Monday, April 18, 2011

"Blameless"

If I had a nickel for every time I felt guilt or shame I would not owe any taxes right now; but, unfortunately that is not what we are talking about here. We can only hope for the day that we will be found blameless, while being seen; because in this body of flesh we have spots in our own eyes, and in the eyes of others; but not with the Father, for He sees us as we shall be!!! The reason we are blameless in the Father's eyes is because Jesus was blameless, and His sacrifice has satisfied the condition required to remove all of our sin; therefore rendering us blameless unto God. The word that Paul uses in Ephesians 1:4 for blame is 'amomos', which means blemish; and when talking about a sacrifice, a blemish would render it unfit for sacrifice. When talking about heaven, to be worthy of entering into the presence of a Holy God, we must be found without blemish also: this is what Christ has done for us; He has made us pure, holy and acceptable; so that we may dwell in the presence of a Holy God. While here in this body, well, let's just say that we are still earning nickels; but even though we are not yet without blame in this flesh, our responsibility as one who is blameless before the Father, is to walk in a manner that is worthy of our calling. You know, we can argue the point about what it takes to be saved, until Jesus comes back; but the truth in the matter is: if you are saved, you will know it! And, so will those around you!!! This is the tricky part about the flesh, because if it is not dead in Christ, then it will live in us; and sooner or later the flesh will leap forth, taking control of what it should not have any control over. There are several different meanings of the word blameless; some are speaking about the law, and being found blameless before men; others speak about our actions, and that we should be without blame before the brethren; but the blameless which we need to be focused upon is the one that speaks about being blameless at the revelation of Jesus Christ. This is the one which is alive; meaning, that we live out blamelessness in our lives, because it is what we are in Christ; which means that we are living out the life of Jesus Christ, because we want to be as he was: Blameless... "That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;" (Philippians 2:15)

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