1 + Once + Free
“For the Law, since it has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the very form of things, can never, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually year by year, make perfect those who draw near. Otherwise, would they not \have ceased to be offered, because the worshippers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have had consciousness of sins?
“But in those sacrifices there is a remainder of sins year by year. For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says, ‘Sacrifices and offerings You have not desired, but a body You have prepared for Me; in whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You have taken no pleasure. Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come (in the scroll of the book it is written of Me) to do Your will, O God.’” Hebrews 10:1-7
My first read of the Bible had me start at Genesis. By the time I finished Malachi, I slammed the book closed and was so very angry at a God who would kill all those innocent animals for the sins of people who were given so many chances to clean up their lives! It took me a long time to pick up where I ended up and started reading Matthew.
Oh, my goodness! What our God DID for us! How could He love us so much that He would allow His only begotten Son to be born -- only to live and die for MY and your sin! And then He conquered death and rose again to offer you and me His gracious, perfect and complete gift of forgiveness and the gift to live with Him for eternity!
His one gift for all that was offered once for all of us and it is a gift…free of all ‘strings’ for all! Once we understand the magnificence of that, our lives change by our choice to follow Him in a new life as His disciple! Now that is NEAT!!
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Take care with love, especially His, from Darlene, who still prays for you each day.
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NOTES: I choose to believe the Bible because it's a reliable collection of historical documents written down by eyewitnesses during the lifetime of other eyewitnesses. They reported supernatural events that took place before, of specific prophecies; and claim that their writings are divine rather than human in origin.
The Five Solas: Individuals are saved by grace alone, through faith alone in Christ alone, as revealed by Scripture alone to the glory of God alone!
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