Section I. Foundational Truth
The only fact we must accept without proof is God is supreme. …for he that cometh to God must believe that he is… Hebrews 11:6. We need not have to understand the “how” or “why” He is God, but we do need to accept He is capable of creating/doing anything and everything, otherwise He is not God. As part of His supremacy then, mankind must come to know God according to His will, because His almighty will makes Him God/god to us.
As to Jesus, after having received the Holy Ghost, Jesus referred to Himself as the “Son of man” more than eighty (80) times in the New Testament, e.g., For the Son of man. Matthew 12:8. Jesus was: 1.) born of the Spirit as a Son of God in the Spirit as the Word in His spirit/will of man, and 2.) born a man as a son in the flesh as a “second” type of man as one who has the Spirit of God in them. Hence, Jesus is a “son” in both contexts–God and man, and His “Son of man” reference had a two-fold meaning.As such, not only was Jesus a man of the “first” type like Adam, Jesus is also the origin of a “second” man type, because the Word/will of God IS who He is in His spirit/will of man of the “first” type like Adam. For clarity, not until this “second” man type (Jesus) did any person have the Spirit of God sown naturally in them as a true begotten Son of God. Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. 1 Corinthians 15:46-48.
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1: God and Man (PDF Format below)
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2: The First Man and Transgression (PDF format below)
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3: Who is Jesus?
(All of this subsection 3 titled "Who is Jesus?" is reprinted from the book in its entirety.)
The physical “nature” of parents always determines the nature of their offspring. Zebras (animals) are born from zebras, sparrows (birds) from sparrows, perch (fish) from perch,…, and humans from humans. If a person was born “of the Spirit” of God they would be a child of God in the Spirit as proved with the discussion of the first man in the previous section. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. John 3:6. (While we do not always rely on the use of capitalization for proper meaning of terms and phrases within the Bible, punctuation is sometimes helpful to reinforce the proper context. The “Spirit” in John 3:6 is in reference to God in any or all of the three aspects man knows of Him–the Father (as the will of God), the Word, and the Holy Ghost. The “spirit” (lower case) is a generic reference to something man, by nature, is not.)
Just as man’s flesh cannot cease or take a break from being human, no aspect of God as a spirit ever ceases to be of the Spirit of God. As to Jesus, by the true love of God the Father in power and without physical contact of any kind, a man-child named Jesus was conceived by the Holy Ghost in the womb of a virtuous, virgin woman named “Mary”. And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. Luke 1:35. But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. Matthew 1:20 (Emphasis added). (As discussed later in this work, most non-King James “versions” of the Bible improperly replace “Holy Ghost” with “Holy Spirit”. Knowing the Spirit is always Holy by nature and the “Holy Ghost” is always used in relationship to the contextual meaning being presented, most substitutions of “Holy Spirit” for “Holy Ghost” create confusion or frustrate a proper understanding. The Word of God, and the men God used to pen it for the Bible, are not the author of confusion. For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. 1 Corinthians 14:33. People who change the Word are the authors of confusion.)
With respect to the conception of Jesus, one parent of Jesus is of the Spirit of God–without flesh and bones, and the other was of the flesh–with flesh and bones. As different parents having different “lives” (souls), each parent gave Jesus their respective natural life. Recall, man was created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26-27), and Jesus was no exception in that way. He had a body, soul and spirit/will of man like every person has. See, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, and Hebrews 4:12.The flesh and bones part of Jesus (i.e., His body) is human having an individual human soul. But what about His father? His father is God so part of Jesus was born of the Spirit of God for Jesus to be the spiritual offspring of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. John 3:6. In fact, Jesus was born “Emmanuel” meaning “God with us”.Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Matthew 1:22-23. As a result, Jesus was the first living combination of flesh and Spirit (of God) in a human. Because of God’s own intent to create man in His “image and likeness” as discussed above, we may properly compare the trinity of God, being the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, to the trinity of body, soul and spirit (of man).When we do we learn more about God the Father and Jesus as “God with us.” Consider: Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles. Matthew 12:18 (Emphasis added); see also Isaiah42:1.
From Matthew 12:18 (and Isaiah 42:1): 1.) the body of Jesus is the servant as the body of the Father. Jesus saith unto him, 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; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? (John 14:9) . Jesus is the offspring and progeny of man having a human soul. 2.) the Father is the “soul” of God in the trinity… “in whom my soul is well pleased:…” (see, Matthew 12:18 above); and 3.) the Father’s spirit, as “my spirit” (see, Matthew 12:18 above), is the Holy Ghost.
The only remaining element of the trinity of the man Jesus that remains unaccounted for is His spirit/will of man, and the only remaining element of the trinity of God unaccounted for is the Word. But note: And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John 1:14. (This verse does not mean the body (flesh) of Jesus is the Word. The verse means the body of Jesus was the “flesh suit” for the Word!)
Because that which is born of the flesh is flesh and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit (John 3:6), the Word is the spirit/will of the man Jesus and the Spirit/will of God for all mankind! This combination in one makes Him Emmanuel–“God with us.” Again: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. …And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John 1:1 and 14.
The Word of God as part of the trinity of the Spirit of God IS the spirit/will of the man Jesus! This combination is the very reason we may refer to the trinity of God as the Father, the Son (the Word), and the Holy Ghost as alluded to earlier in this work. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Matthew28:19.
No other religion, no other alleged prophet, no other deity in any polytheistic or monotheistic culture or society anywhere or at any time makes this claim, or could make this claim, EVE R!
The Word as part of the trinity of the Spirit of God IS the spirit/will of the man Jesus!
By way of reproof, the Word “spoken” by the Father is His “issue” (offspring or progeny) in the spirit and of His Spirit–the Holy Ghost, because He is God in the spirit. Recall, we know the Word is God (John 1:1) as part of the trinity (1 John5:7), conceived by the Holy Ghost–the “Spirit of truth”! But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. John 14:26. But when the Comforter is come,whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning. John 15:26-27. (Also note, ALL of God’s creations were made by His Word according to His will. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. John1:1-3.)
The body of Jesus is the flesh made for THE Word of God for all mankind, and as His spirit/will of man IS the Father’s will for all mankind!
The Father gave Jesus the Holy Ghost immediately before Jesus began His ministry. And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. Luke 3:22. By the Father’s spirit, “His spirit” as the Holy Ghost, the Father was the witness to the truth in Jesus as the Word. I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me. John 8:18; see also, John 5:31-47. Moreover, Jesus was the servant of God the Father as a child of His–a Son, and the Holy Ghost enabled Jesus to become His servant for the benefit of others. Considering the ministry of Jesus on earth as part of the New Covenant for salvation today as explained in much greater detail below, these verses also tell us every child of God under the New Covenant is a servant of God.
After having received the Holy Ghost, Jesus referred to Himself as the “Son of man” more than eighty (80) times in the New Testament, e.g., For the Son of man. Matthew 12:8. Jesus was: 1.) born of the Spirit as a Son of God in the Spirit as the Word in His spirit/will of man, and 2.) born a man as a son in the flesh as a “second” type of man as one who has the Spirit of God in them. Hence, Jesus is a “son” in both contexts–God and man, and His “Son of man” reference had a two-fold meaning.As such, not only was Jesus a man of the “first” type like Adam, Jesus is also the origin of a “second” man type, because the Word/will of God IS who He is in His spirit/will of man of the “first” type like Adam. For clarity, not until this “second” man type (Jesus) did any person have the Spirit of God sown naturally in them as a true begotten Son of God. Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. 1 Corinthians 15:46-48.
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4: The Father's Reconciliation with Man (PDF format below)
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5: Desiring the will of God (PDF format below)
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