Christ being God means He is always present, Making him a sufficient Savior.
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The Omnipresence of Christ: Our Ever-Present Help
The Omnipresence of Christ: Our Ever-Present Help
This theme of how Jesus' divine nature as God guarantees His continual presence with His followers, Comforts,supports, guides, and encourages us in every aspect of life and during every struggle. It emphasizes that His existence is not limited by space or time, making Him accessible to all who seek Him.
Embracing the omnipresence of Jesus empowers us to reach out to Him in prayer and in our daily lives, especially in moments of despair or uncertainty. By recognizing His constant presence, we can find strength and confidence to face trials, as we are never truly alone.
This truth teaches that Jesus’ omnipresence is a profound source of comfort and assurance for believers. It reinforces the notion that He is always available to offer help, guidance, and support through life’s trials, reminding us to stay connected with Him continually.
It helped a doubting Apostle
Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.”
Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
1.Jesus Presence Beyond Boundaries, beyond time and space. In and beyond our current realms of existence.
1.Jesus Presence Beyond Boundaries, beyond time and space. In and beyond our current realms of existence.
Now I want to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that Jesus, who saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.
The NET Bible First Edition Notes Notes for 1:5
The reading Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous, “Jesus”) is deemed too hard by several scholars, since it involves the notion of Jesus acting in the early history of the nation Israel. However, not only does this reading enjoy the strongest support from a variety of early witnesses, but the plethora of variants demonstrate that scribes were uncomfortable with it, for they seemed to exchange κύριος (kurios, “Lord”) or θεός (theos, “God”) for Ἰησοῦς (though 𝔓72 has the intriguing reading θεὸς Χριστός [theos Christos, “God Christ“] for Ἰησοῦς). As difficult as the reading Ἰησοῦς is, in light of v. 4 and in light of the progress of revelation (Jude being one of the last books in the NT to be composed), it is wholly appropriate.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
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.”
Even when Jesus humbled himself he was still God . Though he became a human being, None of His nature as God was changed or altered.
No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven.
Oh my friends we have a Jesus who is ever close, who is ever near.
Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save,
or his ear dull, that it cannot hear; but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you
so that he does not hear.
But the righteousness based on faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ down) “or ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him.
