They had not understood about the loaves Mark 6:52

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They had not understood about the loaves Mark
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• V. 48, Jesus walked on the sea.
• V. 51, He entered the boat, the wind ceased.
• V. 51, They were greatly amazed in themselves
  beyond measure, and marveled.
• V. 52, For they had not understood about the
  loaves, because their heart was hardened.
• To multiply loaves was as much an act of
  omnipotent power as this miracle on the sea.
• The loaves should have produced great faith!

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Did not understand that Christ was Creator and
Controller of all nature.

• Christ created the loaves and fish. It was no
  task for Him to multiply them (twice or daily).
• Christ had control of the fish with in its
  mouth. Matt. 1727, go to the sea and throw in a
  hook, and take the first fish that comes up and
  when you open its mouth, you will find a shekel.
• Also Lk. 56, caught a great number of fish.
• Matt. 826, rebuked the winds and the sea. He
  could easily control what He created.

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From what country ?

• Matt. 827, What kind of man is this, that even
  the winds and the sea obey Him? (Lit. from what
  place or country is this man?)
• They should have known what country He was
  from, but they were slow learners.
• Christ thought, talked, worked and acted like a
  man What kind of MAN is this? But
• He also thought, talked, worked and acted like
  God, for He was God (Jn. 11Titus 213 etc.)
• Jesus was God as well as man, but they did not
  fully know Him.

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Didnt realize that God came to earth

• The most amazing, inspiring, encouraging thought
  imaginable. Think what it means!
• Heb. 13, who being the brightness of His glory
  and the express image of His person
• NASB, the exact representation of His nature
• Jn. 114, And the Word became flesh and dwelt
  among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as
  of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace
  and truth.
• Heb. 16, No wonder God said, Let all the angels
  of God worship Him.

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Heavenly glory exhibited

• Matt. 172, and He was transfigured before them.
  His face shone like the sun, and His clothes
  became as white as the light.
• 2 Pet. 116, We were eyewitnesses of His
  majesty. For He received from God the Father
  honor and glory when such a voice came to Him
  from the Excellent Glory This is My beloved
  Son, in whom I am well pleased.
• This was an exhibition of another divine
  attribute, His divine glory. Three apostles saw
  it when they were fully awake (Lk. 932).

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Apostles didnt grasp full meaning of Immanuel

• Matt. 123, Behold, the virgin shall be with
  child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His
  name Immanuel," which is translated, "God with
  us. That is, God and Man. Divine nature and
  human nature in one Person.
• 1 Tim. 316, God was manifested in the flesh.
• Jn. 114, And the Word became flesh and dwelt
  among us.
• The Creator (v. 3) lived in a created body in
  order to give His life for us. Heb. 105.

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Nor full meaning of only begotten

• Does not mean descendent. Has nothing to do
  with origen. Christ is eternal.
• Only Begotten the sole representative of the
  Being and character of the Father.
• Expresses both His eternal union with the Father
  in the Godhead and the ineffable intimacy and
  love between them, the Son sharing the Fathers
  counsels
• Lays stress upon the full revelation of Gods
  character and will, His love and grace. (Vine).

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Nor even Son of God

• Not descendant as we speak of our sons.
• But identity, likeness, sameness, equality, also.
• Jn. 518, He said that God was His Father,
  making Himself equal with God.
• Jn. 1032, My Father (not our Father).
• Jn 1036, I am the Son of God.
• Jn. 1033, blasphemy .. You, being a Man, make
  Yourself God. They had it right!
• Jesus proved it by acting like God, displaying
  and demonstrating attributes of God.

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He acted like Himself

• Ever say Hes not himself or he doesnt act
  like himself? Acts strange, not acting normal.
• Everyone knew He was a man for He looked and
  acted like a man. Ate, drank, got tired, slept.
  This does not need proof. Was obvious.
• Appearance? Jn. 49, You, being a Jew ..
• If Jesus had only thought, lived, talked, worked
  like a mere man, He would not have acted like
  Himself because He was not a mere man!
• But What kind or manner of man is this?
• The God-Man. Immanuel. Manifested in flesh.
• Jn. 2031, did many signs to prove it.

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Image of the invisible God

• Col. 115, who is the image of the invisible
  God. The invisible God made visible in Christ.
• Jn. 118, No man has seen God at any time the
  only begotten Son (God), who is in the bosom of
  the Father, has declared Him.
• Jesus was the living revelation of the Father.
• He was the living demonstration of the Father.
• Jesus nature, character, thoughts, words, works,
  will, knowledge, power, love, compassion,
  holiness and glory revealed the Father and thus
  exhibited His own Deity.

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Fulness of Godhead bodily

• Col. 29, For in Him dwells all the fullness of
  the Godhead bodily.
• There was ample evidence of this fullness.
• He knew man as only God can. Jn. 224, 25.
• He could read thoughts. Mt. 94 1225 Lk.522
• He was worshipped. Mt. 22 1433 2817 Jn.
  938 . Same word (worship) used Mt. 410.
• He forgave sin. Mt. 96 Lk. 748.
• No mere man could have revealed the Father.

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To know Christ is to know Father

• Jn. 819, if you knew me, you would know my
  Father also. Strong affirmation of Jesus Deity.
• Jn. 118, Christ came to make the Father known,
  to declare, explain, interpret Him.
• Read N. T. especially Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
  to really know Jesus Christ.
• In so doing we also know the Father.
• Only omnipotence can reveal omnipotence.
• Impossible to reveal Father with limited power,
  limited knowledge, limited holiness.

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Christ only received power and authority as did
the apostles?

• Acts 1038, God anointed Him with the Holy
  Spirit and with power. Many other such texts.
• Establishes Christs identity with Father and
  Holy Spirit. One. Work in perfect harmony.
• Christ did not use His omnipotence, but re-ceived
  omnipotence from Holy Spirit???
• Or else He only had and used limited power.
• Remember The Omnipotent Father could not be
  revealed, represented by limited power!

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To see Christ is to see the Father

• Jn. 1245, And he who sees me sees Him who sent
  me.
• Jn. 147-9, If you had known Me, you would have
  known My Father also and from now on you know
  Him and have seen Him. Philip said to Him, Lord,
  show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.
  Jesus said to him, Have I been with you so long,
  and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has
  seen Me has seen the Father so how can you say,
  'Show us the Father'?

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What Father does, Son does

• Jn. 519, The Son can do nothing of Himself, but
  what He sees the Father do for whatever He does,
  the Son also does in like manner.
• Did Father use divine attributes? So did Jesus.
• Father and Son do identical things, in identical
  manner. Not imitation! But singular will. Unity.
• Jesus was in no way independent of the Father. He
  did nothing separate and apart from, much less
  contradicting, the Father.
• Some think Christ could have done differently. He
  said He could not. We should believe Him.

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Works of Father, Son, same

• Jn. 1037, If I do not do the works of My
  Father, do not believe Me. But if I do, though
  you do not believe Me, believe the works, that
  you may know and believe that the Father is in
  Me, and I in Him.
• Not talking about imitating or duplicating.
• The works of Christ ARE the works of the Father.
  Very same works can be called the works of Christ
  or the works of the Father.
• Therefore, to reject works of Jesus is to reject
  the works of the Father.

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All things are mine

• Jn. 1614, Holy Spirit will glorify Me, for He
  will take of what is mine and declare it to you.
  15 All things that the Father has are Mine.
  There-fore I said that He will take of Mine and
  declare it to you. N. T. explains the word
  Mine.
• What Jesus had was what the Father had. And the
  Holy Spirit would take that very thing and
  deliver it to the apostles i.e., reveal Christ,
  the gospel, the New Covenant, all the truth, V.
  13
• Father, Son, Holy Spirit perfectly united in One
  to carry out the work of salvation.

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Show us the Father

• To show is to make visible, make apparent.
• Christ came to declare, interpret, make
  known the Father. (Exegesis from this word).
• The people could SEE the attributes of the Father
  exhibited, portrayed by Jesus Christ.
• But they could NOT have seen them if Jesus had
  only used human attributes. (In this case they
  would have only seen a MAN.)
• Just imagine! When we pray to our Father in
  heaven, we can see and know Him for Jesus
  is exactly like Him, very image of God!

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I AM

• Jn. 858, Before Abraham was, I AM.
• Jn. 635, I am the bread of life.
• Jn. 812, I am the Light of the world.
• Jn. 1014, I am the Good Shepherd.
• Jn. 1125, I am the resurrection and the life.
• Jn. 146, I am the Way, Truth and Life.
• Only God can make and carry out such claims.
• These are divine qualities, attributes, actions.
• Jesus exhibited, portrayed, demonstrated these
  attributes in thought, word and deed!

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They confess and worship Him

• Mt. 1433, Worshipped Him saying, truly You are
  the Son of God.
• This is the confession all should make,
  under-standing the meaning of Son, Immanuel,
  only begotten, etc.
• We must never forget the lesson of the loaves
• It reminds us that Christ, the Creator, is God
  over all, that He has control over His creation.
• Its fine to be amazed, but the main thing is
  to know who He is, so that we will obey Him and
  then feel safe in Him during the storms of life.

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