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Jesus & Gods Spirit do not work on their own authority!
The Gospel tells us directly and without misunderstanding, that GOD has authority over Jesus.

John 3:17 tells us directly that GOD send us Jesus:
'God did not send his Son into the world to be judge of the world; he sent him so that the world might have salvation through him.'.

Of course also Jesus tells us about this in John 6:38:
John 6:38 - 'For I am come down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me'.

The Bible and Jesus are very clear, that GOD has authority over Jesus and that Gods Wil is leading. Of course besides the authority issue the Gospel also tells us, that GOD didnot go to Earth himself; HE sent us Jesus-in-the-flesh!

Of course there are many more Bible-verses that make it very clear, that GOD has authority over both Jesus ánd His Own Spirit. And Jesus certainly tells us that directly. For Christians of course the words of Christ are of a major authority, so it is also of major importance to look into the words of Christ on this matter!

GOD created- and taught Jesus as His High Priest ...
That GOD truely is the only GOD ánd 'employer' of Jesus becomes very clear from Proverbs 8:22-23 and Hebrews 5:5 ; please read with me:

  • Proverbs 8:22-23 - GOD created Jesus; the Wisdom of GOD
     The LORD created me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of old. Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth.

  • 1 Corinthians 1:30 - Jesus is the wisdom of GOD
     'He is the source of your life in Christ Jesus, whom God made our wisdom, our righteousness and sanctification and redemption'.

  • Hebr. 5:5 - GOD created and appointed Jesus
     'In the same way Christ did not take for himself the glory of being made a high priest, but was given it by him who said, You are my Son, this day I have given you being'.

    The Bibleverses above clearly show us, that:

    So GOD created His High Priest; and of course GOD will have to educate, train and coach His High Priest in- and on the job in order Jesus will grow up to be a true High Priest!

    And that GOD did educate, train and instruct His High Priest becomes most clearly from the following words of Jesus:

  • John 8:28 - GOD taught Jesus
     'So Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of man, then you will know that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own authority but speak thus as the Father taught me".

  • John 12:49 - GOD commands Jesus what to say
    'John 12:49 For I have not spoken on my own authority; the Father who sent me has himself given me commandment what to say and what to speak.'.

  • John 14:10 - GOD works through Jesus and tells him what to say
    'John 14:10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority; but the Father who dwells in me does his works'.

    Not only Jesus was sended by GOD; he was also given a training and he was given commandments what to do and speak through the Spirit of GOD; Jesus is connected to GOD by means of the Spirit of GOD. In that way Jesus is the head of the 'household of GOD' (=Elohim); a household that also consist of Gods Spirit, Gods Angels and Gods Childeren when in Jesus and also connected to GOD by His Spirit!

    That Jesus doesnot work for his own household is made very clear in the following Bible-passages:

  • 1Cor 15:24 - Jesus gives up his kingdom to his GOD and Father
     'Then comes the end, when he will give up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he will have put an end to all rule and to all authority and power.'.

  • 1Cor 15:28 - Jesus subjects himself to GOD
    'When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things under him, that God may be everything to every one'.

    Even though Jesus has received power of GOD: this power isnot to establish his own kingdom; Jesus returns the given power and kingdom to GOD!

    Gods Spirit doesnot work on his own authority either!
    Though Jesus and the angels may act on behalf of GOD: they cannot, willnot and maynot act on their own authority... In the same way Gods Spirit doesnot act on his own behalf; read for yourself:

    John 16:13 - De Heilige Geest geeft door wat hij hoort...
     'When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.'.

    So: both Jesus and the Spirit do not speak on their own authority. but it is GOD that tells them what to do and what to speak!

    Not on a basis of 'equality' or 'equal unity' at all
    The Bible and the Son of GOD make it very clear, that GOD is the only one 'in authority'; GOD is the only GOD. Evidently there is no 'equality' or 'equal unity', so the 'church-trinity-godhead' is proven not to be biblical and not to be from Christ either!!!

    Further more the Bible directly speaks about '1 GOD ánd 1 Lord before that GOD in 1 Cor8:6. Please read with me:

  • 1Cor8:6 - 1 GOD ánd 1 Lord
    'yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.'

    And for all that have misunderstandings about how GOD created everything through and for Jesus maybe the following Bible-verses will clear things up:

    Col.1:15-16 'He [Christ] is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation; for in him [Christ] all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or authorities— all things were created through him and for him.'.

    Knowing who is boss + knowing who you need to go to...
    Maybe you ar wondering why you have to know about 'who has the authority' and about 'how GOD organizes His Children'...?! The answer is very simple:

    Starting with a wrong perception of who really is in control, consequently you also may be directed to a wrong goal with a wrong set of means. In that way you would be going in the wrong direction and use wrong means in trying to end with an unwanted destination!

    That is why it is of the utmost importance everyone knows from the Bible, that:

    All churches and other organisaties that deny and refuse the biblical authority, means and tools because they keep oneducating and exercising their unbiblical 'trinity godhead' and 'trinity-baptism or besprinkling' are misleading their members. And accordingly they willnot be re-connected to GOD by the Spirit, they will miss out on the return of Jesus and they willnot have a feast in Heaven...

    They did neither join their Lord nor their GOD, they didnot use His Means and they didnot walk on His Way the way GOD wants them to. And they didnot grow into the Fruit GOD wants them to grow into.

    Who accepts the Gospel has to refuse the 'church-trinity'!
    Everyone that accepts the Gospel has to act accordingly and refuse the unbiblical church-trinity-godhead the roman-catholic church has established for all other churches.

    Did you accept this unbiblical 'trinity-god'? In that way you have denied the Gospel and your baptism has been to no avail! So you still have to be baptized!

    So: with what you know now you may want to accept the Gospel and want to act accordingly... Then you will have to be baptized again and afterwards you need the laying on of hands; make haste with that!!!

    GOD isnot 'to churches' but to persons. Everyone that comes to GOD by his Son Jesus and through His Spirit will receive the Spiritual Gifts; Gods Tools for persons and personal use to reach out to other persons, so each and everyone may personally grow in the Fruit of the Spirit!

    Only for all those in Jesus and connected to GOD by His Spirit that grew in the Fruit of that Spirit there is a feast in Heaven; and it is my hope and prayer that you will also be one of them!

    Written by: Hein Kuipers-Van der Marel dd. 12 May 2006
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