This for me is an exciting and very Deep study, and I just love that, as it delves into God's "MEAT" of the word and His plans, and challenges anyone who would study, to go beyond just bible translations, or transliterations, to get to things not normally discussed, that has such an impact on the furtherance of our understanding of "Salvation" and the Gospel, that we are to continue to grow in.
We have no knowledge or wisdom when we first become believers. We are just a lump of clay waiting to be "Molded".
For me, salvation isn't about a quick "Wham, bam, thank you man", and I'm saved, like so many accept it to be, but is a wonderfully beautiful and COMPLEX, life long PROCESS, that we are to continue growing in, and in the understanding of new parts of salvation that God reveals to us through constant and continual studies.
Christianity and salvation are NOT something that is "STATIC", it's FLUID, and the process through the leading of the Holy Spirit, guides us in how we stay open to the deeper ideas, and either new or changing ideas and complexities of God on any topic you can choose.
God doesn't want us to stay "babes in Christ" all our lives, and just drink BABIES MILK, in the REVOLVING DOOR of the teaching of the milk, like I've seen in many in their 80's and 90's do.
That's SAD !!
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OK now. Just like salvation which is a PROCESS, the milk of the word is a Process that leads to the MEAT of the word, and there too is a process to grow in, which is the MEAT with different levels of growing in maturity in Gods word.
Just like going to college, we can spend anywhere from 4 to 10 years in school, and in some careers, school is a career long investment.
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Alright now.
The bible teaches that the continual coming into contact with the blood of Christ is VITAL to salvation at the end of life.
THE BASIS FOR THIS ENTIRE TOPIC IS ROMANS 6:3, "KNOW YE NOT THAT SO MANY OF US WERE BAPTIZED INTO CHRIST JESUS , WERE BAPTIZED INTO HIS (bloody) DEATH.
The above scripture is the only scripture I can find, that by reasoning through all the following verses, strongly suggests the contact we have with Christ's blood symbolically, has the ONLY power to save ANY OF US when nothing else in scripture does, or can in these contexts.
Reconciled - 2nd Cor.5:18, "All of this is a gift from God who RECONCILED us to Himself through the BLOOD OF CHRIST."
Redeemed -1st Peter 1:18, "You were not REDEEMED with corruptible things, but with the precious BLOOD OF CHRIST."
Justified, Romans 5:9, "We have now been JUSTIFIED by HIS BLOOD."
Sanctified - Hebrews 13:12, "Therefore Jesus also, that He might "SANCTIFY" the people WITH HIS OWN BLOOD, suffered outside the gate."
Atonement - Hebrews 5:9, "...be saved, only through the ATONING BLOOD of CHRIST."
Expiation - Colossians 2:13-14, "(13) "He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, (14) having cancelled out the certificate of debt consisting of charges against us, bringing death, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, (Expiation), BY HIS BLOOD, having nailed it to the cross in Christ."
Propitiation - Romans 3:24-25, "..our redemption which is in Christ Jesus: whom God displayed publicly as a PROPITIATION in CHRISTS BLOOD.
Forgiveness - Rev. 1:5, Acts 2:38, "To Christ who loves us and has freed us from our sins, acts 2:38, BY HIS BLOOD - Rev. 1:5.
Saved - Hebrews 13:12, "And so Jesus suffered outside the city gate, to make the people holy (Sanctified, set apart, saved) through HIS OWN BLOOD.
Finally, how the blood is applied is an ABSOLUTE TO GOD !!
Romans 5:8-10, "God has given the whole world a Passover Lamb, whose BLOOD WILL FULLY PROTECT those who APPLY IT to their lives.
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As you read the Old Testament, God was very specific how during EVERY ceremony requiring the use of blood, and how the blood was to be applied just as God commanded it to be.
In all the above scriptures, each act of God requires the application of Christ's blood through Romans 6:3, water baptism seems to be the only choice we have to honor God in all this.
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Well, I have to get off here and watch the news, as I live in Oregon just a few miles from this once in a lifetime "HOLOCAUST" of 4 fires heading my way. So my truck is packed and my son knows I may be evacuated to save my life, and I am on a standby alert.
The fire has now burned nearly 1,000,000 acres - That's ONE MILLION acres, or 1500 square mile.
Pray for everyone here - THIS IS BEYOND EPIC.
I'm typing waiting to hear it's time to evacuate.
God bless you all, and stay safe.
My name is OLIGOS
We have no knowledge or wisdom when we first become believers. We are just a lump of clay waiting to be "Molded".
For me, salvation isn't about a quick "Wham, bam, thank you man", and I'm saved, like so many accept it to be, but is a wonderfully beautiful and COMPLEX, life long PROCESS, that we are to continue growing in, and in the understanding of new parts of salvation that God reveals to us through constant and continual studies.
Christianity and salvation are NOT something that is "STATIC", it's FLUID, and the process through the leading of the Holy Spirit, guides us in how we stay open to the deeper ideas, and either new or changing ideas and complexities of God on any topic you can choose.
God doesn't want us to stay "babes in Christ" all our lives, and just drink BABIES MILK, in the REVOLVING DOOR of the teaching of the milk, like I've seen in many in their 80's and 90's do.
That's SAD !!
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OK now. Just like salvation which is a PROCESS, the milk of the word is a Process that leads to the MEAT of the word, and there too is a process to grow in, which is the MEAT with different levels of growing in maturity in Gods word.
Just like going to college, we can spend anywhere from 4 to 10 years in school, and in some careers, school is a career long investment.
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Alright now.
The bible teaches that the continual coming into contact with the blood of Christ is VITAL to salvation at the end of life.
THE BASIS FOR THIS ENTIRE TOPIC IS ROMANS 6:3, "KNOW YE NOT THAT SO MANY OF US WERE BAPTIZED INTO CHRIST JESUS , WERE BAPTIZED INTO HIS (bloody) DEATH.
The above scripture is the only scripture I can find, that by reasoning through all the following verses, strongly suggests the contact we have with Christ's blood symbolically, has the ONLY power to save ANY OF US when nothing else in scripture does, or can in these contexts.
Reconciled - 2nd Cor.5:18, "All of this is a gift from God who RECONCILED us to Himself through the BLOOD OF CHRIST."
Redeemed -1st Peter 1:18, "You were not REDEEMED with corruptible things, but with the precious BLOOD OF CHRIST."
Justified, Romans 5:9, "We have now been JUSTIFIED by HIS BLOOD."
Sanctified - Hebrews 13:12, "Therefore Jesus also, that He might "SANCTIFY" the people WITH HIS OWN BLOOD, suffered outside the gate."
Atonement - Hebrews 5:9, "...be saved, only through the ATONING BLOOD of CHRIST."
Expiation - Colossians 2:13-14, "(13) "He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, (14) having cancelled out the certificate of debt consisting of charges against us, bringing death, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, (Expiation), BY HIS BLOOD, having nailed it to the cross in Christ."
Propitiation - Romans 3:24-25, "..our redemption which is in Christ Jesus: whom God displayed publicly as a PROPITIATION in CHRISTS BLOOD.
Forgiveness - Rev. 1:5, Acts 2:38, "To Christ who loves us and has freed us from our sins, acts 2:38, BY HIS BLOOD - Rev. 1:5.
Saved - Hebrews 13:12, "And so Jesus suffered outside the city gate, to make the people holy (Sanctified, set apart, saved) through HIS OWN BLOOD.
Finally, how the blood is applied is an ABSOLUTE TO GOD !!
Romans 5:8-10, "God has given the whole world a Passover Lamb, whose BLOOD WILL FULLY PROTECT those who APPLY IT to their lives.
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As you read the Old Testament, God was very specific how during EVERY ceremony requiring the use of blood, and how the blood was to be applied just as God commanded it to be.
In all the above scriptures, each act of God requires the application of Christ's blood through Romans 6:3, water baptism seems to be the only choice we have to honor God in all this.
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Well, I have to get off here and watch the news, as I live in Oregon just a few miles from this once in a lifetime "HOLOCAUST" of 4 fires heading my way. So my truck is packed and my son knows I may be evacuated to save my life, and I am on a standby alert.
The fire has now burned nearly 1,000,000 acres - That's ONE MILLION acres, or 1500 square mile.
Pray for everyone here - THIS IS BEYOND EPIC.
I'm typing waiting to hear it's time to evacuate.
God bless you all, and stay safe.
My name is OLIGOS
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