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The Co-Eternal Man Part 4 — Eternal Progression

Wednesday,February 3rd, 2010 Leave a comment

Paul says that those who are reborn through repentance and becoming a disciple of Christ, having been renewed by him, are “joint heirs” with Christ. (Read Romans 8:16-17 — note that here our relationship with the Father is established again as children).

That brings us to the full meaning of what it is to “be perfect as [our] Father in Heaven is perfect” Read more…

The Co-Eternal Man Chapter 3 — Co-Creator

Saturday,January 30th, 2010 Leave a comment

Our Heavenly Father did not only create us in his image. He told us how we can approach him and become more like him. If we look at the world in which the Old Testament scriptures were given, it was revolutionary in its lenience and mercy. Isaiah’s strongest condemnation was to the “shepherds of Israel” who did not feed their flock; Read more…

The Co-Eternal Man Part 2 — Pre-Mortal

Friday,January 29th, 2010 Leave a comment

So we were not created out of nothing. Augustine was of the opinion that we were, as was the whole Universe created from nothingness. By a God without body, parts or passions, whereas our core teaching is, that our Father created this by the power of his Word (his Son) by Organizing unorganized matter to form the right conditions for life.

We know very little about pre-mortality, just that we all — all human beings — were Read more…

The Co-Eternal Man

Tuesday,January 26th, 2010 4 comments

19 I give unto you these sayings that you may understand and know how to worship, and know what you worship, that you may come unto the Father in my name, and in due time receive of his fulness.
20 For if you keep my commandments you shall Read more…

Who Then Can Be Saved?

Thursday,December 24th, 2009 3 comments

In Matthew’s chapter 19 is recorded Jesus’ confrontations with the pharisees, but also the young man, who was rich, and who asked Jesus what he should do to inherit eternal life. Jesus’ answer that he should keep the commandments, provoked the question, which? Read more…

This Is Life Eternal

Tuesday,November 10th, 2009 Leave a comment

Most Christians know about the intercessory prayer of Jesus in Gethsemane recorded in John 17. In it Jesus says,

[T]his is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. Read more…

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