Jesus Our Image
How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. Acts 10:38 From the beginning, it has been God who continually sets the stage to partner with imperfect people in a co-laboring relationship. When we see that He did what He did as a man following His Father, then we are compelled to do whatever we need to do to follow His example. we are no longer content to live as we are. we will still celebrate His goodness, but now it will be from the very "trenches" that Jesus lived in. There are two conditions put upon us in Jesus' example. These qualifications are essential for us to emulate the life, presence, and power that Jesus made evident. First is the fact that Jesus had no sin. Without Jesus, we are hopelessly lost in sin. But we are no longer without Him, and never will be again. That lost condition is no longer a factor, nor is it our identity. Now we