The Only True God, continued

Praise the Lord Beloved and greetings in the name of the One who we celebrate this seasonal holiday for (in Matthew 1:21). The angel told His mother Mary, “Thou shalt call His name Jesus, for He shall save His people from their sins”. It’s in Jesus name we greet you. And on behalf of His upcoming birthday we say, have a
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Beloved, in continuance of our theme, “The Only True God” - - Jesus Christ, our savior whose birth we are about to celebrate is God of All. On last week we promised to continue writing this letter about the long list of positions Jesus held as “God” in the scriptures. We told you if Jesus is not “God of All, He is not God at all”. Well, the scriptures tell us that Jesus is “The Temple of God” (St. John 14:1) and the shew bread (St. John 6:35), Jesus is the veil of the temple (Matthew 27:51), Jesus is the altar (Hebrews 4:16), Jesus is the Lamb (St. John 1:29). Jesus is the servant and the master all at the same time (St. John 13:8-9). Jesus is the foundation of the church and the chief corner stone thereof (Ephesians 2:20). Jesus is a “destroying storm, as well as a convert from the tempest (Isaiah 28:2).

Precious Ones, and when we consider all of these things, it is to no wonder that the disciples said (in Mark 4:41), “What manner of man is this?” And why Saul said (in Acts 9:5), “who are thou Lord?” And His own people “The Jesus” (according to St. John 8:52), asked in St. John 8:53 “whom maketh thou thyself?” Chosen Ones, these questions are in the minds of many today. They wonder, why do we make such a big deal about Jesus? He’s just a prophet like Mohammed to the Muslims, or Joseph Smith to the Mormons, why does he deserve so much attention to celebrate a nationwide observance? Simple, because Jesus is “The Only True God”. Everyone and everything else is fake. In Isaiah 45:21 God said, “...there is no God else beside me: a just God and a savior; there is none beside me!

I will write more on this subject next week,
Until then
Have a Merry Christmas and I love you all so very much
In His love,
Bishop William L McCoy