Today is Good Friday which I have mixed emotions about. I feel extremely sad and guilty that Jesus took the penalty for my sins and went through all of that for me but yet I
still sin, but why am I still so sad since I know the ending of the story and I'll soon be praising the fact that we will be remembering His resurrection? His death is still just very depressing and confusing for me because I know I don't deserve my salvation, but yet I'm still thankful that He died for me so that I could be reconciled with Him. I just hate that He had to go through all that though.
Jesus was sent in the likeness as a man, to be a example men could SEE and HEAR how a man could become IN Jesus' likeness.
Jesus Gifted us the Knowledge of HOW TO BE in His Likeness.
Jesus Offered us His GIFTS to become MADE in His Likeness.
We have the KNOWLEDGE, in a Book, on VIdeo if one can not read, men preaching, if they are verified as true teachers...
So what is missing?
* Agreeing to give your body unto death, crucified with Him?
* Agreeing to receive His gift of Forgiveness?
(How man times does He need to forgive you for not in the past believing IN Him?)
* Agreeing to receive His gift of your souls Salvation?
* Agreeing to receive His gift of Gods Seed?
* Agreeing to receive Gods Seed to birth you a new spirit?
* Agreeing to receive a new heart? (Your old heart cut off, circumcised?)
* Agreeing to receive Gods Sprit of Truth?
* Agreeing He will wash your body?
* Agreeing He will Justify your body to be Risen up in Glory?
* Agreeing He will Sanctify (set apart) you?
* Agreeing He will Cover your sins with His Light?
* Agreeing He will no longer see or remember your sins?
* Agreeing He will not have you suffer Wrath?
* Agreeing He will Free you from Sin?
.....
Whoops...
Wait...WHAT SINS did the Lord forgive you FOR?
Trying to commit suicide? Not a sin.
Cheating on a spouse? Not a sin.
Lying to your boss? Not a sin.
Having sex without marriage? Not a sin.
Taking illegal drugs? Not a sin.
Not obeying Mosaic Law? Not a sin (Gentile)
What is the SIN you asked the Lord to FORGIVE YOU FOR?
When you are reading...what exactly does Jesus teach....?
BELIEVE IN HIM and the ONE WHO SENT HIM....
WHY? Because you were naturally born IN DISBELEF...
Everything Jesus Offers ( His body, His forgiveness, His Gifts) Hinges ON...
BELIEF IN YOUR HEART...
What He FORGAVE you for was DISBELIEF.
That is YOUR SIN AGAINST the Lord.
And Once you confess HEARTFUL BELIEF...
Your having NOT believed....IS FORGIVEN.
SIN IS AGAINST GOD, and ONLY FORGIVEN BY GOD...
So, when You Confess heartful belief....
WHY WOULD YOU ACCEPT ALL OF HIS GIFTS, and then ....
CLAIM...you continue SIN AGAINST HIM, by again NOT BELIEVING IN HIM?
Do you understand...
ALL the GIfts He has given you "INCLUDES" His POWER to KEEP all of those GIFTS "FOR YOU"?
Do you understand...
A converted man CAN NEVER SIN (disbelieve) AGAINST the LORD Again?
So what "SIN" are you talking about?
Stealing? Lying? Cheating? ...
Are you Stealing from God?
Are you Lying to God?
Are you Cheating God?
Or are you talking about behaviors BETWEEN "people"?
Can a person FOR GIVE YOU of SIn?
If so...it must needs be written in a LAW,
Published for anyone to read.
(Mosaic Law? Doesn't apply to a gentile)
So what Law?
Converted men do not SIN against men.
Converted men do not FORGIVE men of SIN.
Converted men forgive men of Trespasses.
Converted men WHO forgive men of Trespasses, SO ALSO "WILL" the Lord forgive a Converted man his Acts of Trespassing.
Scripturally ... the Lord God does NOT require to be repeatedly ASKED to forgive SIN, He has already forgiven.
Scripturally ... the Lord God does NOT require men to tell Him, they Trespassed against another man.
Scripturally ...the Lord God teaches...you Trespass against a man....YOU go to him, admit your fault and fix it, repay, apologize,...
And its up to him to forgive you or not.
He may divorce you, sue you, file legal charges against you....and that is "your" burden to bear....(your problem, your consequences).
Gal 6:
[
5] For
every man shall bear his own burden.
However Jesus does teach...be forgiving and....
Gal 6:
[
2] Bear ye one another's
burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
( But not everyone, is IN Christ, or considers that teaching. )
POINT BEING....seems alot of people WHO ARE CONVERTED, spend alot of time claiming THEY ARE Converted...AND CONTINUE TO SIN, always Praying for FORGIVENESS, as if the Lord, forgot to Forgiven them, free them from sin.
The Lord teaches on how to pray....and once Forgiveness IS Accomplished....His teaching of Prayer lands heavily on worshiping Him, praising Him, Thanking Him, Asking Him....
For Understanding of His Word, For Him showing you How to deal with another person or problem, or His word to come to a loved one, of assistance for another.....
See? Read...See...Prayer is About Him accomplishing that which is not accomplished.
Rom 8:
[
10] And
if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of
righteousness.
Rom 6:[
18] Being then
made free from sin, ye became the servants of
righteousness.
Point being....IF you heartfully confessed your BELIEF IN God and the One who sent Him...
HE "MADE" you born of God.
He "MADE" you FREE FROM SIN.
1 John 3:
[
9] Whosoever is born of God
doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and
he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
Born of God....CAN NOT SIN.
Gods Word...was BORN of God, He could not SIN.
It the full gambit...what Jesus taught, and Offered to Sinful men....that BY HIS POWER men could BE MADE, forgiven and Free from committing sin.
The full gambit....Being MADE in Jesus' LIKENESS....living in Jesus' risen body....
UNTIL "WE SEE" the fruition of our "BODYS BEING RAISED in Glory".
Glory to God,
Taken