The Lessons of Lent: He Bore our Sins

The Lessons of Lent: He Bore our Sins

It is clear that within the period between Jesus's death and resurrection, He visited paradise. He had made an appointment with the repented thief on the right hand.

[My Offline Bible] Luke 23
42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. 43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

But Jesus was carrying our sin. He was made sin for us that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him 2Corinthians 5:21. Isaiah said the Lord laid on Him the iniquity of us all. 1Peter 2:24 said that He bore our sins in His own body on the cross.

He also bore our sicknesses and diseases, He was also carrying all our sorrows and troubles so that we can be healed and have a peaceable life. All was on Him as He was pinned to the old rugged cross by the power of God's love beyond the roman's nails.

He had cried, 'Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?' Mathew 27:46...As He, for the first time through eternity, sensed the absence of the Father from Him, God who couldn't behold iniquity... The Spirit of Christ in prophesy wondered why God the Father held His tongue as the wicked devoured a righteous man in Christ.

[My Offline Bible] Habakkuk 1
13 Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?

God, Himself had to make the sacrifice of a momentary separation from His beloved Son so that He could carry our sins and the repercussion of sin into the abyss.

So Jesus with the sin of mankind, yesterday, today and tomorrow headed to hell and deposited the sins of the world, the sicknesses, the sorrows and all the troubles and maladies into everlasting torments where they rightly belong.

Having deposited all that and was now free, He headed to open the way of the Holiest to those that were waiting for our perfection to be perfected and moved paradise to the presence of God where He too would dwell with the saints.

[My Offline Bible] Hebrews 11
39 And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise: 40 God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

With Him going to hell for us we won't have to go again so long we refuse to go fishing for the sins already dumped into the ocean of forgetfulness.

He has removed our transgression from us as far as the east is from the west Psalm 103:12, and entered into a New Testament/Covenant with us never to remember our sins and iniquities any more...Hebrews 8:12, Hebrews 10:17 because now, He had appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself once for all Hebrews 9:26...

The New Covenant with a provision for God's law to be put in our minds and written on our hearts was then made with us Hebrews 8:10, 10:16...Jeremiah 31:31-34

What's left than to rejoice in faith as we receive the reason why Jesus died for us in full!

Our sins are forgiven and taken away forever. There's therefore now no condemnation or guilt for our past sins, and no reason to be guilty in advance for a sin yet to be committed. There's no reason to fear if we might commit sin, so long we remain in faith that our sins are taken away and the capacity to continue sinning is destroyed through the Lamb of God who took away the sins of the world...

Mankind can now stretch forth its hands of faith to receive total forgiveness and deliverance from the power of sin and it's guilt in order to live in righteousness, holiness and confidence without the fear!

Our sins are taken away, we are free and shouldn't be entangled again by the power and guilt of sin...not by our power or strength but by faith in what Christ did!

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Overcoming Temptations by the Written Word!

Overcoming Temptations by the Written Word

One of the most graphic use of God's word and the demonstration of the power of the written word is seen at the temptation of Christ by Satan in the wilderness.

There's no more secrets to overcoming temptations in daily living after that encounter. It is clear what shuts up the mouth of the devil. Only the written word does!

The wisdom of man can't handle the wiles of satan. Physical aggression in prayer or agitation of internal anxiety doesn't move him other than the fiery shots of the written Word that has been engraved by understanding in the heart and fired by the force of faith in a heartfelt and fervent attitude...

You want to keep standing against the tricks and the pranks of Satan...then get your heart stored up with scriptures ready to put Satan and his temptations where they rightfully belong...under your feet!

If Jesus Christ would need that to survive, you won't need anything less. As the temptations of our days increase and living outside the Spirit of Christ becomes more and more acceptable to society, only those who have kept the Word of God in their heart and use them against satanic temptations will make it to the end...

Traditional morality,  philosophical interpretation to excuse carnality, and modern-day doctrines of antichrist permissiveness can't work out in us what the written word of scriptures would do for us...

Religion and dedication to activities that don't add to scriptural knowledge and understanding may not help in having the written Word engraved in the heart or add anything to our living a victorious Christian life...such can only develop superstitious rules that at best would keep us physically in check and under certain control through unnecessary fears but not in the victory won for us by Christ Jesus...
Satan is never and would never be afraid of religious activities, he could even suggest more to keep one busy in the wrong things...

It's time we began to do personal assessments of the scripture arsenals we have against the fiery darts of the enemy and start laying them up against the evil day...

The Word Works Wonders!

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Good morning!

[My Offline Bible] Psalms 119
11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

[My Offline Bible] Matthew 4
3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

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From the Cross to the Throne!

From the Cross to the Throne

The timeline of Jesus's travel from the cross to the throne is important in understanding the spiritual process of our redemption.

I joined some friends in the diaspora in an online study (Check the facebook page: Text out of context scriptures) yesterday, trying to unravel the scriptures that suggest Jesus going to preach to spirits in prison, a phenomenon yet to be completely understood.

[My Offline Bible] 1 Peter 3
18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: 19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; 20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

Every Bible believing student would sincerely want to understand every scripture particularly those related to Christ, our Lord and saviour.

We are sure it was impossible for any who died before Jesus Christ's death and resurrection to enter into the innermost holiest where God dwells since the 'the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest' as we awaited Christ.

[My Offline Bible] Hebrews 9
6 Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God. 7 But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people: 8 The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:

We are sure of the place Abraham was, called Abraham's bossom where Lazarus met him and the place had a separation with another place of torment. We believe that was paradise.

We believe when Jesus died on the cross He went there.... having an appointment with the thief who repented on the cross.

[My Offline Bible] Luke 23
43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

We are sure from scriptures that He rose from the dead and others too rose with Him and were seen on the streets of Jerusalem.

[My Offline Bible] Matthew 27
52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

We are sure that the first person to see Him alive was Mary Magdalene who wanted to hold Him which Christ declined because He had not gone to the Father...

[My Offline Bible] John 20
17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

He descended and also ascended...
[My Offline Bible] Hebrews 9
12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

And finally He ascended physically, to return in like manner in future...

[My Offline Bible] Acts 1
9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. 10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; 11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

It's obvious that there are many mysteries surrounding scriptures that speak of the spiritual realms which we must learn as Christians and this we will do as the Lord permits...

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[My Offline Bible] Matthew 22
29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

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He is Risen

He is Risen!
Today we remember the bottom line and the foundation of our faith: the fact that Jesus died and God raised Him from the dead by His Spirit and power!

On behalf of my family, Grace Missions International and The Bible Class I wish to say Happy Resurrection!

If there were no resurrection our faith would have been in vain. That Jesus rose from the dead, we have an assurance of our own resurrection into erernal life.
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[My Offline Bible] 1 Corinthians 15
17 And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. 18 Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. 19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. 20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

This is why salvation comes from our faith in the resurrection of Jesus and our confession of submission to His consequent Lordship!

That's why we celebrate at this season when we remember that heaven's gate has been opened for us.

This is why a lot still argue about His death and His resurrection. The truth is that we have nothing to lose believing His death and we only have eternity with God to gain for believing He was raised from the dead.

His death is for our sins and His resurrection is for our justification.

[My Offline Bible] Romans 4
24 But for us also, to whom it (righteousness by faith) shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; 25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

People's unbelief changes nothing except that it willingly bars them from enjoying the salvation it brings.

It shouldn't be an unbelievable thing that God who made the heavens and the earth should raise the dead!

[My Offline Bible] Acts 26
8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?

He is risen and so we are raised with Him, sin and death have lost grip forever on us...we can now live in the newness of life, free from sin, its condemnation and guilt, free from death and its fear!

Happy Resurrection! He's Alive and so We are! Believe!

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The Lessons of Lent: Christ's Substitution and Our Identification!

The Lessons of Lent: Christ's Substitution and Our Identification!

Reading through Isaiah 52:13 to the end and from 53:1-end we see a prophecy that painted a so vivid picture of the passion of the Christ.

His rejection and despite, His marred visage, His chastisement, His wounds, His death, burial and resurrection, Isaiah the prophet clearly described each.

The striking statement he kept saying was that all that wasn't done for Himself but for us.

[My Offline Bible] Isaiah 53
4 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. 11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant JUSTIFY MANY; for he shall bear THEIR INIQUITIES. 12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was NUMBERED WITH the TRANSGRESSORS; and HE BARE THE SIN OF MANY, and made intercession FOR THE TRANSGRESSORS.  (The emphasis mine)

The principle of substitution has been since the inception of organised religion particularly as God demanded from Moses in the operations of the Mosaic covenant. Goats and bulls and other birds and animals were substituted though without the power to fully pay for the sins of man in order to totally erase the condemnation and the consequences of sin.

A man or one in the form of man must be the perfect substitute for man to totally remove the condemnation and the consequences of man's iniquity. Buy the man must be clean enough to have a need no need for a sacrifice for his own sin.

That means anyone from the Adamic lineage won't be good enough such would have to inherit the Adamic nature.
God sidelined that in His love for mankind by making a new body though man's for His Word to take on as a sacrifice for man. The body was implanted in a virgin, Mary to nuture and to bring forth in the house of Joseph of the lineage of David of the tribe of Judah to fulfil prophesy of the sceptre not departing from Judah till Shiloh

So Jesus being the perfect substitute without sin bore no punishment of His desert, but that which we deserved!

It was for us He was despised, it was for us He suffered, it was for us He was killed and for us God raised Him from the dead!

He bacame sin so that we can be made the righteousness of God. Now we are God's righteousness and sin has no more dominion over the believing one. He already was wounded for our transgression never again will guilt and condemnation bow our heads in shame not to relate with God freely! 2Cor 5:21, Romans 8:1&2

He became poor so that we can be rich at the point where He lost all including the clothes He wore...He became our substitute in poverty! Never should lack and want stop us again from being all that God would want us to be... 2Cor 8:9

He bore our griefs, sorrows and pains and not only emotional sicknesses but also physical illnesses. By His stripes we are  healed in our bodies and in our hearts. Never aagain will sicknesses and diseases control our lives or ravage the bodies of the believing one or their minds...never would depression keep our hearts broken again...we are healed by His stripes! 1Peter 2:24, Luke 4:18

He was our substitute in death. He died young as a lamb so that we can live long. He has the authority of death, the keys of hell and of death is now with Him...we are free from the bondage of the fear of death and we can live confidently knowing that He paid the price for our longevity! Never again will a believing one expect death before being satisfied with long life.... Hebrews 2:14&15, Rev 1:18, Psalm 91:16

Same way He voluntarily took our place of lack of authority when the rulers accosted Him...so that we can enjoy all of His authority over nature and over the forces of darkness...never again shall a believing one live as one without power and authority, never again shall we be in subjection to external forces trying to force upon us what is strange to the will of our Father... John 10:17&18, John 19:11, Ephesians 1:22, 2:6

He took our place in defeat so that we can receive the gift of victory, now we live in triumph over the opposing forces daily putting them underfoot with authority in the name of Jesus... 1John 5:4

He took our place as one without favor, unfortunate and rejected and bought for us favor and grace and honor...now we enjoy Gods favor, mercy, grace and help... Hebrews 4:16

He is our substitute, it is agreed that if one died for all, all have died...to die no more.

[My Offline Bible] 2 Corinthians 5
14 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:

As the devil endeavours to insistently maintain the former status quo we too in faith should be diligent in standing for our rights and identifying with Christ at every point to turn this legal stand to vital and experiential realities in our lives... Hebrews 6:12

We refuse sin because we've been made God's righteousness... we identify with His righteousness

We refuse sicknesses and diseases because we are healed by Christ's stripes...we identify with His healing!

We refuse poverty, lack and want and being slaves to money or wealth because He has made us rich...we identify with His riches!

We refuse untimely and violent death because He died young and violently for us...we identify with His victory over death and His resurrection!

Now we have victory and not defeat, we fear no defeated demon, witch or wizard anymore because we believe...
We have favor, help, mercy and grace...

We have been redeemed by the power of divine substitution. This we must know and hold very preciously...in all these we must identify with Him to enjoy all!

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The Lessons of Lent: Our Oneness

The Lessons of Lent: Our Oneness

John 17

In the process of Jesus' valedictory speech, He began to pray to the Father. The content of that prayer is highly important to the present day church.

He had reported to the Father the conclusion of His work on the earth. He had given the people eternal life in knowing the Father and Himself whom the Father has sent.

He had delivered the word sent through Him and now it was time for Him to be glorified with the same glory He was glorified with before.

It is noteworthy that the stress of His report was more on His giving the people the word and how they had kept the word. The emphasis wasn't on the miracles and the wonders He performed but on the word the Father had sent through Him. That speaks volumes to us to whom the end of the world has come.

The thrust of His prayer is that the Father might keep the believers one. While He was on the earth He kept them as a unit and none was lost except the one who was written to be. He gave them His own glory that they may be one. Because of them He sanctified Himself to keep them. He displayed leadership responsibility as He lived for those who believed and followed Him...a great lesson to us who have been given the responsibility of leadership at whatever level.

And now as He departs, He hands them over to God for safe keeping as a unit in oneness. In retrospect, we can see today how important that prayer is. He knew that division was coming as we have it today and He prayed ahead!

It's important we see that this is His heartbeat for the church He loves and shed His blood for. It is important we understand what it means to Him when we walk and work contrary to that unity.

No wonder, Apostle Paul would want us to know how we all must come in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God unto a perfect man... Ephesians 4:13 and how we need to know that Christ isn't divided!

[My Offline Bible] 1 Corinthians 1
13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

Christ isn't divided! But when we began to think and behave as if we were the ones crucified for the rest of the people or the people were baptised in our names and we started laying claims on portions of the church: the power, the authority, the people and the doctrines we work against Christ's principles of our oneness. Instead we build our own little kingdoms excluded of Him while we tear down His!

Our differences are necessary and that tells us we need to have oneness in mind to make the diversity count and meaningful. No single person no matter the gifts or grace has been given to bring the church to perfection alone, and no single gathering or denomination has the monopoly of taking people to heaven, the work is for all and none is too insignificant to contribute his or her quota, for so each has been sent!

We need to think more horizontally than vertically, our oneness depends more on mutual recognition of our purposes and potentials than on whatever hierarchical advantages we think we might have over one another! The former builds the kingdom of Christ and establishes its oneness while the latter builds our own littles empires out of the resources of Christ, with each struggling for a piece of the one loaf for self till the loaf turns to smithereens of crumbs, divided!

Let this period of Christ's passion bring us back to revisit this heartbeat of Christ as we pray that God will keep us one as He is one with His Son, our Christ!

This is our sanctification, this is the truth that sets us apart unto God as a unit, powered by the word of God!

Let us daily endeavour to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace!

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