The Deity of Jesus

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In a message dated 97-10-15 06:53:50 EDT, you write:

<< 
 First, I must respectfully disagree with your assertion that the Holy
 Ghost  withdrew Himself from the body of Christ at that same moment he drew
His  final breath. >>

You had referred to my post THE DEITY OF JESUS.


Dear Brother:

Sorry, but you are not the only one who misunderstood what I was meaning to
say.  There have been others also.

I believe there was some reason for the anguished cry on the cross, "My God,
My God, Why has Thou forsaken me?"  Who was calling to whom?  What had
happened?

Between Jordan and Calvary, Jesus acted as the Anointed of the Lord.  He had
a FULL ANOINTING for those 3 1/2 years.  It was that FULL ANOINTING which was
taken from Him just PRIOR to death.  That, coupled with the burden of the
sins of the world produced the anguished cry

You, and others, have questioned me about the Holy Ghost leaving AT THE
MOMENT OF DEATH.  I sure did leave that one open for misunderstanding.  I
should have written, "Before Jesus gave up the ghost, He was stripped of the
special anointing given Him at Jordan, and the sins of the world were laid
upon Him."  

My understanding of JUSTIFICATION is such that Jesus could not be INNOCENT
and GUILTY at the same time.  He was nailed to the cross in total, absolute
innocense.  After God smote him on the cross, he was total and absolute
GUILT.  His innocense was to be made available to us, just as our guilt had
been laid upon Him.  There is no fence-straddling.  We are either guilty or
innocent-- not both at the same time.

Isaiah 53:4  Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we
did esteem him STRICKEN, SMITTEN OF GOD, AND AFFLICTED.   Isaiah 53:6 All we
like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the
LORD hath LAID ON HIM THE INIQUITY OF US ALL. 

We ran into a teaching similar to your thoughts in the forties.  It was
widely held by the PAofJC brethren that God, Himself, died on the cross.
 They would not admit it to be so, but the belief was widespread at the time.

You asked about when the Anointing of Christ returned to Jesus.  At the time
of the resurrection.  Acts 13:30 But God raised him from the dead:  Acts
13:33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath
raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my
Son, THIS DAY HAVE I BEGOTTEN THEE. 

Acts 2:34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself,
The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,   Until I make thy
foes thy footstool.   Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly,
that GOD HATH MADE THAT SAME JESUS, whom ye have crucified, BOTH LORD AND
CHRIST. 

Bro. Evans, I really do appreciate your letter.  You show a real Christian
attitude.  I also appreciate your concern about your belief that I have
"bought in" to error.

Most of the difficulty has come from me not realizing that other folks may
not know where I'm coming from in some of the expressions I use.  I Pastored
one Church for 23 years (the last one before I had to change my Ministry
because of deafness), and had taught the people so well that they could
"read" me when I spoke to them.  You didn't have the privilege of sitting
under such a wonderful Ministry.  :-)

Christian Love

Marion

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Higher-fire