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The Word became flesh (2)     [John 1:1-4, 9-14]                      This is John 1:1 – “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”   Here, “the Word” refers to Jesus Christ, God the Son.  The words, “the Word was with God” (v. 1), mean that God the Father is the only one, and God the Son is with Him.  The words “the Word was God” (v. 1) means that God the Father and the Son Jesus are equal to each other (Triune God).                   It is a rudimentary meditation on the triune God.   Although the word “Triune God” does not appear in the Bible, the Bible testifies that God is the Triune God.   The Bible says there is only one God: “Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one!” (Deut. 6:4), “Now a mediator is not for one party...

The Word became flesh (1)     [John 1:1-4, 9-14]                     We should all want to know more about Jesus.   I hope and pray that we all grow in the knowledge of Christ Jesus our Lord and realize that the knowledge of Jesus is of the highest value (Phil. 3:8).   May we be assured as we come to know Jesus more deeply (especially His death and resurrection).                   Who is Jesus?   Look at John 1:14 – “And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.”   Jesus is the Word made flesh.   Here, “the Word” refers to Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of Heavenly Father.   Look at John 1:1 – “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was Go...

Salvation of the Triune God (4)       [Romans 8:1-4]                        Look at Romans 8:4 – “ so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.”   Leviticus 16 speaks of the Day of Atonement.   It is a day to offer a sin offering that is only held once a year.   The high priest (Aaron) (v. 3) entered the Most Holy only once a year to offer a sin offering, and he chose two male goats for a sin offering (v. 5) and put them before the LORD at the door of the tent of meeting (v. 7), and lots were cast for the two goats.   One lot was made for the LORD, and one lot was made for the scapegoat (Azazel) (v. 8).   Here, “the scapegoat” (Azazel) is a compound word of “to depart” (“azal”) and “goat” (“ez”), apparently meaning “to leave” or “to send”.   Or it seems to...

Salvation of the Triune God (3)       [Romans 8:1-4]                       Look at Romans 8:3-4: “For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.”  Here, the word “For” is a conjunction that introduces detailed explanations by taking over the previous verse, Romans 8:1-2.  Look at verse 2: “For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.”  Before we believed in Jesus, when we were enslaved by the law (power) of sin and of death, it was the time when we died in trespasses and sins (Eph. 2:1).   That is, we were spiritually dead and were...

Salvation of the Triune God (2)       [Romans 8:1-4]                        Today, I would like to meditate on the salvation of God the Holy Spirit among the “Salvation of the Triune God.”   Look at Romans 8:2 – “For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.”  Is the Holy Spirit God?  The reason I ask this question is because some people are saying that the Holy Spirit is not God.  They claim that the Holy Spirit is ‘the power of God’.  But the Bible says that the Holy Spirit is God.  Look at Acts 5:3-4: “But Peter said, ‘Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back some of the price of the land?  While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own?  And after it was sold, was it not under your control?  Why is it that you have co...