"THE GATHERING OF THE BRETHREN" PART ONE

When the declaration was made in heaven, at the beginning..."AND GOD SAID, LET US MAKE MAN IN OUR IMAGE, AFTER OUR LIKENESS...Genesis 1:26a, two very important words to look at are..."US" and "OUR". This shows the oneness and sameness that always existed between FATHER, SON AND HOLY SPIRIT. ..it's impossible for the three to be separated. As Jesus put it, "I and the Father are one", John 10:30, and also, "But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you, from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me."..John 15:26. It means Father, Son and Holy Spirit are one because they are of the same nature and exist in a way where three becomes one. So that if this unity exist in heaven, then if man should function in the image of his Creator, then ould not be any separation among mankind. If there exist any separation based on spiritual disunity, then we are not functioning in the image of God. So that this is why Paul wrote..."That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in One all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth, even in him" Ephesians 1:10. So therefore it has always been the desire of God for all of His creation to be gathered together or united in spirit, so that no animosity, bitterness, anger or alienation would exist among creation. All must exist in the same Spirit..for it is the Spirit that determines our nature and our character by which we live. How would God accomplish this when man has been so divided by race, skin colour, religious belief, earthly customs and traditions? Paul reveals the answer when he said, "IN CHRIST". God,the Father has pre-determined that all things must be gathered in His Son. And this is why the Son of God put on flesh and came on the earth as Jesus Christ. In part two we will see why perfect unity can only exist in the Son.