The Secret Of the Forgiveness of Sin
WHERE DOES THE HUMAN SOUL COME FROM?
Let's study about "THE SECRET OF THE FORGIVENESS OF SIN" there is no one who lives on the earth without suffering. There is always pain and sorrow in this world. Then what is the cause of it? In order to find the answer, we need to study about the soul. Now let us study about the soul through the Bible.
Genesis 2:7 ... the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
This is the scene where God created man. What did God form the man from? God formed the man from the dust and the breath of life. Here, the dust means body, and the breath of life means spirit. These two combine and form a man, a living being. A man is the combination of body and spirit. When a man dies, these two separate and each of them returns to the place it came from.
Ecc 12:7 ... and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
Here let's focus on the word, "returns." "to Return" means to go back to former place as the body came from the ground, it returns to the ground. As the spirit came from God, it returns to God. where does God dwell? He dwells in heaven. So we had been with God in heaven before we came to the earth. The bible calls the spiritual beings, who are with God, angels.
WE WERE ALREADY BORN IN HEAVEN BEFORE WE CAME TO THE EARTH
Let's confirm this through examples.
Proverbs 8:22-30
22 “The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works,[a][b]
before his deeds of old;
23 I was formed long ages ago,
at the very beginning, when the world came to be.
24 When there were no watery depths, I was given birth,
when there were no springs overflowing with water;
25 before the mountains were settled in place,
before the hills, I was given birth,
26 before he made the world or its fields
or any of the dust of the earth.
27 I was there when he set the heavens in place,
when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,
28 when he established the clouds above
and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,
29 when he gave the sea its boundary
so the waters would not overstep his command,
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
30 Then I was constantly[c] at his side.
I was filled with delight day after day,
rejoicing always in his presence
Here, the speaker is Solomon who wrote the book of Proverbs. When did Solomon say that he was born? he said he was born before God made the earth. Then where was he at that time? As it was the time when god did not make the earth or its field or any of the dust of the world, there was no earth at that time. So he could not be on this earth as a man in the flesh. then where was he? Solomon was in heaven with God as an angel.
Let's confirm this through the case of Job. The Bible testifies that Job, like Solomon, already existed before the creation of the earth.
Job 38:1-4
1 Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm. He said:
4 “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?
Tell me, if you understand.
God asked Job where he was when He created the earth. Then God gave him the answer.
Job 38:21 "Surely you know, for you were already born! You have lived so many years!"
When do the words," already born", refer to? They refer to the time when god laid the earth's foundation, that is when God created the earth. At that time. Job already existed. That is why God said, " You have lived so many years."Where was Job the, and what did he look like? As it was the time before the earth was created, he could not live on this earth as a man in the flesh. Like Solomon, he must have lived as an angel in heaven.
Were only Solomon and Joib in heaven before the creation of the earth? No, Solomon and Job were human beings just like us. Through the examples of Solomon and Job, God shows us that we were in heaven before we came to this earth.
WHY DID WE, ANGELS IN HEAVEN, COME TO EARTH?
Then why did we leave heaven and come to this earth? Why are we, who should live in glory in heaven, now living in pain and sorrow on this earth? What caused this? Let's find the answer through the teachings of Jesus who came to this earth!
Lk 19:10 "For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost."
Here, the Son of Man is Jesus. Whom did Jesus come to seek? He said He came to seek us who were lost in heaven. Then why were we lost from heaven? Let's find the answer through the words of Jesus.
Mt 9:13 "...I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
"To call" means "To seek" For example, if someone calls, "Manny Pacman Pacquiao" it means that he is seeking For Pambansang KAMAO "Manny Pacquiao". Whom did Jesus come to call.? He came to call sinners, Luke 19 says that Jesus came to seek the lost in heaven but, for the same purpose, He said in Matthew 9 that He came to call sinners. comparing these two verses, we can understand that we were lost in heaven because of sin, That is right. We cane to this earth because we sinned in heaven, and live in trouble now. The Bible says that the earth is city of refuge, the prison of the sinners from heaven. That is why there is more pain and sorrow than peace and joy on this earth.
then how grave were our sins in heaven? the Bible says that the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23). This implies that we committed sins deserving of the death sentence. Let's understand this through the laws of this world. Does a person receive the death sentence if he violates a traffic law? No! people receive the death sentence when they commit unforgivable sins. So it is clear that all mankind committed very grave sins, which deserve the death sentence, in heaven and were expelled to this earth.
HOW CAN WE GO BACK TO HEAVEN?
the nhow can we go back to heaven? we were expelled from heaven because of our sins. So we can go back to heaven when our sins are forgiven. Without the forgiveness of our sins, we can never go back to heaven. To forgive our sins, God Himself came to the earth, the what is the way God opened to forgive our sins? In other words, how can we receive the forgiveness of our sins?
Eph 1:7 in him (JESUS) we have redenption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins.
What can give us the forgiveness of sins? It is the blood of Jesus. How can we receive the forgiveness of sins through Jesus" blood?
Matthew 26:26-28 While they were eating, jesus took bread, Gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body." then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, " Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out fpr many for the forgiveness of sins."
Thia ia when Jesus kept the Passover (Mt 26:17). Jesus promised that the passover wine is his blood,
for the forgiveness of sins. To receive the forgiveness of sins through Jesus' blood we must keep the passover. In other words, the passover is the truth that Jesus, who came to seek the sinners, established for the forgiveness of our sins. So, if we want to go back to the kingdom of heaven, we must keep the Passover.
HOW CAN WE REPAY FOR GOD'S GRACE?
For whom did God established the passover? it is for us. It is because sinners, who are confined in prison, need the blessing of the forgiveness of sins the most. If we are not sinners, we do not need to receive the forgiveness of sins. Let's study Jesus teaching on this, which He gace us on the passover day (luke 22:15)
Luke 22:20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying," This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you."
Here , whom does "you" refer to? It refers to us, sinners, who need the forgiveness of sins. God Himself established the new covenant Passover for us who sinned in heaven.
Who can forgive our grave sins deserving of the death sentence through the Passover? Does a sinner have authority to forgive another sinner? No. The Bible says that only God has the authority to forgive sins
(Mt 9:1-6: MK 2:1-10) So It means that Jesus is God because he is the One who give us the forgiveness of sins through the passover.
And Jesus also Promise that he will come again.,
Hebrews 9:28
28 so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
And the only sign that he is the second coming Jesus is The passover., Not miracles!!
However, what kind of path did God walk to give us the forgiveness of sins? God is worthy to receive eternal glory and praise, left all the glory of heaven and came to this earth, the spiritual prison. He put on the flesh that only sinners deserved. He was despised by ignorant creatures and crucified on the cross.!
How can we repay God for his Boundless love? We should not return to the kingdom of heaven after doing at least one thing that pleases God who saved us? Then what pleases God the most?
Luke 15:7 ".... There will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety nine righteous persons who do not need to repent,"
What pleases God the most is to lead sinners to repentance. Then we should do this work !! We should make all people realize that they are sinners from heaven and lead them to repentance. So that
WE MAY REPAY FOR GOD'S GRACE AND SACRIFE!!!
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