The question now: How do we know if we are in Him? And how does one follow Jesus; and from where does one begin? Also, do we have to carry a cross physically?

Therefore, if it has happened, why then, is the need for us to have to carry our own cross, lift up our cross and follow Jesus and also the denial?

If that's the case and everything is done, then, we have nothing to do or need to know the scriptures whatsoever, just sit and wait until we die to find out, which is against all the teaching of the entire scriptures and the renewal of the mind.

This is the misunderstanding by the religions of today. They have become intercessors and responsible for another man's soul, while the other man remains brain dead, having no chance to reach Christ ever. They do teach a lot of rubbish, because they are just as brain-dead as the ones they are supposedly teaching, the blind leading the blind.

Christianity is fighting Christianity, everyone wants to convert everyone else in his way of thinking and not the Lord's way, this is why is so vital, a necessity for one to receive the spirit of the word, for to receive the mind of Christ.

How can the renewal of the mind take place at all, leading to the reconciliation, without any knowledge or understanding, which everyone has to undergo and experience?

Not many, if any, as yet, have really understood the reconciliation of the carnal man, which has never been preached or explained in anyway since the beginning, while Paul makes it plainly clear, by stating:

Paul is talking to the man in the wilderness, to the man who has already denied all things and who has accepted the sentence of death. The death of his carnal man by the renewal of the mind washed and cleansed. Purified by the word of truth, through knowledge, wisdom and understanding, elevating the spirit of the mind.

(See picture of 'The Three Crosses' in Chapter 3)

Paul speaks very clearly about the reconciliation, "That He might reconcile", proving that it hasn't happened, but it will happen. When one offers himself as a living sacrifice unto God and it is only through the receiving of the word, the seed of God forming in one's heart and mind, which brings peace, and friendship with God.

Abraham was called the friend of God; because he was declared righteous by God, through his obedience, Jesus called the disciples, His friends.

Adam representing the soul, a man's identity, Adam becomes a living soul, through the opening of the mind, by the knowledge of the laws of God, eating from the tree of knowledge of good and bad.

The tree of life guarded by the flaming sword, representing the laws of God, one has to be tested by fire, the flaming sword turning in every direction, unless one goes through the righteous judgements of God, he cannot have access to the tree.

Jesus comes to put a sword, to set a division within one man, break him into pieces and then gather him back together, to mould, to shape and to form him, referring to the new creation.

Question: Why did Jesus have to learn (being taught) obedience and why should He suffer in His flesh? Why do the scriptures command us to become obedient just like Him, lifting up our cross to follow in His footsteps and be partakers of His sufferings and afflictions and also of His death?

Why the Spirit of God tells the Church, the called out, in Smyrna;

I wonder if anyone has understood these words because it is clear that only through trials and tribulations by the death of the flesh one can receive the promise of Eternal life, having access and eating from the tree of life.

How come then that each and every so-called preacher out there teaches lies, and boasts of love? "We have love". Which love is that? Obviously, manmade love, lies and deception.

Those who preach prosperity and live in palaces, lovers of money, those who love the materialistic world, which are enemies of God, enemies of the cross, they are liars, working for their own bellies.

Many are the enemies of the cross, they don't want to sacrifice their own life, they don't want to be crucified and suffer the cross or the denial of the things of this world, they love the worldly riches, which is contrary to the teaching of Christ.

Can you bear the cup of Christ?

Only by taking "lifting" our own Cross, we prove our love to our only Father in Heaven, as Jesus did and still carries on doing, when the Word is formed in us.

This is what it means to love your brother, to love Jesus our spiritual brother and to obey all of His commandments. Jesus, the firstborn amongst many brethren and we to be conformed in His image and also in His likeness.

Philip, whose name, means "lover of horses".

Horses signify the judgements of God, he who loves God's righteous judgements, as Paul the desire for the small seed.

The one who loves the Son, (his brother) the small seed; and the one who doesn't deny the disciplines of God the Father.

Jesus in the flesh, is the example of humbleness and poverty in a man, carrying the cross, crucified in shame (nakedness) suffering the curses of the law. All these happened invisibly; and to all those, who do carry out Jesus' works of faith, it becomes a reality, Jesus was crucified through weakness.

One has to become the first Adam, the called out of the world and to build the tabernacle in the wilderness, which has never been cancelled out.

When the first Baptism happens, blood covers our sins, goatskins and the ram-skins dyed red.

The image of Jesus' flesh in humbleness, as an example for us to learn, when we accept the word of God into our hearts. First circumcision, we are under the grace of God because we have accepted the small seed and begin to understand and also seek the righteous judgements of God.

Wherefore, we are also covered by blood, because we offer ourselves as a living sacrifice unto God.