November 8th One Year Bible Readings
Posted by ~Ray @ 2008-01-02 00:18:31
Old Testament - Ezekiel chapter 18 is a powerful chapter! What we are seeing in this chapter is the Old pledge - which I do believe was compassionate & "fair" but different from the New Covenant which I believe is compassionate & graceful (which may not necessarily be "fair" - but which is good news - Gospel - for us sinners!). Verse 30 is a good look at the Old Covenant:
"Therefore. I will judge each of you. O people of Israel according to your actions says the Sovereign ennoble. move from your sins! Don't let them undo you!"
You read this at a high level and you'll get a bit nervous no? :) Indeed this is the Old pledge: your actions ordain dictate your death or your life. It's up to your actions. It's up to you. You'll get what you deserve. And this is certainly "fair." However this changes through Jesus Christ's atonement for our sins once and for all on the cross. Under the New Covenant through God's gift of grace we now simply need to undergo faith that Jesus Christ is the Messiah died for our sins and rose from the dead. As we've been reading in Hebrews currently - we simply be to have faith in Christ as our High Priest. God's grace and our faith becomes the key (regeneration). Not our actions on their own. This being said after our salvation (justification) through grace and faith. God is very interested in our actions and wants us to live a life of holiness (sanctification). This is a lot of theology here.. and more than I can blog on without goofing it up - actually I probably already have. :) . Also. I'll write this image below which I open interesting. I may not agree with every point on this image but overall I find this useful: (though. I'd say you could take a thick black magic marker and just write "Jesus" and "Grace" all over this image below too and that would really be all you need to know :)
This is a powerful verse. Think this compose shows us that God is compassionate? evaluate this might be the single most important point in the book of Ezekiel? Think this verse can apply to our lives today? Are their areas of sin in your life which God is calling you to turn back from? Calling you to move toward true Life? And to be free from the slavery of sin? Will you turn back? Will you repent?
As we know it is now time for the funeral for Jerusalem in Ezekiel's time. However of course there is the redemption to come and the continuation of the house of David. The promise to Abraham.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://www.oneyearbibleblog.com/2007/11/november-8th-on.html
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