Inherited Authority to rule! Part 2

Why Did Jesus Come to Earth as a Human Being and Not as God?

In the previous post (Part 1 of Inherited Authority to rule!), we saw:

• The prelude of why God came to earth in the form of a Man for a very specific reason;
• That God made man to have dominion, i.e., execute authority and rule on earth;
• That the enemy is out to deceive and mislead mankind to believe he has no power and authority; and
• God went to every extent to ensure that man would take up his inheritance and rule.

The Undone Plan: Adam's Surrender of Dominion

God's original and perfect plan was for Adam to rule and take dominion on the earth. What did Adam do? He gave up this very perfect position by not trusting God and submitting to the enemy, believing he so do to become. This was not merely an act of disobedience; it was a profound abdication of authority from humanity to the adversary. When Adam chose to believe the serpent's lie over God's truth, he effectively abdicated his God-given rule over the earth to the deceiver. This is precisely why Satan is powerfully referred to in 2 Corinthians 4:4 as the "god of this age" and in John 12:31, 14:30, and 16:11 as the "prince of this world." He gained this dominion because humanity, through Adam, willingly subjected itself to his influence. This illegitimate, yet consequential exchange of authority is dramatically depicted in Luke 4:5-6, where Satan boldly claims to Jesus during the temptation in the wilderness: "The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And he said to him, 'I will give you all their authority and splendour; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to.'" The authority over the earth, initially entrusted to man, was now under Satan's control due to Adam's catastrophic fall.

God Sticks to His Plan: The Immutable Promise of Man's Rule

Are you in agreement?

Agapetos,

Following the marriage, the bride is taken to a new home. But this home is much more than just a house. It is a city ... a beautiful city filled with His marvelous light for the bride to behold.

Rev 21:23-27  

And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. 

And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. 

And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. 

And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. 

And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life. 

This is the Word of Truth we confess [homologeō - to say the same homo is the same and logos is the Word]! 
Amen!

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How close is that? And is this even possible? Who is this?

Inherited Authority to rule! Part 1

Why Did Jesus Come to Earth as a Human Being and Not as God?

We are going to deal with this question in this post because it forms part of the very essence of God’s will and His restoration of power and authority.

What Does a Defeated Enemy Do?

If you were the (defeated) enemy of God's favored and chosen people—the children of the King, those who have (inherited) unlimited power and authority to rule and execute justice and love in righteousness over their circumstances—what would you use as a weapon?

Healing: nurturing faith ... or unbelief

I recently recalled an encounter with someone who was quite upset being told that if the person he prayed for wasn't healed, the problem was with him praying. 

He was to be blamed for harboring unbelief while the afflicted person had nothing to do with the healing not manifesting. Well, as you can see there is quite a bit of self-condemnation going on for the person who really prayed from a compassionate heart. 

Doctrine, oh doctrine of man ...