Four Things God Wants You to Know

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What Jesus did for us




Jesus Christ died for our sins. He paid the price that we could never pay. He is eternal and perfect. We are finite and corrupt. God became a man to make atonement for us.

Isaiah 53:4-6
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Through Him we have redemption and can KNOW without a doubt we are saved.

"In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace"
(Eph. 1:7)

"Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins"
(Acts 13:38)

"To Him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins"
(Acts 10:43)


Jesus died for us while we were yet in bondage and rebellion.

"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us"
(Rom. 5:8)

"In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins"
(1 John 4:9,10)

"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly"
(Romans 5:6)

"For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God"
(1 Pet. 3:18)


These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

1John 5:13

SAVED? Are You Sure?

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4th request.

Paul repeatedly told born-again Christians that they could still end up in hell.

WHY would Paul do this if we are unconditionally secure?

I have already answered you. You just won't see it. Not my problem...

Please post it again, I must have missed it. Sorry.

Please post it again, I must have missed it. Sorry.

 

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Let's face it we all deserve eternal death and condemnation.

Romans 5:12
"Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:"


There are no righteous men in the world.

Romans 3:10
"As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:"

Our own righteousness is as filth in the sight of God

Isaiah 64:6
"But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away."

There are no exceptions. All men have sinned.

1 John 1:8
"If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us."

God has a remedy:

Jesus died in our place and took our punishment

Romans 5:8

"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."

God has given us eternal life as a gift through His Son Jesus Christ.

Romans 6:23

"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

There is only one way to God and that way is through Jesus Christ and Him only.

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

I Timothy 2:5
"For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;"

Acts 4:12
"Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."

1 Corinthians 15:3
"For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;"

In order to receive the gift of salvation one must know he or she is a sinner and in need of salvation.

Acts 17:30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

Acts 20:21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

We need to receive the gift of salvation in faith

Acts 16:31
"And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house."

We must receive the gift a gift is not force upon those who don't want it...

John 1:12-13
"But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God."

We must proclaim and confess our salvation

Romans 10:9-11
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed."

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Suppose It's True After All -- What Then?

Two friends were talking on religious topics. They discussed the question of eternal punishment and agreed that there was no Hell and that a God of love could never allow His creatures to go to everlasting punishment.

The conversation was over when a Christian who had been a silent listener said: "SUPPOSE IT IS TRUE, AFTER ALL."

The words fell on the ears of the other two with unusual force.

SUPPOSE IT IS TRUE that God means what He says "Because He hath appointed a day, in the which He will judge the world in righteousness by that Man whom He hath ordained; whereof He hath given assurance to all men in that He hath raised Him from the dead" (Acts 17:31).

SUPPOSE IT IS TRUE that Hell is a reality. God said: "It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment" (Hebrews 9:27).

SUPPOSE IT IS TRUE that Christ alone is the way of salvation and you neglect HIM. "How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation" (Hebrews 2:3)?

SUPPOSE IT IS TRUE that the blood of Christ is the only way your sins can be cleansed. Are you cleansed before the Lord or are you still going on in your sins? "The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin" (1 John 1:7).

SUPPOSE IT IS TRUE that salvation is not of works as God says in Ephesians 2:8,9: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works lest any man should boast." What hope then is there in your religion, your church, the sacraments, the preacher or the priest, trying to follow the Golden Rule or keeping the Ten Commandments, or even doing the best you can?

SUPPOSE IT IS TRUE, AFTER ALL? If it were not true, then the believer is not losing anything by living for Jesus, by living a good life with eternity's values in view. But if it is true, how terrible would be your doom if you "Die in your sins" (John 8:21). Hurry to Christ and be saved. He alone is the Way into Heaven (John 14:6).



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Read God's word daily. Don't miss a day!

Psalms 119:103-104 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.

Luke 4:4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

 

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Religion or Salvation - Which Have You?

Tract by Perry Rockwood

http://www.tpgh.org/RSt.htm

Acts 4:12, "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."
At certain seasons of the year, we find many religious celebrations being conducted. We find that the natural man wants to be religious and at times will do many things thinking that he is performing an act of worship unto God. But the Word of God teaches that religion is not salvation! The Word of God teaches that you can be religious and miss heaven!

Our text teaches us that there is not salvation in any other name than the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Our text teaches us that there is non other name given under heaven whereby we can be saved. You are saved by Jesus Christ or you are not saved!

How clear and concise: There should be neither confusion nor contradiction. There are many names under heaven in which we can find religion; but salvation can be found in one only; and that is the name of Jesus Christ.

There is no salvation in priests, prophets, penance or prayers, but only in Christ. You may have your service and sacraments, churches and charities, tears and treasure, ritual and reformation, but all are powerless to produce eternal life. The Word of God tells us in 1 John 5:11,12, "God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son hath not life."

Men and women are willing to give head knowledge to the claims of Christianity, but they refuse to accept in their hearts the Christ of Christianity.

Men and women are willing to take the high place in the work and ritual of the church; while refusing to take the low place of guilty sinners needing a sinners salvation.

Men and women are willing to believe in the moral precepts of God's Word, as based on the Ten Commandments; while refusing to believe in, rest on, and receive God's Son as Saviour to their souls.

RELIGION is the improvement of the old nature. SALVATION is the imparting of a new nature through receiving Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord. The Word of God tells us in John 1:12, "As many as received him (Christ) to them gave he power to become the sons of God."

RELIGION clothes us with the robes of our own righteousness and God tells us in Isaiah that our righteousness is as a filthy rag. SALVATION clothes us in the perfect righteousness of Christ, which alone can make us acceptable in the sight of God. God's Word tells us in Titus 3:5, "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us."

RELIGION is what man does for God; SALVATION is what God does for man. Isaiah 53:6 tells us, "All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him (Christ) the iniquity of us all."

RELIGION says: Something in my hand I bring. SALVATION says: Nothing in my hand I bring. Ephesians 2:8,9 says, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast." RELIGION is trusting in a work we do. SALVATION is trusting in a work that has been done. Hebrews 10:10, "By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all."

RELIGION depends on our behaving. SALVATION depends on our believing. Acts 16:31, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved, and thy house."

RELIGION says we must act our best. SALVATION says we must accept God's best. Romans 6:23, "The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." RELIGION depends on the sufficiency of character. SALVATION depends on the Sacrifice of the Cross. 1 Corinthians 1:18, "For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God."

RELIGION is striving for a better attainment. SALVATION is secured through a perfect atonement. 1 Peter 1:18,19, "Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot."

RELIGION tries to bring us from darkness to light. SALVATION does bring us from death unto Life. John 5:24, "He that heareth my word, and believeth on Him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life."

RELIGION says we must be found in God's house. SALVATION says we must "Be found in him (Christ), not having" our "own righteousness which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ." Philippians 3:9.

Again I remind you of our text: "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."

My dear friends, do you have religion or salvation? If you only have religion, then you will miss heaven and spend eternity apart from God and His Son in a place of torment. If you have salvation, you now have the promise of eternal life with God and His Son forevermore.

 

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From the March 17 Apples of Gold Calendar:

A mark of a true Christian is that he or she continues to be convicted of
past and present sins as the Holy Spirit continues working. Rejoice, because that shows you're growing! Indeed, our maturing in the Lord will continue as long as we live until we are glorified in His presence. That which He began in you He will perfect at that day! -TBC

"Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ . . ."
-Philippians 1:6

Berean Call

 

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Four Things God Wants You to Know

From the Peoples Gospel Hour.

Four Things God Wants You to Know

1. You Need To Be Saved

"Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." (John 3:3)

"For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23)

"There is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not." (Ecclesiastes 7:20)

"We are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags." (Isaiah 64:6)

2. You Cannot Save Yourself

"Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us." (Titus 3:5)

"By the works of the law shall no flesh be justified." (Galatians 2:16)

"For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all." (James 2:10)

"There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death." (Proverbs 14:12)

3. Jesus Has Already Provided For Your Salvation

"Who [Jesus] his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness." (1 Peter 2:24)

"For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God." (1 Peter 3:18)

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)

4. Jesus Will Enable You to Overcome Temptation

"The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished." (2 Peter 2:9)

"If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." (2 Corinthians 5:17)

Your Part:

1. Repent (Turn from your sins)

"Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." (Luke 13:3)

2. Believe

"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." (Acts 16:31)

3. Do It Now

"Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near." (Isaiah 55:6)

"Behold, now is the day of salvation." (2 Corinthians 6:2)

"How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation?" (Hebrews 2:3)

4. Remember

"Every one of us shall give account of himself to God." (Romans 14:12)

"It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment." (Hebrews9:27)

"But he that believeth on him...shall not come into judgment." (John 5:24)

"Choose you this day whom ye will serve." (Joshua 24:15)

1Co 15:20

05/10/AM

"But now is Christ risen from the dead." --1 Corinthians 15:20

Charles Spurgeons Daily Devotional

The whole system of Christianity rests upon the fact that "Christ is risen from the dead;" for, "If Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain: ye are yet in your sins."

The divinity of Christ finds its surest proof in His resurrection, since He was "Declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead." It would not be unreasonable to doubt His Deity if He had not risen.

Moreover, Christ's sovereignty depends upon His resurrection, "For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that He might be Lord both of the dead and living." Again, our justification, that choice blessing of the covenant, is linked with Christ's triumphant victory over death and the grave; for "He was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification."

Nay, more, our very regeneration is connected with His resurrection, for we are "Begotten again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." And most certainly our ultimate resurrection rests here, for, "If the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you."

If Christ be not risen, then shall we not rise; but if He be risen then they who are asleep in Christ have not perished, but in their flesh shall surely behold their God. Thus, the silver thread of resurrection runs through all the believer's blessings, from his regeneration onwards to his eternal glory, and binds them together.

How important then will this glorious fact be in his estimation, and how will he rejoice that beyond a doubt it is established, that "now is Christ risen from the dead."


"The promise is fulfill'd,
Redemption's work is done,
Justice with mercy's reconciled,
For God has raised His Son."

 

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Morning Devotion

Mt 28:20

05/11/AM

"I am with you alway."
--Matthew 28:20

It is well there is One who is ever the same, and who is ever with us. It is well there is one stable rock amidst the billows of the sea of life. O my soul, set not thine affections upon rusting, moth-eaten, decaying treasures, but set thine heart upon Him who abides for ever faithful to thee.

Build not thine house upon the moving quicksands of a deceitful world, but found thy hopes upon this rock, which, amid descending rain and roaring floods, shall stand immovably secure. My soul, I charge thee, lay up thy treasure in the only secure cabinet; store thy jewels where thou canst never lose them. Put thine all in Christ; set all thine affections on His person, all thy hope in His merit, all thy trust in His efficacious blood, all thy joy in His presence, and so thou mayest laugh at loss, and defy destruction.

Remember that all the flowers in the world's garden fade by turns, and the day cometh when nothing will be left but the black, cold earth. Death's black extinguisher must soon put out thy candle.

Oh! how sweet to have sunlight when the candle is gone! The dark flood must soon roll between thee and all thou hast; then wed thine heart to Him who will never leave thee; trust thyself with Him who will go with thee through the black and surging current of death's stream, and who will land thee safely on the celestial shore, and make thee sit with Him in heavenly places for ever.

Go, sorrowing son of affliction, tell thy secrets to the Friend who sticketh closer than a brother. Trust all thy concerns with Him who never can be taken from thee, who will never leave thee, and who will never let thee leave Him, even "Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, and to-day, and for ever." "Lo, I am with you alway," is enough for my soul to live upon, let who will forsake me.



12/26/PM

"Lo, I am with you alway."
--Matthew 28:20

The Lord Jesus is in the midst of His church; He walketh among the golden candlesticks; His promise is, "Lo, I am with you alway." He is as surely with us now as He was with the disciples at the lake, when they saw coals of fire, and fish laid thereon and bread. Not carnally, but still in real truth, Jesus is with us. And a blessed truth it is, for where Jesus is, love becomes inflamed.

Of all the things in the world that can set the heart burning, there is nothing like the presence of Jesus! A glimpse of Him so overcomes us, that we are ready to say, "Turn away Thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me." Even the smell of the aloes, and the myrrh, and the cassia, which drop from His perfumed garments, causes the sick and the faint to grow strong. Let there be but a moment's leaning of the head upon that gracious bosom, and a reception of His divine love into our poor cold hearts, and we are cold no longer, but glow like seraphs, equal to every labour, and capable of every suffering.

If we know that Jesus is with us, every power will be developed, and every grace will be strengthened, and we shall cast ourselves into the Lord's service with heart, and soul, and strength; therefore is the presence of Christ to be desired above all things. His presence will be most realized by those who are most like Him.

If you desire to see Christ, you must grow in conformity to Him. Bring yourself, by the power of the Spirit, into union with Christ's desires, and motives, and plans of action, and you are likely to be favoured with His company.

Remember His presence may be had. His promise is as true as ever. He delights to be with us. If He doth not come, it is because we hinder Him by our indifference. He will reveal Himself to our earnest prayers, and graciously suffer Himself to be detained by our entreaties, and by our tears, for these are the golden chains which bind Jesus to His people.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

 

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Faith's Checkbook

May 14

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

May 14
Surgery for Healing

Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. (Hosea 6:1)


It is the Lord's way to tear before He heals. This is the honest love of His heart and the sure surgery of His hand. He also bruises before He binds up, or else it would be uncertain work. The law comes before the gospel, the sense of need before the supply of it.

Is the reader now under the convincing, crushing hand of the Spirit? Has he received the spirit of bondage again to fear? This is a salutary preliminary to real gospel healing and binding up.

Do not despair, dear heart, but come to the Lord with all thy jagged wounds, black bruises, and running sores. He alone can heal, and He delights to do it. It is our Lord's office to bind up the brokenhearted, and He is gloriously at home at it.

Let us not linger but at once return unto the Lord from whom we have gone astray. Let us show Him our gaping wounds and beseech him to know His own work and complete it.

Will a surgeon make an incision and then leave his patient to bleed to death? Will the Lord pull down our old house and then refuse to build us a better one? Dost Thou ever wantonly increase the misery of poor anxious souls? That be far from Thee, O Lord.

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Are you tired? Are you weary? Come to Jesus and rest!

Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

If you don't know Jesus Christ and His saving gospel read the preceding tracts in this thread.

Ask God to give you wisdom and discernment and to guide you to understand and know Him.

Trust is God as a child and wait patiently for Him.

John 6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Proverbs 3:6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

 

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"This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief." -1 Timothy 1:15

1 Corinthians 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

1 Corinthians 15:2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

1 Corinthians 15:3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

1 Corinthians 15:4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

Galatians 1:3 Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,

Galatians 1:4 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:

Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 4:8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

"He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God."

1 John 5:12-13

More Than Forgiven!

By
Timothy S. Morton

I. REGENERATION
Regeneration means to be given or imparted life. Concerning the Christian it refers to the life and nature he receives when he is born again and made a new creature in the Lord Jesus Christ.

The word regeneration is found only two times in the Bible. First, in Matt. 19:28, where it speaks not of the new birth of the Christian but of the restoration of the earth at the second coming of Christ. It is mentioned the second time in Titus 3:5 where one finds the actual renewing and rebirth of the believer mentioned.

A. The Need For Regeneration
1. Since the fall of Adam in the garden of Eden (Gen. 3:7), every person (except Jesus Christ) has been born spiritually dead in trespasses and sins (Rom. 5:12-13; 1Cor. 15:21-22; 2Cor. 5:14-15; Eph. 2:1-7). To correct this every individual must be born a second time unto righteousness and life (John 3:5-6).

2. Also, every individual on earth has inherited the evil nature Adam acquired at the fall. Therefore, each person needs another nature that is not evil, but righteous and holy, before he can have proper fellowship with a righteous God (Gen. 8:21; Jer. 13:23; Jer. 17:9; Matt. 13:38-42; Luke 11:13; Luke 16:23; John 3:36; Rom. 6:23; Rev. 20:15).

3. This evil nature, and the sins resulting from it, is totally contrary to God and brings His wrath on the individual (John 3:18, John 3:36; Gal. 3:10; Gal. 4:8; Eph. 2:12; Eph. 4:18; 1Thes. 4:5; etc.). Those who refuse God's gift of regeneration will permanently feel His wrath in the lake of fire (Rev. 20:15).

4. Jesus told Nicodemus, a very moral man and a ruler of the Jews, "Ye must be born again" (John 3:3-7).

B. The Method Of Regeneration
1. A person becomes regenerated when he hears the gospel, repents, and by faith receives Jesus Christ as his personal Savior (John 1:12-13; Titus 3:5; James 1:18; 1Pet. 1:23).

2. Regeneration is a literal birth into God's family where the believer actually becomes God's child (Rom. 8:14-16; 1John 3:1-2; 1John 5:1; 1Pet. 1:3).

3. When a person receives Christ , his spirit, which was dead in Adam, is instantly reborn by the Holy Spirit (John 3:6). After this, he is no longer in Adam but "in Christ" (Rom. 8:7-11).

4. This birth is as real as a person's physical birth from his parents (John 3:5-6).

5. It enables the believer to call upon God as his father, and upon the Lord Jesus Christ as his elder brother (Rom. 8:15-17; Gal. 4:6; Heb. 2:10-13).

6. It also makes the believer a "new creature." This is because he has been given another nature in addition to the evil one he was born with (2Cor. 5:17; Gal. 6:15).

7. This new nature is Jesus Christ's very own nature, thus it carries with it all of His moral attributes (Rom. 6:8, Rom. 8:9; 1Cor. 1:30; Gal. 2:20; Eph. 2:10, Eph. 4:24; Col. 2:13; 2Pet. 1:4).

8. Since the new nature is Christ's nature, it is in every way contrary to the believer's fallen, Adamic nature which he still has (Rom. 6:11-13; Gal. 5:16-17; Col. 3:9-10).

9. Every Christian is to grow and become mature in his new nature and make no provision for the old (Rom. 13:14; 2Cor. 5:15, 2Cor. 7:1; Gal. 5:16; 1Pet. 2:2; 2Pet. 3:18).

C. The Permanence Of Regeneration
1. Since the life a Christian receives is Christ's own life, it is therefore eternal life (John 3:15-16, John 5:24, John 6:40, John 10:28-30; Rom. 6:22; 1John 2:25, 1John 5:11-13; etc.).

2. The father and child relationship between God and the regenerated believer cannot be broken. Regardless of what may happen in a Christian's life, he will always be God's child (John 10:28-30).

3. The believer is born again by "incorruptible seed" (the word of God), thus he "liveth and abideth forever" (1Pet. 1:23).

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More Than Forgiven!

By
Timothy S. Morton

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II. ADOPTION

Adoption refers to God placing a believer as an adult son (heir) into His family and giving him access to all the privileges that go with it.

A. The Biblical Use Of The Word

1. There is some confusion among Christians about this doctrine because of the modern use of the word adoption. The modern meaning, to take a child born of one family and place him into another does not consider the fact that a believer becomes a member of God's family by regeneration (see Regeneration). A Christian is literally born into God's family, not just placed into it still having only the nature of another.

2. In the scriptures, adoption is not so much a word of relationship but of position. It speaks not of how the believer became a member of the family but of the fact he already is a member because of regeneration. God has placed him in the position of an adult son, and he has all the rights and privileges that go with it (1John 3:2).

B. How Adoption Became Available

1. God's justice required Jesus Christ's death on the cross to deal with sin before He could place any person in His family. His death and shed blood fully redeemed the believing sinner and made regeneration and adoption available (Rom. 8:15-16; Gal. 4:4-6).

C. The Privileges Of Adoption

1. The believer has a father that loves him (1John 4:9-10), cares for him (1Pet. 5:7), protects him (Rom. 8:31), corrects him (Heb. 12:5-11), and promises to never leave him (Heb. 13:5-6).

2. He is a fellowcitizen with the "...Saints and the household of God" (Eph. 2:19). Also, he is an heir of God and joint-heir with Christ (Rom. 8:17).

3. He has within him the "Spirit of adoption" (the Holy Spirit, Rom. 8:17) who bears witness in his heart that he is God's son and leads him to cry upon God as his father. The Spirit will also raise up the saint's body at the second coming of Christ (Rom. 8:11-17; 1Cor. 15:51-52; Gal. 4:4-6; Phil. 3:21; 1Thes. 4:13-18).

4. God has predestinated the believer to be conformed into the image of Jesus Christ and has promised to openly reveal him as His son (Rom. 8:29; Eph. 1:5).

D. The Final Adoption

1. Even though a believer is now fully God's child (1John 3:1-3), God has not yet fully revealed him as such. However, the "firstfruits of the Spirit" is a guarantee that He will. This is the main emphasis of adoption, the day when Christ returns and redeems the saint's body making it "...Like unto his glorious body" (Phil. 3:21). In that day, God will openly show all creation those who are His regenerated and adopted children (Rom. 8:23; 1Cor. 15:51-58; 2Cor. 5:1-4).

 

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More Than Forgiven!

Timothy S Morton

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III. JUSTIFICATION

Justification means to be pronounced righteous. It is the legal and judicial act where God declares the believer righteous in Jesus Christ. It is not only the taking away of the believer's guilt, but also the imputation of Christ's righteousness in its place. The believer is not righteous in himself but only in Christ.

A. The Two Aspects Of Justification
There are two distinct aspects of justification:

a. The forgiveness, remission, and taking away of the believer's sins.

b. The imputation (see Imputation) of the righteousness of Jesus Christ.

1. As mentioned before, man generally thinks of salvation in terms of forgiveness or pardon. God, however, knew man needed much more than just his sins forgiven. If salvation only meant forgiveness, the believer would still be bound to his sin nature and unable to quit sinning. He would be forgiven for his sins but still hold the position of a sinner in God's sight. God did not want such a weak and practically useless salvation for believers. He devised one that not only takes the sins away but also puts righteousness in their placeâ€â€both imputed and imparted righteousness. When He looks on a believer, He does not see someone who is still a sinner and only forgiven, or someone who is just innocent of the guilt of sin. He sees that saint completely justified with the righteousness of His son Jesus Christ (Rom. 3:22-26, Rom. 10:3-4; 2Cor. 5:21; Col. 1:22-23).

2. The term justification in itself only speaks of God imputing righteousness to the believer's account. However, the Christian not only has righteousness reckoned to him (see Imputation), he also has it IN him. It is one of the characteristics of the "divine nature" he received the moment he believed (2Pet. 1:4; see Regeneration). This imparted righteousness can also be found under the doctrine, Sanctification.

B. The Method Of Justification

1. Justification is apart from any work of the law (the ten commandments, Sabbath keeping, the sermon on the mount, the golden rule, etc.), but is only obtained by faith in the finished work and shed blood of Jesus Christ (Acts 13:38-39; Rom. 1:16-17, Rom. 3:21-28, Rom. 4:5, Rom. 5:1-9, 10:4; 1Cor. 6:11; Gal. 2:16, Gal. 3:8, Gal. 3:22).

2. If one could be justified by keeping the law or by good works, then Christ died for nothing (Gal. 2:21, Gal. 3:24).

3. The reason God gave man the law was to show him that he is a sinner and unable to live up to God's righteous standard. Then, after the sinner realized this, its purpose was to lead him to Christ for salvation (Rom. 3:20; Gal. 3:24).

C. The Extent Of Justification

1. Many believe that salvation only puts the believer in the same condition Adam was before the fall; that is, in an innocent state. Again, this is only forgiveness. Innocence and forgiveness in themselves do not speak of righteousness in any way. As Adam proved, it only takes one act of disobedience for a person to lose his innocence. On the contrary, the justified believer gains much more in Christ than he lost in Adam (Rom. 5:17-19).

2. As mentioned before, justification includes forgiveness and the remission of sins (Acts 10:43; Col. 2:13), but it does not stop there; it brings with it "the righteousness of God". This the believer cannot lose; it is a gift God has given with no conditions (Rom. 5:17-21, Rom. 6:20-23; 1Cor. 1:30; 2Cor. 5:21).

3. When a sinner receives Christ, he receives a death he did not die, satisfying the curse of the law against him (Gal. 3:13); and a life he did not live, a holy and righteous life which only Christ could supply. Thus, every Christian is a partaker of Christ's death and resurrection. His position before God is the same as his Savior's, dead unto sin and alive unto righteousness (Rom. 6:11 Gal. 2:20).

4. Although the believer is legally dead to sin in God's sight, he is not yet dead to it physically. This leaves him still able to sin. This ability to sin, however, does not affect the saint's standing or position before the Lord. To God the old sinful nature is forever dead, and a dead man cannot sin! God wants every Christian to reckon (account) himself that way so he won't sin (Rom. 5:17-18, Rom. 6:11-14, Rom. 8:10; Gal. 2:19-20; Col. 3:3; 1Pet. 2:24).

5. Also, justification brings peace with God. Since the law that cursed the saint has been satisfied by Christ, there is no longer any enmity between him and God. The believer can rest in the assurance that he will never experience God's wrath, for God poured it all out on Christ (Rom. 5:6-10; Col. 1:20; 1Thes. 1:10, 1Thes. 5:9).

D. The Permanence Of Justification

1. The justification that God gives the believer will extend throughout eternity. The reason is the saint is in an eternal Savior (Rev. 22:13), who purchased with an eternal redemption (Heb. 9:12), an eternal salvation (Heb. 5:9), that supplies him with eternal life (John 10:28)! Furthermore, since the saint is sinless, more than that righteousness in Jesus Christ, "Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died..." (Rom. 8:33-34). If the Holy, Righteous, Sinless, Perfect, and Eternal God of Heaven cannot find anything wrong with the standing of the justified Christian, who can?

 

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More Than Forgiven!

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Timothy S Morton

V. IMPUTATION

Imputation means to put something on a persons account or charge. To attribute or reckon something to an individual. Philemon 18 states it as "Put that on mine account".

Concerning sin and salvation there are three different imputations in the scriptures:

a. The imputation of Adam's sin to all mankind.

b. The imputation of the world's sins to Jesus Christ.

c. The imputation of the righteousness of God to the believer.

A. Of Adam's Sin To All Mankind

1. When Adam disobeyed God by eating from the tree of knowledge (Gen. 3:6), he not only brought death upon himself, but he also brought it upon all of his descendants. Adam, the first man, represents the whole human race.

2. Rom. 5:12-14 plainly states that men die not because of their own sin, but because of Adam's one sin in Eden. Since Adam is the father of all mankind (all except Jesus Christ), God attributes his sin to all his offspring. This makes every person a sinner. God does this because all humanity was in Adam when he sinned; so, in effect, when Adam sinned, WE sinned (vs. 12). As further proof, verses 12-14 indicate that all the people who lived from Adam until Moses did not die because of their own personal sins. They died because the sinned in their fatherâ€â€Adam (see also Rom. 4:15; 1Cor. 15:22).

3. God is showing us in Romans 5 that all born of Adam are sinners and die, but also that all born of Christ are righteous and alive (Rom. 5:17-19). He is showing us how the head or representative of a family acts in behalf of his offspring. Since all are condemned by the actions of one man, all CAN BE saved by the actions of another. All men are born of Adam, and all men can be "born again" into Christ.

B. Of The World's Sins to Jesus Christ

1. The primary reason Jesus Christ came into the world was to die for its sins and take them away (John 1:29; Gal. 1:4; 1Tim. 1:15; Heb. 1:3, Heb. 9:28, Heb. 10:12-14; 1John 2:2; etc.). This was a voluntary act of love on His part; He did not have to give His life and redeem man but could have sent the whole world to Hell and been just in doing so (John 3:16, John 10:18; Rom. 5:8).

2. While Jesus was suffering on the cross, God laid all the sins of the world, past, present, and future on Him. His father treated Him as the lowest sinner, as one who had committed the most wicked crimes, though personally Christ was sinless and guilty of nothing (2Cor. 5:21). And since Adam was not his father, there was no inherited guilt in Him to compel His death, but He died anyway. Why? Because of sin, IMPUTED SIN. Since God charged sin to Him, and "the wages of sin is death", He had to die to pay for them (Rom. 5:12, Rom. 6:23).

3. 2Cor. 5:19-21 leaves no doubt that God made Jesus to be sin in the world's place. He placed His wrath not on the guilty, but on his guiltless Son. The just suffered for the unjust so He could save all who would receive Him. Those who refuse Him must suffer for their sins themselves (John 3:18, John 3:36; 2Thes. 1:8-9; etc.).

C. Of The "Righteousness Of God" To The Believer

1. This imputation was covered under the previous outline titled, Justification, where the believer is justified by the imputed righteousness of Jesus Christ.

2. Comparing this imputation with the last one shows us how real a doctrine imputation is. Since every true Christian believes that Jesus died for his sins because God imputed them to Him, he should also believe that he has been justified with Christ's imputed righteousness. If imputation is real enough to cause a sinless man's death, the imputation of righteousness must be just as real (2Cor. 5:19-21)! God treated Christ as a sinner so He could treat the "sinner" as righteous (1Pet. 2:24).

 

[bibleberean]

More Than Forgiven!


A Study Of
The Eight Major Doctrines Which Define New Testament Salvation


By
Timothy S. Morton

http://members.citynet.net/morton/forgiven.htm#Anchor11

V. SANCTIFICATION

Sanctification means to be set apart unto God for God's use; to be set apart from sin unto holiness. It is an act of God where He consecrates the believer unto Himself.

The topic of sanctification (or holiness) is found over one thousand times in the scriptures. It is a doctrine the Holy Spirit wants believers to especially understand.

There are three distinct tenses of sanctification concerning New Testament salvation:

a. Positional, which refers to the initial act.
b. Progressive, which refers to the believer's present life.
c. Final, which refers to the completion of its work.

A. Positional Sanctification

1. This is the instantaneous sanctification the believer receives the moment he trusts Christ. At that time, Christ sets his soul apart from sin and imparts unto him His own holiness and righteousness. God's law, a reflection of His nature, demands that man be perfect and holy. This, however, is impossible for the natural man because he is by nature sinful and unholy (Rom. 8:8; Eph. 2:1-4).

2. God's work of sanctification supplies every moral virtue He requires man to have. When a person receives Christ, he gets all of Christ's moral virtues with Himâ€â€he meets all the law's requirements in Him (Rom. 10:1-4).

3. When God looks at the position of a Christian, He sees the separated, sanctified, righteous, and perfect life of His son Jesus Christ. The saint need never fear of losing this standing before God because it is his union with Christ that brought it about. This union can never be broken (see Regeneration; Justification; Rom. 15:16; 1Cor. 1:2, 1Cor. 1:30, 1Cor. 6:11; Gal. 2:20; Eph. 1:3-4; Heb. 2:11, Heb. 10:10, Heb. 10:14, Heb. 13:12, 1Pet. 1:2).

4. Also, the instant one believes, his soul is cut loose from his flesh by a spiritual circumcision performed by Christ (Col. 2:10-15). As a result, the believer is no longer a slave to his old, Adamic nature (though he can still yield to it); he is set free to serve his new righteous nature which is Christ's. The saint is now capable of living a holy life that is pleasing to God (Rom. 6:11-14; Col. 3:1-4).

B. Progressive Sanctification

1. This tense speaks of how the Christian's present life is to become holier and more Christ like day by day. Since the believer's soul is sanctified in Christ, God expects this holiness to affect his behavior and be manifested in his daily walk. He wants him to follow his Savior and live a clean, separated life (Rom. 12:1-4; 2Cor. 7:1; Gal. 5:22-25; 1Thes. 2:12, 1Thes. 4:1-7).

2. Before a person is saved it is impossible for him to live a holy life. However, after salvation he can; he has the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit to assist him. The Spirit prompts him to live "...not conformed to this world...", but after Christ. "As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him" (Col. 2:6). See also: Rom. 12:1-4, Rom. 16:19; 1Cor. 6:12-13, 1Cor. 6:19-20, 1Cor. 7:23; 2Cor. 6:14-17, 2Cor. 7:1; Phil. 2:15, Phil. 4:8; Col. 3:5-8; 1Thes. 5:5, 1Thes. 5:22-23; 2Thes. 2:13; 1Tim. 6:11-12; Heb. 12:1-4; James 1:24-27, James 4:4; 1Pet. 2:11-12, 1Pet. 2:24).

a. How To Resist Temptation And Live Above Sin

1. Every Christian knows what it means to be tempted. However, being tempted to sin is not a sin in itself. The Lord was tempted in all the areas we are, yet He did not sin (Heb. 2:17-18). God will allow His people to be tempted for several reasons. Some of them are: to try their faith (1Pet. 1:7), to keep them humble and dependent on Him (1Pet. 5:6), to cause them to know the victory that is in Christ (Heb. 2:18), and to enable them to win the crown of life (James 1:2-4, James 1:12).

2. The Bible gives the believer some guidelines to follow concerning temptation.

a. He is to watch and pray that he enters not into it (Matt. 26:41).
b. He is to stay away from any thing or situation that may lead him into it (Rom. 16:19; 1Thes. 5:22).
c. And he is to be transformed from worldly thinking to godly thinking by the renewing of his mind (Rom. 12:1-4).

3. Nevertheless, even after abiding in these guidelines, temptation may still come. The Christian can defend himself against it by following three scriptural principles. He should:

a. Follow his Savior's example and resist the Devil by rebuking him with scripture (Matt. 4:1-4; James 4:7).
b. Yield himself to God and reckon himself dead to sin (Rom. 6:8-11; Gal. 2:19; 1Pet. 2:24).
c. Earnestly watch for the way of escape God has promised, taking it immediately once it is discovered (1Cor. 10:13).

4. If the believer will sincerely and prayerfully follow all three of these principles when he is tempted, he will, by the power of God, overcome the temptation. Furthermore, the experience he gains in dealing with it will make him stronger and better able to serve the Lord. However, if a believer gives in and does sin (and all Christians do at times), it is because he neglected one or more of the above means of defense.

5. When a Christian sins he must remember that God will by no means abandon of forsake him. He is still his Father no matter what happens! God will instantly forgive any believer when he confesses his disobedience as sin (1John 1:8-10). He may have to pay in the flesh for the sin (reap what he has sown), but he will not suffer eternal condemnation. Though sin cannot break a saint's relationship with God, it can cause a break in fellowship until he confesses it as sin and forsakes it.

6. Finally, concerning doubtful things (thoughts and actions the believer is not certain about), the Holy Spirit has given some more principles to guide Christians.

a. Can the believer do the action he is thinking about in the name of Jesus Christ (Eph. 5:20)?
b. Can he give thanks to God for it (Col. 3:17)?
c. Can he do it with the belief that it pleases God (Rom. 14:23)?
d. Would he like the Lord to find him doing it when He returns (1Thes. 5:1-3)?

The safest and surest way to deal with doubtful thoughts, actions, and circumstances is, "when in doubt, don't."

b. The Means Of Progressive Sanctification

1. The Lord Jesus Christ prayed to His Father that all believers be sanctified by the word of God (John 17:17). The scriptures can sanctify because they reveal God's nature and show the saint where he needs correction and instruction (2Tim. 3:16-17). Before a believer can continue to live a godly life he must read, study, and submit himself to the Bible. By doing this the Holy Spirit will give him all he needs to live above sin.

C. Final Sanctification

1. This tense refers to a future event where God sanctifies the believer completelyâ€â€body, soul, and spirit (1Thes. 5:23). This will occur when Christ comes back for His people at the rapture (1Thes. 4:13-18). Now, the believer's body is not yet sanctified, but in that glorious day it will be, making the him unable to sin! God will separate his body from iniquity, as his spirit is now, and his old nature will become literally dead to sin (Rom. 6:7). This event is also called "...the day of redemption" (Eph. 4:30; also see Adoption). When the Lord returns, all His saints will have a glorified body like His, completely and totally separated from sin (1Cor. 15:35-38; Phil. 3:21; Col. 3:4; 1John 3:2).

 

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"Four Things God Wants You to Know"

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You believe you speak for the LORD?
The nerve of this proud blasphemer...

 

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"Four Things God Wants You to Know"

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You believe you speak for the LORD?
The nerve of this proud blasphemer...

Are you addressing me?

 

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More Than Forgiven!


A Study Of
The Eight Major Doctrines Which Define New Testament Salvation


By
Timothy S. Morton

VI. RECONCILIATION

Reconciliation means to be brought from enmity to friendship. To bring peace where there was once hatred and strife. God is not reconciled to man, but man to God.

A. The Need For Reconciliation

1. When Adam disobeyed God and ate of the forbidden tree in the garden he became alienated from Him (Gen. 3:23-24). Before, when he was innocent, he could have fellowship with God; but after he ate, a barrier of sin was erected and this fellowship was broken. All of Adam's descendants are also alienated from God because they sinned in him (see IMPUTATION).

2. God, because of His love, desired that man be reconciled back to Him. Since man is unable and unwilling to deal with sin and make matters right, God had to initiate the reconciliation. He does this by redeeming the believer from sin and bringing him up to His righteous standard by the intermediary work of Christ.

B. How Reconciliation Was Obtained

1. Before man could be reconciled to God there had to be a mediator to represent both parties (Gal. 3:20). Job, who thought matters were not right between himself and God, yearned for someone to mediate between them (Job 9:32-33). The only person who can represent both God and man is the "...man Christ Jesus." He is fully God and fully manâ€â€"God manifest in the flesh" (1Tim. 2:5, 1Tim. 3:16).

2. It took the obedient life, sacrificial death, shed blood, and bodily resurrection of Christ to reconcile man back to God (Rom. 5:10, Rom. 10:15; Col. 1:20-22). He paid the sin debt man owed, tore down the wall of partition (Eph. 2:13-16), and made peace with God for all who will receive Him (John 16:33; Acts 10:36; Rom. 5:1, Rom. 10:15; Eph. 2:14).

3. While He was on earth Christ suffered through life much as all other men do. He learned what it was like to be tempted, slandered, ridiculed, hated, poor, forsaken, condemned, and also to die. This fully qualifies Him to represent man. On the other hand, He can represent God because He is Godâ€â€the second person of the Trinity (John 1:1-3; 1John 5:7). Now, since He is in Heaven, He ever lives to make intercession for the believer against all the accusations of Satan (Heb. 2:18, Heb. 4:15, Heb. 5:8, Heb. 7:25).

4. Jesus Christ is the believer's advocate (Rom. 8:33-34; 1John 2:1). If anyone, anywhere, throughout eternity, challenges the standing of any Christian, Christ takes the position of a defense attorney to represent him. He declares the saint regenerated, justified, sanctified, redeemed, and reconciled to God. He can say this because He paid for the believer's sins Himself and is the source of every virtue he has. "If God be for us, who can be against us?" (Rom. 8:31; see also, Justification; Sanctification; and Redemption).

C. The Christian's Duty Concerning Reconciliation

1. The reconciled believer has a duty to go into the world and tell the lost that they can be saved from sin and reconciled to God. Every Christian has been given a ministry of reconciliation (2Cor. 5:18-21). He is God's ambassador to the world and is to preach the gospel (1Cor. 15:1-4) to every creature (Mark 16:15), letting each know that he does not have to die in his sins. The Christian who is obedient in this greatly pleases the Lord.

 

[bibleberean]

More Than Forgiven!


A Study Of
The Eight Major Doctrines Which Define New Testament Salvation


By
Timothy S. Morton

http://members.citynet.net/morton/forgiven.htm#Top

VII. PROPITIATION

Propitiation means to appease or satisfy someone; to make amends for a wrong that has been committed. It speaks of how God is completely satisfied with Jesus Christ's atonement.

The word "propitiation" is found three times in the scriptures (Rom. 3:25; 1John 2:2, 1John 4:10).

A. The Scope Of Propitiation

1. The basis on which God saves the believer is the propitiatory sacrifice of Jesus Christ. God, through Christ, appeased His own wrath against the sinner by paying the penalty His justice demanded Himself. As a result, God can justify the believer without compromising His righteousness; He can accept him into His family without accepting his sin!

2. The Old Testament sacrifices were a shadow of Christ's coming atonement (Heb. 10:1-4). To receive remission of sins then, a person had to apply the blood of bulls or goats on the mercy seat in the tabernacle (or temple). The mercy seat, which was on the ark of the covenant, was the place of atonement, the place where sins were forgiven and God's wrath appeased (Leviticus Ch. 1-16). These elaborate sacrifices, however, could not take away any sin; they could only cover it (Hebrews Ch. 9-10). They had to be offered continually because there was no offering yet available which could take the sins away.

3. God had no pleasure in the animal sacrifices. He established them to show man that he is a sinner, that sin requires payment (death), and that the payment could be paid by a substitute (Heb. 10:5-8). These sacrifices continued for hundreds of years, yet the thousands of animals offered could not permanently satisfy God's wrath. They were to prepare mankind for the one to come who could (Rom. 3:20; Gal. 3:24).

4. When the fullness of time had come, God sent to earth the only person in the universe who could propitiate His wrath for eternity. It was His only begotten son (John 1:18). He came to shed His sinless blood and die a substitutionary death to take away the sins of the world (John 1:29). Jesus took the place of the world (see IMPUTATION), and God poured all the wrath He had towards the world out on Him. His one sacrifice fully made amends for all its sins (Rom. 3:25; Heb. 9:12, Heb. 9:26, Heb. 10:12).

5. Though Jesus died for the whole world, the whole world will not be saved (Matt. 7:13-14).

Each individual must personally accept Christ for His atonement to apply to him (John 1:12-13).

Under the law God showed mercy at the mercy seat. Now, Jesus Christ is the mercy seatâ€â€the place of atonement. The only way a person can receive atonement for his sins is to go to the mercy seat (Christ) and accept His work in his behalf. The believer will never experience God's wrath; the sacrifice of his indwelling substitute (Christ) has eternally satisfied the Lord and His law's curse against him (Gal. 3:13).

 

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BibleBerean,

Thank you for this thread. :D

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