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Saturday 1-18-25 7th. Day Of The Weekly Cycle, Tevet 17 5785 29th. Winter Day
A New Look at God's Supreme Plan All God's purpose for mankind is being accomplished in and through Jesus Christ! He was a "Son of God" from the beginning, as Genesis 1:1 implies in its variant
reading. God the Father created all things "in the Son."
Paul continues speaking about this sublime, majestic truth in his letter to the
Romans. He writes: "For whom he did foreknow, he did also predestinate to be
conformed to the IMAGE of his Son, that HE MIGHT BE THE FIRSTBORN AMONG
MANY BRETHREN" (Rom.8:29).
Notice! Jesus Christ was the FIRST begotten Son of God -- born of God the
Father. But it is God's intention that He be the "firstborn" among "MANY
BRETHREN"! What does that tell us? It shows that we are to be like Him -- born of
God, and very "God," even as He is very "God"! We are to be "sons" of God even as HE
is the "Son of God"!
Originally, the One who became Christ was Himself "created" or "pro-created" by
God the Father, at a time before the Universe was formed. He was "the first fruits," the
"first born," of all things. We will see much more proof of this shocking statement later.
But once He was Himself "created," as the "Word" of God, then God the Father worked
with Him in the creation of the rest of the Universe. Therefore He was "with God" at the
beginning, and also "was God." At that time He was known as the "Logos" or "Word" of
God. He has now added the name "Jesus Christ," (Hebrew, Yeshua Ha Maschiach),
which means "Saviour, The Anointed One," of God, or "The Saviour Messiah."
What does all this show? God has His divine Plan in mind from the very
beginning of CREATION! He has not been "improvising" as He goes along! God has
"chosen us in him from the foundation of the world" (Eph.1:4). God has "made known
unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in
himself" (Eph.1:9).
God the Father has called us to a tremendous, mind-boggling calling and destiny,
if we prove faithful and loyal, obedient and loving.
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The apostle Paul also wrote, "That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of
glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened that ye may know what is the hope of
his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his INHERITANCE in the saints, and what
is the exceeding greatness of his power to usward who believe, according to the working
of his mighty power, which he wrought in Christ . . . and set him at his own right hand in
the heavenly places, far above all principality and power, and might, and dominion, and
every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come; and
hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the HEAD over all things to the
church, which is HIS BODY, the fullness of him that filleth all in all" (Eph.1:17-23).
All things were created in Christ, the Logos, at Creation, and all things that are to
be created also will be "under his feet," under His dominion and control, that He will be
"all in all."
To be continued
By W.F. Dankenbring
Love, Walter And Debbie
A New Look at God's Supreme Plan All God's purpose for mankind is being accomplished in and through Jesus Christ! He was a "Son of God" from the beginning, as Genesis 1:1 implies in its variant
reading. God the Father created all things "in the Son."
Paul continues speaking about this sublime, majestic truth in his letter to the
Romans. He writes: "For whom he did foreknow, he did also predestinate to be
conformed to the IMAGE of his Son, that HE MIGHT BE THE FIRSTBORN AMONG
MANY BRETHREN" (Rom.8:29).
Notice! Jesus Christ was the FIRST begotten Son of God -- born of God the
Father. But it is God's intention that He be the "firstborn" among "MANY
BRETHREN"! What does that tell us? It shows that we are to be like Him -- born of
God, and very "God," even as He is very "God"! We are to be "sons" of God even as HE
is the "Son of God"!
Originally, the One who became Christ was Himself "created" or "pro-created" by
God the Father, at a time before the Universe was formed. He was "the first fruits," the
"first born," of all things. We will see much more proof of this shocking statement later.
But once He was Himself "created," as the "Word" of God, then God the Father worked
with Him in the creation of the rest of the Universe. Therefore He was "with God" at the
beginning, and also "was God." At that time He was known as the "Logos" or "Word" of
God. He has now added the name "Jesus Christ," (Hebrew, Yeshua Ha Maschiach),
which means "Saviour, The Anointed One," of God, or "The Saviour Messiah."
What does all this show? God has His divine Plan in mind from the very
beginning of CREATION! He has not been "improvising" as He goes along! God has
"chosen us in him from the foundation of the world" (Eph.1:4). God has "made known
unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in
himself" (Eph.1:9).
God the Father has called us to a tremendous, mind-boggling calling and destiny,
if we prove faithful and loyal, obedient and loving.
11
The apostle Paul also wrote, "That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of
glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened that ye may know what is the hope of
his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his INHERITANCE in the saints, and what
is the exceeding greatness of his power to usward who believe, according to the working
of his mighty power, which he wrought in Christ . . . and set him at his own right hand in
the heavenly places, far above all principality and power, and might, and dominion, and
every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come; and
hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the HEAD over all things to the
church, which is HIS BODY, the fullness of him that filleth all in all" (Eph.1:17-23).
All things were created in Christ, the Logos, at Creation, and all things that are to
be created also will be "under his feet," under His dominion and control, that He will be
"all in all."
To be continued
By W.F. Dankenbring
Love, Walter And Debbie