.
.
S i t e  S e a r c h

A_B_C_D_E_F_G_H_I_J_K_L_M_N_O_P_Q_R_S_T_U_V_W_XYZ

List of Topics__Ask Suby__Free Stuff__Questions Lists
Terms of Use__________________Privacy Policy

S i n  N o  L o n g e r  C o u n t s
p a g e  9

Remember the Book of Hebrews was intended for Jewish converts to the faith of the gospel and believers similar in belief to those at the church at Jerusalem, who had been used to the sacrifices which were required under the old covenant
   But now.He.has made us accepted

Paul is showing throughout Hebrews that the priesthood of Christ is so much greater than anything to do with the now defunct old covenant, that it now takes precedence for all time.

Some however in this new era, after sinning, felt that they should still offer a sacrifice as had been done before, thinking that this was needed to be righteous in God's eyes.

Under the old covenant as described in the Old Testament part of the Bible, the people annually came to the ancient temple to receive forgiveness of sins by a ceremony conducted for all by the Levitical priesthood:.Leviticus 16:21. This placed all sins 'under wraps' as it were, for thousands of years until Christ came to remove all sin for all time, all sins of the past, present and any future ones:.John 1:29.

Paul is emphasizing that Christ's sacrifice was so great that it is impossible to go back and be accepting it every time you sin, because once was good for all time. That would be tantamount to making a mockery of what Christ was on the Earth for. 

Upon hearing new covenant things, some people adhering to a different mindset became upset:.Acts 18:11-13; 4:1-4; Romans 10:2,3

Christ is able to keep us from falling and keep us in a perfectly righteous stead with the Father.(Jude 1:24; 2Timothy 4:18; Hebrews 2:18; 9:15; Colossians 1:22).so keep into Him

It does not say in Ephesians 1:7 that we are to be accepted because we keep the commandments or any other part of the ancient Mosaic Law or because we do this or because we do that.(Ephesians 1:6 "To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He has made us accepted in the beloved."). He has made us accepted. We can now have the same relationship with the Father, the Great Infinite One, that Christ has. Christ, has made us acceptable and accepted and equal with the Father:.John 4:23 "But the hour comes and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth for the Father seeks such to worship him.".It doesn't say the Father seeks those to worship him who adhere to whatever the religious rules may be, according to what religious doctrines one may espouse.

We need to tell the world that they.have been forgiven.and that, if this is important to them, then God has called them into a relationship with Him.(not that they will be forgiven if...).and that they are now clean in His sight.(not, will be clean if they do...whatever; all spiritual good things are free gifts, no works necessary to get them:.Romans 8:32).and that they should accept their rightful place in the Family of God Christ made possible for them, leading to the resurrection of the just.(because Christ's work has made you just:.Ephesians 1:6).and the reward; resurrection referring to rising from the death provided by the low consciousness we all came here with and up to the high consciousness God has:.Romans 8:30,31

Emmanuel preached about repentance.(repentance is deciding to change, deciding for something better:.Matthew 4:17; Mark 1:15).because He knew He was to be the one to take all the sins of the old covenant away, which covenant was still in effect during His life until His death and resurrection. The apostles preached the same things

Forgiveness is 'in' Him and if His holy nature is in you, you got it!
   Peter was saying.(he was talking to the people of Israel:.Acts 2:5,14,22,36).to change.(repent).from old covenant practices and call upon the risen Lord, deciding.(verse 21).to now be immersed.(baptized).in Christ.(means to accept His nature of love to be yours).and into the remission of sins that is in Him:.Romans 3:24; 8:2; 1Corinthians 1:30; 2Corinthians 5:19

Now, there is only righteousness imputed unto humanity. That is the good news gospel message that people must hear in order to accept Emmanuel the Christ's free gift of righteousness, placing one into a relationship with the Father

We have been telling the world to accept Christ and their sins will be forgiven, when in fact we should have been telling them to accept Christ and you will receive His righteousness, because all sin, for all time has already been forgiven and that God no longer sees sin of any kind in you and never did!

It has already been done! The work He came for is finished!.John 4:34; 5:36; 17:4. He did it. He finished it.

If sins do not matter to God, why do they matter so much to us? They will if we still use Old Testament laws as a measuring stick for righteousness. Many still ingrained in legalism think this way. Paul was that way too

God tells us in many places to be thinking like Him, just as we in the physical, take on the outlooks of the family we are brought up in, the family that we were exposed to. 

Religionists.(good sincere and helpful people many of them).impose burdens upon themselves that make it harder on themselves than even that which was required for a person living under the extreme severity of the old covenant with its onerous rules, of which there were so many. Back then, they only remembered their sins annually:.Hebrews 10:3. Some Christians and other sincere spiritual persons in many other faiths, think about their sins daily and are reminded of them weekly in church, groan! Such is religion. Many churchgoers have their minds more on their sins than on Him, more on being wrong than the gift to them of righteousness.

Sure admit errors.(1John 1:9,10), see how you can improve and decide to, but know that existing sins do not harm your relationship with God any more than they are in your mind of belief that they may be doing so. 

Know being in Christ is way more powerful than one's weaknesses, weaknesses which do not cut you off from a relationship with God. It is all a thing of the mind and what is important to each individual mind. To some, fighting sin is important. To others, allowing Him is important. We are all on the pathways which at the time seem like the one we should be on:.Ephesians 4:13 "Till we all come in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ."

God sees you now as holy, righteous and perfect. If you.think that your sins do harm to your relationship with the Father, you are on your way toward alienation from that precious relationship with the Father.

And you would only think that way if you were comparing yourself using a law of rules and regulations to measure righteousness by:.2Corinthians 10:12. When you are His perfect righteousness through belief in Emmanuel Christ, there is nothing inferior in your mind to compare with. 

It is a trick of ego, the deceitful selfish self responsible for our deeds of evil, commonly called the devil.(1Timothy 4:1).to get you thinking that you have to adhere to something other than the faith of Christ making you perfect. This type of thinking can weaken anybody:.Ephesians 6:10-12. But many still do adhere to a rigid set of rules.
...


.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.