True Humanity is the Great Commission

May 28, 2021 John Rosenberger

Human is defined characteristically or corporately as the human nature or the human race. The human race is defined as everyone and the human nature is defined as kindness. It seems like there is something missing in these pop culture definitions. The word human has been usurped by science and by the population at large in defense of themselves. Maybe rightly so, since the pre-evangelistic Hebrew diaspora has been permanently assimilated into the world population. The Hebrews came from the nation specifically created in God’s image. At one time, the body of Moses represented old creation humanity to the world. But new creation humanity has since been unshackled and made even more effective for articulating the image of God to the world. We have transitioned into a decentralized humanity. The Holy Spirit today unites us into one mobilized body of Christ.

1 Corinthians 12:13, 22, 24-27 (Some parts of the newborn spiritual body were still self-obsessed, even with their spiritual gifts)

 13 For in one spirit also we all are baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and all are made to imbibe one spirit.” 22 The members of the body which seem to be more feeble are inherently necessary. LITV 24 But our presentable members have no need. But God tempered the body together, giving more abundant honor to the member having need, 25 that there not be division in the body, but that the members might have the same care for one another. 26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it . If one member is glorified, all the members rejoice with it . 27 And you (plural y’all) are Christ’s body, and members in part.
 

The character of people is not innately human. Humanity has to be instilled in them after they are born, into the ‘human race’. The age that steals from each other and kicks, hits and bites the most is of course 2-3 year olds, because they have just recently received a functional body. They are just learning how to coordinate their own articulated body parts. Interacting properly with members of the body at large is much more advanced. 2 year old people don’t know how to duly interact yet. In fact, it is the character of God that defines true humanity, not taxonomic hierarchy, unless that whole species has adopted His character as their code of conduct.

The only species of animal that can agree to a code of conduct is people, and that only as grown-ups. Humanity was offered to an adult body of people at Sinai. They accepted God’s proposal to make them greater than all other people groups. He would make them greater by making them into a nation in His image. But first that adult body was held accountable for not believing the Word of Yahweh they had said they agreed with.

We do claim to be human. The 1993 drama In The Name Of The Father is a biographical film about the conflicts and injustices between adults claiming to be the defenders of humanity. They were just more sophisticated at fighting than 2-year olds. In this true story, humanity does finally win it’s case with grown-ups in court, but not without some sacrifice and suffering.

Conversely, “I’m just human” today means I am weak and fault ridden like all people and should not be blamed for my bad behavior. Originally, to be made human was to become godly or angelic; “Let us make humanity in our image.” “I am just human” was not a pre-fall expression. Adam didn’t even use that one post-fall. To be “in the flesh” is biblically the weakness of humanity, not humanity itself. To save his own flesh, immature and still unclothed Adam did try to blame his wife that God gave him.  

“The works of the flesh” are not godlike or angelic. “The fruit of the Spirit” represents the character of the True Human, because the Spirit is one with God and His Son. Adam, as a son of God, was assigned to walk in the garden with the Holy Spirit and be fruitful. As the True Human Son, Yeshua walked in the Name of the Father and reclaimed what Adam lost. He did not fall for Satan or the world system.

He grew up in a family under law to become fully human in a flesh body and that did not imply weak and prone to mistakes. Full humanity rules. Yeshua was unclothed before being unlawfully hung on the tree by old covenant humanity to symbolize original Adam’s immature humanity. He too would finally win out in God’s court because He acted only in the Name of the Father. As a fully mature adult, He agreed to enter into a new human covenant by willingly taking fallen Adam’s place as thee eschaton Adam of the old covenant. 

Matthew 28:18-20

LITV 18 And coming up Jesus talked with them, saying, All authority in Heaven and on earth was given to Me. 19 Going, then, disciple all nations, baptizing them into the name (character) of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things, whatever I commanded you. And, behold, I am with you all the days until the completion of the age. Amen. (Variously translated: the end of time, the end of the world, the completion/shalom of the eon, the end of the age, the full end of the age, the conclusion of the eon, the end of the earth, the close of the age, the termination of the age, the very end of the age)

After the resurrection of Yeshua all authority was given to Him as the new head human. It had been relinquished to the devil by the old covenant humans who were supposed to be the light of the world. Yeshua came to get it back. Humanity is the kingdom of heaven extending to Earth. God originally gave the authority of that great commission to Adam, who was to hold his human sway over all. But it was a co-mission that Adam surrendered to the devil. Yeshua took that authority back as the incorruptible human and gave it back to the new creation body of humans; post resurrection, in a new and more fruitful covenant. Although Yeshua was not to be seen again in His flesh and blood body after 40 days, He promised to be always with them, as the new head of humanity. He was with them in empathy, in authority and by sending them the helper: the indwelling presence and image of God – the Holy Spirit. The kingdom was spiritually taken back from Satan by Yeshua and co-missioned to His Jewish disciples.

The devil offered the kingdom to Yeshua in the fallen adamic way. Why didn’t the devil just see that Yeshua was hungry and offer Him food to eat? Because the devil didn’t like true humanity. He wanted it to fall to him; animal style. The human kingdom rightly rules the animal kingdoms with the Spirit of Yahweh. 

Luke 4:6-7 BSB 6 “I will give You authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish. 7 So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”

Luke 4:14-32 (Yeshua ruled the fallen humans and the demons, in the Spirit, after He didn’t fall for Satan)

CLV 14 And Jesus returns, in the power of the spirit, into Galilee. And the fame concerning Him came out down the whole of the country about.” 15 And He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.” 16And He came to Nazareth, where He was reared, and, according to His custom on the day of the sabbaths, He entered into the synagogue and rose to read.” 17 And handed to Him was a scroll of the prophet Isaiah, and, opening the scroll, He found the place where it was written, 18 The spirit of the Lord is on Me, On account of which He anoints Me to bring the evangel to the poor. He has commissioned Me to heal the crushed heart, To herald to captives a pardon, And to the blind the receiving of sight; To dispatch the oppressed with a pardon.” 19 To herald an acceptable year of the Lord…” 20 And furling the scroll, giving it back to the deputy, He is seated. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were looking intently at Him.” 21 Now He begins to be saying to them that “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your ears.” 22And all testified of Him and marveled at the gracious words which are issuing out of His mouth. And they said, “Is not this Joseph’s son? 23And He said to them, “Undoubtedly you will be declaring to Me this parable: ‘Physician, cure yourself!’ ‘Whatever we hear occurring in Capernaum do here also in your own country.'” 24 Now He said, “Verily, I am saying to you that no one who is a prophet is acceptable in his own country.” 25 Now of a truth I am saying to you, that many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when heaven is locked for three years and six months, as a great famine came to be over the entire land, 26 and to none of them was Elijah sent, except into Sarepta of Sidonia, to a widow woman.” 27 And many lepers were in Israel under Elisha the prophet, and none of them is cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.” 28 And filled with fury are all who are in the synagogue, at hearing these things, 29 and rising, they cast Him outside of the city. And they led Him to the brow of the mountain on which their city had been built, so as to push Him over the precipice.” 30 Yet He, passing through their midst, went.” 31 And He came down into Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and He was teaching them on the sabbaths.” 32 And they were astonished at His teaching, for His word was with authority.”

Yeshua offers the kingdom humanely; in the Father’s name.

John 14:13-14
Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.

Philippians 2:9-10
For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

John 1:12
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,

Daniel 7:17-18 (Four animal kingdoms ruled over the human nation in diaspora before their messiah appeared. The kings’ images are represented by a lion, a leopard, a bear and a wild beast.)

LITV 17 These great beasts are four, four kings; they shall rise up out of the earth. 18 But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.

 Daniel 7:27

YLT 27 and the kingdom, and the dominion, even the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heavens, is given to the people—the saints of the Most High, His kingdom is a kingdom age-during, and all dominions do serve and obey Him.
 
Both the old and new creations refer to the kingdom as the rule and reign of a king. So, the kingdom of heaven can be understood to mean, the rule of God. The reign of God through His people is accomplished by His image being formed within the lives of all who are drawn to Yeshua. True humanity rules all, in heaven and on Earth.

Matthew 3 (John the baptizer rejects the dehumanizing status-quo Jews but baptizes both the genuine Jews and the true Jewish imager of Yahweh, in the Jordan)

LITV 1 Now in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 and saying, Repent! For the kingdom of Heaven has drawn near. 3 For this is he spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying: “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord! Make His paths straight!” Isa. 40:3 4 And John himself had his clothing from hairs of a camel, and a belt of leather about his loin. And his food was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then Jerusalem and all Judea went out to him, and all the neighborhood of the Jordan, 6 and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. 7 But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Therefore, bring forth fruits worthy of repentance. 9 And do not think to say within yourselves, We have a father, Abraham. For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. 10 But already the axe is even laid at the root of the trees; therefore, any tree not bringing forth good fruit is cut down and is thrown into fire. 11 I indeed baptize you in water to repentance; but He who is coming after me is stronger than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire, 12 whose fan is in His hand, and He will cleanse His floor and will gather His wheat into the barn. But He will burn up the chaff with fire that cannot be put out.13 Then Jesus arrived from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him. 14 But John restrained Him, saying, I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me? 15 But answering, Jesus said to him, Allow it now, for it is becoming to us this way to fulfill all righteousness. Then he allowed Him. 16 And having been baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water. And, behold! The heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God coming down as a dove, and coming upon Him. 17 And behold! A voice out of the heaven saying, This is My Son, the Beloved, in whom I have found delight. Psa. 2:7; Gen. 22:2; Isa. 42:1

Matthew 23:15 (There is a generational diminishing of humanity by the very proactive false image makers.)

ECB 15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees! Hypocrites! For you go all around the sea and the dry to make one proselyte, and whenever he becomes, you make him a double child of Gay Hinnom/the Valley of Burning more than yourselves.
 
This hypocrisy by definition is a false human image. The Scribes and Pharisees were pretending to represent the true character of God, like public stage actors. “Hypocrisy” refers to the overt personal claim to a certain belief, while knowingly holding a different code of conduct for personal gain. The word is derived from the Greek term for actor: assumed character, stage player or mask wearer. A hypocrite stages an act in public, to pretend to be what he is not. Forbidding bribes is a good rule for an honest human.

   Philippians 2

BSB 1 Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being of one mind, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves. 4 Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to cling to, 7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross. 9Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place, and gave Him the name above all names, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, (Jesus even ruled in Hades. The gates of Hades did not hold His people; the church.) 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 12Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. 13 For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good pleasure. 14 Do everything without complaining or arguing, 15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world 16 as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain. 17 But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you. 18 So you too should be glad and rejoice with me. 19 Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing. 20 I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs. 21 For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. 22 But you know Timothy’s proven worth, that as a child with his father he has served with me to advance the gospel. 23 So I hope to send him as soon as I see what happens with me. 24 And I trust in the Lord that I myself will come soon. 25 But I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my needs. 26 For he has been longing for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill. 27He was sick indeed, nearly unto death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow. 28Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less anxious. 29 Welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor men like him, 30 because he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me.

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