We have been duly instructed saying; "Everyone
that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and may
receive eternal life. As it is written; “Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in
the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes
in Him may have eternal life” (John 3:14-15).
This Eternal life is Jesus Christ Himself Who is the foundation on which one may build his/her spiritual house, and the source by which one comes to know the one and only true God, and Jesus Christ whom God has sent and of course He is the only Mediator between God and Man.
Believing
in Jesus Christ as the Son of Man is the way, the truth, and the life by which
one comes to the Father, and the golden opportunity for one to choose the best
indestructible material to build his/her spiritual house. This level of belief
however will not guarantee everlasting life.
It
is everyone’s individual responsibility to be careful on how he /she builds on
this foundation, for no one can lay any foundation other than the one already
laid, which is Jesus Christ. Therefore if any one builds on this foundation
using gold, silver, or precious stones, his work which will be tested by fire
will survive and he/she will receive a reward. But if anyone builds on this
foundation with wood, hay or straw, his work will be burnt up, he will suffer
loss; but he himself will be saved, only as one escaping through the flames.
God
will give to each person according to what he/she has done. To those who by
persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, But for those who are self-seeking and who rejects the truth and
follow evil, there will be wrath and anger. There will be trouble and distress
for every human being who does evil: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile;
but glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then
for the Gentile. For God does not show favoritism.
Therefore,
believing in Jesus Christ as the Son of Man entails believing that Jesus Christ
experienced life just like every human being, tempted just as we are being
tempted, overcame just as we are to overcome, conquered sin in the flesh, thus
setting us an example that we should follow His steps and therefore, he who says he abides in Him ought himself also
to walk just as He walked.
Now if we truly believe that Jesus Christ the Beloved Son of God took on flesh then a very important question is, when did the Word the beloved Son of God took on flesh and dwelt among men?
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With brotherly love
Lucius Joseph
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