When God says a thing it is true. You just have to come to understand the whole matter. Just because it said without the shedding of blood is no remission of sins, DOES NOT do away with the requirement of God by which we are given the benefit of this blood power to cleanse.
Now think of this ----no one comes and litteraly 'sprinkles' Jesus' blood on you for this cleansing. See in the OT types and shadows, Moses and Aaron sprinkled the blood of the animals on the people.
This DOES NOT take place in the NT salvation. So then, who and how is the BLOOD applied to you? Ever think of this?
God has a REQUIREMENT which you MUST obey IF you wish to have this cleansing blood APPLIED to your sin-laden soul.
IF----you are unwilling to obey God's REQUIREMENT, then the blood which was shed will NEVER BE APPLIED TO YOUR ACCOUNT AND YOUR SINS REMITTED.
It is true that you MUST believe on Him first.......but that is not the end of the matter. You must take and obey all of God's Word.....not just one part of it.
God did not say that by believing, your sins are remitted. He did not say believe to have your sins remitted. He said first (after you truly believe) you must REPENT.
Now this is the part almost no one is obeying. REPENT. Most people do not even understand what this means.
It does NOT mean to ask forgiveness of your sins. It means to FORSAKE THEM.........quit doing them..........be very sorry for having done them.........sorry enough to quit doing whatever you are doing which is against God's Word.........
(but this is not the end of the matter either)....
Then you must be willing to go be water baptized in the Name which is the ONLY name given under Heaven, among men (us humans) by which we MUST be saved.......and that name is Jesus.
Now after you obey these steps, then God will apply the blood of Jesus to you and remit your sins. Unless you obey this, God will never remit your sins..........they still cling to you........you are not clean.....you are not forgiven.....you are not justified.........grace has not been given to you........for you did not come in the NT way.
The thief on the cross is NO EXAMPLE OF NT SALVATION.
NT Salvation was not available until the day of Pentecost. No one up until that day had ever truly obtained salvation or remission of sins.
They were ALL, From Abraham down to the thief on the cross, held in a place waiting for the atonment to be made which is the only atonment ever to satisfy God and be able to cleanse the sinner.
No one sinner up until Pentecost (they without us are never made whole)....was ever cleansed and set free from their sins, or had them remitted.
So you cannot go in the 'thief - on - the - cross' method. You are not on that side of Pentecost.
Jo
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