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by Joe La Bianca This is a message to all those who rely upon themselves. Jesus died for you. Did you hear me? Jesus died for you. Isn’t that enough for you to see that self reliance is a sham? Are you trying to receive salvation in return for your services? If you are, hear this well. Jesus died for you. Jesus died for you!!! Maybe if I keep on typing it over and over again, you will understand. You know what I’m going to ask. Why would He die if you could earn it. He earned it with His death. He ended the law with His death.
The Old Covenant was God’s perfect will. It went unfulfilled until the last Man. Jesus was the last Man in the Old Covenant. God knew that we could never do His will so He did it Himself, through Jesus. After Jesus lived for 33 years, the number of completion, God considered the law fulfilled by Jesus. In order to end the law and replace it with grace, Jesus died. A covenant is only established when someone dies. He died to end the law, while He bore our sins. Jesus rose from the dead and was declared to be the Son of God with power. He now lives to give eternal life to all those who simply believe this story. Jesus died to close the book of the law. It is finished. So why do you keep opening the law to try to fulfill it? It is finished. Are you saying that it is not finished? Are you denying what Jesus has done?
So Jesus died for you. Remember this the next time you are tempted to brag about how holy you are. God demands perfection. That’s why God expelled Adam and Eve from the tree of life. When they sinned, they died. Their spirit was cut off from God and oneness with God was broken. But in Christ we are made perfect again, through what Jesus has done. Now we can fellowship with God. Now simple believers have living spirits and oneness with God. We are back in the Garden, we are saved! Can you see the folly of self righteousness? Can you see the glory of Jesus? Enter God’s rest my friend, and know the peace that passes understanding. We do not need to understand why we feel so good. We only need to believe that Jesus is our Savior.
The Old Covenant was God’s perfect will. It went unfulfilled until the last Man. Jesus was the last Man in the Old Covenant. God knew that we could never do His will so He did it Himself, through Jesus. After Jesus lived for 33 years, the number of completion, God considered the law fulfilled by Jesus. In order to end the law and replace it with grace, Jesus died. A covenant is only established when someone dies. He died to end the law, while He bore our sins. Jesus rose from the dead and was declared to be the Son of God with power. He now lives to give eternal life to all those who simply believe this story. Jesus died to close the book of the law. It is finished. So why do you keep opening the law to try to fulfill it? It is finished. Are you saying that it is not finished? Are you denying what Jesus has done?
So Jesus died for you. Remember this the next time you are tempted to brag about how holy you are. God demands perfection. That’s why God expelled Adam and Eve from the tree of life. When they sinned, they died. Their spirit was cut off from God and oneness with God was broken. But in Christ we are made perfect again, through what Jesus has done. Now we can fellowship with God. Now simple believers have living spirits and oneness with God. We are back in the Garden, we are saved! Can you see the folly of self righteousness? Can you see the glory of Jesus? Enter God’s rest my friend, and know the peace that passes understanding. We do not need to understand why we feel so good. We only need to believe that Jesus is our Savior.
Hi Joe, I like this, because no matter how often it's said, or how many different ways we say it, it still needs to be said again. There seems to be a natural tendency for us to attempt self righteousness. We have to make every effort (as Paul said) to enter into His rest (Hebrews 3 & 4). The true rest forshawdowed by the Sabbath, and obtained through belief. Resting in Jesus, means resting from our own efforts, and trusting in his work for us (and in us). Whatever righteousness we achieve, is imparted and imputed to us, so there is nothing we can boast about - except the cross of Christ. I like your line from another post, "Christ cleans those he catches" - lol. Blessings, Ken
I am so glad there are people out there like you Ken. There is so much unbelief it's staggering. Joe