Scripture is clear about Christ Jesus being our Mediator (Intercessor, Reconciler). We see it in Galatians 3:19, 1 Timothy 2:5, Hebrews 9:15, and Hebrews 12:24; thus, we know Jesus, the resurrected Christ, stands between God, who is total Just, total Grace, total Mercy, and us.
God’s total grace and mercy wanted to forgive all our sins, but God’s total justice could not; until His Son, Jesus, the resurrected Christ, took all our sickness and sins on Himself, paid our debt for disease, sickness, and sin, so God’s total Justice could legally by His total Grace and Mercy by what He, as Lord Jesus, did for us (Philippians 2:5-11), and by what He, as Lord Christ (Acts 2:36; Colossians 3:23-24), became for us (1 Corinthians 1:24, 30-31; Ephesians 2:13-14; Colossians 2:8-10) for He did and became for us everything Father God requires of us.
The fullness of God in the body of Christ (Ephesians 3:14-21), completes the Person of Christ—Christ, the Head of His body, the church worldwide (Ephesians 1:13-23)—we call this Christianity, for the body on earth represents the Head in heaven, since together we make one person, the Person of Christ.
Since Colossians 2:8-10, says we are complete in Christ, when we humbly give Him our spirit, soul, and body (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24), because He is faithful (full of faith, trustworthy); therefore, all our problems become His problems, and He, Who IS Peace (Ephesians 2:13-14), becomes our Peace (1 John 4:17; Romans 8:29; 1 Corinthians 6:17), and fear HAS to leave, because Philippians 4:4-7 says, 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
And Isaiah 26:3 says, 3 You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts You.
Therefore, be thankful Christ Jesus is our Peace during these world-shaking times of pure hate.
When we give our entirety to God, our Creator, Sustainer, and Owner; then He is faithfully responsible for every detail of our life in Him; thus, all our problems are now His problems, but since He solves all His problems, He never has problems to give us; this is a one-way covenant.
Our Lord Christ (Acts 2:36; Colossians 3:23-24), did for us everything God requires us to do, and became for us everything God requires us to become; therefore, everything is ALREADY taken care of in our Lord Jesus Christ, so all God requires is for us to serve our Lord Christ, love Him, listen to Him, believe Him, and obey Him. This makes for a sweet, relaxed relationship.
God did not create us for daily traumatic problems, for God sent our Lord Christ to take all that for us, so Christ Jesus, our Peace (Ephesians 2:13-14), could live His life out through us (Galatians 2:20), and solve all our problems (Philippians 4:19), so never think we can solve all our problems because of Philippians 4:13, for it refers to doing what God called us to do; not solving or overcoming all the world’s problems (John 16:33), Jesus already did that for us.
Grace, Mercy, and Justice are three of God’s many attributes (authority, power, and divine nature), that make God who He is, but between God’s Grace and Mercy is our Lord Christ, who took our full Judgment (wrath), so God can always be fully Just, fully Grace, and fully Mercy, yet He also legally and morally forgave all our sins, heals all our diseases, and sicknesses, over and over again, because Psalm 100:5 and 103:17, say His Mercy is everlasting or from everlasting to everlasting—it never ends, and is new every morning (Lamentations 3:22-23).
The more we know about God, the more we can love, appreciate, praise, thank, and worship Him, because He is faithful (full of faith), and just to forgive our sins, and cleanse us of all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9); thus, giving us Christ, who is our righteousness (fully right with God—1 Corinthians 1:30-31; 2 Corinthians 5:20-21).
Theology is the study of God; Christology is the study of Christ, and Pneumatology is the study of the Holy Spirit (Pneuma—Breath; study of the Breath of God—Genesis 2:7; Psalm 104:29-30; Ezekiel 37:9-10; 2 Timothy 2:15, and 2 Timothy 3:14-17).
And these are beautiful Bible studies, but daily Bible-reading with prayer, to strengthen our faith working through love (Galatians 5:6), is an excellent spiritual education.
Jim Nabors
