Eternal Consequence of Jesus' Work

Thank You, Jesus, for the ministry of Bob George.

He explained to me and many others the importance of understanding the eternal consequences of Jesus' Finished Work at the Cross.

All my sins are forgiven and paid for, because all of my sins were in the future when Jesus died on the Cross.

He put aside all my sins.

The eternal consequences of this revelation cannot be ignored.

When we understand the fullness of what Jesus has done, that it has eternal significance, that no matter what happens, His grace cannot be stopped: we find ourselves reigning in life:

"15But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. 16And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. 17For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)" (Romans 5: 15-17)

Jesus came that we would have life and that more abundantly, too (John 10: 10)

Notice that this life is not qualified by us, but by Himself:

"I am the way, the truth, and the life." (John 14: 6)

He did not come to make our life better, but to give us Himself, His life.

We cannot have His life without understanding the full consequences of His death.

He died for all sins, ours and the entire world. He is the propitiation who has finished the work for all time:

"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." (1 John 2: 1-2)

and also

"13And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; 14Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; 15And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it." (Colossians 2: 13-15)

All our sins. Now, modern day skeptics challenge the notion that Jesus died for all our sins for all time. "How could He have died for my future sins?" Answer this rebuttal with a question: "Where were your sins when Jesus died on the Cross?" They were all in the future.

When we understand the eternal consequences of Jesus' work at the Cross, then we can understand why He grants us eternal life:

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3: 16)

This life comes from Himself:

"I have come that you might have life, and that more abundantly" (John 10: 10). . ."I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life" (John 14: 6)

Now, sin creates death:

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The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin." (Proverbs 10: 16)

and

"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Romans 6: 23)

We must live in the New Testament dispensation. Life is a gift which God our Father has given us, and we receive this gift because of His righteousness (He became sin that we might be made the righteousness of God in Christ: 2 Corinthians 5: 21)

This righteousness is a never-ending gift, because His blood never stop cleansing:

"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." (1 John 1: 7)

We need to understand the eternal consequence of what Jesus' did, and what His blood does, so that we can receive and keep receiving His life in us!

The problem today is not just that people have a poor knowledge of God's Word, but they have too much knowledge of things which are not true, mixed in with all that they have been taught.

I have faced this problem head on recently in my life, but Jesus had warned about this, even during His earthly ministry:

"5And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. 6Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. 7And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread. 8Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? 9Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? 10Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? 11How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? 12Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees." (Matthew 16: 5-12)

Paul also told New Testament believers to watch out for the leaven of men's doctrines and perversions:

"Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?" (1 Corinthians 5: 6)

and also

"A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump." (Galatians 5: 9)

The Master's Work needs no additions. The blood of Jesus accomplishes a perfect work, and speaks better things than the blood of Abel (Hebrews 12: 24)

Not only has Jesus' Work at the Cross done a perfect work, the blood is still working, and nothing can take that away. We need to rest in His Work, to grow in grace, and to see that Jesus has taken care of and continues to take care of all things (Romans 8: 31-32)