Matthew 1:1,23 (NKJV) The book of the genealogyof Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham..… “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”
God in His wisdom established a covenant with Abraham so that His only Son could rightfully walk among man and be the ultimate sacrifice for mankind. God will never leave or forsake us. Today, the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Godhead, dwells within all believers. Knowledge of the covenant rights that belong to us will help us to experience Immanuel, God with us.
In a covenant, all debts as well as talents are shared. God has opened to us an immeasurable amount of wisdom which we can tap into. He has told us that we can have all His wisdom liberally without reproach, including the word of wisdom through the gifts of the Holy Spirit, so we can know how to act in a particular situation. It is imparted to us supernaturally by the revelation of the Holy Spirit’s will and can come in the form of a vision, dream, audible voice, prophecy, or tongues with interpretation.
James 1:5-6 (NKJV) If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.
Also, in a covenant relationship, two natures will become one, which means we have the nature of God in the new creation.
2 Peter 1:4 (NKJV) By which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world through lust.
Next, all assets and possessions are shared equally in a covenant relationship. In the story of the prodigal son, the father declared that everything that he had belonged to the son who stayed home.
Luke 15:31 (NKJV): “And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.
Finally, the covenant is a channel through which God meets all my needs. God never owns anything for Himself, nor do I own anything myself. Instead, we own them together, which means everything God has belongs to us, and everything we have belongs to God. Therefore, we are stewards of everything He has entrusted us so that we can be the ones He uses to administer His assets.
Philippians 4:19 (NKJV): And my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Sermon Series: Christmas (2023)
经历上帝与我们同在
马太福音 1:1,23 亚伯拉罕的后裔，大卫的子孙（后裔，子孙：原文是儿子；下同）耶稣基督的家谱… 说：必有童女怀孕生子；人要称他的名为以马内利。（以马内利翻出来就是神与我们同在。）
上帝以他的智慧与亚伯拉罕立约，使祂的独生子可以名正言顺地在人间行走，成为人类的终极献祭。上帝永远不会离开或抛弃我们。今天，圣灵，神性的第三位格，住在所有信徒里面。了解属于我们的圣约权利，将帮助我们体验以马内利，上帝与我们同在。
在盟约中，所有的债务和才能都是共享的。上帝向我们敞开了不可估量的智慧，供我们支取。他告诉我们，我们可以无愧地自由地拥有祂所有的智慧，包括通过圣灵的恩赐获得智慧的话语，这样我们就可以知道如何在特定情况下采取行动。它是通过圣灵旨意的启示超自然地传授给我们的，可以以异象、梦境、可听见的声音、预言或带有解释的方言的形式出现。
雅各书 1:5-6 你们中间若有缺少智慧的，应当求那厚赐于众人也不斥责人的神，主就必赐给他。 只要凭着信心求，一点不疑惑；因为那疑惑的人就像海中的波浪，被风吹动翻腾。
此外，在盟约关系中，两种本性将合而为一，这意味着我们在新造之人中拥有上帝的本性。
彼得后书 1:4 因此，他已将又宝贵又极大的应许赐给我们，叫我们既脱离世上从情欲来的败坏，就得与神的性情有份。
其次，所有的资产和财产在盟约关系中都是共享的。在浪子回头的故事中，父亲宣称他所拥有的一切都属于留在家里的儿子。
路加福音 15:31 父亲对他说：‘儿啊！你常和我同在，我一切所有的都是你的。
最后，圣经是上帝满足我一切需要的渠道。上帝从不为自己拥有任何东西，我自己也不拥有任何东西。相反，我们共同拥有它们，这意味着上帝所拥有的一切都属于我们，而我们所拥有的一切都属于上帝。因此，我们是祂以万有相托的管家，这样我们就可以成为祂用来管理祂资产的人。
腓立比书 4:19我的神必照他荣耀的丰富，在基督耶稣里，使你们一切所需用的都充足。
讲章系列：圣诞节（2023）
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