Join us as Charles Capps unravels the mysteries behind Jesus’ ministry and transitions post-resurrection. We address the pivotal concept of the body of Christ and how the church is the contemporary bearer of this divine authority. This discussion serves as a powerful reminder of the believer’s role and authority on Earth to manifest God’s power.
We’re glad you could join us today for the Concepts of Faith broadcast. This program is dedicated to teach you how to put the Word of God to work so that it will make a positive difference in the everyday circumstances of your life. And now, here’s Charles Capps.
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Jesus came to this earth as a man. He had the legal body of a man which gave him legal authority to exercise dominion in the planet earth. But until the Holy Ghost came upon him, he didn’t have the ability to cast out the devil. Now let me show you something where we’ve missed it. We’ve said he did it because he was a son of God. Jesus said the Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he’s anointed me. Now if it were true that he was God manifest in the flesh and all of his divine Godhead powers, why would God have to anoint him? That proves that he wasn’t. He came as a man. He was a son of God, all right. He was God in essence manifest in the flesh, but not in his divine Godhead powers. But after he lived 30 years perfect and upright under the old covenant, it was legal for God to anoint him with the Holy Ghost and healing power. Now go with me. We’re still talking about Jesus’ authority that he operated in on the earth. Go with me to John’s Gospel once again. John chapter 5 says, And let’s see what Jesus says about the authority that he has. Verse 26 and 27. Now Jesus is speaking. He says, As the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given the Son to have life in himself, and hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of Man. Amen. Now see, if you’re not careful, you’ll read that, the Son of God. For years, I read it, the Son of God, because I had a preconceived idea. He said, I have authority to do it because I’m the Son of Man. Not because He was the Son of God, even though He was the Son of God. He said, the reason I have authority is because I’m the Son of Man. Now see, that’s what all the virgin birth and all of this deal was about, was to get a man in the earth that had no sin in him, but he had a physical body. It gave him legal authority here. And then it would be legal for God to anoint him if he could live perfect and upright under that old covenant. Now somebody said, it sure leaves us out, don’t it? Nope. We can live perfect and upright under the new covenant as though sin had never been because of 1 John 1, 9. If we confess our sins, He’s faithful and just to forgive us our sins. Cleanse us from all, say all. All unrighteousness. Now, let’s go over to Mark, the 11th chapter. And let’s notice that the religious leaders, they cannot find out how in the world Jesus is doing all these things. Verse 27, they come again to Jerusalem, and as he was walking in the temple, they’re coming to him, the chief priest, the scribes and the elders, and they say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee the authority to do these things? Jesus answered and said unto them, I’ll also ask you one question, and answer me, and I’ll tell you by what authority I do these things. The baptism of John, was it from heaven or men? Answer me. Well, they didn’t answer him because they said, if we say it’s a man, we’re going to get stoned because they believe John’s a prophet. If we say from heaven, he’ll say, why didn’t you believe him? So they say, we can’t tell. Jesus said, neither do I tell you. And I asked the Lord, I said, I know there’s something else there that you was going to pull on them. He said, well, it’s very simple. He said, if they’d answered my question accurately, it answered both of their questions. Because notice what Jesus asked. I’ll ask you one question. The baptism of John, was it from heaven or men? Now the real answer was that John’s baptism was of man. But he was anointed of God. See, John’s baptism was not the baptism from heaven. The baptism from heaven was the Holy Ghost and fire. That was the baptism from heaven. But you see, they were afraid to answer. And he said, it’s very simple. I’m going to say to them, you answered your own question. See, by what authority doest thou these things? By the authority of a man and by the anointing of God. That’s how it came about. That’s how Jesus’ ministry operated on the planet earth, was by the authority of a man and by the anointing of God. Now you see, it makes a difference when you understand that your body gives you authority on this planet. Don’t let the devil push you around. You’re the one with the authority on this planet. Now, if you don’t have the anointing of God, then you may get pushed around by the devil. Just because you have authority doesn’t mean you have the anointing. But if you’re born again and Jesus lives in you, you need to get filled with the Holy Ghost. Because the same Holy Ghost, baptized in the Holy Ghost, same power that operated through Jesus. And Jesus said, “…the works that I do shall you do also.” In other words, he’s saying that the power that’s operating through me is not limited to me. It’s also available to you. But now if you don’t know that, you see, you can’t act on it. You can’t believe any further than you have knowledge. It makes a difference when you know that your body gives you authority. Now let me show you something to wrap this thing up. Jesus healed the sick and raised the dead and cast out demons when he was here on earth. But did you notice at the pool of Bethesda only one fellow got healed? And there was a multitude of people there. But now Jesus went to the cross, he died, he paid the debt for our sins, he suffered the stripes upon his back that we might be healed. God sent his word and healed us, the Bible says. But did you notice the morning that Mary went to the tomb, the stone was rolled away already? And she’s weeping and crying and there’s a guy standing back behind her and she thought it was a gardener. And she said, they’ve took him and I don’t know where they’ve put him. And she’s talking to Jesus. You know what he was doing there? He went back by that tomb to get his body. He put his body back on. Now he’s got a glorified body. You see, the disciples, they was all hoarded up in a room and had the doors locked. And Jesus just walked through the wall and appeared in the midst of them. He said, I’ll eat with them. Get up and walk through the wall. Glory to God. Now you can quit worrying about poor Jesus. He ain’t poor no more. He’s all right. You can quit crying about the stripes on his back. He’s well, thank God. Oh, he’s still got the scars all right. But they’ll be beautiful. Everything he suffered, he suffered for you. Jesus is called the Son of Man. But now here’s the point. Jesus now has his glorified body. Now surely, he’ll go to the hospital and he’ll heal all the sick. He’ll go to the pool of Bethesda now and he’ll heal all the crippled folks down there. And he’ll get them all healed. But he didn’t. In fact, he never healed one single person after he arose from the dead. Now I’m talking about by laying his physical hands on somebody or ministering physically to somebody. He still heals, He still delivers, but He does it through the Spirit of God and through the Holy Ghost now, and He does it through individuals. Now listen to me closely, because this is the consummation of all that we’ve said in this session. The reason Jesus didn’t minister physically to people after He arose from the dead with the glorified body, didn’t heal any sick people, didn’t cast out any demons, didn’t do any miracles after He arose from the dead, was because He is restored to His Godhead powers as God. And it’s illegal for Him. to physically minister to people after he had his glorified body and his Godhead powers back as God because of what Genesis 1 says, he gave man dominion. He lost his right to operate as a man on the earth after he got his glorified body. You have to have a flesh, blood, and bone body to operate on this planet earth with the authority to heal the sick, cast out demons, and to do the work that Jesus did. Jesus now has a flesh and bone body. He spilt his blood to redeem mankind. And the Bible says he’s seated at the right hand of the Father until his enemies have made his footstool. In other words, he’s there and he’s not coming back. Now somebody said, well, somebody saw Jesus come in their hospital room and he walked up to the foot of their bed and he touched them and healed them. No, somebody had a spiritual vision of Jesus. From the time he sat down at the right hand of the Father, he’s never left there in his physical flesh and bone body. His glorified body is still there. The only body that Jesus has on the planet earth today is the body of Christ, which is the church. Can you see that? Now you know why the Apostle Paul says, now you are the body of Christ. It’s the only body that he has. If Jesus is going to heal the sick today, if he’s going to cast out demons, if he’s going to deliver and do miracles, he has to do it through someone that has a body. You’re the one with the body. You can’t send the Holy Ghost to Africa to preach. You can’t send angels to India to preach the gospel. They don’t have a body. Oh, they have a spiritual body. They don’t have a physical body. But you see, we have physical bodies. It gives us authority here. That’s why the angel couldn’t preach the gospel to Cornelius. You are the only body that Christ has on the planet earth today. The church. I’m talking about the church. is called the body of Christ. Now can you understand what part the body plays? The body of Christ today, the church, is the only legal authority on this planet to operate in the divine power of God and heal the sick and cast out demons and bring miracles into manifestation. Say this, I am the body of Christ. And members in particular. God’s power Is channeled through me. For I’m anointed with the Holy Ghost. And He heals the sick. And He casts out demons. For I’m a channel of God’s power. Hallelujah. Praise the name of the Lord. Well, give Jesus a hand. Praise God forevermore. God bless you. We do appreciate you joining us for the Concepts of Faith broadcast. Now, this is the last day for CD offer number 7411. It’s called the Authority Series. Four CDs for $29 plus $5 postage and handling. A total of $34. Now, in this series, we talk about the fact that your body gives you authority on this planet. You were born here. And when you really dig into the Scriptures, you’ll find out that your body gives you authority over the devil, demons, and evil spirits. Now, you need the ability to resist and overcome and enforce Satan’s defeat. Jesus defeated Satan on the Mount of Temptation. He shook his kingdom beyond repair because Jesus just kept saying, it is written, it is written, it is written. In other words, he used the Word of God to defeat the devil. And the devil never did come back to him with those temptations. I mean, it settled it forever. And I’m telling you, folks, it’ll settle it forever if you keep God’s Word in your mouth. If you’ll say what God says when the enemy comes with temptation, he has no out. The Bible says that if you submit yourself unto God, resist the devil, he’ll flee from you. Sometimes so many people say, well, you know, the Apostle Paul, he had a sickness and God wouldn’t heal him. He prayed that God remove the thorn in the flesh three times and the Lord said, my grace is sufficient for you. Now, most people say, he said, no, I won’t heal you, Paul. Your strength is made perfect in weakness. No, that wasn’t what God said. God said, My grace is sufficient for you. In other words, Paul had to do it himself. He had the authority to destroy the works of the devil. And the last chapter of the book of Acts, you find out that he did get rid of it. That’s offer number 7411, Authority Series, four CDs for $29 plus $5 postage and handling, a total of $34.00. Toll-free order line is 1-877-396-9400. 1-877-396-9400. Until Monday, this is Charles Capps reminding you, the enemy is defeated, God is exalted, and Jesus is coming soon.
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