We are about to get another look into "the Lamb's Book of Life - Humanity's Redeemed Identity" perspective. This time beginning with 1John 3:8, from the redeemed mind perspective.
The Lamb's Book of Life - Humanity's Redeemed Identity
1John 3:8-12 "Sin's source is a [1] fallen mindset, from the beginning! For this purpose the Son of GOD was revealed! His mission was to undo the works of the Devil! (The word, diabolos, is from two words dia, meaning because of and ballo, to cast down.) To discover one's authentic sonship in GOD, is to discover true freedom from sin. We are born of Him and His seed remains within us; This is the only possible reference to sober up the mind from the intoxication influence of deception. (The incorruptible seed of our Father carries the exact pattern of the authentic life of our design! Jesus called the Devil, the father of lies.
John 8:31-32, 36, 44, 56-58, 10:30-36 "Jesus then said to the Jews who had believed in Him, 'If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples, and you will know the truth, and this truth will make you free!...So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed...You are of your father the Devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. he was a murder from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks from his own distorted opinion; For he is a liar and the father of lies.
His intention was to kill humanity's awareness of their god-identity.
Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day; He saw it and was glad.' The Jews then said to Him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?" Jesus said to them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.' Two chapters later Jesus addresses the same audience again: 'I and the Father are one.' The Jews took up stones again to stone Him. Jesus answered them, 'I have shown you many good works from the Father; For which of these do you stone me?' The Jews answered Him, "It is not for a good work that we stone you but for blasphemy; Because you, being a man, make yourself GOD." Jesus answered them, 'Is it not written in your law, 'I said, you are gods?' 'If He called them gods to whom the word of GOD came [and Scripture cannot be broken], do you say of Him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, "You are blaspheming," because I said, I am the Son of GOD?'
Here Jesus quoted Psalm 82:6, 'I say, You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you! What does it mean to build your house upon the rock?' "Son of man, 'I say you are Rock; You're a chip of the old block - the son of man is the son of GOD!' Dig deep = Gaze, intently into the mirror likeness of the face of your birth! Luke 6:48, James 1:18, 23-25; Isaiah 51:1, Deuteronomy 32:18. Living your life from who you are in Christ [Grace] beats living your life from who you are in Adam [law of works] by far! Plus it is storm-proof!)
"There is a very visible and vast difference between living one's life from your GOD identity, or from a fallen mindset; The [1] diabolos-fruit has nothing in common with [2] righteousness; Neither does it know anything about brotherly love. (The children of the Devil; Here translated the [1, G1228] diabolos-fruit; The typical fruit that the fallen mindset bears. Righteousness, [2, G1343 from G1342 and G1349] diakaisosune, is from dike, two parties finding likeness in each other, and dikaios, equitable, innocence.) Our love for one another was the topic of conversation from the start! GOD had nothing less in mind that a loving family! Cain's [1] killing of his brother Abel, is in such contrast to this! His motivation was clearly [2] sourced in the [3] poneros tree-system; His idea of Divine [4] favor was to count on his own works as being superior to his brother's faith righteousness. (Immediately after the fall, Adam named the woman Elohim gave him, Eve, [in Hebrew Chawah, and in Greek, Zoe.] he thus co-echos and reinforces the prophetic word that Eloyim gave him: Life in the face of death! "The seed of the woman, shall crush the deceiver's head!" (Gen. 3:15) The fallen mindset shall be destroyed! So here, in their two sons, we have the first generation of fallen humanity confronted with their personal pursuit of a lost identity and a lost sense of value and favor. Caleb's motivation was clearly sourced [2, ek, out of, origin] in the diabolos [cast down], which is so typical of the [3] poneros tree-system. The tree of knowledge of good and evil [poneros] represents humanity's lost sense of identity and righteousness, where the global pursuit of humanity would now be their constant effort to achieve righteousness by means of their own works. This inevitably leads to disappointment where shame replaces innocence, and union and fellowship are lost. The word evil, poneros, suggests to be full of hardships, labors and annoyances. Gen. 3:19, "In the sweat of your face shalt you eat your bread." The sacrifice of Cain is exactly that! It represents his trust in the fruit of his own toil to gain him a favorable [charin] standing with GOD.
We have the prophetic picture of a scapegoat repeated here in Genesis 4. Not only in the sacrifice that Abel brought; But also in him being murdered by his brother! Just like we would one day murder our brother Jesus! In Genesis 3, Eloyim did not clothe Adam with the skin of an animal because of a divine need to be appeased, but because of Their unconditional Agape for Adam; They spoke the language of Adam's own judgment: Adam, not Eloyim, was embarrassed about his nakedness. The clothing was not to make Eloyim look at Adam differently, but to make Adam feel better about himself! And ultimately it was to prepare Adam for the unveiling of the mystery of humanity's redemption in the incarnation. Here Deity would clothe Themselves in human skin in a Son, and the Lion of Judah, would become the Lamb of GOD, in order to free our minds to re discover His image and likeness in our skin! Revelation 5:5-6.) (The Mirror, with editing.)
We shall with our next visit, the LORD willing bring this section to its close. Until then may he again bring to us understanding of His enlightenment.
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