Before the Foundation!!! (Two)

Here's a thought to add in to the discussion:

Jesus said in John 17:3 that eternal life simply means to know the Father and the Son. 
To change our minds view of God and ourselves, to match our thoughts with his - have His mind, to know the truth of our identity, Jesus tells three stories to try to help us to see ourselves and God differently (correctly). And in each one of the parables (Luke 15:1) the object representing man never ever lost its original value - even though they were lost or unaware of the reality.


The owner of the lost object never lost ownership/relationship with it or changed his original affection towards the lost object.The son never lost any status in his Fathers heart, but he certainly was convinced that he had (based on his religious acts of penance that he planned!). When he returns home and begins his speech, the Father decides to prove his personal acceptance of His son by throwing a feast using the greatly valued fatted Calf so the son could eradicate all doubt and Change his mind about his fathers opinion of him. Jews knew very well the value of a fatted calf according to the Law offering system. It was the very best you could offer to God.... 

Now, here's the socket blower: Baring in mind that "WE" are the son in this story...... The Father gives US His Fatted Calf (Jesus).... His most valuable Sacrifice... NOT in order to make us acceptable to Him, but to prove to our doubting self-opinions that we already are.(lol, can you imagine how freaked out the scribes and pharasees were when Jesus tells them that a father gives the Fatted Calf so his "sinner" son!!! All along Jesus' intention was to reveal to them that their impression of God that there were teaching was grossly impared!!)

Since God is the creator of time and not constrained by it as we are - He is the beginning AND the End. We cannot fathom that we were forgiven before we ever sinned, that we died in Christ before we were ever physically born because we "naturally" think within timeframes. But what about us beginning to see ourselves "super-naturally" in Him, in whom we move and live and have our being as scripture declares the reality to be. Our being is from start to end in The Eternal Father. "Naturally", I cannot comprehend that I was found before I was lost - it makes no sense!!!.... "naturally" - but he helps me/us to set (firm) our minds on supernatural realities.(Col 3)


Christ (the Lamb, the Scape Goat, the Dove, the Fatted Calf....) was crucified before the foundation of the world, and was manifested as such 2000 years ago to prove to us that "it was finished" before it began:
1Pe 1:20 He had been chosen by God before the creation of the world and was revealed in these last days for your sake.

What a marvellous mystery!