Jesus Christ is the worthy and honorable King of the Universe, Creator and Sustainer of all life ... the Head of the Church (the called) Saviour of the Body and Ruler of Heaven and Earth. The unspeakable joy of countless millions who throughout time are worshipers of His name that call upon the name of the King of Kings... and the Lord of Lords.... in Spirit and in truth who only hath IMMORTALITY dwelling in the LIGHT that no man can approach unto... and the Holy Spirit ... Comforter and revealer of the unreachable nature of His Domain.

He is the express image of God who became a man. He is not any man though fully man. He is unlike anyone else. His glory is that of the son of God. As we seek understanding of His birth and Life we will: 1. Gain insight into the nature of the Eternal as compared to the nature of the Temporal. 2. See into the true nature of all things appearing and ... 3. the purpose and meaning of our own lives...

The faith that surrounds His person and character is the cause of many divisions and arguments in the world ... while offering its only hope of survival. Who is Jesus of Nazareth? What was His life about? What were the circumstances surrounding His birth? Was He God? Is He God? How did he exist? Why would God become a man in this fashion? What about the heroes Prophets, Priests, Leaders, avatars, Messiah's and the special people of other religions?

Isn't it asking a lot of many nations to turn from every other tradition to serve only Jesus Christ?? Especially when there are many stories told about many people in the past and their good works? Even the natural world expects people of God to be special. And special they truly are ... those who are born of Jesus Christ Seed.

And St. Paul declared by revelation that great is the controversy concerning the mystery of Godliness: God was manifest in the flesh? Prior to this manifestation How did Jesus exist? Did He exist? That is pre-existence! Did human life pre-exist?

Jehovah is often referred as Mystical--Nothing prior to creation. The Son existing in the Bosom of the Father in no particular way we can understand.

Col.1:17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. Col 1: 16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: John 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God. John 1:3 All things were made by him and without him was not any thing made that was made.

But, God sent His only-begotten son into the world for a definite purpose. He came not of his own will nor came he to do His own will but the will of the Father.

John 6: 38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. John 8:42 For I proceeded forth and came from God, neither came I of myself, but he sent me. John 5:30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just, because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father, which hath sent me. 1 John 3:8 For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God so loved the world that he gave ... The world was perishing. The religion of Israel had long been dimmed of any true light and was now nothing more than a man made concept of God and his plan. Jesus was born into a world that was rapidly changing. Getting smaller as a result of Greek and Roman influence. But though man had educated himself and civilized himself on many new levels of human achievement he was still in a perishing state. The message of Israel's true religion was still only a shadow pointing to the reality to come. Man was lost in darkness and perishing. The creature that God had made in His image from the beginning was weak in he flesh and perishing still. 622. apollunii, ap-ol'-Ioo-mee; from G575 and the base of G3639; to destroy fully (reflex. to perish, or lose), lit. or fig. destroy, die, lose, mar, and perish.

We only have to look at the natural state of weakened flesh to know that it has been appointed unto him to die... because of sin. Gen.2:17

3639. olethros, of'-eth-ros; from a prim. ollunii (to destroy; a proper form), ruin, i.e. death, punishment: destruction.

Into this dying state of human life Jesus comes in the expectation of destroying death. He is an Eternal being preexisting creation in a manner unknown to us. He appears on earth as a man and is taken back up into heaven as a glorified man whose living Holy Spirit we receive from the Father when we call upon His name in faith. He is Deity who also became human as well; two natures dwelling as one human and divine. If you compared the two estates it would be like St. Paul declares...

2 Cor. 8:9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

He risked everything on His Son who took upon himself the nature of man. Being human was so weak He who had a right to be strong and great became weak and a servant and took obedience as his life- characteristic. He who was rich- He who is in his own nature the son of God abiding with God is born of a woman sent forth from God in such a manner as to be born a human being, subject to law. Law- the elements or first principles Time and Space Limitation Stoicheon-- Elements and first principles of life= science - socio-economic-political, religious and physical law itself.

I Tim 3:16 Made without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

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