Friday, September 19, 2014

Perfect in the sight of God

Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

Heb. 10 ... 1For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. 2For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.  3But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year. 4For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. 5Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:  6In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
 

7Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God. 8Above when he said,  Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law; 9Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. 10By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 11And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: 12But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; 13From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. 14For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. 


15Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before, 16This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; 17And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.  18Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin. 


We know we are not perfect ... but in the sight of God we are perfect because of the sacrifice Jesus gave of HIS body and HIS blood to make us perfect.  Therefore in the sight of God we who believe in Jesus are perfect.  Therefore a just God can say:  17And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.   For to remember our sins and iniquities would be to deny the blood of Jesus which paid for our sins and iniquities.

But ...  if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, 27But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. 28He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: 29Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? 30For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. 31It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.  Heb. 10

So we are told to exhort one another in the things of God ... Heb. 10:25 ...

And if we sin we have the Holy Spirit in us to convince us of that sin so we can repent ...

Jn. 16 ... Jesus said to his disciples before the crucifixion and resurrection ... 7Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. 8And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

And the apostle John instructs ... 1My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2And HE is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
3And hereby we do know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. 4He that saith, I know Him, and keepeth not His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5But whoso keepeth His word, in Him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in Him.  I Jn. 2