Christ Redeems Me to His Image & Likeness
Gen 1:27, 28 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. with the duties, God gave mankind freedom of choice with the truth and managed mankind performance as time passed to show him how to fulfill His will as He would fulfill it Himself in the dispensations of innocence, conscience, human government, promise, law, grace, millennial, and the fullness of time. These dispensations cover the time period mankind is given authority over the earth to operate in the image and likeness of God to fulfill God divine will and satisfy His divine purpose for being created.The way mankind fulfills his duties on earth will determine whether he has remained in the glorious divine image and likeness of His CREATOR to be with Him forever in heaven.
O E Graves
Bride of Jesus
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God and becomes part of the body and Church of Christ. The Church is the bride of Jesus on earth, and Jesus is her Bridegroom. He died to redeem her from sin and death, and He rose again to prepare a place for her in heaven where she becomes His wife.
Jesus made His Church His bride on earth and His wife in heaven because she kept His Word and abided in His love, just as He kept His Father's Word and abided in His love (John 15:10). Before the Church could become the wife of Christ, she first had to be redeemed into the spiritual image and likeness of God.
Only Christ could redeem His Church, for she was created in His image and likeness as His closest relative. Jesus did not redeem her merely to marry her He redeemed her because He was already united with her from creation, and He came to save her from sin and the lake of fire.
Do you believe this truth? You should want to if you don't. For this is the greatest life mankind can live on earth or in heaven (Matthew 11:11).
I am My Brother's Keeper
I Am My Brother's Keeper is a reflection on how Cain responded to God when asked, "Where is your brother Abel?" There was a godly way Cain should have reacted to his brother Abel in love, not hatred. Instead, he chose to kill his brother and lie to God.
This book reveals that there is also a godly way for us today to respond to the issues between us and our brothers and sisters with love that promotes life instead of death. Jesus is our perfect example of being a true brother's keeper, for He is the Keeper of the people of God.
We become our best brother's keeper when we follow Jesus keeping His commandments and abiding in His love. Love always seeks life for the ones loved. A person who truly loves follows Jesus' example of loving his brother as himself. When you love your brother as yourself, you will want him to live just as you desire to live, even if he does not agree with how you love him.
To be your brother's keeper is one of the hardest callings on earth, yet it carries the greatest reward in heaven. God sent Jesus to show mankind how to be His brother's keeper.
Will you follow Jesus and help your brother live?
Soon-to-be-Released book
