*1. Undergo a baptism*
Luke 12:50
*But I have a baptism to undergo, and what constraint I am under until it is completed!*
As we know, Jesus had previously been baptized by John 'the bapitist'. So what other baptism was he talking about?
To emmerse yourself is to be cleansed of sin. That is a baptism. Jesus emmersed himself in the Father's will, to be cleansed from the bonds of sin and death. *The baptism Jesus spoke of was overcoming sin by becoming the will of God, Amen.*
Jesus died. *This means essentially that the Word of God, that is, the authority of eternal life, became death, so that is could claim death as a part of it's authority.* What does that mean? It means that the intention to bring perfection into the world, had to qualify what binds life to creation, which is death.
Creation is ruled by time, and time is the action of death. After the point of conception, life which is spiritual, reacts to death which is physical. Development is actually a reaction to time, not a reaction to life. Life is complete, and a constant. Jesus is the Life. More specifically he is the authority of the Spirit of God which is the power of God and what grants Life. As the Holy One; he is of the will of the Father, and the authority of the Spirit. They are one, they are I AM. Jesus was the Son of Man whom is the Son of God, and was ressurected as the living Word of God.
*2. Mary and John at the cross*
John 19:26
When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
Jesus loved John and his Mother, but he he did hìs Heavenly Father's will. John and Mary were not like he. He would have hated; that in this flesh, emotional human love, was all he recieved from his mother, and from this one disciple whom could not put aside himself for the Father. The were suited for each other, as each catered the emotional needs of the other, but both denied the truth and both did not know the Father, because they were not sent from Him, nor, were they returning to Him. The suffering Jesus, had put himself aside, and in doing so, had the Spirit of Truth act through him to do His Father's will.
Luke 14:26
"If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters--yes, even their own life--such a person cannot be my disciple."
John the disciple did not put himself aside, and he loved Jesus in a human way, leaning into him like a friend. John was simply unable to put aside himself, and his reaction to the flesh he was bound within. Not unlike how a mother is uniquely bound by the flesh to her children. I suggest to you the reader, Jesus suffered because he loved them, and hated that he was unable to fully remain devoid of emotional attachment. As the passage says, he loved John.
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“Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
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Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
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This again brings up the very important understanding that Jesus was not perfected until he rose from the dead. *He had not yet overcome the sufferance of the flesh,* he had not yet become this new creation.
*The logic and emotion of the human mind is encasing, a poverty we are bound to, raised by, and ultimately judged for.* Jesus had the Holy Spirit upon him, had a soul that was the Holy One of God, yet bound in this poverty; he suffered under temptation, and he had to discipline himself to remain in the Father's will. *Jesus truly fought for us, denied things we embody, condemned things we consider blessings.* In essence, we should be asking forgiveness for the love we have in one another and for what the world places in front of us to react to. Our minds should be given up to spiritual love of the Father. *We should in essence grow to despise what our body and mind and heart consider of worth.*
*3. Son of God at the gates of hell.*
Many stories and theories attempt to create a vision of what happend.
Jesus was dead.
Romans 8:11
And if the Spirit of him whom raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he whom raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.
The Spirit of Christ, is, the Spirit of Truth. What spoke through Jesus the Son of Man, was the Spirit of Truth that came upon him in the form of a dove. The Spirit of Truth is separate from the Son of God, as much as, the two are distinct parts of God. The Soul was the Holy One, the Word of God that was placed in Mary to become Jesus the son of Man. The Spirit, or Holy Power of that Authority, came upon the Son of God, after John baptized that Son of Man. That Spirit, is the same Holy Spirit that is a part of God, and is whom the living Word of God sent down to be our councellor and teacher via the kingdom of God.
And, it is this Holy Spirit that recognizes the Truth in us, and will give life to our mortal bodies.
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Matthew 3:9
And do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
The Holy One, is the Authority of life, which is holy and spiritual, and now the Holy One is also the Authority over death, which is physical and reliant on life to exist. The Spirit of Truth, is the power of God that is the action of that Holy Authority. And that Holy Authority only does the will of the Father/Almighty.
Jesus was raised from death, having no decay. It was the will of God the Father to fulfill prophesy with the lineage of David, and Jesus was born into sin, that is, born of this flesh, to overcome the effects of sin, and defeat death by remaining in the Father's will. God's will raised Jesus from death by the Holy Spirit.
The chosen are those who were promised to the Holy One before creation was made. They are a family, brothers and sisters that become heirs to God, and co-heirs with Jesus. They are few. Some grew in the Law only to believe in the Son, and are now saved. Others were saved by grace and live to show righteousness is the Father's alone. They all live in sufferance, as they are not of here. They were chosen before they were born. Coming here; they become what the truth in them defines them as. They are in the truth as much as the truth is in them. They will know no condemnation, because they are dead so that the truth may live in them instead. They all have been saved by grace, meaning, they repented after being made aware of the truth. They still stuggle, they are still tempted, and they suffer. But all of this is temporary. They are a holy family. They are children of God.
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Romans 8:1-17
Life Through the Spirit
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Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,
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because *through Christ Jesus; the law of the Spirit who gives life, has set you free from the law of sin and death.*
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For what *the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering.* And so he condemned sin in the flesh,
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in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
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Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.
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*The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.*
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The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
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Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.
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You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ.
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But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness.
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*And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.*
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Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it.
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For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.
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For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.
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The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”
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*The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.*
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Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
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So what can we say. Life is spiritual, everything else is subject to time, which is a product of death. Life is introduced, not brought into being. The Authority of Life was introduced into humanity via Mary, whom was of the lineage of David. The human, the Son of Man, was bound by this poverty we all share. He had to overcome himself, his human desires, human expectations from relationships, and focus completely of the will of God that the Spirit upon him placed upon his heart. The Holy One became flesh to overcome death, which was the Father's will. And Jesus was raised from death by this Spirit, this power of God. So much self sacrifice, ours is a good shephard.
We can only follow him. *Being thankful for what does not honor God; is shameful.*
I personally ask forgiveness for loving my relationships with my physical family. I ask forgiveness for being thankful for having a job, a mode of transportation, a dry and warm bed.
You are deeply loved. No, not like human love. Spiritual Love. God is Love. Show that love by denying all others forms of love.
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