PRAISE the name of
JESUS CHRIST, God manifested in the flesh=sinless human form!
THE GOSPEL OF SALVATION
THE GOSPEL OF SALVATION
Many Modern Christian
sects erroneously teach salvation is by something a sinner DOES. They make a
person's salvation dependent upon the works of the sinner. But nothing could be
further from the truth of God's word. According to the Bible, salvation is by
taking what Jesus DID on the cross of Calvary, when he shed his blood to pay for
the sins of man. This FINISHED WORK, once and for all, is the only thing that
can give man the new birth, forgiveness of sins, and eternal
life.
The Bible clearly
presents the Gospel in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4:
1 Moreover, brethren, I
declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have
received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Notice the Gospel is
what JESUS DID FOR MAN, and not what MAN CAN DO FOR GOD!
A person is only saved
by BELIEVING upon the finished work of Jesus Christ, when he shed his Precious
Blood for our sins. This blood atonement was necessary, for without shedding of
blood, is no remission (Heb. 9:22). God has always demanded blood for sin. In
the Old Testament, God accepted the blood of a lamb. In the New Testament, God
accepts the shed blood of Jesus Christ, the LAMB OF GOD, slain for your
sins.
The Gospel of 1
Corinthians 15:1-4 has five parts:
1 Christ died
2. For our sins
3. Was buried
4. Rose Again
5. According to the Scriptures
2. For our sins
3. Was buried
4. Rose Again
5. According to the Scriptures
An old preacher once
said, "YOU CANNOT PREACH THE GOSPEL WITHOUT PREACHING THE BLOOD ATONEMENT OF
CHRIST AND YOU CANNOT PREACH THE BLOOD ATONEMENT OF CHRIST WITHOUT PREACHING THE
GOSPEL!"
This is absolute Bible
truth! For salvation by Jesus Christ's bloody sacrifice on the cross is the only
means in which God offers eternal life.
Just as we see the
blood of Christ in the five wounds He bear on the cross, so we too see the blood
of Jesus in the the five points of the Gospel.
Christ died. Jesus shed
every drop of his precious blood on the cross of Calvary, dying in man's place
for man's sins. His blood dropped into the ground.
For our sins. The Bible
likens sin unto blood in Isaiah 1:18: "Come now, and let us reason together,
saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow;
though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool." Scarlet and crimson are
the color of BLOOD.
Was buried. Jesus
Christ was buried in the same ground in which his blood was spilt. When Abel,
died, we read the following words in Gen. 4:10, "...the voice of thy brother's
blood crieth unto me from the ground." Shed blood speaks to God! Hebrews 12:24
then tell us the following about the blood of Jesus: "And to Jesus the mediator
of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things
than that of Abel." Christ's blood speaks as well!
Rose Again. When Jesus
rose again, the Bible tells us Jesus Christ took his blood to heaven, and
sprinkled it on the mercy seat there (Heb. 9:12-25), where it's still waiting to
wash away the sins of the most vilest sinner! Are you washed in the
blood?
According to the
Scriptures. The whole Old Testament points to Jesus Christ as the Messiah. He's
pictured time and again in all the sacrifices the Jews slaughtered in the temple
for the atonement of their sins. When Jesus died on the cross and the
sacrificial Lamb of God, shedding his blood, he fulfilled prophecy written of
him all throughout the Old Testament.
So there you have it!
The BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST is found all throughout the Gospel. You can't preach
the blood, without preaching the Gospel, and you can't preach the Gospel without
preaching the Blood. For the Bible clearly teaches salvation is by FAITH,
without WORKS (Eph. 2:8,). Faith in what? FAITH IN THE BLOOD OF JESUS
CHRIST!
Romans 3:25-28 make
this clear:
25 Whom God hath set
forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his
righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance
of God;
26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
To be justified, or saved, a person's faith must be wholly in the shed blood of Jesus Christ. This declares God the Just one. When a sinner is saved, he cannot boast about himself or his works. He'll only brag upon Jesus who saved him from his sins!
26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
To be justified, or saved, a person's faith must be wholly in the shed blood of Jesus Christ. This declares God the Just one. When a sinner is saved, he cannot boast about himself or his works. He'll only brag upon Jesus who saved him from his sins!
Sadly, in our modern
age of apostasy, very few who claim to be Christians ever preach the blood of
Jesus for salvation. But the simple Bible truth is, YOU CANNOT EVEN BE A
CHRISTIAN UNLESS YOU ARE TRUSTING ONLY IN THE SHED BLOOD OF JESUS
CHRIST!
Unspoken - Open The Clouds (Official Music Video)
BeantwoordenVerwijderen"Open The Clouds"
VerwijderenWe're looking on to that glorious day
A brighter morning when the sky rolls away
I've been ready, since the day I was saved
We've got a ticket into heaven that's already been paid
Jesus is comin' he's comin', he's comin'
Open the clouds, spirit set me free
Open the clouds, shine down on me
Open the clouds, see the sun break through
Open the clouds, shine down on you
Open the clouds, spirit set me free
Open the clouds, shine down on me
Open the clouds, see the sun break through
Open the clouds, shine down, shine down, shine down on you
Here in the family there's always room for more
A welcome from the king and an open door
Sit at the table and be satisfied
You been sent an invitation, but you gotta reply
The king is comin' he's comin', he's comin'
Open the clouds, spirit set me free
Open the clouds, shine down on me
Open the clouds, see the sun break through
Open the clouds, shine down on you
Open the clouds, spirit set me free
Open the clouds, shine down on me
Open the clouds, see the sun break through
Open the clouds, shine down, shine down, shine down on you
People get ready, people get ready, people be ready
No one knows but the day will come
All we know is it won't be long
People get ready, people get ready
Listen close for the trumpet sound
Lift your head to the heavens now
He's comin' [x7]
Open the clouds, spirit set me free
Open the clouds, shine down on me
Open the clouds, see the sun break through
Open the clouds, shine down on you
Open the clouds, spirit set me free
Open the clouds, shine down on me
Open the clouds, see the sun break through
Open the clouds, let em shine
Let em shine, let em shine on you
To the north, to the south, to the east, to the west
Every knee will bow and tongue will confess
That Jesus is lord, Jesus is lord
To the north, to the south, to the east, to the west
Every knee will bow and tongue will confess
That Jesus is lord, Jesus is lord