Understanding the Way-Shower: A Guide to Better Living

By Aubyn Jones

My present task is that of synthesizing that material with the purpose of making some metaphysical interpretations of what Jesus taught in these lessons. My comments are not intended to lead anyone to Christ, but rather to raise the level of consciousness of my readers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jun 20, 2015
• ISBN: 9781503573468

Aubyn Jones

Rev. Dr. Aubyn Jones is a native Trinbagonian (T&T) West Indies, who followed his childhood vision from the classrooms of Fatima College through Howard University and beyond. During the fifties, he honorably served in the US Air Force, where he began preparing himself for professional training in the fields of Architecture and Urban Planning. Upon military discharge, he pursued his dreams at Howard University and by 1972 attained both Bachelor of Architecture and MCP degrees. Following a summer internship at the University of Manchester, England, he practiced at the University of Miami and Dade County government before retiring in 1997. A two-year volunteer service with VISTA created for him a new career path. At the turn of the century, Aubyn was lead by the spirit to enroll at Johnnie Colemonn Theological Seminary and obtain the M.Divinity degree. Later in 2013, he received the Doctor of Theology degree from College of the Open Bible in Greenville, South Carolina. Having lived in Florida most of his adult life and garnered a wealth of experiences, he now conducts self-empowerment workshops with individuals and small groups in the South Florida, where he currently directs a self-empowerment circle. At the core of his works is the transformation of consciousness, a spiritual awakening, and the very next step in human evolution. Dr. Jones believes that he has a practical method for one to achieve ultimate inner fulfillment in life. Admitting that life is a journey with many ebbs and flows, he presents a course of action that he believes would stymie the vicissitudes of life and elevate one’s level of consciousness to greater heights when dealing with all challenges.

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Contents

Introduction

Atonement

Justification

Regeneration

Sanctification

The Glory Of The Cross

The Teaching Of Jesus

The Teaching Of Jesus On Personalities

The Teaching Of Jesus Concerning Himself

His Teaching On The Spirit

His Teaching Concerning Angels

His Teaching On Satan And Demons

The Teaching Of Jesus On Humankind

The Teaching Of Jesus On Sin And Salvation

Sin

Salvation

His Saving Mission

His Teaching On Sanctity

Jesus’ Teaching Concerning The Kingdom

The Fundamental Conception

Different Phases Of The One Fact

Existing Anarchy

The Redemptive Processes:

The Cross

The Church

The Conflict

The Crisis

An Individual Application

Summary Of Jesus’ Teachings

After The Resurrection -Then What?

Mountain Peaks In Jesus’ Career

Infallible Proofs

The Body Of His Glory

The Heritage Jesus Left Us

His Twofold Love’s Labour For Us Now

Study In Intercession

A Through Ticket Home

Heavenly Mansions

Acknowledgements

INTRODUCTION

We are told in 1 Peter 1:3 that Jesus has given us a new birth into a living hope. Jesus is our Way shower and example of how to overcome even death. He demonstrated that the real of us is spirit; it cannot be killed, destroyed, nor diminished in any way. Jesus, speaking from His Christ-consciousness, said the things that He did, we can also. We have the power to see the perfection of God in every situation and call it forth.

As we raise our perspective, the apparent dead will rise. Although, I cannot see the air I breathe, I trust that I will always be able to maintain a healthy, vibrant, body-temple. This same trust must be exhibited in my ability to rely on the power within me as Spirit, invisible to the human eye. The Invisible Presence is more real than that which has taken form. Spirit maintains and sustains me at all times.

When things seem to go awry, remind yourself that the Presence of the God as wisdom (pure knowing) is within the seeming challenge. That Presence waits for you to recognize, accept, and to call upon It for the blessings in the situation or condition. I cannot see God as Spirit with human eyes. Yet will I trust that God’s Presence is always within and around me, providing all that need for healthy, prosperous, joy filled, loving experiences. Proverbs 3:5 advises us to Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on our own insight

The material contained in this book will help to clarify many questions you may have concerning Jesus, our Way shower. I have formulated several questions to hopefully cover numerous aspects of His life, and gave answers to them to enlighten my readers on the complexities of a phenomenal man-one who walked among humankind many centuries ago. I now take comfort in knowing much more about this man today than I did yesterday. It is my hope that my readers will come to know and understand Jesus better than they did previously.

It is in understanding others that we grow to appreciate them, and see a lot of them in us. In the New Testament, Jesus moved among the people to be seen and touched, and that’s how He learned much about people. The people believed that exposing themselves to a holy soul raised their consciousness. It would be a mistake to regard this as purely mystical. When you see someone you love, your brain aligns with the love they have for you and energy passes between you, and that’s why the flush of love can be so overwhelming. Clearly, Jesus’ energy has a power all its own. The body is an energy converter at a subtle level, where the most cherished aspect of being alive can be accessed. The angels know that they are standing at the junction between the visible and invisible, because they feel themselves in the presence of God. The energy they transmit is more subtle than the heat or light. This same energy our bodies use in ways that science has yet to fathom. This book is designed to awaken within you the inner knowing that … "We are the ones we have been waiting for."

ATONEMENT

Atonement is a reconciliation between God and man through Christ, the uniting of one consciousness with the higher consciousness. Jesus became the way by which all who accept him may pass over to the higher consciousness. We have atonement through him. To some, atonement is the act of forgiving a deserved punishment. Our sins were atoned for not by human but by the wounds of Christ (1 Pet. 2:24). Christ spilt his blood on our behalf. His righteousness covered our unrighteousness so we may be brought before God blameless and pure.

The term atonement originated from the English verb atone, from the adverbial phrase at one, which at first meant to reconcile or make at one; from this came the action by which such reconciliation was affected. It was satisfaction for all offense or injury. In Catholic theology, the atonement is the satisfaction of Christ, whereby God and the world are reconciled or made to be at one. For God indeed was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself (2 Cor. 5:19). Earlier in the Nicene Creed, the same dogma was proclaimed in the words who for us men and for our salvation, came down, took flesh, was made man; and suffered. In Matthew 20:28, our Lord states, Even as the Son of man is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life a redemption for many; also, Saint Paul said, Because in him, it hath well pleased the Father that all fullness should dwell; and through Him to reconcile all things unto himself, making peace through the blood of his cross, both as to the things that are on earth, and the things that are in heaven (Col. 1:19–20). That work is the reversal of the Fall, the blotting out of sin, the deliverance from bondage, the reconciliation of mankind with God. This is brought to pass by the incarnation, by the life, the sufferings, and the death of the Divine Redeemer. All this may be summed up in the word atonement.

Certain attributes surface from the passages above and in the following—2 Corinthians 1:3–11, Galatians 4:4, Romans 3:25, Matthew 20:28, and Colossians 1:19–20—reflecting mercy, compassion, love, forgiveness, and comfort.

Atonement is the work of divine love. It is essentially a sacrifice of the heart. It was by this inward sacrifice of obedience unto death, by this perfect love with which he laid down his life for his friends, that Christ paid the debt to justice and taught us by his example and drew all things to himself; it was by this that he wrought our atonement and reconciliation with God, making peace through the blood of His Cross.

Justification in God’s actions is reflected in John 3:16: For God so love the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him shall have everlasting life. The restoration of fallen man was a work of God’s free mercy and benevolence. God chose to restore mankind and, at the same time, to require full satisfaction as a condition of pardon and deliverance; nothing less than the atonement made by one who was God as well as man could suffice as satisfaction for the offense against the Divine Majesty. And in this case, mankind cannot be restored unless God becomes man to save them. Only Christ could have filled that slot in acceptance to God. After the death of Christ, in Matthew 27, we see the curtain that blocked the view of the Holy of Hollies from being torn in two. This represented now that all men due to the atoning sacrifice of Christ have full access to God.

There is no limitation concerning who might benefit from the atonement because God is not a partial god. First John 2:2 states, He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. God makes the sun to shine on the just and the unjust. Romans 1:18–20 says, The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of man who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. The atonement can and is effective throughout the world, whether or not they’ve heard the message. However, to make things clearer to the world we live in, we as the followers of Christ are called to go and make disciples.

JUSTIFICATION

Justification is that doctrine that provides the foundation of the bridge that reconciles God and man; without that key doctrine, Christianity fails. The extent, means, and scope of justification have been the scope of much debate. Protestants believe that it is a singular act in which God declares an unrighteous person to be righteous because of Jesus’s crucifixion. Justification is granted to all who have faith. However, James 2:26 states that anyone who doesn’t breathe is dead, and faith that doesn’t do anything is just as dead!

The concept of justification is discussed in Acts 13:38–39, in Job 9:2, in Job 25:4, and in Romans 3:23 and 8:33. We find that sinners are justified by God, by the blood of Jesus, and by faith. The results of justification by faith are given in Romans 5. The episode began with man down in the depth of sin, Jew and Gentile alike, both guilty and condemned before God. Then we saw the record of the pure love and grace of God in sending Jesus to die in the sinner’s place and for sin, showing that the sinner could be justified before God, through the redemption that is Christ Jesus. Therefore, says Paul, in view of what God in His Son has done for man, these are the blessings that pour forth from God to all who receive His justifying grace.

In Romans 5, we glorify in our access to God, we rejoice in hope of the glory of God, and we also glory in tribulation.

Most noteworthy of the change brought about by justification is the direct access to God’s presence. Before our sins were put away, we had absolutely no right of approach to God. Sin shut man out from God’s presence. Our first parents were driven out