And it is by God’s will that we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” vs. 10
Hebrews 10:5-10
Christians love to argue and debate about just how it is that they have salvation. They choose among a multitude of atonement theories and quote multiple bible verses, all to show that they, out of all people, know precisely just how it is that God chooses to operate. Their way is the way of salvation, and unless we’re on the same path we don’t have a chance. Oh what hubris! As if anything we write or concoct makes the slightest bit of difference to the great I AM! The writer of Hebrews also pretends to know a lot of details about scriptural passages that mean virtually nothing to most of us, but at least in the end he lets us know that our sanctification is totally in the hands of God, and that it happened through Jesus once for all. Our ideas and doctrines mean nothing; not even our good deeds make the slightest bit of difference. It’s all God, and it’s all gift! And once we get that basic truth through our skulls we can stop our debating and arguing and get down to the business of loving in God’s peaceable kingdom! Enough of our petty distinctions and prideful assertions! The good news of Christmas is for all people for all time! Amen!
Thought for the Day: If all is a gift, what’s the point of denominations?
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