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• #1 by Sakkie on 16 August, 2010 - 8:36 pm

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  Philip, you are making the following statement: “As a temple of God’s life-giving Spirit, we are mainly everlasting spirits, spiritual replicas of God..” What does this mean?

  • #2 by Philip on 16 August, 2010 - 9:46 pm

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    Hi Sakkie,

    Jesus said to His disciples, “If you have seen me, you have seen the Father”. Jesus said that He came to do the will of the Father. The Bible also states that Jesus was able to do the perfect will of the Father because He had the Holy Spirit – “without measure”. Jesus was the perfect replica or representation of God (who is Spirit) in the physical, on earth. This is exactly what God has destined for us, to come forth in the image of Christ (the Anointed one).

    Romans 8:29-30
    For those whom He foreknew [of whom He was aware and loved beforehand], He also destined from the beginning [foreordaining them] to be molded into the image of His Son [and share inwardly His likeness], that He might become the firstborn among many brethren.

    And those whom He thus foreordained, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified (acquitted, made righteous, putting them into right standing with Himself). And those whom He justified, He also glorified [raising them to a heavenly dignity and condition or state of being].

    Romans 8:14
    For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

    Although we all differ from each other on a soul level (mind and thought), as well as in bodily appearance, we have one thing in common: The life-giving spirit of God. It is by the indwelling Spirit of God that we are called “sons of God”. Coming forth in the image of the Son (Jesus Christ), by the renewal of our minds, we will start to do the things of the Father more and more, just as Jesus demonstrated by the works of miracles, signs and wonders.

    Our spirits are reborn into the perfect image of God as Jesus explained it to Nicodemus in John 3. This is an instant transformation. Thus, we carry the perfect replica image of God in our re-born spirits. Our souls were created as individuals even before the physical creation (read Eph 1:4-12, especially as it is explained in The Message translation), but soul-growth is necessary to bring our souls to completion. The ultimate goal is that we will, by free will and spiritual growth (which takes place in our souls) become perfect companions to the Creator, just like Jesus, one with the Father.

    In summary: Our spirits are one with the Spirit of God and it is everlasting. It is God’s imprint of Himself in us. Our souls were created to enable us to also function as different individual entities and personalities, but at the same time we are to develop our souls to realize our part within the “whole”. Our bodies are temporary vessels that transport our souls (and spirits) through a temporary experience in the three dimensional world. The purpose of this physical experience is that our souls can further develop within a challenging, free-will environment. We learn to exercise our creative-faith abilities through challenges and we mature in our relationships with other souls.

    I hope this answers your question.

    Philip

    • #3 by Sakkie on 20 August, 2010 - 8:20 am

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      Thank you Philip – this is a mouth full of information, but I want to ask the following – are you refering here to all people to come from GOD? And only at spitual rebirth are we one with GOD

      • #4 by Philip on 20 August, 2010 - 11:23 am

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        Hi Sakkie,

        All souls were created by God with a free will to choose. Through our soul journeys we will come to the point where we will be drawn by the Spirit of God to the point where we have to make a choice whether to accept the invitation to be united in spirit to God’s Spirit.

        To enter into oneness with God, we have to adhere to the words of Jesus when He said to Nicodemus in John 3:

        Joh 3:5 Jesus answered, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, unless a man is born of water and [even] the Spirit, he cannot [ever] enter the kingdom of God.

        So, yes, only through spiritual rebirth can we achieve this oneness with God. Our spirits then become one with God’s Spirit and we have the seed in us whereby we can grow (on soul) level into the full likeness of Christ.

        Romans 8:11 speaks of this indwelling of the Holy Spirit that we receive after spiritual rebirth:

        Rom 8:11 And if the Spirit of Him Who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, [then] He Who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also restore to life your mortal (short-lived, perishable) bodies through His Spirit Who dwells in you.

        Roman 10:10 tells us how this rebirth is obtained:

        Rom 10:10 For with the heart a person believes (adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Christ) and so is justified (declared righteous, acceptable to God), and with the mouth he confesses (declares openly and speaks out freely his faith) and confirms [his] salvation.

        There is only one Entrance into the Kingdom of God – by faith in Jesus Christ that is our spiritual rebirth.

        Regards

• #5 by Chalya Princess on 25 July, 2010 - 10:53 pm

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  I didn’t want the article to end. I am still dancing up here with my Lord, falling in love with Jesus and never letting go. That euphoria of two lovers on the dance flloor, just My Lord & I – is simply awesome.

  • #6 by Philip on 26 July, 2010 - 7:45 pm

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    Thank you for your feedback Chalya,
    It is a wonderful experience, I know. Not everyone will discover these entrances and experience this. You will see what it does for daily living and how obstacles are just moved out of the way for you, if you seek God’s face like this. There are other places you can also visit in heaven and meet with Jesus and the Father.
    We must re-discover our spiritual abilities and sit in heavenly places with Christ. If you want to know more, let me know and I will forward some material to you that you can listen to.
    God bless!
    Philip

• #7 by Fanie on 7 June, 2010 - 12:15 pm

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  Hi Philip,

  This is really an eye opener, we are all to focused on what we can achieve on earth (in the flesh) money, fame, status and so on as you said, instead of focusing on what is really important, our spiritual growth.

  I am in total agreement with your message, this is why Paul wrote “So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.” (Gal 5:16)

  Thank you so much,
  Fanie

  • #8 by Philip on 7 June, 2010 - 12:44 pm

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    Thanks for the feedback Fanie, appreciate it.

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