Religion & Spirituality
In addition to discussing their theological author names...Mike and Chad discuss what Jesus is doing here and now. The ministry of Jesus … something in the past It is finished … but what is finished? What is he doing now? And why does it matter? Simplistic view … God sends the Son, who dies and rises and asks the Father to send the Spirit and the Spirit is now here and the others are gone ... 1 John 2:1-2 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. Hebrews 7:25 Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. We don’t know what this means - but it means something in the present now … John 14:3 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.. Working on the next part of the story … Preparing the way for us in our future on Earth ... Matthew 16:8 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. He is building the church - with the Holy Spirit … Revelation 1:12-18 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash around his chest. The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire, his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters. In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength. When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last, and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades We are Ambassadors for this distant King who isn’t distant … The work of the Spirit, distinct but not separated from the work of the Son Mystery of the Trinity Worship this living and present God … Book Recommendation - Union with Christ - J. Todd Billings --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/roguetabletalks/message