THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF GOD
One of the most important truths in the entire Bible has to do with the topic of "blood". Just read in the OT from (Lev 17:10-14), and then from the NT in (1 Peter 1:13-21), and meditate on these two passages and I guarantee that you will be changed forever as a follower of Jesus. In our present 21st century when the Church in some areas has been greatly influenced by the so-called "Post Modernism" thinking, which boldly declares "there are no absolutes"; almost anything goes. A careful study of some Charismatic church groups since the so-called "Charismatic Renewal" that swept through NA churches in the 1960's and 70's, brought a new spiritual freedom to many denominational churches, but some people apparently took their freedom too far. People who had been bound in "legalism" or "tradition" seem to have cast off the concept of Biblical Holiness, in favor of this new found freedom in the Spirit. It is true that a new freedom comes with life in the Spirit of God, but His Word contained in the Bible cannot be ignored. It is almost unbelievable how scripture has been either ignored, or has been radically changed in application by some groups who seem to think that basic scriptural concepts are now outdated, and must be replaced. I would challenge this understanding as being "non-biblical", and encourage these people to study these scriptures I mentioned at the start of this article, and ask the Holy Spirit to help them understand what God is saying to us.
There is no question that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, who was the only ":virgin born" individual who ever lived, making Him qualified by God to give up freely His life on the cross to pay the price required by God to settle our sin debt. (Rom 3:23 and 6:23). All the blood of the thousands of sacrificial animals that were killed under the OT religious ceremonies, were only a picture meant to prepare God's people for the coming Messiah who would shed His blood to "redeem" us. We must keep this fact firmly in our minds whenever we read scripture, to prevent us from being led astray by the many false teachings that are circulating today in certain church circles. The warning given by Jesus and the early apostles about the danger of being deceived by false teachers in these "last days", is now upon us!!
Sincerely submitted.
Dave Jamer 06/06/12
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