Ten Great Truths That Make God's Last Days Message Unique
NUMBER SEVEN: "Our Savior 'condemned sin in the flesh,' conquering the problem for the human race. He forever outlawed sin in the vast universe of God by defeating it in its last lair--our fallen, sinful human flesh. Because of Him, there is now no reason for any human being to go on living under the frightful 'dominion' of sin. Sinful addictions lose their grip if one has 'the faith of Jesus.'"
Sin is a terrible evil in God's great creation because it produces death with all its horror. Here was a pure sinless universe that the fallen Lucifer invaded with his horrible idea of sin--which is hared of God complete with the desire and purpose to slay the Ruler of the universe.
The Father had to permit the fallen Lucifer to demonstrate his evil purpose so that not only all the world but all the universe might see what sin is: it slew the Son of God as He hung on His cross!
The unfallen angels were astonished and horrified to behold the horrible sight. They had all admired the unfallen Lucifer in his glory, "Thus saith the Lord God; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; ... the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created [the unfallen Lucifer could sing quartets by himself!]. ... Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee" (Ezek. 28:12-15).
The Spirit of the unfallen Son of God was the opposite of Lucifer's: He, "being in the form of God, counted not equality with God something to hold on to, but emptied Himself, made Himself of no reputation [we fallen humans will fight to the death to preserve our reputation!], and took upon Himself the form of a slave, and was made in the likeness of men."
But that's not all: "And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death [the only human being in 6000 years to do so!], even the death of the cross [the death which entailed the curse of God, the second death, the death of an endless hell]" (see Phil. 2:6-8).
You can't measure such love! The next breath you take is:
(a) The blessed result of that sacrifice made for you,
(b) Is intended to be the beginning of eternal life for you, if you do not resist and reject the gift that God has already given you in Christ.
Be sure to check your e-mail for "Dial Daily Bread" again tomorrow.
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