~ His Death’s Relation To Our Sin ~
“The next
day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, ‘Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the
world!’” (John 1:29).
Sacrifice (before
God) ~ “For Christ has not
entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into
heaven itself, now to appear in the
presence of God for us; not that He should offer Himself often, as the high
priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood of another—He then
would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once
at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of
Himself. And as it is appointed for men
to die once, but after this the judgment, so Christ was offered once to bear
the sins of many. To those who eagerly
wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation” (Hebrews
9:24-28).
Salvation (for
His people) ~ “Now the birth of
Jesus Christ was as follows: After His
mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found
with child of the Holy Spirit. Then
Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public
example, was minded to put her away secretly.
But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord
appeared to him in a dream, saying, ‘Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to
take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy
Spirit. And she will bring forth a Son,
and you shall call His name Jesus,
for He will save His people from their
sins’” (Matthew 1:18-21).
Sanctification (of
His saints) ~ “Little children,
let no one deceive you. He who practices
righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. He who sins is of the devil, for the devil
has sinned from the beginning. For this
purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the
devil. Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him;
and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God” (1
John 3:7-9).
the key question:
“Who do you say that I am?” (Matthew 16:15). This is the most important question you will
ever answer. If you do not answer it, or
answer it incorrectly, you have made the biggest mistake anyone can make!
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