{"id":17110,"date":"2020-06-02T07:04:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T14:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=17110"},"modified":"2020-06-02T07:04:06","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T14:04:06","slug":"what-does-it-mean-to-be-like-yeshua-in-this-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2020\/06\/02\/what-does-it-mean-to-be-like-yeshua-in-this-world\/","title":{"rendered":"What does it mean to be like Yeshua in this world?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Yeshua\u2014the-Seconc-Coming.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Yeshua\u2014the-Seconc-Coming.jpg 500w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Yeshua\u2014the-Seconc-Coming-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Yeshua\u2014the-Seconc-Coming-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1 John 4:17, <em>As he is, so are we in this world. <\/em><\/strong>If this phrase were taken cherry picked out of its context and made to stand along, as some Christian Bible teachers have done, one could assume that as Yeshua currently is in heaven in his fully power, glory, perfection and deity, so are the saints on this earth here and now. Is this what John is really saying? No!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What does the first part of the verse say? \u201cLove has been perfected among us\u2026\u201d Love is the issue here, not the full power, glory and deity of Yeshua. What John is saying is that the saints are to express Yeshua\u2019s love in this world. That\u2019s the context of the entire chapter of 1 John 4. It\u2019s about loving one another. Period. After verse 17, John then goes on to reiterate the idea of the love of Yesua in the next two verses. There is nothing in this passage to suggest that John is implying that the saints currently have the full glory, power and perfection of Yeshua. Where do we see anyone on planet earth doing this? This idea is not even hinted at in the verse or the entire chapter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shame on Bible teachers who cherry pick verses out of context, then read into them things that aren\u2019t even said or implied and tickle the people\u2019s ears with their nonsensical interpretations\u2026and after making the people feel all warm and fuzzy, they often pass the offering plate. We\u2019ve all seen this occur many times in various church meetings!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bottom line message of 1 John 4:7\u201319 is that as Elohim IS love (vv. 8, 16), and he so loved us, as a result, we too are to be conduits of his love to this world. We\u2019re to be a literal river of life of his love to those around us.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on these wonderful verses in 1 John, we can add that when we are so full of the love of Yeshua, a fruit of the Spirit, and we love him and his word so much, and we\u2019re obeying all of his commandments the best we can and are trying to imitate him in all areas of our thoughts, words and actions, we have nothing to be afraid of. We are fully in the grace of Elohim and our ultimate salvation and glorification is assured. This means we can stand boldly before the throne of Elohim on the judgment day with nothing to fear. No fear of hearing the words, \u201cDepart from me you workers of iniquity\u2026.\u201d This has nothing to do with our greatness, power, glory or anything like that. It has to do with knowing who we are in Yeshua, and having full confidence in his word pertaining to our spiritual standing before him, and that we have, by his grace and strength, overcome the world, the flesh and the devil and that we have passed from judgment into life because we believe in him (John 3:18; 5:24\u201325). 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