The Mercy Seat

[OneLight]

3 hours ago, Alive said:

The short answer is yes they are covered. Otherwise you get into a works based salvation.

The longer answer does not change that, but gets into the realm of each ones personal walk of sanctification.

Perhaps when I wake up, the Lord will allow me to expound on that.

It deeply saddens me to continue to see people fear the inner workings of a relationship.  I am sure I will get a whole lot of slack for this, but a relationship requires two or more people "working together".  There is absolutely nothing wrong with doing His work, appointed for us before we were saved, to fulfill His will in our lives.  Yes, being in a relationship requires work, but not the work those who are afraid of the word portray.  This work does not "save us".  That is completed at the cross through the work of Christ.  The work within a relationship can be called obedience for those who quiver at the word "works". 

To answer the question Dennis1209 asked, if we all are honest, we all have to admit that we do not know what happens to those who die in willful sin.  By "faith" we claim forgiveness due to how we were taught scripture while others are not sold on the idea that our unrepentant sins are automatically forgiven even if we don't ask to be forgiven.  And the debate continues ...

[angels4u]

23 hours ago, Alive said:

 

I believe that from God's point of view, there is no broken or improper fellowship--because we are 'In Christ' and when He sees us (typically and in reality), He sees the perfect Lamb of God and the completed work of atonement.

When we who are 'born again' sin, because of our weakness and lack of faith, our conscience condemns us and we have a 'sense' of improper fellowship (your meaning)--so we confess our sin and we find that Grace and solace that heals our soul. This is also His Grace and Mercy to His children as we grow up.

The reality, from God's perspective is that we were already forgiven and never fell from that place on the Mercy Seat between the two cherubim. This is where He meets us.

I woke up the other day thinking about the mercy seat and it came to mind again.

Ex. 25:17   “You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits shall be its length and a cubit and a half its width. 18 And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat. 19 Make one cherub at one end, and the other cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim at the two ends of it of one piece with the mercy seat. 20 And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and they shall face one another; the faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat. 21 You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the Testimony that I will give you. 22 And there I will meet with you,

This is where the Lord meets us. Where the 'blood' was sprinkled and atonement is made. Its interesting what Mary Magdalene saw when she looked into the tomb where Christ lay.

John 20:11   But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb. 12 And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

To me this hearkens back to the Mercy Seat and the two cherubim.

He became the atonement and propitiation for our sins and a once for all high priest to boot. A once for all propitiation and there is now no longer a need for a priest to continually sprinkle the blood between the angels.

Rom. 3:21   But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, 22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference; 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God set forth as 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, 26 to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

Amen , God know who are really His and those in name only,if we're His we will never lose Salvation because Jesus finished His Work on the cross and we can't add more to it by doing good works ,why would a person who really  loves the Lord wants to sin on purpuse but since we're all still in the flesh we will sin and thank God He gave us His Son to be our mediator.

Not knowing if you might sin when you die is basicially living in fear,God doesn't wants us to fear but to trust Him that He will bring us home..

I knew a Christians singer who loved the Lord but ended his life because of depression,I'm sure He's with the Lord because of his depression he couldn't think straight..

[steve morrow]

IS  IT  MANS  OPINIONS  THAT  GET  A  PERSON  INTO  HEAVEN  OR  JESUS  CHRIST 

 

PSALM 60:11  give us help from trouble ---for vain is the help of man---

PSALM 107:1  O give thanks unto  THE  LORD  for  HE  is good for  HIS mercy endureth forever 

MATTHEW 10:22  and you shall be hated of all men for my names sake --- but he that endureth to the end shall be saved---

JAMES 1:12  blessed is the man that ---endureth temptation---for when he is tried--- he shall receive the crown of life which  THE  LORD  hath promised  ---to them that love him---

 

LUKE 22:40  and when  HE  was at the place  HE  said unto them ---pray that you enter not into temptation---

JOHN 14:13  and whatsoever you shall ask in  MY  NAME  that will I do ---that  THE  FATHER  may be glorified in  THE  SON---

--14:14--  if you shall ask anything in  --MY--  name I will do it---

 

PROVERBS 28:9  he that turneth away his ear from hearing the law ---even his prayer shall be abomination---

 

JOHN 14:23  JESUS  answered and said unto him  --if-- a man love  ME  he will keep  MY  words and  MY  FATHER  will love him and we will come unto him and make our abode with him---

--14:24--  he that loveth  ME  not ---keepeth not  MY  sayings--- and the word which you hear is not mine ---but  THE  FATHERS  which sent  ME---

 

LOVING  THE  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST

[Alive]

My wife and I have been listening to scripture pursuant to the Bible Club that Omegaman set up and we got to talking about the Mercy Seat and that reality of the picture being the two angels sitting at the head and foot where Christ lay, with his shed blood between them.

I imagined Mary looking at that scene and wondering if she realized this and how remarkable a moment that was.

Our God is so amazing and leaves out no detail in honoring His Word and the Words of His servants the prophets.

Just amazing!

[Sower]

On 2/8/2022 at 10:05 AM, angels4u said:

Not knowing if you might sin when you die is basicially living in fear,God doesn't wants us to fear but to trust Him that He will bring us home..

I lived in that mindset all those years while I was in the Roman catholic church.

We had to insure our eternal destiny by confession to a man, the robed priest, our sins.

It was a constant fear of death at an inopportune moment. The toss of a coin.

The truth set me free.

[angels4u]

19 minutes ago, Sower said:

I lived in that mindset all those years while I was in the Roman catholic church.

We had to insure our eternal destiny by confession to a man, the robed priest, our sins.

It was a constant fear of death at an inopportune moment. The toss of a coin.

The truth set me free.

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The truth set me free.

Amen Sower ,what a joy it is of knowing Jesus ....

I just read:

As the world prepares for war

Jesus prepares for a wedding ..

[Alive]

While reading a post of Jade’s regarding the scapegoat, I was once again reminded of the Mercy Seat and Mary’s experience at the tomb. In fact I was thinking about it a few days ago. A wonderful picture of the effectual atonement of Christ and His shed Blood. The Old Rugged Croos.

[Alive]

5 minutes ago, johann pretorius said:

Great verses, does it mean were have reached sinless perfection?

No.

[Alive]

And yet, our Lord is the Great Shepherd and we have many promises of His keeping in scripture.

So we learn to trust Him who is able to keep us….

[Alive]

Every son of God will learn as we walk in Him, one way or another that we are weak. That we have this treasure in earthen vessels and the power is His. He will see to it one way or another and many times until we give up and find His rest. “Lord, I know now, I can do no thing without you”.

Edited September 20, 2022 by Alive
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