August 17, 2020
FROM YOUR PASTOR’S DESK:
THE ‘WORK’ CHRIST ‘FINISHED’ BEFORE DYING ON THE CROSS.
“Christ voluntarily took our sins upon Him. Every temptation we have to meet [whether desires of the flesh, attractions of the world, physical or emotional afflictions, etc.], He met, until Satan’s darts were exhausted.”
“With no other help from God that we may have, He DEMONSTRATED that it is POSSIBLE to resist sin and have constant victory over every temptation. His BODY TEMPLE, which Satan attempted to defile, was STAINLESS [remained undefiled, sinless, uncorrupted].”
“This PART of His work HE finished BEFORE the cross. He ANNULLED sin in His OWN BODY, made it powerless and ineffective. Satan tried every device, and failed. Publicly Christ challenged Satan’s emissaries, ‘Which of you convinceth Me of sin?’ And there was no answer. John 8:16.”
M.L. Andreasen, The Book of Hebrews, p.55.
Those who persistently reject this plain truth of the gospel, “deceiving themselves” that they “cannot stop from sinning because they are sinners” will have to do “a lot of explaining” when their names are taken up in the judgment for, as apostle Paul warns all, “For ALL must stand before the judgment seat of Christ.” Rom.14:10, KJV. Compare to Eccl. 12:13,14. Remember this: Christ did not set an example for “show.” He set it to be followed by the true believers!
God bless all! NMF