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Salvation was a mystery
Back in the day, in Old Testament days, the children of Israel offered animal sacrifices to God for the forgiveness of sins. They sacrificed again and again – because they sinned again and again, repeatedly, continually.
They did not know it, but their Judaic system was based on what would later be fulfilled by Jesus the Messiah. Salvation was a mystery. Later Jesus would be the “once for all” sacrifice, the perfect lamb of God “who takes away the sin of the world!”.
John 1:29
The next day he [John the Baptist]
saw Jesus coming to him and said,
“Look! The Lamb of God
who takes away the sin of the world!
The Wonder of the Birth of God
The mystery of salvation was resolved in Jesus the Messiah. With Him, no longer were many sacrifices necessary. Jesus was the perfect sacrifice. All peoples could receive the forgiveness of God for their sins “once for all” (Hebrews 10:10).
Have you been “washed in the blood of the Lamb” – through the death and resurrection of Jesus? Have you been saved?
“Whosoever will may come”
Salvation is easy because Jesus took our pain. He took away the wrath of God on sin. He took away our condemnation. Jesus came down to earth as a man in order to pay the price of sin in God’s system of justice.
God asks us to repent and turn from sinning. Where are you at with this?
Whosoever
Jesus said, “Whosoever will – may come”.
See all in one link or: Revelation 22:17, Matthew 7:24, Matthew 10:32-33, Matthew 16:25, Mark 8:34-35, James 4:4.
“And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” – Mark 8:34
Have you started your spiritual journey to eternal life? Life is short, so make sure you settle things with God before you’re done and gone. The opportunity fades, and little by little choosing Jesus becomes less and less possible. Then your heart may harden, and tomorrow never arrives for you.
FOR MORE:
Back in the day, salvation was a mystery. Then Jesus came down to be our perfect lamb of God “who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29. Hebrews 10:10) Now we know: Jesus is our salvation.
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The Mystery of the Gospel has been revealed
God spoke through prophets and Jesus – the greatest of all
Divine Mysteries Revealed by the Godman Jesus
Quick Quiz – How did God point out to us who His Son was?
Jesus paid it all…in order to pay the price of sin
The Wrath of God and His Indignation
Six different types of wrath – from God…Wrath of god
Jesus will rescue us soon from the Wrath to come
Prepare your eternity with great fear and trepidation
Matthew 10:28
Do not fear
those who kill the body
but are unable to
kill the soul;
but rather fear Him
who is able to destroy
both soul and body in hell.
Receiving the forgiveness of God through Jesus the Messiah
What being “saved” means…Have you been saved?
Getting saved is fast. Be saved in one minute…Salvation is easy
The wonder of the birth of God…Jesus came down to earth
“once for all”
Hebrews 10:10
And in accordance with this will [of God] we [who believe in the message of salvation] have been sanctified [that is, set apart as holy for God and His purposes] through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) once for all.
Slowly becoming less and less…little by little choosing Jesus becomes less and less possible
Letting sin reign until Hell is Home…Then your heart may harden
If I were to let sin reign in my body
Vile to Jesus Excerpt: God allows us total freedom to do whatever the hell we want. We love to be freeeeee! That tends to give us such a sense of “yippeeee!” that, as a consequence… our life can kind of get out of control.
In the grip of our “yippeeee” lifestyle, we forget God and His ways. It’s just too much fun, we think. And it is true, we can do anything possible, but, as Jesus taught, there will be a day of reckoning. We have total freedom here on earth, but there are consequences. God does have standards.
Don’t let it – Romans 6:12. Excerpt: I can choose to sin, but I don’t have to because Jesus has freed me from my former enslavement to sin. I am a brand new creature through the work of God in me.
Any born again believer can choose to sin. That is why Paul wrote Romans 6:12. Paul is exhorting us to pay attention to what we do in life, and be watchful to NOT sin. He is saying: Don’t let it!
Is your life fruit – Agape Love?
Living the good life – with courage and confident hope
When you are wrong and just don’t get it
Tolerating others and being biblical
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