The Image of Christ | Powerful Word from Apostle Al Simmons

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When you see the word of God, there are so much more depth for understanding what are we talking about? We are talking about this scripture that most people will never understand. But nonetheless, it's that. The image of Christ, the Messiah. He said, I'm gonna bring people throughout time that's going to follow the image of Christ. What am I talking about? Let's go to the book of Romans, chapter eight, verse 29. Romans Chapter eight, verse 29. Now we're gonna go further than that, but I wanna give you the foundation of scripture and it says. For whom he did for, no. He also did predestinate to be conformed to what? The image of his son that is the Now watch this. Now that he might be what? The first born among many brethren. So let's go back to 28. Romans eight so we can get a deeper understanding, and we know that all things work together for good to them, that love God. To them who are called, called on this that according to his purpose for whom he what? For no for. And he also predestinated to be conformed to the image of his son that he might be the first fruit among many brothers. Now I know. Because I had, I prayed about this and I asked the Lord, I said, why have you set me aside? Why have you set me up this way? He said, because I already knew you was coming, already knew that I'm gonna do things for you and to you, that you going to get you going. That's gonna be revealed to you later on. Well, we going deeper. Because we're going all the way to verse 33 because I wanna show you some things that he had to show me so I can understand. In verse 30, it says, moreover whom he did predestinate. Remember now, God said. He said, I predestinated this person. Then he also called, well, I knew that because I'm an apostle to call one that sent one and whom he called. Then he also justified, he says. Get this now. He said, not only are you predestinated, not only are you called, but you already justified to whom he justified. Then he also glorified. That's why it doesn't matter to me. Who's for me, because I know who is for me. What shall we then say to these things if God be for us, who can be against? He said, I don't care who's against you. If God is for you, I promise you. All right. He des spares, not his own son, but delivered him up for us all. How shall we not with him? Also freely give us all things. Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? He said, be careful. It is God that justifies. I don't care how people feel about me Once. All I God justified me, so I was must walk this out. But now that we got that, and I know you're saying yourself, okay, you, you know what? That's a good verse. I got it. And, and, and you know what? I'm even gonna go with, you know what? That I, I'll go with that. Guess what? It goes even deeper. Let's go, let's go to the book of John chapter 15. John 15. Now remember now I didn't call me to this. I was called to this. So there are special things that's happening that I am even learning, and I'm understanding. John 15, verse 18 through 25, watch what he says. Now, if the world hates you, you know that it hated me before it hated you. Come on now. That's why I'm not shocked. If you were of the world, the world would love his own, but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you, what? Out of this world. We talked about his elect, the predestine, therefore, the world hated you. Remember the word that I say unto you? Un the servant is not greater than his Lord, if they have persecuted me. They will also persecute you. If they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also, but all these things will they do unto you for my namesake because they know not him that sent me. If I had not come and spoken to them, they had not had sin, but now. They have no cloaks for their sin. Now, 23, he keeps going. Now. He done hated me. Hated my father. Also progression if I had not done among them the works, which nor the man did, they had not had sin. But now have they both seen and hated me and my father, but. To pass that the word might be fulfilled, that is written in their law. They hated me without a cause. Whoa. But. Why though? What's the reason behind this image of Christ, the Messiah? This image of Christ, the people I'm gonna conform to be anointed in this season, to be glorified, to understand my word. Let's go on to two Corinthians, two Corinthians chapter four. We gonna deal with verse four through six. Second Corinthians chapter four, verse four through six. What is he going to tell us? In whom the God of this world has blinded the minds of them, which what? Believe, not least, the light of glorious gospel of Christ. Remember this gospel means story. Who is the image of God to shine upon them? Now, don't. Don't miss this. Now, he says, Christ came in the image of God. And I'm gonna bring these other people to be imminent in the image of Christ. What a progression. But he goes on for we preach, not ourselves, but Christ, Jesus, the Lord, and ourselves, your servant for who's sake. Jesus' sake. You got to be kidding. For God who command the light to shine out of darkness has shined in our hearts. To give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But he goes on. I know you're saying to yourself, this is heavy. It gets even heavier first John. One John two, verse seven. Uh, we talking now, we talking now you know, when you, when you're going into this, you can't go back. He says, all these things are unfolding for your glory, but the anointing. Which you have received of him abide in you and you mean not that any man teach you? I heard preachers and people using that. He said, but they can't use it. Why it not my elect, my predestine, my anointed, they're not being taught. He said, but for this person, these people, but the anointing, which you have received. Of him abiding in you and you need, not that any man teach you, but as the same anointing we talking, the Holy Spirit teaches you of all things and is true and is no lie. And even as it has taught you, you shall abide in him. What? For, for many years people couldn't teach me and the Lord wouldn't let him teach me and I couldn't understand why. This is why he said, you already have the anointing. You go to get it, but you don't have to have a man teach it to you. Pretested, we talking second Timothy one, nine. Two Timothy one, nine. He said, call us with what a holy calling according to his own purpose and grace. You kidding me? No. Call one Peter one 15 to 16 just as he who called you is holy. Be holy. All you do be holy because what I am. Holy justified. Second Corinthians 5 21, we might be made the righteous of God in him ified. Colossians 1 26 and 27 even. This is extra stuff. The mystery which had, which has been hid from ages and from generations, but now it may manifest, manifest unto his service to whom God would make known. What is the richest of the glory of his mystery? Among who? The Gentiles. That's. Which is Christ the Messiah in you, the hope of glory. If God before us, we talk about the anointed, who can be against us? We talk about the anointed, the anointing. Oh, we going somewhere now. In one John two 20, he said, you have an anointing from the holy one. He said, I have given this specifically for you. Got it. Psalm 45, verse seven. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. Therefore watch this now. God, your God has anointed you with what the all of joy above all your fellow. Now, I, I didn't understand familiar. I said, well, Lord, why do I have all this joy and other people who said they believe they don't have it like me? He said, because you have that anointing. Has been given to you. That's above all your brethren. What? Let's keep going. Psalms 1 0 5 verse 15. Do not touch my anointed ones. And do my process. No harm. This is special. God says, if you do them harm, I'm gonna come down on you. Why? Because this is God's plan. Luke four, verse 18. The spirit of the Lord is upon me because what He has anointed me to preach the gospel. Who to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim and released a captive. And recover the sights of the blind to set free those who are oppressed. Now, when Jesus made it, he says, guess what? When you come behind me, you are gonna make the same statement, James five 14. They will pray over him, anoint him with all in the name of the Lord. Mark six, verse 13. And they were casting out many demons. We're anointing with oil, many sick people and healing them. That's what's here now. That image of Christ is now what he was showing me. He said, this is why I wouldn't let you do church because you are the church and I have set my image of Christ the Messiah upon you, and I've anointed you for this time. I predestined you. I for know you, I have now justified you and now you have that anointing of the Messiah. We talking about Jesus Christ our savior. You Man. That is a word. That is a word, and God bless his word.