Luke 16:13-16: When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, who do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said; some say that you are John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets. He said unto them, but who do you say that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, you are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.
John 6: 67-69: Then Jesus said to the twelve, will you also go away? Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that you are that Messiah, the Son of the living God.
This man who Peter and the disciples realized was the Messiah, the son of the living God was brought into this world by a special creation of Yehovah, his God, and His Father.
As it says in Luke 1: 30-35: And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for you have found favor with God. And, behold, you shall conceive in your womb, and bring forth a son, and shall call his name Jesus – Yehoshua – Yehovah saves. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and Yehovah - God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom, there shall be no end.
Note: Luke 1: 67-79: And his (John the Baptist’s father) Zachariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying, blessed be Yehovah God of Israel; for he has visited and redeemed His people, and has raised up a Horn of Salvation for us in the house of his servant David; as He Spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, which have been since the world began: That we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all those that hate us; to perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember is Holy covenant; the oath which He swore to our father Abraham, that He would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve Him without fear, In Holiness and righteousness before Him, all the days of our lives.
And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Highest: for you shall go before the face of Yehovah to Prepare His ways; to give knowledge of Salvation unto His People by the remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God; because of whom the Dayspring from on high has visited us, to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the Shadow of Death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Continue Luke 1:30-35: Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, the Holy Spirit shall come upon you, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow you: therefore that holy one which shall be born of you shall be called the Son of God.
Notice: In the genealogy of the lord Jesus in Luke 3:23-38, that Adam is called the son of God, vs. 38: “Who was the son of Enos, who was the son of Seth, who was the son of Adam, who was the son of God."
Now,
look at what the apostle Paul says: “1Corithians
What Paul is referring to is that Jesus was the second man specially created of God, Adam being the first.
Note: Ephesians 1:3-11: Blessed be the God and Father of our lord Jesus the Messiah, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in the Messiah: According as He [Yehovah] has chosen us in him [Jesus] before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Having marked us out beforehand unto the adoption of children because of Jesus the Messiah to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, In whom [Jesus] we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace; wherein He has abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; having made known unto us the mystery of His [Yehovah] will, according to His good pleasure which He has purposed in Himself: That in the dispensation of the fullness of times He might gather together in one all things in the Messiah, both of which are in heaven, and which are in earth; even in him [Jesus]: In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being marked out beforehand according to the purpose of Him [Yehovah] who works all things after the counsel of His own will:
Jesus as the lord Messiah that Yehovah has placed at His right-hand carries out the functions that benefit those who are his.
Peter speaking on the day of Pentecost says to Israel in Acts 2:33: Therefore being exalted at the right hand of God, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he [Jesus] has shed forth this, which you now see and hear. The great outpouring of the Spirit was sent down by the lord Messiah Jesus.
Acts
Jesus became a sin-offering sacrifice on the stake in order that His God and Father Yehovah could reconcile all humanity to Himself. Those who will complete this reconciliation will come to believe in the one true God Yehovah and in the one whom He sent to bring that message of salvation to the world, the lord Jesus. For as many as receive him [Jesus], to them he gives the power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: [John 1:12] That my friend is the epitome of what the lord Messiah Jesus has done for us.
To realize that we are the sons of the living God Yehovah because of what Jesus has done for us is far above anything this world has to offer.
As sons of the
living God, we will get to co-rule and co-inherit with the lord Messiah Jesus,
our elder brother, when he returns to sit on the throne of David at
How do we receive all these blessings that the lord Jesus has made possible for us to receive? We have to repent and be baptized in his name. Repentance means to be willing to die to self and to walk into the water as crucified with the Messiah Jesus and as such realize that we are bought and paid for, becoming the slaves of our master Jesus. Then when we rise up out of the water we become new creations in the lord Jesus, receiving the power of God’s Spirit which will enable us to keep the creed of the lord Jesus which is to love Yehovah God with all our heart, mind, and being and to learn to love our neighbor as ourselves, doing so as servants - slaves of righteousness. [Mark 12:28-34; Romans 6:18]
God
our Father Yehovah is looking for people who will walk in obedience to the
faith as members of His called-out Assembly, which is the body of the lord
Messiah Jesus. Our God and Father's desire is that His sons and daughters walk
before Him in total commitment in accordance to His will which is, to obey the
words He gave the lord Jesus to give to us that will enable us to enter into
the coming
One of the great opportunities our God and Father Yehovah has given us because of His beloved uniquely begotten son Jesus is when we were baptized we received the power of His Spirit, His indwelling presence and when that happened we became anointed one's [messiah's] and as anointed one's we become the agents of our God Yehovah and His son the lord Messiah Jesus. As agents of Yehovah and the lord Messiah Jesus, we need to walk worthy of our calling! [Ephesians 4:1; Colossians 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 2:4] As the agents of the lord Jesus we are his ambassadors [2 Corinthians 5:20] As Jesus ambassadors we are to take the good news God gave to him to give to us in order that we can individually and collectively take that message to the world. It is a life giving message for all who receive it!
It would take volumes to write about all that the lord Jesus has done for us. All of us can look for all he has freely given to us as it is all revealed in the word – revelation of God. It’s a lifetime study that will have amazing rewards for all who do so! That study will draw your hearts and minds to be closer to our God and Father Yehovah and His uniquely begotten son Jesus – Yehoshua – Yehovah Delivers.
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