Hey Pastor John,
I’ve had this saved in my inbox since it was sent. Today was one of my days off, since I worked this past weekend, so I sat down and listened to it this morning.
Over the past couple of months, I’ve wanted to study the basics. I’ve grown up in the truth and believe it, and feel it’s right. But, I really want to know it and understand it. And, even if I’ve heard it before, there’s always something more to get from it; it never gets old.
There’s a handful of us that have been reading on Sunday nights at Aunt Lee Ann’s, and I’ve loved it. I am thankful I am here to be a part of it. When it was my turn to pick something to read, I kept thinking about “the basics”. I could hear you saying, “You never want to get far away from the basics.” There was a Youtube video on “Some Basics of the Gospel” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVUpSemIIgk) and another video called “The Minimum Requirements of God”.(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP3JbHihGYo) We read over some notes from that, and it was so good!
I looked over all the gospel tracts online and picked some I thought fit “the basics” … there were several, one of them being, “The Sacrifice of Christ”, and this video explains it perfectly. I’m thankful for what I can understand and feel.
One thing you said that touched me was, “Your Holy Ghost that is in your body goes through the veil, to the mercy seat of God”. That’s big.
Later on you said, “This is eternal life. This is the point of the Bible. This is the point of you getting the Holy Ghost. Don’t take it and play games with it. Eat it up; let it change you. If you eat this up and love it, if you consume it, you are going to become a different human being. It will change your soul. It will reconfigure your thinking. It will cause you to be conformed into the image of His Son. Nothing on earth will do it. You can even study the Bible from now until the day you die and not be changed one bit. The Bible won’t do it; the Word of God does it. The Word of God comes so we can understand the Bible, so we can understand God, understand Jesus, understand one another, understand life. That’s what the Holy Ghost comes for, and without the Holy Ghost, no body understands any of that. That’s the point, the point of the blood being shed.”
“When Jesus was on Earth, he couldn’t be a priest; God already had an earthly priesthood. But He could be a Lamb. He could be a sacrificial lamb.… But, on the third day … all we had was the dead Lamb of God. There had to be a priest to get it up into heaven; so, God made Jesus one. God raised Him from the dead and let him stay on earth a few weeks longer to make sure the disciples were going to be ready for what was coming.… When the feet of Jesus left the Mount of Olives, when they got half an inch off the ground, He began functioning as a priest. He was entering into /God’s heavenly tabernacle for the atonement of the sins of the whole nation.”
I’m sure I’ve heard that before, but something about it this time hit me.
I read the tract, “The Sacrifice of Christ”, after watching the video. It’s good.
https://goingtojesus.com/gtj_tracts.html?tname=tract-079-sacrificeofchrist
It felt timely, watching this, with Easter coming up. So many people this Sunday are going to go through rituals and ceremonies, and never know the real truth, never get the point. It’s humbling to think about what I know; it makes me want a deeper understanding, more appreciation for it, and to walk worthy of it. I am thankful that our Jesus is alive and can change us—can change our thinking … our souls!
(It also made me think of Brother Darren’s song, “Beyond the Cross”.)*
I’ve also enjoyed reading through the different “Ones” in Ephesians. So thank you for taking the time and teaching us.
Anyway, wanted to share. 🙂
See you soon,
Danielle
* Beyond The Cross
Darren Prater
Beyond the cross is liberty, beyond the cross is life
Beyond the cross is peace and joy, beyond a world of strife
Beyond the cross is all the love I never thought I’d see
Beyond the cross are many things, but everything to me
Beyond the cross is healing, beyond the cross is power
Beyond the cross shines the light of God in your darkest hour
Beyond the cross is harmony that makes God’s children one
Beyond the cross is that precious gift the Father calls his Son
Chorus
Beyond the cross the Spirit dwells in temples not made of hands
But dwells inside where you can’t see
The Father has a baptism not after that of man
That’s what He wants for you and me
Beyond the cross is mercy, beyond the cross is fire
Beyond is understanding, that’s meant to take you higher
Beyond the cross is knowledge, wealth and wisdom too
Beyond the cross, salvation, that’s meant for me and you
Beyond the cross is faithfulness, beyond the cross is truth
Beyond the cross is a simple life, that we can have from youth
Beyond the cross is discipline, when He sees the need
Beyond the cross the Father’s love allowed His son to bleed
Chorus
Beyond the cross communion is true fellowship with God
Not wine and bread for the world to see
The Father has a sabbath not after that of man
But spiritual rest for you and me
Beyond the cross is sweet, sweet life, beyond the cross is love
Beyond the cross is purity that cometh from above
Beyond the cross is perfection for those who will believe
Beyond the cross are endless gifts for those who will receive
Chorus
Beyond the cross the Spirit dwells in temples not made of hands
But dwells inside where you can’t see
In the Spirit is true life that cannot be had with man
That’s what the Father wants for you and me
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