Post by Admin on Apr 7, 2014 0:02:40 GMT -5
I will sing unto Yahweh as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have any being
Colossians 1:15
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
Colossians 2:9
For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
Colossians 1:15 and 2:9 are two of the strongest statements in the entire Bible about the divine nature of Yeshua. He is not only "equal to" YHVH, He is YHVH! Yeshua not only reflects YHVH, He reveals YHVH. He was not a mere statue, a close representation of or likeness of YHVH. He was not like the moon, which reflects the glory of something greater, the sun. He was certainly a channel for YHVH's glory, completely and totally. Being completely holy, He has the authority to judge the world. In Him is no clearer view of what YHVH is like!
Now what did He do when He became a man? As the full revelation of YHVH, the complete expression of YHVH in a human body, He is unique. Yet, He imposed on Himself all the time and space limitations that are imposed on all other human beings. He had every opportunity to waste time, to get drunk, to be a glutton, to get angry, embittered, depressed, upset, frustrated, to have headaches, or to strike out at others.
He worked, just like other men did. He was a builder, Did He have to meet a payroll? Who knows? Did He have to make sure that people paid Him? Very likely. Did He ever have to deal with people who did not pay their bills? Very likely. He imposed on Himself these kinds of things.
Maybe He even had the opportunity to be an in-law, as a brother-in-law to the wives of his brothers. He had to learn to live without a father in the family. Tradition says that His father died fairly early in His life—at least, His father was not around when He began preaching. He is not mentioned at all when Yeshua was crucified. His human father's absence gave him the opportunity to be the head of a family, as well, and to take care of a widowed mother. He had the opportunity to live through the deaths of loved ones and to face His own death as well.
So, in the life of Yeshua, we see YHVH coping with life on the same terms as other people. In Him, we are able to see the kind of character that YHVH possesses. If we will just dare to meditate on these kinds of things, we can see how YHVH acts in actual, real, everyday experiences.
In the gospels, we see YHVH teaching. We see Him healing. We see Him laying down His life. We see Him correcting in love. We see Him patiently counseling. We see Him reacting to others around Him. We can gather firsthand information about how we ought to react to similar situations in our lives.
Colossians 1:15
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
Colossians 2:9
For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
Colossians 1:15 and 2:9 are two of the strongest statements in the entire Bible about the divine nature of Yeshua. He is not only "equal to" YHVH, He is YHVH! Yeshua not only reflects YHVH, He reveals YHVH. He was not a mere statue, a close representation of or likeness of YHVH. He was not like the moon, which reflects the glory of something greater, the sun. He was certainly a channel for YHVH's glory, completely and totally. Being completely holy, He has the authority to judge the world. In Him is no clearer view of what YHVH is like!
Now what did He do when He became a man? As the full revelation of YHVH, the complete expression of YHVH in a human body, He is unique. Yet, He imposed on Himself all the time and space limitations that are imposed on all other human beings. He had every opportunity to waste time, to get drunk, to be a glutton, to get angry, embittered, depressed, upset, frustrated, to have headaches, or to strike out at others.
He worked, just like other men did. He was a builder, Did He have to meet a payroll? Who knows? Did He have to make sure that people paid Him? Very likely. Did He ever have to deal with people who did not pay their bills? Very likely. He imposed on Himself these kinds of things.
Maybe He even had the opportunity to be an in-law, as a brother-in-law to the wives of his brothers. He had to learn to live without a father in the family. Tradition says that His father died fairly early in His life—at least, His father was not around when He began preaching. He is not mentioned at all when Yeshua was crucified. His human father's absence gave him the opportunity to be the head of a family, as well, and to take care of a widowed mother. He had the opportunity to live through the deaths of loved ones and to face His own death as well.
So, in the life of Yeshua, we see YHVH coping with life on the same terms as other people. In Him, we are able to see the kind of character that YHVH possesses. If we will just dare to meditate on these kinds of things, we can see how YHVH acts in actual, real, everyday experiences.
In the gospels, we see YHVH teaching. We see Him healing. We see Him laying down His life. We see Him correcting in love. We see Him patiently counseling. We see Him reacting to others around Him. We can gather firsthand information about how we ought to react to similar situations in our lives.
