The Law and the Prophets was the Word of God which was spoken through His prophets as stated in chapter 1 verse 1 which at sundry times and in divers manners was told and shown to the fathers. And the Gospel which is the New testament was God's Word through His Son and now is being disseminated to us by them who heard it whom God had borne witness with signs and wonders.
It was God's original purpose to make man as the head of His creations. The earth was supposed to be man's dominion. But because of unbelief, It was taken away from his hand. Satan had the authority over it because man traded his headship with satan's wisdom. But not ownership because God alone is the sole owner of His creation and to whom He will give it for an inheritance.
Man fell but not forsaken. God by His sovereign grace purposed in Himself that He will redeem man by sending His only Son to take upon Himself the penalty of sin. Jesus Christ the Son of God knew no sin but was made sin for us that we might be the righteousness of God. He suffered, died and on the third day rose again and is now setting in the right hand of God until all His enemy be subjected to Him. If we by faith died with Him, we believe that we also was risen with Him and are now sitting in heavenly places with Him. And through Him all things shall be put under our feet to be made subject unto us. At present, it doesn't yet appear that all things are subject unto us. For we still suffer. We still grow old. We still embrace corruption in the flesh. And ultimately, death still knocks at our door. But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, crowned with glory and honor, that He by the will of God should taste death for every man.
It behooved Him to be made like unto us and through death He destroys him who has the power of death, which is the devil. And being victorious over death by His resurrection, death is become to us a defeated enemy. Even as Paul declared, "where is your sting oh death , grave where is your victory. Jesus was the firstfruit of the resurrection and those who are dead in Christ shall rise at His coming. But glory to God, we which are alive and remain shall be caught up with them in the air in a moment, in a twinkling of an eye at the last trump, and so shall we ever be with the Lord. This vile body that we have shall be change like unto His glorious body according to the power by which He is able to subdue all things unto Himself. There will be no sickness, no sorrow, no trials and tribulation, no death but it will be an eternal joy and peace and life.
While we wait for this glorious day, we are tempted at every side. But we have a great High Priest that can be touch by the feeling of our infirmities, who has been perfected by the things He suffer. This is not to say that He wasn't perfect prior to sufferings. Remember that He is the Word, the fountain of all goodness and perfections. But when He came into the flesh, He came the regular way except for the virgin birth. He had to grow in wisdom and stature. The Holy Ghost was His teacher. For as the Father taught Him, those things He spake. He even learned obedience though obedience would mean pain in the flesh. Yes, He remained faithful even unto death. As a man He was perfected but as God He was the Fountain of Perfections.
And being perfected in the form of a man He became the Captain of our salvation. God in flesh in the form of His Son suffered and was tempted at all points and became a High Priest in the order of Melchisedek.
By: Bro. Alberto Espinosa
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