Matthew 28:16-20, 'Jesus' Great Commission'.
Just as the Christ of Faith dwelt in the historical Jesus and Jesus in the Christ of Faith, so is the Christ of Faith present and incarnate in all who believe and follow Jesus [Matthew 28:20, Mark 8:34, John 17:20-21]. Throughout his ministry, Jesus taught and modeled God's kingdom and kingdom living here on earth. He completed his mission of proclamation, salvation and kingdom living, by living the Paschal Mystery, here on earth, while incarnate in his physical human body.
The historical Jesus modeled kingdom living as an achievable, supernatural human state for all mankind, who choose to believe and follow him. In kingdom living, believers follow the historical Jesus in living the Paschal Mystery. With God’s help, the Christ of Faith reigns in the souls, hearts, minds and lives of these believers here on earth. Jesus assures us that like him, all humankind can establish and experience this kingdom living, through the Christ of Faith and power and work of the Holy Spirit (Luke 4:18-21).
In the power of the Holy Spirit, believers in all religions, cultures, ethnic and secular groups embrace the new life, dominated by mind of Christ, which Jesus modeled (2 Corinthians 13:14, Philippians 2:5, Colossians 1:26-27). Baptism is symbolic of the Christ of Faith's inner spiritual cleansing and purification, through truth and grace, within human consciousness, through the Holy Spirit [John 1:17]. In living the Paschal Mystery, believers pass over from bondage and slavery to sin, into the freedom of God’s love, in the indwelling and incarnate Christ of Faith.
This challenge to live the Paschal Mystery involves daily practicing and proclaiming the Christ-centered, Spirit-based principle and practices, which the historical Jesus taught and modeled. More Christ-centered believers, in all the world religions, cultures, ethnic and secular groups are now manifesting the Christ-centered, Holy Spirit-based kingdom living which Jesus taught, revealed and modeled [Luke 4:14-19, Revelations 21:1-7]. Are you ready and willing to join these spiritually awake creative believers in all religions, cultures, ethnic and secular groups, in re-establishing civility and unity, through Christ-centered, Holy Spirit-based spirituality, throughout our planet earth?
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