2.
Holiness
As we have clearly seen holiness
is the product or the result of the true act of righteousness and as clearly
demonstrated in the Old Testament which was a copy and shadow of the reality,
holiness is derived from, partaking of the things by which the atonement was
made for it is written; “Then Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the
ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of
meeting. They shall eat those things with which the atonement was made, to
consecrate and to sanctify them; but an outsider shall not eat them, because
they are holy” (Exodus 29:32-33).
In our New Testament dispensation
the things with which the atonement was made is the sacrificial body and blood
of Jesus Christ which is represented by the bread and wine. And as Jesus Christ
explicitly said; “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the
Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats My flesh
and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For
My flesh is (real) food indeed, and My blood is (real) drink indeed.’
“He who eats My flesh and drinks
My blood abides in Me, and I in him. As the living Father sent Me, and I live
because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. This is
the bread which came down from heaven --- not as your fathers ate the manna,
and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever" (John 6:53-58).
3. 3. Grow
in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior
We grow in grace and in the
knowledge of Jesus Christ by studying His word as we have been duly admonished
saying; “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not
need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15).
We all need to know, understand
and believe that, the invisible inner man is as real and literal as the outer
man. Therefore, we are not to lose heart because even though our outward man is
perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day” (2 Corinthians
4:16).
So in conclusion, the renewal of
our inner man day by day is by partaking and feeding on the real spiritual food
and to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ by
studying and meditating on His word.
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With brotherly love
Lucius Joseph
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