Jesus -- More Than a God of Our Understanding: Much More -- The Truth

All of this talk about "God" is nice.

Jesus Christ, however, cannot be placed aside or to the side of any other:

"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (John 14: 6)

From my experience, along with the realities from many people, confessing one's sins is never enough. Something in our flesh, in our bodies, in our minds cannot rest as long as we believe that something that we have done must be punished.

"But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many." (Romans 5: 15)

and

"1And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; 2Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:" (Ephesians 2: 1-2)

"And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin." (1 John 3: 5)

Yet man has a greater need than for our sins to be forgiven. He needs life, something which Jesus gives to us:

"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. " (John 10: 10)

In Christ, we find everything that we need:

"And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God." (Ephesians 3: 19)

and

"For in him dwells all the fullness of the Deity bodily." (Colossians 2: 9)

He did not come just to save us from our sin, but to give us life, Himself:

"In him was life; and the life was the light of men." (John 1: 4)

This same life provides all things to us:

"31What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? 32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?" (Romans 8: 31-32) In Christ, we are granted sonship with God the Father: "1Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 2Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 3And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure." (1 John 3: 1-3) God revealed Himself to us through His Son Jesus Christ. We cannot get this through our understanding. We must receive this as a revelation through His Word. Jesus is  more than a "God of my understanding", for He gives to us beyond what we can ask or think (Ephesians 3: 20)