Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Stunted Growth

We live in a world, where only a portion of the gospel is preached.  It goes like this:

You are a sinner.
Jesus died for your sins.
Confess you are a sinner.
Repent.
Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior.
NOW,
Be good, Go to Church, Read your Bible, Go to Bible Studies, Worship, Pray, Serve
Oh, let's not forget:
Tithe.

Doesn't that about sum it up?

But the gospel is so so much more than Jesus died for our sins.

There are two aspects to the work Jesus accomplished through His death, burial and resurrection.
1) His blood was shed for us, to bring us redemption- the forgiveness of sins.  He is our Substitution.
2) He gave His body so that we might be united with Him in His death, burial and resurrection.  We are united with Him.

Jesus!  Came to:
release the capitve
heal the broken
open the eyes of the blind
set free the oppressed
give us abundant life (His life!)
put to death our sin nature
gave us a new nature, His nature- we are partakers of the divine nature
Sin is no longer our master
freedom
made our spirit alive
we have a COMPLETELY brand new INNER man
born again
we are sons of God

And so so so much more!  God's grace is greater than we could ever imagine.  Now remember this, Peter says in 2 Peter 3:18 to grow in the GRACE and KNOWLEDGE of our Lord Jesus Christ-  the only way we can truly grow into full stature is to take hold of these facts- Who Jesus is, what He has accomplished for us- fully- and who we are because of what He has accomplished and overcame.  We'll never grow up fully until we do.  We will never fully grow in GRACE and KNOWLEDGE until we do.

Seek to know, this Truth.  Ask God to reveal these truths to your spirit (the most real part of YOU).  Because you don't want to live your life as stunted believer.  Knowing there is something more but not knowing He is that something more.



The New Covenant
Through the Cross
Christ
                 Shed His                                                        Gave His
                 BLOOD                                              BODY                         

SUBSTITUTON

DIED FOR US
Romans 8:5
1Thess 5:10
1 Cor 15:3
2 Cor 15:14-15
1 Peter 2:24

CRUCIFIED FOR US
1 Cor 1:23; 2:8
1 Cor 2:2
Galatians 3:1


BURIED
1 Cor 15:4


RESURRECTED FOR US
Romans 4:24,25
1 Cor 15:4
1 Cor 15:20,22



THROUGH CHRIST’ BLOOD
Forgiveness of sins
Matt 26:28, Heb 9:22
Redemption Ephesians 1:7
Peace and reconciliation with God Col 1:20
Cleanse conscience Heb 9:14
Cleanses from all sin 1 John 1:7
Released us from our sins Rev 1:5
New Covenant
Luke 22:20, 1 Cor 11:25, Heb 12:24


UNION

DEAD WITH CHRIST
Romans 6:3-5,8
Colossians 2:20
2 Timothy 2:11
1 Peter 2:24
Philippians 3:10

CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST
“I have been”- Galatians 2:20
old man- Romans 6:6
flesh- Galatians 5:24
world – Galatians 6:14

BURIED WITH HIM
Romans 6:4
Colossians 2:12

RESURRECTED WITH HIM
Romans 6:4-5,8
Romans 8:11
2 Cor 4:14
Philippians 3:10
Colossians 2:12

THROUGH CHRIST’ BODY
I participate in His death, burial and resurrection.
I am dead to the Law Romans 7:4
I am Christ’s body and an individual member of it- I Cor 12:27
I have been sanctified- Heb 10:10
I am dead to sin- Romans 6:10-11
I am seated with Him- Eph 2:6,
I am set free from the law of sin and death- Romans 8
Christ lives in me- Galatians 2:20, Romans 8:10


He deals with our “sins”- verb                         He deals with THE “sin”-noun

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