Man’s Problem – God’s Redemptive Solution [podcast]

Here’s fallen mankind’s issue – sin, sin nature:

Here’s God’s solution – as opposed to the band aid false promises of liberty from sin being peddled in the modern church world:

1. The precious blood of Jesus Christ…..

2. The crucified life thereafter, following initial salvation

Initial Salvation

“Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13  Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14  In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:” Colossians 1:12-14

“Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; 19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:” 1 Peter 1:18-19

“Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:” Colossians 1:12-14

After Initial Salvation

God’s redemption in and through Christ alone comes complete with every iota of grace needed and more to live holy AFTER being initially saved (Titus 2:11-14). Otherwise the excuse-maker, the moral coward who buys the OSAS/eternal security fairytale will die and spend eternity in hell, all the while swearing he is sealed and going to Heaven no matter what. | The Sealed Scam Exposed

Once saved, the recipient of Christ’s salvation…. the precious blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin.

“What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? …. For he that is dead is freed from sin.” Romans 6:1, 2, 7

Read that verse above again. Ask: WHO is “freed from sin”?

Memorize and declare daily!

“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20

You cannot walk free from the sin that would separate you from God without doing your life HIS way and no other – being daily “crucified with Christ.”

Walking with Christ, living in His holiness, requires the daily cross – the crucified life.

Bible 101

The Cross Life

God did not send His only begotten Son to save, to forgive the sins of His people and then leave us to overcome the sin He initially forgave us of on our own. No. Nor did He come to die to forgive our sins initially and then give us license to live in the sins He died to “take away” from us (Matthew 1:21; John 1:29; Titus 2:11-14; Jude 4, etc.).

Anyone and everyone who dies in sin, will spend eternity in hell – separated from a God who is “Holy, holy, holy.” (Isaiah 6:3; Revelation 4:8) Anyone who teachers or even insinuates differently is an insidious snake and false prophet (Ezekiel 33:12-13; Romans 6:23; Galatians 5:19-21; Hebrews 12:14; 2 Peter 2:20-22; Revelation 21:8, 27, etc.).

It’s not good enough to repent and let the LORD save you – you must “endure to the end” of your life with Christ to be with Him in glory (Matthew 10:22; 24:13; John 15:6, etc.).

God is holy and you cannot live in sin and still be in a relationship with Him (Isaiah 6:3; Romans 6:23; Hebrews 12:14; Revelation 4:8, etc.).

How does the now saved disciple continue with Christ after being initially saved?

“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.” 1 John 1:7

God made full provision for our initial and final salvation (Hebrews 2:3).

In sending His only begotten Son to save you, God brought you into a relationship with Him – now and forever! When He brings you to repentance and faith in Christ, that is the beginning of your eternal relationship with Himself!

Jesus becomes our victory, the solution in our lives when we follow Him in dying “daily” – whereby He who is “the resurrection and the life” resurrects our lives “daily” in the full victory and fruitfulness He came to bring us into by His life, death, and resurrection (Luke 9:23-24; John 11:25).

Romans 6:1-7

“1  What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 

2  God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? 

3  Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 

4  Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. 

5  For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: 

6  Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. 

7  For he that is dead is freed from sin.” 

Here’s the foolery we must avoid – thinking God is going to raise us upward into His resurrection victory over sin and fruitful fields of blessings before we agree with Him that we must be dead and buried with Christ.

“Thou FOOL, that which thou sowest (plant) is not quickened (made alive, raised up), except it die (cross, death and burial):” 1 Corinthians 15:36

You life has to go down deep into the death and burial of Christ, with Christ… and only will God quicken or make alive, raise up  that life!!! And when He does ALL of hell can’t stop what He’s going to use you to do!!!!

Die and keep dying.

If you are dying GOD is raising you upward!

Seems like we just read that we are fools if we think God is going to resurrect us, raise us upward before we die downward. Read that verse above again.

In 1 word, what is the cross, the crucified life?

Answer: Daily surrender – daily giving your life over to the LORD, letting go and letting God (Luke 22:42; 23:46; John 3:30; 12:25, etc.).

Shall we today cry with Jesus, in His holy words, as He was dying for our sins, as He was conquering sin and death by dying (Hebrews 2:14) … “Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit:” (Luke 23:46)

Sin and Satan’s reign of terror end the day you begin giving your life back to God – back to the One who made you and came and died to redeem you! ….declaring from your heart and out of your mouth as if driving a stake in the ground – that into His holy hands you are submitting your spirit, soul, body, life.

“For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.” Colossians 3:3

6 feet under, dead and buried with Christ means sin and Satan cannot reach you – you are “HID with Christ in God.”

Because sin has taken its toll us every one of us, many of us have with both hands on our head ready to pull our hair out, been where we said with great anguish or at least thought “WHATTTT am I going to do with this evil in my life!!!!!”

Jesus taught us that the cross is “daily” – that is, the denial, the disowning of self – so that HE and not us is ruling and reigning (Luke 9:23-24).

The constant of the cross is a necessity to abiding in Christ to the end and being fruitful to His eternal glory (John 15:1-16).

“But I KEEP under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway … Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.” 1 Corinthians 9:27; 10:12

Now read the last 2 chapter in God’s Word for the details of eternal glory for the Father, Jesus, and all the saints of all ages. Revelation 21-22.

Prayer: Holy Father, in Jesus’ name, I trust You alone and not my own deceitful and wicked heart. Please anoint my life to be truly crucified with Christ. Please circumcise my heart dear LORD. Here and now I am dead and buried and my life is hid with You LORD Jesus and in God. Have all of me dear LORD Jesus. Here and now I let go and I let You God, crucify, bury, and raise up this life that is Yours and no longer mind. I am all Yours and I know You are all mine! I love You my LORD Jesus. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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