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“These are w ritten th a t ye m ight be lieve th a t Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God” (John 2 0 :31 ). 14. The Holy Spirit confirmed it. “ Declared to be th e Son of God w ith power, according to the Spirit of Holi ness” (Rom. 1 :4 ).— C. F. Reitzel. F u tu re Glory. I. The in term ed iate o r disembodied state. 1. Is one of conscious existence, 2 Cor. v. 6-8; Phil. 1:21-24. 2. A blessed one, 2 Cor. v. 8; Phil. i. 21; Rev. vii. 15. 3. One of expectation, 2 Cor. v. 1-4; Acts ii. 34. 4. Is where Christ is, 2 Cor. v. 8; Phil. 1. 23. II. The R esurrection of th e Body. 1. Not a creation, 1 Cor. xv. 42-54; 35-38. 2. A thorough change, 1 Cor. xv. 37; Matt. xxii. 30. 3. Like C h rist’s glorified body, 1 Cor. xv. 49; 1 John iii. 2. 4. Effected by th e power of th e Lord, John v. 25; Phil. iii. 21; Col. iii. 4. III. F in al State. 1. A glorious home, 2 Pet. ii. i 3; John xiv. 2. 2. F u ll communion w ith God, John xvii. 24; 1 Cor. xiii. 12. 3. Happy employment, Rev. xxii. 3; iv. 8; vii. 15. 4. Increased knowledge, 1 Cor. xiii. 9-12. 5. Exalted companionships, Matt, viii. 11; Heb. xii. 22. 6. E te rn a l glory and bliss, 1 John ii. 17, 3 5 ; 2 Cor. iv. 17.
The Deity of th e Lord Jesu s Christ 1. The F ath e r affirmed it. “This is My beloved Son in Whom I am well pleased” (Matt. 3 :1 7 ). 2. Jesus proclaimed it. “Tell us w hether Thou be th e Christ, the Son of God. Jesus' saith unto them , “Thou h a st said” (Matt. 26:63, 64 ). “ Jesus said, I am ” (Mk. 1 4 :62 ). 3. The angel asserted it. “T hat holy thing, which shall be born of thee, shall toe called the Son of God” (Luke 1 :3 5 ). 4. .John th e B aptist testified to it. “And I saw and bare record, th a t th is is th 6 Son of God” (John 1 :3 4 ). 5. The devils knew it. “W hat have we to do w ith Thee, Jesus, Thou Son of God” (Matt. 8 :2 9 ). 6 . The disciples were confident of it. “Of a tru th Thou a rt th e Son of God” (Matt. 1 4 :3 3 ). 7. The Roman centurion confessed it. “T ruly th is was th e Son of God” (Matt. 2 7 :5 4 ). 8 . The Eunuch believed it. “ I be lieve th a t Jesu s Christ is th e Son of God” (Acts 8 :3 7 ). 9. P au l preached it. “He preached Christ in th e synagogues, th a t’ He is th e Son of God” (Acts 9 :2 0 ). 10. P eter confessed it. “P eter an swered and said, Thou a r t th e Christ, the Son of th e living God” (Matt. 1 6 :1 6 ). 11. The Gospel is a record of Him as such. “The beginning of th e Gospel of Jesu s Christ, th e Son of God” (Mark 1 : 1 ). 12. N athanael professed it. “Na th an ael answered and saith unto Him, Thou a r t th e Son of God” (John 1 :4 9 ). 13. The object of John in w riting his Gospel was to show Him as such.
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