2011-03-27 ncc 1st svc – raw ‘live’ unedited
Jesus’ Blood Cries Forgiveness, Righteousness And Peace For Us!
Summary: When approaching God, only one offering is wholly acceptable—and it is not the perfection of your own works! Through the story of Cain and Abel we that it is the blood sacrifice of Jesus alone that pleases and is acceptable to God. Jesus’ blood speaks total forgiveness, righteousness, favor, healing and peace for us! This puts boldness in our hearts to expect answered prayers and to enjoy an exciting, intimate walk with Jesus!
Pst believes media is God’s idea and used to propagate gospel
Jews revere bible. So much so that when scribes make error in copying , they bury the erroneous copy.
We don’t need man’s opinion to confirm that bible is from God. Ask God and he will show the divine link and the bible will speak to you and confirm that it’s from Him
When you read KJV aloud it helps your pronunciation and enunciation. Kjv is 400 years old this year
FF Bosworth taught to ask God to quicken us by thy Word as we read bible
The best way to deal with bad thoughts is just to know you are forgiven !
Lest if you dwell on it , it becomes obsession and you repeat it
We are forgiven according to riches of God’s grace and his knowledge ( not our knowledge) . That gives us true peace and security
2 brothers and 2 approaches to God
- Cain and Abel
Acts – Cornelius. Forgiveness simply from believing in Jesus . After Peter said this holy spirit fell
Acts 15:7 -11
Purifying hearts is simply believing in their hearts by faith
Keys to gospel given to Peter was simply preaching to Gentiles and Jews
Gen 4:1 – 12
Believe that the ground you are on is favor ground as Believer.
Post Eden, Ground is cursed . So just because Cain is tiller of ground , he should not offer from it
Heb 9:22
Adam probably had taught sons how to approach God
Now post cross, approach Him freely.
But Cain before Cross, acted as if no sin barrier
It is question of character of offering not the character of offering
Abel brought blood sacrifice and so God accepted him in his offering
We are blessed in our offering
Most likely God showed acceptance of offering by sending fire to consume offering
What filled Abel ‘s heart with peace filled Cain with anger
God spoke to the one who was angry . God so kind
In LXX (gk Septuagint ) v7 do well — is if you offer correctly
God is like father talking
Cain being angry showing ignorance of God and of self
Sin in v7 . Chataa – also sin offering
Context will tell whether it is sin or sin offering
If it is like personality, it is offering, bible scholar say
Here it is like personality
See Gen 4:7 in young’s literal version
Sin offering crouching at door. Salvation is so near you .
First question in OT : where are you ? To Adam
To Cain: where is your brother ?
Cain response worse than Adam as Cain lied .
‘am I brother’s keeper. ‘ play on Abel profession as sheep keeper
First question in NT : where is He ?
Voice of blood cry out. Blood has voice
Heb 11:4
God testifying of his gifts . Not Abel ‘s character
Satan taught by slaying Abel, message could be silenced but today his blood still speaks out
The result is immediate . Once blood cries ! God responds immediately . Gen 4:10 – 12. Cursed . Irreversible
If God not spared the greatest blessing (Jesus) , how will He with hold any other blessing.
Meditate on this until this sinks down in your spirit
The moment Jesus blood shed, the forgiveness was immediate just as judgement immediate after Abel blood
Heb 12:24
It is Only after Jesus bled at Cross , was veil torn. Not before . Notwithstanding his healing , miracles before that
Jude: woe to those who follow way of Cain !
Blessing and justification also immediate and irreversible after Jesus bled.
Faith has got to do with believing , not feelings
Feeling is occupied with self
Faith is taking God as his word and occupying with Christ
Faith is outward and upward. God wants us to take us off self
Feelings is downward and self
Rom 7 — Paul occupied with self.
Feelings — yes between husband and wife
But not in relationship with God
God did not deal with Cain feelings, dealt with Cain based on what blood said
Same on this side of Cross. God is dealing with us based on Jesus blood , not on our feelings . What peace this will bring !
God must always be in position of giver and us as receiver as it is greater one gives ! Man likes to reverse it.
Ron 11:35 – 36
1 Chron 29:12 – 14
Only when u understand this then it is safe for God to entrust you with riches
Everything from God and to Him be all the Glory
Those who are proud against receiving
Apostles said, what I have, I give
Freely I have receive, freely I give
1 John 3:10 – 12
What is practice righteousness ?
In context: it is putting eyes on Jesus. Believing rightly and offering rightly !
Church , you are forgiven , past present and future.
Fruit of blood offering of Jesus is love , peace etc . Fruit of spirit.
Contrast with Cain fruit.
You can tell you are off track, when you get cranky and you are hankering after self.
Put your eyes on Christ !
