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BARNEY BRIGHT

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Philippians 2 makes it clear that the Lord Jesus is equal with God....
Saying Philippians 2 makes it clear that the Lord Jesus is equal with God is an inaccurate statement. Philippians 2:6 teaches the opposite, It says that although Jesus was in God's form he never snatched at the idea he was equal with God. If someone is going to say something about Philippians 2:6 stating that it says Jesus was equal with God such people throw away Philippians 2:3-5 as though they don't exist. You have to keep Philippians 2:6 in context with Philippians 2:3-5. At verses 3, 4 Paul is telling the Philippian congregation members that they are to do nothing out of contentiousness, or out of egotism, but with humility consider others in the congregation superior to them, because the individual congregation members isn't suppose to look out for his/her own interests but for the interests of other congregation members as well. Then in verse 5 Paul tells the Philippian congregation members to keep the same mental attitude that was in Christ Jesus. This means Paul is telling the Philippian congregation members to think of themselves the same way Jesus thought of himself. So is Paul telling the Philippian congregation members to think of themselves as being equal to God, because Paul is saying that's how Jesus thought of himself? I don't think so. Philippians 2:6 is saying that although Jesus was in God's form he did not even consider the idea that he was equal to God. So Just as Jesus had this humble mental attitude about himself the Philippian congregation members were have this same kind of humble mental attitude about themselves.
 
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This is the question being answered. Unto whom are we looking? A man? Our Creator?

It’s a mystery.

Israel (broadly, Hebrews and Tribes thereof)...for 4,000 years believed in God and the promise of a Messiah.

Gentiles (broadly, Greeks / Romans multiple god believers )...
AND Israel...for 2,000+ years being INTRODUCED to the promised Messiah.

And the INTENTS of God.
(Give mankind something, they CAN See and Hear; remembering OT stiffnecked men who could not believe without Seeing the invisible God)

And the INTENTS of the Messiah.
(Fulfilling ALL express things God sent Him to accomplish at that time)
(Cause DIVISION, between ALL people with and without God and Messiah).
(Luke 12:51)


God IS ONE God...He has Ideas, Plans, and Has Revealed, How (order and way) He Effects His Ideas, Plans, to be established, revealed, accomplished.)

He uses His THOUGHTS.
He uses His WORD.
He uses His POWER.
....
He sends forth His WORD............Lord, Jesus, Man, Son, Maker, visible, etc
He sends forth His THOUGHTS...God, Yahweh, Father, Creator, invisible, etc.
He sends forth His POWER..........Almighty, Glory, Light, reflective effect ,etc.
...
WHATEVER God sends forth OUT from Him, Continually REMAINS IN HIM.
Human men Can NOT SEE God
Human men CAN NOT SEE Gods POWER.
Human men DID SEE, Gods WORD, in a BODY God Prepared.
Human men DID/DO SEE, the EFFECTS of Gods POWER.
Human men DO NOT SEE, a SOUL (which all souls belong to God).
Human men DO NOT SEE, Life IN a SOUL (which is Gods BREATH of LIFE).
Human men DO NOT SEE, their natural spirit (mans thoughts in their heart).
Human men DO NOT SEE, their born again spirit (via Gods SEED, Gods thoughts born in their new heart).

God IS SPIRIT, “how, when, why, upon whom, into whom,” God SENDS “HIS” LIFE....is revealed in Scripture, step by step, bit by bit, according to His Order and Way.

* Gods LIFE...OF His BREATH...is ONE WAY...God sends TEMPORARY LIFE to a Formed (CREATED) man. (The form called a BODY. That KIND of BODY called a Man-KIND of being.) Once the man-kind of Form (Body) receives Gods BREATH INTO the Body, the Body’s natural LIFE (BLOOD), the Body’s created (parts) begin to “Independently” (separated from it’s mothers Life/blood), function as an INDIVIDUAL Human. (Natural birth, alive, living body with a living soul IN it.= called a Person.)
* Called that body having received Gods Breath of Life (in a vessel), called a soul, IN the man, = A Person.
* THAT BODY, (its LIFE, BLOOD) shall DIE, God requires it. (Gen 9:5)
* WHEN that body dies, (it rots returns to the earth).
* The living SOUL, (vessel), the LIFE within the soul (Gods Breath)...departs that Dead BODY...and ?
* If saved; is escorted to be with God, in Heaven, wait for judgement.
* If unsaved; is sent to be without God, in Hell, wait for judgement.

Gods LIFE...OF His BREATH of LIFE...Can ALSO be BLOWN “UPON” a man.

Gods BREATH, in a soul....BLOWN “INTO” a man.
Gods BREATH, not in a soul....BLOWN “UPON” a man.

* What is the MYSTERY of Gods BREATH of HIS LIFE?
Gods BREATH of LIFE...IS Gods LIFE...
The SOUL...IS Gods VESSEL...
(Ezek 18:4)

* The MYSTERY...IS God CAN KEEP His LIFE...in a soul, in a man, upon a man,
FOREVER....OR REMOVE His Life out from a soul, out from a man, from upon a man.
(according to Gods Order and Way....
saving...God KEEPING His Breath of LIFE IN the soul. (In or out of the body).
Not saving...God removes His Breath of LIFE from the soul, destroys the soul.

** Gods SEED of LIFE...is a completely DIFFERENT LIFE from God, and EFFECTS a completely Different PART of a man.

Gods SEED of LIFE
...received UNTO a man, IS received INTO a mans circumcised HEART, IS a Spiritual and PERMANENT LIFE given unto and into a mans BODY.
WHEN that mans BODY mortally Dies...that Permanent LIFE ALSO departs,
And is escorted to be WITH God in Heaven, and wait for judgement.

WARNINGS....repeatedly given IN Scripture...
Gods BREATH of LIFE...in a soul...in a man...can remain ALIVE forever or that Life returned to God, and the soul destroyed along with the mans lifeless (bloodless) Life.

Gods SEED of LIFE....in a mans circumcised heart...births a mans new spirit, which shall NEVER be WITHOUT God. Guaranteed...called Assured.
(Heb 7:22)
(brought to us BY, THROUGH, OF...the Word of God...name revealed JESUS).

The Author and Finisher of our faith.

Much love!

Amen! Author AND Finisher. Knowledge of the Mystery revealed.
Creator...by, through, of......His Plan, Pleasure, Power
Maker.....by, through, of......His Plan, Pleasure, Word, Power

The Maker.....Lord
The Creator...God
The Power Christ...Almighty

The Creator, giver, taker, of His creations.
The Maker, gives Life, takes Life.
The Power, Almighty, keeps, protects, seals, Life He Keeps unto Himself.

Gods
BREATH of LIFE, God has blown into a soul, blown upon, a man...that retains Gods BREATH.....AND Gods SEED of LIFE God has SENT INTO a mans circumcised heart....
BECOMES....Forever SEALED with God
AND Becomes Gods INHERITANCE!




Glory to God,
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Jack

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I agree with Thomas. Jesus is my Lord and my God also!

John 20:28 Thomas said to Jesus, "My Lord and my God".
 
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