I was sitting in a church the other day listening to the reciting of the Christian Creed, and realised that even the devil believes the same.
He has no problem with people believing that Jesus lived, died for man’s sins and was raised on the 3rd day and is now seated at the right hand of God.
He doesn’t even have a big problem with people avoiding hell and going to heaven. He would desperately seek to keep people neutralised on planet earth though! His deception only has one agenda, to keep people ignorant of the success of the cross.
This is the one thing he desperately wants to hide from man, the mystery that he himself failed to understand; had he understood the wisdom of God he would never have crucified the Lord of glory.
There is no life changing power in believing in a historic or even futuristic Christ!
The mystery that was hidden for ages is the revelation that in God’s economy, Jesus the Messiah represents the human race! He didn’t die as an individual! All of mankind died in his death!
He was not made alive as an individual! Mankind was fully represented in Him, made alive together with Him and raised together with him on the 3rd day!
Hosea 6:2 ~ After two days He will revive us; On the third day He will raise us up, That we may live in His sight.
The point of departure in the gospel message is now the fact that as humans we are fully represented in the highest seat of authority in the universe; we are seated there together with him in heavenly places! This is true before anyone but God believed it!
“While we were still dead in our trespasses and sins, He made us alive together with him and raised us up together with him!”
Knowing the truth about our value and innocence as it is unveiled in Christ liberates us into the most attractive life imaginable, the life of our original design as image bearers of God!
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