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The redeemed standing of fallen mankind, having disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden, is
ONLY, repeat, ONLY, by means of innocent, shed, blood, for atonement. Sin
had entered the world for the first time, by Adam and Eve's disobedience to God's instructions. It is passed
on to all future generations. The aprons they made by sewing fig leaves may
have been cute, but they were totally unacceptable to God. He made them
coats of animal skins, to "COVER" their nakedness. This,
of course, required killing totally innocent animals. Atonement only comes this way. Genesis 3 says: 1Now the serpent
was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye
shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2And
the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of
it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4And
the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5For
God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
6And when the woman saw that the tree was
good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof,
and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. 7And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves
together, and made themselves aprons. 8And
they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from
the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. 9And
the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? 10And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid
myself. 11And he said, Who told thee
that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? 12And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of
the tree, and I did eat. 13And the LORD God
said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. 14And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art
cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the
days of thy life: 15And I will put enmity
between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. 16Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception;
in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. 17And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife,
and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake;
in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; 18Thorns
also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; 19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground;
for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. 20And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. 21Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and
clothed them. 22And the LORD God said,
Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree
of life, and eat, and live for ever: 23Therefore
the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. 24So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims,
and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. Note: In verse
15, above, we have the first prophesy of the coming Messiah, or Christ, who is Jesus Christ.
Man's acceptable service for God MUST be based on innocent shed
blood. Cain was every bit as well intentioned
as his brother Abel in bringing an offering to God. But God rejected
flatly, Cain's offering because it did not come by means of innocent shed blood, as Abel's did. Genesis 4: 3And in process of time it came to
pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. 4And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had
respect unto Abel and to his offering: 5But
unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. 6And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance
fallen? 7If thou doest well, shalt
thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt
rule over him. 8And Cain talked with
Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
This same requirement that
right standing and service toward God, ONLY, can be had by means of innocent, shed, blood, for atonement, is found throughout
the Bible. This all points to the true atonement obtained by the Lord Jesus Christ
in his innocent, sacrificial death. In the last book of the Bible, Revelation,
we find: 5And from Jesus Christ, who is
the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth.
Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his
own blood, 6And
hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Read
my page: They Came to Jesus! -- about three men who decided to believe in Jesus for salvation -- right before our eyes.
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Every person must find personal atonement for sins in the blood of Jesus Christ, or suffer the pains
of Hell forever! God has NO other method of acceptance! This is also know as REDEMPTION! Mankind is ALREADY on "Death Row."
See the New Testament book of Romans chapter 1. GOD was born into human kind as the
Baby Jesus Christ, in Bethlehem, Israel, 2011 years ago. This puts Christianity
in a whole different ballpark from Islam!!! See my page: God was Manifest in Flesh! The New Testament passage 1 Timothy 3:16 say: And
without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God
was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world,
received up into glory. NOTE: The King James Bible correctly uses the noun,
"GOD" in the verse above -- modern bibles wrongly substitute a pronoun in this place, falsifying the passage, and
badly weakening the verse. See my pages - God was Manifest in Flesh, and Why the King James Bible- for a full explanation.
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An extremely interesting discussion occurs in the New Testament Gospel Book of Matthew, Chapter 22: 41While
the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David. 43He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, 44The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies
thy footstool? 45If David then call
him Lord, how is he his son? 46And
no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions. SO
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The answer can only be that Messiah, also called, Christ, IS -- GOD, and Human!
The Son of God was born as the human baby Jesus Christ, 2011 years
ago in the Israelite town of Bethlehem, about 7 miles (10k) south of Jerusalem. The New Testament passage of 1 Timothy 3:16 says: And
without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest
in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into
glory. This passage makes it clear that God was manifest in flesh! See this page too. Jesus' fully human, and natural, mother was Mary.
His completely legal father, but NOT biological Father was the carpenter, Joseph. God was and IS, his real, actual, Father. The New Testament Gospel
passage of Luke chapter 1 says, regarding Mary: 26And
in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27To a virgin espoused to a man whose name
was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. 28And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee:
blessed art thou among women. 29And
when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. 30And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with
God. 31And, behold, thou shalt conceive
in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. 32He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give
unto him the throne of his father David: 33And
he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. 34Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
35And the angel answered and said
unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore
also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. 36And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old
age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. 37For with God nothing shall be impossible. 38And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel
departed from her. The New Testament Gospel passage of Matthew
chapter 1 says, regarding Joseph: 16And Jacob begat Joseph
the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. 17So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying
away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
18Now the birth of Jesus Christ was
on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the
Holy Ghost. 19Then Joseph her
husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. 20But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD appeared
unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to
take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. 21And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. 22Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
23Behold, a virgin shall be with
child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. 24Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden
him, and took unto him his wife: 25And
knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS. Again, the New Testament passage 1 Timothy 3:16 says: And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in
the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. So, here again, we have the answer -- Jesus Christ IS God -- born into human flesh -- in
the Israelite town of Bethlehem -- as the Baby Lord Jesus Christ -- about 2011 years ago. It is this God-Man, ALONE, who is God's chosen, anointed, one, the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ.
And he, ALONE, is the person to whom every human must come in genuine belief
of heart, trusting him for complete atonement for all sin, and the granting of Salvation and life eternal. Saint Peter said in Acts 4:12:
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
If you are not sure for yourself, see, They Came to Christ. NOTE: The King James Bible correctly uses the noun, "GOD"
in the verse above, 1Tim3:16, -- modern bibles wrongly substitute a pronoun in place, badly weakening the verse. See my pages - God was Manifest in Flesh, and Why the King James Bible- for a full explanation. 
The great scholar, C.I.
Scofield sets forth this most powerful, cogent, argument for the divine authorship of the
Bible. The Bible is at ONCE, SIXTY-SIX books,
and yet truly, ONE BOOK. This
is stunning evidence for the divine origin of the Bible. The great scholar, C.I. Scofield said: “From
Genesis the Bible bears witness to one God. Wherever
He speaks or acts he is consistent with himself, and with the total revelation concerning Him. The Bible forms one continuous story --the story of humanity in relation
to God. The Bible hazards the most unlikely
predictions concerning the future, and, when the centuries have brought round the appointed time, records their fulfillment.
The Bible is a progressive unfolding of
truth. Nothing is told all at once,
and once for all. The law is, “First the blade, then the ear, after that the full grain.” Without the possibility of collusion, often with centuries between, one
writer of Scripture takes up an earlier revelation, adds to it, lays down the pen, and in due time another man moved by the Holy Spirit, and another, and another, add
new details till the whole is complete. From
beginning to end the Bible testifies to one redemption. The Bible has one great theme--the Person and work of Christ.
Finally, these writers, some forty in
number, writing through twenty centuries, have produced a perfect harmony of doctrine in progressive unfolding. This is, to every candid mind, the unanswerable proof of the divine inspiration
of the Bible.”
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