We have seen on cars, house-doors, on the walls in offices and sitting rooms, a writing saying, “this (whatever) is protected by the blood of Christ”. It’s a notion that seems to find acceptance in all people who profess a belief in Christ. It’s true that Christ died for the sins of the world, that whoever believes in Him should be rescued from death (the consequence of sin). Now, based on this understanding, is the above saying true? Does it apply in the way people believe and to all things,i.e, cars, houses, businesses, and people regardless of their spiritual condition? What part does the blood of Christ play in saving human lives and when exactly is it effective? As we always say in all our messages, let’s remember that a human mind can only do the things it has knowledge about. Outside knowledge are actions done after imaginations whose results are the chaos we are seeing everywhere on earth. The Passover is almost with us here, and like any other action, partaking of it without knowledge will not go without destructive effects, for, eating of the Passover bread and drinking of its cup in an unworthy manner……….has brought to some illnesses and weaknesses, and some have even died-1 Cor. 11:27-31. We are therefore through this message giving a detailed knowledge, as revealed by Christ through His word, of how to rightly partake of the Passover, and when the blood of Christ truly becomes effective in one’s life.
WHY CHRIST DIED
We all agree on the fact that Christ died for our sins. But now, we want to know exactly, how our sins made him die. We know that death is the fruit of sin-Rom.6:23. Does this therefore mean that Christ was merely given as an offer to pay for our sins, and so he was merely caught and killed to just accomplish the purpose? What exactly happened, for which he was killed and by which he paid for our sins? The spiritual cause of killing is hatred, for, whoever is angry (hateful) with his brother is liable to judgement-Mat.5:21-24. From every corner of the scriptures, you will all agree with me that almost everybody except a handful, hated Christ, and for that reason, they sought to kill him-John.8:40; 11:47-8. Let’s now please know and understand the exact cause of the hatred, which made them to kill him. Don’t lose the mark please. We want to be sure that Christ’s death is effective in our lives, and that our partaking of the Passover is with knowledge and safe. So now, why was Christ hated, which resulted to his death? Hear Him (not me) giving an answer please. The world hates me because I testify to its deeds that they are evil-John.7:7. And again, you want to kill me because I told you the truth which I heard from God-John.8:40. From his own answer, its plain clear that Christ was killed for revealing the truth to a deceived world, which lived a lie-Jerem.16:19. What does this imply? It’s very true that, if Christ came into the world, and agreed with it, living the way it lives, he would not have been killed, yes!( find details of this from our message, The Bab-Exit”, found in www.endtimecog.org). He would have joined the club, and the world would have loved and listened to him-1 John.4:5. But because he begun to reveal Satan’s deception about the way that removes death, thus going against Satan’s plan to have all men die, then, there is no way Satan, being the world’s ruler, would have sat back and watch Christ destroy his kingdom.
SAVED FROM DEATH
The word save means, to rescue; to redeem; to deliver; to remove from, etc. This means, Christ came to rescue, to remove us from, death which was caused by our sins, which sin, is living against the law of God( against the statutes of life-Ezek.33:15; prov.3:1-3,16-18)- 1John.3:4( our message, “Born to salvation”, has details). Now, if it is living against God’s word (his law) which is killing us, then, we can only be saved by stopping to live against it, thus, starting to live according to it. If then it only takes to stop living against the law and to start living according to it (a matter of changing one’s mind), why do we need Christ to die so that we change our minds? It is necessary for the mind of man to receive some information through hearing by which, it builds knowledge on which all the deeds of that recipient are based, a good reason why, accepting (faith) comes by hearing from somebody speaking( our message, “of what faith”, will explain more)- Rom.10:17. Amid a world held captive by Satan, through his lies about life and how it should be lived, Christ started to proclaim the truth, for his appearing manifested the abolition of death, by bringing to light (to knowledge), life and immortality through the gospel-2Tim.1:10. Even before we continue, I believe at this point, every careful reader can now see why the world hated Christ. At any time you tell somebody his/her mistakes, and that person is not willing to correct and change from them, he/she will automatically defend and fight for the mistakes. If one be in a position of power, he/she will try their best to silence you, so that he maintains his so-called just-standing before his subjects. This is exactly what happened to Christ, for, it is true that, the kings of the earth arrayed themselves, and the rulers gathered together against Christ-Acts.4:26-27. Why? Because of speaking the truth about life, thus showing all those we played the champions of justice to be liars. Do you therefore agree with me that Christ was hated and killed for revealing the true life for which God created all human beings, and for the purpose of whose learning, He continues to keep us alive? Yes, if it were for Himself that He preached, He would not do it, for he knew and lived it. Yes, if it were for Himself, He would not have come from heaven neither would He have died because he had no sin. But as it is, He came into the kingdom of Satan where men were enslaved by sinful living, and begun through his preaching, to reveal Satan’s lie, thus becoming a rebel. Therefore, it was because of opening our eyes to see, that we may stop living according to the law of the spirit of sin- Isa.42:7; Rom.8:2, (and that was by proclaiming the truth), that Christ was killed.
ARE WE BENEFICIARIES?
If then, Christ died for preaching the true life, did you benefit from it? There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ-Rom.8:1. It’s important that we follow this message with deep-sited self-examination. Since we know our hearts, and we have the heart-searching mirror-James.1:24(God’s word), it’s very easy to know if Christ’s death has any effect on our lives, and if we can rightly say, “Christ died for us”. It takes to hear the word of God being preached, for one to get informed. After that, it takes to accepting that word, which is proven by living it, for one to be in Christ-1 John.2:24. Once we begin to live that word, we then get freed from the law of sin and death, meaning, we have begun to live the law of the spirit of life in Christ-Rom.8:2. Since what we have begun to live by, is that word which Christ preached, for which he was hated and killed, then it becomes true that he died fighting to disclose the truth to you. If anyone says, ‘I know him’ and doesn’t obey His word(commandments), such a one is a liar-1John.2:4.
THE BLOOD
It therefore is totally impossible to claim Christ to have died for you if you are not living by what He preached. Yes, without obedience, the blood of Christ has no work in your life, for, our souls are purified by the obedience to the truth (God’s word-John.17:17)- 1 Pet.1:22. Now, what has this obedience to do with the Passover blood of which we are about to drink? There can never be obedience of the truth without a death (forsaking) to sin. And so, there can never be a death without the shedding of blood. Let’s connect please. It was the obedient Israelites whose houses were passed over by the death angel-Exodus.12:22-23, 28. What comes first? Is it the blood, or, the obedience? The Israelites obeyed, thus smearing blood, confirming their obedience. Christ obeyed God’s law to the end for which He shed His blood on the cross. It is therefore the obedient who will die (to sin) with Christ, being united with him in a death like his-Rom.6:5. Are we there brethren? We have to stop sinning, just like he refused to sin. In His case, sin had no place in his life. Therefore, it is written, the death he died, he died to sin, so that he may live to God, for righteousness-Rom.6:10. It is here very clear that the death that sheds blood is for sin. Where a death occurs, there is shedding of blood. We can therefore conclude that, it is only when one decides to stop sinning (become dead to that life), that Christ’s blood becomes effective in one’s life. In the same way the Israelites’ obedience shed blood-Exodus.12:28, so, our obedience sheds blood, for, he died for us so that, whoever lives, no longer lives for himself, but for the one who died for him-2 Cor.5:15. What therefore does Christ’s blood do to us? Save us? Get it please if you are given to understand. The word of God cannot be broken. What it says must come to pass. Now, it explicitly says that, once a sin is committed, it erects a barrier between the sinner and God-Isa.59:2. Since we don’t have a life of our own apart from the one which God supplies-Job.12:10; 1 Cor.8:6, then, once detached from him, we dry up and die-John.15:6. As God says, all have sinned, meaning all of us have been detached from our source of life. And now that the word of God cannot be broken, that it has to fulfill what it says, and He says, once a sin is committed, a death must occur-Rom.6:23, then here we are, with no choice but to die.
THE JUSTIFIER
So, it is either to get back and be connected to the supplier of our lives or we die. But God is light, while, we have become darkness, meaning, we can’t connect with Him. How then do we get back to our life supplier to avoid death? When one hears Christ preaching about the original true life, and accepts it, and resolves to live it, then an exchange takes place here. Christ was killed, not because he had sinned, but because he lived and preached the truth. Death is a result of sin. Why then should He die? To show God’s righteousness because in his divine forbearance, he had passed over past sins-Rom.3:25. Since He has no sin that warrants death, then, once a sinner repents (turns from, obeys), then one’s past sins are cleared by the blood of Christ. Yes, a death to sin (by the repentant) has occurred. Some blood has been shed for sin by Christ, thus fulfilling God’s command for a death to pay the penalty. Once this happens, the repentant sinner has the barrier between him and God removed, and so, by Christ’s blood, one is made just( justified) before God-Rom.5 :9, so that he/she begins to live as though one had never sinned before, for, none of one’s past sins will be remembered again-Ezek.33:16; 1John.1:9. When we partake of the Passover bread and wine (blood), we show our commitment to, uniting with Christ in his death to sin-5, 10-11. Is it then possible to be united with Christ in his death while we don’t live according to His laws? Doesn’t he plainly state that, it’s only when we keep his commandments that we abide in Him-John.15:10? Brethren, it’s strictly in obedience (living Christ’s life) that we can partake of the Passover in the right manner and so, avoid condemnation. The shed blood is the very mark of obedience, which means, stopping to break God’s law, thus, making it one’s way of life. This is what the blood of the Passover does to those who rightly and sincerely partake of it. Are you one of them? Then, prepare for the Passover by searching your heart thoroughly well, and removing any leaven that you may notice before the time comes.
Christ is not sleeping, day and night, crying loudly to those who have ears to hear, wishing that we all may be saved, by repenting and coming to him for the cleansing of sins, that we may be found spotless on that day of His coming. Brethren, the way forward is what you have read here, being your saviour’s voice through his servant.