"And darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters."
Firstly we shall explain what does the Spirit mean by the face. Three areas we shall consider where the term applies namely the deep, the waters and the face of heaven which is set in terms of the heart of man. God fashioned all hearts alike. (Ps.33.13-15)
We shall begin with this verse which shall determine the quality of the other two. " For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ."(2 Cor.4.6) The glory of Gof is imparted to all hearts alike for the simple reason that 'God fashioneth their hearts alike.' So a son of perdition defines the one who by choice remain impervious to the light of the knowledge of the glory of God. The living soul implies that soul presents a face where God can work with man. This idea we have in this famous quote.' The heavens declare the glory of God.'. It is thus heart of man interface with heaven as if the face of heaven were a glass. This idea is expressed in this passage. "For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:/ For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was./ But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed." (Jas.1.23-25)
Faith with works means 'he beholdeth himself and knows what manner of man he is. "He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself:"( 1 John 5.10). There is a growth implied here. We are growing in the knowledge by abiding in his Son, "But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, ..."
"And darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters."
Firstly we shall explain what does the Spirit mean by the face. Three areas we shall consider where the term applies namely the deep, the waters and the face of heaven which is set in terms of the heart of man. God fashioned all hearts alike. (Ps.33.13-15)
We shall begin with this verse which shall determine the quality of the other two. " For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ."(2 Cor.4.6) The glory of Gof is imparted to all hearts alike for the simple reason that 'God fashioneth their hearts alike.' So a son of perdition defines the one who by choice remain impervious to the light of the knowledge of the glory of God. The living soul implies that soul presents a face where God can work with man. This idea we have in this famous quote.' The heavens declare the glory of God.'. It is thus heart of man interface with heaven as if the face of heaven were a glass. This idea is expressed in this passage. "For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:/ For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was./ But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed." (Jas.1.23-25)
Faith with works means 'he beholdeth himself and knows what manner of man he is. "He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself:"( 1 John 5.10). There is a growth implied here. We are growing in the knowledge by abiding in his Son, "But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, ..."
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