"The cross", was originally an instrument of death penalty in ancient times. When the innocent Lord Jesus was nailed to the cross as a sin offering, the cross symbolized the salvation of the Lord Jesus. Believers repented and confessed their sins to God, and their sins were forgiven and no longer considered a sinner by God. If the Lord Jesus did not do the work of crucifixion, then we humans will live under the law forever, even though we know the requirements of the law and commandments, but will still violate the laws and commandments unintentionally, and face the danger of being cursed at any time. Salvation the cross redeems those who believe in God from the bondage of the law, this is God's greatest love and salvation, and it is a great honor for believers!
Many Christians believe that accepting the salvation of the cross means that we have been completely won over by God and will be directly raptured into the kingdom of heaven when the Lord returns. But have we ever thought that gaining salvation from the cross meant that our sinful nature had been completely eradicated? Does that mean that you can be directly raptured into the kingdom of heaven? God's Word says: "Man's sins are forgiven through God incarnate, but that does not mean that man no longer has sin in him. Man's sins can be forgiven through sin offerings, but man has not been able to solve the problem of how he can stop sinning and how to avoid sinning. his sinful nature can be completely removed and transformed. Man's sins are forgiven because of God's crucifixion work, but man remains alive in Satan's old corrupt disposition. Thus, man must be completely saved from Satan's corrupt disposition so that man's sinful nature is completely discarded and will never again develop , thus enabling human nature to change. This requires man to understand the path of growth in life, the way of life, and ways to change his disposition. It also requires man to act according to this path so that human nature can be gradually changed and he can live under it. bright light, se so that everything he does is according to God's will, so that he can cast off his demonic corrupt disposition, and so that he can free himself from the influence of Satan's darkness, so that he too is completely free from sin. Only then will mankind receive complete salvation." "Sinners like you, who have just been redeemed, who have not been transformed or perfected by God, can you please God's heart? For you, you who are still your old self, it is true that you were saved by Jesus, and you are not counted as a sinner because of God's salvation, but this does not prove that you are sinless and not unclean. How can you be holy if you have not been changed? Inside you are filled with filth, selfish and rude, but you still hope to come down with Jesus—that's delicious! You missed a stage in your belief in God: you were only redeemed, but not yet changed. In order for you to be pleasing to God's heart, God must personally do the work of transforming and purifying you; if you are only redeemed, you will not be able to attain holiness. In this way, you will not be worthy to share in the good blessings of God, because you have missed a stage in God's work of managing humans, namely the key stage of transformation and refinement. Thus, you, a sinner who has just been redeemed, cannot immediately receive God's inheritance."
God's words are very clear, the Lord Jesus has carried out the stage of work to redeem mankind, save humans from the danger of being cursed by the law, so that humans are no longer punished by the law. As long as we accept the salvation of the Lord Jesus and confess our sins to God and repent, our sins will be forgiven and qualified to come to God to pray, enjoy God's abundant grace and blessings, this is the meaning of salvation on the cross. As the scriptures say: "There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not live according to the flesh, but follow the Spirit. For the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death" (Romans). 8:1-2). Even though we no longer sin because of the salvation of the Lord Jesus, it does not mean that our sinful nature has been cleansed. Because our sinful nature has not been removed, and is still bound by Satan's evil nature, we will sin against God unintentionally. For example: when we associate with other people, we always want others to listen to ourselves, ask others to do things according to our own ideas, and sometimes reject and demean others; if there are people who are better than ourselves, we will become jealous and unconsciously compare with others, will hate others subconsciously; when it comes to finances, fame, wealth, and status, and to protect one's own interests, will inadvertently lie and deceive others; while working and preaching, still able to witness themselves, exalt themselves, and bring brothers and sisters before themselves, they do not have the status of God in their hearts; when natural disasters and man-made disasters come, they will complain about God, misunderstand God, and even betray God; etc., this manifestation is sufficient to show that we are still full of uncleanness and corruption, and we are still suffering because of sin. This is a fact recognized by believers, and it is a very troublesome and unsolvable problem for all Christians. The Lord Jesus said: "Truly I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave to sin. And the servant does not stay at home forever: but the Son remains forever" (John 8:34-35). "For I am Yahweh who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your Lord: Therefore be holy, for I am holy" (Leviticus 11:45). God is holy. We often sin, which means we are slaves to sin. We can betray, deny, and fight against God anytime and anywhere, so we cannot enter God's holy kingdom.
How can those who accept the salvation of the cross be cleansed from sin and enter the kingdom of God? Actually, the Lord Jesus has told us the way of application in this matter, the Lord Jesus said: "There are many other things I can say to you, but you cannot accept them at this time. However, when He, the Spirit of Truth, came, He will lead you all into all truth: for he will not speak of himself; but he will speak all things which he has heard: and he will show the things which are to come unto you" (John 16:12- 13). "And if anyone hears my words, and does not believe, I do not judge him: for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejected me and did not receive my words, there is someone who judges him: the word that I declare, these will judge him in the last days" (John 12:47-48). The Bible still says: "So Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and to those who seek Him, He will appear a second time without sin for salvation" (Hebrews 9:28). God knows our needs well, and when God returns in the last days, He will reveal truths we have never heard of before, tell us mysteries that we did not know, and bring a stage of judgment for those that begin in the house of God, to change our sinful nature, show us how to change our disposition and resolve our sinful nature. This salvation can only be given through God's second appearance in the last days, only by accepting God's salvation in the last days can we be free from the bondage of sin and fully obtained by God.
I also saw a paragraph of God's words that said: "In the last days, Christ uses various truths to teach humans, reveal human essence, and dissect human words and actions. These words consist of various truths, such as human duties, how humans should be obeying God, how humans should be loyal to God, how humans should live in normal humanity, as well as God's wisdom and disposition, etc. These words are all aimed at the human essence and its corrupt disposition. In particular, the words that reveal how humans reject God spoken in relation to how man is the embodiment of Satan, and the power of the enemy against God.... What the work of judgment produces is man's understanding of the true face of God and the truth of his own rebellion. The work of judgment allows man to gain a great deal of understanding of will God, the purpose of God's work, and the mysteries that are incomprehensible to him. This work also enables man to recognize and know his corrupt nature and the root cause of his corruption, and also reveals the ugliness of man."
From this it can be seen that the truths revealed by God in the last days are very rich and abundant. Some truths tell us about God's disposition, God's wisdom, and what God has and is; some truths tell us how to live in normal humanity; some truths teach us how faithfully doing our duty and serving the Lord can qualify; Some truths directly expose our satanic nature. Under the exposure and judgment of God's Word, we see that although outwardly it looks like we haven't done any great evil, but our minds are full of Satan's corrupt disposition, and we live with Satan's poison, such as "Everyone is responsible for himself and the one who misses out will be preyed upon" "The less trouble, the better", "I am my own Lord in all heaven and earth", "One's destiny is in his own hands", "Man will do anything to become rich", "Like a living tree for its bark, man lives for his face”, “Let those who obey Me grow and those who reject Me perish” and so on, causing us to oppose the truth, rebel and oppose God, we have no normal humanity. We can confess from the bottom of our hearts that we have been corrupted by Satan too deeply, hate ourselves and even condemn ourselves, and thus develop a desire to pursue the truth. Right now, we can see our own situation when we reveal the corruption again, will begin to betray the flesh, practice the truth to satisfy God, and live by God's word. When we taste the sweetness of practicing the truth, we can see that the truth revealed by God and the work of judgment done by God are all to save and change us. This is God's truest love, and it motivates us to persist in practicing the truth and satisfying God. . When we live completely by God's words, our corrupt dispositions are also changed and purified, and we can truly obey God, fully obtained by God, and we are qualified to enter God's kingdom.
We who have received the salvation of the cross can only truly be obtained by God and be raptured into the kingdom of heaven if we accept God's appearance work in the last days, follow the stages of God's work, and accept the judgment and purification of God's words!
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