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“No o n e h a s s e e n t h e Fa t h e r
e x c e p t t h e o n e wh o i s f r om Go d ;
o n l y He h a s s e e n t h e Fa t h e r . ”
(John 6: 46-47)
Part II
The Son-First Time
(Father Second Time)
Chapter 5
The Law Fulfilled
The Staff, a Branch
Divine law is not a law—it is a set of precepts that act as a guiding light to
influence or rule personal behavior. The loving precepts conflict with law,
for the law is enacted to mandate human behavior. Although well
intentioned, these mandates are reflective of behavior after the fact.
Nothing is perfect within the law, because the law justifies those who rule
under it; the law becomes a self-serving mandate. Divine law is self-
discipline with a precept to love and uphold morality, not a set of mandates
[human law] that are imperfect.
Prophetically, the branch is a part of the vine, and it is the essence of the
staff, for the staff is in the shape of the branch. The staff is a mature branch
that represents a tool for the shepherd, who symbolizes one who leads the
sheep.
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The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture
does not say ‘and to seeds,’ meaning many people, but ‘and to
y our s e ed , ’
meaning
one pe r s on , who i s Chr i s t
. What I mean is this: The law,
introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously
established by God and thus do away with the promise. For
i f t he
i nhe r i t anc e depends on t he l aw, t hen i t no l ong e r depends on a pr omi s e ;