God is a Family
The Hebrew word used in Genesis 1:1, "In the beginning, God created..." is "Elohim." Elohim is a plural. The "im" ending connotes MORE than one-a duality of Persons in the Godhead.
Notice! "And 'Elohim' [God] said, 'Let us make man in our image...'" He did not say, "I will make man in my image"-but, "Let us," MORE THAN ONE-"make man in OUR image."
You know now that Jesus Christ of the New Testament is the Person or the Godhead who DID THE CREATING! (John 1:3, 10). The member of the Family of God who wrote the Ten Commandments with His own finger; who parted the Red Sea; who wrestled with Jacob; who spoke to Abraham-that Person was one of the Divine Beings called, in the Hebrew tongue, Elohim. He became HUMAN; changed from Spirit to flesh, born of a virgin, and came among us as Jesus Christ of Nazareth-a human, to become the Author of our salvation; our redeemer from sin and Satan-the firstborn from the dead.
He revealed to us that He had a FATHER in heaven!
He said, "No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him" (John 1:18).
Jesus said, "I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me..." (John 8:18). He enraged the Jews when He proclaimed, "Verily, Verily, I say unto you, before Abraham was, I AM!" (John 8:58).
The Jews knew by heart what God had said to Moses, "I AM THAT I AM; and He said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel; I AM hath sent me unto you!" (Exodus 3:14).
To them, this was BLASPHEMY! They "took up stones to cast at Him" when He made that statement! They later accused Him of "making Himself EQUAL WITH GOD!"
And WHO WAS Christ?
He WAS THE CREATOR-come in HUMAN FLESH! He was the executive member of the Elohim (GOD) who did the commanding; who "Spoke, and there was light," Truly, before Abraham was ever thought of-HE EXISTED!
He reveals to us that there is a divine FAMILY of beings;
which HE chooses to call the "Father," and the "Son."
He says we can be "begotten by His Holy Spirit, and become "children" of God! We are then "brothers and sisters'' in Christ.
The church, which nourishes and protects us, is likened to our "mother." When we are resurrected, or when we are instantaneously changed, "in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump..." at the second coming of Christ, then we are BORN OF GOD! Yes BORN into our new, spiritual, divine FAMILY!
We are then "JOINT-HEIRS WITH CHRIST!"
And what did Christ "INHERIT?"
ALL THINGS!
Now do you see?
Your great human potential-your divinely-appointed human destiny-YOUR PERSONAL FUTURE is to become a MEMBER OF GOD'S OWN DIVINE, SPIRIT FAMILY!
YOU are to become a MEMBER of the FAMILY (KINGDOM) OF GOD!
Paul said, "Know ye not that we shall judge angels?" (I Corinthians 6:3).
Yes, those who are resurrected in the first resurrection (Revelation 20:5) are to share RULERSHIP OF THE WORLD with Christ for the first one thousand years (Revelation 2:26, Revelation 20:4), and are to be like "pillars in the temple of God" (Revelation 3:12) living, ruling, reigning with God the Father and with Jesus Christ His Son FOR ALL ETERNITY!
God says the time will come-after the millennium-AFTER the great judgment of the "rest of the dead" (Revelation 20:5, 11:15) that He, God the Father, will come down to THIS EARTH-and ".... the throne of God and of the Lamb [Christ] shall be in it..." (Revelation 22:3), and then Christ says, God will"... MAKE ALL THINGS NEW" (Revelation 21:5).
Then is a "NEW BEGINNING" in the great plan and purpose of God!
THEN it will come clear WHY Almighty God is SO GREATLY enlarging HIS FAMILY! Then we will know perfectly what we can now know only in part!
Does your mind comprehend it? Can you really grasp it? YOU were born of your human parents as a POTENTIAL MEMBER OF GOD'S SPIRIT FAMILY! As you are a full-fledged member, an equal, in your HUMAN family, so through God's Holy Spirit-through growth, development, overcoming-and, finally, through an actual, literal CHANGE; a change from HUMAN to DIVINE; a change from FLESH TO SPIRIT-you will experience your own great personal, human destiny-YOU WILL BECOME A SPIRIT BEING-A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING KINGDOM, THE FAMILY OF GOD!
This GREAT TRUTH is somehow hidden from the eyes of the MILLIONS, today! The churches don't teach it! But you have SEEN, with your own eyes, in your own Bible, the real truth about YOUR personal DESTINY!
May God help you to surrender your will to HIM; to repent; to be baptized; to receive His Spirit-to become HIS CHILD-to finally be BORN into His great Spirit FAMILY. That is the only real reason you are living on this good, green earth!
2006-11-23 09:58:33
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answered by His eyes are like flames 6
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Wow!! listen to what you wrote, the answer is there.
Jesus said "all that call on the lords NAME will make it to heaven only those that do my F A T H E R S will.
So find out who is jesus's father. The true God. Jehovah is his NAME. The name Jesus wants you to call upon at.
Jesus is not the father like most religions state he is. He was SENT by the father, the creator of the universe, the one and only tru God.
Next time when you pray, pray to Jehovah, The God of abraham and close the prayer under Jesus name, That is why Jesus died for us, THROUGH JESUS we can pray to his father.
If you want to know the truth, visit the Jehovah's Witnesses. You will learn a lot about the bible.
You will learn That Jehovah is the true God and that thanks to Jesus we have the opportunity to get to know Jehovah better.
The God of Abraham will guide you if you pray to him. I hope you find what you are looking for.
ALSO BE AWARE THAT THE NAME JEHOVAH APPEARS IN THE ORIGINAL TEXTS OF THE BIBLE ABOUT 7000 TIMES, But the new bible's have substituted JEHOVAH to Lord or God, Why?
2006-11-23 10:04:35
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answered by sfumato1002 3
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Jesus made Gods will very clear! he said "and this is the will of him that sent me that everyone who sees the Son and believes on him may have everlasting life and I will raise him up at the last day" He also said "The will of the Father is that you believe on him whom he has sent (himself,Jesus)
The Father directs all men everywhere to believe on his Son because "neither is there salvation in any other : for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved" (Acts Ch.4 V12)
2006-11-23 11:34:30
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answered by mandbturner3699 5
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In order to go to heaven you must believe in Him (Jesus) whom the Father sent to earth. He came to save His people from their sins.
You must trust in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ as the basis for your salvation. There are no good works you can do to "earn" salvation. It is a free gift to everyone who trusts in Christ for the forgiveness of their sins.
When you trust in Jesus Christ for your salvation, the Holy Spirit comes into your life and "seals" you until the day you die. Your salvation is secure at that moment.
I would suggest you read the book of Romans and the book of 1 John in the Bible. Romans explains how to become a Christian and 1 John tells you how to know that you are a Christian.
Hope this helps you!
2006-11-23 10:13:19
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answered by Kidd! 6
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You're quoting the part where Jesus said "Not everyone that saith 'Lord Lord'"
And he followed up saying "But he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven."
One thing you're forgetting: You can go to a Baptist bishop and he can get you saved, and you will have a free pass on Judgment Day, and go directly to heaven. So don't take everything literal.
You can actually sin a little and the guarantee will still hold, it's all very metaphorical. Go to a Baptist church and get all the details.
2006-11-23 09:55:48
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answered by Anonymous
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own heaven? God will make certain what is going on in His kingdom-- we are in basic terms human beings residing right here and get no say in the issue. yet i recognize that His plans for us are spectacular. So regardless of if or no longer each and every thing you stated right that's recent in heaven, it won't be counted once you get there. God says the mild would be with us and which will fulfill us consistently. :)
2016-10-17 11:06:42
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answered by rybicki 4
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How to get into heaven differs based on your religion, but according to my religion, what you need to do is believe that Jesus is the true son of God, that he died on the cross for our sins. That is the simplified version taught to young kids, but that does not make it a lie or wrong. As far as the will of God, no one but Jesus knows what it is, the only way to have a clue is to pray that God will show you what His will for you is. Eventually you will begin to understand a tiny portion of what the true will of God is. But a general idea of God's will is to believe in him, and to show others the way to Him.
2006-11-23 10:09:07
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answered by gizmo_the_wizmo 2
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That's about it. Follow the ten commandments. The 10 Commandments of God
1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.
3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
4. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
5. Honour thy father and thy mother.
6. Thou shalt not kill.
7. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
8. Thou shalt not steal.
9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
10. Thou shalt not covet.
2006-11-23 10:02:33
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answered by notProudatAll 3
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Hi, look Jesus simplified this for us we need do two things to enter Heaven, 1. love God
2. love our neighbour as ourselves.
everything else consists in avoiding personal sin and staying connected to God in prayer.
be at peace and trust in the Lord to enable you to do this.
2006-11-23 10:01:01
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answered by Sentinel 7
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12:7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
2006-11-23 09:55:31
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answered by Royal Racer Hell=Grave © 7
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Be good, help others
Short and simple
2006-11-23 09:54:44
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answered by Alan 7
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