Emmanuel- God With Us
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Along with being “God with us,” Jesus came as the Messiah of God; the anointed, chosen one to bring justice and peace with God.
Along with being “God with us,” Jesus came as the Messiah of God; the anointed, chosen one to bring justice and peace with God.
What - what does “Christ” mean?
What - what does “Christ” mean?
Omnipresence
Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the Lord.
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
Incarnation
Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.
But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law,
How - How is Jesus the Christ?
How - How is Jesus the Christ?
Omnipresence
Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Incarnation, the continuing gift.
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.
“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
Spirit-indwelt
But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.
God’s presence is real now by the constant indwelling of the Holy Spirit of God in the lives of all believers.
So What - Why does Jesus being the Christ matter now?
So What - Why does Jesus being the Christ matter now?
Spirit in us means we are God’s children, and we are God’s
And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.
You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.
Spirit in us, because apart from him we have no life
Born of the Spirit, Christ in Us
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Spirit in us, because apart from him we can do nothing
Vine and Branches
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
Spirit in us, helps us pray.
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
Spirit in us, because otherwise we wouldn’t understand what God teaches us
The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.
Spirit in us the assurance of the promise
In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
How do I know I have God’s presence?
Do you understand things in scripture? Evidence of God’s Spirit in you
Do you love God and seek to obey him, even if you fail? Evidence that you are abiding in him and he is in you.
Have you ever had an answer to prayer that you didn’t even know how to pray for? Evidence that the Spirit of God is interceding for you
And if there is evidence that the Spirit of God is in you, then all that culminates in the assurance of the promise -
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.
God with us now ultimately leads to us with God forever.
