Jesus is in those that believe.
I dont want to be sidetracked but we are one in Christ.
By faith we know Jesus is in us. He told us so. After you have recieved Christ there is another entitiy inside you (Christ) those that believe know this entity is not of themselves but is in fact Christ.
Jesus is in us Soul and Spirit.
What about Jesus in us Body and Blood? You do believe He has a body right? How do I receive this aspect of God?
Romans 10:
9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
This talks about salvation…not having Christ in us.
So why do you look outside of your being for Christ when He says He is inside those that believe.
Why do you go to a temple made by human hands to worship God when He is not there?
So, are you saying once I walk in a Temple, God is not there? Based on your statements, God should still be there, even if He is not there in the way those who believe in the True Presence believe He is there. Also, since your house and bed are man made, can’t I say the same thing about you?
I must state, I am not against focusing on God as He dwells in us, by for me, faith life is more dynamic than being alone with Him.
I look outside myself just as much as Thomas the Apostle did when He had to see the wounds himself to believe Christ had risen.
Are you against worship in fellowship?
Abraham entered into Gods Covenant by faith.
Moses entered into Gods covenant by faith.
David entered into Gods covenant by faith.
We are to enter into Gods new covenant by faith.
If you believe God dwells in us why do you mock Him by worshipping a temple made of hman hands?
I would appreciate it if this discussion remained charitable, thank you!
I do not mock God and I do not worship a temple. I go to a place where I worship God along with the rest of His sheep.
I do believe faith can enter us into this New Covenant, but obviously we believe differently here. We believe Baptism can enter us into this New Covenant by the indwelling present of the Holy Spirit; where we are born of water and the Spirit. (You do believe Jesus and the Holy Spirit are different right? Actually…do you believe in the Holy Trinity? That would help our discussion.)
Paul is saying that Jesus Christ is in us. Why do you look outside yourself for Him/
Again, I look outside myself just as the Apostle Thomas did. Jesus came in the flesh for a reason, so people could look outside themselves for Him. Of course, this is not the only way to find Him. God became visible, for us!
Then you would reiceve Communion once and then Christ would be in you and there would be no more need for communion.
Since communion is a remembrance of Christ and what he did for us we do it continually.
Wrong, do you only need to eat one meal and then live the rest of your life? I would think not. Just as one should perseveringly pray, one should receive Christ as often as possible because we always need more of Him because He is infinite and we cannot stop receiving Him.
By your same use of logic, I could say that all you had to do was ask Jesus in to your heart just once and you should be good. Are you telling me that since you have done this that you are unable to sin? I mean, shouldn’t that asking of Christ into your heart just once been enough and you now be a wholly righteous person? (I apologize beforehand, I do not know exactly what your beliefs are either.)
We become crucified with Christ when we put to death our flesh nature.
I am glad we actually agree on something!
Again each of these many scriptures tell us that it is Christ/the Spirit / or the fullness of God who lives inside us.
Peter says to sanctify the Lord God who is in you.
Do you acknowledge the presence of God in youby seperating it from everything else thats in there?
Do you believe that God is in you ? seperate Him? and then give God who abides in you the glory and honor due Him?
So, if it is Christ the Spirit who lives in us, then who was it that Jesus sent after He ascended into Heaven? He explicitly states that this someone, the Paraclete, is someone different than Him.
I do acknowledge the presence of God in me by separating Him from everything else that is in me, I also recognize that God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit and He dwells in me in uniquely different ways.
It says here that the fullness of God in bodily form is in Christ. That is why Jesus said why do ask to see the Father have you not seen me?
Do not twist the scripture.
Please explain to me how I was twisting Scripture.
Jesus said that He and the Father are One, but He never said that He is the Father. The Trinity is equally God, but there is no denying the unique persons of the Trinity.
Are you saying Jesus was the Bodily form of the Trinity or just the Bodily form of the second person of the Trinity, who is equally God with the Father and the Holy Spirit?
I still will ask, how do we receive the Bodily form of God that is found in Christ?
Peace be with you!
