SIN CURED ONCE AND FOR ALL
By Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi
Psalm 32:2 "Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile."
The word 'imputeth' used in this scripture is the Hebrew word 'Chashab ' and it means; to plait or interpenetrate ,to weave or fabricate, to make account of,esteem, count,conceive. These words explains the process through which a person is made right with God outside the dictate of the laws of Moses or any other religious laws and status.
The scriptures speaks of Abraham who is credited to be the spiritual father of the three main religions in the world namely Islam,Christianity and Judaism, it says in Genesis 15:6 "And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness." These religions acknowledge Abraham as being righteous before God, Jesus also spoke of him in a parable about heaven and hell in Luke 16:22-28, an acknowledgement of Abraham's piety and approval before God. Against the backdrop of the religious demands for salvation, the following questions arises with respect to Abraham's salvation, 1) was he a member of any religious organization? The answer is No. 2) Did he observe any religious duty such as pilgrimages, fasting, gathering with faithfuls before he was declared righteous? The answer again is No.3) Was he an observer of the laws of Moses? The answer is No. Moses was not yet born, it was four hundred and thirty years later that the law was introduced and it cannot nullify the covenants made before it or else all that transpired between God and Adam, Eve, and Satan in the garden would also be nullified .
From the above questions and answers it is obvious that Abraham: an imperfect man, was admitted into heaven; the domain of a perfect God without observing any religious creed. That means, it is possible for an imperfect person to become righteous (Rom.3:21) Kind David spoke of this in Psalm32:2. This process is known as righteousness by imputation ,where God unilaterally counts a person as worthy of heaven haven accounted for his sins and fabricated him or her to fit into a perfect heavenly domain just as a hair dresser weaves strands of hair with each one interpenetrating the other. .Such a person is esteemed righteous.This is known as salvation by grace through faith.
Punishment for sins is a necessity for justice to be satisfied , therefore, what happened to Abraham's sins.? It must have been paid for through propitiation or else God would be accused of being unjust to have chosen only Abraham out of the millions of persons in his time . Abraham was the beneficiary of the grace of God through substitutionary sacrifice , he was able to see Jesus Christ dying for humanity on the cross through the eyes of faith and rejoiced. Jesus speaking to the Jews over three thousand years later said in John8:56 "Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. " Abraham got saved by grace through the revelation of Christ received through the holy Spirit before he was declared righteous in Gen.15:16 God promised Abraham in Gen.14:15" For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever." Abraham caught the revelation in the last statement "for ever" , a phrase which means eternal life in the land of the living (psalm 116:9).
God confirmed the principle of propitiation when he asked for the sacrifice of Isaac whose life was replaced with that of the lamb of God (Gen.22:1-13). The ram did not sin but died for the sinner. John the baptist described Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of mankind (John1:36).
By our sinful nature we are at enmity with God (Rom.8:7-8) and by nature we have lost all sense of purpose and become objects of God’s punishment. (Eph.2:1-5). The only way by which we can be saved is through a divine rebirth, remember one of the meanings of the word 'imputeth' is to conceive or get pregnant. We are saved through a rebirth process (Titus.3:4-7) in which we are reckoned to have died and resurrected with Christ spiritually therefore our sins are canceled before God because of Jesus Christ.We are saved only by grace, through faith in Jesus Christ (Ephesians 2:8-9) All who receive Christ by faith like faithful Abraham shall be saved(John1:12)Christ died for undeserving sinners like you and I (Rom.5:8,2cor.5:21,1John4:9-10) We are forgiven, justified and cleared of guilt and condemnation by our faith in Jesus Christ (Rom.5:1,Rom.3:21-24)
Psalm 32:2 "Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile."
The word 'imputeth' used in this scripture is the Hebrew word 'Chashab ' and it means; to plait or interpenetrate ,to weave or fabricate, to make account of,esteem, count,conceive. These words explains the process through which a person is made right with God outside the dictate of the laws of Moses or any other religious laws and status.
The scriptures speaks of Abraham who is credited to be the spiritual father of the three main religions in the world namely Islam,Christianity and Judaism, it says in Genesis 15:6 "And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness." These religions acknowledge Abraham as being righteous before God, Jesus also spoke of him in a parable about heaven and hell in Luke 16:22-28, an acknowledgement of Abraham's piety and approval before God. Against the backdrop of the religious demands for salvation, the following questions arises with respect to Abraham's salvation, 1) was he a member of any religious organization? The answer is No. 2) Did he observe any religious duty such as pilgrimages, fasting, gathering with faithfuls before he was declared righteous? The answer again is No.3) Was he an observer of the laws of Moses? The answer is No. Moses was not yet born, it was four hundred and thirty years later that the law was introduced and it cannot nullify the covenants made before it or else all that transpired between God and Adam, Eve, and Satan in the garden would also be nullified .
From the above questions and answers it is obvious that Abraham: an imperfect man, was admitted into heaven; the domain of a perfect God without observing any religious creed. That means, it is possible for an imperfect person to become righteous (Rom.3:21) Kind David spoke of this in Psalm32:2. This process is known as righteousness by imputation ,where God unilaterally counts a person as worthy of heaven haven accounted for his sins and fabricated him or her to fit into a perfect heavenly domain just as a hair dresser weaves strands of hair with each one interpenetrating the other. .Such a person is esteemed righteous.This is known as salvation by grace through faith.
Punishment for sins is a necessity for justice to be satisfied , therefore, what happened to Abraham's sins.? It must have been paid for through propitiation or else God would be accused of being unjust to have chosen only Abraham out of the millions of persons in his time . Abraham was the beneficiary of the grace of God through substitutionary sacrifice , he was able to see Jesus Christ dying for humanity on the cross through the eyes of faith and rejoiced. Jesus speaking to the Jews over three thousand years later said in John8:56 "Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. " Abraham got saved by grace through the revelation of Christ received through the holy Spirit before he was declared righteous in Gen.15:16 God promised Abraham in Gen.14:15" For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever." Abraham caught the revelation in the last statement "for ever" , a phrase which means eternal life in the land of the living (psalm 116:9).
God confirmed the principle of propitiation when he asked for the sacrifice of Isaac whose life was replaced with that of the lamb of God (Gen.22:1-13). The ram did not sin but died for the sinner. John the baptist described Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of mankind (John1:36).
By our sinful nature we are at enmity with God (Rom.8:7-8) and by nature we have lost all sense of purpose and become objects of God’s punishment. (Eph.2:1-5). The only way by which we can be saved is through a divine rebirth, remember one of the meanings of the word 'imputeth' is to conceive or get pregnant. We are saved through a rebirth process (Titus.3:4-7) in which we are reckoned to have died and resurrected with Christ spiritually therefore our sins are canceled before God because of Jesus Christ.We are saved only by grace, through faith in Jesus Christ (Ephesians 2:8-9) All who receive Christ by faith like faithful Abraham shall be saved(John1:12)Christ died for undeserving sinners like you and I (Rom.5:8,2cor.5:21,1John4:9-10) We are forgiven, justified and cleared of guilt and condemnation by our faith in Jesus Christ (Rom.5:1,Rom.3:21-24)
Rom.8:1 says "THEREFORE, [there is] now no condemnation (no adjudging guilty of wrong) for those who are in Christ Jesus, who live [and] walk not after the dictates of the flesh, but after the dictates of the Spirit. [John 3:18.]" AMP Bible.
Prayer : Heavenly Father forgive me for my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation, I receive him as lord and saviour and receive grace for victorious living in any circumstances in Jesus name.
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