The Good Of The Father (Come Jesus!) #1950

 

Thus Christ also, being offered once for the bearing of the sins of the many, will be seen a second time, by those awaiting Him, apart from sin, for salvation, through faith

To the Hebrews 9: 28, Concordant New Testament 

Spend time in Christian theology and you will surely hear of the promise the second coming of Christ.  It is then which the guilty will be punished and all will be made right {Matthews Account 16:27}.  Growing up in the mainstream church, I often heard the call, "Come Lord Jesus!"  Of course, this was born under the assumption of the church separation theology.  See, upon His resurrection, Jesus was taken into heaven and seated at the Fathers side {Acts of the Apostles 1:10-11}.  It has been the teaching of the church that Jesus, therefore, has been set aside from the Fathers earthly creation and awaits the moment of His own return.  This will be the second coming of Christ but, like many teachings of the church, are simply not true.  For it has been documented that after His resurrection, Jesus returned and was witnessed by many {Paul to the Corinthians (1) 15:1-8}.  According to historical accounts, Jesus was witnessed by over 500 people over a period of 40 days after His resurrection.  THIS was the second coming of Jesus.  For the mainstream church to profess that His second coming will be in the future is simply false teaching.  Not only that, to believe that we must wait for His return is also based upon the false separation theology of the church.  That it is our sin which separates us from the presence of the Lord.  Yet the writer of Hebrews proclaims that Jesus was "Offered once for the bearing of the sins of the many" {To the Hebrews 9:28}.  The apostle Paul speaks to Jesus dying to sin "Once for all time" {Paul to the Romans 6:10}.  I'm not simply cherry picking verses here, this is the spoken evangel of the apostle Paul.  That Christ Jesus died "That the body of sin may be nullified" {Paul to the Romans 6:6}.  That body of sin was our old sin nature which Paul speaks to in Romans 3:23.  Do we simply discount the words of Paul to fit the narrative of the church?  That is a dangerous road.  Therefore, let it be known that we need not await the return of Jesus. 

That they may all be one, according as Thou, Father, art in Me, and I in Thee, that they also may be in Us, that the world should be believing that Thou dost commission Me

Johns Account 17: 21, Concordant New Testament 

As He prayed in the garden of Gethsemane that night, Jesus prayed that Gods children would be in unity with He and the Father {Johns Account 17:21}.  It has never been the Fathers plan that we would be separated from He who created us.  This is why Jesus took on our sin upon Himself {Paul to the Corinthians (2) 5:21}.  Jesus was innocent.  It was we who needed to die, not Him.  Yet through the love and grace of God, He who knew no sin became the sin offering for many.  I have always believed that the cross was the end of the story of Jesus, but the beginning.  Through the cross, Jesus has transcended death {Paul to the Romans 6:9}.  The church would have us believe that Jesus suffered the cross and was taken up into heaven, end of story.  Far from it.  Jesus Himself has proclaimed that our life is in Him {Johns Account 14:20}.  We need not wait for His return in order to enjoy life and fellowship with Him.  He is here today!  Paul speaks to this truth in Galatians {Paul to the Galatians 2:20}.  To walk in Jesus is to know that our life is not of this world, but in Him.  May our eyes be opened to this truth. 

~Scott~