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The Law of God specifically states that no man may be put to death for another's sins Deu 24:16. Who was this
person Jesus Christ? How could he die for the sins of others? How is it that His life could be of more value than
all the rest of mankind, so that He could atone for ALL people?
In the beginning, Moses tells us that God said Gen 1:26; Let US make man in OUR image, after OUR likeness. This
clear designation of God in the plural, indicates that God is more than one Individual Being; and that there was more than
ONE such Personal Being, present at the creation of man. Again it is written; Ye are GODS; and ALL of you are
the children of the Most High. Psalm 82:6. If this is true; and the scriptures DO NOT LIE; then God is a FAMILY
of beings!
John tells us that; In the beginning was the WORD (Logos, Spokesman), and the WORD was with God, and the WORD WAS GOD.
John 1:1. Verse 2; The same (the WORD) was in the beginning with God (PRESENT at creation). Verse 3; All things
were made by Him (the WORD); and without Him (the WORD) was not anything made. Now this WORD came into the world;
verse 10, He was IN the WORLD, and the world was MADE BY HIM, and the world knew Him not. In verse 14 the Word is clearly
identified; And the Word was MADE FLESH and DWELT AMONG US, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the ONLY BEGOTTEN of
the Father,)
Paul tells us in Heb 1:2 that God had spoken to them by His Son going on to say that this Son HAD MADE ALL THE WORLDS.
In John 1:18; John declares that no man has seen (known of) the Father; the ONLY BEGOTTON SON, which is in the bosom of the
Father, He hath declared Him (revealed the existence of the Father) . Now if no man had known or seen the Father,
WHO DID MOSES SEE? Ex 33:18-23.
We see that A GOD, A SPOKESMAN created all the worlds; that He was made flesh and come into the world; that He revealed the
Father, who had been unknown until that time; and that He (THE WORD) was the ONLY BEGOTTON SON of that Father. Jesus Chist
became the only begotton Son of God, by virtue of the fact that He allowed the Father to make Him flesh and place Him in the
womb of Mary, the espoused wife of Joseph. There can be no doubt that this WORD was the CREATOR of all things and that
this SPOKESMAN was the one who BECAME the ONLY BEGOTTON OF THE FATHER < JESUS CHRIST> !
YES, it was the Being who BECAME JESUS CHRIST that CREATED ALL THINGS! Eph 3:9, for this Creator was also the Firstborn
from the Dead Col 1:16-18. HE, Jesus Christ; was also the God of Moses! The Being that Moses ESTEEMED Heb 11:24-26;
the Being that Moses saw Ex 33:18-23; the Being that MARRIED ISRAEL Isa 54:5; the Being that accompanied
Israel out of Egypt 1 Cor 10:4.
This Being gave up the Glory that He had had with the Father from the beginning John 17:5 to be made flesh, so that He might
be sacrificed for the sins of His creation, mankind. He became our Passover, sacrificed for us 1 Cor 5:7; atoning for
our sins. Now, if this man Jesus Christ, were just a man, then His life even though PERFECT could only atone for the
sins of one other man, seeing that as a man, He would be of no greater value than the value of any other man. It is
by virtue of the FACT that He created all mankind, that His life is of greater value than ALL MANKIND. IT IS THE FACT
THAT JESUS CHRIST WAS THE CREATER OF MANKIND, WHICH ENABLES GOD THE FATHER TO ACCEPT HIS SACRIFICE AS ATONING FOR ALL
MEN! If Jesus Christ were not the Creator of mankind, then His sacrifice cannot atone for ALL MANKIND!
Now every man must die for HIS OWN SINS for; ALL have sinned and come short of the Glory of God Rom 3:23. Jesus
Christ was the only man who defeated sin, being the very creator and the ONLY begotton Son of God. If Christ had had sin,
He was required to die for His own sin and therefore could NOT die for ours. He was tempted and tested like all men,
yet remained sinless Heb 4:15, 2 Cor 5:21; so that He might become sin for us, bearing our sin. Dying on Passover,
He was raised up to life after three days and three nights in the tomb Mat 12:40; and on Wave Offering Sunday ascended to
the Father. He was presented to the Father; FOR US, to be accepted as the propitiation for our sins 1 Jn 2:2,
1 Jn 4:10, Lev 23:11, Heb 9:24. Performing the role of the High Priest of the order of Melchisedec, in bringing an offering
before Almighty God for the sins of the people Heb 7:20-28.
By reason of Christ's death, the Marriage Covenant between Christ and Israel has ended. His first Marriage Covenant having
ended, Jesus Christ (THE CREATOR GOD) is now able to lawfully enter a New Covenant of Marriage, at the resurrection of His
now Espoused Bride. For much more on this subject please study THE COVENANTS, PASSOVER, WAVE OFFERING and PENTECOST
PAGES, as well as LAW AND GRACE, THE WAY TO SALVATION and the many other doctrinal pages on the site. The Book of Hebrews
is indispensable in understanding the LIFE AND MISSION OF JESUS CHRIST.
There is only one LAW OF GOD which allows for the Sacrifice of Christ to Atone for the sins of mankind. This is the
SACRIFICIAL LAW or sometimes called the SACRIFICIAL SYSTEM. This is the most hated, despised and denigrated Set of Commandments
in all scripture. Satan hates this Law above all else; WHY? Because it demonstrates the LOVE OF GOD and because
it provides the legal framework for the FORGIVENESS OF SIN. When properly understood, The sacrificial Law is a most
beautiful and marvelous representation of the Work and Sacrifice of our Creator on behalf of his creation. ALL Sacrifices,
in ALL their many types and classes reflect and reveal different aspects of the Atoning Work of our Deliverer and Creator,
Jesus Christ. I shall be working on an article expounding this amazing Set of Commandments soon.
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