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What does "Washed in the blood of Christ" mean? - 11/24/2008 3:02:43 PM
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Explain to our youth of today what this and "The blood of the Lamb" is all about. This I know. Unless one does understand what all this means, I do not believe that one is saved.
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RE: What does "Washed in the blood of Christ"... - 11/24/2008 3:42:54 PM
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Revelation 7:14
And I said to him, “Sir, you are the one who knows.” Then he said to me, “These are the ones who died in the great tribulation. They have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and made them white
Revelation 12:11
And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.
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RE: What does "Washed in the blood of Christ"... - 11/24/2008 5:16:35 PM
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Without a clear understanding of the Tanach(old testiment) one can not really understand those phrases, since they are an integral part of what some would call judaism.
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RE: What does "Washed in the blood of Christ"... - 11/24/2008 6:41:32 PM
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'Washed by virtue of Christ Jesus' obedience/Victory as our(the redeemed in that very obedience/sacrifice)inheritance both in privilege and responsibility.' Romans 4:10-'However, God considered his(Abraham)righteousness before 11 he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of covenant of the faith while still uncircumcised in his flesh, regardless of the Law, that righteousness might be credited to him. 12 Thus the father of circumcision, Abraham, and the covenant he established was deemed righteous by his(Abraham)obedience not by the covenant 13 [for] the promise to his descendants was not through the Law but through the covenant of righteousness by faith. 14 Those practitioners of the Law are heirs of something but faith isn’t it 15 for the Law can only judge but never redeem 16 [but] faith[obedience to the Father]in Christ’s order in accordance in obedience to His Grace is all, either with or without the knowledge of the Law.'
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RE: What does "Washed in the blood of Christ"... - 11/24/2008 6:57:14 PM
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Unless one does understand what all this means, I do not believe that one is saved.
That's a pretty hefty claim. Do you have biblical support for it?
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RE: What does "Washed in the blood of Christ"... - 11/25/2008 2:52:01 AM
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The terms in those two phrases, washed, blood, Messiah and Lamb represent, in my opinion, some of the most complicated concepts in the whole of the Scriptures. We could probably do a thread on each one of them. Therefore, I think, to expect a new convert to have a clear and complete understanding of those phrases is asking quite a bit.
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RE: What does "Washed in the blood of Christ"... - 11/25/2008 6:43:24 AM
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At that time Jesus answered and said, " I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes.
"Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight."
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RE: What does "Washed in the blood of Christ"... - 11/25/2008 10:01:01 AM
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Unless one does understand what all this means, I do not believe that one is saved.
That's a pretty hefty claim. Do you have biblical support for it?
I concur. I can tell you that I believed long before I understood. We are saved by faith, not understanding.
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RE: What does "Washed in the blood of Christ"... - 11/26/2008 7:54:38 PM
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Unless one does understand what all this means, I do not believe that one is saved.
That's a pretty hefty claim. Do you have biblical support for it?
I concur. I can tell you that I believed long before I understood. We are saved by faith, not understanding.
I don't know as if I would go as far as to say if one does not fully understand the term being washed in the blood, disqualifies one from being saved. It takes a simple knowledge of understanding that Jesus Christ died on the cross, and spilled out His blood for the forgiveness of sins. Being washed in the blood is simply a metaphor, for the washing away of our sins when we accept Christ as Savior. God has always required the sacrifice of blood for atonment of sin. In the old testament
it was the blood of animals that was out wardly sprinkled on the altar, that
merely covered the sins of the people, but did not take them away. In the new testament, the shed blood of Jesus Christ takes away the sins of
the world. By believing in Him and His sacrificial death on the Cross our sins are washed away never to be remembered again. In Hebrews
9:22, it states that without shedding of blood there is not remission for sin.
The perfect blood sacrifice of Jesus Christ is the only way that we can be cleansed from sin. That is why when Christ gave up His spirit on the cross
He said, it is finished.
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RE: What does "Washed in the blood of Christ"... - 11/28/2008 1:52:34 PM
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Francis Schaeffer warned against those who would divide faith from reason. This is the existential "leap of faith" which liberal Christianity has embraced (to its coming sorrow). Believing something without understanding it is weak gullibility which is never Christianity. "The weapon with which the Lord conquers men is the truth as it is in Jesus," said Charles Spurgeon, described as the prince of preachers.
I offered 2 topics on this thread. Note those who choose to argue with the latter (No salvation without understanding) without answering the former (What does "washed in the blood of Christ" mean?). I suspect they don't answer it simply because they don't understand the gospel themselves, which would be all right, except they choose to appoint themselves as guardians of truth! They sit waiting for a real pearl of truth to come along which is beautiful for amplification by some of these gifted thinkers and, like a bird of prey swooping down on a helpless chick, they seek to kill it by arguing it to death or even quoting Scripture ad infinitum to where the point is lost.
What did Jesus say of those who boast of sight (insight) while they are really blind?
When a child is old enough to understand he or she has done wrong in deliberate disobedience, that child can understand a good person taking their punshment for them (Jesus as their Sin-bearer). This is the fountain head of trust for all of us. To aver otherwise is preaching another gospel.
Thus, caution must be exercised by those who, well-intended or not, prevent youngsters from coming to an understanding of the gospel by their doubtful disputations and interminable obfuscations.
Here's a suggestion: why not argue privately in the pm feature? Jesus is not playing when He warns to beware of "offending these little ones" and "preventing them from coming to Him."
Let us all take heed and examine ourselves (our posts).
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RE: What does "Washed in the blood of Christ"... - 11/29/2008 8:58:00 PM
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Jesus said that the Pharisees were whitewashed tombs. Whitewash is a kind of primitive paint.
The doorposts and lintels at Passover (the first one, in Egypt) were "washed in blood." The blood was sprinkled on or splashed on, using a primitive paintbrush called a hyssop branch. This signified that death had already come to that household, so when the angel of death got to that home to kill the firstborn, it would "pass over" that house. Death had already been there, and the blood on the door counted as if the firstborn had already died, ... in this way, all the people in that home were spared.
When Rahab protected the Hebrew spies, she was told to put a scarlet thread (crimson, blood-colored) out her window. When she did that, the entire wall collapsed except for the part where her home was with the scarlet mark. She was protected from God's judgment by her act of faith.
By faith, we apply the blood of Christ to our hearts. We reckon that we have died to sin and that the blood of Christ counted as our own death and punishment. When we bear this mark of faith on our hearts, God's judgement passes over us and we are spared from the second death and the eternity in hell. Death has no more power over me, because God sees my old sinful person as already dead, when he looks at me through the blood of Christ.
I'd be happy to reference a whole lot of biblical citations about this. If anyone is interested, please send me a PM.
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RE: What does "Washed in the blood of Christ"... - 11/29/2008 11:45:25 PM
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I offered 2 topics on this thread. Note those who choose to argue with the latter (No salvation without understanding) without answering the former (What does "washed in the blood of Christ" mean?). I suspect they don't answer it simply because they don't understand the gospel themselves,
So, because someone questions a bold claim you make, it means they are probably not saved? I'm not sure that's fair.
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RE: What does "Washed in the blood of Christ"... - 11/30/2008 3:14:00 AM
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ORIGINAL: pinopolitan
Francis Schaeffer warned against those who would divide faith from reason. This is the existential "leap of faith" which liberal Christianity has embraced (to its coming sorrow). Believing something without understanding it is weak gullibility which is never Christianity. "The weapon with which the Lord conquers men is the truth as it is in Jesus," said Charles Spurgeon, described as the prince of preachers.
I offered 2 topics on this thread. Note those who choose to argue with the latter (No salvation without understanding) without answering the former (What does "washed in the blood of Christ" mean?). I suspect they don't answer it simply because they don't understand the gospel themselves, which would be all right, except they choose to appoint themselves as guardians of truth! They sit waiting for a real pearl of truth to come along which is beautiful for amplification by some of these gifted thinkers and, like a bird of prey swooping down on a helpless chick, they seek to kill it by arguing it to death or even quoting Scripture ad infinitum to where the point is lost.
What did Jesus say of those who boast of sight (insight) while they are really blind?
When a child is old enough to understand he or she has done wrong in deliberate disobedience, that child can understand a good person taking their punshment for them (Jesus as their Sin-bearer). This is the fountain head of trust for all of us. To aver otherwise is preaching another gospel.
Thus, caution must be exercised by those who, well-intended or not, prevent youngsters from coming to an understanding of the gospel by their doubtful disputations and interminable obfuscations.
Here's a suggestion: why not argue privately in the pm feature? Jesus is not playing when He warns to beware of "offending these little ones" and "preventing them from coming to Him."
Let us all take heed and examine ourselves (our posts).
Pino
This is why Adonai provided parents. If we are discussing Scripture and a child comes in the room, are we supposed to stop talking until the child leaves. It is my understanding that the seperation of children, literal or figurative, is not an acceptable practice. In fact it is through taking part in discussions with parental guidance that one learns. This is, in my opinion, the method the Scriptures encourage.
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RE: What does "Washed in the blood of Christ"... - 12/7/2008 3:58:26 PM
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Hey, BT, can you please elaborate? You've caught my interest and I'd like to hear more. If you'd like, you can just PM me. Thanks so much!!! :)
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The terms in those two phrases, washed, blood, Messiah and Lamb represent, in my opinion, some of the most complicated concepts in the whole of the Scriptures. We could probably do a thread on each one of them. Therefore, I think, to expect a new convert to have a clear and complete understanding of those phrases is asking quite a bit.
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RE: What does "Washed in the blood of Christ"... - 12/7/2008 4:00:23 PM
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I believe what it means is that Jesus' blood has washed away our sins and made us cleaned before God. We are the righteousness in Christ Jesus. No amount of does and don'ts can do what Jesus did on the cross.
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Explain to our youth of today what this and "The blood of the Lamb" is all about. This I know. Unless one does understand what all this means, I do not believe that one is saved.
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RE: What does "Washed in the blood of Christ"... - 12/7/2008 4:47:16 PM
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Unless one does understand what all this means, I do not believe that one is saved.
That's a pretty hefty claim. Do you have biblical support for it?
I concur. I can tell you that I believed long before I understood. We are saved by faith, not understanding.
me too.
and to the OP, I think Romans chapter 6 explains very well.
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RE: What does "Washed in the blood of Christ"... - 12/8/2008 8:02:37 PM
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Hey, BT, can you please elaborate? You've caught my interest and I'd like to hear more. If you'd like, you can just PM me. Thanks so much!!! :)
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The terms in those two phrases, washed, blood, Messiah and Lamb represent, in my opinion, some of the most complicated concepts in the whole of the Scriptures. We could probably do a thread on each one of them. Therefore, I think, to expect a new convert to have a clear and complete understanding of those phrases is asking quite a bit.
Though I am great risk of being stoned by the linguists, I will begin the conversation.
Washed - this term is often equated with the word baptism, derivied from greek. Use of this wird leads many to believe that this concept was an invention of John the cousin of Yeshua(Jesus). It actually appears to harken back to the mikvah, or washing that is commanded in HaTorah(the pentetuch). Before on brings ones sacrifice or even approaches the Temple one was to be "baptised". One was also required to go through various "baptisms" to "cleans" one from various circumstances one might find oneself in to mqake oneself presentable before Adonai.
Blood - usually simply associated with the statement, "Without the shedding of blood there is not remission of sin.", this term is associated with a number of activities that make one "unclean" also. So, there is a lot more to the concept than the fluid that flowed out of the Messiah's body on my behalf.
Meshiach - Like all hebrew terms, this one has a specific meaning associated with this gruoping of letters. I will leave it to the linguists to elaberate. I would just say there is a much connotation derived from it's use in various passage throughout the Scriptures. More than the greek term "christ" includes.
Lamb - There are several lambs refered to in the Scriptures for various purposes. So, one can see several ways to apply the connotations derived from those passages to the Messiah.
This of cource is a simple introduction to any discussion that might follow. Let me just say that there is more here than can be understood in a couple hours of conversion experience.
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RE: What does "Washed in the blood of Christ"... - 12/8/2008 8:44:42 PM
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Dude!!! That is so very cool!!! I think the worse thing to happen to the christian faith is when we dropped Jewish culture from our thinking. I think we would be so much farther in God if we hadn't. Can you recommend a Jewish book that gets into this cultural stuff?
So the word Washed or baptised means that Jesus already washed me so I am able into His presense. Nothing I can do will work since I am now cleaned. Cool!! And no matter what I do, I am stilled 'cleaned' in God's sight. Of course, I have to ask for forgiveness, which He grants. And also of course, that's not a 'get out of jail' free card, do as you please cause I'm cleaned. It's just when I mess up, like lose my temper, I ask for forgiveness, get it and am still cleaned in God's sight. Cool!!! Thank you so very much for sharing. It is very enlightening!!!
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Hey, BT, can you please elaborate? You've caught my interest and I'd like to hear more. If you'd like, you can just PM me. Thanks so much!!! :)
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ORIGINAL: Bluethread
The terms in those two phrases, washed, blood, Messiah and Lamb represent, in my opinion, some of the most complicated concepts in the whole of the Scriptures. We could probably do a thread on each one of them. Therefore, I think, to expect a new convert to have a clear and complete understanding of those phrases is asking quite a bit.
Though I am great risk of being stoned by the linguists, I will begin the conversation.
Washed - this term is often equated with the word baptism, derivied from greek. Use of this wird leads many to believe that this concept was an invention of John the cousin of Yeshua(Jesus). It actually appears to harken back to the mikvah, or washing that is commanded in HaTorah(the pentetuch). Before on brings ones sacrifice or even approaches the Temple one was to be "baptised". One was also required to go through various "baptisms" to "cleans" one from various circumstances one might find oneself in to mqake oneself presentable before Adonai.
Blood - usually simply associated with the statement, "Without the shedding of blood there is not remission of sin.", this term is associated with a number of activities that make one "unclean" also. So, there is a lot more to the concept than the fluid that flowed out of the Messiah's body on my behalf.
Meshiach - Like all hebrew terms, this one has a specific meaning associated with this gruoping of letters. I will leave it to the linguists to elaberate. I would just say there is a much connotation derived from it's use in various passage throughout the Scriptures. More than the greek term "christ" includes.
Lamb - There are several lambs refered to in the Scriptures for various purposes. So, one can see several ways to apply the connotations derived from those passages to the Messiah.
This of cource is a simple introduction to any discussion that might follow. Let me just say that there is more here than can be understood in a couple hours of conversion experience.
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RE: What does "Washed in the blood of Christ"... - 12/8/2008 10:10:23 PM
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I do agree that we must have an understanding as to who God is and what He did for us through Christ Jesus. We are to dig deep into God to pull out His stuff and not follow after man-made junk. Yes, we do need to understand, but that understanding comes from God and God only. Then comes that leap of faith, faith, faith. Faith and understanding come together. You can't have one without the other. I can understand that Jesus died for my sins, but without faith, it won't work. I can understand that Jesus is my healer, but without that faith, I won't be healed. It's like Jesus wilting the fig tree Matt 21:18. It was by faith, but I understand when Jesus said if you have faith you can say to the mountain go. it's by faith that I receive. Does that make sense?
Sometimes God wants us to have a leap of faith even if we don't understand. I don't get faith, I don't understand how it works or why, but I do know it does work. I understand if I have the faith I can say to the mountain go, but I don't get the mechanics of it all. I understand that by faith in Jesus' blood I'm set free, but again, I don't understand the mechanics of it. I don't understand where God came from or how He can be in all places at once, but I have faith that He is everywhere and has always been here even thought I don't get the mechanics.
See Hebrews 11. Those guys had no idea what was happening or why, they only obeyed and sometimes God calls us to not understand, but just obey. Like faith and the mountain. But we must also remember that the understanding comes by God and God only and never by man himself and his own ways and thoughts. And the only way we can accept God's ways is by faith. Understanding and faith are sisters and go hand in hand. You can't have one without the other. So please don't throw the baby out with the bathwater and say not to have faith, but only understanding.
1 Corinthians 2:12-14
"Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual. The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned."
1 John 2:20, 27
"But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge... But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him."
And I have to say, I've never been called a liberal christian before. A heretic, bible thumper, holy roller and fanatic, yes, but never a liberal.
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Francis Schaeffer warned against those who would divide faith from reason. This is the existential "leap of faith" which liberal Christianity has embraced (to its coming sorrow). Believing something without understanding it is weak gullibility which is never Christianity. "The weapon with which the Lord conquers men is the truth as it is in Jesus," said Charles Spurgeon, described as the prince of preachers.
I offered 2 topics on this thread. Note those who choose to argue with the latter (No salvation without understanding) without answering the former (What does "washed in the blood of Christ" mean?). I suspect they don't answer it simply because they don't understand the gospel themselves, which would be all right, except they choose to appoint themselves as guardians of truth! They sit waiting for a real pearl of truth to come along which is beautiful for amplification by some of these gifted thinkers and, like a bird of prey swooping down on a helpless chick, they seek to kill it by arguing it to death or even quoting Scripture ad infinitum to where the point is lost.
What did Jesus say of those who boast of sight (insight) while they are really blind?
When a child is old enough to understand he or she has done wrong in deliberate disobedience, that child can understand a good person taking their punshment for them (Jesus as their Sin-bearer). This is the fountain head of trust for all of us. To aver otherwise is preaching another gospel.
Thus, caution must be exercised by those who, well-intended or not, prevent youngsters from coming to an understanding of the gospel by their doubtful disputations and interminable obfuscations.
Here's a suggestion: why not argue privately in the pm feature? Jesus is not playing when He warns to beware of "offending these little ones" and "preventing them from coming to Him."
Let us all take heed and examine ourselves (our posts).
Pino
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RE: What does "Washed in the blood of Christ"... - 12/9/2008 6:02:45 PM
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Dude!!! That is so very cool!!! I think the worse thing to happen to the christian faith is when we dropped Jewish culture from our thinking. I think we would be so much farther in God if we hadn't. Can you recommend a Jewish book that gets into this cultural stuff?
So the word Washed or baptised means that Jesus already washed me so I am able into His presense. Nothing I can do will work since I am now cleaned. Cool!! And no matter what I do, I am stilled 'cleaned' in God's sight. Of course, I have to ask for forgiveness, which He grants. And also of course, that's not a 'get out of jail' free card, do as you please cause I'm cleaned. It's just when I mess up, like lose my temper, I ask for forgiveness, get it and am still cleaned in God's sight. Cool!!! Thank you so very much for sharing. It is very enlightening!!!
Don't jump to too many conclusions. As you pointed out there are several qualifications to our relationship with Adonai. Lanchaster has written several books on integrating the Tenach(old testiment) into the believer's life. He publishes through First Fruits of Zion. Google FFOZ.
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RE: What does "Washed in the blood of Christ"... - 12/9/2008 8:41:31 PM
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Thanks, BT!! I'll check it out. :)
Edit: I checked out the website and I like it. Thanks!!!
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Dude!!! That is so very cool!!! I think the worse thing to happen to the christian faith is when we dropped Jewish culture from our thinking. I think we would be so much farther in God if we hadn't. Can you recommend a Jewish book that gets into this cultural stuff?
So the word Washed or baptised means that Jesus already washed me so I am able into His presense. Nothing I can do will work since I am now cleaned. Cool!! And no matter what I do, I am stilled 'cleaned' in God's sight. Of course, I have to ask for forgiveness, which He grants. And also of course, that's not a 'get out of jail' free card, do as you please cause I'm cleaned. It's just when I mess up, like lose my temper, I ask for forgiveness, get it and am still cleaned in God's sight. Cool!!! Thank you so very much for sharing. It is very enlightening!!!
Don't jump to too many conclusions. As you pointed out there are several qualifications to our relationship with Adonai. Lanchaster has written several books on integrating the Tenach(old testiment) into the believer's life. He publishes through First Fruits of Zion. Google FFOZ.
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RE: What does "Washed in the blood of Christ"... - 12/10/2008 10:29:02 AM
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Whenever the word "blood" is used in Scripture, its reference is to the death of an animal or a person. God not only uses parables as a way of both concealing and revealing truth, but even historical truths can hide by over-familiarity with certain words. "Blood", instead of representing death in the hearer's mind, becomes the focus of study itself (a red liquid). The metaphor replaces the subject matter and out the window goes the whole point. Hence, the staggering and stunning and awesome and wonderful truth that Christ the Son of God died (as a Sacrifice, the Lamb) for sin is passed over in order to focus on another matter, any other matter but what is paramount. So be it. As Jesus thanked His Father for "Hiding these things from the wise and prudent and revealing them to babes", we learn from Jesus that it is God Himself in the Person of the Holy Spirit who, in His glorying of Jesus, "will take of what is Mine and declares it to you."
A veil lies on the heart for some. This veil is taken away by turning to the Lord. Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
The veil is taken away in Christ.
"Washed" is another metaphor. It signifies cleansing. Sin is unclean. To have my sins washed in the blood of Christ is for me to be cleansed of my sin by Jesus' death for me. That Christ is represented as a lamb specifies His death as that of a sacrifice. "The Lamb of God" signifies that God Himself provides this sacrifice.
Now all this is so easy to talk about. Words are easy to put out into the air or to type on a page. Dying on a cross is so terrible that it is beyond words. And for Him to have been innocent, for the Holy One of Israel to be the Sin-bearer for mankind, for Him to have willingly sacrificed Himself for us-this is worthy of praise! This is glory! This is why we love Him and adore Him and give ourselves to Him.
Who is he that condemns? It is Christ Who died, yes rather is risen again, Who is even at the right hand of God, Who also makes intercession for us.
Amen.
Thank you for your interest!
Pino
< Message edited by pinopolitan -- 12/10/2008 8:45:22 PM >
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