CORRECTION TO The Beauty of Jesus (10)
When
I wrote TBJ (10) on the Legs of Jesus I was riding the wrong horse, my
hobby horse. I was galloping along on my hobby horse, and unfortunately
hobby horses are not kept in Jesus stable.
They come from another stable called the flesh.
The
Kingdom of God is mystical. It is not homogeneous. It is a mixture of
two opposing components. The NT is very clear that there are two
opposing men; there is the spiritual man and the
natural man. They are also termed the new man in Christ Jesus and the
old man. The old man is the man we were before we were saved. The new
man is the man that lives in us after we were saved. This man is
born-again of the Spirit of Christ living in a human
body. The Bible tells us clearly that they are opposed to each other. I
can't go into a detailed dissertation on the flesh here and I am sure
everyone knows and agrees with what the Word tells us about the two.
There are 116 references to flesh in the NT.
Jesus summed it by by saying that which is born of the flesh is flesh
and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Romans 8 discusses flesh
and spirit in detail, and it is a phenomenon that is an intragle part
of the Christian life. We all have two natures.
And the best men occasionally get in the flesh in preaching, writing,
and daily life. Any hobby horse is kept in the stable of the flesh. One
of my hobby horses is my hatred of liberal and compromise. When I wrote
my thesis on the legs of Jesus I was riding
my hobby horse 10 km.
To
correct this I have rewritten this letter and will send you a new copy.
If you are keeping copies of The Beauty of Jesus please discard the
first copy and I will send you the new one.
Thank you for the privilege of your fellowship;
In the bonds of our marvelous Lord Jesus,
bill
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