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The gospel of Jesus Christ: What is it?
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Seeker Wrote:If I'm not mistaken, it was only -after- His resurrection that Jesus breathed on the apostles and gave them His Spirit, not before, and thus was also included the "key" (which is the Spirit) to the kingdom of God. Your stance completely makes sense to me now.
In the act of Jesus breathing on the Apostles The Holy Spirit comes down upon them not hypostatically but as The Spirit of Christ to impart to them the gift of the priesthood so that they receive power to forgive sins of men.

22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained. (John 20)

As in the beginning He animated Adam into a living soul

7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. (Genesis 2)

So now He does Apostles into His priests ('priest' not in the hierarchial sense of the word). From now on they are the special living personalities. 'Priest' is not an office, or commission, or work, or serivice. He's not merely a man but he is of human nature. It's an Angel in some sense but higher than them because they serve him. So every time when priests lay hands on the new priest-to-be, Christ stands in front of him and breathes on him in the like manner if the candidate for priest is found worthy of Him. Otherwise the laying on of hands is of no effect.

This gift is different from the ones they received on the day of Pentecost.

47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
48 And ye are witnesses of these things.
49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
50 And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. (Luke 24)

AND when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. (Acts 2)

On this day they were baptized in The Holy Spirit (Fire) and the Body of Church was knit together with its apostles, prophets and laymen.

Arkady. Russia.
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Re: The gospel of Jesus Christ: What is it? - by Arkady - 02-27-2012, 08:20 AM
Re: The gospel of Jesus Christ: What is it? - by Arkady - 02-28-2012, 07:25 AM
Re: The gospel of Jesus Christ: What is it? - by Arkady - 02-28-2012, 10:47 AM
Re: The gospel of Jesus Christ: What is it? - by Arkady - 02-29-2012, 04:30 AM
Re: The gospel of Jesus Christ: What is it? - by Arkady - 02-29-2012, 10:15 AM
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