The preeminent point in understanding Jesus as a High Priest after the Order of Melchizedek is that He is a High Priest forever. Jesus’ permanence in this position is the benefit to Christians. Due to the role of the High Priest that He leads us into righteousness and takes away our sin the fact that … More The Order of Melchizedek
What is the High Priest’s job? To lead the people into righteousness and take away our sin. Hence Jesus taught the way of eternal righteousness and He died on the cross and was raised from the dead to atone for our sin. Since He is the eternal High Priest, meaning there is not another one … More Jesus the High Priest
Since in salvation the soul is regenerated having a sinful nature to a divine nature and you receive the Spirit of God to dwell in you then why do you sin after salvation? Primarily because sin remains in your old man. Now your old man is mortified (Romans 8:13) but this does not mean that … More Why do you sin after salvation?
The Bible teaches that there are three immediate acts taken upon your being in salvation: 1] the regeneration of your soul. 2] the receipt of the Holy Spirt. 3] the death of your old man. Peter’s sermon at Pentecost demonstrates these three acts. When the Jews asked what must they do to be saved Peter … More What happens to you in salvation
In Christian salvation sin is not removed from the ‘old man’ but remains and the deeds of the flesh are mortified. The ‘old man’ is your body that is visible. Your soul is invisible. Your ‘old man’ was made from the dust of the ground [Genesis 2:7] and is what contains the rest of your … More Sin remains in the old man
Colossians 2:11 says, “and in Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ;” In Christian salvation the old man, the material part of your body, is not converted or rehabbed but it is removed. It’s important to note … More The Old Man is not converted
The Bible discusses the composition of man as three parts: a living soul [1 Cor. 15:45], body and spirit [1 Cor 2:11]. What happens in salvation is the new birth of the soul, mortification of the flesh and exchange of the spirit of man for the spirit of God. The new birth of the soul … More 2 natures at war within one person
What is a Pharisee? As a prototype they represent the self-righteous. Those who justify themselves. As such there are two primary characteristics Pharisees possess: One, a love of money and two, a love of the praise of their fellow man. Why these two? Because in the Garden when Eve and then Adam sinned the ‘world was … More Two Characteristics of Pharisees
In Genesis God tells Adam that if he eats from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil he will die. What does die mean? Ephesians 2:1 uses the phrase “dead in sins and trespasses”. Does die or dead mean physically dead? Apparently not since Adam and Eve lived on in their earthly bodies. … More Dead in sin
The story of man begins with God creating man and placing him in the Garden of Eden to begin his life. Man was a living soul, clothed in a body so that the soul could exist on the earth. Man appeared to be neutral in the status of the nature of his soul. While Jesus … More What tree are you grafted into? Or whose branch are you?
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