Today, that there are multiple divine operations for salvation is in view. Jesus Christ has appeared among men on the earth to provide access to divinity through blood that serves for cleansing, joining in unbreakable bond, reconciliation, and sealing covenant as well as for proclaiming the new testament law. A fighter at “Yahoo! Answers (New Zealand)” using the ID “Anonymous” (no profile information shown) posted the following:
Christians, if you can repent to God directly then what's the point of Jesus taking up your sins?
Is it not contradictory to say otherwise?
Update: If Jesus died then repentance is not needed
THE GOLDEN ARROW: For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood. For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people, Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you. Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry. And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us: Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. (Hebrews 9: 17-28, King James Version, KJV)
THE DOUBLE DAGGER: Corruption of Ones Spirit? (05/14/2017); Operations of Christian Faith (04/28/2017); How Christ Is Known? (04/24/2017); Temporal and Eternal Judgment (02/15/2017); Spirit Process not Feelings? (09/21/2016); Access Through The Son (07/21/2016); Why Are Works Required? (07/18/2016); Divine Meanings and Values? (03/31/2016); The Scale of Salvation? (12/13/2015)
“Anonymous”, sacred knowledge and revelation shared through Jesus Christ must be carefully considered, here. The process of GOD for restoring sinners to healthy relationship with divinity is more than a simple verbal act of confession and apology by the wrongdoer. While Christian believers try to describe the sacred operations for salvation using ideas and language that is plain, clear, yet, memorable, overcoming sin in the life occurs on a cosmic scale that must immerse the consciousness and the self-will of a sinner under the grace and sovereign will of Christ, who is King of Creation. The totality of spirit substance distributed throughout the universe must be reconfigured, and the transgressor must be made a new creation, so to speak. Blood must be discerned and recognized as a sacred tool that conveys and transfers life within diverse created beings and living creatures that exist as emissions and projections from the makeup of GOD who is a spirit. Even so, death must be understood as a sacred tool necessary for putting forth life through process of rebirth and resurrection. Atonement and the remission of sin through blood have to do with oneness without sameness, and communication among the persons of GOD, as do applying the sanctions within divine law, forgiveness, judgment, mercy, and the imparting of spirit gifts. Certainly a believer must make godly choices and decisions, and correctly carryout specific sacred practices (e.g., baptism, praise, prayer, worship); however, their salvation is far from a matter of relying upon finite human tools such as intellect, logic, philosophy, or science. The permanent changes required are not accomplished by exercise of mere human will power. Multiple divine tasks and determining operations must be completed including the embodiment of sin and divinity (we say, Incarnation), the fulfillment of promise and prophecy, rebirth, sanctification, and the second death. Consider again the following:
1.) Galatians 2: 20, King James Version (KJV): 20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
2.) Romans 6: 3-4, KJV: 3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
There is far more to be said, correctly applied, and spiritually apprehended. (For example, (3.) Romans 8: 5-9, KJV: 5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.) 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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