Paschal Mystery And Christ Crucified

Reference Scriptures:
Matthew 5:17-21, ‘The historical Jesus fulfilled God’s law
Matthew 16:21-28, 'The unique, personal and universal Second Coming of Christ'
Acts 17:22-34, ‘The Unknown God’
1 Corinthians 2:1-12, ‘Christ Crucified’

Both the historical Jesus and the apostle Paul recognized that within the sacred texts of all religions, every word and sentence veils universal, Christ-centered, Holy Spirit-based truth  [Matthew 5:17, Acts 17:30].

Throughout his life and ministry, the historical Jesus taught, revealed and modeled the full incarnation and manifestation of the Christ of Faith, the Image and likeness of God, in his spiritual body and thus potentially, in the spiritual body of all persons.

The apostle Paul fully embraced the historical Jesus’ teaching, that in God's universal plan of Salvation, the Christ of Faith is the reigning divine Presence, Wisdom and Power of God, within every fully functioning human life, here on earth.

Whoever follows the Christ-centered, Holy Spirit-based inner spiritual, mental, emotional, relationship and physical steps outlined in the Gospel of Christ Crucified, will finally reach the conscious relationship with God, other human beings and all creation, which the historical Jesus knew, here on earth.  

Based on your personal experiences of awakening and resurrection from spiritual blindness, spiritual deafness, spiritual sleep and spiritual death, you will begin to discern how you have crucified afresh, the Christ of Faith, within your own spiritual body.   

By follow the historical Jesus in living the Paschal Mystery; Christ-centered, spiritually awake believers in all religions, secular and ethnic groups are now able to proclaim the resurrection, incarnation, second coming, manifestation and reign of the indwelling and incarnate Christ Faith, through their spiritual bodies.

These believers, who are now realizing what it means to be born from above, are declaring like the apostle Paul; "I previously rejected, crucified and buried the universal indwelling Christ of Faith by my own spiritual blindness, spiritual deafness, spiritual sleep and spiritual death".

"The previously Crucified Christ of Faith is now Resurrected and Reigning as indwelling and incarnate Savior, Master and Lord, through my spiritual body".

By following the historical Jesus in living the Paschal Mystery, these Christ-centered Spiritually awake believers are now realizing, proclaiming and further establishing kingdom living here on earth, as it is in heaven.  

Paschal Mystery: Wisdom And Power Of God

Scripture reference: 1 Corinthians 1:22-25, 'Paul Preaches Christ Crucified'

The bible teaches that the Paschal Mystery is the center of the work the Father sent the historical Jesus to do on earth. It is the historical Jesus' passing over from life on earth, through his passion, death, resurrection and ascension, into a new and glorified life with the Father, through the incarnate Christ of Faith [Colossians 2:9]. The Paschal Mystery is also the truth that is unfolding, about mankind's regeneration and reconciliation with God and one another, through the indwelling and incarnate Christ of Faith. The Paschal Mystery is especially about believers in all the world religions and secular groups, actually passing over from the slavery of sin, into the freedom of God's love, through the incarnation of the indwelling Christ of Faith, by following the historical Jesus, in living the Paschal Mystery [Matthew 16:21-26, Colossians 1:26-27]. 

The Paschal Mystery is the historical Jesus as Messiah, the Son of Man, preaching, teaching and healing as the incarnate presence of Abba Father, the eternal, invisible Christ of Faith, in the power of the Holy Spirit, 2000 years ago [John 5:30, 10:30; Luke 4:16-19]. As Emmanuel, the historical Jesus fully revealed the Christ of Faith, as God's presence, wisdom and righteousness, within himself and within all people. As Savior, the historical Jesus revealed the indwelling Christ of Faith as God's sanctification and redemption for all mankind.

Both the historical Jesus and the apostle Paul proclaimed the indwelling Christ of Faith as mankind's universal center of origin, meaning, morality and destiny. They taught that the Christ of Faith is the universal image and likeness of God, in the spiritual body of the historical Jesus and all persons [Genesis 1:26-27, John 17:20-26, Ephesians 3:8-13]. Like the historical Jesus, the apostle Paul proclaimed the indwelling Christ of Faith as mankind's universal salvation and hope of glory. Unfortunately, mankind's spiritual blindness, spiritual deafness, spiritual sleep and spiritual death, continue to hide the Christ of Faith, from mankind's discernment and appropriation, down through the  ages and generations [Colossians 1:24-29].

The esoteric message of the Paschal Mystery declares that the Christ of Faith is God's universal, Word [Logos]. It declares that the Christ of Faith and the Word [Holy Scripture], cleanse the human consciousness of sin and dead works. By faith, the Christ of Faith, in the power of the Holy Spirit, also enables all mankind to serve the living God, in spirit and in truth [John 4:23-24]. The essential message of the Gospel of Christ is the Paschal Mystery.

Is it possible that the invisible Christ of Faith as [Logos], who forever dwells in our spiritual bodies, remains hidden and crucified again, by our present, prevailing  worldly, mortal and carnal mindsets and consciousness [Hebrews 6:4-8]?  Can you describe how 'Christ crucified' is helping you and the members of your witnessing faith community, to live the Three-Self Movement (Self-rule, self-support, self-propagation)? Is it not true that in order for mankind to experience the transforming presence, wisdom and power of God in our thoughts, feelings, emotions, relationships and actions, we must all take up our cross daily, metaphysically and mystically, and follow the historical Jesus, in living the Paschal Mystery and kingdom living, here on earth [Matthew 16:24, Romans 8:1-11, Luke 17:20-21]? Like the apostle Paul, is it not true that spiritually awake believers, in all the world religions, can now and actually do by faith, encounter the historical Jesus, as the universal, indwelling Christ of Faith, the Image and likeness of God, in and through their own spiritual bodies [Genesis 1:26-27, Colossians 1:26-27]?
  

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