Today,
reply is on mankind’s
acknowledgment of Jesus Christ as a lamb of sacrifice for atonement,
and the spirit process and substance that resides within practices
such as fasting, giving, offerings, and worship. For Christian
believers, focus should not be on the monetary value of livestock,
manpower, time, or other in-kind contributions of service and skill.
Eternal purpose and Spirit substance are to be made manifest and
returned to GOD such as commitment, compassion, fidelity, gratitude,
holy boldness, personhood, vigilance, wisdom, and wrath against sin.
It is written: 1st Chronicles 29: 16-18, King James
Version (KJV): 16 O LORD our God, all this store
that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name
cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own. 17 I know
also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in
uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have
willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy
people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee. 18 O
LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our
fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the
heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee: A fighter in
the “Yahoo! Answers” public forum on Religion & Spirituality
using the ID “Simon” (Level 1 with 8 points) posted the
following:
Jesus
supernatural spirit in human-form performs miracles and same spirit
survives death and performs resurrection. Where's the
sacrifice?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of
God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable
unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not
conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of
your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and
acceptable, and perfect, will of God. (Romans 12: 1-2, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: Appearing Above In Flesh? (09/16/2018); Divine Spirit
Within Animals? (09/05/2019); How To Serve GOD (09/04/2019); One Died
For All (04/05/2019); Fasting, Prayer and Sanctification
(03/29/2019); Offering Yourself To Christ? (12/27/2018); Rendering
Our Reasonable Service (06/15/2018); The Relationship As Servant
(06/03/2018)
“Simon”,
you are asking for information that has meaning only within a
framework for speaking of sacred spirit. As they are preparing to
receive Jesus Christ at his coming, developing and mature Christian
believers increasingly acknowledge that the operations and substance
of divinity pertaining to eternal life are immutable, incorruptible,
and invisible, and, therefore, have been revealed using material
objects, graphic events, and the imparting of spirit substance from
the makeup of divine fullness. Included have been fresh endowments
of life essence (breath; spirit; word); the burning bush that
appeared to Moses; the divine law written by the finger of GOD on
tables of stone; and divinity appearing in human flesh (we say,
Incarnation) as Jesus Christ. While only those ordained as priests
were to make the required offerings and sacrifices of blood within
the tabernacle and the temple, the blood itself was only a device to
convey and transport unseen elements within the living that include
consciousness, existence, life, and self-will (willpower). Common
fire may be used for cooking, heating ones home, providing light as
candles, etc. Animal sacrifices and material things placed on the
consecrated altars were purified using holy fire that simultaneously
destroyed defilement, sin and uncleanness while releasing gifts to
GOD such as glory, honor, obedience, personhood, readiness,
repentance, respect, reverence, unselfishness, and willingness. Such
gifts can not be apprehended using the finite human tools of academic
and secular knowledge, logic, philosophy, carnal reason, and
science. Consider again the following that uses language from the
Bible, and a selection from the music ministry of Wintley Phipps:
(1.)
Hebrews 13: 11-15, King James Version (KJV): 11 For the bodies of
those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high
priest for sin, are burned without the camp. 12 Wherefore Jesus
also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered
without the gate. 13 Let us go forth therefore unto him without the
camp, bearing his reproach. 14 For here have we no continuing city,
but we seek one to come. 15 By him therefore let us offer the
sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our
lips giving thanks to his name.
(2.)
1st Peter 2: 1-6, KJV: 1 Wherefore laying aside all
malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil
speakings, 2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word,
that ye may grow thereby: 3 If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is
gracious. 4 To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed
indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, 5 Ye also, as lively
stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer
up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. 6
Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in
Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on
him shall not be confounded.
(3.)
Hebrews 7: 19-28, KJV: 19 For the law made nothing perfect, but
the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw
nigh unto God. 20 And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made
priest: 21 (For those priests were made without an oath; but
this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will
not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of
Melchisedec:) 22 By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better
testament. 23 And they truly were many priests, because they were
not suffered to continue by reason of death: 24 But this man,
because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. 25
Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come
unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
26 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless,
undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
27 Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up
sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people’s:
for this he did once, when he offered up himself. 28 For the law
maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the
oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is
consecrated for evermore.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, (4.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a87g9tNhYnQ.) Even
so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according
to your faith.
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