The power of the blood of Christ

[Your closest friendnt]

6 hours ago, Ezra said:

You are correct.  While the remission of sins has been the primary focus in this thread, it is indisputable that the shed blood of the Lamb of God was absolutely necessary to ratify and usher in the New Covenant. Indeed during the Last Supper the Lord Jesus made this very plain, even though he had not yet gone to the Cross (or between Gethsemane and the Cross, where His blood was also shed).  Jesus said "For this is my blood of the New Testament [Covenant], which is shed for many for the remission of sins" (Mt 26:28 KJB).  It is therefore evident that the New Covenant is closely linked with the remission of sins.

Under the Old Covenant given to Israel through Moses, the shed blood of innocent animals simply "covered" sin, and that is the true meaning of "atonement".  Thus the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) was to be repeated every year, but during each year hundreds and thousands of animals were sacrificed both daily and periodically to continue covering the sins of Israel.

But, under the New Covenant, the Lamb of God came to TAKE AWAY our sins, and that is a huge difference.  "Remission" means the complete forgiving and forgetting of the sins of those who repent and believe the Gospel.  As John the Baptizer said "Behold, the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world" (Jn 1:29).  By Divine revelation, John was totally confident that the "sin" of the world would be taken away at the Cross.  It is noteworthy that the word "sin" is singular since it represents the totality of the sins and guilt of all humanity from Adam until the last sinner is saved.

Thus we read that Christ (who knew no sin) was made "Sin" for us, that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him (2 Cor 5:21).  That is an amazing statement, and reminds us of the Brazen Serpent which Moses made in the wilderness so that sinning Israelites could be saved from instant death by simply looking on that Serpent.  Christ confirmed that that Brazen Serpent represented Him on the Cross (Jn 3:14).

So when did the New Covenant become effective? When the veil in the Temple separating the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies was torn in two from top to bottom, and Christ proclaimed victoriously on the Cross Tetelestai -- IT IS FINISHED.  That is when the Old Covenant was finished, and the redemptive work of Christ on the Cross was also finished.  Now there "remaineth no more sacrifice for sins".

Thank you and God bless you.

[kwikphilly]

Blessings Blessings & more Blessings'

                                Closest friendnt,,,,,,Thank you for sharing,I do understand what you are saying,,,,,,,all of my relatives were catholic Italians,in spite of the many distorted perceptions & beliefs that they had because they looked no further than what they were taught(rcc,family,culture,tradition etc...) I do believe they a lot of them are Saved,,,,,,,,,,they did not have more abundant lives here on earth that they could have had BUT I do believe they have Eternal Life with our Lord

         This is exactly what our Brother is talking about,,,,,,in his very own words & relating to what you & I are discussing,,,,

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 the Word of God (in conjunction with the Holy Spirit) convicts us of our sins, thereby leading to confession, and repentance.  And when we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness...

Hereby Salvation is given by the Grace of God,to our families

and here is where the Topic of this Thread comes into play for many catholics who may or may not grasp this.....

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 At the same time we need to examine how the blood of Christ cleanses us vs how the Word of God cleanses us. Since the blood of Christ was shed for the remission of sins, sins can be forgiven ONLY on the basis of the blood. At the same time that we are forgives we are cleansed from the guilt and defilement of sins -- we are purged from our sins.

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  Now there "remaineth no more sacrifice for sins".

You must realize that there are so many catholics going to "confession" to be "absolved of their sins so they may go to church on Sunday & receive "the Body" of Christ & the "Blood of Christ" to be "Holy",,,,,,,,,

Ezra,please lend me a hand here,,,,,,,am I on the right track,bringing out the focal point we are emphasizing?

                                                                                            With love-in Christ,Kwik

[Ezra]

3 hours ago, kwikphilly said:

Ezra,please lend me a hand here,,,,,,,am I on the right track,bringing out the focal point we are emphasizing?

Sister Kwik,

You are absolutely on the right track. It is sad to see that so many Catholics have been misled through the teachings and practice of the RCC. Hopefully one of them might read this thread and see the truth.

[7Dove77]

Ezra,

We need to just keep praying for them that are RCC,trust/believe,God will open their eyes/heart,with understanding..

Blessings.With Gods Grace..7Dove77

[JG Hemlock]

Do I love Yeshua? Yes. I have surrendered my life to Him. Do you love Yeshua?

[kwikphilly]

Oh dear Brother,,,,,,

    Thanks,there are moments when I say to myself"Is anybody receiving any of this?"......I will never forget how many years it took before all those false teachings came to Light (I say I was 'de-briefed"& I will not point the finger at anyone but myself even though it is like being "brain washed",,,,,,,,,The spirit of "pride" takes advantage of the opportunities the father of lies open up,,,,,,,,,,,your heart can harden under strong delusion,it's spiritual warfare in the worst way and without the Power of the Holy Spirit you are just deaf & blind,I know because I was,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Brother,I was so"smart & educated" that no one could tell me anything I did not already know!!!!!! The more knowledge I acquired the more ignorant I became-lol         

    The sad thing is that life is truly wonderful,peaceful,joyous,beautiful,hopeful...........you can have a little taste of Heaven everyday,no matter what good & bad happens ,,,,,,even in sickness,poverty,whatever........the TRUTH will set you FREE

The Way the Truth & the Life                     Ezra,great Thread,good discussion!               Love you much,Your Sis Kwik

[Your closest friendnt]

1 hour ago, JG Hemlock said:

Do I love Yeshua? Yes. I have surrendered my life to Him. Do you love Yeshua?

Yes I do, because I can see how he gets involved in our lives.

In the past, I just believed in him, I needed him only as a Savior from Hell.

I understood the consept of Heaven and Hell, and I needed him just for the Heaven, I needed him as the Savior from Hell.

Later I needed him for this life and I turned to him, and I understood that he wants my repentance, that's when I gave him my repentance. 

The strange thing is that  later I understood that he was helping me without my repentance, that's when I began to understand his love for us.

that's what made me to want to get to know him and follow him in this life.