Post by Jo Smith on Nov 16, 2008 16:50:58 GMT -5
That is a lovely post Isaiah; and a very good message. This is a very deep subject. The end is beyond us.
But I want to tell you something God has been showing me. I will not go into much detail right now. I want to make a full message on this very soon. I am studying it; also I am very tired right now.
I will just say this short summary of what I am seeing. Maybe you all can help me get more into this.
The NATURAL things are on our part; our side. What ever we do here is NATURAL. That is all we are capable of.
What is SPIRITUAL is on God's part; his side. He is the only one who can accomplish anything Spiritual. He is a SPIRIT; so whatsoever He does is SPIRITUAL. We are natural; so whatsoever we do is natural.
Only when it is accepted by God and acted on by Him in the Heavenly World, does it become Spiritual.
God showed me this as I finished the message on foot washing. I want to do this message in full and place it with that message.
Just listen to this; ~~~ we go get Baptized in water in the name of Jesus Christ. That is a completely NATURAL ACT. I, a natural person go into natural water; a natural man says words and puts me under natural water. I get naturally wet. So what was accomplished?
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ~~~ That is UNLESS Almighty God accepts my repentance and sees I am sincere; then in the Heavenly World, He, a Spirit remits my sins. Now that is where the spiritual comes in. Not what I did; what God did. These two acts are MARRIED. A female (natural) and a male ( spirit).
Now, I go down, get natural water; put it into a natural basin; then I naturally wash my sister's feet. What is accomplished? Absolutely NOTHING; ~~~ UNLESS the Almighty God accepts what I did as sincere and right in His sight; then He places me as an obedient handmaid, in line to be his bride. He annoints the person whose feet was washed, for their work in the Lord. That is the spiritual side of the foot washing.
We eat a piece of natural bread; we drink a natural cup of wine; what is accomplished? Nothing ~~~ unless the Almighty God accepts what we did; then He applies the blood and body of Jesus to me; that is the spiritual side of the act. That act is then MARRIED. The natural and the Spiritual coming together to cause me to become a spiritual person; fit to marry Jesus.
That is how this bread is the body of Jesus; it is done in Heaven. That is how this wine is the blood of Jesus; it is done in Heaven. To my human mouth and stomach, it is NOT the actual blood of Jesus; but in Heaven it is. I never understood this until a few days ago.
God bless you all.
But I want to tell you something God has been showing me. I will not go into much detail right now. I want to make a full message on this very soon. I am studying it; also I am very tired right now.
I will just say this short summary of what I am seeing. Maybe you all can help me get more into this.
The NATURAL things are on our part; our side. What ever we do here is NATURAL. That is all we are capable of.
What is SPIRITUAL is on God's part; his side. He is the only one who can accomplish anything Spiritual. He is a SPIRIT; so whatsoever He does is SPIRITUAL. We are natural; so whatsoever we do is natural.
Only when it is accepted by God and acted on by Him in the Heavenly World, does it become Spiritual.
God showed me this as I finished the message on foot washing. I want to do this message in full and place it with that message.
Just listen to this; ~~~ we go get Baptized in water in the name of Jesus Christ. That is a completely NATURAL ACT. I, a natural person go into natural water; a natural man says words and puts me under natural water. I get naturally wet. So what was accomplished?
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ~~~ That is UNLESS Almighty God accepts my repentance and sees I am sincere; then in the Heavenly World, He, a Spirit remits my sins. Now that is where the spiritual comes in. Not what I did; what God did. These two acts are MARRIED. A female (natural) and a male ( spirit).
Now, I go down, get natural water; put it into a natural basin; then I naturally wash my sister's feet. What is accomplished? Absolutely NOTHING; ~~~ UNLESS the Almighty God accepts what I did as sincere and right in His sight; then He places me as an obedient handmaid, in line to be his bride. He annoints the person whose feet was washed, for their work in the Lord. That is the spiritual side of the foot washing.
We eat a piece of natural bread; we drink a natural cup of wine; what is accomplished? Nothing ~~~ unless the Almighty God accepts what we did; then He applies the blood and body of Jesus to me; that is the spiritual side of the act. That act is then MARRIED. The natural and the Spiritual coming together to cause me to become a spiritual person; fit to marry Jesus.
That is how this bread is the body of Jesus; it is done in Heaven. That is how this wine is the blood of Jesus; it is done in Heaven. To my human mouth and stomach, it is NOT the actual blood of Jesus; but in Heaven it is. I never understood this until a few days ago.
God bless you all.