In His preaching in the synagogue at Nazareth Jesus fulfilled Isaiah 61:1-2.

He came to Nazareth where he had been brought up and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day as he usually did. He stood up to read, and they handed him the scroll of the prophet Isaiah. Unrolling the scroll he found the place where it is written:

The spirit of the Lord has been given to me,
for he has anointed me.
He has sent me to bring the good news to the poor,
to proclaim the liberty to captives
and to the blind new sight,
to set the downtrodden free,
to proclaim the Lord's year of favour.

He then rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the assistant and sat down. And all eyes in the synagogue were fixed on him. Then he began to speak to them, 'This text is being fulfilled today even as you listen'. And he won the approval of all and they were astonished by the gracious words that came from his lips. - Luke 4:16-22 -

Indicating that the triune family was at work in Him as the servant Son. At the transfiguration, the voice of the Father spoke again in approval of Jesus the Son to the innermost circle of disciples.

As these were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, 'Master, it is wonderful for us to be here; so let us make three, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah'. - He did not know what he was saying. As he spoke, a cloud came and covered them with shadow; and when they went into the cloud the disciples were afraid. And a voice came the cloud saying, 'This is my Son, the Chosen One. Listen to him'. And after the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. - Luke 9:33-36 -

Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and in the Father who had delivered all things to the Son. - Luke 10:21-22 - And Jesus cleansing of the Temple was an identification with the house of God His Father.

Just before Jewish Passover Jesus went up to Jerusalem and in the Temple he found people selling cattle and sheep and pigeons, and the money changers sitting at their counters there. Making a whip out of some cord, he drove them all out of the Temple, cattle and sheep as well, scattered the money changers coins, knocked their tables over and said to the pigeon-sellers, 'Take all this out of here and stop turning my Father's house into a market'. Then his disciples remembered the words of scripture: Zeal for your house will devour me. - John 2:13-17; Luke 19:45-46 - That paralleled His concern for being in His Father's house at a much younger age. - Luke 2:41-51 -

Jesus witnessed further to His authority as He sent forth the disciples, following His resurrection. Following His resurrection, Jesus sent the disciples to baptize 'in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. - Matt. 28:19 - He also told them to wait until they were empowered by the Holy Spirit.

'And now I am sending down to you what the Father has promised. Stay in the city then, until you are clothed with the power from on high'. - Luke 24:49 -

When he had been at the table with them, he had told them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for what the Father had promised. It is' he had said 'what you have heard me speak about: John baptized with water but you, not many days from now, will be baptized with the Holy Spirit. - Acts 1:4-5 -

The fulfillment of Jesus' prophecy as spokesman for the Father and the Holy Spirit occurred at Pentecost. This continued throughout the Book of Acts when the Holy Spirit inspired Peter and the apostles to preach a trinitarian gospel of Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.

In reply Peter...........

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!

I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.

HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -