Sunday, April 10, 2011

"Washed By The Blood" -4

Do you see yet the implication? Yes or No? How about the application? The life of Jesus was the manifestation of God in the flesh, which was the representation of man's sinful nature; however, He was without sin. His blood that was shed on the cross; a cross that represented the curse of sin upon all mankind; and was shed by the life in the flesh that He had given, or was taken by force; either way, it was by His death. What I think we need to understand in all of this, is that His blood was more than enough to wash away every sin; because His life was eternal, in that He always was, is, and always will be! Yet; His life in the flesh, which required blood for life, had to die by the act of being taken by force, which is what is required for a sacrifice; and that life which was taken was a life like no other: God in the flesh; the God-man; Immanuel; God with us! Okay, I know what you might be thinking, Hey, this is common knowledge, what's up? Yes, you are right, this is common to those that Know, because those that Know, know the Truth; however, not everyone is washed in the blood, which is what is required to Know. This is really what this application of being 'washed by His blood' is all about, besides the washing away of our sins, it allows those that are washed to have fellowship with God, and to be reconciled to our Creator by that which was created in the flesh. We cannot have fellowship with God, without the removal or covering of our sins; the blood of Jesus has washed away our sins, allowing us to have fellowship with God, and to Know Him. And when we Know Him, we know the Truth, and when we know the Truth, the Truth will set us free from the flesh and it's desires. How is this possible? Jesus Christ has set us free from the body of sin; with the death of His body on the cross, our body of sin was put to death also. And, because He has risen, that same Spirit which has raised up Jesus, will raise us up in the Spirit also; meaning that we are not subject any longer to the law of the flesh, but are now under the law of the Spirit. Which, in case you have just joined in, is how we are "led by the Spirit of God"... "But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you." (Romans 8:9-11)

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