From the Relationship of God, Man and All Things to Understand Christ-man
The radiant glory of the appearance of the likeness of God -- majestic in holiness, our heavenly Father, LORD Almighty who seat on a throne -- high and exalted has been revealed a little bit in EZEKIEL(1,10), ISAIAH(6), DANIEL(7) and REVELATION and so on.
However, what is difficult for people -- the created to imagine and understand is: the whole universe was created by Him and is in Him:
“For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.” (ROMANS 11:36)
“"Do not I fill heaven and earth?" declares the LORD . ” ( JEREMIAH 23:24)
“'For in him we live and move and have our being.' ” ( ACTS 17:28)
It is because we are created. Our heads can not bear all the exact concepts about the creator -- God. Our heads can not even bear the concept of the space and time of the whole universe; the concept that God remain the same forever and ever; and the concept that He is not limited by space and time at all and so on.
God created this world by the Spirit of God and water (Gen 1:1-2, 2Pe 3:5), and He created man in His image. However, men are created and limited.
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. ” (GENESIS 1:27 )
“Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales; he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust. ” ( ISAIAH 40:15 )
“Before him all the nations are as nothing; they are regarded by him as worthless and less than nothing. ” ( ISAIAH 40:17 )
God give man the free will. However, after Adam and Eve misused the free will to disobey the clear and strict command of God, man became sinful and defiled.
“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, ” ( ROMANS 3:23 )
“Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward and speak lies.” ( PSALMS 58:3 )
“There is no one righteous, not even one; ” ( ROMANS 3:10 )
The old life of Adam is a life of disobedience to God, being alienated from God, being selfish, greedy and self-proud.
Everything is in God including man with the free will. Men were alienated from God because of sins. The spirit died to God and there is only a little left that is our consciences -- the reminding, disciplining, rebuking and examining from God. However, men have free will; men have original sins, and men are disobedient to God and live in sins.
“one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. ” ( EPHESIANS 4:6 )
“you teach me wisdom in the inmost place. ” ( PSALMS 51:6 )
“Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?” ( 1 CORINTHIANS 3:16)
Because of the great mercy and love of God, when the time had fully come, He gave the salvation through His beloved and completely innocent son -- LORD Jesus Christ as the sacrifice for sins. LORD Jesus Christ is the Head of the new mankind. For those with their mouth that they confess and with their heart that they believe in LORD Jesus Christ’s holy name, God give them the chances to be reborn by the Spirit of Christ and water.
“In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again. " ” ( JOHN 3:3)
“Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. ” ( JOHN 3:5)
We were reborn by the Spirit of LORD Jesus Christ. The life of Christ is a new life of trusting and obeying God, denying oneself and humbling oneself. After the rebirth, the Holy Spirit of Christ is given to us:
“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever-- the Spirit of truth.” ( JOHN 14:16-17)
“For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit. ” ( JOHN 3:34)
“You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. ” ( ROMANS 8:9-10 )
“for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. ” ( GALATIANS 3:27)
“For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. ” ( COLOSSIANS 3:3)
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” ( GALATIANS 2:20 )
“But we have this treasure in jars of clay …” ( 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7 )
“He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.” ( 1 JOHN 5:12)
“On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. ” ( JOHN 14:20 )
Although everyone who has accepted salvation receives Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit might not settle in him -- not be in charge of his life completely. As to such believers, they are not Spiritual men yet. There are many Christians do not know about Holy Spirit and do not know that Holy Spirit of Christ dwells in him. Even though some might feel the joy, and some might feel their consciences are sharper than before. Holy Spirit must live as the owner who has the ownership of the property, but not as the guest who lives temporarily. Not only He lives for a long-term, but also He settles down and lives at his will. In this case, the believer becomes a Spiritual man.
“For it is said, "The two will become one flesh." But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with him in spirit. ” ( 1 CORINTHIANS 6:16-17)
“until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. ” ( EPHESIANS 4:13 )
These series of messages are enlightened by and from Holy Spirit. It is for the purpose that every Christian will know about Holy Spirit; know about letting Holy Spirit take charge of our lives; know about that we should take up our own cross to be one in Christ and our spiritual lives should grow up.
We should know Holy Spirit. We should be willing to admit our sins and repent, and be willing to live in accordance with Holy Spirit and let Christ to take the charge of our lives so that we will be the follower of Jesus Christ. We should deny ourselves and take up our own cross in order that we will conform to the likeness of Jesus Christ and to be one in Christ. Thus, we will truly become one of the new mankind -- Christ-man.
This is a message from Holy Spirit. All praises, thanks and glories be to God!
