The Way, The Truth, and The Life. Pt 3.
By: Anthony Smith
The Life.
Death is a way of life, in this existence that we are all part of. Death waits for no man, but comes at an appointed time, date and second. Death is actually the moment of separation of the spirit from the flesh. We are all immortal. Can we cheat Death? No.
For we, as believers, cannot inter into the Kingdom with our Flesh and Blood. Neither can those that refuse to believe in Christ, inter into Hell with this body of Flesh. We must die, so that we can put off this mortal body and put on an immortal body.
Psa 31:5 Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth. “Redeemed”; Ransomed; delivered from bondage, distress, penalty, liability, or from the possession of another, by paying an equivalent. “Commit”; To put into any place for preservation, To give in trust; to put into the hands or power of another; to entrust. 1Co 15:53-55; For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
O death, where is thy sting?(The Sting of Death Here is Sin.) O grave, where is thy victory?(The Victory is the holding of the spirit in the Grave.)
James 2:26; For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
Psa 90:10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. Jesus said that, “I Am, The Way, The Truth, and The Life. Death is not the end of Life, for Jesus beat death and the grave, it can no longer hold the believer. For if Jesus did not raise from the dead, we would be, of all peoples, most miserable.
Jesus being the life is based on His conquering of Death and the Grave. This spirit, which is not of flesh, is released at the moment of death and is judged on its works weather they were good or evil. In Rev 20:12 we see the truth of this matter.; “And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.” The Life that is spoken of here is the same life that Jesus came to give freely to all that would believe on Him.
The body pays its price, for sin, at the grave.
Jer 32:19 Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:. God sees all, and is informed of all, that we do. Life therefore is only given to those that are recognized by Christ and God as theirs. Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. The second death is prepared for those that rejected Christ and the free gift of life.
2Co 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
This is speaking of the second death. God had heard the weeping of His Son on the Cross and before. He knows of the pain and suffering that His Son endured, He will not allow anyone that rejects His Sons sacrifice to enter into Life everlasting. Mat 25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: “I Am,The Way, The Truth, and The Life.” ars.
depart: Psa_5:6, Psa_6:8, Psa_28:3, Psa_101:8, Psa_119:115, Psa_125:5; Hos_9:12; Mat_25:41
according: Rev_20:13, Rev_2:23, Rev_22:12; Psa_28:4, Psa_62:12; Pro_24:12, Pro_24:29; Ecc_12:14; Jer_17:10; Jer_32:19; Mat_16:27; Rom_2:6; 2Co_5:10
Mat 25:41 -
them: Mat_25:33
Depart: Mat_7:23; Psa_6:8, Psa_119:115, Psa_139:19; Luk_13:27
ye cursed: Deu_27:15-26, 28:16-68; Psa_119:21; Jer_17:5; Gal_3:10-13; Heb_6:8
everlasting: Mat_25:46, Mat_3:12, Mat_13:40,Mat_13:42, Mat_13:50; Mar_9:43-48; 2Th_1:9; Rev_14:10,Rev_14:11, Rev_20:10-15
prepared: Joh_8:44; Rom_9:22, Rom_9:23; 2Pe_2:4; 1Jo_3:10; Jud_1:6; Rev_12:7-9
Psa 31:5 -
Into: Luk_23:46; Act_7:59; 2Ti_1:12
thou: Psa_71:23, Psa_130:8; Gen_48:16; Lev_25:48; Isa_50:2; Tit_2:14; 1Pe_1:18, 1Pe_1:19; Rev_5:9
God: Deu_32:4; 2Ti_2:13; Tit_1:2; Heb_6:18
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