22/08/2014

The Validity of Hebrews 9:12

Heb 9:12 KJV Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

If the above verse is anything to go by, then the following conclusions are valid.

1. He entered in once...for us..

Meaning I don't have to worry anymore about the dilemma of "who shall ascend into God's hill?", "who is qualified?" Etc. Someone has done that for me. I already have a rep there. If my rep is there, then I'm there too.

2. He entered in ONCE...

If I must enter (and my entering is not by the blood of bulls and calves), one time entering is ALL that is needed. Lest it's not different from the way it is practiced under the law. That means if I need a forgiveness of sins to enter, then I need the forgiveness ONCE. If it's justification I need, then I need it just ONCE. If it's salvation I need then I need it just ONCE...
why?
Because only ONE TIME ENTERING IS needed (in the new covenant). Also, we all don't have to go everyone INDIVIDUALLY since one man Christ Jesus can do that for us and get whatever we must get from the holy place.

3. Having obtained eternal redemption for us.

Meaning, Jesus going there for us is not to "try" if He can get us eternal redemption and if He's unable to, maybe we find alternatives. No! But it says,
Having [already] obtained eternal redemption for us, He entered in once into the holy place.
So it's not a 50-50 chance. He already got it settled.
Therefore, ascension could not have preceded redemption, but redemption made ascension possible in as much as He ascended to sit.

4. Eternal redemption for us.
The kind of redemption Jesus got whichever people He got it for must be ETERNAL. If yours is conditional, maybe you're not one of them Jesus got for. Because there seem to be many "saviours" in this world. (Your saviour is anyone you entrust your eternal destiny into.)
It's only when it's conditional will you need to go into the holy place again and again each time you sin.

As for me, I'm glad to be among the "us" for whom Jesus got the eternal redemption. I have believed in Jesus! I'm born again and filled with the Holy Ghost! I have believed ONCE to enter ONCE. I have received forgiveness ONCE to enter ONCE. I'm glad I'm born again! What about you?

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