The Deliverance through the punishment of
death
The death of Christ has not saved us
from anything, but from sin which is in our flesh and from the death of our
souls. As such, we have received two kinds of deliverance or salvation by the
punishment of death.
1. Deliverance or Salvation from Sin
2. Deliverance or Salvation from Death of Our
Souls
Deliverance or Salvation from Sin
For the Jews, the salvation from sin
and thereby from the works of the flesh as explained in Galatians 5:19-21 was a deliverance from the law
of Moses, which is also known as the law of sin and death. Look at the below
scripture in Romans 8:2.
2 For the law of the
Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Futher we read at Acts 13:38-39 that
'Be it known unto you
therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is
preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:' And by him all that believe are
justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.'
Deliverance of sin is only a free
gift given to those who believe in Christ. No man can receive it by any of
their righteous acts under the sun. On the cross, Jesus bore our sin so that we
could receive his righteousnss into us by accepting Him by faith.
1 Peter
2:24
24 Who his own self
bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should
live unto righteousness:
However, even today, whoever found in
the works of the flesh through sin is subject to the law of Moses and
therefore they are under a curse.
If anybody is free from sin through
the death of Christ on the cross, they are free from the work of the flesh as
well. This state of salvation leads to many other salvations such as salvation
from hell, mental agony, poverty and so on.
Deliverance or Salvation from Death of Our
Souls
Those who believe in Christ shall not
taste the death of their souls, as Jesus has tasted death on the cross for
those who believe in Him. Look at the following verses in Romans 6.
3 , that so many of
us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that
like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so
we also should walk in newness of life.
The newness of life is the eternal
life we receive unto our souls while we dwell in our mortal bodies. Though our
mortal bodies are subject to death, our souls shall not taste death through
Jesus Christ. Jesus Himself has talked to the people about this salvation when
He was with them in the flesh. Read the below scriptures:
Mat 16:28
28 Verily I say unto
you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see
the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
Heb 2:9
9 But we see
Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death,
crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
Remember, the death of Christ has not
delivered us from the death of our physical bodies, but the death of our souls.
Thus, Jesus has given us the
salvation from the death of our souls and the salvation from sin
and thereby from the works of the flesh as in Galatians
5:19-21 through His death.
Further He made this salvation
perfect by receiving an additional punishment in the form of stripes through
which we are free from all kinds of sicknesses, that we can enjoy right now
while living in our mortal bodies. Thus it is a perfect salvation for those who
understand it to its fullest extent.
The Additional Sufferings added to the two
punishments given by the Gentiles
As we have read above, Jesus suffered
many persecusions in addtion to the two punishments when they are compared with
the law of Moses. Why did He suffer them?
Yes, we read in 1Peter
2:24 that Jesus bore our sin in His own body. From the day Adam sinned against
God, sin has multiplied in man through the works of the flesh. As a result,
Jesus had to bear additional sufferings in order to compensate for the
sin multiplied in our flesh.
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