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God didn't just scrub out the "plugged arteries" or put in a "stent." He didn't even do heart surgery; He completely replaced the arterial system so that new life could flow and bring sinless eternal life into the system. He didn't just patch up the flawed man and woman; He created them anew with the ability to have His life transfussed into them, preparing them to live with Him in Eden Eternal. What Satan meant for destruction, God used for construction of a "new man." "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." (2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV). |
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How was that possible? How could God just overlook blatant disobedience of listening to and following the suggestion of His avowed enemy? The truth is He didn't overlook their sin. He could never do that. He is just and had to issue the penalty for breaking His law. The thing that was in Adam and Eve's favor (and all of their posterity, including us) was the incomprehensible, unconditional Love God had for His creation.
The divine plan was executed at Calvary. God's pronouncement to them recorded in Genesis 3:15 let them look ahead in preview how God planned to redeem the original sinners and every other one that would live in the future. "And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed, He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel." Man's "wound" from Satan wasn't the fatal blow that Satan expected and intended; it just caused God to pull up Plan A (He has no Plan B!) and redemption resulted. The blow to Satan's head at Calvary was eternally fatal to him. It was just a "heel" wound for Jesus.
The penalty God had pronounced on Adam and Eve extended to all who would subsequently be disobedient. "...through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned." (Romans 5:12 NKJV). So the plan of redemption was all-inclusive as well. "For if by one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ...even so through one Man's righteous act the free gift came to all men..." (Romans 5:17, 18 NKJV). Trying to work our way into salvation is like riding a stationary bike. It burns a lot of energy and tires you out, but you can't go anywhere. You're no farther away from the starting point nor closer to your intended destination than when you began pedaling. |
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The "righteous act" of Jesus cured man's condition caused by his wrong diet plan and forever defeated Satan and thwarted his plan to destroy God's creation. God accepted the expiatory act of Jesus at Calvary where He paid the penalty for every man's sin from Adam to eternity. God doesn't overlook our sin; it's just that Jesus carried our sin with Him to Calvary, admitting to and taking our guilt, leaving us innocent. That is what God sees when He looks at us--pure innocence of Jesus who has paid for all sin for all time. |
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We have to shop around to find the right plan for our physical shape up. One plan doesn't fit all. When we decide to get rid of our flab, tone up our muscles and hone our nutritional skills, we have to take many factors into consideration that will benefit our individual needs. That is not the case in our spiritual lives. One diet plan will answer the needs of every person. The children of Israel in the wilderness had manna when they had no other source and it was sufficient. It was a "type" pointing to the real manna which would be fulfilled in Jesus Christ. "As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. This is the bread which came down from heaven--not as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever." (John 6:57-58 NKJV). |
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"Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good..." (Psalm 34:8 NKJV) |
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Jesus is totally sufficient -- H A L L E L U J A H ! ! ! |
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