The Supernatural Kingdom by R. Pepe Ramnath

Author:R. Pepe Ramnath
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Religion, Christian Life, Christian, General
ISBN: 9781602665545
Publisher: Xulon Press
Published: 2007-07-31T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7 Our Role in This World

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Our ultimate goal is to be like Jesus, so that the world may see him and be drawn to him through us. The world needs something tangible or physical in order to understand anything that is spiritual. This is one of the reasons why many religions have embraced idols in their practice, so that their followers can see to believe. When the world sees Jesus, they can easily believe, but they can only believe what they see. This is why we must show the character and power of Jesus to the world that they may believe. Jesus demonstrated miracles and healings so they would see and believe. As He is, so are we in this world, not as he was, but as he is.

1st John 4:17

17Love has been perfected among us in

this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.

The purpose of the Holy Spirit for living inside of us is to make us look just like Jesus, so that the world may see and know Him,

We look at Jesus’ life before the resurrection and try to be like him to the world. We should, however, be looking at Jesus after the resurrection and present the resurrected Christ to the world. There were many things Jesus had to become and endure so we would not have to go through, because he did it already and nailed it to the cross. Our walk with God did not get started before the cross, but after the cross.

The purpose of the Holy Spirit coming to live inside of us is to make us just like Jesus so that the world may see and know Him. I want you to notice what the Scripture says.

John 7:37-39

“37On the last day, that great day of the

feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If

anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink.

38He who believes in me, as the Scripture has

said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living

water.” 39But this He spoke concerning the

Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.”

The glorification or acknowledgement of Jesus was only after his resurrection and not really during his life on earth. The Lord did not want to give us the Holy Spirit in the middle of the picture, but after the job was completed. When Jesus said, “It is finished”, everything really began for us.

As sculptors fashion their work after a model, so the Holy Spirit fashions us after the model of the life of Jesus. He fashions us to look like the resurrected Christ and not as the suffering savior. We do not need to die for anyone, Jesus did that already. He was sent to make us more like the resurrected redeemer, all because he wanted the world to see him in us and believe. When the world sees us they must see Jesus, the door to heaven.

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