Ten Great Truths That Make God's Last Days Message Unique
NUMBER FIVE (con'd): The Lord Jesus Christ of the Holy Bible is the one true Christ; but He has warned us of the deceptions posed by "false Christs": "There shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect" [that is, you or me]" (Matt. 24:24).
The one true Christ is set forth vividly in Romans 8:3, 4, as follows:
God sent "His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh" (vs. 3).
The false "Christ" that has already deceived millions is the "Immaculate Conception" "Christ" who did not partake of our true nature; the false Christ was and is separate from us in nature and so was never "temped in all points like as we are" (cf. Heb. 4:15).
Our Savior came to us where we are; He could not have come closer! Taking our nature, tempted as we are tempted, yet He never sinned, He never said "yes" to temptation. Instead, "He condemned in the flesh."
In so doing, He saved the entire human race! Roman 5 describes what happened: "It was through one man that sin entered the world, and through sin death, and thus [in this way] death pervaded the whole human race, inasmuch as all have sinned [in other words, we have all fallen as Adam fell].
"... But God's act of grace is out of all proportion to Adam's wrongdoing. For if the wrongdoing of that one man [Adam] brought death upon so many [that is, all of us], its effect is vastly exceeded by the grace of God and the gift [note the word, "gift"--not merely "offer"] ... is not to be compared in its effect with that one man's sin; for the judicial action, following on the one offence, resulted in a verdict of condemnation [which came upon us all], but the act of grace following upon so many misdeeds, resulted in a verdict of acquittal [in other words, the Father forgave us all!]. ...
"It follows then, that as the result of one misdeed was condemnation for all people, so the result of one righteous act is acquittal and life for all" (vss. 12-18, NEB).
What it means is that the sacrifice of Christ enables the Father to judicially forgive every person, no matter how sinful; now, get on your knees and say "Thank You!" to the Father, and praise the Lord Jesus Christ for taking your nature and your sin upon Himself and for dying your second death. And live "henceforth" only for Him!
Be sure to check your e-mail for "Dial Daily Bread" again tomorrow.
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