Hi Oscarr, I definitely agree with Nowfaith in the excellent witness you have presented to this CF Form. I also appreciate your presence on this forum. In our new created spirit that God gave us, I believe that in our new created spirit that we are all united in Christ. We were all given the same spirit that Jesus has but most of us don't know that. I think it's time for the body of Christ to really (fully realize) and get to know who Jesus is and what His full atonement means to us as new covenant believers.
We are created and transformed in His image. Once the Church fully realize who Christ is then we (as His Body) can fully realize who we are in
Him. You are absolutely correct in your comment highlighted above. I use to say that all the time that we are not worthy, and we deserve to go to hell. I have learned that this kind of thinking was for our old nature within us. But, today our old nature died (at our new birth) and now God gave us a new nature or a new spirit. I'll even go farther in that I believe that we have received God's perfect nature that cannot be corrupted and will remain within us for all eternity.
I believe that (in Him) we are the righteousness of Christ (not of ourselves) but we were made righteous and I believe that we are not unworthy worms anymore. Our unworthiness and unrighteousness was in our old nature. This all changed when we become born of God (born-again) and in our new spirit is forever perfected and made we were3 made worthy and righteous in Him.
With that said... Now that we have Christ in us, were are also in Christ. The fullness of the Godhead is in our new created spirit. I believe that since we have been transformed into His image and with His new nature that we have been given new names in heaven. Does that make any sense? My earthly name is Harold and will remain that until Jesus comes back but Harold's old nature (spirit) died and was crucified and buried with Him and the new Harold was raised up and was resurrected with Him and
in him I am justified and worthy to enter into His presence and to spend eternity with Him.
We have a new spirit (God's nature) and our soul (mind, will, and emotions) and body did not change
but they are in the process of being changed as we daily and continually
renew our minds with His Word. I believe our fleshly bodies can receive healing by realizing and believing the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross. All the blessings from God can be received by His Grace through our faith.
My time is short as I am writing this fast since we're heading out to Amish country as I said in my previous post last night. As I read your thoughts (Post 6) and knowing just who I am
In Christ that by being born of God that
that makes us worthy to boldly come before Him without any unworthiness. With that in mind, I believe that we are worthy to receive every blessing that God has made for us through Christ's atonement. All we need to do is "ask" and believe that He has everything for us [and] that everything that we ever need (in this life) and even things that we haven't even thought of has
already been done which is ours by grace through faith.
Thank you (Oscarr) for being our friend in the Word/faith forum. Gotta go, and I'm sure when I return in a few days that there will be some comments to my post. It will give all of you something to think about for sure. Just stirring the pot a little...
Blessed to be a Blessing...
Harry