BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

What about man? How was he created? The same way. Verse 26 says, “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion….” In verse 28, God continued the empowerment of mankind by speaking the blessing of increase, dominion and supply. God spoke, and man was. He spoke into existence His desired result. He wanted a man after His own likeness, with authority over all the rest of creation, and that’s what came to be. The Need for a Savior The position God gave man over all the natural world was later abdicated to the spiritual outlaw—Satan. This resulted in the need for a savior. Since it was man who had sinned, a man had to pay the price. Yet no man qualified to fully redeem, restore and reinstate mankind. “For all [had] sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). Only God could qualify, yet it had to be a man. The answer? God incarnate, in the flesh. And not just the creation of another man. This man had to come by the same natural means as other men—the womb of a woman. Every aspect of His life had to be exact, and He could have no divine attributes other than those available to every other human being (Philippians 2:6-7). And there had to be the most miraculous transaction to ever happen in the spirit realm. He must, through no sin of His own, become one with sin and death and become the literal substitute for all mankind. He must plumb the depths of all that hell has to offer, suffer the penalty for all sin and triumph over all of death’s domain. Then, the future must be secured so that there is never again a loss of oneness between God and man. Only resurrecting Him from the dead into a glorified body and positioning Him in the Godhead, again on behalf of all humanity, could guarantee such a glorious outcome. Now, because Adam had given the rights to the earth over to Satan, God could no longer scoop up a handful of dirt and speak to it. The earth was under a curse. So God began again. While man was still in the Garden, God spoke the Word toward the end result He had desired from before the foundation of the world. Speaking of woman’s offspring, He said, “He will bruise and tread your head underfoot…” (Genesis 3:15, AMP). Since men held authority in the earth, God then spoke through chosen people, proclaiming every detail necessary to bring His plan to pass. After several thousand years of divinely inspired speaking, the seed of the Word of God was planted in the womb of a young virgin girl named Mary and “the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us” (John 1:14). Spiritual law triumphed. Faith-filled words created a natural body for Jesus. But equally important to the plan of God is the fact that we, too, are born of that same incorruptible seed of the Word of God (1 Peter 1:23)! When we make Jesus the Lord of our lives, our spirits are born again from death to life; we are seated with Him in His godly position and the Godhead dwells in us (Ephesians 2:6; Colossians 2:9-10, AMP). And someday soon, we will take on the remainder of our redemption in glorified bodies. Hallelujah! If we think that our regeneration and resurrection are make-believe, we will have no faith to fully walk out the miraculous, glorious and joyous plan of God for our lives. It’s not make-believe, it’s Christmas! V Terri Copeland Pearsons is the eldest daughter of Kenneth Copeland. Since 1993, she and her husband, George Pearsons, have served as senior pastors of Eagle Mountain International Church at Kenneth Copeland Ministries in Fort Worth, Texas. For information or ministry materials write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries, Fort Worth, TX 76192-0001 or go to terricopelandpearsons.com. *********ADVERTISEMENT********* God’s DNA in You DNA…it’s the very makeup of who someone is. Now, discover what DNA science can reveal about the power of God in us—and see how everything He is, is in YOU, too! God’s DNA in You single CD by Terri Copeland Pearsons $5* #B131201 Order online & save 10% kcm.org/mag 1-800-600-7395 (U.S. only) +1-817-852-6000 *Plus shipping. Offer and price valid until Dec. 31, 2013 ************************************ DEC '13 : BVOV : 11

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