© 04 Colin Melbourne
And Tries to Keep Hidden
When you embrace these five Gospel foundations you will begin to exercise the authority Christ gives believers to trample on demonic snakes and satanic scorpions, and overcome all the power of the enemy.
I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
Holy Bible, Lk. 10:18-20 KJV
The enemy of your soul relishes religion, humanity’s dishevelled fig leaf, which does nothing to bridge the chasm between sinners and God. He adores philosophy, ‘spirituality’, and endless doctrinal discussion; because they only leave the lost and limping more confused, and frustrated, than before they began.
What Satan can’t tolerate is the Gospel Truth Christ gave the Church to proclaim until He comes. There’s power in God’s word that nothing can overcome.
Heaven endorses the Message of Christ with an anointing that drives back the forces of evil, and draws sinners to the only Saviour.
God’s word is His Seed; it has divine power within it to accomplish what it says.
This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners;
1 Tim. 1:15 KJV
You see why the devil says we must not preach the word, but rather smother it with religion and rituals. Homilies, opinion, theology, story-telling, and entertainment, are what you hear from his pulpits. Man’s word cannot save; only God’s word saves sinners.
Here are the pillars of redemption and the Gospel of Christ, which true believers preach in season and out, to every creature. They draw sinners to the Fountain, and nourish the saints. Be established in them today.
Five Glorious Facts of Redemption
No Condemnation for Believers
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Jn. 3:17 KJV
God came to save you, not condemn you. Has God’s Son, Jesus Christ, saved you yet? If you are not sure take heart, you will be saved today when you accept this message, and do what it says.
The world is already condemned, and doomed to perish because of man’s rebellion against God. Your ancestors, Adam and Eve, sinned by rebelling against God’s only command, and brought sin to the human race. You inherited a sinful nature from your parents, and have been a sinner since birth.
The Good News is, God didn’t come to condemn you, but save you from condemnation. There’s only one way, through heart faith in Christ. Repent from unbelief, believe in Him, and you’ll be saved; reject Him, and you will remain condemned to Hell.
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Jn. 3:18 KJV
How can this be so?
Because Christ is Almighty God in the Flesh, He came from Heaven, lived a perfect sinless life, and took your place on the cross. God gave His Only Son as the blameless Sacrificial Lamb, slaughtered to atone for the sin of the world.
The LORD Jesus Christ was punished; bore your sin, sickness, guilt, and was judged in your stead. Exactly as foretold in the Scriptures, He arose on the third day, and offered His own Blood on the altar of Heaven to purchase your redemption.
God made a covenant, the New Covenant, that whoever repents and believes in Him; is forgiven, saved, and translated out of the Devil’s kingdom, into God’s. They change families, from Satan’s to God’s. They are born again, born from above.
Because the believer’s sin was fully judged in Christ at Calvary, there cannot be any condemnation for the born again believer. It would be unjust to condemn a believer for a sin that was atoned for by Christ. That is why the Holy Spirit declares:
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Ro. 8:1-2 KJV
Take God’s word for that Gospel fact. It’s the truth the Devil hates, because he is eternally condemned.
There is no condemnation for believers.
Shout it from the rooftops!
No Judgment of Believers for Sin
Every person who dies in their sin, will face God’s perfect Judgment for each sin they committed. Everything has been recorded:
…and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Rev. 20:12b KJV
Grandad has long forgotten most of his sins, helped along by senile dementia, but God hasn’t. Jesus warned…
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Mtt. 12:36 KJV
God’s word is crystal clear on this. He will judge sinners for everything they have done, and said. It will take place at the awesome Great White Throne Judgment of the dead. After which, they are thrown into the Lake of Fire, because their names are not in the Book of Life. (Rev. 20:11-15)
That is the destiny of all who reject Christ, who are not born of God, who are sinners not saints. That is why you must be born again, and become a Blood-washed saint through simple faith in Christ’s finished work.
Is your name in the Lamb’s Book of Life right now?
Are you a sinner or a saint?
You can be sure, certain, and at peace.
You see, the instant a sinner receives Christ their sinful nature is crucified, dead, buried, and they are raised to new life with Christ. They are no longer dead in sin, but alive to God, and credited to be His righteous child through faith in Jesus’ Name.
The Great White Throne judgment is of the dead, not the living, of unbelievers, not believers.
Believers do face God’s Judgment, because the Holy Spirit tells us:
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; [bema] that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
2 Co. 5:10 KJV
This is the Bema Judgment of believers, not to be confused with the Great White Throne Judgment of sinners.
There is no condemnation, no judgment of sin at the Bema Judgment, because sin is not an issue: Christ dealt with a believer’s sins at the Cross. He put them away once and for all.
This is a Judgment of the believer’s Christian life for rewards, not punishment. According to their faithfulness, and diligence, some get a little more, others less. This is also alluded to in the passage 1 Co. 1:10-15.
But understand this Gospel fact: Believers are not judged for their sin, otherwise Christ died for nothing.
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
Heb 9:27-28 KJV
The heart of the Gospel is that Christ has freed believers from their sins, by His Blood. (Rev. 1:5) That is why the Holy Spirit declares to believers these precious words every true Christian treasures:
I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.
1 Jn. 2:12 KJV
Personalise that, replace the word children with your name, and read it out loud. It is the testimony of God to you as a believer in Christ.
That is why there’s no judgment of sin for a believer.
He took it all in your place, to set you free from sin, and its judgment.
Worship Him Saints, and repent you sinners!
No Rejection of Believers
Once you have come to the Cross, and received Christ as LORD and Saviour, God will never, ever, reject you. You become accepted in the Beloved, a child of God, and a co-heir with Christ.
God in the Flesh promised:
All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
Jn. 6:37 KJV
The Holy Spirit echoes:
I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. Heb. 13:5b KJV
Jesus reassures those following Him:
I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Mtt. 28:20 KJV
If you are genuinely born again, you are accepted by God, and will never be rejected.
To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he has made us accepted in the beloved.
Eph. 1:6 KJV
No Guilt: Believers are Justified, Not Guilty
The instant a sinner yields their heart to Christ; God justifies them, and declares them ‘Not guilty!’ They are justified because Christ bore their guilt, and was raised for their justification.
Savour this:
Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Ro. 4:25,5:1-2 KJV
As a born again believer you can declare with confidence:
‘I am no longer guilty before God, Christ has justified me, just-as-if-I’d never sinned.’
Because,
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
2 Co. 5:21 KJV
Since you are a believer in Christ, you can say, ‘I am righteous through trusting in Christ, I am clothed in the perfect righteousness of God.’
Accept your righteousness in Christ, and never deny it. He died to give it to you, so you can live in God’s Presence without guilt or shame.
It is yours today:
And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled, In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
Col. 1:21-23 KJV
To be blameless, spotless, and free from accusation, repent and believe in Christ now.
No Captivity for Believers
No longer held captive by Satan and sin.
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
Col 1:13-14 KJV
Satan is no longer your master; Jesus is your Lord.
No longer captive to sickness
Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
Mtt. 8:17
He took them, and carried them to set you free: Only believe!
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
1 Pe. 2:24 KJV
Believe God’s testimony enough to act on it, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. (Jn. 8:32)
If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
Jn. 8:36 KJV
Accept these five pillars of the faith, and tell the world what Christ has done for you:
- No Condemnation
- No Judgment
- No Rejection
- No Guilt
- No Captivity
If you are still in your sins, and want to get right with God, now is the time. First understand who Jesus is, and what He’s done for you. Then repent and believe in Him by praying this prayer sincerely with all your heart.
© 04 Colin Melbourne