Who Has Believed Our Message?

[Sue J Love]

“Who has believed our message?
And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot,
And like a root out of parched ground;
He has no stately form or majesty
That we should look upon Him,
Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him.
He was despised and forsaken of men,
A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief;
And like one from whom men hide their face
He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.” (Isaiah 53:1-3 NASB’95)

Isaiah was a prophet of old who foretold the coming of Jesus, our Lord and Messiah (the Christ). The more that I read this entire book of the Bible, the more I began to realize how much of this book is dedicated to prophesying Jesus Christ and the Messianic age. So, the subject matter of Isaiah 53 is Jesus Christ, of his life, his death, and of his sacrifice on the cross for the sins of the world. And I think, in the book’s wording, as a whole, we can picture that Jesus did not stay dead, but that he came back to life.

So, who was and is Jesus Christ? He is the second person of our triune God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He always existed with God, he is God, and he is our creator God – the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But from the very beginning God had a plan that a woman named Mary would bear a son, Jesus, conceived of the Holy Spirit, and not of man, who while he lived on the earth would be both fully God and fully man, but without a sin nature, for he was not conceived of man, but of God, of the Holy Spirit.

Now when Jesus Christ lived on the earth, during his years of ministry, he healed the sick and afflicted, he raised the dead back to life, he delivered people from demons, and he performed miracle after miracle, even feeding thousands of people with just a little bit of bread and a few fish. And he preached repentance and obedience to God for the salvation of sin and for eternal life with God. And all this got him hated by many of the Jewish rulers in the temple, who then plotted and carried out his death on a cross.

But while he was still alive, many who had been following him deserted him, for they said that his teaching was “too hard.” For he taught that coming to him meant death to sin, suffering for the sake of righteousness, and for the sake of the gospel, and walks of faithful obedience to our Lord and to his commands. He let them know that a profession of faith in him alone would not secure them salvation from sin, and that if they did not obey him, he would say that he never knew them and they were to depart from him.

And he confronted the hypocrites in their hypocrisies, many of whom were men of power and influence in the temple who had positions of authority over the people, but who put on a show of righteousness while inside they were full of wickedness and evil deeds. And he told the Jews who wanted him dead, and who would not receive him as their Lord, that God the Father was not their Father, and that Abraham was not their father, but that their father was the devil, and that they did the works of the devil.

For all who do not believe in Jesus Christ to be Lord of their lives, who do not bow to him in submission to his will, who are unwilling to die with him to sin and to now walk in obedience to his commands, they do not know God, because Jesus is God, and because God demands death to sin and walks of obedience to his commands as evidence that genuine faith in him exists. So all who deny that Jesus is the Christ, and who refuse to bow to him as Lord, and to forsake their sins, and to obey his commands, are not of God.

So, Jesus’ teachings did not sit too well with the majority of the people. And the rulers were also threatened by his temporary popularity among the people, because of all the miracles he was performing, concerned that their own positions of power over the people could be at risk. They also hated that he healed people on the Sabbath, and that he didn’t follow all their customs, and that he claimed to be God, which is who he was and is. And so the majority called for his death on a cross, and they had him put to death.

I think they then thought that would be the end of it, that his followers would scatter, and that the message of the gospel of our salvation would die out and would no longer be a matter of concern to them. But it didn’t go down like they had hoped. On the third day God the Father resurrected his Son Jesus Christ from the dead, and brought him back to life. He appeared then to many people, including his remaining disciples, and then he returned to be with the Father in heaven, from where he sent us the Holy Spirit.

And those who were his followers continued in his ministry and in teaching the people that faith in Jesus Christ must result in us dying with Christ to sin and in walks of obedience to his commands, or it is not genuine faith which saves, but it is of the flesh, instead. But this message has been altered quite a bit by the majority over the years to where so many are teaching salvation as the result of a profession of faith in Jesus, but absent of dying with Christ to sin and walking in obedience to his commands. This cannot be!

So, please know that Jesus died on that cross to put our sins to death with him so that, by God-gifted and God-persuaded faith in Jesus Christ, which is of the Spirit, and not of the flesh, we will now die with him to sin, putting sin to death daily, by the Spirit, and so that we will walk (in conduct, in practice) in obedience to the Lord and to his commands. He died so that we would now live for him and no longer for ourselves, and to deliver us out of slavery to sin so that we will now become servants of God and of his righteousness.

[Isaiah 53:1-12; Matt 7:21-23; Matt 26:26-29; Lu 9:23-26; Lu 17:25; Jn 1:1-36; Jn 6:35-58; Jn 8:24,58; Jn 10:27-33; Jn 20:28-29; Rom 5:8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14; Rom 9:5; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Co 11:23-32; 1 Co 15:1-8; 2 Co 5:15,21; Eph 4:17-24; Php 2:5-11; Col 2:9; Tit 2:11-14; Heb 1:8-9; Heb 2:14-15; Heb 4:15; 1 Pet 2:24; 2 Pet 1:1; 1 John 3:4-10]

Lead Me Gently Home, Father

By Will L. Thompson, 1879

Lead me gently home, Father,
Lead me gently home;
When life’s toils are ended,
And parting days have come,
Sin no more shall tempt me,
Ne’er from Thee I’ll roam,
If Thou’ll only lead me, Father,
Lead me gently home.

Lead me gently home, Father,
Lead me gently home, Father,
Lest I fall upon the wayside,
Lead me gently home.

Lead me gently home, Father,
Lead me gently home;
In life’s darkest hours, Father,
When life’s troubles come,
Keep my feet from wand’ring,
Lest from Thee I roam,
Lest I fall upon the wayside,
Lead me gently home.

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Who Has Believed Our Message?
An Original Work / March 30, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

[Rxlx]

Jesus is not GOD and GOD is not Jesus and there is no holy spirit being.
In heaven there is only GOD, Jesus and the various angels.

 

[Johanabrahams]

Jesus is the Word of our Salvation. The Word of our Creation as the Child whom God always had in His Mind. Jesus existed from always as Child of God in His Image and Likeness as thoughts in the Mind of the Almighty God. The God gave flesh to His Thoughts in order for us to clearly see what they are. And Jesus existed on earth as the Word of our Creation by which our "Abba Father/Daddy, Jehovah" could give birth to us in the Name of Jesus and raise us in the Name of Jesus. Where His whole Purpose of the Creation and His Purpose for existence is in having Children of His own. Born of Him and exactly as He is. In order to enjoy His Fatherhood in raising His Kids in His Life.

 

[bdavidc]

Jesus is not GOD and GOD is not Jesus and there is no holy spirit being.
In heaven there is only GOD, Jesus and the various angels.

See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, ~ Colossians 2:8-9

 

[Rxlx]

See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, ~ Colossians 2:8-9

col 2:8 means Jesus does exactly what GOD says, precisely.

 

[bdavidc]

col 2:8 means Jesus does exactly what GOD says, precisely.

It says what it says—Jesus is God. Denying it doesn’t change the truth. If you can read and actually understand the words, it’s clear. Colossians 2:9 straight up says the fullness of God dwells in Him bodily. That means Jesus isn’t just doing what God says—He is God in the flesh.

Colossians 2:8 warns believers not to be taken captive by philosophy and empty deceit (like you are trying to do) according to human tradition, rather than according to Christ. This verse is immediately followed by Colossians 2:9, which powerfully affirms, "For in Him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily." Taken together, these verses do not merely suggest that Jesus follows God's instructions precisely, but rather declare that Jesus is God in the flesh. The emphasis is not on Jesus acting like God or imitating God's will, but on His divine nature being fully present in bodily form. This affirms the mystery and glory of the incarnation—that the eternal God took on human nature in the person of Jesus Christ. Therefore, to follow Christ is to follow God Himself, not merely a messenger or servant, but the very fullness of deity dwelling among us.

 

[bdavidc]

col 2:8 means Jesus does exactly what GOD says, precisely.

The Bible has strong words for those who twist or resist the clear truth of Scripture. In 2 Timothy 4:3-4, it warns that "the time will come when people will not endure sound doctrine, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths." That perfectly describes those who refuse to accept what the Bible plainly says and instead try to reshape it to fit their own ideas.

Titus 3:10-11 also says, "As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned." Scripture doesn't take kindly to people who cause strife by constantly pushing their own agenda over what God clearly reveals.

And in 2 Peter 3:16, Peter talks about people who twist the Scriptures to their own destruction, especially when they don't want to accept hard truths. So, the Bible makes it clear—tampering with God's Word, especially out of pride or stubbornness, is a serious offense.

The Bible is crystal clear—those who keep pushing against God, rejecting His truth, and leading others astray are setting themselves up for judgment. Galatians 6:7 warns, "Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap." You can’t fight God and think there won’t be consequences.

Romans 1:18 says, "The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth." People who knowingly twist or reject God’s Word aren’t just making a mistake—they’re actively suppressing the truth, and God will deal with that.

Hebrews 10:26-27 goes even deeper: "For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment." That’s serious. Continual rebellion against God, especially after knowing the truth, brings judgment—not just in this life, but eternally.

God is patient, but His patience isn’t permission. Those who keep pushing their own agenda over God's truth will face Him, and at that point, there won’t be any excuses left.

 

[Rxlx]

God is patient, but His patience isn’t permission. Those who keep pushing their own agenda over God's truth will face Him, and at that point, there won’t be any excuses left.

Precisely, now start post the truth.

 

[Sue J Love]

It says what it says—Jesus is God. Denying it doesn’t change the truth. If you can read and actually understand the words, it’s clear. Colossians 2:9 straight up says the fullness of God dwells in Him bodily. That means Jesus isn’t just doing what God says—He is God in the flesh.

Colossians 2:8 warns believers not to be taken captive by philosophy and empty deceit (like you are trying to do) according to human tradition, rather than according to Christ. This verse is immediately followed by Colossians 2:9, which powerfully affirms, "For in Him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily." Taken together, these verses do not merely suggest that Jesus follows God's instructions precisely, but rather declare that Jesus is God in the flesh. The emphasis is not on Jesus acting like God or imitating God's will, but on His divine nature being fully present in bodily form. This affirms the mystery and glory of the incarnation—that the eternal God took on human nature in the person of Jesus Christ. Therefore, to follow Christ is to follow God Himself, not merely a messenger or servant, but the very fullness of deity dwelling among us.

Yes! Jesus Christ is God. He is the second person of our triune God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Even God the Father called him God (Hebrews 1:8-9). And the Jews killed him because he claimed to be God. [John 1:1-18; John 8:24,58; John 10:30-33; Hebrews 1:8-9; Colossians 2:9; Titus 2:13; 2 Peter 1:1; Romans 9:5; John 20:28-29]

 

[Rxlx]

Jessu is not GOD and GOD is not Jesus.
And there can be no Holy Spook because all Christian believers have Holy Spirit in them.