Guided Bible Studies for Hungry Christians

The Foundation of Jesus Christ
Lesson 7

What is Christ's relationship to sin? (Part 2)

The LORD GOD's Will is a true and final salvation for His called and chosen people. We cannot determine who is "called" or "chosen." The LORD GOD calls and chooses who he Wills, and they are offered the free gift of salvation through the blood of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the true and final sacrifice that is able to remove the "sin of the world" from a believer. This precious gift is not given to all of the world, and is given only to believers who are called, chosen and faithful by the LORD GOD through His Grace and Will.

And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood. For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people, Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you. Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry. And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us: Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. (Hebrews 9:15-28)

And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. (Hebrews 9:15 AV)

To be called means that the LORD GOD knows your name and summons you to come into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ, and ultimately come closer to Him. Jesus Christ did not come for everyone in the world. He came for those the LORD GOD graced with the faith to believe. We will cover the topic of "called" and "chosen" people of the LORD GOD's in more detail in later studies, but until then, understand this........

Only "called, chosen and faithful" people of the LORD GOD receive the promise of eternal inheritance by the redemption of their transgressions through the blood of Jesus Christ.

For some of you, this statement will go against everything that you have believed up to this point. In our society's false belief, everybody that is good goes to heaven and everybody that is evil goes to hell. The belief that Jesus Christ died for everybody so they can get to heaven is false and makes a mockery out of the Will of the LORD GOD.

The good news for you is this......If you have reached this point in the study of Foundation 001, the LORD GOD has given you the desire to understand and learn more. If you have understanding of sins, and are learning more than you knew before this study, the LORD GOD has allowed you to move closer to Him. In other words........If you are reading this.......you are right where the LORD GOD has called you to be.

You are a "called" person of the LORD GOD. You can receive the promise of eternal inheritance. Your sins can be redeemed through the blood of Jesus Christ. Praise be to God!

For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. (Hebrews 9:16-17 AV)

Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood. For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people, Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you. Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry. And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. (Hebrews 9:18-22 AV)

It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us: Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. (Hebrews 9:23-26)

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: (Hebrews 9:27 AV)

So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. (Hebrews 9:28 AV)

And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom. And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives. (Matthew 26:26-30 AV)

Jesus instructed his disciples to "Drink ye all of it." The typology for drink is To consume and saturate into one's soul the things which serves to refresh and strengthen. Jesus was telling his disciples to embrace completely, and to saturate their souls with the new concept, and to share in the new testament. As with the broken bread, many precious mysteries are contained within the cup and wine of our Savior's last communion with his disciples. You will learn much more about the typology and the many revealed mysteries in future studies.

The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. (John 1:29 AV)

There are two ways that this passage is interpreted. The most popular but mistaken interpretation says that Jesus came to remove the sin of everybody in the world, thus motivating many Christians to witness and offer the salvation of Jesus Christ to everybody in the world. It also creates justification in many Christian's hearts to make Christianity a "world religion." This interpretation is false and misleading.

Scripture says “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16 AV) What must be realized is that the LORD GOD gives the ability to believe in Jesus Christ to only those called and chosen by Him. This ability to believe is called “Faith” and we will discuss it further in this study.

The LORD GOD's Will is a true and final salvation for His called and chosen people. We cannot determine who is "called" or "chosen." The LORD GOD calls and chooses who he Wills, and they are offered the free gift of salvation through the blood of Jesus Christ. The correct interpretation of this passage is that Jesus Christ was the true and final sacrifice that was able to remove the "sin of the world" from a believer. This precious gift is not given to all of the world. It is given to those called, chosen and faithful by the LORD GOD through His Grace and Will.

The LORD GOD calls and chooses who he Wills, and only they are offered the free gift of salvation through the blood of Jesus Christ. This free gift is not given to everybody in the world, but offered only to the "called" and "chosen" to remove the sins of the world from them, if they accept the gift and are faithful to Him.

And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. (Matthew 1:21 AV)

And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city. And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. And he arose, and departed to his house. (Matthew 9:1-7 AV)

It should be noted that there is a difference between being forgiven of sins by Jesus Christ, and being washed clean of sins by the blood of Jesus Christ. They are two different concepts, that relate to two different circumstances.

A called, chosen and faithful person that is washed clean of sin by the blood of Jesus Christ no longer has sin. The shed blood of our Savior covers a believer completely and promises to make him as righteous as Jesus Christ to the LORD GOD on the day that promise is redeemed. Further, when a Christian receives the Baptism of Jesus Christ, death is brought to sin completely within the believer.

If a called or chosen person does a sin not covered by the blood of Jesus Christ, (a deliberate act of sinning for example), with proper repentance of the sin, a called or chosen person’s sin can be forgiven on earth by Jesus. (Of course, a point could be made that a true called or chosen person of the LORD GOD’s would never deliberately return to the worldly sin they had been washed clean from, however......life is hard, the flesh is weak, and sometimes the righteous slip. The power to forgive sin on earth allows this once righteous sinner a chance for redemption.)

Final judgment is another time that Jesus Christ’s power to forgive sins on earth will be important. A man not covered by the blood of Jesus Christ might still have his sins forgiven during this time, however, no man will avoid facing His Judgement. Jesus was given the power on earth to forgive sins, and he will exercise this ultimate power during the final judgment at end times. This final judgment is not for the “called and chosen believers”, but rather for the rest of the people of the world. (We will discuss final judgment further in this study)

Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted. (Hebrews 2:14-18 AV)

Jesus removed the devil’s “power of death” from the called and chosen believers. (A person that accepts Jesus Christ as his Savior must face death one time, for all men must die once. This death is symbolized through water baptism, and will be covered later in this study. Once a person has died through water baptism, and is resurrected into one of the called and chosen believers of Jesus Christ, death can never come to them again.)

God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; (Hebrews 1:1-3 AV)

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:7-9 AV)

And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, (Revelation 1:5 AV)

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About the Authors

Kathy L. McFarland is a Becker Bible Studies Teacher and Author of Guided Bible Studies for Hungry Christians. She is a Religious Studies student of Liberty University, Hebrew language student attending Israeli taught Ulpan and a Homeschool parent teaching the things of God. She is also well-known as a child advocate of innocent children tortured and suffering from the abuse of sexual perversion, out-of-control violence, and pathetic neglect by a carnal world gone mad.

Joanne B. Holstein is a Becker Bible Studies Teacher and author of Guided Bible Studies for Hungry Christians. She is a Religious Philosophy student of Liberty University, and a Homeschool parent and child advocate. She is well-known as a counsleor to Christian faithful who are struggling with tremendous burden in these difficult times. She is a leading authority on the history of development of the Christian churches and the practices and beliefs of world religions and cults.

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