CHRIST CRUCIFIED lesson 5
1 Corinthians 2:2 For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
God calls His church to a singleness of mind. Putting Jesus Christ and Him crucified to the forefront will change the way we live and bring the destiny of God to fruition.
Hebrews 10:1 For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect. 2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? For the worshipers, once purified, would have had no more consciousness of sins.
The law being a shadow of good things to come could not make the worshipper perfect; and yet it implied there would be a sacrifice so great the worshipers could be so cleansed they would be given a perfected spirit. There would be a complete loss of sin consciousness because of the greatness of the sacrifice. God’s desire and will are unveiled at considering Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
Hebrews 10:3 But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. 4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins. 5 Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: "Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, But a body You have prepared for Me. 6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You had no pleasure. 7 Then I said, 'Behold, I have come--In the volume of the book it is written of Me--To do Your will, O God.' "
Under the law the sacrifices were a reminder of sins every year; animal sacrifices could not take away the sins. However, a body was prepared for Jesus. The sacrifice would be so great that sin would be separated from the worshipers as far as the east as from the west. Jesus declared to the Father, “Behold, I have come—In the volume of the book it is written of Me—To do Your will, O God.”
Hebrews 10: 8 Previously saying, "Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin You did not desire, nor had pleasure in them" (which are offered according to the law), 9 then He said, "Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God." He takes away the first that He may establish the second.
The Father did not have pleasure in the old testament sacrifices; they only pointed to a greater sacrifice that the Father did have pleasure in. Jesus fulfilled the old so that the second better covenant might be established. This indeed was and is the heart and will of the Father being fulfilled.
Hebrews 10:10 By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 11 And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12 But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God,
Don’t miss it, by the Father’s will and desire we have been sanctified. Sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ; all to the power of the cross. Sanctified by the crucified One once and for all! The cross of Jesus could do what no other priesthood or sacrifice could do. Jesus offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of the Father. Jesus sat down indicating the work was indeed a finished work lasting eternally. Turn your eyes on the crucified One!
Hebrews 10:13 from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool. 14 For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified. 15 But the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us; for after He had said before, 16 "This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the LORD: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them," 17 then He adds, "Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more."
Religious teachings try hard to cover over the truth of this passage; yet the word of God must be allowed to stand if we want to experience the victory God intended for us to live in. Jesus by the one offering, has perfected forever those who are being sanctified. It is a finished work reconciled back to God Spirit to spirit perfected forever. Not my words but the living word of God. This covenant is not made up of a list of do’s and don’ts it strength is God changing the heart. It moved from being following the rules to living in a sweet relationship with the Almighty God.
Hebrews 10:18 Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin. 19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh,
Because this is an eternal work there will never be another need of an additional offering for sin. It is the eternal work of the cross, plus nothing. Some try and enter relationship with God by the old covenant law or other traditions of men. However, we have been instructed to come to this new and living way. Because of the blood of Jesus, we can come boldly into the Holiest. Christ crucified is the exclusive truth which brings us access and there is not a different point of access.
Hebrews 10:21 and having a High Priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
Coming with a full assurance of faith is God’s design. Hold fast to the confession of your faith; it is the most precious thing we possess. Let our hearts be purified by washing of the water of the word; you can count on the faithfulness of God.
Romans 5:15 But the free gift is not like the offense. For if by the one man's offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many. 16 And the gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned. For the judgment which came from one offense resulted in condemnation, but the free gift which came from many offenses resulted in justification.
The free gift results in justification; just as if we have never sinned. It abounds because of Calvary.
Romans 5:17 For if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.) 18 Therefore, as through one man's offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man's righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life.
Those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through Jesus. One Man’s righteous act is still resulting in justification of life.
Romans 5:19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man's obedience many will be made righteous. 20 Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more, 21 so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
One man’s disobedience many were made sinners; by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous. The last Adam has grace abounding much more then sin; the crucified One’s sacrifice allows grace to reign through righteousness to eternal life.
Romans 6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? 3 Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? 4 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.
Paul was accused of saying “why don’t we go on sinning so grace can abound?”. He answered the lie quickly. Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? God forbid. We died to sin! Those who are immersed in the truth of Jesus Christ crucified are baptized into His death. It is what water baptism represents, identifying with Jesus Christ death burial and resurrection.
Romans 6: 5 For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, 6 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. 7 For he who has died has been freed from sin.
At faith in Jesus we died to the sin nature, we were born with, and we become alive to the new nature Christ has put in us. No longer slaves to sin but alive with the resurrection power.
Galatians 6:14 But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
Galatians 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Jesus is the faithful God
God is good all the time!
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