What is the purpose of Jesus dying on the Cross, Is it to bring another religion on earth?
The Bible said “………I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly” (John 10:10). Jesus didn’t come to add one more religion; neither did He come to establish any form of religion because Christianity is not a religion. Christianity is an intimate relationship between God and humanity, where God dwells inside of humanity. Hallelujah. Christianity is the nature of God dwelling in man influencing everything around him. Christians are the blessed people of God with the very same life and nature of God inside of them, since they have the Holy Spirit living inside of them whose faith and trust is in Jesus Christ. They are the result of the love of God. Hallelujah!!
The purpose of Jesus dying and resurrecting is to save (deliver) man from the bondage of sin. He came to establish a relationship between divinity and humanity. He came to breach the gap between God and man. He came to restore man back to the perfect will of God. He came to destroy the power sin. He came to restore God’s nature in man. He came to adopt you that were dead in sin as His beloved. Jesus came died on the cross and resurrected so that ye might have life (Zoe).
2Corinthians 5: 17 “therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation; old things are passed away, behold all things are become new”.
A man gets born again by accepting Jesus into his life (1John 5:11-12 “and this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life”). He becomes a new creation, with a new life. The part that says “He that hath the Son hath life” is not a promise but a statement of fact i.e. an assurance that having Jesus in you makes you alive. This is to saying that Jesus is life (Zoe) the eternal life John 14:6 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh to the Father, but by me”. This life (Zoe) is gotten here in this world and not in the afterlife. The life (Zoe) is God’s kind of life and nature.
The word new creation is from the Greek word “Kainos ktisis”. Kainos meaning new especially in freshness, not a renewal. ktisis means original formation. This person (spirit) is new without a past or any history. This is to say that this person is not the same person that was dead in sin. He may not look fresh in his physical body but he is a new man in his spirit having the life of God. The Bible says that “if anyone be in Christ, he is a new creation” the underlined word is the same as whosoever which is found in John 3:16 “for God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whosoever believed in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” This to say that, the new life in Christ is for everyone that believed in Him (Son of God) and not only for Pastors. “if anyone be in Christ, he is a new creation” This is also an assurance and not a promise. The Bible did not say that anyone in Christ will grow to become a new creation but anyone in Christ is a new creation. Hallelujah!!! . The new creation is created in Christ having the nature of God in his spirit; though he accepted Jesus into his life, he actually came into Him (Christ).
Ephesians 2:10 “we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works which God has before ordained that we should walk in them”.
The new creation is the direct workmanship of God, created in the exact image and likeness of God and they came into existence after the death and resurrection of Jesus. A man that accepted Jesus into his life actually accepted the finished work of Jesus on the cross.
ADAM COMMITTED HIGH TREASON
Genesis 1:26-28 “And God said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and every living thing that moveth upon the earth.”
“And God said…..” is Elohim said. Elohim is the plural form of God (The Father, son and the Holy Spirit).
“let us make man in our image, after our likeness…” The Greek word for image is “eikon” meaning a mirror –like representation i.e. a mirror that exactly reflects its source. This is more than just a resemblance and shadow but more of a replica. Our image, after our likeness is talking about God’s nature being replicated. This is to say that Adam has a replica of God’s nature on earth and so, in his actions, character and decisions; he should show forth the nature in him. Adam was to dominate the earth using God’s nature through the Spirit of God because without that nature he (Adam) can’t dominate the earth. So Adam was to manifest God’s glory by expressing this nature on earth.
“God said, let us make”, this is like a mutual meeting with intents i.e. Purpose. The Bible gave a rundown of creation from “let there be light and there was light”, till everything was called into being. This showed that Adam was the last of the creatures created but this was both an honour and a favour to Adam because everything was created for him. In the time of his creation, there was a mutual intent. The purpose of a thing determines its nature, design and features. God said let us fashion and design man in our image and likeness in order for them to have authority over all the realms of the earth. By virtue of this authority, man was to be in charge of the earth, in other words be the god of the earth “The heavens, even the heaven are the Lord’s. But the earth hath he given to the children of men.” Psalms 115:16.
God gave the earth to the children of men (Adam) in order for man to manifest God’s glory on earth. Man (Adam) demonstrated this authority by naming every beast upon the face of the earth (Gen 2:19). Man has to use the authority God had given to him to dominate the earth. This is to say that until man use the God given authority; God can’t do anything about it because all authority had been given to Him (Adam).
“And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and every living thing that moveth upon the earth.”
Authority is presumed to belong to man’s nature, but this authority must be declared openly before it can be a lawful authority. This is more like an open declaration empowering man to have a lawful authority over all the realms of the earth and everything in it.
In Gen 2-16 “And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 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.”
Gen 3:1-6 “…………she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.”
From the passage, Adam ate the fruit that God instructed him not to eat, and just as God had said he died spiritually even though he was still walking physically. The Bible said in Romans 6:16 “ know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servant to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? This is to say that as Adam ate the fruit disobeying God and obeying the devil, Adam became a servant to sin and thus became separated from God. By virtue of being separated, the nature of God left him because God cannot behold sin. Adam died because he became separated from his source of life. Imagine a fish that is removed from water or a plant that is removed from the soil, they will die eventually. Adam was cut off from fellowship with God and because he is disconnected from his source of life, he can be sick, he can die physically. Adam who used to be attracted to the presence of God with boldness now is hiding from God and feeling inferior/ ashamed. Adam lost the authority given to him from God to the devil.
Romans 5:17 “For if by one man’s offense death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) The verse above showed how Adam represented humanity and all that came through him had the same fate with him i.e. condemned to death (Rom6:23). This is the reason Jesus came to die as a substitute for our sin though He knew no sin (2Corinth 5:21).
“Much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ” Hallelujah. The gift of righteousness and the abundance of grace reveal the love of God towards us.
THE SHALOM - PEACE (All round success)Romans 5:1-2 “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: by whom also we have access by faith into his grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”
The word justified means declared not guilty or declared no sin. Wow. Jesus made this possible through his death on the cross and resurrection from the grave (Rom 5:8b).
RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD
The new creations has been declared not guilty and now they are the righteousness of God in Christ 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 “……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” the word righteousness means right standing with God. It means a state of correctness without any inferiority and shame. It doesn’t matter how you feel about this truth, it is the reality that the new creation is a righteous. The new creation is perfect and complete (Colossians 2:10) because the perfect and holy one dwells in him.
BLESSED WITH ALL BLESSINGS
Eph 1:3 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ; who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places.”
The new creation in Christ had been blessed with all blessing not with some blessings. The creation has been blessed in all things. They are sufficient in all things.
Philippians 4:19 “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus” the word supply is translated in Greek “pleroo” meaning to make surplus. The Bible said God will supply the need in surplus. This is to say that it is not all about meeting the need now but providing surplus. Hallelujah .
The Bible said “………I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly” (John 10:10). Jesus didn’t come to add one more religion; neither did He come to establish any form of religion because Christianity is not a religion. Christianity is an intimate relationship between God and humanity, where God dwells inside of humanity. Hallelujah. Christianity is the nature of God dwelling in man influencing everything around him. Christians are the blessed people of God with the very same life and nature of God inside of them, since they have the Holy Spirit living inside of them whose faith and trust is in Jesus Christ. They are the result of the love of God. Hallelujah!!
The purpose of Jesus dying and resurrecting is to save (deliver) man from the bondage of sin. He came to establish a relationship between divinity and humanity. He came to breach the gap between God and man. He came to restore man back to the perfect will of God. He came to destroy the power sin. He came to restore God’s nature in man. He came to adopt you that were dead in sin as His beloved. Jesus came died on the cross and resurrected so that ye might have life (Zoe).
2Corinthians 5: 17 “therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation; old things are passed away, behold all things are become new”.
A man gets born again by accepting Jesus into his life (1John 5:11-12 “and this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life”). He becomes a new creation, with a new life. The part that says “He that hath the Son hath life” is not a promise but a statement of fact i.e. an assurance that having Jesus in you makes you alive. This is to saying that Jesus is life (Zoe) the eternal life John 14:6 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh to the Father, but by me”. This life (Zoe) is gotten here in this world and not in the afterlife. The life (Zoe) is God’s kind of life and nature.
The word new creation is from the Greek word “Kainos ktisis”. Kainos meaning new especially in freshness, not a renewal. ktisis means original formation. This person (spirit) is new without a past or any history. This is to say that this person is not the same person that was dead in sin. He may not look fresh in his physical body but he is a new man in his spirit having the life of God. The Bible says that “if anyone be in Christ, he is a new creation” the underlined word is the same as whosoever which is found in John 3:16 “for God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whosoever believed in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” This to say that, the new life in Christ is for everyone that believed in Him (Son of God) and not only for Pastors. “if anyone be in Christ, he is a new creation” This is also an assurance and not a promise. The Bible did not say that anyone in Christ will grow to become a new creation but anyone in Christ is a new creation. Hallelujah!!! . The new creation is created in Christ having the nature of God in his spirit; though he accepted Jesus into his life, he actually came into Him (Christ).
Ephesians 2:10 “we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works which God has before ordained that we should walk in them”.
The new creation is the direct workmanship of God, created in the exact image and likeness of God and they came into existence after the death and resurrection of Jesus. A man that accepted Jesus into his life actually accepted the finished work of Jesus on the cross.
ADAM COMMITTED HIGH TREASON
Genesis 1:26-28 “And God said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and every living thing that moveth upon the earth.”
“And God said…..” is Elohim said. Elohim is the plural form of God (The Father, son and the Holy Spirit).
“let us make man in our image, after our likeness…” The Greek word for image is “eikon” meaning a mirror –like representation i.e. a mirror that exactly reflects its source. This is more than just a resemblance and shadow but more of a replica. Our image, after our likeness is talking about God’s nature being replicated. This is to say that Adam has a replica of God’s nature on earth and so, in his actions, character and decisions; he should show forth the nature in him. Adam was to dominate the earth using God’s nature through the Spirit of God because without that nature he (Adam) can’t dominate the earth. So Adam was to manifest God’s glory by expressing this nature on earth.
“God said, let us make”, this is like a mutual meeting with intents i.e. Purpose. The Bible gave a rundown of creation from “let there be light and there was light”, till everything was called into being. This showed that Adam was the last of the creatures created but this was both an honour and a favour to Adam because everything was created for him. In the time of his creation, there was a mutual intent. The purpose of a thing determines its nature, design and features. God said let us fashion and design man in our image and likeness in order for them to have authority over all the realms of the earth. By virtue of this authority, man was to be in charge of the earth, in other words be the god of the earth “The heavens, even the heaven are the Lord’s. But the earth hath he given to the children of men.” Psalms 115:16.
God gave the earth to the children of men (Adam) in order for man to manifest God’s glory on earth. Man (Adam) demonstrated this authority by naming every beast upon the face of the earth (Gen 2:19). Man has to use the authority God had given to him to dominate the earth. This is to say that until man use the God given authority; God can’t do anything about it because all authority had been given to Him (Adam).
“And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and every living thing that moveth upon the earth.”
Authority is presumed to belong to man’s nature, but this authority must be declared openly before it can be a lawful authority. This is more like an open declaration empowering man to have a lawful authority over all the realms of the earth and everything in it.
In Gen 2-16 “And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 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.”
Gen 3:1-6 “…………she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.”
From the passage, Adam ate the fruit that God instructed him not to eat, and just as God had said he died spiritually even though he was still walking physically. The Bible said in Romans 6:16 “ know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servant to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? This is to say that as Adam ate the fruit disobeying God and obeying the devil, Adam became a servant to sin and thus became separated from God. By virtue of being separated, the nature of God left him because God cannot behold sin. Adam died because he became separated from his source of life. Imagine a fish that is removed from water or a plant that is removed from the soil, they will die eventually. Adam was cut off from fellowship with God and because he is disconnected from his source of life, he can be sick, he can die physically. Adam who used to be attracted to the presence of God with boldness now is hiding from God and feeling inferior/ ashamed. Adam lost the authority given to him from God to the devil.
Romans 5:17 “For if by one man’s offense death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) The verse above showed how Adam represented humanity and all that came through him had the same fate with him i.e. condemned to death (Rom6:23). This is the reason Jesus came to die as a substitute for our sin though He knew no sin (2Corinth 5:21).
“Much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ” Hallelujah. The gift of righteousness and the abundance of grace reveal the love of God towards us.
THE SHALOM - PEACE (All round success)Romans 5:1-2 “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: by whom also we have access by faith into his grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”
The word justified means declared not guilty or declared no sin. Wow. Jesus made this possible through his death on the cross and resurrection from the grave (Rom 5:8b).
RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD
The new creations has been declared not guilty and now they are the righteousness of God in Christ 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 “……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” the word righteousness means right standing with God. It means a state of correctness without any inferiority and shame. It doesn’t matter how you feel about this truth, it is the reality that the new creation is a righteous. The new creation is perfect and complete (Colossians 2:10) because the perfect and holy one dwells in him.
BLESSED WITH ALL BLESSINGS
Eph 1:3 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ; who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places.”
The new creation in Christ had been blessed with all blessing not with some blessings. The creation has been blessed in all things. They are sufficient in all things.
Philippians 4:19 “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus” the word supply is translated in Greek “pleroo” meaning to make surplus. The Bible said God will supply the need in surplus. This is to say that it is not all about meeting the need now but providing surplus. Hallelujah .
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