:20.42
and then we say,
yeah, but He had an edge.
00:49:20.46\00:49:23.19
He had something
that we don't have.
00:49:23.22\00:49:25.46
He had powers, He can
have that we didn't have.
00:49:25.49\00:49:28.76
Fully human, fully
divine, a separation.
00:49:28.80\00:49:32.73
Remember, Jesus
used nothing, nothing.
00:49:32.77\00:49:35.57
That's not available to
you today to have in me.
00:49:35.60\00:49:38.34
Not one thing that He used,
00:49:38.37\00:49:39.71
if He did, He
could not be my example.
00:49:39.74\00:49:41.88
He could not be my substitute
if He had an advantage over me.
00:49:41.91\00:49:44.81
He fully took notice
this, He took our nature
00:49:44.85\00:49:48.22
but not the
sinfulness of that nature.
00:49:48.25\00:49:51.35
"Manuscript 21,"
1895, notice this.
00:49:51.39\00:49:55.12
Says, "He came
as a helpless babe,
00:49:55.16\00:49:57.89
bearing the humanity we bear.
00:49:57.93\00:50:00.70
He met man as man,
00:50:00.73\00:50:03.10
and testified by His
connection with God that divine"
00:50:03.13\00:50:06.67
notice this "divine
power was not given to Him
00:50:06.70\00:50:10.81
in a different way to
what it will be given to us."
00:50:10.84\00:50:14.21
Wow.
00:50:14.24\00:50:15.58
"In His humanity He
understood all the temptations
00:50:15.61\00:50:19.08
that will come to man."
00:50:19.11\00:50:21.25
You remember reading
that in Hebrews 4:15,
00:50:21.28\00:50:24.69
tempted in all points like us.
00:50:24.72\00:50:26.42
Yeah, but He couldn't have it.
00:50:26.45\00:50:27.79
The Bible says, we need
to come to grips with that
00:50:27.82\00:50:30.56
and say, thank You Lord.
00:50:30.59\00:50:31.99
Hurrying right by,
"Manuscript 1," 1892,
00:50:32.03\00:50:35.10
"He" Jesus talking here,
00:50:35.13\00:50:37.50
"was connected
earth with heaven,
00:50:37.53\00:50:41.00
and finite man
with the infinite God.
00:50:41.04\00:50:45.01
Jesus," notice this
"the world's Redeemer,
00:50:45.04\00:50:48.38
could only listen, could
only keep the Ten Commandments
00:50:48.41\00:50:52.45
in the same way that
humanity can keep them."
00:50:52.48\00:50:56.28
There's not excuse.
00:50:56.32\00:50:57.85
He was giving nothing special.
00:50:57.89\00:51:00.16
He was willing to comedown here
00:51:00.19\00:51:02.36
because He loved you
so much and He loved me.
00:51:02.39\00:51:04.49
It's good to know His nature,
00:51:04.53\00:51:06.06
it's good to know
00:51:06.09\00:51:07.70
that we have such a
powerful, powerful Godhead
00:51:07.73\00:51:11.07
that's working in our behalf.
00:51:11.10\00:51:12.90
Christ, Jesus,
00:51:12.93\00:51:15.77
part of the
Godhead, Holy Spirit.
00:51:15.80\00:51:18.31
Jesus sinless took our nature
00:51:18.34\00:51:22.04
and He took it in our
deteriorated condition.
00:51:22.08\00:51:25.11
Read that first
"Selected Messages 253."
00:51:25.15\00:51:28.18
He took it in
his fallen condition,
00:51:28.22\00:51:31.12
"Early Writings
150," "Desire of Ages 112."
00:51:31.15\00:51:35.96
Why? Why did He do all this?
00:51:35.99\00:51:39.03
To satisfy the
demands of God's broken law.
00:51:39.06\00:51:42.70
What would it take
to redeem us from that?
00:51:42.73\00:51:45.43
It would take
one equal with God.
00:51:45.47\00:51:48.87
One that possessed
the same attributes.
00:51:48.90\00:51:52.67
One that would
represent God to follow man
00:51:52.71\00:51:56.14
so in order for
Jesus to me man substitute.
00:51:56.18\00:51:59.95
Notice this, He must
have man's nature fully.
00:51:59.98\00:52:04.25
Wow.
00:52:04.29\00:52:05.62
And yet, at the same time
partakers of divine nature.
00:52:05.65\00:52:10.43
Hebrews 2:9, we're
winding down but notice.
00:52:10.46\00:52:14.30
"But we see Jesus,"
oh, I like Hebrews 2:9.
00:52:14.33\00:52:17.87
"But we see Jesus,"
00:52:17.90\00:52:19.70
notice "who was made a
little lower than the angels
00:52:19.73\00:52:23.00
for the suffering and for death,
00:52:23.04\00:52:24.94
crowned with glory and honor,
00:52:24.97\00:52:26.74
that he by the grace of God
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should taste
death for every man."
00:52:28.81\00:52:30.65
He was willing to
go to Calvary for you.
00:52:30.68\00:52:32.35
He's willing to
go to Calvary for me,
00:52:32.38\00:52:34.18
for the world because
there's not hope without Him,
00:52:34.22\00:52:37.15
if you don't have
Him in to day the day
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and the one to know
that He came down here.
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We would see Jesus.
00:52:42.26\00:52:43.59
Why He came down to be
lower made than the angels.
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Angels would have to help Him.
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"Patriarchs and
Prophets, 65" says,
00:52:49.73\00:52:52.73
"As Jesus would take
our human nature upon Him,
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His strength" notice this
"would not be equal to them,"
00:52:56.94\00:52:59.57
we're talking
about the angels here.
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"But that angels
were to minister to Him,
00:53:02.34\00:53:05.55
through His death, fallen
man might be reconciled to God."
00:53:05.58\00:53:10.39
Through His death.
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Friend, don't let His
death just go in vain.
00:53:11.82\00:53:14.56
The cross of Calvary,
00:53:14.59\00:53:15.96
if we do not accept
that would it not be in vain?
00:53:15.99\00:53:18.99
Would you not accept it
today as your Lord and Savior?
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Christ existed
from all the eternity,
00:53:22.00\00:53:25.03
"Acts of the Apostles 389."
00:53:25.07\00:53:26.43
Bible is clear.
00:53:26.47\00:53:27.97
I want to pray with you
00:53:30.24\00:53:31.57
because of the last
couple of minutes we have.
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More information here
00:53:34.01\00:53:35.34
but we need to concentrate
on today seeing Jesus
00:53:35.38\00:53:38.91
just a little clear
then we've never seen Him.
00:53:38.95\00:53:41.08
What He was willing to give up
00:53:41.12\00:53:42.95
come down here to
take man's nature.
00:53:42.98\00:53:46.55
Deteriorated after 4,000 years.
00:53:46.59\00:53:49.22
He had no edge.
00:53:49.26\00:53:50.59
He didn't have to accept--
00:53:51.86\00:53:53.73
exercise any power
that we cannot have today.
00:53:53.76\00:53:56.03
He kept His
Father's commandments
00:53:56.06\00:53:57.40
just exactly the
way by God's grace today
00:53:57.43\00:53:59.87
and we can through
His power, His Strength.
00:53:59.90\00:54:02.74
Next time we're gonna be
talking about the Holy Spirit,
00:54:02.77\00:54:06.37
third person of the Godhead.
00:54:06.41\00:54:09.14
This is really the big issue.
00:54:09.18\00:54:11.21
This is really
00:54:11.25\00:54:12.58
what's going on in the
minds of many people today.
00:54:12.61\00:54:14.95
Say, we just
don't understand it.
00:54:14.98\00:54:16.32
Well, we want you to
understand it based upon what?
00:54:16.35\00:54:18.55
The Word of God,
the Spirit of Prophecy.
00:54:18.59\00:54:20.79
This will help us,
this will help us to see.
00:54:20.82\00:54:24.56
Beyond a shadow of a doubt,
00:54:24.59\00:54:25.93
they were three distinct
entities in the Godhead.
00:54:25.96\00:54:30.20
Yeah, one in purpose.
00:54:30.23\00:54:31.57
Can we pray about that today?
00:54:31.60\00:54:33.34
Those of you who
made that decision,
00:54:33.37\00:54:34.80
I know you made one.
00:54:34.84\00:54:37.14
See, how much He
loves you, He died for you.
00:54:37.17\00:54:39.04
He said, I'm coming back.
00:54:39.07\00:54:40.81
How much He gave up.
00:54:40.84\00:54:42.51
But He says you are worth it.
00:54:42.54\00:54:43.95
Let's pray about that
today, shall we as we kneel?
00:54:43.98\00:54:45.98
Our Father in Heaven,
we thank You for Your word,
00:54:47.32\00:54:49.38
we thank You for Your Son.
00:54:49.42\00:54:52.19
We thank You
for the Holy Spirit.
00:54:52.22\00:54:54.19
Thank You for God, our Father.
00:54:54.22\00:54:56.36
We pray in a very special way
00:54:56.39\00:54:57.73
as we've heard the word
spoken from on high today.
00:54:57.76\00:55:00.70
We've read from Your word
00:55:00.73\00:55:02.10
that we will accept
this truth and be glad in it.
00:55:02.13\00:55:04.60
Thank you for those who
have made that commitment
00:55:04.63\00:55:07.04
to follow You right now
00:55:07.07\00:55:08.40
closer than they
never had before.
00:55:08.44\00:55:09.77
So I pray to you, bless
them in a very special way.
00:55:09.80\00:55:11.87
Thank You for hearing,
thank You for answering
00:55:11.91\00:55:13.27
prayer today and for Your
power in Jesus name, amen.
00:55:13.31\00:55:16.68
Now we realize the subject is
00:55:18.08\00:55:19.41
probably pretty difficult
for some but continue to study.
00:55:19.45\00:55:22.02
If we can help you
in anyway, you be sure
00:55:22.05\00:55:23.42
and call with your
questions your comments
00:55:23.45\00:55:25.42
and we do enjoy
hearing from you.
00:55:25.45\00:55:27.59
And, you know, if we've
blessing in any way to you,
00:55:27.62\00:55:31.03
now please, you
know, don't forget,
00:55:31.06\00:55:32.76
you know, be able to sit
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00:55:32.79\00:55:34.73
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00:55:34.76\00:55:36.10
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00:55:36.13\00:55:37.60
We love you, God bless you
and we'll see you next time.
00:55:37.63\00:55:41.04
Hello and welcome back, friends.
00:55:42.80\00:55:44.91
What a beautiful study
and understanding of Christ.
00:55:44.94\00:55:48.61
You know that there
are millions to this day
00:55:48.64\00:55:50.88
who think that
Christ was just a good man
00:55:50.91\00:55:53.68
who once lived and performed
very loving deeds of kindness.
00:55:53.72\00:55:57.95
He did become a man
00:55:57.99\00:55:59.62
but He was indeed
so very much more.
00:55:59.65\00:56:02.89
We need to know this so that,
00:56:02.92\00:56:04.96
that it will
strengthen our faith
00:56:04.99\00:56:07.13
and the saving knowledge of God
00:56:07.16\00:56:09.30
who is lovingly calling
each and every one of us
00:56:09.33\00:56:12.47
to serve Him
with our whole hearts.
00:56:12.50\00:56:15.10
In closing allow me
to read this paragraph
00:56:15.14\00:56:17.71
as found in the
book, the "Desire of Ages"
00:56:17.74\00:56:20.48
and it's on page 17,
00:56:20.51\00:56:23.01
"It is God's design that
this longing of the human heart
00:56:23.04\00:56:27.48
should lead to the one
00:56:27.52\00:56:29.38
who alone is able to satisfy it.
00:56:29.42\00:56:32.25
The desire is of Him
that it may lead to Him,
00:56:32.29\00:56:36.46
the fullness and
fulfillment of that desire.
00:56:36.49\00:56:39.66
That fullness is
found in Jesus the Christ,
00:56:39.69\00:56:43.13
the Son of the Eternal God.
00:56:43.16\00:56:45.33
For it was the good
pleasure of the Father
00:56:45.37\00:56:48.20
that in Him should
all the fullness dwell,
00:56:48.24\00:56:51.71
for in Him dwelleth
00:56:51.74\00:56:53.61
all the fullness of
the Godhead bodily."
00:56:53.64\00:56:57.11
Friends, look to Jesus
to fill your every longing.
00:56:57.15\00:57:01.55
He's just waiting.
00:57:01.58\00:57:03.42
He's just
waiting to hear from you.
00:57:03.45\00:57:06.45
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00:57:06.49\00:57:08.49
is something that has touched
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00:57:08.52\00:57:11.86
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00:57:11.89\00:57:15.00
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00:57:15.03\00:57:18.37
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