Who We Are?
What
is Faith of Jesus Christ – II. Jesus – The only Way and the Life
It’s a great joy to share Christ – This blogs are
not mere self made words but its purely the spirit uttered revelations. So I
really believe its building you to know more about your True Creator –
revelations of Christ cannot be ignored. It is Life.
Jesus is the only way, the Truth and the Life for
mankind to receive not only the salvation but also a seal of right standing
with God.
Genesis 8:20 Then Noah built an altar to the Lord. Taking from every kind of clean
animal and clean bird, He offered burnt
offerings on the altar. And it pleased the Lord….
Genesis 12:7 And the LORD appeared to Abram, and said, to your seed will I give this
land: and there built he an altar to the
Lord, who appeared to him.
Prior to them we also see how Adam’s Son – Cain and Abel also offered
sacrifices to God.
But why Sacrifices? Lets look inside the Word.
For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make an atonement for your souls upon the altar, since it is the lifeblood that makes atonement. Leviticus 17:11
Leviticus 17:14 For the life of every creature is in its blood: its blood is its life. Therefore I have said to the people of Israel, you shall not eat the blood of any creature, for the life of every creature is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off.
These
verses states very clearly that Life of any creature is in its Blood!!! And
Lifeblood makes an atonement. Atonement means a covering, a protection. Leviticus
17:11 clearly mentions that lifeblood I
have given it to you to make an atonement for your souls upon the altar. This
is the principle rule of God.
Hebrew 9:22 In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed
with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
Do you remember in the
Garden of Eden there were two Trees – 1. Tree of knowledge of Good and Evil and
2. Tree of Life.
Genesis 4:22 And the LORD God said,
"The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not
be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat,
and live forever."
Adam and Eve were prohibited to eat from the Tree of Life after they
sinned. Because the purpose of the tree was to give eternal Life. God did not want them to have this Sinful life
for eternity.
His provision was to bring
“Life”, but a life of Victory and a right standing before God as man was made
in the image of God. This provision required an innocent blood.
1Peter 1:19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished
and spotless, the blood of Christ.
When man disobeyed he
invited sin and death to reign, but that is not what God intended for Man so he
made Jesus sacrifice as Lamb in the spiritual realm, to atone the mankind so
that through Him man could revive from the death to life. Now, you may ask if Adam and Eve had been
atoned by Jesus then why did death still reign? It is imperative to understand
that when Adam and Eve were atoned they were in their Spiritual realm and God
showed them the Spiritual aspect of Christ sacrifice as the innocent Lamb. They
carried their spiritual awakening by being in Faith of the promise that was spoken about crushing of the
Serpent’s head. AS mentioned in
Romans 3:25-26 God presented Christ as a
sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding
of his blood--to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his
righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed
beforehand unpunished-- he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the
present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith
in Jesus.
Jesus became as an Atonement a covering for our Biblical hero’s of the
Old Testament but now for us in new Covenant (Faith of Jesus) he redeemed
(purchased) us through the blood.
In Him we have
redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to
the riches of His grace
Titus 2:14 who gave Himself
for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people
for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
But you may Question why only Jesus’s
Blood?
Colossians
1:19-20 For God was pleased to have all His
fullness dwell in Him, and through him to reconcile to Himself all things,
whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood
of His cross.
It is important to understand
that in old times we had a covering of protection and the initial biblical
hero’s offered thanksgiving sacrifices to God for the provision of Christ
atonement upon their Life. But as we study in Romans 3:25-26 that Jesus’s destiny for
mankind was to be a sacrifice to take away sins. God made a provision for us to
be forgiven by faith. God was JUST even when he was holding back with patience
the sins committed by the ancestors. The mere reason of forbearing the sin is
the ATONEMENT- that was made by Jesus for them.
This means that God
covered over the sins of those who lived prior to Jesus’ sacrifice. And if you
understand they received this covering also by Faith. That’s why we see our
Biblical hero’s enjoyed God’s mercy and experienced new covenant blessings
because of their Faith- that the blood of Jesus have given everything under
their subjection.
We
have known now that the Blood carries Life, so now the question is What is this
Life?
Epesians 1:3-6 Blessed be the God and Father of Lord Jesus Christ,
who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him
before the foundation of the world, that we may be holy, and without blame
before him in love: Having predestined us unto the adoption of children by
Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, To the
praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the
beloved.
This is Life that God has chosen us, blessed us with all spiritual
blessings in the heavenly places. It is “this Faith” the “Atonement” of Christ
sealed upon Man. But aren’t we more privileged ones who are not only Atoned but
REDEEMED by the Precious blood of Jesus. We are the generation, whose eyes are
upon the finished work of Christ and are sealed by His Blood forever.
He who has the Son
has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.
And the testimony
is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in Him (Jesus).
So as we see Life
and Blood are exclusive to approve the perfect work of Christ. Life is empty
and void if it does not have Jesus -“LIFE” is JESUS alone..
Till then have a great time..
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