JesusPromotedHimself

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

The yoke of Christ is the Holy Spirit. When we receive Christ we are born of the Holy Spirit and become New Creatures In Christ. The Holy Spirit is our teacher and comforter. It is in Him that we find rest.

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.     Amen.
Notice that Jesus said we are to teach what He has said - not what the Father or Holy Spirit says.     Why?
Because He, Jesus, is the voice, the image of the Holy Spirit Father, the Incarnate Word.
So we see that it is in teaching that believers are `immersed` (baptised) into Him.
He is saying make disciples of the believers and that He will never forsake us.
But He did forsake us.     He ascended to Heaven.
However, He sent us His Holy Spirit who is His essence and power.
`All things` means that what Jesus told the original disciples was not just for them but for all men for all time.

And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son Of Man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
So, Jesus gives them what they want - a confession of the Truth which they will not receive as Truth.

There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
The Holy Spirit bore witness that Jesus is the Christ though authority and power over all the elements of this world including human life and demonic powers..

I am come in my Father`s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
This, as usual, is the Holy Spirit speaking through Jesus.     However, in this verse He very plainly speaks to the fact that His Holy Spirit has come to manifest Himself to the world, and His name is Jesus.
Jesus is the Father revealing Himself to us directly.
Jesus is the Truth.
All others come in their own name speculating about and talking about deity,

And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
The Holy Spirit fills us as we receive Christ in fact and in fullness, so that all of our needs and desires are met in Him.

I am that bread of life.
Jesus is telling the Jews that He is Messiah and that the purpose of the Messiah is to bring life to those who believe and receive Him.

I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
Any questions? What an awesome revelation and promise.

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Light is necessary for life - physical and spiritual life.
In order to experience Abundant Life we must follow Jesus. We must He Be Re Do.

And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
The Holy Spirit is the Father. He is the one who filled the body of Jesus and empowered Jesus.

I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
For the Trinitarians out there, 'Why didn`t the Holy Spirit also bear witness of Jesus along with the Father and the Son, Himself?'
   → The Holy Spirit is the Father.
   → Jesus is the witness of His Holy Spirit.
   → The Holy Spirit is the witness of Jesus.
   → Jesus and the Father are one.
   → Jesus is the Body of the Holy Spirit.
   → The Holy Spirit is the Spirit Of Christ Jesus.
The Father (Holy Spirit) empowers Jesus.
Jesus commanded His disciples to tarry in Jerusalem until they be endued with 'power' from on high .      The Holy Spirit outpouring was the fulfilment of that command .
The Holy Spirit is the person and power of our Creator and He manifests Himself physically in Christ Jesus AND in each of us who are filled with Him.

And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. Anchored to Joh 3:13
Jesus existed eternally in heaven, the Spirit Realm, and came to earth to reconcile Himself to mankind .
Upon finishing His work of spiritual reconciliation He returned to where He was in the beginning .
Soon He will return to physically reconcile the earth with heaven
   → by raising His saints up to Himself in the clouds
   → by destroying the wicked and their works
   → by establishing His kingdom on earth
   → by creating a New Heaven And Earth .

If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
Jesus has the power to deliver us from every form of bondage and to empower us to stay out of bondage.
Notice that He `makes` us free. This is because the Old Man is unfixable. We are Born Again of the Word by the Holy Spirit and so are made free in the New Man which is a New Spirit being.

Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
Hallelujah! Jesus tells them point-blank that He is the One who spoke to Moses - that He is eternal, Almighty God!

Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
Jesus repeats this very important teaching. Jesus is the door to the Kingdom Of Heaven. There is only one door and He is it.

I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
We are saved by
   → hearing the Gospel
   → believing that Jesus is Mighty God
   → believing that Jesus died and arose from the dead
   → believing that Jesus is Saviour and Lord
   → receiving His Holy Spirit (Eternal Life).
In so doing we
   → become New Spirit beings, one with the Holy Spirit
   → experience intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit
   → are made free by the Truth of our Lord`s Grace
   → begin to operate in His perfect Law Of Liberty
   → experience Abundant Life

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
The thief is Satan who is the inspiration for all the evil in the world.
Whereas the `I` is Jesus who offers us Eternal Life and Abundant Life.
This verse is a powerful statement contrasting the nature of the enemy with the nature of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Note that the enemy takes by force what is ours, while we must appropriate by faith what is ours in Christ Jesus.
The appropriation is not a `one and done` thing.     Rather, it is an ongoing process throughout our lives on this earth.
Jesus has given us His life in giving us His Holy Spirit who is in every believer who has asked to be filled.     We aught to invoke His life into every aspect of our walk in the earth.

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
Jesus is life and He has the keys of death and hell in His hands.
There is therefore no reason for a disciple to fear anything.

I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
Total darkness is stark. Total light is overwhelming. Those never exposed to light abide in darkness. Since they have never seen light they accept darkness as normal. We were not created for darkness. We were created for light.
In the New Heaven And Earth the Lord Jesus Christ is the light. With our translated bodies we will be able to not only endure His overwhelming light but will revel in it because it is His glorious life.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
Jesus is prophesying five things:
1) His death
2) His resurrection
3) His ascension
4) His Holy Spirit infilling
5) His return
In His death He made a place for us through forgiveness of sins.     In His resurrection He came again to the disciples showing Himself alive.
In His ascension He took His position at the right hand of power.
In sending the promise of His Holy Spirit, He abides in us who have received Him.
In His return He will receive us physically unto Himself.
Jesus is returning soon!
When He does, the dead will rise, we will be caught up together, transformed from corruptible to incorruptible and so forever be with the Lord!

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Jesus is the Holy Spirit in flesh.
It is necessary to believe this about Jesus in order to be Born Again of His Holy Spirit.
Those who reject Jesus, reject His Holy Spirit.
   → The Way: Jesus is the path to His Holy Spirit.
   → The Truth: Jesus is the Truth about His Holy Spirit
   → The Life: Jesus is the giver of life by His Holy Spirit.
As disciples of Christ we must share this Gospel Truth with everyone in our lives.
Our testimony of the Lord Jesus Christ will either be a testimony for them leading to Eternal Life with Christ or a testimony against them in The Judgment leading to Eternal Death in the Lake Of Fire.

Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me?     the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
How can Jesus be in the Father and the Father be in Him?
Understand who the Father is.     He is a Spirit.     He is the Holy Spirit.     The Holy Spirit fills the universe and beyond.     But He birthed the body of Jesus and annointed Him to be Messiah - He filled the body of Jesus.
Jesus spoke what the Holy Spirit inspired Him to speak.     Jesus reached out to heal and deliver those whom the Holy Spirit empowered Him to bless.
Just as the disciples and others of Jesus` day could not look past the physical form of Jesus and see the Father, likewise today, people cannot see past our physical form to see the Father in us.
What is even worse is that many of us cannot look past our own physical form to realize Christ in us the expectation of the Father`s glory being manifested in and through us.
Greater works shall we do because the Father has made His abode in us.     We are filled with the Holy Spirit.
Father is a role.     It is not the name of a being.     The name of the Father is Christ Jesus.     (For that matter, the name of the Holy Spirit is Christ Jesus).     But Jesus was clarifying how He, as a man, was able to do what He did and say what He said.
The Holy Spirit is the Father of Jesus.     He is the one who impregnated Mary.     He is the One who inspires and implements the Word.
So, Jesus being the Word speaks and interacts with those in the Physical Realm, while the Holy Spirit from the Spirit Realm (Heaven) inspires Jesus to speak and then performs the works that Jesus does.
The Holy Spirit and the Word are One.     You cannot separate them.     If you try to you will either have the Word or the Power and neither will be effective.     The Word speaks the purpose, while the Power achieves the purpose.     The Holy Spirit and Word are inseparable.

Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works` sake.
Jesus is in the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit is in Him. It is who He is. He is the express image of the Holy Spirit. Jesus` Spirit is the Holy Spirit.

I am the true vine, and my Holy Spirit Father is the husbandman. Translated from KJV
The true vine is the eternal one, Christ Jesus, whom the Holy Spirit fills.     Those who believe in Jesus as Saviour and Lord are grafted into the vine and become branches, also filled with the Holy Spirit.
By implication of Jesus being the true vine, there is at least one other vine planted by a different husbandman.
When we look at the parable of the wheat and tares we understand that the other husbandman is the enemy, Satan and we understand that those who are branches of his vine are filled with his Spirit Of Anti Christ.
The beast the man of sin, will arise being the manifestation of the Spirit Of Anti Christ.     Those filled with the Spirit Of Anti Christ will manifest as branches of the evil one.
   → Every person is either a branch of the true vine or of Satan`s vine.
   → Every person is either a wheat or a tare.
   → Every person is either saved or lost.
   → Every person will end up in heaven or the Lake Of Fire.
It is the Lord`s will that no one perish but that each comes to Him for life.
Where does the vine come from?     The soil.
Where does the branch come from?     The soil through the vine.
The Holy Spirit works with the soil (our soul) to connect us to the true vine.     When we become a branch He continues working our soil so that we receive the nourishment through Christ Jesus necessary to produce fruit.

Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is in me. Translated from KJV
Why were they scattered?     By persecution.
The tribulation we experience is by persecution - not by a lack of our needs being met .
The Holy Spirit who is the gift of Eternal Life in us will never leave or forsake us .
The KJV says
   → the Father is with me
but it should read
   → the Father is in me
based on the greek word in the original text.
This is another example of how trinitarian bias was injected into the KJV of the Bible.
See Spirit Soul And Body to understand more about our Creator and we who were created in His image.

They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth.     Jesus saith unto them, I Am.     And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. Translated from KJV
In this verse Jesus states that He is I Am.     The `he` that appears in the KJV was inserted with the intent of clarity but it totally changed the meaning.
This injection the word 'he' along with the use of 'and' instead of 'even' in other places where the Father and Son are mentioned was a result of the translators not understanding, or at least not believing, that Jesus is Mighty God.     They rather believed that Jesus was an associate of the Mighty God.     See trinitarianism.

As soon then as he had said unto them, I Am, they went backward, and fell to the ground. Translated from KJV
The power of the Holy Spirit issued from Jesus in every Word He spoke.

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Who gave Jesus this power and authority?
His Holy Spirit Father who had birthed Him, annointed Him and raised Him from the dead is the source of all things and Jesus is His express image.
Remember:
   → Jesus is the eternal Word in flesh and
   → the Word is inseparable from the Holy Spirit .
If all power in heaven and earth belongs to Christ Jesus there is no power or authority left for any other being in the universe.
This means that He and He alone is
   → Mighty God
   → Everlasting Father
   → Saviour
   → Lord
   → King .
This verse speaks to the singleness of God as manifested in Christ Jesus.     In the next verse Jesus tells us to teach and baptize people in His name as He is the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
The vine is Jesus.
The life that is in Jesus is His Holy Spirit .
Jesus is the body and soul of the Holy Spirit .
In Christ we become physical extensions of the body of Jesus by His Word and Holy Spirit in us .
We cannot abide physically in Jesus nor can Jesus abide physically in us.     We abide in His Word and His Holy Spirit, and His Word and His Holy Spirit abide in us .
We are Born Again receiving Eternal Life by faith in the Word Of The Lord concerning Jesus and so become branches of the true vine.     We are enabled to do the Word Of The Lord by the power of His Holy Spirit .
The Fruit that we bear is Spirit Fruit.     Without the Word and Holy Spirit we can do nothing of heavenly value .