We only have Today, so we should Enjoy Christ Today and He will be our Peace and Rest

We should enjoy Christ today and forget about yesterday and about tomorrow.

This week we come to the first of at least three weeks of enjoying Christ as our peace offering, and in particular we want to see that we need to enjoy Christ today to have His peace. The full title for this week is, Christ as the Peace between … [Continue reading]

Christ made Purification of Sins and Sat Down: Hallelujah, Redemption is Accomplished!

Heb. 10:12 But this One, having offered one sacrifice for sins, sat down forever on the right hand of God.

The Lord Jesus as the reality of the trespass offering has made purification of sins and sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high: all has been accomplished, He did it all, and we can just enjoy it and praise the Lord! Hallelujah! Our … [Continue reading]

Christ Poured His Blood for Forgiveness of Sins and for Enacting the New Covenant

The blood of Jesus was poured out for forgiveness of sins and for enacting of the new covenant.

The Lord Jesus as the reality of the trespass offering poured out His blood for the forgiveness of sins and for the enacting of the new covenant. God's righteous requirements were satisfied by Christ's sacrifice on the cross, and His precious … [Continue reading]

We are being Rescued from the Present Evil Age by Christ’s Death on the Cross

Heb. 2:17 Hence He should have been made like His brothers in all things that He might become a merciful and faithful High Priest in the things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.

As the reality of the trespass offering, Christ gave Himself for our sins that He might rescue us out of the present evil age according to the will of our God and Father (see Gal. 1:4). Christ is the reality of the trespass offering, and we can … [Continue reading]

Christ is the Propitiation for our Sins, and we Died to Sins to Live to Righteousness

2 Tim. 2:11 Faithful is the word: For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him.

Christ bore up our sins in His body on the cross in order that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness, and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins. The very first item in the gospel is that Christ died for our sins. He didn't … [Continue reading]

Salvation in Sanctification (Crucial Point 3 in 1 and 2 Thessalonians)

2 Thes. 2:13 But we ought to thank God always concerning you, brothers beloved of the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth.

The third crucial point in Paul's epistles to the Thessalonians is Salvation in Sanctification, mainly based on 2 Thes. 2:13. Enjoy the verse, the excerpts, and the further reading recommendations below, and please leave a comment with what you have … [Continue reading]

Christ Died for our Sins, the Righteous on Behalf of the Unrighteous, to Bring us to God

Thank You Lord Jesus for dying for my sins on the cross!

As the reality of the trespass offering, Christ died for our sins - the Righteous on behalf of the unrighteous - so that He may bring us to God. Thank You Lord for dying for my sins! We are sinners, we have the indwelling sin in our flesh, and … [Continue reading]