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20BODYOFCHRISTNEWSJANUARY2013God.WebelongtoGod.JESUSGAVETHECHURCHAUTHORITYOVERTHEFORCESOFEVILvs.19-20InMatthew1818-20NKJVwefindasimilarstatementregardingbindingandloosing.Thereitisinreferencetochurchdiscipline.AsbelieverswehavetheauthoritythekeystoexerciseauthorityonbehalfofGodinmattersoftheSpirit.WEMUSTKNOWWHOANDWHOSEWEAREJesusquestionwasonerelatedtohisidentity.Thereareanumberofmethodsbywhichweareiden-tified.1Weallhaveanamethisbagoffleshbonesandbloodwaslabelledbyourparentsatthetimeofourbirth.Youmaynotlikeoragreewithwhatyouarecalledbutthatiswhatyouhavebeenlabelled.2Wecanbeidentifiedbyothersaccordingtoourdeedsheroliarthiefandwhoremongeroraccord-ingtoourpositionpastorpriestjudgeofficeretc.3Peopleoftenlabelusaccordingtoourphysicalabilityorlackthereofspeedylazyunconcernedbitter.4PeopleunfortunatelyareoftenidentifiedbytheirnationalityblackwhiteAsianHispanic.Namesareveryimportanthoweverwemustnotbedefinedbythewayweactthecolorofourskinorourabilitiesorlackthereof.Parentsmustbecarefultonotdefineatanearlyagewhattheirchildrenareaccordingtohowtheyactfortheymightbedeter-minedtoliveuptoit.WhyisthequestionoverJesusx19trueidentitysoimportantWhydoesitmatterwhetherornotJesusisGodThemostimportantreasonthatJesushastobeGodisthatifHeisnotGodHisdeathwouldnothavebeensufficienttopaythepenaltyforthesinsofthewholeworld1John22.OnlyGodcouldpaysuchaninfinitepenaltyRomans582Corinthians521.JesushadtobeGodsothatHecouldpayourdebt.JesushadtobemansoHecoulddie.SalvationisavailableonlythroughfaithinJesusChrist.Jesusx19deityiswhyHeistheonlywayofsalvation.Jesusx19deityiswhyHeproclaimedx1cIamthewayandthetruthandthelife.NoonecomestotheFatherexceptthroughmex1dJohn146.WhataboutyouwillyoustandupforwhoyouareWillyouaffirmthatyouareachildofGodWillyouaffirmwhatyoubelieveinthefaceofaworldthatischallengingyounottobelieveOrwillyouforfeardenytheChristandwhoandwhoseyouareWhatSayYou...frompage18