The Good Of The Father {Knowing Him) #1974

 

In that day you shall know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you 

Johns Account 14: 20, Concordant New Testament 

Growing up, my dad was a mystery figure to me.  having left his family when I was young, I never really got to see him involved in my life.  Yes, I would see him off and on during brief visits, but I never really knew him.  Obviously, growing up without a father had a profound influence in my life.  So many social advocates have decried the trend of families without fathers over the years.  In my opinion, the ease and simplicity of divorce has added to this increase.  I recall asking a good friend of mine how it is that he and his wife have lasted in their relationship for over fifty years.  His response?  Divorce was never an option.  Amen!  Fast forward to today, and I've been in discussions with a Gym Rat buddy who has confided in me his relationship woes with his own wife of many years.  He has even taken steps to find companionship elsewhere.  Despite all of this, he has often wondered why it is that God cannot find for him someone who loves him.  Hello!  To my friends credit, he has remained with his wife for the benefit of his son.  Again, I wish that my own father had done that as well.  Despite that fact that I have never really known my earthly father and the damage that has caused, I know in my heart that I have a wonderful relationship with my One true Father in God.  I fact, Jesus has spoken to my knowing of the Father in the book of John {Johns Account 14:20}.  Jesus has proclaimed that we will "know" the truth of our life in He and the Father in that day.  But, for me, that day took me over fifty years before my own eyes were opened to the truth of my life in Him.  As with the revelation of the Father, nothing He will reveal in us is on a schedule.  The apostle Paul speaks to God opening his eyes to that truth of Christ in him in Galatians.  As Paul proclaims, it is only "When it delights God" that He will reveal the truth of His Son in us {Paul to the Galatians 1:15-16}.  All I can say is that at least I have come to know my true Father despite never knowing the one I have in the flesh.  

Now we all, with uncovered face, mirroring the Lords glory, are being transformed into the same image, from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the spirit 

Paul to the Corinthians (2) 3: 18, Concordant New Testament 

I can honestly say that I have grown in my relationship with the Father farther than I ever could have with my own father.  For our human relationships will often face the pitfalls of feelings, emotions and opinions.  I have known far too many people who have become estranged from relationships with their own families due to trivial arguments and grudges.  But I do know this, God is faithful.  He has proclaimed that he will never leave nor forsake me {Deuteronomy 31:6}.  The writer of Hebrews speaks to this truth as well {To the Hebrews 13:5}.  Not only has He promised that He will always be with me, He has opened my eyes to my union life in Himself and His Son.  My life is in the Father.  I would suggest that knowing this truth would be a life changing revelation for all of the Lords children.  For we are all created in His likeness {Genesis 1:27}.  Despite the truth of our life lived in God, far too few believers are aware of this truth.  Their eyes have yet to be opened.  Complicating this is the fact that many believers continue to be fed the false teachings of the mainstream church separation theology.  The church has continued to speak to the lie that it is our sin which has separated us from God.  The truth we find in the scriptures, especially in the evangel spoken by Paul, is that Jesus perished on that cross for that sin of ours.  That debt has been paid.  Paul speaks to the fact that Jesus has died to sin "Once for all time" {Paul to the Romans 6:10}.  We live our life in the Father, knowing that we are free of that which once enslaved us {Paul to the Romans 6:6}.  

~Scott~ 

The Good Of The Father (Boss) #1973

 Lift My yoke upon you and be learning from Me, for meek am I and humble in heart, and you shall be finding rest in your souls, For My yoke is kindly and My load is light 

Matthews Account 11: 29-30, Concordant New Testament 

I've always been one for a good air show.  Some of the best pilots in the world belong to the United States Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team.  Every year these aviators perform dozens of shows not only across the country, but around the world as well.  They are our ambassadors of naval aviation, showcasing not only their own abilities but the performance abilities of their aircraft.  Since 1986, the Blues have flown the McDonnel Douglas F/A-18 Super Hornet.  I've had the opportunity to not only see the Blue Angels perform, but to study a bit of what it is they do as well.  Their precision flying is made that much more remarkable when one takes into consideration that the undivided attention of five of these six pilots is centered on the number one aircraft throughout the performance.  This is the Blue Angel lead pilot, or "Boss."  As they go through their flight maneuvers, each pilots attention is centered upon the Boss' F/A-18 aircraft.  As close as they fly together, to become distracted in the middle of one of these maneuvers could mean disaster.  Nothing has illustrated this more than a crash involving four United States T-38 Talons of the Air Force Thunderbirds in 1982 over Indian Springs Nevada.  While practicing a line abreast loop, all four of the Thunderbird diamond formation, their attention undoubtedly glued to their flight leader, crashed into the desert.  This is part of the danger associated with this type of flying.  The other day I was in a conversation with a fellow Gym Rat when I made the suggestion that one should always keep the Lord Jesus in our thoughts.  In other words, our thoughts should always be centered upon our life in Him.  Jesus speaks to this in the book of Matthew where He proclaims that we should "Lift My yoke upon you and be learning from Me" {Matthews Account 11:29-30}.  There is no question that we do well to remember just who we are and what our own identity is in Christ.  Like those pilots flying in their close formation maneuvers, our eyes should be on our "Boss" Jesus {Johns Account 14:6}.  We realize that Jesus is the very source of our existence {Johns Account 1:3}.  

With Christ have I been crucified, yet I am living; no longer I, but living in me is Christ.  Now that which I am now living in flesh, I am living in faith that is of the Son of God, Who loves Me, and gives Himself up for me

Paul to the Galatians 2: 20, Concordant New Testament 

There is no doubt that the apostle Paul made Jesus the center of his life after his "Come to Jesus" moment on that road to Damascus.  Paul's attention was not focused on the world or his former teachings of the Jewish faith, but upon Jesus.  Indeed, we can learn much from the life lived by Paul.  It is Paul who contradicts the centuries old separation theology paradigm spoken by those in the mainstream church.  The theology which speaks to our sin separating us from the presence of God.  This is the lie spoken by the church.  For Paul speaks in Romans to Jesus "Dying to sin once for all time" {Paul to the Romans 6:10}.  This wasn't simply Paul coming to this realization about himself, but speaking the truth of the evangel of Christ for all to hear.  Pau's eyes were set upon Jesus.  In recent years, I have come to the realization that my own eyes have been opened to this truth as well.  Just as flying for the Blue Angels takes years of practice, so it is with the revelation of our life in Christ which Jesus speaks to in the book of John {Johns Account 14:20}.  Indeed, Paul spent years in the synagogues of the Jewish faith before His encounter with Jesus on that dusty road.  My own upbringing was centered upon the teachings of the mainstream church.  Growing up, I feared losing my own salvation if I didn't "Fly right."  It wasn't until years later that my life in the Father was revealed unto me {Paul to the Galatians 1:15-16}.  When Jesus spoke to taking His yoke upon us, I believe that He was referring to keeping our focus on Him.  No matter what it is that we're going through, it is made less stressful when we keep our eyes upon the true purpose of our life, Christ Jesus. 

~Scott~ 

The Good Of The Father (That Image Issue) #1972

 

Religion has actually convinced people that there is a invisible man living in the sky watching everything you do, every minute of every day.  And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he doesn't want you to do.  And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever until the end of time!  But he loves you.  He loves you, and he needs money.  He always needs money.  He's all-powerful, all-perfect, all-knowing and all-wise, somehow he just can't handle money

George Carlin 

I've said it before, and I'll stand by what I've said.  Believers today don't suffer from a sin issue, they suffer from an identity issue.  Somewhere along the way, we've become lost as to who it is we are in the Father.  I was reminded of this issue once again the other day in a conversation with one of my Gym Rat friends.  This young man was lamenting the fact that he was in prayer too many times each day, yet he still felt guilty of his own sin.  I get it.  I grew up in that same old mainstream church separation theology, so I know what he's talking about.  I have friends who have grown up in the mainstream Christiann church who feel the same way.  Like I said, we have an identity problem, not a sin issue.  I have a friend who continues to hold onto the narrative so many people have spoken to him that he is indeed a mean son of a bitch.  Why?  How is it that the Father sees him?  If you listen to the sermons coming out of the church, our sin is always before us.  Therefore, we need to constantly be in prayer seeking His forgiveness.  Why?  Whenever I'm asked about this my response to that person is typically, what about Jesus?  Did Jesus give Himself on that cross for nothing?  Did Jesus die only to have the Lord's children continually worry over their sin?  I would say no.  However, it seems that I'm in the minority in that opinion.  In my post the other day (#1971), I attempted to illustrate just how it is that the Father looks upon His children.  Sadly, many self proclaimed believers probably would not comprehend this truth.  So, how is it that the Father sees me?  What does He see when He looks upon me?  Well, first off, He sees His son {First Epistle of John 3:1}.  I would also suggest that when God looks upon me, He sees Christ Jesus as well.  For it is Jesus who has spoken to our union life in He and the Father {Johns Account 14:20}.  This is not something I am digging up out of thin air, this is the WORD which has been revealed unto us.  No amount of scripture cherry picking can take away from the fact that my life is now in God the Father.  

In that day you shall know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you 

Johns Account 14: 20, Concordant New Testament 

The struggle which many believers face today is that between the truth of the scriptures and the word spoken by those within the mainstream church.  I've commented before that a lie, spoken often enough, soon becomes seen as the truth.  Sadly, this is what we've seen in Christianity over the years.  The theology spoken by the church has been that our sin has separated us from God.  Nothing could be further from the truth!  The apostle Paul, in his letter we find in Romans, speaks to the truth that Jesus has indeed died to sin "Once for all time" {Paul to the Romans 6:10}.  In His dying breath on the cross, Jesus Himself proclaimed "It is accomplished!" {Johns Account 19:28}.  Jesus did not give Himself that we would worry over our sin and fate.  Jesus died to free us from that penalty {Paul to the Galatians 5:1}.  This is the freedom we find in Christ.  Now, knowing this I again ask the question, how is it that God sees you?  As a condemned sinner?  Well, if you adhere to the false teachings of the mainstream church, you might just believe that bag of lies.  But Jesus has spoken the truth to us of our life in the Father.  Paul has revealed to us through his evangel the truth about sin which the church will never speak to.  That Christ Jesus has given Himself for our sin {Paul to the Corinthians (2) 5:21}.  Make no mistake, WE needed to perish, not Jesus.  Jesus is the innocent blood sacrificed for our iniquities.  So, how is it that God sees you?  I am of the opinion that if I were to come to the Father seeking forgiveness for my sin, He would smile and proclaim, what sin my son?  And THAT is the truth of our identity in the eyes of the Father.  

~Scott~ 

The Good Of The Father (Through The Fathers Eyes) #1971

 

He who is not loving knew not God, for God is love 

First Epistle of John 4: 8, Concordant New Testament 

I read of some interesting recent comments from retired Supreme Court justice Anthony Kennedy the other day.  In response to much of the political discourse in this nation in recent years, Kennedy encouraged others to remain calm in the face of those with differing political views.  I found this surprising coming from a retired justice.  In his time on the bench, I'm sure that Anthony Kennedy has heard plenty of cases involving our first amendment rights to free speech.  To be honest, my first thought when I read of his comments were of the words we find in the First Epistle of John.  It is here that we are reminded of the one true nature of God, that is love {First Epistle of John 4:8}.  So I thought to myself, what if all of the Lord's children began to see each other in the way which the Father sees them?  Of course, one would have to know ahead of time the truth of how it is that God sees us.  How is it that God sees you?  How does He see me?  The apostle Paul speaks to our image, mirroring the Lords glory, in the book of Corinthians {Paul to the Corinthians (2) 3:18}.  In other words, this is how the Father looks upon us.  Not as a sinner, and definitely not as one in constant need of His forgiveness.  For through Christ, that debt has been paid in full{Johns Account 3:16-17}.  So, in all reality, we can assume that God sees us as His loved children created in His likeness {Genesis 1:27}.  As Paul has proclaimed, we all mirror in appearance the glory of God.  But there's a hitch to that knowing.  Not everyone has the same vision as those who see those around them not as sinners, but as Gods loved child.  We see them every day in all aspects of life.  Those who degrade and demean others.  Those who, through their words and behaviors, treat others with something which seldom resembles the love of the Father.  Their eyes have yet to be opened to not only who it is that they are in the eyes of the Father, but how He sees those around them as well.  The truth is that this is the key to displaying the Fathers love to others, to understand how it is that God sees them.  How will we treat one we see as a sinner?  Well, if you are a hardcore mainstream church member, you might see people such as this being in need of Gods punishment, not His mercy and love.  This, of course, is one more lie spoken by those in the institutional church.  

Now we all, with uncovered face, mirroring the Lords glory, are being transformed into the same image, from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the spirit

Paul to the Corinthians (2) 3: 18, Concordant New Testament 

Notice that in Paul's words which we find in Corinthians, he references "We all" in his description of those mirroring the appearance of the glory of God.  That's you and me, friends.  THIS is how God sees His children.  THIS is how God looks upon you.  I think that if I were in that audience listening to Anthony Kennedy that day, I might have asked him one simple question.  That being, how do you think God sees you?  For if we look upon ourselves as condemned sinners, that is exactly how we will see Gods opinion of us as well.  If we see ourselves as sinners, that is how we believe God looks upon us.  This is fundamental to our own image of ourselves.  A good example of this comes from my days lost in the addiction of pornography.  In my many visits to local strip clubs, I did not see the women working there as children of God.  I did not see them as mirroring His glory.  This is the very false image of women given by that industry.  Not as children of God, but as someone to be condemned for their behaviors.  This is what makes it so difficult for us to see those around us as God sees them.  For our own self image and biases get in the way of seeing their true image revealed in the Father's eyes.  We can see this in everyday life in how we look upon homeless people, illegal immigrants and those of differing political opinions.  Where is the love of the Father in these situations?  Our prayer should not be that these people would come to God, but that we would see them through the eyes of the Father.  

~Scott~ 

The Good Of The Father (The Fathers Will) # 1970

 

Trillions and trillions of prayers every day asking and begging and pleading for favors.  'Do this' 'Gimme that' 'I want a new car' 'I want a better job'.  And most of this praying takes place on Sunday.  And I say fine, pray for anything you want.  Pray for anything.  But...what about the divine plan?  Remember that? The divine plan.  Long time ago God made a divine plan.  Gave it a lot of thought.  Decided it was a good plan.  Put it into practice.  And for billions and billions of years the divine plan has been doing just fine.  Now you come along and pray for something.  Well, suppose the thing you want isn't in God's divine plan.  What do you want Him to do?  Change His plan?  Just for you?  Doesn't it seem a little arrogant?  It's a divine plan.  What's the use of being God if every run-down shmuck with a two dollar prayer book can come along and fuck up your plan? 

George Carlin 

I got to thinking of the will of the Lord this week in relation to the words of Jesus which we find in John 14:20.  This is the passage where Jesus speaks to our union life lived in He and the Father.  Now, of course this fly's in the face of the separation theology found in the mainstream church which preaches that it is our own sin which has separated us from God.  In my opinion, Jesus blows this false preaching out of the water with His declaration of our union life in Him.  You might ask, how are these words spoken by Jesus related to the will of the Father?  Well, a good friend reminded me the other day to view this in the context of the words of the apostle Paul which we find in Galatians 1:15-16.  It is here that Paul describes how his own realization of his life in Christ came about.  Did Paul pray that his eyes would be opened to the truth of Christ Jesus in him?  Probably not.  See, the man Saul was a Pharisee dead set on the persecution of the followers of Jesus.  In fact, as he walked the road to Damascus that day, he carried with him letters from his Pharisee buddies against the followers of Jesus in Damascus.  He came to persecute, not to see Jesus revealed in him.  But God had a different plan for Saul.  In an instant, in what I call Saul's "Come to Jesus" moment, Saul came face to face with the One he had been persecuting {Acts of the Apostles 9:1-5}.  For all intents and purposes, the man Saul had ceased to exist.  What remained now was His servant Paul.  What can we learn from Paul's Damascus road experience in relation to our own knowing of our life in Jesus?  Paul himself proclaims that "When it delights God, Who severs me from my mothers womb and calls me through His grace, to unveil His Son in me" {Paul to the Galatians 1:15-16}.  Paul's eyes were opened to the truth of his life in Christ Jesus not because of the prayers he offered up, but according to the will of the Father.  That's right, God decided that time and place to call Paul unto Him.  So it will be with us as well.  

To whom God wills to make known what are the glorious riches of this secret among the nations, which is: Christ among you, the expectation of glory

Paul to the Colossians 1: 27, Concordant New Testament 

Could Jesus could have very well proclaimed that it is only by the will of the Father that our own eyes will be opened to the truth of our life in Him?  Sure, but I believe that He has already done that.  For when Jesus proclaimed "In that day," He was referring to that moment when God will reveal our life in He and His Son.  Our eyes will be opened, in that day.  This is by the desire of the Father.  He decides when to reveal His Son in us.  I've been through many Sundays of mainstream church sermons, false separation theology teaching and countless prayers for forgiveness.  However, it wasn't until God decided to open my eyes to my life in Him that I came to realize the truth of Christ Jesus in me spoken by Paul {Paul to the Galatians 2:20}.  Were there others praying that my eyes be opened to His truth?  Most definitely.  Yet I believe that something too many Christians miss is that our prayers do not supersede the will of the Father.  Yes, we can pray for whatever our desires are, but it is the desire of the Lord which will come to pass.  Make no mistake, God never does anything out of spite or anger, so we can rest assured that He has only our well being in mind {Paul to the Romans 8:28}.  We can also be assured that it is His desire that we know the truth of our life in Him.  This is in accordance with the words of Jesus in the book of John. 

In that day you shall know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you 

Johns Account 14: 20, Concordant New Testament 

~Scott~ 

The Good Of The Father (In That Day) #1969

 

In that day you shall know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you

Johns Account 14: 20, Concordant New Testament 

translation can be a funny thing.  While the bible has undoubtedly been one of the most translated scripts of all time, there have still been more than a few things which have been lost in that translation over time.  I was reminded of that fact this week as we once again poured over the meaning of Jesus' words on our union life in the Father which we find in the book of John {Johns Account 14:20}.  To the casual reader, Jesus is speaking that there will come a time where we will indeed know the truth of His life in the Father as well.  Pretty simple, right?  Well, I thought it was as well until we began to unravel parts of the translation of that passage.  The question now is, how well do we really know Jesus?  Do we know Him casually as our Savior who died on that cross?  Or, do we know Him intimately as being the very source of our life {Johns Account 1:3}?  Lost in translation is the Greek word Ginosko, which by definition means to know.  However, this definition goes a lot deeper than simply knowing someone.  For the word Ginosko refers to a "Deep, intimate knowledge that involves personal experience, relationship and understanding."  I mentioned the marriage relationship as an example of this kind of Ginosko knowing the other day.  Indeed, a husband and wife may well have developed that deep, intimate knowing of one another.  I would say that very few of us can attest to having friendships which fit into the Ginosko category of knowing someone.  I have been blessed with a few in my life.  But how does this Ginosko level of knowing fit into our life in Christ?  Well, taken in context, I believe that when we read the words of Jesus in the book of John, that we indeed see Him referring to an intimate "Knowing" of He and the Father.  In other words, "In that day you will "Know intimately" that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you.  We will have that intimate knowledge of our life in Christ, in that day.  Jesus' disciples wondered where He was going, and He told them, "I am coming to you" {Johns Account 14:18}.  That He and the Father should be coming unto them and making Their home in them {Johns Account 14:23}.  So, how well do you know Jesus?  

To whom God wills to make known what are the glorious riches of this secret among the nations, which is: Christ among you, the expectation of glory

Paul to the Colossians 1: 27, Concordant New Testament 

I would agree that the Jesus spoken inside the mainstream church is different from the Christ Jesus we will come to know in that day.  I have often referred to this as the "Two gospels."  One spoken by the apostle Paul in his evangel and the other spoken as the separation theology of the mainstream church.  One knowing Jesus casually while the other speaks to a deeper, more intimate knowing of Jesus.  One proclaiming that our sin has indeed separated us from the presence of God while the other speaks to the truth of Christ dying to sin "Once for all time" {Paul to the Romans 6:10}.  Would you say that Paul, having been raised in the Jewish synagogues, had a more intimate knowledge of Jesus that the Pharisees of his day?  I would say so.  We see this reflected in the evangel spoken by Paul.  That it is Jesus Who lives in Him {Paul to the Galatians 2:20}.  There is no question that Paul knew Jesus in that Ginosko, intimate way.  Which might be confusing for some people because Paul had never met Jesus in person.  However, Paul did EXPERIENCE the presence of Jesus on that road to Damascus that day.  There can be no doubt of that.  From that point on, Paul grew in his own personal knowing of his life in Christ.  Indeed, in that day Paul KNEW that Jesus is in the Father, and he in Christ.  In that day, we will know Him intimately.  I cannot predict when that day will come, as it is different for everyone.  But rest assured, for those who seek Him, in that day you will know Him. 

~Scott~ 

The Good Of The Father (Kings Of The Congregation) #1968

 

"Take heed to yourselves and to the entire flocklet, among which the holy spirit appointed you supervisors, to be shepherding the ecclesia of God, which He procures through the blood of His Own

Acts of the Apostles 20: 28, Concordant New Testament 

It used to be, back in the day, that to enter the pastoral ministry was viewed as a noble endeavor in ones life.  Indeed, a dear friend of mine once answered the call to serve from the pulpit of a small local church.  His motive was to speak the gospel of Christ Jesus, and perhaps to shepherd his flock as well.  I haven't spoken to him much about his early days in the ministry, but I can guarantee that he and his wife did not commute to and from church in a private jet funded by the contributions of his congregation.  That would have been, wrong.  Why do I even mention this?  Well, not too long ago I came across a website that listed nine Christian big name pastors who had purchased for themselves private jets for their travels.  The list includes such well known pastors of the faith as Kenneth Copeland, Jesse Duplantis, Joyce Meyer and Pat Robertson.  Now, if anyone can tell me that purchasing these luxury aircraft from the church funds donated by their congregations is a good idea, please leave a comment.  More and more, in recent years, some have seen the pastoral ministry not as service to the Lord, but as a revenue stream.  One has to wonder, how is it that God sees the actions of these kings of the congregation.  I want to be clear, not every pastor is so indebted to the almighty dollar, but the few that are give the Christian ministry a black eye.  The apostle Paul wrote to young Timothy that "The root of all evils is the fondness for money" {Paul to Timothy 6:10}.  I'm guessing that the kings of the congregation either forgot this teaching or willfully choose to ignore it.  Whatever the case may be, I would say that their focus is not on the well being of the ecclesia of God, but on their own personal gain.  The physician Luke writes in Acts that church leaders "Take heed to yourselves and to the entire flocklet, among which the holy spirit appointed you" {Acts of the Apostles 20:28}.  If we understand anything about the Lord, we know that these men have been appointed unto leadership by the Father for the teaching and well being of His ecclesia family.  I believe that a few of these men have failed in that regard.  

Not many should become teachers, my brethren, being aware that we shall be getting greater judgement 

James to the Twelve Tribes 3: 1, Concordant New Testament 

When I speak of the kings of the congregation, I do so knowing that these men were trained up in their beliefs at some point.  Indeed, it is in the halls of our seminaries and universities where the modern day Pharisees practice their trade.  I joke with my former pastor friend of his time spent in Pharisee school prior to beginning his ministry.  Although we might joke about this, we both know that it is a serious and real issue confronting the Christian faith.  For what is taught in these seminary pastor factories is not the truth of the revelation of Christ Jesus spoken in the evangel of Paul, but a theology which continues to preach the idea that man has become separated from God through his sin.  This is but one of the lies spoken by the kings of the congregation.  Paul assures us in Romans that Jesus has died to sin "Once for all time" {Paul to the Romans 6:10}.  That our old sin nature was indeed crucified with Christ that "The body of sin may be nullified" {Paul to the Romans 6:6}.  I would say that either these kings of the congregations have forgotten the words of Paul spoken in Romans 6, or it simply doesn't fit the separation theology narrative of the church.  Either way, what it does represent is the image of the hierarchy of the mainstream church.  That some in church leadership are deserving of a certain celebrity status.  My question is, how is this beneficial to the well being of the ecclesia of God?  Are these hierarchal kings not walking that fine line between seeing themselves just as important as the Father in peoples lives?  Is this not the very behavior which Jesus called out the Jewish Pharisees of His day for?  To value their own image and reputations over the well being of the people {Matthews Account 23:5-7}?  How is it that a luxury jet speaks to the revelation of our life in Christ Jesus {Johns Account 14:20}?  One thing is for certain, I wouldn't make for a good pastor in the modern day church. 

~Scott~