The death of Jesus, divine revelation and sin are topics, today. Also, there’s more on apostasy, covenants, and the backslider. The “Yahoo! Answers” writer using ID “Peaceful Piscean” (Level 5 with 9,252 points, a member since May 23, 2012) posted the following:
True or False: If you don’t sin, then Jesus died for nothing?
THE BATTLE AXE: The Backslider (09/13/2012)—Where backsliding is apostasy, denial and the total dissolution of covenant comes into view as opposed to simply transgressing, trespassing, or violating laws maintained within covenant. The contract for Israel through Moses was not the first covenant, and is to be understood as another in a line of sacred agreements with GOD that had embraced the Patriarchs Adam, Noah, Abraham, and Jacob. The covenant of Moses introduced divine law written in stone by the finger of GOD, and the bond of divine nation in the earth along with memorial and sacrificial worship. For us today, the body of all previous covenants are subsumed within the accord instituted by Jesus Christ. The covenant of the New Testament is a final and eternal covenant, a covenant that cannot be improved upon. There will be no further covenants making comprehensive response to Creation’s need for divine provisions that address access to GOD, atonement, death, forgiveness, judgment, love, priesthood, rebirth, regeneration, resurrection, salvation, and sanctification.
THE GOLDEN ARROW: Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. (Ephesians 1: 16-23)
THE DOUBLE DAGGER: Wrong To Love? (08/17/2012); Jesus Our “Advocate” (08/16/2012); On The Messiah (02/19/2012); The Lamb of GOD (09/12/2011); About Promises (02/16/2011); Not Sacrificed? (12/15/2010)
The Holy Spirit teaches that the birth, life and death of Jesus are a single, indivisible appearance of GOD in flesh (called by many “the Incarnation”) that completes a peculiar aspect of divine revelation. A comprehensive display of Divine Person is made whereby the makeup of GOD is shown. Included are such abiding sacred substance as faith, holiness, humility, love, righteousness, wisdom, and wrath against sin. While Jesus is appointed as Judge, and fulfills a holy priesthood to establish atonement and propitiation for sin, the focus of his ministry is transforming the existence of created beings and living creatures to be a permanent feature within divinity—we say, that they may have eternal life.
Part of the great difficulty with sin is that sin has not been created by GOD; is no carnal, material or spirit thing; and has no independent identity or person. Sin is without dimension and divine substance, yet sin has effect and presence, and influences the will of created beings and living creatures (e.g., angels, animals, demons, men). Sin opposes the existence of GOD, The Holy Spirit, the Son of GOD, all being, and all existence. In no way does sin control or influence the divine will, however, through sin the endowment of will within created beings may be defiled and diminished. As a “thing” that does not exist, yet, has influence, sin is beyond what created beings can conceive or eliminate; and salvation may only be the operation of GOD, and not by the works of men and angels.
There is far more to be said, correctly applied, and spiritually apprehended. (For example, the fullness of divine revelation also goes beyond what humans can conceive or grasp without specific interventions from GOD in flesh as well as spirit. By the crucifixion of Jesus GOD uses death as a tool to establish life, manifesting glory, majesty, power and sovereignty over all, that otherwise would be hidden and invisible.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to your faith.
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
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