Jesus Son of God

 

Part XXX

  Jesus, You are Christ Son of The Living God 

The encounter with Jesus by any person in them Jesus makes everything extraordinary. Martha went to meet Jesus as he was approaching to Lazar house. She saying to Jesus if he would came earlier Lazar would not die. So it was her faith. Lord is pleasing in our unwavering faith. John 11:23–27 (NJB): Jesus said to her, ‘Your brother will rise again.’ 24 Martha said, ‘I know he will rise again at the resurrection on the last day.’ 25 Jesus said: I am the resurrection. Anyone who believes in me, even though that person dies, will live, 26 and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?  27 ‘Yes, Lord,’ she said, ‘I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, the one who was to come into this world.’ 

  Martha and Mary was the  beloved friends of Jesus. Jesus is Son of God, as Martha declared infront of all those gathered there, near the Tomb of Lazarus. Help us Lord for make us humble and meek in front of you. Jesus is the most humblest of the humble. He is the One on whose shoulders God gave all our burdens of sins, our disabilities and iniquities. 

  Here we are concluding this document of Jesus Son of God with a note of thanks to Holy Spirit, my Guardian angel, my baptismal saint, St Mathew and Mother Mary and all Apostles and saints. the faith in our Lord, He is the son of the Living God, The Father in Heaven. 

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Part XXIX 

God has sent Jesus His only son to the world to destroy the work of devil. 

God sent His only son, Jesus, into the world to destroy the work of the devil and to save all humanity from their grave sins. This way, humanity as a whole was liberated from the slavery of death. 1 John 3:8–9 (NJB): This was the purpose of the appearing of the Son of God, to undo the work of the devil. Jesus came to destroy the roaring lion that is the deceiver and the source of all sins. He came to destroy the works of darkness and to bring captives to the light, which is Jesus, our Saviour. 1 Peter 5:8 (NJB): Keep sober and alert, because your enemy the devil is on the prowl like a roaring lion. The devil will devour us and we will be unaware unless we are in Jesus and His Word. The Word cleanses us and gives us wisdom and discernment. We have no idea what to do unless the wisdom from above comes down. Wisdom of Solomon 9:17 (NJB): And who could ever have known your will, had you not given Wisdom and sent your holy Spirit from above? The Wisdom has to send by God himself. We are just human being and we have nothing to boast. 

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Part XXVIII

You are a Priest like Melchizedek of Old 

  Even though Jesus was the Son of God, he endured all pain, including death on the Cross. He was a member of the Melchizedek, the Everlasting Priesthood, order rather than the Levites' route for the priesthood. Hebrews 5:8–10 (NJB): he learnt obedience, Son though he was, through his sufferings; 9 when he had been perfected, he became for all who obey him the source of eternal salvation 10 and was acclaimed by God with the title of high priest of the order of Melchizedek. 

Hebrews 1:1–4 (NJB): At many moments in the past and by many means, God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets; but 2 in our time, the final days, he has spoken to us in the person of his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things and through whom he made the ages. 3 He is the reflection of God’s glory and bears the impress of God’s own being,   sustaining all things by his powerful command; and now that he has purged sins away, he has taken his seat at the right hand of the divine Majesty on high. 4 So he is now as far above the angels as the title which he has inherited is higher than their own name. He never does anything without first revealing His servants the prophets. But now he is revealing his secrets to us as we deepen our meditation on his Words because it contains the mysteries of Heavenly Kingdom. So, when we read the Word of God, invoke the Holy Spirit, just as Jesus promised the Paraclete would help us understand the mysteries of God's Kingdom. Amos 3:7–8 (NJB): No indeed, Lord Yahweh does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets. God always spoke to prophets before doing anything. 

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Part XXVII

Martha said  ‘I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God.’

The encounter with Jesus make everything extraordinary. Martha went to meet Jesus as he was approaching to Lazar house. She saying to Jesus if he would came earlier Lazar would not die. So it was her faith in Jesus our Lord, an unwavering faith. Lord is pleasing in our unwavering faith. John 11:23–27 (NJB): Jesus said to her, ‘Your brother will rise again.’ 24 Martha said, ‘I know he will rise again at the resurrection on the last day.’ 25 Jesus said: I am the resurrection. Anyone who believes in me, even though that person dies, will live, 26 and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?  27 ‘Yes, Lord,’ she said, ‘I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, the one who was to come into this world.’Jesus made clear to Martha that he is the resurrection and whoever die in flesh will live again. She believed that Jesus is Son of  God whom every human beings was waiting as he came into this world to bring salvation for whole humanity. 

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Part XXVI

Jesus and the Father is One God 

  One thing Jesus is saying here is, he cannot do anything by himself but can do with the Fathere lives in him. Whatever the Father do he also will do. Because he and Father is One God. 'To this Jesus replied: In all truth I tell you, by himself the Son can do nothing; he can do only what he sees the Father doing: and whatever the Father does the Son does too. 20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything he himself does, and he will show him even greater things than these, works that will astonish you. 21 Thus, as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so the Son gives life to anyone he chooses; 22 for the Father judges no one; he has entrusted all judgement to the Son, 23 so that all may honour the Son as they honour the Father. Whoever refuses honour to the Son refuses honour to the Father who sent him'. Jn 5: 19-23. Here we can seen He never glorify Himslef but always saying he and Father is One, whatever the Father do he also would do. Father give life to the dead the same way Jesus raises the dead, he heal the sick give sight to the blind. He loves us very much and we should love him and honour him. While we are honouring Jesus, we are honouring the Father who sent Jesus to this world for our salvation.We are very much privileged to have as our redeemer and saviour. 

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   In the Gospel, John the Apostle makes clear how extensively Jesus performed miracles and signs among both Jews and Gentiles. To believe that Jesus is the Son of God, these facts are documented. 'There were many other signs that Jesus worked in the sight of the disciples, but they are not recorded in this book. 31 These are recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing this you may have life through his name.' Jn 20: 30-31. The main goal of Jesus' miracles and wonders was to win people over to his faith and grant them eternal life.

  Mt 21: 15-17Jesus then went into the Temple and drove out all those who were selling and buying there; he upset the tables of the money-changers and the seats of the dove-sellers. 13 He said to them, ‘According to scripture, my house will be called a house of prayer; but you are turning it into a bandits’ den 14 There were also blind and lame people who came to him in the Temple, and he cured them. 15 At the sight of the wonderful things he did and of the children shouting, ‘Hosanna to the son of David’ in the Temple, the chief priests and the scribes were indignant and said to him, 16 ‘Do you hear what they are saying?’ Jesus answered, ‘Yes. Have you never read this: By the mouths of children, babes in arms, you have made sure of praise?’ 17 With that he left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where he spent the night. Jesus had the power to destroy any form of fortress that stood in the way of God's Kingdom. He was particularly worried about the House of God, which he described as the House of Prayer but which the Jews had turned into a den. He never compromises on this, and he has healed the blind and the lame.

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Part XXIV

‘In truth, this man was the son of God’

  In the end, Jesus was crucified because he was blaspheming God, because he said (as per allegations from the High priests and from the authorities) he was the Son of God. The centurion was amazed by the things that happened during the crucifixion and death of Jesus, the darkness came on earth, the earth was trembled by earthquake, the dead were risen and he got the real faith that Jesus is the Son of God. 'The centurion, together with the others guarding Jesus, had seen the earthquake and all that was taking place, and they were terrified and said, ‘In truth, this man was the son of God.', Mt 27: 54. Many other onlookers who were persecuting him got faith in Jesus and they declared loudly that Jesus is the Son of God. What Jesus is asking from us is repentance, the conversion and, at last, eternal life. Jesus's ways are not complicated, but they are truth and life.

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Part XXIII 

Jesus and the Heavenly Father is One God in Eternity 

The disciples were doubting whether Jesus and the Heavenly Father are one. When we started our life in Christ we doubted the same- is Jesus and the Father one God? Jesus said: I am the Way; I am Truth and Life . No one can come to the Father except through me. John 14:7–8 (NJB): Jesus is the only way to approach the Father in Heaven. When we seek Jesus wholeheartedly we are at the gate of Heaven. ‘If you know me, you will know my Father too. From this moment you know him and have seen him. John 14:8–10 (NJB): Philip said, ‘Lord, show us the Father and then we shall be satisfied.’ Jesus said to him, 9 ‘Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me? ‘Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father, so how can you say, “Show us the Father”? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? Jesus says that if we see him we have seen the Father and that He and the Father are one. We are blessed to be born or brought up in the Catholic faith. Br Victor says in a talk “All these years the apostles were listening the Word of God from Jesus and he never kept any secret mysteries from them , instead he told all these very clearly and distinctly, but despite this they still doubted whether Jesus and the Father is one God or not.

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Part XXII

Jesus’s Authority 

'Do not work for food that goes bad, but work for food that endures for eternal life, which Son of God gives us. 

  The chief priests and elders were asking Jesus what authority he had to give all these teachings and his wondrous miracles he made 'What authority are you to act like this? And who gave you this authority?' 24 In reply, Jesus said to them, ‘And I will ask you a question, just one; if you tell me the answer to it, then I will tell you my authority for acting like this. 'Mt 21: 23……. Jesus never gave them a proper answer. He was asked how the baptism of John the Baptist was. This was the same question Jesus asked me to clear my doubts about the pentecostal believers, while I was reflecting on the Word of God…'25 Jesus said, John's baptism: what was its origin, heavenly or human?' They argued this way among themselves, ‘If we say heavenly, he will retort to us, “Then why did you refuse to believe him?”; 26 but if we say human, we have people to fear, for they all hold that John was a prophet.' 27 So their reply to Jesus was, ‘We do not know.' And he retorted to them, ‘Nor will I tell you my authority for acting like this' Jesus inspired me through his Spirit and told me when these people would come to me to do the second baptism, give the answer he gave to Pharisees and Sadducees. Many Pentecostal Pasters came to me and asked whether I was saved or not and the same about baptism second baptism, asked this question which he asked the chief priests and elders. We should not have any doubt about the authority of Jesus. He is the Son of God. 'Do not work for food that goes bad, but work for food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of man will give you, for on him the Father, God himself, has set his seal. John 6: 27. Heavenly Father put the seal on His Son, which means His authority He has given to Jesus and which cannot be questioned by anybody.

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Part XXI

Lord clean our hearts and minds to make a home in us for eternity! 

    Jesus was very zealous about the House of God and the Kingdom of God. This is showing how our heart should be, all kind of worldly desires the natural inclinations and works of darkness be omitted. He is asking us to prepare ourselves in repentance when we approach him in the Holy Sacraments. 13 When the time of the Jewish Passover was near Jesus went up to Jerusalem, 14 and in the Temple he found people selling cattle and sheep and doves, and the money changers sitting there. 15 Making a whip out of cord, he drove them all out of the Temple, sheep and cattle as well, scattered the money changers’ coins, knocked their tables over 16 and said to the dove sellers, ‘Take all this out of here and stop using my Father’s house as a market.’ 17 Then his disciples remembered the words of scripture: I am eaten up with zeal for your house. Jn 2:13-17. Jesus is throwing away all unclean spirits that come in the way of keeping his spiritual temple holy. Our heart is the temple of the Holy Spirit. There are many evil inclinations in human nature but we have to nurture divine action in us. When we allow Jesus to work in us through His Holy Spirit, the Spirit will direct our lives ! The Advocate has been promised to us. Let us give ourselves to Him. 

  Lord clean our hearts and minds to make a home in us for your eternity!  

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Father and Son are One God, forever in eternity. Amen

  Whatever we asks in Son's name, we will get. Jesus is telling us, we did not ask anything from the Father in Jesus name. We should ask for peace and joy from Him. God is love, so we should ask him the love to love our close dear ones, our neighbours, and to love our enemies.  Luke 10:27 (NJB): He replied, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbour as yourself.’This is the second commandment Jesus taught us while he was on earth. How can we believe that Jesus and Father are one? He came from the Father, as we believe that Jesus had risen from the dead and as his promise of sending the Holy Spirit, he had to leave the earth and to be united with the Father by ascending to Heaven. So how blessed we are, now we are preparing in prayer to have the Holy Spirit. John 16: 23-28(NJB)..When that day comes, you will not ask me any questions. In all truth I tell you, anything you ask from the Father he will grant in my name. 24 Until now you have not asked anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and so your joy will be complete. 25 I have been telling you these things in veiled language. The hour is coming when I shall no longer speak to you in veiled language but tell you about the Father in plain words. 26 When that day comes you will ask in my name; and I do not say that I shall pray to the Father for you, 27 because the Father himself loves you for loving me, and believing that I came from God. 28 I came from the Father and have come into the world and now I am leaving the world to go to the Father.’  Jesus came from the Father, now he is going to the Father. So we believe that Father and Son are One God forever in eternity. Amen.

Jesus Son of God

Part XIX

The teachings of Jesus was new for the people those listened to him. 

  The people were amazed at the teachings of Jesus which was new for them. Mark 1:27 (NJB): The people were so astonished that they started asking one another what it all meant, saying, ‘Here is a teaching that is new, and with authority behind it: he gives orders even to unclean spirits and they obey him.’ Jesus gave orders to evil spirits with authority. He taught the people with authority. No evil could stand in front of him. Jesus never looked at the personality, or the wealth and fame of a person. He was not afraid of anyone. But he talked and behaved with them in love, patience and mercy. Mark 5:7–8 (NJB): and shouted at the top of his voice, ‘What do you want with me, Jesus, son of the Most High God? In God’s name do not torture me!’ 8 For Jesus had been saying to him, ‘Come out of the man, unclean spirit.’ The evil spirits recognize Jesus as the Son of God and plead him not to torture them. They were afraid of him. What about us ? How much faith do we have in Jesus ? How about our fear of God, our hatred of evil ?

Jesus Son of God

Part XVIII

Whoever denies Jesus Christ is Anti Christ 

  God has given all authority to His Only Son. He has entrusted all judgment to His Son and given him power to raise the dead and give life to those who come to him. So we must not neglect the Sonship of Jesus. Whoever denies Jesus, denies the Father as well. 1 John 2:22–25 (NJB): Who is the liar, if not one who claims that Jesus is not the Christ? This is the Antichrist, who denies both the Father and the Son. 23 Whoever denies the Son cannot have the Father either; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father too. 24 Let what you heard in the beginning remain in you; as long as what you heard in the beginning remains in you, you will remain in the Son and in the Father. 25 And the promise he made you himself is eternal life. We believe in the Son and He is the Truth. We cannot deny the Truth. Whoever denies Jesus is not in Christ, they are the Anti Christ, who deny both the Father and the Son. 1 John 5:20 (NJB): We are well aware also that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we may know the One who is true. We are in the One who is true as we are in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and this is eternal life. Children, be on your guard against false gods. We are well aware also that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we may know the One who is true. We are in the One who is true as we are in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and this is eternal life. Children, be on your guard against false gods.  When we believe in the name of the Son of God we inherit eternal life. Let us build ourselves up on the foundations of our most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keeping ourselves in the love of God and waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to give us eternal life. (Jude 20, 21,22)

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Part XVII

  After the baptism of Jesus by St John the Baptist, a cloud came over Jesus and Heavenly Father Himslef declared that Jesus is His own Son. And a cloud came, covering them in shadow; and from the cloud there came a voice, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved. Listen to him.’Mk. 9: 7. Heavenly Father says to us, Jesus is His Son and listen to him and obey him. Similar incident happened in Gospel of John  John 2:5 (NJB): His mother said to the servants, ‘Do whatever he tells you.’ When there was no wine in the wedding in Cana Mother Mary told Jesus that, there was no wine. But Jesus was not ready for doing any miracle, he could not resist his mother. Mother Mary knew Jesus will do her request and that is why she told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you to do”Everything the prophets prophesied in Old Testament and in Psalms got fulfilled. Whatever the Father does the Son does too. To this Jesus replied: In all truth I tell you, by himself the Son can do nothing; he can do only what he sees the Father doing: and whatever the Father does the Son does too Jesus himself says whatever Father does, Son does too. He admits here he and Father is One the inseparable God in unity.  20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything he himself does, and he will show him even greater things than these, works that will astonish you. 21 Thus, as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so the Son gives life to anyone he chooses; 22 for the Father judges no one; he has entrusted all judgement to the Son, 23 so that all may honour the Son as they honour the Father. Whoever refuses honour to the Son refuses honour to the Father who sent him.(Jon 5: 19-23). All the authority Father gave to His son so that all may honour him, as we honour the Father. Jesus has the authority to do judgment on anyone. If anyone dishonour Jesus, dishonour the Father as well. When we honour Jesus we honour the Father Himself. 

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Part XVI

“You are my Son, today I have fathered You”

   Many were baptised by John the Baptist as he was chosen to make a way for Christ to bring salvation to whole humanity. While Jesus was baptised by John the Baptist, Jesus prayed to God and Heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit came down in physical form, a dove and voice came down 'You are my Son, today I have fathered you' Now it happened that when all the people had been baptised and while Jesus after his own baptism was at prayer, heaven opened 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in a physical form, like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Son; today I fathered you.' Lk. 3: 22. Heavenly Father Himslef says about His beloved Son. He's saying He fathered Jesus Christ, his Son. The baptism of Jesus gave us a new meaning that we became sons and daughters because Jesus gave his own life on Cross of Calavary, a living sacrifice to establish the New Covenant with his own Blood, a true oblation. In Psalms, Psalmist prophesies that Jesus is the Son of God. I will proclaim the decree of Yahweh: He said to me, ‘You are my son, today I fathered you. Heavenly Father Himself says He is fathered Jesus.

   Jews could not tolerate that Jesus was God. They consider this is blasphemy against God. They could not believe Jesus Son of God. We are not able to unless God reveals to us, Jesus is Son of God. Still, many believe in Jesus, he is son of God. They believed it because they experienced the signs and wonders he gave in their midst. “You are blaspheming, ” because I said “I am the son of God.” If I am not doing my Father's work, there is no need to believe me; but if I am doing it, then even if you refuse to believe in me, at least believe in the work I do; then you will know for sure that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.' They wanted to arrest him then, but he eluded them. He went back again to the far side of Jordan to stay in the district where John had once been baptising. Many people who came to see him there said, ‘John gave no signs, but all he said about this man was true'; and many of them believed in him. John 10:31-42

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Part XV

“Yes, if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”

  Even evil recognises Jesus is the Son of God. They shouted, ‘What do you want with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before time?'Mt 8: 29. Satan is afraid of Jesus, they are asking him, why he came to destroy them. What the satan said about before time was, the sacrifice of Jesus in Calvary. That is the time Christ will crush the head of satan. 'Catching sight of Jesus from a distance, he ran up and fell at his feet 7 and shouted at the top of his voice, ‘What do you want with me, Jesus, son of the Most High God? In God's name do not torture me!'Mk 5: 6-7. Evil fall at Jesus' feet and pleads to him, 'You are Son of God' not to destroy them. We should not be in shame to proclaim Jesus is Son of God.

   Jesus says if we do not believe that Jesus is God we will die in our sins. I have already told you. You will die in your sins. “Yes, if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins. Jn 8: 24” Here Jesus reveals himself about himself and Hevenely Father is One God. What Jesus said is very important : I Am He. In the Old Testament, God told Moses in Exodus 3:13–14 (NJB) “The God of your ancestors has sent me to you, and they say to me, “What is his name?” what am I to tell them?' 14 God said to Moses, ‘I am He who is.” The same name 'I am He' which God has revealed to Moses. Heavenly Father wanted Jesus to be called " Son of God. “For this, God raised him high, and gave him the name above all other names; 10, so that all beings in heavens, on earth and in the underworld, should bend their knees in the name of Jesus 11 and that every tongue should acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Ph 2: 9-11. God wants Jesus to be called, Lord, because all beings in heaven, on earth and in the underworld, to bend their knees in front of His Son.

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Part XIV 

When we love God, we will keep His commandments

When we love God, we will keep His commandments and give us the Paraclete, the Spirit of Truth, Jon. 14: 15-16. The Holy Spirit will guide us to the truth. He wants us to be his children by giving an example of Jesus Christ. ‘He decided beforehand who the ones were destined to mould to the pattern of his Son, so that he should be the eldest of many brothers.' Rm. 8: 29. God decided and planned everything from the beginning about who would be His children. Who can judge Him and His power? he is the only source of everything good? Everything is moulded in His love and mercy and without love, emptiness comes and the devil can enter easily into our minds and hearts. He chose us in Jesus, His Son before the world was made, ‘Thus He chose us in Christ before the world was made to be holy and faultless before Him in love, marking us out for himself before hand, to adopted sons through Jesus Christ.' Eph.1:3-4.

  As the Eunuch was reading the Scriptures from the book of Isaiah, chapter Fifty Three, he did not understand the meaning of the Scriptures and God's Spirit guided Apostle Philip to meet the Eunuch who was travelling in a chariot. ‘Do you understand what you are reading? He replied, ‘How could I, unless someone to guide me?'Acts 8.30-31. We need somebody to guide us in our spiritual life. A spiritual father must guide us to the truth. He was explaining the passage written about Jesus to Eunuch: ‘Addressed Philip and said, ‘Tell me, is the prophet referring to himself or someone else?' (Acts. 8:32-35) When Philip explained the gospel of Jesus to the Eunuch and about salvation, his doubt vanished and he believed in Jesus and took baptism from Philip. Luke 10:22 (NJB) : Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him’

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 Part XIII 

Jesus is saying that he is the Son of God. ‘They asked him, where is your Father then? Jesus answered: You do not know, or know my Father; if you did know me, you would know my father as well.' Jon.8: 19(NJB) Knowing the Father and the Son is the mystery of the Kingdom of God. This revelation is the heart of our Faith and knowledge. However, nobody can come to the Father unless God allows the soul to know him. ‘Whoever holds my commandments and keeps them is the one who loves me; and whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I shall love him and reveal myself to him. Jon. 14: 21(NJB). Here Jesus says, when we obey his commandments, we will be loved by the Heavenly Father, then Jesus will himself reveal to us that he is Son of God. Love is greater than anything we can achieve which we can endure through the love itself that is Jesus. There is no other meaning given for love than God himself, because, God is love. How can we neglect his love towards us by exalting the mere pleasures of this world? He is the only eternal pleasure, the everlasting love from God. The mystery of the Son of God will be revealed if we have the thirst and faith with true love in Him. Whoever accepts and believes the Word of God will reveal the truth. Br Brilly told in a talk ‘We cannot believe this with our own strength and knowledge unless God allows us to believe and everything is from Jesus and through his grace.' This is a mystery to know him. Everything God has entrusted to Jesus, and only God knows who Jesus is.

Jesus Son of God

Part XII

  John the Baptist testified to the Son of God :John 1:31–34 (NJB): 31 I did not know him myself, and yet my purpose in coming to baptise with water was so that he might be revealed to Israel.’ 32 And John declared, ‘I saw the Spirit come down on him like a dove from heaven and rest on him. 33 I did not know him myself, but he who sent me to baptise with water had said to me, “The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and rest is the one who is to baptise with the Holy Spirit.” 34 I have seen and I testify that he is the Chosen One of God.’ John the Baptist declares Jesus is Son of God. He saw and testified that Jesus is the Son of God, the Chosen One, on whom the Spirit of God descended in the physical form of a dove. Truth cannot be revealed unless the Holy Spirit leads us into the mysteries of God. All darkness disappears when Jesus, the Light of the world and the Light of life comes and abides in our heart. Colossians 1:13–14 (NJB): Because that is what he has done. It is he who has rescued us from the ruling force of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son that he loves, 14 and in him we enjoy our freedom, the forgiveness of sin. Jesus himself is the sacrifice to expiate our sins, and not only ours, but also those of the whole world. Sin has power to blind us but Jesus came to undo the works of darkness. The freedom which the Son of God gives will not be taken away as we are bound in his infinite love. Jesus is Christ and he is the head of all creation. Colossians 1:15–16 (NJB): He is the image of the unseen God, the first-born of all creation, 16 for in him were created all things in heaven and on earth: everything visible and everything invisible, thrones, ruling forces, sovereignties, powers—all things were created through him and for him. Jesus is the image of the unseen God and in him we all are created. We cannot underestimate the power of God. Everything is created in him and for him. All praise and glory belong to Him forever and ever Amen !

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Part XI

We need to keep growing in the Grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. John 10:36 (NJB): Yet to someone whom the Father has consecrated and sent into the world you say, ‘You are blaspheming’ because I said, ‘I am Son of God. We must never doubt or disbelieve, but constantly count on the promises of God , draw strength from our faith in Jesus, the Son of the Living God and give glory to God. John 19:7 (NJB): The Jews replied, ‘We have a Law, and according to that Law he ought to be put to death, because he has claimed to be Son of God.’ Jesus never boasted but always spoke the truth about Himself and the Father being one inseparable God. John 10:33 (NJB): The Jews answered him, ‘We are stoning you, not for doing a good work, but for blasphemy; though you are only a man, you claim to be God.’ Matthew 26:63 (NJB): But Jesus was silent. And the high priest said to him, ‘I put you on oath by the living God to tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God. Matthew 26:64 (NJB): 64 Jesus answered him, ‘It is you who say it. But, I tell you that from this time onward you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven. Unless we are born again through Water and Spirit we will be blind to the glorious mysteries of heaven happening around us. John 12:34–36 (NJB): 34 The crowd answered, ‘The Law has taught us that the Christ will remain for ever. So how can you say, “The Son of man must be lifted up”? Who is this Son of man?’ 35 Jesus then said: The light will be with you only a little longer now. Go on your way while you have the light, or darkness will overtake you, and nobody who walks in the dark knows where he is going. 36 While you still have the light, believe in the light so that you may become children of light. When we do not believe that Jesus Christ is Son of God, the darkness will overpower us. Let us accept Him wholeheartedly and believe blindly in His Name, that we may receive power to become children of God !