{"id":861,"date":"2017-10-28T22:25:18","date_gmt":"2017-10-28T22:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ambassadorsofchrist.info\/aoc\/?p=861"},"modified":"2017-10-28T22:25:18","modified_gmt":"2017-10-28T22:25:18","slug":"from-stone-to-flesh-to-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.log.ambassadorsofchrist.info\/aoc\/october\/from-stone-to-flesh-to-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"From stone to flesh to spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"

God’s word is full of wise sayings and counsel. If anyone needs a word that is tailored to their needs the word of God is that tool. It is the only timeless scriptures that has endured the tightest scrutiny know towards any scriptures. History declares that the bible; God’s word, was persecuted severely. For example,\u00a0The King James Bible came out of a period of intense persecution and spiritual revival. <\/span>The Wycliffe Bible was persecuted and was a product of spiritual revival; it was the Bible of the Lollards. Laws were passed against it and its translator\u2019s bones were dug up and burned. The Tyndale Bible was persecuted; thousands of copies were burned and otherwise destroyed by ecclesiastical authorities; laws were passed against it; and its translator was burned at the stake.The translator of the Matthew\u2019s Bible, John Rogers, was put to death for his faith. The Bishops Bible was translated by men who were persecuted for their faith. The Geneva Bible was also a product of persecution and spiritual revival, having been produced by men who were in exile for their faith (Way of Literature<\/a>). God’s word came in stones fashioned with Moses from the mountain with the ten commandments of which was known as God’s testimony written by God’s finger and it became the laws of the land enforced by judges(ex24:12). These stones with the writing of God which were in the ark of the covenant had power. The walls of Jericho came down after the people carried the ark around the city seven times (Jos6:6-7). Imagine God’s word when it came in human flesh and no longer on stone, the impact it created.<\/span><\/p>\n

Matthew 13:53-47<\/p>\n

53\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there.<\/span> 54\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. \u201cWhere did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?\u201d they asked.<\/span> 55\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>\u201cIsn\u2019t this the carpenter\u2019s son? Isn\u2019t his mother\u2019s name Mary, and aren\u2019t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas?<\/span> 56\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>Aren\u2019t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?\u201d<\/span> 57\u00a0<\/span><\/sup>And they took offense at him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus came to his own town and as usual he spoke with great wisdom to the point that the people were greatly astonished. They could not believe what they were hearing. And, though the people became intrigued with the power of the word in Jesus, their unbelief kept them from Jesus doing greater things. Even his own family rejected Jesus’ word and sided with the unbelievers making the statement that a prophet is with out honor in his own house(Mt13:57). Through the spoken word Jesus healed this centurions servant (Mt.8:13). Now, God’s word that once was stones became flesh (Jh1:14) and dwelt with men and healed and brought back from the dead many.\u00a0 But, then it became spirit; the word that is, Jesus said my words are spirit (Jh6:63). Now this word of God came to his people but they rejected it so God lifted up people like Paul and Barnabas to spread the gospel to the rest of the world (Acts13:48-48). These words are written in the black and white text of the bible and anyone who reads them their lives will be changed.<\/p>\n