The purpose of this study is to
reveal the redemptive cost for the Church. These scriptures bring light
to the heritage of the church concerning our divine inheritance with
Israel and how we became part of the blessing. Since man's beginning God
finds a person righteous through faith in God's promise of redemption
through Jesus Christ, the Messiah.
God uses different ways and means to help
man regain the lost relationship in every age. God always worked
everything out for our good to reconcile us to Himself. In every age,
Jesus Christ's death, burial, resurrection, and ascension, saves a person
through faith in the promise of Jesus’ coming, and afterwards, the actual
substitutionary death, by imputing Christ's righteousness.
The Benefits Of The Cross
“Surely He has borne our griefs and
carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and
afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for
our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His
stripes we are healed.” -- Isaiah 53:4-5
"For there is born to you this day in the
city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. -- Luke 2:11
He Came To Save
"... for the Son of Man has come to seek
and to save that which was lost." -- Luke 19:10
"For God did not send His Son into the
world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
-- Jn 3:17
He Came To Forgive Sin And Give The Holy
Spirit
"The God of our fathers raised up Jesus
whom you murdered by hanging on a tree. "Him God has exalted to His right
hand to be Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and
forgiveness of sins. "And we are His witnesses to these things, and so
also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him." --
Acts 5:30-32
Jesus Came To Save Sinners
This is a faithful saying and worthy of
all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of
whom I am chief. -- 1 Timothy 1:15
Jesus Saves All Who Come To Him
And we have seen and testify that the
Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. -- 1 John 4:14
Therefore He is also able to save to the
uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He ever lives to make
intercession for them. -- Hebrews 7:25
He Is The Only Savior
"Nor is there salvation in any other, for
there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be
saved." -- Acts 4:12
We Are Justified By Grace Through His
Blood
But God demonstrates His own love toward
us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Much more
then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath
through Him. -- Rom.5:8-9
But now the righteousness of God apart
from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets,
even the righteousness of God which is through faith in Jesus Christ to
all and on all who believe. For there is no difference; for all have
sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His
grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth
to be a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His
righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins
that were previously committed, to demonstrate at the present time His
righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has
faith in Jesus.- Rom. 3:21-26
Our Salvation Comes Through Jesus
For God did not appoint us to wrath, but
to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, -- 1 Th. 5:9
Jesus Became Sin For Us
For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin
for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. - 2 Co 5:21
As Many As Are Baptized Are Freed From Sin
Or do you not know that as many of us as
were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we
were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was
raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should
walk in newness of life. For if we have been united together in the
likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His
resurrection, knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that
the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be
slaves of sin. For he who has died has been freed from sin. -- Romans
6:3-7
Jesus Tasted Death For Every Man
But we see Jesus, who was made a little
lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and
honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone. --
Hebrews 2:9
He Bore The Sins Of Many
... 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 9:28
Jesus Is The Mediator Between God And Man
For there is one God and one Mediator
between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself a ransom for
all, to be testified in due time, -- 1 Timothy 2:5-6
He Is Our Advocate Concerning Sin
My little children, these things I write
to you, that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with
the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And He Himself is the propitiation
for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world. --1 John
2:1-2
Jesus Became Our Advocate To Cleanse Us
From All Sin
And these things we write to you that your
joy may be full. This is the message which we have heard from Him and
declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we
say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do
not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light,
we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His
Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we
deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He
is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar,
and His word is not in us. --1 John 1:4-10
We have to thank God and our
Lord Jesus Christ, for we all have fallen short of the glory of God. Even
though our sins may not be as evident as others, they are still there.
Our hope is in Jesus, and one day soon we will be set free from this body
of sin. We do not always do that which we would, but that which we would
not. We still have to contend with this body of flesh and its desires,
but praise God, "There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are
in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to
the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me
free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do in that
it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the
likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the
flesh, that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us
who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.” --
Romans 8:1-4. So this flesh is dead because of sin, yet, the inward man
is alive to God for those who walk after the Spirit of God.
One of the most important things a
Christian can learn is to keep their eyes on Jesus and obey His
teachings. Look to Him and not others or you'll see faults. This will
only detract from the relationship we have with the Lord.
Learn to expect the unexpected. Everyone
serves God in their own fashion; we all have different personalities.
Learn to love your brothers and sisters for the individuals they are. Do
not judge them; do not criticize, condemn or complain. We have all
sinned. There is very little difference, we have all been forgiven through
of God's grace alone! We are all related through this commonality and by
being united ‘in Christ’ for our salvation.
When Jesus laid down His life so that we
have eternal life, the Blood of the Lamb became our very life source.
Through the body and blood of Jesus we receive the ability to become the
sons of God. The following scriptures will reveal the power of the blood
and why His sacrifice was indispensable.
The Blood Of Jesus Was The Seal Of The New
Covenant
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread,
blessed it and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take,
eat; this is My body." Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it
to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. "For this is My blood of
the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. --
Matthew 26:26-28
We Are Commanded To Partake Of The Lord's
Supper
Then Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly,
I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His
blood, you have no life in you. "Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood
has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. "For My flesh
is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. "He who eats My flesh and
drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. "As the living Father sent Me,
and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because
of Me. "This is the bread which came down from heaven; not as your fathers
ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever." -
Jn 6:53-58
All Of The Savior's Blood Was Shed
But one of the soldiers pierced His side
with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. - Jn 19:34
His Blood Purchased The Church
"For I have not shunned to declare to you
the whole counsel of God. "Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all
the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd
the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.
We Are Justified By The Blood
For it pleased the Father that in Him all
the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself,
by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace
through the blood of His cross. -- Colossians 1:19-20
Our Consciences Are Purged Through The
Blood
For if the blood of bulls and goats and
the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the
purifying of the flesh, 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? -- Hebrews 9:13-14
Through His Blood We Become A Nation Of
Kings And Priests
And they sang a new song, saying: "You are
worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals; for You were slain, and
have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and
people and nation, and have made us kings and priests to our God; and we
shall reign on the earth." -- Revelation 5:9-10
We Overcome 'The Accuser' Through Our
Testimony And The Blood
Then I heard a loud voice saying in
heaven, "Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the
power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who
accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. "And they
overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony,
and they did not love their lives to the death. -- Rev 12:10-11
We Are Cleansed From All Sin By The Blood
Of Jesus
This is the message which we have heard
from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness
at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness,
we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is
in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus
Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we
deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He
is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar,
and His word is not in us. -- 1 John 1:5-10
Before talking to anyone about
salvation, be patient and willing to listen. We may have to listen a long
time before we ever get a chance to share the good news. Amen.
The next scriptures deal with the
sufferings of Jesus Christ; while He walked on this earth and during His
crucifixion. Could we have asked of God anything more precious than His
only begotten Son's life, to prove how much He loves us?
The Suffering Of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Reproach has broken my heart, And I am
full of heaviness; I looked for someone to take pity, but there was none;
And for comforters, but I found none. They also gave me gall for my food,
And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. -- Psalms 69:20-21
I gave My back to those who struck Me, and
My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard; I did not hide My face from
shame and spitting. -- Isaiah 50:6
But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon
Him, and by His stripes we are healed. -- Isaiah 53:5
He Was A Man Of Sorrows
He is despised and rejected by men, a man
of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces
from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. Surely He has borne
our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten
by God, and afflicted. -- Isaiah 53:3-4
The suffering Jesus underwent
were by the hand of the Pharisees who were seeking a sign from heaven,
they also tempted Him, and His own disciples doubted Him. They lacked
faith and understanding even though He had been with them three years.
They weren't able to cast a demon out of a child for the lack of faith and
understanding. Jesus wept for the lack of faith of Mary, the sister of
Lazarus. Surely He was downcast when one of His own disciples betrayed
Him. Jesus was also despised of men. Men did not honor Him in His own
city or in His own neighborhood. They railed accusations at Him; they
mocked Him on the cross. The Pharisees derided Him and His teachings; and
many of the Jews said, 'He hath a devil and is mad.' He endured
humiliation. His grave was made with the wicked, He was crucified with
two thieves, He was reckoned among the transgressors, though He was rich,
He became poor so that through His poverty we might be rich, and being
found in the fashion of a man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient
unto death, even the death of the cross.
He Was Mocked
When they had twisted a crown of thorns,
they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the
knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" Then
they spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head. Then when
they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on
Him, and led Him away to be crucified. -- Matt. 27:29-31
Likewise the chief priests, also mocking
with the scribes and elders, said, "He saved others; Himself He cannot
save. If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross,
and we will believe Him. "He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He
will have Him; for He said, 'I am the Son of God.' " -- Matthew
27:41-43
Now the men who held Jesus mocked Him and
beat Him. And having blindfolded Him, they struck Him on the face and
asked Him, saying, "Prophesy! Who is it that struck You?" And many other
things they blasphemously spoke against Him. -- Luke 22:63-65
And the soldiers also mocked Him, coming
and offering Him sour wine, and saying, "If You are the King of the Jews,
save Yourself." And an inscription also was written over Him in letters of
Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.—Lu. 23:36-38
He Was Reviled
And those who passed by blasphemed Him,
wagging their heads and saying, "You who destroy the temple and build it
in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from
the cross." -- Matthew 27:39-40
Then one of the criminals who were hanged
blasphemed Him, saying, "If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us."
-- Luke 23:39
Jesus Suffered On The Cross
Now as they came out, they found a man of
Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross. And when they
had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull,
they gave Him sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted
it, He would not drink. Then they crucified Him, and divided His garments,
casting lots, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet:
"They divided My garments among them, and for My clothing they cast lots."
-- Mt. 27:32-35
Jesus Was Rejected By Men
And behold, the whole city came out to
meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to depart from their
region. -- Matthew 8:34
This happened after Jesus delivered a
person who was possessed and lived among the tombs. The people of
Gergesenes were very upset because the demons were allowed to enter a
heard of swine. When they were cast out they entered the swine. The
pigs turned and ran into the sea perishing in the water "Is this not the
carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and
Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?" And they were offended at
Him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his
own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house." - Mark 6:3-4
He came to His own, and His own did not
receive Him. -- John 1:11
"I have come in My Father's name, and you
do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive.
-- Jn 5:43
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