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bdieveth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whoso ever liveth and believeth in me shall never die" (John 11:25-26). "He that believedi on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me" (John 12:44-45).
These and many other passages of scripture attest to the authority of ChristasGodtheFatherincamate. (SeeJohn5:23;12:45;13:20;15:23;IJohn 2:22-23.) Immanuel was an omnipresent being, who was on ezuth, and declared to be in heaven at the same time. The Son came down from heav en and allthewhileHeremainedthere (John3:13). Jesus is also omnipotent
(Mattltew 28:17-18) and omniscient (Matthew 12:25; 22:18; Luke 6:8; John 1:47; 4:29).
As to His reconciling and interceding body, Jesus Christ stated the fol lowing:
• "Hethateatethmyflesh,anddrinkethmyblood,dwellethinme,and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me" (John 6: 56, 57). "Sent me" does not mean that the Spirit Father is outside of Him, but He was speaking of the mission of the flesh (Deuteronomy 12:23,27; Leviticus
17:11,14).
• "Behold,myhandsandmyfeet,thatitisImyself:handleme,andsee; foraspirithathnotfleshandbones,asyeseemehave." (Luke24:39).
• "AndwhenJesushadcriedwithaloudvoice,hesaid.Father,intothy handsIcommendmyspirit..."(Luke23:46). WhenJesussaidIcom mend my spirit, itmeant the flesh aspect had finished its work, its mis sion. Thenitwastimefortheuseofthepoweroftheshedblood,by the eternal spirit and the resurrection power of His flesh.
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Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he
WM afterward an hungered. And when the tempter came to him, he said. If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered and said," It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God" (Matthew4:1-4).
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say. Behold, a man gluttonous, and a wine bibber, a friend of publicans and sin ners..." (Matthew 11:19).
We have established from the many verses of scripture quoted that Jesus Christ is Spirit, blood and flesh-"God-Man". In His deity. He is God the Father and in His humanity. He is the Son of God, being visible and tangi ble,havingflesh,blood,andbones. Hishumanityisthemeansbywhich
God the Father accomplished the plan of redemption for mankind. (See