Being in the body of Christ is being a member of the church (Ephesians 1:20-23; Colossians 1:24; Ephesians 5:2,25-30; 1 Corinthians 6:15-17). Not just any church, but the church spoken of in the scriptures, the one whose foundation and cornerstone is Jesus himself (Ephesians 2:19-22; Ephesians 4:4,15-16). The church is our Lord Jesus' body, and he is the Head in this body, and God is the Head over Christ (1 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Corinthians 3:23; Acts 2:22-36; Acts 10:36-43; Ephesians 1:17-23). Its not a physical building/temple that was constructed by men (Hebrews 9:1-11,24; Hebrews 8:1-6). We are built and established in Jesus, the cornerstone, for an habitation for God through the spirit (Ephesians 2:10-22). If we are in Christ, we are heirs of God through Christ (Galatians 4:4-7). We are joint-heirs with Christ- YAY!- Romans 8:17. Jesus is our way to God. There is but one God to us, the Father (John 17:1,3; 1 Corinthians 8:4,6; John 20:17; 1 Thess 1:9-10). There is no access to God without Jesus, who is the one that the only true God sent (John 17:1,3; John 6:28-29; John 14:6,28; John 8:40-42; 1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 7:24-28). Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus, who has shown us great mercy and kindness through Jesus Christ our Lord (1 Peter 1:3,17-25; Romans 3:20-28; Romans 5:1-11; Galatians 3:22-29; Ephesians 2).
God who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands, for every building is made by some man, but God made everything (Acts 7:44-51; Acts 17:24-31; Hebrews 3:1-6).
Hebrews 10:24-25
24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Friday, October 18, 2013
The Gospel of the Kingdom
The meek will inherit the earth (Matthew 5:5).
God created the earth to be inhabited (Isaiah 45:18).
Proverbs 10:30
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
Psalms 37
9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
29The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
In the Lord's prayer Jesus instructs us to pray for the Father's Kingdom to come, and for his will to be done in earth as it is in heaven. This is the gospel of the Kingdom, and Jesus stated that it was for this reason he was sent (to preach it) in Luke 4:43.
Matthew 6:10
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
In Revelation 21, the heavenly kingdom of God will come down out of heaven from Jesus' God (Rev 21:1-7, Rev 3:11-12). Before that happens the wicked will have already been cut off and will not see it at all- Psalms 37, Rev 20, 1 Corinthians 15:20-28.
The wicked will perish (be destroyed), but those in Christ will enjoy eternal life (John 3:16; Romans 2:7; Psalm 37:38, Rev 20:4-6) in peace on earth in the Kingdom of God (Rev 5:9-10).
God created the earth to be inhabited (Isaiah 45:18).
Proverbs 10:30
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
Psalms 37
9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
29The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
In the Lord's prayer Jesus instructs us to pray for the Father's Kingdom to come, and for his will to be done in earth as it is in heaven. This is the gospel of the Kingdom, and Jesus stated that it was for this reason he was sent (to preach it) in Luke 4:43.
Matthew 6:10
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
In Revelation 21, the heavenly kingdom of God will come down out of heaven from Jesus' God (Rev 21:1-7, Rev 3:11-12). Before that happens the wicked will have already been cut off and will not see it at all- Psalms 37, Rev 20, 1 Corinthians 15:20-28.
The wicked will perish (be destroyed), but those in Christ will enjoy eternal life (John 3:16; Romans 2:7; Psalm 37:38, Rev 20:4-6) in peace on earth in the Kingdom of God (Rev 5:9-10).
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Continuing in the Faith
Once Saved Always Saved?
No, John 10:28 does not mean that you can never lose your salvation. In John 10:28, Jesus is talking about "his sheep" that God gave to him, and these sheep follow Jesus (verses 25-29; Hebrews 2:10-13; Matthew 23:8-9; John 6:44; John 5:20-27). We must continue in the faith, and this means that it is possible for us to choose not to continue in the faith (Acts 14:22; James 2:17-26). If someone stops following Jesus, how then are they his sheep (Luke 6:46; Matthew 7:21-23; Luke 6:45-49; John 15:10)? They would have left the flock of their own accord, and have become a lost sheep (Psalms 119:176; Luke 15:4-7). If John 10:28 did mean that it was not possible for us to lose our salvation then there would be no more need for repentance (1 John 1; 2 Corinthians 12:19-21). If we sin we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous (1 John 2:1-2; 1 John 4:9-10; Romans 3:24-26; John 3:16; Hebrews 7:24-28; Hebrews 9:14). Please see also 1 John 1:3-10.
Romans 6:1-16,23 (KJV)
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.
8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
No, John 10:28 does not mean that you can never lose your salvation. In John 10:28, Jesus is talking about "his sheep" that God gave to him, and these sheep follow Jesus (verses 25-29; Hebrews 2:10-13; Matthew 23:8-9; John 6:44; John 5:20-27). We must continue in the faith, and this means that it is possible for us to choose not to continue in the faith (Acts 14:22; James 2:17-26). If someone stops following Jesus, how then are they his sheep (Luke 6:46; Matthew 7:21-23; Luke 6:45-49; John 15:10)? They would have left the flock of their own accord, and have become a lost sheep (Psalms 119:176; Luke 15:4-7). If John 10:28 did mean that it was not possible for us to lose our salvation then there would be no more need for repentance (1 John 1; 2 Corinthians 12:19-21). If we sin we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous (1 John 2:1-2; 1 John 4:9-10; Romans 3:24-26; John 3:16; Hebrews 7:24-28; Hebrews 9:14). Please see also 1 John 1:3-10.
Romans 6:1-16,23 (KJV)
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.
8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
God Is Our Savior
To us there is but one God, the Father (1 Corinthians 8:4,6).
Jesus is Lord, for God has made him both Lord and Christ and has highly
exalted him (Acts 2:36; Ephesians 1; 1 Corinthians 11:3). Blessed be the
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Peter 1:3; 2 Corinthians
11:31; Romans 15:6).
Isaiah 43:10-12 KJV (God does not say "We are God", or "We are Yahweh", because God is one)
10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord (YHVH), and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God (El) formed, neither shall there be after me.
11 I, even I, am the Lord (YHVH); and beside me there is no saviour.
12 I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord (YHVH), that I am God (El).
Isaiah 45:18 KJV
For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God (ha-Elohim) himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord (YHVH); and there is none else.
Malachi 2:10 KJV
Have we not all one father? hath not one God (El) created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?
God our Savior, does send saviors. This means that he is the originator of each savior that he sends, and any and all saviors come from him.
Obadiah 1:21 KJV
And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the Lord's.
Nehemiah 9:27 KJV
Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.
Luke 2:11 KJV (Luke 1:30-35; Galatians 4:4).
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
John 8:42 KJV (1 John 4:13-15)
Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
John 6:29 KJV (John 3:16; John 20:17,31)
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
John 17:1,3 KJV
1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee
3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Isaiah 43:10-12 KJV (God does not say "We are God", or "We are Yahweh", because God is one)
10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord (YHVH), and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God (El) formed, neither shall there be after me.
11 I, even I, am the Lord (YHVH); and beside me there is no saviour.
12 I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord (YHVH), that I am God (El).
Isaiah 45:18 KJV
For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God (ha-Elohim) himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord (YHVH); and there is none else.
Malachi 2:10 KJV
Have we not all one father? hath not one God (El) created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?
God our Savior, does send saviors. This means that he is the originator of each savior that he sends, and any and all saviors come from him.
Obadiah 1:21 KJV
And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the Lord's.
Nehemiah 9:27 KJV
Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.
Luke 2:11 KJV (Luke 1:30-35; Galatians 4:4).
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
John 8:42 KJV (1 John 4:13-15)
Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
John 6:29 KJV (John 3:16; John 20:17,31)
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
John 17:1,3 KJV
1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee
3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Who is Jesus?
Jesus is the Christ/Messiah, which means he is the anointed and chosen
one of God (John 20:31; Acts 10:38-42). He is the prophet that God told
Moses he would raise up (Deuteronomy 18:18-19; Acts 3; John 7:15-17). God has made Jesus both Lord and Christ- Acts 2:22-39!
John 4 (Luke 23:35; 1 Peter 2:4-6)
25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
Jesus was "made" (genomenon- to come into existence, begin to be, receive being) of a woman (Galatians 4:4). He is the firstborn from the dead, and is alive forever more (Revelation 1:4-6,18; Colossians 1:17-20; 1 Corinthians 15:21-28). See also: Matthew 1; Acts 13:22-23; Romans 1:3-4; 2 Timothy 2:8; Galatians 3:16/Acts 3:25-26; Luke 1:68-70
Adam, a man, who was the son of God, was made of the dust of the earth, and was disobedient to God (Genesis 2:7; Luke 3:38; Romans 5:19). Jesus, a man, who is the son of God (John 20:31), was made of a woman (Galatians 4:4) by the power and spirit of our God of the seed of David, and he was and is obedient to God (Luke 1:30-35; Matthew 1:20; John 8:28-29; John 15:10; Romans 5). Jesus is of the lineage of David and Abraham- Matthew 1:1, a real human! The first man is earthly, the second man is our Lord Jesus from heaven-meaning that he came from God (James 1:17; John 6:32,51; 1 Corinthians 15:45,47). By man came death and by man came the resurrection from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:21-23). Jesus redeemed us to God (Revelation 5:9; 1 Corinthians 15:21,23; Romans chapter 5). He is alive (Luke 24:39; Ephesians 1).
The man Jesus is our High Priest, and is the mediator between the one God and men (Romans 5:14; 1 Timothy 2:5). God made Jesus to be sin for us, who knew no sin (Isaiah 53; 1 Peter 2:19-25; 2 Corinthians 5:19-21; Hebrews 7:24-28; Hebrews 9). Jesus was tempted on all points just like we are yet without sin (Hebrews 4:14-15; James 1:14). Jesus willingly gave himself as an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savor (Ephesians 5:2,25; Luke 24:44-48; Acts 5:30-32; Acts 4:10-12; Acts 2:22-39). The true and living God, who is the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, raised him from the dead and he is alive forevermore (Ephesians 1; Romans 10:9; 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10).
God cannot be tempted of evil like we are tempted (which means he never was tempted like us at anytime because he is the Living God), neither does God tempt anyone to do evil (James 1:13-14). God is not a man, and God doesn't change (Hosea 11:9). The scriptures do not tell us that God "cannot" become a man, but the scriptures tell us what he "won't do". God said, "I change not..." (Malachi 3:6). God is not a man, nor is he the son of man, and he never changed. God cannot lie (Numbers 23:19; Titus 1:2).
The God of our Lord Jesus is our God and Father (John 20:17; John 14:28; 1 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Peter 1:3; 2 John 1:3; Malachi 2:10).
John 4 (Luke 23:35; 1 Peter 2:4-6)
25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
Jesus was "made" (genomenon- to come into existence, begin to be, receive being) of a woman (Galatians 4:4). He is the firstborn from the dead, and is alive forever more (Revelation 1:4-6,18; Colossians 1:17-20; 1 Corinthians 15:21-28). See also: Matthew 1; Acts 13:22-23; Romans 1:3-4; 2 Timothy 2:8; Galatians 3:16/Acts 3:25-26; Luke 1:68-70
Adam, a man, who was the son of God, was made of the dust of the earth, and was disobedient to God (Genesis 2:7; Luke 3:38; Romans 5:19). Jesus, a man, who is the son of God (John 20:31), was made of a woman (Galatians 4:4) by the power and spirit of our God of the seed of David, and he was and is obedient to God (Luke 1:30-35; Matthew 1:20; John 8:28-29; John 15:10; Romans 5). Jesus is of the lineage of David and Abraham- Matthew 1:1, a real human! The first man is earthly, the second man is our Lord Jesus from heaven-meaning that he came from God (James 1:17; John 6:32,51; 1 Corinthians 15:45,47). By man came death and by man came the resurrection from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:21-23). Jesus redeemed us to God (Revelation 5:9; 1 Corinthians 15:21,23; Romans chapter 5). He is alive (Luke 24:39; Ephesians 1).
The man Jesus is our High Priest, and is the mediator between the one God and men (Romans 5:14; 1 Timothy 2:5). God made Jesus to be sin for us, who knew no sin (Isaiah 53; 1 Peter 2:19-25; 2 Corinthians 5:19-21; Hebrews 7:24-28; Hebrews 9). Jesus was tempted on all points just like we are yet without sin (Hebrews 4:14-15; James 1:14). Jesus willingly gave himself as an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savor (Ephesians 5:2,25; Luke 24:44-48; Acts 5:30-32; Acts 4:10-12; Acts 2:22-39). The true and living God, who is the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, raised him from the dead and he is alive forevermore (Ephesians 1; Romans 10:9; 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10).
God cannot be tempted of evil like we are tempted (which means he never was tempted like us at anytime because he is the Living God), neither does God tempt anyone to do evil (James 1:13-14). God is not a man, and God doesn't change (Hosea 11:9). The scriptures do not tell us that God "cannot" become a man, but the scriptures tell us what he "won't do". God said, "I change not..." (Malachi 3:6). God is not a man, nor is he the son of man, and he never changed. God cannot lie (Numbers 23:19; Titus 1:2).
The God of our Lord Jesus is our God and Father (John 20:17; John 14:28; 1 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Peter 1:3; 2 John 1:3; Malachi 2:10).
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
John 8:58
John 8:58
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
No, Jesus didn't mean that he existed before he began to exist. He was not claiming to be YHVH, who is his God and Father, or an angel for that matter-Hebrews 1:5. The God that sent Moses in Exodus 3:14-15 is the very same God who glorified his servant Jesus in Acts 3:13-15. Jesus is a man, and his God is YHVH (1 Timothy 2:5; Acts 2:22; Hebrews 7:24-28). Jesus said in verse 56 of John 8 that Abraham saw his day and rejoiced to see it and was glad. Before Abraham, Jesus was the Messiah, the son of man (John 4:25-26; Micah 5:2-5). Jesus was made of a woman in due time (Galatians 4:4; Luke 1:30-35). From John 8:24, "if you do not believe that I am he, you will die in your sins", and then Jesus let them know that they would know who he is by saying, "When you have lifted up the son of man, then shall you know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself, but as my Father has taught me I speak these things"-John 8:24-29. Jesus-the son of man, does nothing of himself and only seeks the Father's will and not his own will, for Jesus is the son of the one who is God (John 5:18,30,43; John 7:15-17; 2 John 1:3; Ephesians 1:3,17). In John 8, Jesus refers to himself as a man who told them the truth, which he heard from God (John 8:40, John 7:15-18). All that Jesus said in John 8 is significant. Jesus was foreordained before the foundation of the world, and was slain from the foundation the world(Revelation 13:8), God has chosen us in Jesus before the foundation of the world (1 Peter 1:19-21; Revelation 13:8; Ephesians 1:4).
Whatever God says will come to pass or happen, we can speak as though it has already happened. Even though it has not literally happened yet. God's word will not return to him void (Isaiah 55:11). In John 17:5 Jesus said in prayer to his Father- the only true God, "And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was." Jesus had glory with the Father before the world was because God had purposed it, yet Jesus was made of a woman in due time (Galatians 4:4; Luke 1:30-35). John 17 states that the same glory that God has given him, he has given it to his disciples so that they may be one as Jesus and his Father are one. So that they may be one in Jesus and his Father, being all made perfect in one (John 17:20-23). The time that Jesus received honor and glory from God was not before he began to exist (before he was conceived- 2 Peter 1:17). Because of Jesus, it is now that we can be called the sons of God, crying abba Father (Mark 14:36; Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:6). We can be heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ (Romans 8:17). God is not an heir, because God is God.
Abraham saw Jesus' day by faith, not literally. David, a man after God's own heart, is both dead and buried and has not ascended to heaven, but it is said that David was seeing it before and spoke of the resurrection (Acts 2:29-36; Acts 13:22). According to Hebrews 11, Abraham and many others all died in faith having not received the promises, "God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect." One day, all those that sleep (are dead) in Christ shall be raised together in the first resurrection (1 Thessalonians 4, Revelation 20). The second death has no power over those who are blessed to take part in the first resurrection. There is a resurrection of life and a resurrection of damnation (John 5:29, Daniel 12:2).
There were many prophecies concerning Jesus our Lord, which God spoke by the prophets (Matthew 2:23; Acts 3:20-23; Acts 13:23; Luke 1:68-70; Isaiah 53; Isaiah 11; Romans 15:12). The prophets and others knew of Jesus, God's anointed, before Jesus began to exist (John 5:43-47; Acts 10:38-42; Acts 4:27). Jesus opened up their understanding of the scriptures and expounded to them of the things concerning himself in them, after his resurrection in Luke 24: 25-27, 44-48.
Abraham rejoiced to see Jesus' day and he saw it.
No, Jesus didn't mean that he existed before he began to exist. He was not claiming to be YHVH, who is his God and Father, or an angel for that matter-Hebrews 1:5. The God that sent Moses in Exodus 3:14-15 is the very same God who glorified his servant Jesus in Acts 3:13-15. Jesus is a man, and his God is YHVH (1 Timothy 2:5; Acts 2:22; Hebrews 7:24-28). Jesus said in verse 56 of John 8 that Abraham saw his day and rejoiced to see it and was glad. Before Abraham, Jesus was the Messiah, the son of man (John 4:25-26; Micah 5:2-5). Jesus was made of a woman in due time (Galatians 4:4; Luke 1:30-35). From John 8:24, "if you do not believe that I am he, you will die in your sins", and then Jesus let them know that they would know who he is by saying, "When you have lifted up the son of man, then shall you know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself, but as my Father has taught me I speak these things"-John 8:24-29. Jesus-the son of man, does nothing of himself and only seeks the Father's will and not his own will, for Jesus is the son of the one who is God (John 5:18,30,43; John 7:15-17; 2 John 1:3; Ephesians 1:3,17). In John 8, Jesus refers to himself as a man who told them the truth, which he heard from God (John 8:40, John 7:15-18). All that Jesus said in John 8 is significant. Jesus was foreordained before the foundation of the world, and was slain from the foundation the world(Revelation 13:8), God has chosen us in Jesus before the foundation of the world (1 Peter 1:19-21; Revelation 13:8; Ephesians 1:4).
Whatever God says will come to pass or happen, we can speak as though it has already happened. Even though it has not literally happened yet. God's word will not return to him void (Isaiah 55:11). In John 17:5 Jesus said in prayer to his Father- the only true God, "And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was." Jesus had glory with the Father before the world was because God had purposed it, yet Jesus was made of a woman in due time (Galatians 4:4; Luke 1:30-35). John 17 states that the same glory that God has given him, he has given it to his disciples so that they may be one as Jesus and his Father are one. So that they may be one in Jesus and his Father, being all made perfect in one (John 17:20-23). The time that Jesus received honor and glory from God was not before he began to exist (before he was conceived- 2 Peter 1:17). Because of Jesus, it is now that we can be called the sons of God, crying abba Father (Mark 14:36; Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:6). We can be heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ (Romans 8:17). God is not an heir, because God is God.
Abraham saw Jesus' day by faith, not literally. David, a man after God's own heart, is both dead and buried and has not ascended to heaven, but it is said that David was seeing it before and spoke of the resurrection (Acts 2:29-36; Acts 13:22). According to Hebrews 11, Abraham and many others all died in faith having not received the promises, "God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect." One day, all those that sleep (are dead) in Christ shall be raised together in the first resurrection (1 Thessalonians 4, Revelation 20). The second death has no power over those who are blessed to take part in the first resurrection. There is a resurrection of life and a resurrection of damnation (John 5:29, Daniel 12:2).
There were many prophecies concerning Jesus our Lord, which God spoke by the prophets (Matthew 2:23; Acts 3:20-23; Acts 13:23; Luke 1:68-70; Isaiah 53; Isaiah 11; Romans 15:12). The prophets and others knew of Jesus, God's anointed, before Jesus began to exist (John 5:43-47; Acts 10:38-42; Acts 4:27). Jesus opened up their understanding of the scriptures and expounded to them of the things concerning himself in them, after his resurrection in Luke 24: 25-27, 44-48.
Abraham rejoiced to see Jesus' day and he saw it.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
The Kingdom of God
God created the earth to be inhabited, and the earth abides forever (Isaiah 45:18; Ecclesiastes 1:4; Psalms 104:5; Psalm 78:69). The Lord God will give Jesus, his son, the throne of his father David (Isaiah 9:6-7; Luke 1:30-35; Luke 22:28-30). The throne of David is on the earth, it is Jerusalem. There is never any indication that David's throne moved, or that David was on the throne in heaven at any time. The city of David, is Jerusalem, which is Zion, and it is on the earth (Psalms 48:2; Isaiah 52:1; 2 Samuel 5:7; 1 Chronicles 11:5; 2 Samuel 3:9-10; 1 Kings 2:12,24; 1 Kings 2:33,45; 1 Kings 3:6; Psalms 132:11; Jeremiah 17:25; Luke 1:32). Mount Zion cannot be removed and abides forever (Psalms 125:1; Joel 3:20).
When Jesus comes back he will sit on the throne of his glory, which is on the earth, that God gave to him (Zechariah 6:12-13; Matthew 19:28; Matthew 25:31). Jesus must reign a thousand years and when the last enemy is destroyed, which is death, Jesus will put down all rule, and all authority, and power, and deliver the kingdom to God, his Father, so that God will be all in all (Revelation 5:9-10; 1 Corinthians 15:23-28; Revelation 20: 4-15; Revelation 3:11-12; Revelation 21:1- 7). It will be manifest that Jesus is subject to God, who did put all things under him (1 Corinthians 11:3; 2 Corinthians 11:31; John 14:28). Of course God did not put himself under Jesus, so he is an exception (1 Corinthians 15:27-28). The meek will inherit the earth (Psalms 37:11; Matthew 5:5). The righteous will never be removed from the earth (Psalms 37:29; Proverbs 10:30). The wicked will be destroyed and cut off from the earth (Psalms 37:9, 20, 28, 34, 38).
Those who are dead in Christ at the time of Jesus' coming will be apart of the first resurrection, and some in Christ will still be alive at the time of Jesus' coming (they will be changed) , and will be caught up to meet the Lord Jesus in the air with the others (Revelation 20:4-6; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; 1 Corinthians 15:51-53). Jesus will raise the dead up in the last day by the power of God (John 6:39-40,44,54; 1 Corinthians 6:14; John 5:20-30). They of the first resurrection and all those in Christ, will reign with Jesus during his thousand year reign, and will not be hurt of the second death (Revelation 20:4,6). There is a resurrection of life, and a resurrection of damnation (John 5:29; Acts 24:15).
The rest of the dead, who are not in Christ are resurrected to damnation, after the thousand years. The second death is when the wicked are destroyed together in the lake of fire, being cut off from the earth (Psalms 37:20,38; Rev 20:12-15; Matthew 13:41-43, 49-50). To perish, means to be destroyed, and to not live anymore (Numbers 17:12; Genesis 7:23). The second death is "death", and there is no life when you are dead, you do not know anything or feel anything (Ecclesiastes 9: 3-6; 1 Kings 21:15). Souls are not immortal and do die, and have died, the dead cannot praise God (Psalms 88:10-12; Psalms 115:17; Joshua 10:28,35,37,39; Acts 3:23; Ezekiel 18:4; Revelation 16:3). We are to seek eternal life (immortality), and this means that we don't already have it (Romans 2:7). Jesus was asked what is to be done to inherit eternal life for a good reason (our souls are not immortal)- Mark 10:17, Luke 10:25, Luke 18:18. The dead can live again in the resurrection, we have hope in that Jesus our Lord, the first begotten of the dead, was raised from the dead by God (Hebrews 5:8-10; John 11:25; Acts 2:22-36, 10:38-42, 17:31, 24:15; 1 Peter 1:3,19-21; 1 Corinthians 15:12-23; Philippians 3:7-12; Revelation 20:4-6). Those who believe in God's only begotten Son and are obedient to the will of God will have everlasting life (John 3:16; Matthew 5:20, 7:21, 12:20, 18:3, 19:21-30; 1 John 5:11; 1 John 2:17; Romans 6; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; Galatians 5:16-26). Truly God has given us eternal life and this life is in his son, amen- Romans 6:23, 1 John 5:11.
The city of Jesus' God, is called New Jerusalem, and in the future, it will come down out of heaven from Jesus' God, like a bride prepared for her husband (Revelation 3:11-12). All things will be made new, all the old things would have passed away. There will be peace on earth(Psalms 37:11). God himself will tabernacle among his people. The wicked, who were in the second death will have already been destroyed in the lake of fire, and cut off from the earth, so they will not see this kingdom (Revelation 21:1-7; John 3:3-7).
Jesus preached the gospel of the kingdom, for he said, "I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent" (Luke 4:43; Luke 8:1; Matthew 4:23, 9:35; Mark 1:14). Jesus sent his disciples to preach the kingdom of God (Luke 9:1-2, 59-62; Luke 16:16). They preached the kingdom of God in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 8:12; Acts 20:25; Acts 28:30-31). In the instruction of the manner of prayer, Jesus mentions the kingdom saying, "Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:5-13)." The kingdom of God will come- Matthew 6:33.
When Jesus comes back he will sit on the throne of his glory, which is on the earth, that God gave to him (Zechariah 6:12-13; Matthew 19:28; Matthew 25:31). Jesus must reign a thousand years and when the last enemy is destroyed, which is death, Jesus will put down all rule, and all authority, and power, and deliver the kingdom to God, his Father, so that God will be all in all (Revelation 5:9-10; 1 Corinthians 15:23-28; Revelation 20: 4-15; Revelation 3:11-12; Revelation 21:1- 7). It will be manifest that Jesus is subject to God, who did put all things under him (1 Corinthians 11:3; 2 Corinthians 11:31; John 14:28). Of course God did not put himself under Jesus, so he is an exception (1 Corinthians 15:27-28). The meek will inherit the earth (Psalms 37:11; Matthew 5:5). The righteous will never be removed from the earth (Psalms 37:29; Proverbs 10:30). The wicked will be destroyed and cut off from the earth (Psalms 37:9, 20, 28, 34, 38).
Those who are dead in Christ at the time of Jesus' coming will be apart of the first resurrection, and some in Christ will still be alive at the time of Jesus' coming (they will be changed) , and will be caught up to meet the Lord Jesus in the air with the others (Revelation 20:4-6; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; 1 Corinthians 15:51-53). Jesus will raise the dead up in the last day by the power of God (John 6:39-40,44,54; 1 Corinthians 6:14; John 5:20-30). They of the first resurrection and all those in Christ, will reign with Jesus during his thousand year reign, and will not be hurt of the second death (Revelation 20:4,6). There is a resurrection of life, and a resurrection of damnation (John 5:29; Acts 24:15).
The rest of the dead, who are not in Christ are resurrected to damnation, after the thousand years. The second death is when the wicked are destroyed together in the lake of fire, being cut off from the earth (Psalms 37:20,38; Rev 20:12-15; Matthew 13:41-43, 49-50). To perish, means to be destroyed, and to not live anymore (Numbers 17:12; Genesis 7:23). The second death is "death", and there is no life when you are dead, you do not know anything or feel anything (Ecclesiastes 9: 3-6; 1 Kings 21:15). Souls are not immortal and do die, and have died, the dead cannot praise God (Psalms 88:10-12; Psalms 115:17; Joshua 10:28,35,37,39; Acts 3:23; Ezekiel 18:4; Revelation 16:3). We are to seek eternal life (immortality), and this means that we don't already have it (Romans 2:7). Jesus was asked what is to be done to inherit eternal life for a good reason (our souls are not immortal)- Mark 10:17, Luke 10:25, Luke 18:18. The dead can live again in the resurrection, we have hope in that Jesus our Lord, the first begotten of the dead, was raised from the dead by God (Hebrews 5:8-10; John 11:25; Acts 2:22-36, 10:38-42, 17:31, 24:15; 1 Peter 1:3,19-21; 1 Corinthians 15:12-23; Philippians 3:7-12; Revelation 20:4-6). Those who believe in God's only begotten Son and are obedient to the will of God will have everlasting life (John 3:16; Matthew 5:20, 7:21, 12:20, 18:3, 19:21-30; 1 John 5:11; 1 John 2:17; Romans 6; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; Galatians 5:16-26). Truly God has given us eternal life and this life is in his son, amen- Romans 6:23, 1 John 5:11.
The city of Jesus' God, is called New Jerusalem, and in the future, it will come down out of heaven from Jesus' God, like a bride prepared for her husband (Revelation 3:11-12). All things will be made new, all the old things would have passed away. There will be peace on earth(Psalms 37:11). God himself will tabernacle among his people. The wicked, who were in the second death will have already been destroyed in the lake of fire, and cut off from the earth, so they will not see this kingdom (Revelation 21:1-7; John 3:3-7).
Jesus preached the gospel of the kingdom, for he said, "I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent" (Luke 4:43; Luke 8:1; Matthew 4:23, 9:35; Mark 1:14). Jesus sent his disciples to preach the kingdom of God (Luke 9:1-2, 59-62; Luke 16:16). They preached the kingdom of God in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 8:12; Acts 20:25; Acts 28:30-31). In the instruction of the manner of prayer, Jesus mentions the kingdom saying, "Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:5-13)." The kingdom of God will come- Matthew 6:33.
Monday, January 7, 2013
God is one (Heis)
God is One. According to the Greek text, the form "heis" is used
to describe God as being One (heis). It is a masculine singular
adjective. It is the only form of this Greek word used when it is
applied to God Himself (Mark 12:29,32; Galatians 3:20; Matthew 19:17;
Matthew 23:9; Romans 3:30; 1 Corinthians 8:4,6; 1 Timothy 2:5; James
2:19; Ephesians 4:6).
Galatians 3:20
Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one (heis).
1 Timothy 2:5
For there is one (heis) God, and one (heis) mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
1 Corinthians 8:4,6
As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one(heis).
6But to us there is but one (heis) God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one (heis) Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
According to the scriptures, God is one (heis) by himself, and the man Jesus Christ is the one (heis) mediator between God and men. There is one (heis) God, the Father. There is one (heis) Lord Jesus Christ.
John 10:30
30 I and my Father are one.
John 10:30 does not state, "I and my Father are one God". The term used is "hen". God is one (heis). The Father and his Son are one (hen). This form (hen) is never at anytime used to describe the one God himself being one. " Hen" is neuter singular it is referring to something that is neither masculine or feminine. So God is one (heis) and Jesus Christ our Lord is the one (heis) mediator, and they are together one (hen).
Heis is never at anytime used to describe the one Spirit. The neuter form is used, being neither masculine or feminine. (1 Corinthians 12:11,13; Ephesians 4:4)
Notice also...the Comma Johanneum: 1 John 5:7. Consider that God is "heis". The neuter form is used in 1 John 5:7, therefore it is not stating that the three are one God. Please note that "hen" is used to describe the Spirit, the water, and the blood being one in agreement. 1 John 5:7 could only be stating at best that the three subjects are one in agreement, but not one in being, because God is "heis", God is not "hen". Only one is truly God, and that is the Father of our Lord Jesus- John 17:3, 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10.
I would like to share the following link concerning 1 John 5:7. I encourage further study on this verse.
http://bible.org/article/textual-problem-1-john-57-8
Galatians 3:20
Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one (heis).
1 Timothy 2:5
For there is one (heis) God, and one (heis) mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
1 Corinthians 8:4,6
As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one(heis).
6But to us there is but one (heis) God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one (heis) Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
According to the scriptures, God is one (heis) by himself, and the man Jesus Christ is the one (heis) mediator between God and men. There is one (heis) God, the Father. There is one (heis) Lord Jesus Christ.
John 10:30
30 I and my Father are one.
John 10:30 does not state, "I and my Father are one God". The term used is "hen". God is one (heis). The Father and his Son are one (hen). This form (hen) is never at anytime used to describe the one God himself being one. " Hen" is neuter singular it is referring to something that is neither masculine or feminine. So God is one (heis) and Jesus Christ our Lord is the one (heis) mediator, and they are together one (hen).
Heis is never at anytime used to describe the one Spirit. The neuter form is used, being neither masculine or feminine. (1 Corinthians 12:11,13; Ephesians 4:4)
Notice also...the Comma Johanneum: 1 John 5:7. Consider that God is "heis". The neuter form is used in 1 John 5:7, therefore it is not stating that the three are one God. Please note that "hen" is used to describe the Spirit, the water, and the blood being one in agreement. 1 John 5:7 could only be stating at best that the three subjects are one in agreement, but not one in being, because God is "heis", God is not "hen". Only one is truly God, and that is the Father of our Lord Jesus- John 17:3, 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10.
I would like to share the following link concerning 1 John 5:7. I encourage further study on this verse.
http://bible.org/article/textual-problem-1-john-57-8
Sunday, January 6, 2013
John 10:30
In his prayer to the only true God in John 17, he prayed that they, his
disciples, would be one as he and his Father are one. In the same way
that they are one, his disciples could be one (John 17:20-23). In John 10:30-36, he did not state that he and
his Father are one person, or one God, but he said, "I and my Father are one". He was claiming to be the son of God, and mentioned how the Father called others gods, whom the
word of God came to, and the scriptures cannot be broken (ref. Psalm 45/Hebrews 1:8-9, Psalm 82). He said, "If I do not the works of my Father, believe
me not". In Matthew 27:43 they didn't think that Jesus
was claiming to be God, by saying he is the son of God, but they believed that he trusted God by saying such. They were aware that he was not claiming to be the Living God, who Jesus believes is his own God- John 20:16-17. They believed that he was making himself a king by saying he was the son of God as demonstrated in John 19:7-12 (Ex:John 1:49, Luke 1:32-33, John 18:36, Matthew 19:28, Matthew 25:31, Acts 2:29-32, Isaiah 11).
Consider that Paul and Apollos are said to be one, and they are two different beings (1 Corinthians 3:5-11). They were called one, because they were both laborers together with God, and were working with each other of the same purpose. Considering John 10:30, Jesus did not seek his own will, he sought the Father's will only (John 5:30; John 8:29). Jesus came in the name of his Father, who is the Living God, and not in his own authority, or else they would have received him (John 5:43, John 8:42). Jesus did the works of his Father, rather the Father did the works in Jesus. (John 10:37-38, John 8:24-29; 2 Corinthians 5:19). Acts of the Apostles states that God did mighty works, wonders, and signs by the man Jesus (Acts 2:22; Acts 10:38), for God was with Jesus. If they received Jesus then they received the one who sent him- Matthew 10:40, Mark 9:37, Luke 4:16-21. Jesus' doctrine wasn't his, but it was his Father's who sent him- Deuteronomy 18:15-18. Jesus did not speak of himself, his doctrine was of God (John 7:15-17). Jesus referred to himself as a man that heard the truth from God, and he said he was taught of the Father and could do nothing of himself (John 8:24,28,40). Jesus and his Father are definitely one, and Jesus always does the things that please his Father and God(John 8:28-29; John 12:49-50; John 15:10).
Jesus and his Father are one "hen"- John 10:30, and the Father is greater than Jesus, and is his God. (John 14:28; John 20:17; 1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 1:3,17). God is one "heis" according to the scriptures (Mark 12:29-32; 1 Corinthians 8:4,6; Galatians 3:20; 1 Timothy 2:5- please study the Greek in these verses). God is not three in one "hen".
Consider that Paul and Apollos are said to be one, and they are two different beings (1 Corinthians 3:5-11). They were called one, because they were both laborers together with God, and were working with each other of the same purpose. Considering John 10:30, Jesus did not seek his own will, he sought the Father's will only (John 5:30; John 8:29). Jesus came in the name of his Father, who is the Living God, and not in his own authority, or else they would have received him (John 5:43, John 8:42). Jesus did the works of his Father, rather the Father did the works in Jesus. (John 10:37-38, John 8:24-29; 2 Corinthians 5:19). Acts of the Apostles states that God did mighty works, wonders, and signs by the man Jesus (Acts 2:22; Acts 10:38), for God was with Jesus. If they received Jesus then they received the one who sent him- Matthew 10:40, Mark 9:37, Luke 4:16-21. Jesus' doctrine wasn't his, but it was his Father's who sent him- Deuteronomy 18:15-18. Jesus did not speak of himself, his doctrine was of God (John 7:15-17). Jesus referred to himself as a man that heard the truth from God, and he said he was taught of the Father and could do nothing of himself (John 8:24,28,40). Jesus and his Father are definitely one, and Jesus always does the things that please his Father and God(John 8:28-29; John 12:49-50; John 15:10).
Jesus and his Father are one "hen"- John 10:30, and the Father is greater than Jesus, and is his God. (John 14:28; John 20:17; 1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 1:3,17). God is one "heis" according to the scriptures (Mark 12:29-32; 1 Corinthians 8:4,6; Galatians 3:20; 1 Timothy 2:5- please study the Greek in these verses). God is not three in one "hen".
Saturday, January 5, 2013
1 John 5:20
1 John 5:20
20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
It is noticeable that the one that is true in 1 John 5:20 has a Son named Jesus, who is the Christ. This is seen because it says, "and we are in Him that is true, even in His Son...". There is one God. Jesus is the Son of God. The verse is telling us that Jesus has given us an understanding so that we may know him that is true, and the him that is true is his Father. By mentioning that Jesus is the Son of the one that is true, it goes on to confirm that, "This is the true God, and eternal life". This observation coincides without contradiction with John 17:1,3, where Jesus is praying to the Father and refers to him as the only true God, and refers to himself as the one that the only true God, his Father, has sent. Both 1 John 5:20 and John 17:1,3 harmonize profusely with 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10, where the living and true God is the Father of Jesus (the one who raised him from the dead):
1 Thessalonians 1:9-10
9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
It would not make sense for 1 John 5:20 to be speaking of Jesus as the true God, when he, Jesus, is the living and true God's Son, according to his own perspective, and the perspective of the apostles (Ephesians 1:3,17; John 17:1,3; John 14:28; John 20:17).
It should be taken into account that Jesus gave us an understanding about God, who according to John 1:18 no one has ever seen. Jesus declared God, notice in John 1:18 that it was not stating that Jesus was declaring himself. Jesus stated that the one who sent him is "true". It should be noted that John 8 gives this information clarity. Jesus tells them that he that sent him is true, and goes on to reiterate that he was speaking to the world those things which he heard from the one who is true that sent him. Then in another verse he clarifies who the one that is true that sent him is, and of course the one Jesus was referring to was God. Again coinciding perfectly with John 17:1,3 because Jesus was sent by the only true God, his Father.
John 8:26,40
I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.
40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
So in summary we are in the true God (the Father), by being in his Son Jesus Christ. If we are in the church we are the "body of Christ", which is a habitation of God through the Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:27; Ephesians 4:12; Ephesians 2:22; Colossians 2:9; 1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 5:22-33).
John 17:22-23
22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
It is by Jesus that we have access to the Father, who is the only true God (Ephesians 2:13-22; Ephesians 1:17-23; 1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 7:24-28; John 14:6; 1 John 5:11; John 3:16; John 6:29;)
20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
It is noticeable that the one that is true in 1 John 5:20 has a Son named Jesus, who is the Christ. This is seen because it says, "and we are in Him that is true, even in His Son...". There is one God. Jesus is the Son of God. The verse is telling us that Jesus has given us an understanding so that we may know him that is true, and the him that is true is his Father. By mentioning that Jesus is the Son of the one that is true, it goes on to confirm that, "This is the true God, and eternal life". This observation coincides without contradiction with John 17:1,3, where Jesus is praying to the Father and refers to him as the only true God, and refers to himself as the one that the only true God, his Father, has sent. Both 1 John 5:20 and John 17:1,3 harmonize profusely with 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10, where the living and true God is the Father of Jesus (the one who raised him from the dead):
1 Thessalonians 1:9-10
9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
It would not make sense for 1 John 5:20 to be speaking of Jesus as the true God, when he, Jesus, is the living and true God's Son, according to his own perspective, and the perspective of the apostles (Ephesians 1:3,17; John 17:1,3; John 14:28; John 20:17).
It should be taken into account that Jesus gave us an understanding about God, who according to John 1:18 no one has ever seen. Jesus declared God, notice in John 1:18 that it was not stating that Jesus was declaring himself. Jesus stated that the one who sent him is "true". It should be noted that John 8 gives this information clarity. Jesus tells them that he that sent him is true, and goes on to reiterate that he was speaking to the world those things which he heard from the one who is true that sent him. Then in another verse he clarifies who the one that is true that sent him is, and of course the one Jesus was referring to was God. Again coinciding perfectly with John 17:1,3 because Jesus was sent by the only true God, his Father.
John 8:26,40
I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.
40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
So in summary we are in the true God (the Father), by being in his Son Jesus Christ. If we are in the church we are the "body of Christ", which is a habitation of God through the Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:27; Ephesians 4:12; Ephesians 2:22; Colossians 2:9; 1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 5:22-33).
John 17:22-23
22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
It is by Jesus that we have access to the Father, who is the only true God (Ephesians 2:13-22; Ephesians 1:17-23; 1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 7:24-28; John 14:6; 1 John 5:11; John 3:16; John 6:29;)
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