All the fullness of the Father was within the body of
Christ. (Colossians 1:19, Colossians 2:8-9) From the womb He was holy and
without sin. (Luke 1:35) Throughout His life He was in all points tempted, yet
remained without sin. (Hebrews 4:15)
The way Jesus in the body of human flesh was able to live in
this world with all its temptations, and still remain holy and without sin, was
by the power of His Spirit, the Father within.
While the body of Jesus was born from Mary's womb as the Son
of God, the Father gives us power to BECOME sons of God when we are born AGAIN.
"He was in the world, and the world was made by him,
and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God,
even to them that believe on his name: which were born, not of blood, nor of
the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." - John 1:10-13
KJV
We become born of God when we are born of water and of the
Spirit. (John 3:3, 5) We are born of water when we are buried with Him by
baptism, the name of Jesus called upon us, His precious blood washing away our
sins through His name. (Romans 6:4, Colossians 2:12, Acts 22:16, Matthew 26:28,
Acts 2:38, Revelation 1:5) We are born of the Spirit when we are filled with
the same power that gave the body of Christ power over temptation and sin. We
receive the gift of His Holy Ghost, speaking in other tongues as His Spirit
gives us utterance. (Acts 1:8, Luke 24:49, Acts 2:38-39, Acts 2:4, Acts
10:45-46, Acts 19:6)
When we have the Spirit of God within us, we have the Father
in us. (John 14:23, Matthew 10:18-20).
Just as Christ is the temple of God, we become the temple of
God when we are born again of water and of the Spirit. (John 2:19-21,
1Corinthians 3:17, 2Corinthians 6:16, 1Corinthians 6:19) Because we have come
out from among the world and been born again, the Father receives us as His
sons and daughters and dwells within us. (2Corinthians 6:14-18, 1John 2:15-16)
When Philip asked Jesus to show them the Father, Jesus
answered,
"Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou
not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father…" - John
14:9 KJV
With the name of Jesus upon us, and the Father within us, we
have the power to overcome and live a holy life. We have become the body of
Christ. (1 Corinthians 12:27, 1 Corinthians 10:16-17) Are we able to say, When
you have seen me, you have seen the Father? (Acts 1:8)
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