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Sanctified by the blood of Christ

The word sanctify means to "separate unto". When the bible talks about sanctification, it means being consecrated to God. Sanctified by the blood of Christ means that Christ shed His blood on the cross that He might sanctify us unto God. Why did He have to shed blood? Because, the bible says in

Leviticus 17:11 - "The life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul."

Here in this passage, God was speaking to the people of Israel. Truly, a person's life is in the blood of that person. Let a man bleed slowly and he will eventually die. For reasons known only to God, He said that it is the blood that makes an atonement for sin. The word atonement means reparations for an offense or injury. All of us have sinned and all of us have injured the infinite holiness of God with our sins. The only perfect sacrifice ever offered was the offering that Christ offered on the cross, that is Himself. His blood alone is the spotless, sinless, guileless, blameless blood. So, it is the blood of Christ that makes the only perfect atonement for our sins.
But, did you know that there is more to it? Jesus shed His blood on the cross for you and me not only to make an atonement for our sins, but to also consecrate us to God for His Holy service. What a privilege and an honor it is to serve the Almighty God! To be separated unto His glory. But, there are certain truths we have to understand and accept before we can be fit for this kind of a service.

First, I change my mind about sin. Previously I loved it. But now I look at it with the eyes of Christ. Sin is something which makes me to take that which is not mine, but belongs to the Almighty God Himself and then give it to the devil for his desires and will to be carried out. It is so wicked. This ought not to be so. My body, my mind, and my soul belong to God. Purchased with the blood of Christ. The bible says

1 Corinthians 6:19, 20 - "What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which you have of God and you are not your own? For you are bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit which are God's."


1 Peter 1:18, 19 - "For as much as you know that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. "

This body is not mine, but belongs to Christ, because He bought it with His own blood shed on the cross and offered without spot or rebuke. It is for Him alone to use it as He wills and as He pleases.
This mind has been bought with the precious blood of Christ, so it belongs to Him alone to think only His thoughts.
This heart has been bought with and covered by the precious blood of Christ. So, it belongs to Him and to Him alone for Him alone to desire His desires.
What am I then? The inner man, that is me, has been given stewardship of what belongs to Christ. Will I then be a good steward? I am not alone. God has sent His Spirit to dwell with me in this body and to aid me in being a good steward. I don't need to fear how I will guard this body, mind and heart from the attacks of Satan. All I need to be is a humble servant doing what Christ bids me do and let Him fight His battles, for truly the battle is the Lord's and not mine, for truly Satan doesn't really fight me, he is trying to fight God through His child, that is me. So, I will let God deal with the crook.

Train yourself, discipline yourself to practise these things. Know that you are only a steward, and NOT the owner.

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Conversations into the night

One day, a highly respected religious leader came to a young spiritual teacher who seemed to be speaking the very words of Almighty God himself. They discussed matters of life and death late into the night. This conversation that Jesus had with Nicodemus 2000 years back has been recorded for us in the holy scriptures.
I will first post here the conversation itself and then give my own comments

Conversation - John 3 : 1-21
1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi (teacher), we know that you are a teacher who has come from God: for no man can do these miracles that you do, except God is with him.

3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Truly, truly, I say unto you, Except a man is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

4 Nicodemus said unto him, How can a man be born again when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

5 Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say unto you, Except a man is born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

7 Marvel not that I said unto you, You must be born again.

8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you only hear the sound thereof, but cannot tell where it comes from, and where it goes. Even so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Are you the teacher of Israel, and yet know not these things?

11 Truly, truly, I say unto you, We speak that which we do know, and testify that which we have seen; and you receive not our witness.

12 If I have told you earthly things, and you believe not, how shall you believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

13 And no man has ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

15 That whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

18 He that believes on him is not condemned: but he that believes not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, but men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

20 For every one that does evil hates the light, neither comes to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

21 But he that does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

My comments

A person absolutely has to have a genuine born-again experience without which one cannot enter into the kingdom of God, i.e. heaven. What does this born-again experience as Jesus talks about consist of? It means
1. A complete turning away from sin and a complete turning to Christ.
2. Hating darkness, i.e. all sin and evil and wickedness and loving the light, i.e. the truth that God reveals. It means a total break with sin and fully embracing Christ.
3. Having a humble opinion of myself. It does not mean that I have to have a low self-esteem. When the bible talks about being humble, it talks NOT about issues of self-esteem or self-worth, but rather, seeing myself as God sees me. That is, without Christ, as a lost sinner with a desperately wicked heart and bound for hell. Wicked, not because I go out and sleep around and murder innocent people. Again, when the bible talks about a wicked heart, it means a proud heart that thumbs it's nose at the Almighty God and says, God I don't need you and I don't care for you and I don't care for your Son's sacrifice on the cross for my sins.
4. Having a right view of God. This means, acknowledging God as my Maker and giving Him the honor and the respect that is due Him. Acknowledging Him as the King of my life.

Repent of your sins and put your faith in Christ, for in Christ alone is salvation found.