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NASB | Matthew 16:15 He *said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" |
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Subject: Matt 16:15 |
Bible Note: Dear Obi1kanobi, The scripture you are talking about is a primary scripture to understand concerning the workings of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Ghost. I John 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost; and these three are ONE. This is the basic fact of what theologians call the Trinity of God. Since this scripture is stated so clearly that they are one, the question to ask is, "How are they one, yet three." The Bible is always its own interpreter and says it is spiritually discerned I Cor 2:14 The "natural" man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness to him: neither "can" he know them for they are spiritually discerned. I Cor 2:13 tells us the Holy Spirit is our teacher, "comparing spiritual things with spiritual." and that it is not man's wisdom he teaches. God's word contains all the spiritual things of God. Ask God to teach you I John 2:27. However, if a man is born again, which means that person has asked God to forgive them of their sins and save them, then they are born again from above, God turns on their "knowers" that have been off from their "natural" birth, to the point they asked God to save them. It has never been God that did not want mankind to know God and his plan for mankind. Scripture says it is satan that blinds the minds of mankind so they cannot see or know God See II Cor 4:3-5 which states the "god of this world "(the system of thought, word and deed)has "blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest (or so that) the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine (or be revealed) unto them." The god of this world system is satan. He is a control freak. He doesn't want mankind to know "the one true God and Jesus whom he has sent" John 17:3 because, "this is eternal life". What is eternal life? Jesus said, "This is eternal life: that they may KNOW you the only true God, and Jesus Christ, Whom you have sent." So here is where mankind gets their "knowers" turned on. Knowing what? God the Father and God the Son and God the Holy Ghost! What is the "process" of this knowing? It does not come overnight! It is a learning process! Why? Because God is so big, full of so much wisdom, knows so much, that if he were to reveal himself all at once to a person, they could not understand, it would literally do what the world says, it would blow your mind! So God gave mankind a method that they could handle, "Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, RIGHTLY dividing the word of God." II Tim 2:15 Does that take 30 seconds or less? No, it is a lifelong process. No human being has the capacity to know all there is to know about God's thoughts, words and deeds that they can come to some pat answer in 30 seconds or less. Should that overwhelm us? No! Why not? The Holy Spirit is the teacher sent from God to guide us into all the truth. John 14:26. Jesus said, God the Father sends the Holy Spirit in the name of Jesus to teach us "ALL" things. That covers everything we need to know in spirit, soul, body, being a doer of God's word, family, finance, fellowship, service, resisting the devil, destroying his works, kingdom, thoughts, words and deeds. No human can learn these things without asking God to show them to them, how to walk properly before God, and how to think, speak and act before God. Will God do these things for you? Yes! How do you know he will? Ask him...James 3:2 says, "you have not because you ask not" then your motive and information must be right also,(3) "you ask, and receive not,(why?) you ask amiss" What is amiss? "so that you may consume it on your own lusts." What's that? Don't just ask to get what you want when you want it. Ask God to show you what he wants in your life, show you how to get there from where you are by the word of God, then when he shows you in his word what to do, then just do it! This is the process. It will come to you. It won't be in thirty seconds or less, so don't get impatient with yourself or your learning process. Read God's word. Ask him to reveal it to you personally and show you how to apply what you read in his word. Now you are growing, and will come to the day you can say, Thank you God for all of your wonderful word and works you have done in me, in Jesus name! Always in Christ, C.S.M. |
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