Revelations 12:10-11 (NKJV) Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.
We are accepted by God and have peace with Him because the blood of Jesus has redeemed us from our sins, and God’s wrath towards the sin of mankind has been appeased. We have received total forgiveness from God through the blood of Jesus.
Therefore, who can bring a charge against us if God has justified us? God, the Judge has declared that all believers have been made righteous because the blood of Jesus has washed away all our sins and He remembers them no more. No charges can be held against us when the devil accuses us before God because we have overcome by the blood of the Lamb.
Nonetheless, we are all imperfect and need to deal with the flesh until we get to heaven. Therefore, even though God has already chosen to see us in Christ, where we are accepted, seen as holy and righteous, the life of consecration is a lifelong process, and whenever we sin, the devil will be quick to condemn us.
Romans 8:1-2 (NKJV) There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, whodo not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
However, there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because firstly, the Holy Spirit will empower us to break away from habitual sin. This empowerment is found in walking in the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus which made us free from the law of sin and death. The law of sin and death holds everyone in the bondage of sin just like the law of gravity holds everyone on the ground, whereas the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus gives us victory over the law of sin and death, in the same way that the law of aerodynamics overcomes the law of gravity.
Secondly, the blood of Jesus Christ has dealt with the sin issue that separated men from God once and for all. The sins of mankind in the past, present, and future have been dealt with when Jesus hung on the cross, shed His blood and offered it in the heavenly tabernacle. Jesus’ death is the ultimate and perfect sacrifice.
Therefore, we must remember that whenever the devil comes before God accusing us of our sins, Jesus is our Mediator and Advocate in heaven, and we can overcome any accusation and condemnation by pleading that the blood of Jesus has paid for all our sins.
Sermon Series: The Power of the Blood (Part 1)
我们的罪已全然得赦
启示录12:10-11 我听见在天上有大声音说:“我 神的救恩、能力、国度,并他基督的权柄,现在都来到了,因为那在我们 神面前昼夜控告我们弟兄的,已经被摔下去了。弟兄胜过它,是因羔羊的血和自己所见证的道。他们虽至于死,也不爱惜性命。
因着耶稣的宝血已经救赎我们脱离我们的罪,我们得以被 神接纳,并与祂相和,神对人的罪的愤怒也被平息了。藉着耶稣的宝血,我们已经从 神那里得到了完全的赦免!
因此, 若神已称我们为义,又有谁能定我们的罪呢? 神这位审判官已经宣布所有的信徒都被称为义了,因为耶稣的宝血洗净了我们一切的罪,神也不再记念我们的罪。当魔鬼在 神面前控告我们时,我们是无可指责的,因为我们已经藉主羔羊的宝血得胜。
尽管如此,我们都是不完美的,我们都需要对付我们的肉体,直到我们进入天堂。因此,即使 神已经选择在基督里看顾我们,在那里我们被悦纳,并被视为是圣洁和公义的,成圣的生活是一个终生的过程,每当我们犯罪,魔鬼就会很快地控告我们。
罗马书8:1-2 如今那些在基督耶稣里的,就不定罪了。因为赐生命圣灵的律在基督耶稣里释放了我,使我脱离罪和死的律了。
然而,如今那些在基督里的,就不定罪了,因为首先圣灵会赋予我们能力脱离惯常的罪。这赋予的大能是因有赐生命圣灵的律在基督耶稣里释放了我们,使我们脱离了罪与死的律。罪与死的律把每个人捆绑在罪里,就像万有引力的律把每个人束缚在地上一样,而赐生命圣灵的律在基督耶稣里使我们胜过罪与死的律,就像空气动力学的律胜过万有引力的律一样。
其次,耶稣基督的宝血已经一次永远的解决了因罪而使人与神隔绝的问题。当耶稣被钉在十字架上,流出宝血,并在天上的帐幕里献上时,人类过去、现在和将来的罪都得到了解决。耶稣的死是最终和完美的献祭。
因此,我们必须记住,每当魔鬼来到 神面前控告我们的罪时,耶稣是我们在天上的中保和辩护人,我们可以通过恳求耶稣的宝血来担当我们所有的罪以战胜任何的控告和定罪。
讲章系列:宝血的大能
