Finally, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me – put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:8-9

Sunday, July 19, 2009

THE CONSECRATED...NEW...AND LIVING WAY THROUGH HIS FLESH


Jesus is made the surety (guarantee) of a better testament...
His Spirit gives testimony...to God's promises...
His priesthood and it's authority is not like that of man...who's offerings did not hold sure and were offered by rite and ritual...a shadow of things to come.
These priests died and the symbol and form of righteous works took the place of faith in God...
But Christ has an unchangeable priesthood, after the order of Melchizedek...and continues forever because he has risen from the dead to become our High Priest...
Because of this He is able to save us to the uttermost...because he intercedes for us in eternity...
He is the visible Lamb of God...a testament before the throne...Holy...Harmless...Undefiled...separate from sinners...and made higher than the heavens;
He does not need to sacrifice daily for His sins, and then again for the sins of the people...Because He himself is become the Living Sacrifice, having died once, and then raised from the dead...consecrated as High Priest forevermore...
This is the PERFECT GIFT that has come down to us...
Jesus our High Priest, who now sits on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens...even as He is in you the hope of Glory...
And this I declare unto you who call yourself after the names of men....
Our Lord God is the minister of the sanctuary (of which you are come alive) that true tabernacle...which the Lord has pitched...and not man....He does not offer gifts unto men according to the Law...
He has obtained a more excellent ministry...and a better covenant...established upon better promises...
NOW...does He put His laws into our minds...and writes them upon our hearts...He alone is our God, and we are become His people...
Our teaching is not from every man, neighbor, or brother...The Word makes alive!...He is the Word!
The old covenant is vanishing...its ordinances of Divine services...its worldly sanctuary...and the testiments of men...
None of this could cleanse the conscience...wipe the slate clean and give eternal promises...
But the shed Blood of Christ...through His eternal Spirit...Offered Himself without spot to God...cleansing our conscience because of the forgiveness of sins...and called us to surrender to the service of the Living God.
This is our eternal inheritance...it is the Blood of the testament that has joined you to Christ...who has entered into heaven to administer the blood of His sacrifice in the presence of God for us...
HOLD FAST WITHOUT WAVERING! BE BOLD! ENTER INTO THE HOLIEST BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB.!"

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