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03-06-2006, 03:40 AM
"BLOOD" AND "CROSS" IN ROMANS
We know that Romans, chapters 1-8, deal with the redemptive work of the Lord. These eight chapters are further divided into two parts: chapters 1-5:11 form one part and chapters 5:12 through chapter 8 another part. All who study the Bible are amazed by the fact that in the first part the cross is not mentioned whereas in the second part the blood is never referred to. The first part speaks only of the blood but not of the cross; the second part focuses on the cross and not on the blood.
After knowing and memorizing what it is God has spoken and what it is He has not spoken, we can then start to analyze. Basically there are two methods of analysis: one is to dissect in order to scrutinize more carefully; the other is to gather together in order to have a more comprehensive picture. As we individually consider Romans 1-8, maybe within an hour or half an hour we will be given light to see that the forgiveness of sins and justification are by the blood but that deliverance from the power of sin must be through the cross. Deliverance comes not from the blood but from the cross, while forgiveness comes not from the cross but from the blood.
Having memorized sufficient Bible verses (http://biblocality.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1798#post1798), one may attempt to analyze them before God. He may not be able to understand them at first, but after trying for a month or even half a year he may be given understanding. I have mentioned before that if anyone is able to find facts, he has already received half of the light. If one is unable to discover facts, it only proves he has an eye ailment. Young people, therefore should start out as careful readers. He is a careless person who does not seek for facts. He will not know either what God has said or what God has not said. How can this be called the study of the Word of God?
Do remember one thing: whether or not one is able to be a minister of God’s Word depends on whether he can find facts while studying the Bible. Each and every minister of God’s Word needs to be a vigilant, accurate person. Facts are like mountain peaks, protruding out conspicuously. Only the lazy, the careless, the confused and the insensitive do not know how to read the Bible because they are unable to find the facts of God (http://biblocality.com/forums/showthread.php?t=633).
We know that Romans, chapters 1-8, deal with the redemptive work of the Lord. These eight chapters are further divided into two parts: chapters 1-5:11 form one part and chapters 5:12 through chapter 8 another part. All who study the Bible are amazed by the fact that in the first part the cross is not mentioned whereas in the second part the blood is never referred to. The first part speaks only of the blood but not of the cross; the second part focuses on the cross and not on the blood.
After knowing and memorizing what it is God has spoken and what it is He has not spoken, we can then start to analyze. Basically there are two methods of analysis: one is to dissect in order to scrutinize more carefully; the other is to gather together in order to have a more comprehensive picture. As we individually consider Romans 1-8, maybe within an hour or half an hour we will be given light to see that the forgiveness of sins and justification are by the blood but that deliverance from the power of sin must be through the cross. Deliverance comes not from the blood but from the cross, while forgiveness comes not from the cross but from the blood.
Having memorized sufficient Bible verses (http://biblocality.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1798#post1798), one may attempt to analyze them before God. He may not be able to understand them at first, but after trying for a month or even half a year he may be given understanding. I have mentioned before that if anyone is able to find facts, he has already received half of the light. If one is unable to discover facts, it only proves he has an eye ailment. Young people, therefore should start out as careful readers. He is a careless person who does not seek for facts. He will not know either what God has said or what God has not said. How can this be called the study of the Word of God?
Do remember one thing: whether or not one is able to be a minister of God’s Word depends on whether he can find facts while studying the Bible. Each and every minister of God’s Word needs to be a vigilant, accurate person. Facts are like mountain peaks, protruding out conspicuously. Only the lazy, the careless, the confused and the insensitive do not know how to read the Bible because they are unable to find the facts of God (http://biblocality.com/forums/showthread.php?t=633).