Muncie Times, Muncie, Delaware County, 7 November 1996 — Page 35
The Muncie Times, November 7,1996, Page 35
God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit are the same
Are Jesus and the Holy mm Ghost the same spirit?
Yes.
Jesus said: “And I will pray to the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter,
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I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.” St. John 14:16-18. “But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His.” Rom. 8:9. “And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba: Father.” Gal. 4:6. Are the Holy Ghost and the Holy Spirit the same spirit? Yes. For in Matthew 3:16, it is said that the Holy Spirit
flesh, justified in the spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.” I Tim. 3:16. Is it the same Lord in each manifestation? Yes. “Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.” 7 Cor. 12:4-6. Explain the purpose of God having manifested Himself as Father, Son, and
Are there any scriptures to •show that God was in the body of Jesus Christ at that time?
Yes.
For, God is omnipresent, meaning everywhere at the same time. “Know therefore * this day and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord He is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.” Duet. 4:39;
Gen. 19:24.
“To wit, that God was in
Isa. 35:4.
C. Holy Ghost: As the Holy Ghost, He applies salvation to the heart of the
believer. “And hope maketh Christ, reconciling the world not ashamed: because the unto himself...”//G>r 5:79. love ofGod is shed abroad in “Behold, a virgin shall be our hearts by the Holy Ghost with child and shall bring which is given unto us.” Rotn. forth a son, and they shall call 5:5, 13:8-10. his name Immanuel, which Explain the incident where being interpreted is, God with Jesus was baptized, and the us. Matt. 1:23. Father spoke from heaven, “For unto you is bom this and the Holy Ghost de- day in the city of David a
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descended like a dove upon Holy Ghost.
Jesus, while in St. Luke 3:22, it is said the Holy Ghost did it. These two are accounts of the same incident. Understanding the Godhead How has God revealed Himself in time past? “God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son...” Heb. 1:1, 2.
A. Father: The Father ordained salvation. “According as he hath chosen us in him before him in love: Eph. 1:4. B. Son: As the Son, (the Father - 77 Cor. 5:19) He purchased salvation because there was no man found worthy to do it. “And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him:
upon Jesus. . In this incident, the only person that is seen is Jesus. “Who being the brightness of his glory and the express image of his person...” Heb. 1:3. “No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.” St. John 1:18.
Lord.” Luke 2:11. “Believe me that I am in the Father, and the father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.” St. John 14:11, 5:17. Was Jesus Christ (in Spirit) in heaven and in earth at the same time? Yes. “And no man hath
“If ye had known jme, ye ascended up to heaven, but he should" have known my that came down from heaven.
Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen Him. Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him: Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known
even the Son of man which is in heaven.” St. John 3:13; Prov. 30:4. Was the Holy Ghost in the Body of Jesus at that time? Yes. “For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead
What major manifestations and his righteousness. It has God revealed Himself in? sustained him.” Isa. 59:16.
me, Philip? He that hath seen bodily.” Col. 2:9.
There are three manifestations: as Father, as Son, as Holy Ghost. “And without controversy
“To wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself...” 77 Cor 5:19\ Matt. 1:21-23, Heb. 2:14-18\
me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?” “I and my Father are one.” St. John 14:7-9, 10:30.
“For it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell:” Col. 1:19. Hence the
words:
“And lo a voice from
heaven, say. This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” Matt. 3:17. Note this, that the Spirit of Christ and the Holy Ghost is the same Spirit. And, that the Spirit of Christ is Jesus in the Spirit, which is the Holy Ghost in us. “But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have n<T the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his spirit that dwelleth in you.” Rom. 8:9-
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Why did this Holy incident happen? This happened for a sign to John the Baptist that this was the very One that was to come. “And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me. Upon whom thou shall see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.” St. John 1:33,34. “And we know that the Son of God is come and hathT given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. Little children, keep yourselve* from idols. Amen.” 7 John 5:20, 21.