Things New and Old

Ancient truths revealed in the Scriptures are often forgotten, disbelieved or distorted, and therefore lost in the passage of time. Such ancient truths when rediscovered and relearned are 'new' additions to the treasury of ancient truths.

Christ showed many new things to the disciples, things prophesied by the prophets of old but hijacked and perverted by the elders and their traditions, but which Christ reclaimed and returned to His people.

Many things taught by the Apostles of Christ have been perverted or substituted over the centuries. Such fundamental doctrines like salvation by grace and justification have been hijacked and perverted and repudiated by sincere Christians. These doctrines need to be reclaimed and restored to God's people.

There are things both new and old here. "Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things" 2Ti 2:7.

Thursday, April 30, 2020

All we like sheep have gone astray...



A few observations:
1. Sheep are those whom God had chosen and gave to Christ.
John 6:39 KJV — And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.

2. Gone astray: lost, separated from its Owner; sin has separated them from God; each has gone down his own way, even the way of death; man's way is the way of death; the wages of sin is death, being separated from God.
- Genesis 2:17 KJV — But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
- Pro 14:12 KJV - There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

3. Christ came to seek and to save the lost, His own people, those whom God has given to Him before the foundation of the world.
- Matthew 1:21 KJV — And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

4. The LORD laid on him: God freely imputed the sins of Christ's people on Christ, and He suffered the full curse in their stead. This happened at the cross, and not when you believe, the latter is a devil's lie.
- 2Co 5:21 "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."
- His sinless life of perfect obedience to all the laws of God secured the righteousness needed for our justification; freely imputed to His sheep AT THE CROSS TOO, not when you believe; even so, Adam's sin was imputed to you in the garden of Eden.
- Rom 3:22 "Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:" Righteousness provided by God is through the faithfulness OF-OF-OF Christ, not your faith IN-IN-IN Christ; the latter is the devil's lie.
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