Bountiful Blessings World Fellowship: Jesus in Every Book of the Bible, Part VIII - Dr. Stephen W. Christian : Your Church in Little Rock, Arkansas

Jesus in Every Book of the Bible, Part VIII - Dr. Stephen W. Christian

Dr. Stephen W. Christian, Senior Pastor and Bishop, shares the the eighth installment of the message, “Jesus in Every Book of the Bible” on Sunday, March 8, 2009.

John 5:39 (New Living Translation)
You search the Scriptures because you believe they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me!

Exodus 25:8-9 (New Living Translation)
I want the people of Israel to build me a sacred residence where I can live among them. You must make this Tabernacle and its furnishings exactly according to the plans I will show you.

In this place of worship called the Tabernacle, Jesus Christ is on display. Every article, every part of the Tabernacle represents Jesus Christ. The furniture and the tabernacle itself was a replica of what already was done in Heaven.

The brazen altar shows us the Lamb of God and the power of His blood. We see the picture of the cross of Christ. The priest would sacrifice innocent animals in the place of sinful men. Without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin. The innocent animal points to the real sacrifice for sin. Jesus Christ. Many animals were sacrificed on altars in anticipation that Jesus Christ would die for our sins.

1 Peter 3:18 (New Living Translation)
Christ also suffered when he died for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners that he might bring us safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but he was raised to life in the Spirit.

Through the brass laver we see the Word of God and the power of His word.

Justification and Sanctification:

Justification means to be made right in the sight of God. Through the sacrifice we are made just by the sight of God. The just have to live by faith because the animals blood does not really take away sin, it’s a picture of the act of Faith to believe in the real Lamb of God who would take away our sins. Justification means that we are made right in the sight of God ONCE FOR ALL TIME. I never need to feel guilty about what I’ve done, what I’m struggling with, whether or not I will sin again. Jesus Christ died for all of my sins — past, present, and future.

Sanctification means to be set apart from the world. We are the church the Greek word is “Ecclesia” – the set aside ones. We are set aside for the glory, purpose, and plan of God. Sanctification means that I am set apart, am being set apart, and will be ultimately set apart from sin. We are set apart from the world. We cannot ignorantly sin the old song “We are the World” because we are not a part of the word in that sense. We are in the world but we are no longer of the world.

We still have the ability to do any kind of evil. We are not too good to do any evil deed. We cannot say “some stuff I just would never do.” It is only because God keeps us from doing whatever it is we could do. It could have been you, but God kept you.

When we hear about others who have been exposed, it’s not because we are so perfect, it is because of God’s mercy that we have been kept. We have no place to talk about others in the faith or outside of the faith who are exposed for their human frailties.

Sanctification also means that we are “growing out of sin and more fully into Christ.” As a believer, their should be a certain sin that we are growing out of because of sanctification. For instance, lust is not a demon, it’s a human characteristic that needs to be brought under control. It’s an attitude that needs to be controlled by the Word of God.

John 17:17 (New Living Translation)
Make them pure and holy by teaching them your words of truth.

Revelation 3:20 (New Living Translation)
Look! Here I stand at the door and knock. If you hear me calling and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal as friends.

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