By
Pastor Keith Triple
Romans
5:12-19_;
and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
The
very nature of sin separates, sin brought into the world by the action of
eating of the fruit of good and evil by Eve and Adam. The devil’s one plan is
to separate you and everyone from God and fellowship with Him. Spiritual death
thus became our greatest enemy and Satan’s greatest weapon.
One
single event caused death to pass on all men and one single event caused life
to be given to all men who receive it. By one man’s offense death reigned by
one man. It is by one man’s disobedience that many were made sinners, so by the
obedience of one shall many be made righteous and this is God’s one perfect
plan for our redemption: the Cross!
Hebrews
2:14_Since
then the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise
took part of the same; that through death He might destroy him that had the
power of death, that is, the devil;
Numbers
21:6-8 and John 3:14-17 are two (2) examples
pointing to the Cross whence Jesus Christ destroyed him who has the power of
death.
All
that were bitten by the bite of death only had to look at the bronze serpent
that Moses had erected and they would receive new life immediately. So it is in
the New Covenant, all that are sick, heavy-laden and dying have only to look at
the Cross, at the Lord Jesus and will be born again to true life!
Ephesians
1:5_Having
predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according
to the good pleasure of his will,
The
first step in coming to the Lord is to recognize that we are filthy, hideous
and all our righteousnesses are filthy rags.