Re: [TruthTalk] Eye of the Storm

[Judith H Taylor]

During his earthly ministry Jesus only ever did what he first saw the Father doing so it wasn't a matter of "inability" - had faith been present there would have been no "unwillingness" because aside from faith it is impossible to please God and it is by faith that we receive His promises.  Remember Abraham BELIEVED God and it was counted to him as righteousness.  As for Jesus' deity, I believe He is and has always been God the Word but when He entered this dimension He layed aside the glory He had in heaven with the Father; He was born as a man under the law and He operated as a man under authority during the time of His ministry here so that He could leave us an example and we could follow "in His steps"  He said He spoke the Words given Him by the Father and He only did what He first saw the Father doing. He walked in the "fullness" of the Holy Spirit. We are each given a measure of the Spirit so the Church as a corporate body should be doing the same kind of works as Jesus did in the same kind of power and will be by the time He returns to claim us as His bride.   Are we at least close to the same page Slade :)  I know we can agree that he is "all loving" "all powerful" "all merciful" and "all sufficient"  A church I attended once used to sing: "We've come this far by faith, leaning on the Lord. Trusting in His Holy Word, He's never failed us yet"  Singing "Ooooooh we can't turn back."   "We've come this far by faith"     At the ministry where I just spent a week there are quite a few Jewish people volunteering there. Apparently many of them began to believe when the pastor showed them Jesus in the Torah, some were healed first but they all came to faith and are so zealous in the Lord's vineyard today because they now have zeal according to knowledge. It certainly is something to behold and a praise in the earth.   Grace and Peace,  Judy in LA   On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 19:10:34 -0400 "Slade Henson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: My point is the difference between the "could" [the inability] and the "would" [the unwillingness]. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Terry Clifton Sent: Monday, 20 September, 2004 16.11 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Eye of the Storm jt said: Even Jesus Himself could do no mighty works in his hometown because of their unbelief. slade says: A little limiting but that's ok. You don't believe in the Deity of Messiah Yeshua, do you? (I.e., Do you believe Jesus is God)? Since Judy's statement comes from the Bible, which is true, and since Jesus is God, isn't it possible that God limits Himself?  eg:  He only gives grace to the humble. Terry