Today I am dealing with the promise of Spiritual Life from GODS perspective as this has been my habit from the beginning of this blog. I started with the mysteries which brought me up to the Promises. Now a look to Pastor Hoekstra's writing on Grace and the Holy Spirit. And then my completion of the Spiritual Health of Life restored within mans soul as Promised by GOD in Genesis 3:15, a law. As Genesis 2's eat not is a law of sin and death. Also keep in mind that I edit all things as the LORDS Spirit within me directs.
"Once More on Jesus and the Holy Spirit"
"The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD." (Isaiah 61:1-2)
"In this prophetic scripture, we see the ministry of Christ is attributed to the work of the Holy Spirit (as noted before in the manifestation of His godly character). "The Spirit of the LORD GOD is upon Me, because the LORD has anointed Me."
By the empowering of the Spirit of Christ, Jesus was sent forth to "preach good tidings to the poor." This refers to the Gospel of Redemption through which Salvation is acquired. John introduced Redemption by repentance and the Lord Jesus Salvation through obedience to the Father and the Holy Spirit's restoration to mans soul. These two are so interrelated that they are often misunderstood until the Holy Spirit the Spirit of Christ reveals this to us. "And Jesus went about all the cities and villages . . . preaching the gospel of the kingdom" in Matthew 9:35. This good news of Salvation would be received by those who admitted their spiritual bankruptcy. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" in Matthew 5:3.
Also, Jesus was sent forth to "heal the brokenhearted." The heart of man can be broken by so many things: condemnation, grief, failure, betrayal, and more. Jesus the anointed instrument and divine messenger who allowed the Spirit to speak through Him brought comfort and restorations words to those who trust in Him. "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted" in Matthew 5:4.
Additionally, Jesus was sent forth to "proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound." As with captive Israel of old, people today are in bondage to the worlds devilish schemes and systems. They are held captivate by worldly thinking, bound by bad habits, and imprisoned by ungodly relationships. Jesus is the great liberator for all who cry out to Him and feed thereafter upon His inspired word. "You shall know the Truth, and the Truth shall make you free . . . Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed," in John 8:32 and 36.
Furthermore, Jesus was sent forth to "proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD." Ultimately, this speaks of the entire Age of Grace, whereby lives are accepted by GOD through faith in His beloved Son and enriched by Christ with immeasurable Spiritual Riches. "GOD . . . has blessed us with every Spiritual Blessing in the heavenly places in Christ . . . to the praise of the glory of His Grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved," as stated in Ephesians 1:3 and 6.
We are also sent forth to minister. "As the Father has sent Me, I also send you" (John 20:21). As it was with Jesus, we can only fulfill our calling by the same Holy Spirit Who empowered His ministry."
Spiritual Life:
Sustained by the Words of GOD,
Deuteronomy 8:1-10 and Isaiah 55:3 "The whole commandment that I command you today you shall be careful to do, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers. And you shall remember the whole way that the LORD your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that HE might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. And HE humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that HE might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. Your clothing did not wear out on you and your foot did not swell these forty years. Know then in your heart that, as a man disciplines his son, the LORD your God disciplines you. So you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God by walking in His ways and by fearing (greatly revering) Him. For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing out in the valleys and hills, a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey, a land in which you will eat bread without scarcity, in which you will lack nothing, a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper. And you shall eat and be full, and you shall bless the LORD your God for the good land HE has given you."
Isaiah 55:1-3 "Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to Me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food. Incline your ear, and come to Me; hear, that your soul may live; and I Will make with you an everlasting covenant, My steadfast, sure love for David."
Secured through Faith,
John 5:18, 19-23, 24 and 20:31, Romans 6:11, 8:10 "This was why the Jews (those elite made up of doctors, lawyers, Priests and scribes) were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling GOD His own Father, making Himself equal with GOD.
So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of His own accord, but only what He sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise. For the Father loves the Son and shows Him all that HE Himself is doing. And greater works than these will HE show Him, so that you may marvel. For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives Life to whom He Will. The Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father Who sent Him.
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears My words and believes Him Who sent Me has Eternal Life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death (mans spirits natural state, a state similar to sleep suspension) to Life."
John 20:30-31 "Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of GOD, and that by believing you may have Life in Him through His name."
Romans 6:8-11 "Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live within Him. We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over Him. For the death He died He died to sin, once for all, but the Life He lives He lives to GOD. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to GOD in Christ Jesus."
Romans 8:9-11 "You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of GOD dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to Him. But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is Life because of Righteousness. If the Spirit of HIM Who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, HE Who raised Christ Jesus from the dead Will also give His Life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit Who dwells in you."
Necessitates Death to Sin and Self,
2Corinthians 4:7-11, 12 and 5:15 and Galatians 2:20 "But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to GOD and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the Life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the Life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.
So death is at work in us, but life in you."
2Corinthians 5:11-15, 16-17 "Therefore, knowing the fear of the LORD, we persuade others. But what we are is known to GOD, and I hope it is known also to your conscience. We are not commending ourselves to you again but giving you cause to boast about us, so that you may be able to answer those who boast about outward appearance and not about what is in the heart. For if we are beside ourselves, it is for GOD; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and He died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for Him Who for their sake died and was raised.
From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard Him thus no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the New has come."
Galatians 2:15-21 "We ourselves are Hebrews by birth and not Gentile sinners; yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be Justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified. But if, in our endeavor to be Justified in Christ, we too were found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not! For if I rebuild what I tore down, I prove myself to be a transgressor. For through the law I died to the law (of sin and death), so that I might live to GOD. I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but it is Christ Who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of GOD, Who loves me and gave Himself to me. I do not nullify the Grace of GOD, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose."
Christ the Supreme Object,
Philippians 1:21-26 and 1Peter 4:6 "For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account. Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith, so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again."
1Peter 4:1-11 "Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the Will of GOD. For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry. With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you; but they will give account to Him Who is ready to judge the living and the dead. For this is why the gospel was preached even to those who are dead, that though judged in the flesh the way people are, they might live in the spirit the way God does. The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of GOD's varied Grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of GOD; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that GOD supplies—in order that in everything GOD may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To Him belong Glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen."
Love the Demonstration of,
1John 3:11-12, 13-22 "For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous.
Do not be surprised, brothers, that the world hates you. We know that we have passed out of death into Life, because we Love the brethren. Whoever does not posses selfless Love abides in death. Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has Eternal Life abiding in him. By this we know Love, that He laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does GOD's Love abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. By this we shall know that we are of the Truth (this is Christ) and reassure our heart before Him; for whenever our heart condemns us, GOD is Greater than our heart, and HE knows everything. Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before GOD; and whatever we ask we receive from HIM, because we keep HIS commandments and do what pleases HIM."
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