"He Became Sin?"

I was once again singing this song in church and as always, it bothered me once again.  This verse has been taken out of context over and over again, and Satan is as always trying to undermine who Jesus really is. 1 Peter 2:22 says Jesus was sinless.  He committed no Sin.  John 5:18 says "Jesus was equal to God"  Is someone implying that Jesus became sin on the cross?  1 Peter 2:24 says he bore  our sins in his body as a sacrificial substitute for us.  This is a sacrificial system in the OT where the lamb was offered as a substitute to atone for our sins.  The lamb did not bear our sins itself (It was symbolic), but the shed blood of the lamb was offered as a sacrifice for atonement.  Hebrews 9:26 says "He hath appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself."  The sacrifice needed to be a unblemished spotless innocent lamb. 1Peter 1:9 states "but with the precious blood of the lamb without blemish or defect."  1John 3:5 "He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin.  How silly is this idea that Jesus became sin?  First of all in Hebrews 13:8 we read "he is the same yesterday today and Forever"  If we can agree that God is Sinless, and does not change.......how did he become sin?  So...How did he become Sin in 1 Corinthians 5:21?  Ephesians 2:13 "But now in Christ Jesus, you who once were far off have been made near by the blood of Christ.  The blood is the key ingredient, not our sins, or Jesus becoming sin. Isaiah  53:6 "the Lord laid on Him the iniquity of all" the Hebrew word for iniquity is "deed and consequences."  This verse is saying that Jesus paid the consequences for our sins as the blood sacrifice that was accepatable to God.  2 Corinthians 5:21, back to the verse.... The Greek Word here for Sin means "guilt"  Jesus was made guilty for us as our sacrifice and substitute.  Gal 3:13  "having become a curse for us"  Jesus Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the Law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree."  The curse of the Law was its demands that no one could keep.  Jesus did what no man could do for themselves.  His work, not ours, removed the curse upon us because of our disobedience to the law.  He shed his blood as our substitute.  He was made to be guilty in our place.  He paid the price!  How foolish to think a Perfect sinless lamb of God, equal fully to God, a God who never changes, could have become Sin.
 

Your not the Man

From the scripture read in Numbers chapter 1. The script of life has already been written for me. I am not the main character in the story. Jesus is the main character. I do not need to rewrite the script of my life. One of the greatest lies of Satan tries to convince me that I need to write my script. What happens to me when I do this is a lot of times,someone else does the writing. Satan has a need to rewrite my script because God's script is the perfect story for my life. My story is always being hijacked by an enemy who wants to write a depressing ending to the story. All through the Bible we find that God lead his people through their story of life. Sometimes people strayed from their script for their life and needed correcting. Peter chopped off an ear, to change the outcome of Jesus' script. Jesus said "don't do that Peter", and put the ear back on. Changing the script of peter's story and following through on his script, stopped Satan from changing the outcome. I need to realize that Jesus knows who I really am, not who I think I am. I am free from the "work" of writing my story. It is up to me to start living my script, which is to glorify God! I do not get to choose my script. The story of my life isn't cheaply created. The story of my life is mastered by my creator who knows what is best for my life. I do not get to avoid trials and temptations, because they will come. I can prepare for what life throws at me, because I believe God has the perfect ending to my story. If I look to Christ, my Savior,and give up my desire to live and write my own script, he will straighten my path. I am not the director. I am just a reflector so his light can shine back on Him. His word will be a lamp to my feet. Stop being the director and be a Reflector!

New Year. New Beginning. New Hope.

Many people will spend the first few hours of new years, contemplating the past year, and coming up with some new year resolutions to make themselves feel better.  In fact this very act is contrary to what Paul taught us in Philippians 3:13,Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on towards the goal.(NIV). I started thinking about what is so easy for us to take hold of.  We hang on to the past, not just by the memories we have, but also how the year went for us. I often find myself regretting things I did, or did not do.  I look at what could have been, or what should have been.  Base on our shortcomings we make a correction early in the new year and resolve that we will do better in the new year.  But what is the Apostle Paul saying when he says "Forgetting what is Behind"  I believe Jesus always looked ahead.  Our goal in 2012 should not be about changing what we did wrong in 2011, but what will I do for Him in 2012.  I will press on towards the goal, and prize. "My 2012 may very well be nothing 2011 had anything to do about" 

Some one should buy this thing!

HHH parts two and three

Not at all where I was going with last post.......haha .  I kind of got carried away there.  Hockey is on us (second H)  Jayms is playing on Interlake's City Midget Team.  He always amazes us on his ability to overcome.  His determination to be on this team was something to be admired.  It has not been easy as towards the end of tryouts suffered a lower back injury, he has no idea how it started. But sitting out a couple of weeks was really hard for him.  We have been taking him to physio a couple days a week, and he has learned to play with some discomfort in his thigh.  His lower back has improved, but he still needs regular massage therapy to be able to play relatively without pain.  So with the size and speed of the game it is necessary for him to play "smart" . This is how he has gotten here.  So many players can skate and Hit....but have no idea where they are?  Jayms knows the game and understands it better than most.  He is getting a regular shift and plays on the powerplay.  Our team is struggling, and may not win many games this year, and so points are hard to come by, but I am very proud of my Son!

HHH-Part One

Helloween,Hockey and Happiness.  It's been a while since I sat down and blogged.  Not knowing who my readers will be, gives me the responsibility to speak in such a way as to not mislead or direct anyone into a false lifestyle.........LOL  I guess if you disagree with me I have already failed.  I've never been much of a speller, but I think I spelled everything correctly in this blog.  I even corrected spell check to make sure all was accurate.  I was in contact with a certain someBODY that had the boldness to proclaim carving a pumpkin at Helloween was Sin and that we as Christians have sold out to Satan, and his worshipers holiday.  Funny how the most "Sincere and Holy of Perfect knowledge of Truth" make it their "Religion" to play right into the Satanic ritual of Helloween.  Passing judgement on Christians who in their own opinion violate the Religious standards of the Bible.  (having read the Bible a few times......there is no Religious standard!)  Wow! get to the point Dale, and move on.... I guess I have always been uncomfortable with Helloween and for good reason.  If I only look at the evil it can bring out we should avoid it.  However As Christians living in the Light, we can make a difference in reclaiming every day as "the Lord's Day"  Why give this day to Satan. Christians go out and have fun and put Christ into Halloween.  I kind of find this funny as even in worldly standards Halloween is not about Worshiping Satan, but collecting candy.  Not so Funny when good intentioned Christians try to put Hell into Halloween.  We are not of the world, but we are certainly in the world and should show our love towards one another in a positive way and continue to dilute the "HELL IN HALLOWEEN.  Before you jump all over me as if I am a huge supporter of Hallloween.......I am not.  This is a time of year to pray even more for the lost.  This is a time of year The Light needs to shine in the world.  I am not at all saying the we can participate in all the stupid things of Helloween....like Dressing in Devil clothes or being demons and ghosts, or playing with witchcraft "Harry potter", books.  But we can have fun and put some Light in the world. Christian, let's turn this holiday into a Christian holiday!  As members of God's Church, go out and share this Light.

Finding this annoying

More and more grace preachers are attacking the common "sinners prayer". Basically teaching that it overrides the finish work of what Jesus did on the cross. The bible teaches we are to repent and believe in order to be saved. They teach that when little children pray that Jesus come into their heart, that this is putting a condition on their salvation. While it is correct that we repent and believe...it is also true that repentance only takes place when we have changed our hearts. Romans 10:9-10. Also the heart is talked about some 150 times in the new testament. jesus often referred to the condition of one's heart.

Also these preachers need to go back and learn that repentance is not a act of works, but a heart felt changing of ones mind which happens when we first come to faith by believing.