I am looking at what the Bible calls, "light" which we have seen is in Christ Jesus and those who have His ontological essence of His Divine revelation within. And is dated back to the beginning of Genesis 1:1, back where we find that light pushes out all form of darkness in which is found chaos and lawlessness. And since Genesis 3's record, I could include satan's sin nature. That separated man from GOD in what is called death. Jesus, in His first administration brought into play a transformation or spiritual change available for all mankind, which is known within him. But the way remains if you will, in darkness to him. Why? Because man in his natural condition is dead to GOD, with the ability to do great evils to himself and others. And because GOD in His Wisdom chose to make use of the simple things, such as proclaiming His revelation, to bring light to mans receptive soul, as the earth is watered by rain, mans soul is watered and even feed by His word. Now for Pastor Hoekstra and his teaching on Grace and then I will turn to a fuller revelation with the guidance of the LORD in all things. This fuller revelation stretched on into the New Ages, which lay ahead in spirit form. And I will again make use of the ESV translation for this effort of good works ordained by GOD.
"A Precious Promise of God's Completing Work"
"Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ." (Philippians 1:6)
"Now, we return to the category we are calling "precious promises." (2Peter 1:4). Here we have a priceless one concerning GOD's commitment to complete the wonderful work of salvation that He began at our new birth. When He give to us of His Holy Spirit through Christ Jesus. Then because it took the three as One, which is in the beginning, Genesis 1:1, where the term GOD is means in Hebrew Elohim (Father, Son and Spirit) or more simply but Christ. As it includes Him as the Creator within the first verse.
If our faith is in Jesus Christ as our LORD and Savior, GOD has started a tremendous saving work on our behalf: "He Who has begun a good work in you." Being restored within us as seen in Genesis 1:26-27 a spirit. And then in mans creation where this spirit is breathed into the form made by GOD (Christ's hands) of Genesis 2 and then woman is taken from mans side a figure of our being married or restored to GOD (a singular unit of being One the revelation of this Gospel), an again Christ as in the beginning.
He has made us new creatures in His Son. "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a New Creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become New" (2Corinthians 5:17). "New," being a new form, He has supplied us with immeasurable heavenly resources. "Blessed be GOD and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in (through) Christ" (Ephesians 1:3). What a grand work has been started in us. Yet, GOD's saving work is "so Great a Salvation" (Hebrews 2:3). Thus, whatever He has already accomplished within us is only a part of the whole. Wherever we are in this glorious process, there is some completing work that GOD desires to do. He wants to bring into our understanding, our character, and our daily experience more of that which is fully ours in Christ, as HE works His work through Christ in us.
Furthermore, our GOD wants us to be confident concerning this matter: "Being confident of this very thing." As noted in our previous meditation, GOD does not want people living in self-confidence. That misplaced trust is just another form of pride. This does not mean that we Christians are to be without confidence in our lives. It does mean that all of our confidence is to be placed in the LORD. "And we have such trust [confidence] through Christ toward GOD" (2Corinthians 3:4). Our LORD wants us to have strong assurance in Him that He will complete this work in us. The bring of many sons (proper English grammar, in the male gender is used) to maturity. (Hebrews 6:1)
Also remember, this saving work of GOD is done within our lives: "He Who has begun a good work in you will complete it." The LORD has established an eternal position for us with Him in heavenly places: "and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus" (Ephesians 2:6). Yet, He wants to effect a godly walk for us here on earth. "Walk worthy of the calling with which you were called" (Ephesians 4:1). This walk is not based upon human theories or theology of behavior modification. Our Lord Himself develops this in and through our hearts. "Now may the GOD of Peace . . . make you complete in every good work to do His Will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight" (Hebrews 13:20-21).
Fuller revelation:
John 13:1-11 "Before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved (they were the beginning, of their bring many sons to GOD through His Spirit, words in) them to the end. During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray Him, Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from GOD and was going back to GOD, rose from supper. He laid aside His outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around His waist. Then He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around Him. He came to Simon Peter, who said to Him, "Lord, do you wash my feet?" Jesus answered him, "What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand." Peter said to Him, "You shall never wash my feet." Jesus answered him, "If I do not wash you, you have no share with Me." Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!" Jesus said to him, "The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean, but not every one of you." For He knew who was to betray Him; that was why He said, "Not all of you are clean."
John 16:12-15 (Jesus is speaking) "I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of Truth comes, He will guide you into all the truth, for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak, and He will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take what is Mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is Mine; therefore I said that He will take what is Mine and declare it to you."
1Corinthians 13:8-13 "Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for (this is mere human) knowledge, it will pass away. (Why? Because it gives way to a more superior Knowledge, through Christ the anointed Prophet.) For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love."
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