GOD'S VIEW:
John 1:29
; 1 Cor. 5:7
-Lamb without blemish pictures Jesus sinless
life, blood sprinkled on door posts pictures His blood shed for
the believer, eating of lamb pictures need for spiritual nourishment
gained by feeding on Christ, the Bread of Life, and the unleavened
bread pictures the need for putting evil out of one's life and
household.
HOPE:
l Pet. 1:18-19
; Exo. 29:38-39
; Isa. 53:6-7
; Rev. 5:6
;7:9
;12:11
-The
Lamb is a picture of Christ, the perfect Lamb of God without sin
upon whom the sins of the people were placed, Who bore the judgment
of sin, and the One sacrificed for sin. Thus, one is completely
redeemed from their sins by simply believing and having faith
in God's word that He would remove the sins. The "Lamb of
God" is not of man but of God. Forgiveness and salvation
come from God's grace and not from man's resources and works.
Eph. 1:4-6 ; John 14:15 ;15:16-17;16:7-15; Acts 2:1-4 ; Rom. 8:1-17 -Christ is the One who baptizes believers with the Holy Spirit, and it is the person who receives the Spirit of God that has the presence and care of God looking over his life. By faith, we are to drop-off our old life immediately and start the new life in Christ for it is He who is our life who will guide and direct us if we let Him.
John 8:12 ;10:27 ;12:26 ; Hosea 6:3 -A person must stand where the word is preached, he must hear and understand the word and he must follow Jesus, then he will be blessed with every spiritual blessings in the heavenlies in order to live and face life victoriously, and to walk in light and not in darkness.
CHANGE:
Acts 17:27
; Deut. 4:29
; Isa. 55:6
; Jere. 29:13
-No longer looking
for answers by human reasonings, by interpreting the past, by
blaming others, by others failing us or not meeting our needs.
We are now to change our perspective on life and seeing things
as God does which is to help establish His principles on earth
to obtain justice, mercy, and to walk humbly doing so.
Eph. 1:18-19 ; 1 Pet. 2:9-10 ; Rom. 8:28-29 -Studying the word and learning of Jesus, we would see and learn the truth of life. That all evil that was done to me or that I committed, all the unfairness and injustices of life, if I faced these evils God's way, evil would serve to my benefit and advantage because it would conform me to the image of Christ, that is, dying to my self needs to meet the needs of others.
Lu. 9:23
; John 1:12
; Prov. 11:30
-Putting aside self-interest, self-pity,
and self-righteousness, seeking to find my own peace and joy,
I die to self, making self wholly controlled by the Holy Spirit
for the purpose of winning souls as Christ lives in and through
me. Self would be changed from a self-centered, defensive, overbearing
and carnal person into a strong, immovable and unbreakable rock
of God.