Get Wisdom #30

   Prov.4:7(Amp) says, "The beginning of Wisdom is, Get Wisdom (skillful and Godly Wisdom). For skillful and Godly Wisdom is the principal thing. And with all you have gotten, get understanding (discernment, comprehension and interpretation)."

  When the Apostle Paul began teaching from the Revelation of the new creation, most people were in the dark about the new covenant, which includes both Gentile and those not of the Law. Even Peter had to come to an understanding about this. Peter was still insisting that the Gentiles be circumcised, until Paul revealed the Revelation he received from Jesus.

  Still today, we stand more on our traditions, rather than the scriptures. This comes from our not having skillful and Godly Wisdom from the Holy Spirit. You'll hear completely different things from different churches. A woman once asked me, "Pastor, how many times must I be baptized?" I startled her by asking her, "How many times do you have to bury a dead man?" Then I read Rom.6:3-4(Amp) to her, which says, "Are you ignorant of the fact that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? You were buried therefore with Him by the Baptism into death. So that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the Glorious Power of the Father, so we too might habitually live and behave in newness of life." She then told me that she had been to three different churches and each one re-baptized her. One can get dishpan hands if staying too long in the water, without knowing why you were there. 

  We've been learning about the Power of the Blood. Gal.3:13(Amp) says that "We've been redeemed from the Curse of the Law, Jesus being made a curse for us, that the Blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentile." Col.1:13-14(Amp) tells us, "The Father has delivered and drawn us to Himself out of the control and dominion of darkness and has transferred us into the Kingdom of the Son of His Love In Whom we have our Redemption through His Blood which means the forgiveness of sin."

  1Peter1:18-19(Amp) says, "You must know and recognize that you were Redeemed, ransomed from the useless, fruitless way of living inherited by tradition from your forefathers, not with corruptible things such as silver and gold. But you were purchased (Redeemed) with the Precious Blood of Christ the Messiah, like that of a Sacrificial Lamb, without blemish or spot." 

  It is the Blood of Jesus Christ that has redeemed us and we need to understand that His Blood is for us to put faith in while we're still in these earthly bodies. We still sin and make mistakes, even after being born-again, but 1John1:7(Amp) says, "But if we really are walking in the Light as He is in the Light, we have true unbroken fellowship with one another, and the Blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanses, removes us from all sin and guilt, keeps us cleansed from sin in all its forms or manifestations."

  The Blood of our Redeemer is a continual Life cleansing agent in our earthly lives. His Blood and faith in His Blood, will keep us from the Curse of the Law. The new birth gives us a pure, sinless and perfect creation through the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ. There's nothing wrong with your new creation Spirit, it's our flesh that is a problem. The Blood of Jesus, our Redeemer, will keep us continually clean and separate from the Curse, while we're here on earth.