Mat 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Mat 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
In your thoughts does He have all power in heaven and earth? To me the verse reads in the present tense so He has all power .
Why were we given the Holy Ghost if not to teach all nations? Who in your thoughts has power , our Christ or some fake?
This was written by a friend.
If God knew you before you were born its follows that He knows many of His children yet to be conceived. As a believer there is no reason seek the return of Christ. No one waits more than a lifetime to see Him face to face. As a believer we know the He controls history for His glory and our good. The reactionary God of Dispensationalism never existed, He cant be hurried or slowed. I've been convinced ,for a long time, the main force behind the popularity of the imminence doctrine is nothing more than the basest of human desires, cheating death. All the 'homesick for Jesus ' talk is just that. Back to your question, the Kingdom ,which grows ONLY in history , must reach its full potential. This is the reason Christ is not here bodily at present. The system of His enthronement and the Holy Spirit ministering on earth is the best possible means to fulfill the Great Commission. We know this to be true, just as we are NOT given to know how to recognize when/how this task would be completed. In Heaven that are a few who walked with Him, even fewer who saw Him raised in glory. There will be a few, likely a few more, in Heaven who never see death. Chances are far better you and I will follow Abe and Moses and even Jesus in death, the path He has chosen for the majority of His children.
Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Mat 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
In your thoughts does He have all power in heaven and earth? To me the verse reads in the present tense so He has all power .
Why were we given the Holy Ghost if not to teach all nations? Who in your thoughts has power , our Christ or some fake?
This was written by a friend.
If God knew you before you were born its follows that He knows many of His children yet to be conceived. As a believer there is no reason seek the return of Christ. No one waits more than a lifetime to see Him face to face. As a believer we know the He controls history for His glory and our good. The reactionary God of Dispensationalism never existed, He cant be hurried or slowed. I've been convinced ,for a long time, the main force behind the popularity of the imminence doctrine is nothing more than the basest of human desires, cheating death. All the 'homesick for Jesus ' talk is just that. Back to your question, the Kingdom ,which grows ONLY in history , must reach its full potential. This is the reason Christ is not here bodily at present. The system of His enthronement and the Holy Spirit ministering on earth is the best possible means to fulfill the Great Commission. We know this to be true, just as we are NOT given to know how to recognize when/how this task would be completed. In Heaven that are a few who walked with Him, even fewer who saw Him raised in glory. There will be a few, likely a few more, in Heaven who never see death. Chances are far better you and I will follow Abe and Moses and even Jesus in death, the path He has chosen for the majority of His children.