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If we are going from one place to another, then we are on our way. |
| Since we have come to Christ
Jesus, we must be on the Way to eternal life in the Heaven. |
| Knowing our Way is also knowing
truth. |
| Truth leads us on straight paths where our steps will not be hampered. |
| Therefore, whoever
respects guidance from above, he is on the right Way, |
| and the reward awaits him. |
| I base my
describing of each part of the Way on these proceedings:
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| 1. THE CREATION
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God the Son is our Guide. |
| Because "ALL THINGS WERE CREATED BY HIM AND FOR
HIM" (Colossians 1:16), |
| we need first to see initial descriptions of our Way there. |
| Therefore, I
am using the Creation as a pictorial expression of our Way.
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2. APPOINTED FEASTS |
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The feasts in the Old Testament picture the main realms coming from God |
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God, Justification, our new bird, the baptism by Holy Spirit etc.). |
| Hence, God names feasts the
main parts of the Way. He said to Israelites: |
| "THERE ARE MY APPOINTED FEASTS, |
| THE
APPOINTED FEAST OF THE LORD, |
| WHICH YOU ARE TO PROCLAIM AS SACRED
ASSEMBLY" (Leviticus 23:2). |
| Therefore, I use them to proof our Way.
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3. THE HISTORY of ISRAEL
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God's people are those who are eternal beings. |
| The Israelites were earthly beings, not the eternal,
but God still called them forth as God's people. |
| It means that the Israelites are an earthly image
of God's eternal people. |
| Since Christians are eternal beings in spirit, |
| we may acknowledge our
steps along the way from the Israelis.
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4. GOD THE SON'S TASKS
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Because "HE CHOSE US IN HIM . . . "(Ephesians 1:4), He is our example. |
| I try to outline steps
of God the Son in relation to the created world.
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5. ADVANCEMENT of MAN
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God created us "in His own image, in the image of God" (Genesis 1:27) to be His co-workers. |
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means, the created man should be "developed" into the eternal being, |
| which can stand before
God's Throne in the Heaven. |
| Therefore, I am describing stages of this "evolution". |
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6. THE CHURCH
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| The Bible names God's people on this earth - the Church, |
| in the Heaven - the Bride and |
| co-working with Christ Jesus in His kingdom on the Earth - the Wife. |
| Because the Church was
founded approximately 2,000 years ago, |
| it has moved some steps ahead. |
| Therefore, I am looking
in the history of the Church |
| and describe her future according to Revelation. |
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7. THE REWARDS
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Not everyone may manage all parts of the way. |
| The one, who goes farther, will receive a higher
reward. |
| Thus, I describe rewards as Christ Jesus showed them: |
| "HE WHO HAS AN EAR,
LET HIM HEAR |
| WHAT THE SPIRIT SAYS TO THE CHURCHES. |
| TO HIM WHO
OVERCOMES, . . . " (Revelation 2-3, last verses in each letter).
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8. TRAPS from THE EVIL
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The Lord as the Head of the Church has to forewarn her about Satan's traps. |
| Certainly, other traps
are for beginners and other for advancers. |
| Therefore, I am using specified traps for each part of
the Way |
| from Christ Jesus Words to churches rather than from the Gospels.
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9. TESTIMONY
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We are witnesses of the Lord and so, we are also part of His way. |
| Therefore, you can read also
my testimony about being on the Way.
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