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So what did Jesus' Blood do that no other sacrifice could?
A. it was the only RANSOM price for sin (all sin, for all people): Matthew 20:28; 1 Timothy 2:5,6.
B. it was the only way to bring RECONCILIATION (no longer enemies, but now accepted & in peace) with God ( 2 Corinthians 5:18-21).
C. it was the only way to PROPITIATE (to appease & turn away God's Anger) knowing that His Son's Blood fully met His Holy Demands to save those who would believe in Him ( 1 John 2:1,2).
D. it was the only acceptable SUBSTITUTE that it would be Jesus that received man's condemnation, that no animal's blood could ever accomplish ( 2 Corinthians 5:21).
E. and all this gave irrefutable proof that God's LOVE for sinners was genuine & lasting, that His Own Life, of His only Begotten Son, should be evident to all.
True love can be seen when "a man lays down HIS life for his friends" ( John 15:13), & not just delegating the task to another. The Blood of Jesus, God's Son, shows us clearly, & should also do to the world, that God is indeed a God of Love, giving His best, His all to secure our salvation: given to all those who will respond to Him in faith in this great Work.
Hello Kstott. When the Bible speaks of blood, whether of animals or man, it denotes the miracle of life given us by God; "for the life of the flesh is in the blood" ( Leviticus 17:11). As all mankind are born with sinful flesh, with a propensity to sin & violate the holy requirements of God ( Romans 3:23), God being both loving & just, is compelled to either condemn us or forgive us. To condemn would be simple, as we fully deserve the penalty of our sins ( Romans 6:23), but God reached out to us in our miserable hopeless state & provided a way of hope, healing & restoration.
To His people Israel of old, God instituted the sacrificial system where the high priest would offer the blood of animals to atone for their sins & reconcile them to God ( Leviticus 8:15; Exodus 30:10). It was a case of the people either dying in their sins or that a substitute was provided on their behalf so their lives were spared. At this time, animals were sacrificed & their blood shed (i.e. their life given), & this was accepted by God to forgive them. But this was done yearly, because the blood offering of animals could never be permanent as this was man's offering to God, to stay God's Hand from them. But God had planned a future day, when He Himself would offer His Sacrifice to fully atone & redeem His people - & this Sacrifice would be made available to both Jew & Gentile. And this Sacrifice was God Himself, in sending His Word to become man ( John 1:1-14) & giving His Life as the only Pure & Perfect Sacrifice that would be fully acceptable to Him.
Your prayers are very much appreciated
More than you know
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Refrain:
O precious is the flow
that makes me white as snow;
no other fount I know;
nothing but the blood of Jesus.
2 For my pardon this I see:
nothing but the blood of Jesus.
For my cleansing this my plea:
nothing but the blood of Jesus. [Refrain]
3 Nothing can for sin atone:
nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Naught of good that I have done:
nothing but the blood of Jesus. [Refrain]
4 This is all my hope and peace:
nothing but the blood of Jesus.
This is all my righteousness:
nothing but the blood of Jesus. [Refrain]
Leviticus 17:11 Christ life was in His Blood
In Christ the words Blood & Life are synonym
1 John 2:6 2 Cor 2:15
in love & truth
His spirit in us gives us peace that passes all understanding so we are not asshamed to seek to receive more of Him or sharing His true word.! So Never be scared to share scripture in fear of sounding smart. We are to guide ppl to trust in His word not our understanding.
With brotherly live..Ok, lets get real-I exsperienced standing in a garage & I'm still not a car.! Even if ppl understand our ways, they may choose to believe otherwise. Freewill is a gift we all share. Cuz w/out Gods prospective hand, evil creeps in & we grow up the wrong vine & begin twisting His words causing one to stumble.
If I were ever to cause someone to stray from Christ, I would pray to be more humbling so I don't open my mouth w/out my heart & I'd think twice so as not to loose my way missing the narrow road. Like, I recently learned I have the gift of prophetic dreams tho some think its of satan so I only share when a life is in danger. Not even then if Im not sure who it was to be shared with so as not to boast. For everyone sees Him w/Their own heart. The heart He gave us that grows in His time & for His purpose. Not relying on our own understanding cuz yur own flesh can & will deceive you.!
When God allows you the ability to listen w/your heart you'll know what I mean. Till then, all the tongues in the world fall on deaf ears. We are merely to love God w/all our being & love and pray for others especially our enemy. Yet facts are facts & those are what to concern oneself with. Christ DBR should be our main focus so when He IS truly w/us, (not just a dream or exsperience making us proud yet Him making is wise), we'll know then how to truly guide others. God bless 'Texsis'.
The simplicity in Christ Jesus
Gods free gift & get in the book of life!
Romans 3:24-26 & follow Apostle Paul
Period
Revelation 20:11-11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Period
I experienced the Holy Spirt immediately present in me.
I didn't find it in Romans 10:9 bc later found that that was for the Jews back in the transitional period where Apostle Paul is beseeching his brethren!
I didn't find it in 1 Corinthians 15 either bc later found out that was a gospel of Reproof!
But the Holy Spirit entered in after reading Through Romans & at Romans 3:24/25/26 Gods free gift to all AMEN!
Many seriously believe that they are saved but it's all like Pinterest fluffiness.
SO You need to protect your souls I seriously ask you to join the Firstborn school & fellowship absolutely FREE, to escape what is ahead! 2 Thessalonians 2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
The mark of the beast will devour many!
And I can say I will meet those who take eternity seriously find out how to get in the book of life!
Revelation 20:11-11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Goodnight and God bless.
When I said "God set aside his intellect and spoke plainly so it wouldn't affect the work of God.
I meant Paul set aside his intellect and spoke plainly so it wouldn't affect the work of God.
This is why I participate much when I am working.
Goodnight and God bless.
V. DATE / BACKGROUND:
It was written around 63 A.D. while Paul was in prison in Rome ( Acts 28:16-31). Paul was in house arrest for two years. This was his first imprisonment. His second imprisonment is when he was in the Mamertine prison. But this first time, he was under house arrest for about two years.
Ephesians is one of the prison letters. That is, one of the four written by Paul while he was imprisoned at this time. The others were Philippians, Colossians and Philemon. So, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians and Philemon are known as the prison epistles or prison letters because they were written by Paul while he was under house arrest in Rome.
VI. DELIVERED BY:
It was delivered by Tychicus. Ephesians 6:21-22 and Colossians 4:7-8 tell us that Tychicus brought both letters. So, it is believed that Ephesians, Colossians, and Philemon, because Philemon is a man that lived in Colosse, so his letter accompanied the letter to Colosse, and Tychicus took all three and delivered them.
VII. SECTION OUTLINE OF THE BOOK OF EPHESIANS:
CHAPTERS 1-3 - The Doctrine of the New Life in Christ.
CHAPTERS 4-6 - The Details of the New Life in Christ.
In other words, he takes the doctrine of the first three chapters, and he goes into detail and in depth of those doctrines, the function and performance of the church. He's going to present to us the armor of God all in those last three chapters.
That covers the introduction to Ephesians. Lord willing, I will share my introduction to Philippians soon.
God Bless!!!
So, John pastored there. And like I said, Paul was there for about three years. Timothy took over after him for a year and a half, and the letters and the missionary efforts coming out from here went all the way through and the seven churches in Revelation had actually started from out of Ephesus, one of the capitals and the main encampment of Christianity.
Right outside of Ephesus is where the tomb of Mary is supposed to be, as history tells us that Mary actually wound up in Ephesus and spent her last days there. Ephesus was the Roman capital of Asia. Ephesus was known for having one of the seven wonders of the world - the temple of Artemis (or Diana).
Ephesus is believed to be evangelized by Priscilla and Aquila. ( Acts 18:18-19). The church in Ephesus was later established by Paul during his third missionary journey. ( Acts 19). Paul ministered there for three years. After Paul left, Timothy pastored the church for about 1 1/2 years.
Paul wrote to Timothy in Ephesus to counter false teaching by two leaders in the church in Ephesus - Hymenaeus and Alexander ( I Timothy 1:3 and I Timothy 1:20).
Thirty years later, Christ gave the message to Ephesus in Revelation 2:1-7. So, thirty years later, the Lord said that you have left your first love. And that was Christ's message to them!
IV. THE THEME OF EPHESIANS:
It presents the believer's position in Christ. The term "in Christ" is the key phrase in the letter to the Ephesians.
I. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
The author is Paul. His inscription is on all thirteen of his letters.
II. TO WHOM IT WAS WRITTEN
It was written to the church in Ephesus. Ephesians is believed to be a circulation letter distributed throughout Asia. The reason: Because many older manuscripts do not contain the words "in Ephesus" as in Verse 1. And so, in Ephesians 1:1, Paul writes and says to the believers who are in Ephesus. And the older manuscripts don't have the words "in Ephesus."
And that causes us to believe that once the church in Ephesus received this letter, they wrote their name in the copy of it, and then sent it to the other churches where other churches could copy it and put their name on it. It's not addressed to specific individuals, nor is it to correct a specific problem in a certain church. The whole presentation of the letter was as if it was distributed to the whole body of Christ, which indeed it is.
III. THE HISTORY OF EPHESUS:
Ephesus was the Roman capital of Asia. Paul, during his third missionary journey came all the way over to Ephesus and he ministered there for about three years. He went up the coast over into Philippi, and down the coast through Macedonia and Achaia, and then came back over to Miletus, and then went back to Jerusalem.
He actually started his missionary journey out of Antioch of Assyria, where all of the believers had gone after the persecutions began in Jerusalem.
Ephesus is the hub of Asia as far as the missionary work goes. The apostle John himself pastored here right before he died. He came back either before or after his time on the island of Patmos.
III. THE HISTORY OF GALATIA:
The Celtics migrated from Gaul in Modern France around the 3rd century B.C.
The Romans conquered the Gauls in 189 B.C.
Galatia became a Roman Province in 25 B.C.
The name Galatia came to describe the entire Roman province.
The churches in southern Galatia were established during Paul's 1st missionary journey ( Acts 13:14-23). After Paul's 1st missionary journey, the Jerusalem Council met around 49 A.D. to discuss the problem of the Gentiles and the Law.
After Paul's 1st missionary journey and after the decision of the Jerusalem Council, false teachers (Judaizers) came into Galatia and infiltrated the churches with their false teaching. Shortly after the Jerusalem Council, Paul wrote his letter to the churches in the region of Galatia.
IV. THE THEME OF GALATIANS:
Salvation is by grace through faith alone.
V. WHY IT WAS WRITTEN:
False teachers attacked Paul's ministry and message. The Judaizers professed to be believers in Jesus as Messiah. Their doctrinal approach was the Gentiles are not in a position of Sons of the Covenant to receive the promises of God until they became Jews, and they follow the Law.
VI. HOW IT WAS WRITTEN:
The form of the letter of Galatians is different from all of the other letters written by Paul. Galatians is the only letter not containing a commendation. It is the only letter written by Paul that is addressed to more than one church.
VII. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BOOK OF GALATIANS:
Galatians is a shorter version of Romans. Romans is considered the "Constitution of the Christian Faith." Galatians is considered to be the Declaration of Independence of the Christian Faith.
VIII. SECTION OUTLINE OF THE BOOK OF GALATIANS:
GALATIANS CHAPTERS 1-2 - The Defense of Paul's Ministry and Message
GALATIANS CHAPTERS 3-4 - The Doctrine of Justification
GALATIANS CHAPTERS 5-6 - The Doctrine of Sanctification
I will post Ephesians tonight also. Blessings!
Paul said in Galatians 1:8-9 that if anybody preaches a gospel that is different than Paul's, let them be accursed. And we're going to see that applied to some false teachers that came into the area of Galatia.
So, he sets himself up. Everyone is going to be judged according to Paul's gospel. It sounds rather arrogant. But at the same time, he has been chosen by God to reveal the mysteries of the church of Christ to the church.
He's also connected to the Lord in that in Galatians 1:11-18, he said he did not receive his gospel through the teachings of man, but rather directly through Jesus Christ, as Christ revealed Himself to Paul as he was out in the Arabian Desert and back into Damascus which was right on the edge of what was called the Arabian Desert at that time.
So, the Lord gave Paul the gospel. Therefore, the teachings of the Lord and the teachings of Paul should be the same. In fact, not only are they the same, but Paul's teachings amplify and explain and go into more detail than some of the teachings that Jesus gave in the gospels. And many times, that Jesus taught in the gospels, He didn't give the answer. He didn't tell what it means.
So, we have to take it in context. And we have that safety valve because whatever conclusions we come up with as far as what Jesus is teaching in the gospels, we have about 63 years of teaching from Romans through Revelation of what they taught in the early church. And so, we can check our understanding to see if we understand that particular issue or teaching correctly. We just put it together.
I. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Paul - Again, his inscription is on all thirteen of his letters.
II. TO WHOM IT WAS WRITTEN:
To several churches in Asia Minor in the region of Galatia.
Godhead is a word that is in 3 verses in the KJV. Acts 17:29 Romans 1:20 and Colossians 2:9. Godhead comes from an Old English word godhede in 1200 AD. In Acts it is the Greek word theios that means divine, manifesting the characteristics of God's nature. In Romans, it is the Greek word theiots that means divinity, divine nature. In Colossians, it is the Greek word theots that mean deity, fulness of deity.
These are three different Greek words that the translators chose to translate Godhead. You ask is the Godhead one God or three persons? Some use this word to refer to the doctrine of the Trinity but in the context of the chapters this word is used, does not refer to that.
Godhead is God the Father himself, it pleased him to have all His divine fullness to dwell in His only begotten Son. The meaning for the word Godhead is the divine nature of God that was manifested in His only begotten Son, John 10:38 John 14:10.
Your question is more about the doctrine of the Trinity I am sure others would reply on that.
I hope this helps,
God bless,
RLW
Please go back and read my original reply to Jema. In it I said that he received these revelations straight from
Christ when he was 3 years in the desert. This agrees with what you said in this reply.
I said that Paul was intellectually gifted. You said he was brilliant. We agree on this.
The difference here is that I believe that God used the natural talents He had created in Paul in His ministry once he was converted.
You say that God used none of these natural talents after conversion.
So, we disagree on this matter. That's o.k.
The rest of what you posted about me was unnecessary and demeaning of my character. You do not know my mind or heart when I was replying to you. Only God does. I submit to the Holy Spirit as you do. So, I take offense at you presuming to know my mind and heart and for slandering me on this forum.
But I do forgive you and love you in Christ. We both know that love covers a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8
Let's move on from this thread. It would be best to do so.
Where we had differences is when you said you disagree with me and said, Paul was a very intelligent man prior to his conversion with many skills and abilities THAT GOD USED AFTER HIS CONVERSION.
We both agree he was an intelligent man.
But my original answer to Gema Question "where did Paul get this specific information from at that time ? I guess Paul was wise for his time.
My answer was he Got it from Christ, But would only understand the things of God by the Holyspirit.
His Wordly wisdom that he possessed knew not the things of God.
God set aside his intellect and spoke plainly so it wouldn't affect the work of God.
Paul said let him that Glory Glory in the Lord.
"The minute we put our eyes on the minister we take our eyes off the Lord.
This is a big deal in the Church today.
God bless.
We make up ONE body, and correction is supposed to be for help. God administered "the gift" to the Church.
We had nothing to bring to it!
We need to understand what Lord means to us.
What is he Lord over? Our lives, We live for him as he lives IN US.
And how do he Lord over our lives?
By his Spirit!
We're not ready for ministry until we receive Jesus.
God stands outside of time and he knows who will come to him.
God's preparation for that person may start early.
But once that preparation is displayed where the rubber meets the road, It will glorify God, Not that Person/Vessel.
By the way;
I made a few mistakes in my last post!
Where I said "I consider myself to be a very smart man but that didn't but sickness did.
Somehow I left out a word or two and never proof read this and went right on to bed.
I meant to say, I consider myself to be a very smart man but that didn't cause any Spitual growth in my life.
but sickness did.
When I got sick I got serious and Christ strengthened me!
When I was made weak, I became strong! It's a testimony hard to believe but I believe it was just for me and me only. Not one to share.
When I retired my two small businesses, I began to grow spiritually and like most of us, I have a long way to go.
Before then I got in the way of myself.
We start out as empty vessels!
We need the filling of the Holyspirit and The word of God every step of the way.
When one emphasize in their doctrine there is no need for the Holyspirit as if they have already been supernaturally gifted with worldly wisdom, they're actually saying there is no need for God!!
And next you will see glory seeking and pride in their walk.
We're sowing to the flesh!
our ability to do good in our own power with our bodies, is poisoned with sin. It can't grow the good crop of righteousness and eternal life.
We've all been guilty of this I sure.
It's a life time struggle to get rid of pride.
This is a very important topic.
Back to work.
GB
Oh, thanks for the info..I was not implying that you drink alcohol. I was meaning that sometimes our minds get clouded with the circumstances of the present that we need to have it cleared up to make a reasonable and thoghtful (soberminded) decision.
I will continue to pray for you. I appreciate the new info you have given me. Thanks. I know better how to pray for you. Hope you have a good day.
Utah was great.! Ppl aren't as nice & polite as ppl in Texas but it's tolerable if they don't know yur from the 'other side' of the white gate.! I worked for the County & the City plus, already have confirmation to return once Im in town. An extra plus is, I won't get a single Mosquitos bite. I don't drink so I am sober minded just need to wait on Gods confirmation & definitly leave on a good note not in haste.
I so appreciate you GiGi, truly & the prayer was beautiful. Its after 6a, I need a few hrs sleep. Blessing coming yur way. Ooops, almost signed w/my real name..lol.. gnyt...good morning. :)
I feel closer to you & ppl on here then most of my own family. Tho my fault for slidding back & my attitude on life. But No more. I will NEVER turn me from Jesus again. Nor will I take a V muchless the mark of the beast, God forbid I'm left behind come rapture.
Till then I will only do what Gods wants of me in all I do (including moving) till He says 'Run' Then (if its not West) it will be straight to the front of gavels line, come time.! With a huge smile on my face :) My kids think I'm crazy cuz I'm not scared of anyone/thing. I pray for the day they too have Gods peace that passes understanding even tho Im still learning His word. Not a perfect soul on earth yet He loves us all. Merely waiting for unbelivers to believe & receive Him.!
How truly awesome is He?? Took me yrs to realize "All I had to do was 'let go & let God" because not paying attention to the footprints on my path, it took me longer.! All is in His time for His glory.! Thnx for the ear GiGi & being a friend.! God bless 'Texsis'.