THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD - PART 374

The scriptures state that we ought to give heed to these things which we have heard lest at any time we should forget. For if the Word spoken by angels was steadfast and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward, then how are we going to escape if we reject these words of salvation?

These words that are the very words spoken and delivered to us by the Lord JESUS Himself. The words spoken to us by the Lord JESUS now delivered to us (by His chosen apostles). God having imparted to them the gifts of His Holy Spirit, whereby signs, and wonders and miracles were manifest of God through these imparted gifts. Indeed, He confirmed the Word spoken by them as being God’s own Word. See Hebrews chapter 2 for details.

Forasmuch then as we God’s children are veiled in flesh and blood, God also likewise veiled Himself. God’s purposed plan being that by and through the sacrificial death of His veil of flesh (the purchased price demanded for man’s redemption) such a sacrificial offering would usher in our deliverance from the bondage of the devil’s power of sickness and disease, the pathway leading us into death.

But God did not take upon Himself the veiled nature of angels. Rather, God took upon Himself the nature of man’s sin prone flesh. The Holy Spirit providing of Himself the SEED of the Christ as was promised to Abraham. God promising Abraham that in his SEED should all the nations of the earth be blessed. Note that the SEED spoken of here is the SEED of the Holy Spirit which SEED is the Christ. Therefore, God implanted into Abraham His SEED. The promised SEED is not the seed of Adam's sin prone race for Adam’s seed could not redeem man.

To redeem man from sin then, it necessitated the death of a righteous man. The problem was that there was no righteous person for God to find. So it behoved the SEED of the Holy Spirit [JESUS] to be veiled in flesh - in a body like ours - in order for the SEED of the Holy Spirit {JESUS] to become our Saviour. In other words, the price of man's redemption demanded the sacrificial death of a sinless righteous man’s flesh.

So the consequence was that JESUS the SEED of the Holy Spirit provided this sinless life. JESUS being the humanity of God - the SEED of His Holy Spirit providing Himself as the only righteous man, who could willingly sacrificing Himself as a Son becomes to us a merciful and faithful high priest and man's only Saviour after the Order of Melchisedec.

For it is JESUS' sacrificial death that has made possible redemption and reconciliation for the sins of all people. For each and every one of us. For it was JESUS Himself veiled in flesh who suffered and was tempted in all points even as we are. Yes, God Himself "as a Son" laying down His sinless body as a once and for all time sacrifice. For JESUS who knew no sin took upon Himself our sin so that we as sinners could be clothed in His righteousness. Think about this for a moment.

He, the only sinless righteous man was clothed in our unrighteousness. For the Spirit of the Lord has laid upon His own body the iniquity of us all! Indeed, JESUS' body nailed to a tree cursed of God. Therefore, believers are fully justified from all condemnation. As it is written, there is non condemnation to all those who have repented and been baptized (and buried with JESUS) into the likeness of JESUS' death and are raised up from the symbolic watery grave in the likeness of JESUS resurrection.

Our old nature -- our former lives - buried once and for all with JESUS. For those individuals who the Son of God sets free are free indeed! Peace be the work of redemption now complete in JESUS!