Devotion 649
“Forgiveness Vs Redemption”
Reference: Psalms Chapter 130
Sins were forgiven under the old covenant through the animal blood sacrifices.
Notice that the blood of animals could not resurrect the sinner. This is why Abel, Job, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, David, and all the faithful patriarchs could not resurrect or go into heaven until the blood sacrifice of Jesus Christ the Lamb of God.
Matthew 27:51-53 “And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; [52] And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, [53] And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.”
Forgiveness was through the animal blood sacrifice.
Redemption is only through the blood of Jesus Christ.
Under forgiveness, sins were covered.
Under redemption, sins are taken away.
Hebrews 10:1-4 “For 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. [2] For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins. [3] But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year. [4] For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.”
Jesus Christ is the Lamb of God who took away sin to make the believer perfect.
John 1:29 “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”
Under forgiveness, the believer could not receive the Holy Spirit Baptism.
Under redemption, the believer is redeemed to the original state of Adam before the fall. The believer is a candidate for the Holy Spirit to come and dwell with all the power of God.
The Psalmist writes about His forgiveness.
Let’s read:
Psalm 130:1-4 “Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. [2] Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. [3] If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? [4] But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.”
Today, He does not just forgive the sins of the believer, He cleanses the repented believer from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Forgiveness is better but redemption is best. We have the best covenant, the New Covenant through the blood of Christ.
We continue our reading:
Psalm 130:5-7 “I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. [6] My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning. [7] Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.”
Plenteous redemption only through the blood of the Lamb of God.
We conclude our reading:
Psalm 130:8 “And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.”
And He did about two thousand years ago on Mount Calvary.
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so. BELIEVE and confess Christ the Redeemer as we’ve revealed Him from the First Adam. The blood of bulls and goats could not redeem but the blood of the Lamb did, in Christ!
Reference: Psalms Chapter 130
Sins were forgiven under the old covenant through the animal blood sacrifices.
Notice that the blood of animals could not resurrect the sinner. This is why Abel, Job, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, David, and all the faithful patriarchs could not resurrect or go into heaven until the blood sacrifice of Jesus Christ the Lamb of God.
Matthew 27:51-53 “And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; [52] And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, [53] And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.”
Forgiveness was through the animal blood sacrifice.
Redemption is only through the blood of Jesus Christ.
Under forgiveness, sins were covered.
Under redemption, sins are taken away.
Hebrews 10:1-4 “For 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. [2] For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins. [3] But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year. [4] For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.”
Jesus Christ is the Lamb of God who took away sin to make the believer perfect.
John 1:29 “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”
Under forgiveness, the believer could not receive the Holy Spirit Baptism.
Under redemption, the believer is redeemed to the original state of Adam before the fall. The believer is a candidate for the Holy Spirit to come and dwell with all the power of God.
The Psalmist writes about His forgiveness.
Let’s read:
Psalm 130:1-4 “Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. [2] Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. [3] If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? [4] But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.”
Today, He does not just forgive the sins of the believer, He cleanses the repented believer from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Forgiveness is better but redemption is best. We have the best covenant, the New Covenant through the blood of Christ.
We continue our reading:
Psalm 130:5-7 “I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. [6] My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning. [7] Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.”
Plenteous redemption only through the blood of the Lamb of God.
We conclude our reading:
Psalm 130:8 “And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.”
And He did about two thousand years ago on Mount Calvary.
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so. BELIEVE and confess Christ the Redeemer as we’ve revealed Him from the First Adam. The blood of bulls and goats could not redeem but the blood of the Lamb did, in Christ!
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