Acts 13
1 Now there were in the church that was at An’ti-och certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyre’ne, and Man’a-en, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
Separate ME! for the work I have called THEM to.
Acts 26
12 ΒΆ Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
13 at midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.
14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
The man, Jesus, had already ascended into heaven, yet here was Jesus saying He was being persecuted. He didn’t say it was LIKE He was being persecuted. He said He was being persecuted.
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112 Now, the Roman Catholic church says, “He was speaking to Peter, ‘Upon this rock I’ll build my Church.’”
113 The Protestants said, “He was building It upon Himself.”
114 Now, they could be right. But, to me, both of them’s wrong. It was upon the spiritual revelation of who He was. “Flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, Peter. But My Father, which is in Heaven, has revealed this to you. And upon this rock,” the revelation of who He is; upon the revelation: He is the Word, and the whole… “Upon this rock I’ll build My Church, and the gates of hell cannot prevail against It.” It showed the gates of hell would be against It.
Not flesh and blood revealing anything. Not a man! But God in a man!
The church isn’t built upon Jesus the man! It’s built upon the revelation of who Jesus is!
The Godhead is simple for them that God has Grace upon and allows them to see it. Otherwise you may mentally understand it but it will never be personal to you.
Thank God for His Grace! Praise be to His name!