The Shepherd Of Our Soul
Christ's successful defeat of death by his resurrection made him, the chief apostles, shepherd and bishop of our soul. The resurrection of Christ, has made us joyful in the patient waiting for and expectation of the Head Shepherd; head Bishop; head pastor; head of the church, who after his resurrection was exalted to the seat of supreme power and dominion; Christ is the Head Shepherd and Head Bishop of our souls. In a divine sense 'Hope' is define as joyous expectation. Glory is defined as that splendour, brightness, magnificence, excellence, preeminence, dignity, grace, and majesty which Christ exhibited in his reseurrection and sebsequent exaltation to the sit of power. In Christ own words it refers to the disciples of Christ being translated to be as angels. It is that angelic new immortal body the disciples of Christ receive upon the arrival of Christ in glory. It is that we shall be like him for we shall see him as he is. Every disciple that has this hope in him purifies himself in obedience to the apostolic doctrine. The most astonishing and marvelous secret kept hidden from angels, and not revealed to the prophets; but made manifest in the preaching of the apostles is expectation we have to sit with Christ in his throne in a resurrected body of immortal splendor, magnificence and majesty. Christ wrought this marvelous blessing when He raised himself out of death and ascended to his place of eternal power and dominion. The Lord jesus Christ ordained before ever the earth was formed to accomplish this for his saints through the redemptive blood of his painful and glorious cross. Our inheritance is the rich glory of his inheritance. In this godly expectation we stand and have access to the riches of this glory because of Jesus' own personal confidence and expectation.
Jesus of Galilee gave this expectation to the apostles when after his passion he allowed the apostle to touch and handle his immortal and glorified body. They heard, saw and handled eternal life bodily. They saw and handled the literal body of God in his stupendous body of glory. What a marvelous blessing Christ has given us as a gift through faith in his blood. Only we must fight the good fight of faith and lay hold on eternal life. We must press toward the mark of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. We must earnestly contend and remain faithful to the apostles doctrine delivered to us; for surely we shall reap if we hold fast to sound apostolic doctrine and do not faint.(Rom 5:2; Eph 1:18; Col 1:27).
The resurrection of Christ, has made us joyful in the patient waiting for and expectation of the Head Shepherd; head Bishop; head pastor; head of the church, who after his resurrection was exalted to the seat of supreme power and dominion; Christ is the Head Shepherd and Head Bishop of our souls.
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