(Here is a good message I had in my email. I think it is good about Jesus, but it is also a good message proving what I teach about Adam being our old man. This message could fit on both the Jesus and the Adam boards.) ************************ | From: joie (Original Message) | Sent: 7/25/2004 8:06 PM | In the early chapters of the book of Genesis we read that Abel went out and took of the firstling of his flock to offer in sacrifice to God. “The first of his flock�?indicates not merely the firstborn, but the very best, a lamb without spot or blemish. But Cain, his brother, took of the fruit of the ground for his offering. In Abel's sacrifice we find a beautiful picture of our Lord Jesus Christ, for Christ was the firstling of the flock, the firstborn of many brethren, the beginning of the creation of God, and out of the whole family of mankind He was the most excellent specimen, unsurpassed in purity of character, excellence of mind and body, and all attributes of divine nature. But then again we still have the same scenario of Cain, people are still offering to God out of the fruit of their human efforts, the best the flesh can produce. It is a great fact, however, that the best we can produce of ourselves is Adam, and old Adam is not good enough, he’s not acceptable. In the living out of the life of sonship, which is the life of Christ, we are not talking about modifying the carnal mind, we’re not talking about overhauling Adam. The carnal mind is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be! You can make Adam memorize as much scripture as you can, go to church every Sunday, sing in the choir, learn all the doctrines, do every kind of good work, lay the law on him and force him to act like a saint, but he’s still not acceptable in the sight of God. Just as the dog returns to his vomit, and the hog to his wallowing, so the corruption of the Adam man will eventually break out, revealing him to be exactly who he really is. Sonship is not about modifying the behavior of the old man, the man of earth. It’s about putting on the life of Christ, the firstling of the flock, a new creation in the image and likeness of God! Don’t struggle, dear one, with old Adam with his weaknesses, failures, limitations and corruption. Give yourself to the putting on of Christ and the more you put Him on the more the Adamic nature will disappear as the snow before the noonday sun.<O:P> </O:P> These beautiful representations of divine truth appear in the opening chapters of Genesis and follow through all the wonderful types and shadows of the Old Testament. The Word of God is replete with pictures of Christ �?in Genesis He is the seed of the woman. In Exodus He is the lamb whose blood is on the door post. He’s the manna that fell in the wilderness, He’s the rock that was smitten. In Leviticus He is our great High Priest. In Numbers He is the cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night. He’s the glory over the mercy seat, and He’s the mercy seat as well! In Deuteronomy He is the prophet like unto Moses. In Joshua He’s our heavenly Commander who is going to take us across this Jordan of death to old Adam and into our inheritance in the Kingdom of God. He is, furthermore, the ark in the middle of the river, He’s the ram’s horn that’s blown to introduce us to the beginning of our inheritance in Jericho, where you don’t even have to fight in the battle, all you have to do is blow on the ram’s horn, march around the city, and send up a loud shout. All you have to do is sound forth the message that comes from the throne of God, march forward in the consciousness of the presence and covenant of God, and then shout the victory, and God will give you the city! It’s not based on you and me, my beloved, it’s rooted in HIM, and HE is the one who will lead us into the fullness of our inheritance in God! <O:P></O:P> <O:P> </O:P> Everywhere in the word of God, matters not where you go, it is a revelation of Jesus Christ! There are thousands of experiences of the people of Israel with their journeys, their battles, their kings, their priesthood, their temple, their offerings, their laws, their rituals and infinitely more in which the work and glory of God’s Christ is shown forth. So why is it, when we get to the book of Revelation and read where the Holy Spirit says, “This is the revelation of Jesus Christ,�?the preachers then proceed to preach everything but Jesus! <O:P></O:P> <O:P> By: Preston Ebby</O:P> <O:P>[a little something for you to read.]</O:P> | |
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