Did Jesus remove all the sin from the world?

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John 1:29 KJV
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

Did Jesus take away the sin of the world? What does that mean?

Much love!

 

[Lambano]

¿Cuándo, cuándo, cuándo?

But that’s another question or three.

 

[MatthewG]

Marks, yes.

What that means is people are left with a choice like Adam and Eve. To eat from the knowledge of the tree of good and evil, or eat from the tree of life.

What does it mean to you?

 

[marks]

¿Cuándo, cuándo, cuándo?

But that’s another question or three.

I never did learn any foreign languages. Well, some Koine Greek but not enough to speak it.

Much love!

 

[marks]

Marks, yes.

What that means is people are left with a choice like Adam and Eve. To eat from the knowledge of the tree of good and evil, or eat from the tree of life.

What does it mean to you?

It means the Gospel is better than many may think. The sins are gone, we only need be born again.

Much love!

 

[David in NJ]

John 1:29 KJV
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

Did Jesus take away the sin of the world? What does that mean?

Much love!

YES
Not in the way you think.

Refer back to the words of JESUS = John 3:16-21

 

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YES
Not in the way you think.

Refer back to the words of JESUS = John 3:16-21

You didn't answer the 2nd question . . .

 

[David in NJ]

You didn't answer the 2nd question . . .

Both questions are answered by JESUS in John 3:16-21

SHALOM

 

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Both questions are answered by JESUS in John 3:16-21

SHALOM

Why do you bother to reply to my posts, but not responsively? Are you unwilling to commit yourself?

Much love!

 

[David in NJ]

Why do you bother to reply to my posts, but not responsively? Are you unwilling to commit yourself?

Much love!

Sure, let us commit to seeing how John 3:16-21 answers both questions.

 

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Sure, let us commit to seeing how John 3:16-21 answers both questions.

You don't need to bother me any longer. I'm interested in the exchange, not this merry-go-round. You just have too many posts that aren't actually responsive, and that gets old after a time.

Much love!

 

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Matthew 12:31-32 KJV
31) Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
32) And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

There is this one exception, those who said Jesus was casting out demons by the power of the devil, specifically that they were saying Jesus had an unclean spirit, de facto calling the Holy Spirit unclean.

Mark 3:28-30 KJV
28) Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
29) But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
30) Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.

Much love!

 

[David in NJ]

You don't need to bother me any longer. I'm interested in the exchange, not this merry-go-round. You just have too many posts that aren't actually responsive, and that gets old after a time.

Much love!

Sorry my Brother

 

[RenewedStrength316]

John 1:29 KJV
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

Did Jesus take away the sin of the world? What does that mean?

Much love!

Did Jesus take away the sin of the world?



Yes. But not the way the world wishes.
Not by sweeping sin under the rug.
Not by universal forgiveness apart from faith.
Not by pretending evil doesn’t matter.
Jesus took away sin by bearing it, becoming it, and crushing it on the Cross.

> “He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.” — 2 Cor 5:21
“Without shedding of blood there is no remission.” — Heb 9:22
“The LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.” — Isaiah 53:6



But here’s the truth that cuts:
Sin has been atoned, but it has not been abolished.
The penalty is paid, but the personal application requires repentance and faith.

> “Behold, the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world”
...is an invitation, not a universal pardon.



Jesus offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice.
But only those who receive Him—who repent, believe, and follow—are washed clean.

> “He appeared once for all to remove sin by the sacrifice of Himself.” — Heb 9:26
“To as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God.” — John 1:12



So no—He didn’t erase sin for all mankind automatically.

He opened the door.
He bore the wrath.
He became the Lamb.

But every man must come to the Cross for that sin to be taken from them.

Otherwise, they still bear it.

> “If ye believe not that I am He, ye shall die in your sins.” — John 8:24



Much love?
Yes.
Much truth?
Even more.

 

[MatthewG]

It's always a yes, but for most people.


Either he did or he did not.

Jesus was speaking Jews when he says a lot of things.

 

[MatthewG]

Yeah, Jesus died for sins, butttttttttttttttttttttttt you must do this and that and this and that otherwise... you just not a true believer....

If a person confesses they believe that Jesus christ died, was buried, and resurrection... I just take them for their word.

 

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Yeah, Jesus died for sins, butttttttttttttttttttttttt you must do this and that and this and that otherwise... you just not a true believer....

If a person confesses they believe that Jesus christ died, was buried, and resurrection... I just take them for their word.

Everything anyone thinks that they have to "do" is their own misunderstanding, or worse. All we need do is to be baptized into Christ, and we will be born again, to be God's child forevermore.

Much love!

 

[Lambano]

It means the Gospel is better than many may think. The sins are gone, we only need be born again.

Much love!

But, you can’t rebirth yourself; you can only trust God to do it for you. And some folks of a certain theological bent say you can’t even do that. So, why worry?

 

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Did Jesus take away the sin of the world?



Yes. But not the way the world wishes.
Not by sweeping sin under the rug.
Not by universal forgiveness apart from faith.
Not by pretending evil doesn’t matter.
Jesus took away sin by bearing it, becoming it, and crushing it on the Cross.

Jesus removed the sin of the world by taking onto Himself, and then dying with it, so it's all gone.

in this way, God, through Christ, reconciled the world to Himself.

2 Corinthians 5:19-20 KJV
19) To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
20) Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.

What we have to do is to receive that reconciliation.

You wrote,

Jesus took away sin by bearing it, becoming it, and crushing it on the Cross.

"Crushing it" isn't Biblical language, and doesn't carry a specific meaning, as if sin were a soda can to be put in the recycling, after being crushed.

What Jesus did is remove sin, remitted sin, that is, sent it away.

No, God doesn't pretend about evil. I think a great many people fail to realize the death involved with sin. How totally sin corrupts. And how necessary it was that Jesus did what He did, taking it all away.

Otherwise we wouldn't have a prayer!

> “He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.” — 2 Cor 5:21

“Without shedding of blood there is no remission.” — Heb 9:22
“The LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.” — Isaiah 53:6



But here’s the truth that cuts:
Sin has been atoned, but it has not been abolished.
The penalty is paid, but the personal application requires repentance and faith.

> “Behold, the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world”
...is an invitation, not a universal pardon.

The Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world,

This is a statement of intent, as is below:

Mark 3:28-29 KJV
28) Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
29) But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:

These things are true. But the fact remains, you must be born again. It's not enough to have your sins removed, and not counted against you, but unless you are reborn, you remain dead, and without Christ.

Repentance is the change of mind when you repudiate yourself and this world and all you can do, and receive Jesus Christ, believing in Him, trusting in Him, and to those whom God sees to be true, He gives rebirth.

Much love!

 

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But, you can’t rebirth yourself; you can only trust God to do it for you. And some folks of a certain theological bent say you can’t even do that. So, why worry?

This is the real thing I want to express here today:

Hebrews 9:12-14 KJV
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.
13) For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
14) How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

I think it's common that we feel the weight of our sins, and it holds us back from freely giving of ourselves, not realizing how much we've freely received.

Hebrews 12:1 KJV
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

We are to lay aside the sin that so easily entangles us, and every other weight, whatever it may be, including a troubled conscience.

If we are sinning as Christians, the one thing we are to do is to stop. If we have trouble stopping, we are to trust in Christ. We are all works in process. Speaking for myself, if my eyes are on me, because I recognize my bad behavior, the works of the flesh, sin, well, just let me say, trusting in Christ means looking at Him and not myself.

Knowing He has removed all my sin is liberating, freeing me to serve God even though I'm not there yet.

Philippians 2:12-13 KJV
12) Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
13) For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

We work out what He's working into us. He is working in us both to want to do, and to be able to do what pleases Him. We can't get ahead of His working in us, which means we have to be able to deal with our own continued imperfection.

Knowing that this is a settled matter with God helps it to be a settled matter to me.

Much love!