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Ephesians 3:9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hidden in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

This Scripture is the calling of our ministry and the Great Secret The Father wants His children to know but what the Great Secret might be is still a mystery to many.

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Annie wrote:

Most of what you wrote is good. You read Scripture and thought it through well, but a couple of times, you let your inner man speak and not the Spirit of God speak through you.

1. Man was made in the beginning to be a habitation of God. He was to work the works of God. Angels might have done this. But God chose a man to do it. And that is the reason that man was created without any of the instincts that are found in the animals. God wants to direct our lives Himself, personally.

This statement is not true, and I don't believe you will find Scripture to back it up. Man has many instincts like those of lower creatures.

2. Men, indwelt by the Creator, have done great exploits. Such have written the Scriptures. God put the words in their mouths. So the Scriptures have been God-breathed. The apostles went out and did greater things than their Lord did. He told them that they would. It was like the double portion of Spirit upon Elisha after Elijah was taken away.

Jesus said we could do greater things, but has anyone done so? Has anyone's faith been that pure, including any of His disciples?

Annie

Dear Annie,
God Bless you, and thank you for writing. We thank you for your comments on the teaching "A Habitation Of God." We wrote this speaking from our "Old Man," not the New or Inner Man, which is created in righteousness and true holiness.

Eph 3:16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

As for "The apostles went out and did greater things than their Lord did. He told them that they would." This is correct and stands; here is some Scriptural evidence.

John 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

Our Lord Christ Jesus did not say they may or might He said they SHALL.

The word shall
G4160

poieo
poy-eh'-o

Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct): abide, agree, appoint, avenge, band together, be, bear, bewray, bring (forth), cast out, cause, commit, content, continue, deal, without any delay, (would) do (-ing), execute, exercise, fulfil, gain, give, have, hold, journeying, keep, lay wait, lighten the ship, make, mean, none of these things move me, observe, ordain, perform, provide, have purged, purpose, put, raising up, secure, shew, shoot out, spend, take, tarry, transgress the law, work, yield. Compare G4238.

This word is only used when the absolute outcome is assured.

Looking at the first day of being spirit filled, the results were:

Act 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Act 2:5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Act 2:6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.

Act 2:7 And they were all amazed and marveled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?

Act 2:8 And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?

Act 2:9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,

Act 2:10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews, and proselytes,

Act 2:11 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

Our Lord did not do this, and though one may argue that it is not a greater work, the results were:

Act 2:41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

Act 2:42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

Act 2:43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.

Act 2:44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

Act 2:45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

Act 2:46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

Act 2:47 Praising God and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

Our Lord never had such results during His earthly ministry and this was just the first day. God tells us they shall it is our job to believe and to rest in the Truth that all the great works were done by Jesus Christ, as Peter so clearly tells us in:

Act 3:11 And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.

Act 3:12 And when Peter saw it , he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?

Act 3:13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.

Act 3:14 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;

Act 3:15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.

Act 3:16 And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

Act 3:17 And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it , as did also your rulers.

Act 3:18 But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.

Act 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
Act 3:20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:

It's nice to see that you are studying and willing to comment and help.

All God's Blessings,
The Believers

Matthew 26:17

. . . Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

David wrote:

Why are Religious holidays are not to be observed?
Why is it wrongly called the Lord's supper?
What is wrong with Angel decorations?
you need to explain more...
Thanks
David

Dear David,
God Bless you, and thank you for writing. Let's look at a few Scriptures for the answers.

Is The Last Supper Really The Passover Christ Shared With His Disciples?

Col 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

Col 2:17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

Col 2:18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

Col 2:19 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.

Col 2:20 Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,

Col 2:21 (Touch not; taste not; handle not;

Col 2:22 Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men.

Col 2:23 Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.

Colossians is one of the seven Epistles written by Paul while in Prison for the Gentiles and they contain The Mystery Truth of The One Body which Christ Jesus is The Head.

Shadow

The Greek word so translated is, skia and occurs seven times in the New Testament.

Matt. 4:16 The region and shadow of death.

Mark 4:32 Lodge under the shadow of it.

Luke 1:79 In the shadow of death.

Acts 5:15 The shadow of Peter passing by.

Col. 2:17 Which are a shadow of things to come.

Heb. 8:5 Example and shadow of heavenly things.

Heb. 10:1 The law having a shadow of good things to come.

Now let's look at Colossians 2:17:

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: which are a shadow of things to come; but the Body is of Christ (Col. 2:16-17).

While the Epistle to the Hebrews does not teach The Truth of The Mystery, it does lead the believer on from the rudiments of the faith to the reality found only in Christ and speaks of the observances imposed under the law, as shadows of heavenly things and of good things to come. If this is God's will for Hebrews, who had been under the law, how much more must it be so for Gentile members of The Body of Christ, who were never under the law? While Colossians 2:17 contrasts the shadow with The Body, there is no explicit reference to the title of The One Body here, as meaning The Church of that name. Shadow and body here are placed over against one another. For example, patterns and images are placed over against shadow in Hebrews. The reason for the altered term may be discovered in the nature of the things compared. In Hebrews, there is a fulfillment of what had been adumbrated in the law, but in Colossians, we have already been told that The Mystery had been hidden from ages and generations (Col. 1:26), and had formed no part of the typical teaching of Moses. It is a happy coincidence that The Body can be used both of the opposite of shadow and of the new constitution of The Church. Dean Alford, a member of the Church of England, wrote:

We may observe that if the ordinance of the Sabbath had been, in any form, of lasting obligation to the Christian Church, it would have been quite impossible for the Apostle to have spoken thus. The fact of an obligatory rest of one day, whether the seventh or the first (our italics), would have been directly in the teeth of his assertion here.

Much has been written by zealous teachers, that would put the believer into bondage, and exalt mere self-denial into a positive grace. Colossians 2 warns against the mere neglecting of the body (Col. 2:23). While much emphasis is laid upon the observance of The Lord's Day as a Sabbath, one seldom comes across a positive exposition of the words, The living God, Who giveth us richly all things to enjoy. We are complete in Him; let us not in any sense step down from our high calling. Of the Galatians, Paul wrote I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labor in vain -- and that because they had turned again to weak and beggarly elements, and observed days, and months, and times, and years (Gal. 4:9-11). The only religion ever given by God was done away at the cross. We have something infinitely greater than religion, and we have the substance as opposed to the shadow, For The Body is of Christ. To now add more "holy days" is to add more religion and confusion, to miss the mark (sin), to ignore what God has said, and refuse to acknowledge The Truth, which is for today that those things which were shadows are past and we are called to the reality of The Church which is finished in Christ Jesus Who alone is Head.

Let us turn to the Scriptures, where we first read of this institution of the "Lord's Supper. When was this ordinance instituted? Matthew 26:26-30 supplies the information:

"And as they were eating (i.e., the Passover, see Matt. 26:17 and Matt. 26:19), Jesus took bread (i.e., a Passover loaf of unleavened bread), and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the Disciples, and said, Take, eat, this is My body. And He took the cup and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; for this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's Kingdom. And when they had sung a hymn, they went out into the Mount of Olives."

So the "Lord's Supper" is actually the Passover, and we note that we find mention of the "Lord's Supper" in those Scriptures written before the beginning of this dispensation, but not even a hint of it afterward because it also is part of God calling His people Israel but not the new dispensation of The Church which is His Body whose citizenship is in heaven.

We hope this helps,
The Believers

Colossians 2:9

For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

Patricia wrote:

Before Jesus took the form of man, He was in heaven beside His Father. Then God sent his only son, Jesus, to earth in the form of man. To redeem the sins of man. And the spirit is simply that. The spirit of the love and community of those who believe in God and his son.

I see the word "Lord" being used for both God and Jesus. They can both be "Lords". But If God wasn't the Father and Jesus isn't the Son of God. Why are they referred to that way time and again?

Why is the notion of the "Trinity" so important? What is wrong with believing that God in heaven had a son? An assistant? A second?

Why does almost every scripture of the bible have to be analyzed and over-analyzed? Until it's interpretation says what the reader wants it to say?

I am no theological scholar (obviously!), but why do I have to be? Why can't I believe what's written and accept it as the truth? And it is written in scripture after scripture, "Jesus, the Son of God."

So here's the big question. Am I still a Christian if I believe God is God and Jesus is Jesus, The son of God? And the holy spirit is the phenomenon of love, faith, hope, and charity (to name a few) brought on by living your life dedicated to the lessons of the bible.

Thank you again for hearing me.
Patricia

Dear Patricia,
We must believe what God says in His Word to be given life everlasting. Let's look at a couple of key verses.

Rom 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

This is the requirement to be a Christian, and it says we must confess the Lord Jesus or Jesus as Lord, but most readers never look at what the word Lord is. It is the Greek word Kurios, and according to Strong's Concordance:

G2962
kurios
koo'-ree-os
From kuros (supremacy); supreme in authority, that is, (as noun) controller; by implication: - God, Lord, Master.

The word Kurios is the Greek word used to translate the Hebrew word Jehovah, so for one to be saved, one must confess Jesus as Jehovah God.

What did the Old Testament say:

Isa. 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Gen. 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

What is the Image of God?

Col. 2:9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

What did He do:

Col. 1:13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

Col. 1:14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

Col. 1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

Col. 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

Col. 1:17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

Col. 1:18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

Col. 1:19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

What did Jesus Christ say about this:

John 8:23 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

John 8:24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am, ye shall die in your sins.

The words I AM are the same words spoken from the burning bush to Moses.

God is One God, but He has three distinct personalities: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, for the Holy Spirit is God also, and He makes known Christ Jesus through the written Word of God, and Christ makes known The Father. They tried to kill Jesus Christ when He told them He was the Son of God for:

Phil. 2:6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

Phil. 2:7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

Phil. 2:8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

Phil. 2:9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

Phil. 2:10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

Phi 2:11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord (Jehovah), to the glory of God the Father.

Salvation is to say what Thomas said:

John 20:28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

Which is Truth because:

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.

John 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

John 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

All God's Blessings in Christ Jesus, the One True God,
The Believers

Titus 2:13

Looking for that blessed hope,
and the glorious appearing of the great God
and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

Donna wrote:

Just found your site and am enjoying and researching some of your studies. But before I proceed, it is important for me to know if you believe that Jesus Christ is God in the flesh. The viewpoint of the studies could greatly vary over who you believe Jesus to be.
Thanks,
Donna

Dear Donna,
God Bless you for writing; we hope this shows we truly believe Jesus Christ is God come in the flesh and is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

1. The Declaration

We believe that 'confessedly great is the mystery of godliness.' While God absolutely is Spirit and invisible, Whom no man has seen or can see, yet for the purpose of creation, He assumed the limitations suggested by the titles, 'The Image of the invisible God,' 'The Form of God,' and 'The Word,' and for the purpose of redemption He yet further limited Himself by being made flesh and tabernacled among us as The Only Begotten of The Father. In spite of all such limitations, and in spite of the problems arising out of His incarnation, we believe we may, with Thomas, fully and unreservedly bow at the feet of Christ and say: 'My Lord and my God.'

2. Scriptural Grounds

'In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God ... All things were made by Him ... the world was made by Him' (John 1:1, John 1:3, John 1:10).

'Before Abraham was, I Am' (John 8:58).

'Who being the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power ... Unto the Son He saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever ... Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: they shall perish; but Thou remainest' (Heb. 1:3, Heb. 1:8, Heb. 1:10-11).

'Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: for by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created BY Him, and FOR Him: and He is before all things, and by Him all things consist' (Col. 1:15-17).

'Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: but made Himself of no reputation' (Phil. 2:6-7).

' ... The church of God, which He hath purchased with His own blood' (Acts 20:28).

' ... shall call His Name Immanuel - God with us' (Isa. 7:14; cf. Matt. 1:23).

'Unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given ... and His Name shall be called ... The mighty God' (Isa. 9:6).

'These things said Esaias (Isaiah), when he saw His (Christ's) glory, and spake of Him' (John 12:41).

' ... Mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts' (Isa. 6:5).

'1 am the LORD: that is My Name: and My glory will I not give to another' (Isa. 42:8).

3. An Expansion And Exposition Of Some Aspects Of This Mighty Theme.

It has been pointed out that in the frescoes painted by Fra Angelico, the figure of the Saviour is much below the average, the reason being that when this artist attempted to portray his Lord, the solemnity and majesty of his subject overwhelmed him.

We have no ability to select a pictorial representation of the Lord at all, but today, people demand graphics, so we make a feeble attempt to display something. Even when we try to relate in words, Fra Angelico's difficulty expresses something of our own. How can we adequately express what the Lord Jesus is to us? If we are brief, it may seem that we have no reverence for our theme. If we are lengthy, all the pages at our disposal cannot touch the fringe of the subject. If we make no reference to false translations such as that of John 1:1, where some render the passage, 'The Word was a God,' the omission may be misconstrued. If we load our pages with refutations and arguments, we may put out our hands to stay the ark of God. Reasoning and logic are true only when employed within the sphere of our experience. It is true for us to say that nothing can be in two places at one and the same time, but such logic becomes untrue when taken into God's Sphere. We, therefore, content ourselves with the following brief exhibition of the Scriptural grounds for our faith concerning the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ.

We most surely believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is both God and man - 'God manifest in the flesh.' We adhere to the AV. of 1 Timothy 3:16.

We believe that Christ, as a perfect sinless man, was miraculously born of a virgin. Himself untainted by the fall of Adam.

According to Scripture, there are three outstanding attributes of God which He declares belong to no one else. These three attributes are unreservedly given by Scripture to the Lord Jesus Christ.

1. Creator

'In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth' (Gen. 1:1).

' . . . in six days the LORD made heaven and earth' (Exod. 20:11).

'For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God Himself that formed the earth and made it ... I am the LORD; and there is none else' (Isa. 45:18).

2. Redeemer

'Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and His Redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside Me there is no God' (Isa. 44:6).

3. Jehovah - Lord

'I am the LORD: that is My name: and My glory will I not give to another' (Isa. 42:8).

In each of these statements, the claim is exclusive. And we may now seek to shew that these exclusively divine attributes belong to Christ.

1. Jesus Christ is the Creator

'All things were made by Him ... He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not' (John 1:3, John 1:10).

He made the world. Yet He was in the world. This chapter recognizes the problem and solves it.

' ... The Word was God' (John 1:1).

' ... the Word was made (became) flesh' (John 1:14).

' ... by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him: and He is before all things, and by Him all things consist' (Col. 1:16-17).

The range here is tremendous. Not only is creation attributed to Christ, but it is for Him and held together by Him. Here, instead of the title 'The Word,' we have 'The Image of the Invisible God' and 'The Firstborn of every creature'. If the title 'Firstborn' be construed as meaning that the Lord had no existence before, how shall we explain its recurrence in Col. 1:18, 'The Firstborn from the dead'? If we accept the inspired explanation which is given in the passage considered - 'The Beginning' - we shall understand its bearing upon creation itself. Christ is called 'The beginning of the creation of God' (Rev. 3:14), not because He was the first One created, but because He created all things.

The first verse of Hebrews states that in times past, God spoke by the prophets, but the second verse reveals a deeper truth - He has since spoken Himself, for the words are, 'Hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son (in Son).' The Son is addressed as 'God' and 'Lord' (Heb. 1:8, Heb. 1:10), and the creation, including heaven and earth, is attributed to Him. As we read Isaiah 45:18 and the passages from John, Colossians, and Hebrews already quoted, we have no alternative but to bow in the presence of the Saviour and say, 'My Lord and my God.'

2. Jesus Christ is the Redeemer

There is no need to quote chapter and verse. All we need do is to remind the reader of Isaiah 44:6 and to affirm that Whoever is, in a Scriptural sense, The Redeemer is God.

3. Jesus Christ is the Lord

' ... Every tongue should (shall) confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father' (Phil. 2:11).

This is a quotation from Isaiah 45:23, and by reading the four previous verses in this Chapter, we learn that the One referred to as 'Lord' is God:

'There is no God else beside Me ... I am God, and there is none else. I have sworn by Myself, the word is gone out of My mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto Me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear'.

Isaiah 42:8 declares that the Lord will not give His glory to another. When we read that Jesus Christ is Lord, it means that He is the Jehovah of the Old Testament, the 'I AM' who was before Abraham.

John 12:41 declares that when Isaiah saw the Lord high and lifted up in the temple, he saw the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ, while Hezekiah most emphatically affirms that the Lord of Hosts seen by Isaiah was 'God ... alone' (Isa. 37:16).

We can understand that the Creator is God, but that this is true of The Redeemer, Who is necessarily man (for He must die), is at first sight a difficulty to many. Yet the question of the deity of Christ could be decided by this matter alone, for He Who is a Redeemer in the Scriptural sense must be God and must also be man. No one else can fill the position, for the Hebrew word for The Redeemer is Goel, meaning a kinsman (as in the story of Ruth). If Jesus Christ is not God, and if He is not truly man, we have no Redeemer.

Now the Redeemer has the following titles in Isaiah:- 'Lord,' 'The Lord of Hosts,' 'The mighty One of Jacob,' 'The Holy One of Israel,' 'The Creator of Israel,' 'Beside Me there is no God' (Isa. 41:14; Isa. 47:4; Isa. 49:26; Isa. 54:5; Isa. 43:15; and Isa. 44:6). Here, then, is the problem. How can God, the Creator, the Lord of Hosts, be 'next of kin' to man? Isaiah, whose emphasis upon the Godhead of the Redeemer creates the problem, supplies the solution:

' ... Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel' (Isa. 7:14).

'Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace' (Isa. 9:6).

' ... Fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a Son, and thou shalt call His name JESUS: for He shall save His people from their sins. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us' (Matt. 1:20-23).

' ... Feed the church of God, which He hath purchased with His own blood' (Acts 20:28).

We hope this helps, and God Bless you in Christ Jesus, The Lord
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