30/05/2018
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*WE HAVE HIS FULLNESS .*
Wednesday, May 30th .
Pastor Chris
_*For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him (John 3:34).*_
Some Christians have said only Jesus had the fullness of Godâs Spirit, and that the rest of us only have a measure of the Spirit. But in the light of Godâs Word, thatâs not true.
First, the Bible says of His fullness, referring to Jesus, have we all received, grace heaped upon grace (John 1:16). Moreover, the Holy Spirit, as a person and in His fullness, lives in you, if youâre born again.
Now, the confusion of those who propag*te the notion that only Jesus had the Spirit without measure stem from the King James rendering of John 3:34. It says, _*âFor he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure UNTO HIM.â*_ The underlined words, âunto him,â are actually in parenthesis, meaning that they donât exist in the original Greek text; they were introduced by the translators, and itâs misleading, because it makes you think that verse is talking about Jesus, whereas itâs not.
The correct rendering is, âFor he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure.â You were sent, just as Jesus was sent of the Father: _*âThen said JesusâŠas my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghostâ*_ (John 20:21-22). You have the âwholeâ Holy Ghost in you, in His fullness.
Ephesians 3:17-19 talks about you being filled with all the fullness of God. The same is said of Jesus in Colossians 1:19: _*âFor it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell.â*_ If you thought that was something to shout about, read Colossians 2:10; it says, _*âAnd ye are complete in himâŠ.â*_ In whom are you complete? The preceding verse 9 tells us who: _*âFor in him*_ (Christ Jesus) _*dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.â*_ Blessed be God!
Youâre complete in the One in whom all fullnessâ the fullness of the Deity, the Godheadâdwells; youâre perfected in Him. Meaning that youâre replete with God. Youâre the walking, living, tabernacle of God. Hallelujah!
*PRAYER*
*Blessed and gracious Father, how great thou art! Thank you for the Holy Spirit who lives in me in His fullness, and the eternal glory Heâs brought into my life. I live to love you, to honour you, and to do your will, every day of my life, in Jesusâ Name. Amen.*
*FURTHER STUDY:* *||* *John 1:16 (AMPC)* For out of His fullness (abundance) we have all received [all had a share and we were all supplied with] one grace after another and spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing and even favor upon favor and gift [heaped] upon gift. *||*
*||* *1 John 4:17* Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. *||*
*||* *Ephesians 1:22-23* And hath put all [things] under his feet, and gave him [to be] the head over all [things] to the church, 23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. *||*
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