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God Met Ons – Vir Ewig!

God Met Ons – Vir Ewig!

“Want so lief het God die wêreld gehad dat Hy sy eniggebore Seun gegee het, sodat elkeen wat in Hom glo, nie verlore gaan nie, maar die ewige lewe het” (Johannes 3:16 NKJV, beklemtoning myne).

God het Jesus nie aan die mensdom geleen nie. Jesus het nie bloot as ‘n mens verskyn, soos die tyd toe Hy Abraham besoek het nie (Genesis 18:16-17). Die Seun van God het mens geword!

Sy naam sal genoem word “Immanuel – wat beteken ‘God met ons’” (Matthéüs 1:23, NIV 84).

God het uit die hemel neergedaal om by ons te wees, nie net vir 33 jaar nie, maar Jesus, God die Seun, is vir ewig met ons!

“Daarom, toe Christus in die wêreld gekom het, het Hy gesê: ‘Slagoffer en spysoffer het U nie begeer nie, maar ‘n liggaam wat U vir My berei het’ (Hebreërs 10:5 NIV 84).

“Want vir ons is ‘n kind gebore, aan ons is ‘n Seun gegee; en die regering sal op sy skouer wees. En sy Naam sal genoem word Wonderbaar, Raadgewer, Magtige God, Ewige Vader, Vredevors” (Jesaja 9:6, NKJV beklemtoning myne).

God het ons sy Seun gegee om ‘n ware mens te word, met menslike “vlees en bloed, Hy het ook deel gehad aan [ons] mensheid” (Hebreërs 2:14 NIV 84). En Jesus behou sy menslikheid vir ewig sodat ons kan weet dat God met ons is, dat God vir ons is, dat God nie vir ons skaam is nie:

Beide die een wat die mense heilig maak en die wat heilig gemaak word, is van dieselfde familie. Jesus is dus nie skaam om hulle broers te noem nie (Hebreërs 2:11 NIV84, beklemtoning myne).

Deur die ewigheid heen, is ons wat sondaars is, gered deur genade, nie tweederangse burgers in die hemel nie; ons word nie as misdadigers op parool beskou nie. Deur Jesus se offerande, deur ‘n ware mens te word, is ons spesie nader aan God sou Adam nie gesondig het nie. Deur Jesus word die mensdom verhef en vereer tot ‘n hoër posisie en ‘n nouer verhouding met God as wat Adam in sy onskuld kon geweet het. Jesus, God die Seun, is nou ten volle mens, en deur Hom regeer ‘n mens nou in die hemel, ‘n mens sit nou op die troon, ‘n mens regeer nou die kosmos (Jesaja 9:6) – en hierdie wonderlike God van liefde is nie skaam om deel van ons familie te wees nie!

En deur Jesus, wat nie net die Seun van God is nie, maar ook die Seun van die mens is – die afstammeling van Adam, ‘n lid van ons menslike familie, op hierdie planeet, waar Satan sy banier geplant het, waar Adam se heerskappy deur die bose oorgeneem is, waar sonde en boosheid floreer, en die skoonheid van God se skepping bederf en verduister is, die enigste plek in die heelal waar sonde oorvloedig is – hier is God se genade des te meer oorvloedig, aangesien Jesus nie net mens geword het nie, nie net Satan verslaan het nie, nie net die mensdom verlos het nie, maar Hy sal ook die setel van God se regering na die aarde skuif en vir ewig in die toekoms van hierdie planeet af regeer (Openbaring 21:2-3)!

Wees in verwondering, staan verbaas, laat jou hart verneder word in aanbidding en liefde, want ons Skepper God skaam hom nie vir ons nie en sal nooit vir ons skaam wees nie – Hy het ons lief en verlang net om ons te genees van alle sonde, alle gebrek, alle hartseer en seerkry! Hy verlang daarna om elke vrees weg te neem, om ons te reinig van alle skuldgevoelens, skaamte en sonde; om elke tekortkoming te verwyder en om ons te herstel tot gelykvormigheid aan Christus in alle dinge.

God is met ons!

“Want diegene wat God tevore geken het” sal sy liefde ontvang en hulle harte in vertroue vir Hom oopmaak, “dié het hy ook voorbestem om gelykvormig te word aan die gelykenis van sy Seun, sodat hy die eersgeborene onder baie broers kon wees. … Wat sal ons dan in reaksie hierop sê? As God vir ons is, wie kan teen ons wees? Hy wat sy eie Seun nie gespaar het nie, maar hom vir ons almal oorgegee het, hoe sal Hy nie ook saam met hom ons ook alles genadiglik gee nie? … Wie sal ons skei van die liefde van Christus? Sal moeilikheid of swaarkry of vervolging of hongersnood of naaktheid of gevaar of swaard dit doen? … Nee, in al hierdie dinge is ons meer as oorwinnaars deur Hom wat ons liefgehad het. Want ek is daarvan oortuig dat geen dood of lewe, of engele of demone, die hede of die toekoms of enige kragte, nie hoogte of diepte of enigiets anders in die hele skepping ons sal kan skei van die liefde van God wat in Christus Jesus, onse Here, is nie” (Romeine 8:29-39 NIV 84, beklemtoning myne).

Wees bly, o hemele! Wees verbaas, o aarde, want God is met ons – en ons kan kies om by Hom te wees!

 

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I have been tuning into your weekly study classes for a while now and wanted express my appreciation for the teachings that ha been a huge blessing in opening up the true message of the word. Viewing scripture under an imposed law theory always, without fail, raised more questions, concerns, and conflicting scripture interpretations that were discouraging at the very least. Looking at scripture through the design law lens has brought more truth to light for me personally and an understanding of our Heavenly Father that places Him “above all others,” where I am now more than thrilled to witness and serve Him.  I “stumbled” across this ministry a year or so ago and would only watch a few minutes at a time. But the more I listened and the longer I paid attention, the more my spiritual eyes were opened to the ever present truths of scripture. The comprehension of the great controversy and it’s origin by the lies perpetrated and perpetuated throughout the Bible on the attack of God’s character and government is truly priceless. Keep up the Good Work! Your servanthood is desperately needed in such a time as this!

Jeff D., Reading, MA, USA

 

Testimony 26

Your teachings about our heavenly Father have changed my life. Thank you sooooooo very very much! I know He’s doing some serious healing in my heart and life and I look forward to each new day to learn something new about Him and to just hear you speak about Him. Thank you, forever.

Nancy S.

 

Testimony 51

I Love This Ministry!!!!!!! I see first hand how this message is desperately needed, how erroneous beliefs about God and His Character negatively affect humanity at every level. I thank God for your ministry, as I was searching on my own and was discovering some of your same beliefs and was blown away when I found your ministry. I know you hear it all the time, but it is truly life changing. May God continue to reveal His Will to you and Bless you!

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My husband is a pastor and I listen to your lesson almost every week. Thank you for helping me in my study life and to help me love the “real” God more.

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Testimony 15

I have been sharing Come And Reason Ministries Bible study lessons with several folk. You have such a beautiful view of the plan of salvation. If we had this message preached when I was young, my generation would still all be in church.

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I wanted to thank you very much for presenting your understanding of God. I’ve always been troubled by this question: Why did Jesus have to die? Since my conversion I understood that The Father & Jesus are one, I did not have issues with that. But was there not any other way to save us than for Jesus to die? I guess I actually had a question about God – if He is so wise, how come He did not find another way? I did not see the real ‘beauty’  in the cross. Only when you explained the picture in the medical context, Jesus providing medicine for my selfishness, have I started to finally ‘see the light’. Thank you so much. Your seminar, “Healing the Mind,” are absolutely marvelous & have shared them with my family and many other people, including colleagues at work. Thanks, thanks, thanks. May God bless you abundantly in your ministry.

M. W., Australia

 

Testimony 54

I had a lot of pressure, as a pastor’s kid, to conform and be “good.” I was good at being “good.” I thought my life was going along well until it all started falling apart and I could not figure out why! In my search for “why is this happening to me, God?” I came across your book, “Could it be this Simple,” and God started revealing to me the many distortions I held about His character, His principles, and how He has designed His universe to operate. I remember thinking, “Wow, I have had this all backwards.” I was happy and angry all at the same time. Happy to have the light of truth break through the darkness, revealing a wonderful, beautiful way of understanding God and His plan for His children, and angry, because I felt deceived and cheated by the church, my family, and myself!

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Karen S., Portal, AZ, USA

 

Testimony 57

You have helped make sense of thirty two years of confusion. The material you freely provide reorganized so much of my life into such a beautiful pattern that has always been hinted at from within, but misguided with my training and what I was experiencing externally. My filipno parents, who were converted from Catholicism to SDA, were sincere and did their best to raise me the right way and I have deep respect for them. However, being immigrants and not understanding the language made for a difficult transition as I was growing up, which also applied to my spiritual growth as I learned the patterns of religion. I have been listening to as many bible study classes and reading blog posts as my time in a work truck will allow, searching for the practical applications of where spirituality and reality meet, and I thank you for helping me find that. You have helped me reach a point in which I can truly say that I love God, that I believe He loves me, and, like David, I delight in His law. God bless.

Emmanuel V., Calgary, AB Canada

Testimony 27

Your teachings about our heavenly Father have changed my life. Thank you sooooooo very very much! I know He’s doing some serious healing in my heart and life and I look forward to each new day to learn something new about Him and to just hear you speak about Him. Thank you, forever.

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Thank you! I love listening to the Come And Reason Ministries Bible study classes and am using some of your notes to get the lessons together that I will be teaching. You always have such good quotes and Bible texts and pull things together to make good sense.

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Testimony 52

Your unique way in spreading the truth is what we all need today. Most of us don’t recognize the contamination coming from all the lies and selfishness in the world. Because of our fear of death, we forgot how to live. Lies left and right. I was losing hope and faith, because of so many ideas that are always contradicting each other – so many questions answered by other, more complicated, questions – until I found your channel on YouTube.

You did not just give me answers, you also taught me how to answer new questions that arise in my mind. Now I see things differently. I see God’s mercy, grace, and Love everywhere, in spite of all the chaos that we all have done as humans. I don’t fear death anymore. Accepting the Truth and Love about God is truly a genuine Freedom from all the confusions, sufferings, selfishness, pain, and death.

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Testimony 59

I’m a native Ghanan, but am currently in France for my master’s degree. Prior to this, during my final years at undergraduate studies in Ghana, I was introduced to your ministry and I’ve been immensely blessed by what you share, especially about the Design and Imposed Laws. God richly bless you for that.

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Testimony 18

The Healing the Mind DVD set tarted me on a journey that has changed my relationship with our loving God more significantly than any other study, and brought me to your book and Bible study podcasts, which I now listen to daily, thanks to the availability of archived content on your site and on iTunes.

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Testimony 40

I was brought up in a different faith and have been petrified my whole life of God. I believed that I would burn in hell for eternity. When I was 12 I started pursuing the things of this world, but for the next 45 years the Spirit was always calling me, as I knew there was a God through nature. I could see the vast sea of stars in the universe and knew there was something bigger out there. Five years ago, through a Revelation seminar, I was blessed to learn about God’s character and government.

Then I found Come and Reason Ministries and have come under some extreme pressure when I speak about the ministry. One time a member sent me an internet article titled “Whats wrong with Tim Jennings?” I asked her what she thought of it and she said “I don’t know, I didn’t read it.”

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