Hebrews 12:2
looking unto Jesus, the
author and finisher of
our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
If He didn't walk the walk, He can't talk the talk. He wrote the way of life we are to live. By grace, in the filling of the Spirit through faith. If, as a man, He did not have faith, how can we live the life He did?
His faith that he pioneered was developed during the days while being as a man? Is now to become our faith.
His faith is perfectly suitable for us now, because his faith was perfected by him while being as man.
His faith he used to overcome the world
while yet being as a man!
Jesus, since being glorified, is now being fully God in function.
So, he no longer needs faith to live by as a man would in this world.
He now distributes his pioneered faith to growing Spirit filled believers out from his "treasury of Faith."
Distributing out from the wisdom and knowledge he has stored and buried (hidden) within His Word.
"That their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach
all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's
mystery, which is Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom
and knowledge. " Colossians 2:2-3
Understanding and knowledge is now hidden to those not yet ready to receive.
Only way to get there is to remain correctable along the way when the corrections do come our way.
Its those who refuse corrections? They become frustrated and angry within. Hating Spirit led believers.
Believers who make mistakes like we all do, yet are happy because they can accept correction that they
know will be brought their way by God in God's timing.
"Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid."
Proverbs 12:1
'Stupid' does not imply being low IQ.
Low IQ is being dumb, not stupid.
One can have a genius IQ and still be stupid.
Dumb = not able to get it.
Stupid = determined not to get it.
Those refusing correction make themselves by their own choice into being stupid.
Even if they have a high IQ of genius!
In their case having a high IQ makes it only easier for them to make excuses for refusing correction.
Grace and peace... for those awaiting our joyous guided tour of Heaven!