Jud 1:1 KJV - Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, [and] called:
This word says to them that are sanctified, who is Jude speaking of here sanctified means set apart Strong's Number: g37 Greek: hagiazo
Hallow:
"to make holy" (from hagios, "holy"), signifies to set apart for God, to sanctify, to make a person or thing the opposite of koinos, "common;" it is translated "Hallowed," with reference to the name of God the Father in the Lord's Prayer, Mat 6:9; Luk 11:2. ( To the name of God) and the name means the nature,the character and the authority of the father, Jesus said he came in his fathers name. The same power and Authority that he gives us. Act 1:8 ASV - But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. The spirit of truth. I am writing today to encourage you my fellow brethren in the faith to hold fast the faith that was given to us even in the early days of our life's .And to that cause I say endured because you are reading this letter and because you have been delivered . We must always remember where the Lord has taken us from and look forward to the coming of our savior. Today as I write this you are in a place where Gods love has brought you, once when we were lost and without direction we staggered and stumbled at every turn we made. Living in our carnal nature, and the old man had his way in keeping us from God. But a light came into our life's and that life was Christ. God seeing us in our dilemma lost to the curse of this world. And living in absolute sin, He had mercy he gave grace and he most assuredly pour his blood out for us all. And now we sat in his presence in his love and safety. Yes I believe God has protected us from our youth up to this very moment. That's what makes him our father, and the word says Rom 5:5 ASV - and hope putteth not to shame; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given unto us.
Rom 5:6 ASV - For while we were yet weak, in due season Christ died for the ungodly.
Eph 4:30 ASV - And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom ye were sealed unto the day of redemption. this brings me now to the word RANSOM Strong's Number: g3083 Greek: lutron
Ransom:
"a means of loosing" (from luo, "to loose"), occurs frequently in the Sept., where it is always used to signify "equivalence." Thus it is used of the "ransom" for a life, e.g., Exd 21:30, of the redemption price of a slave, e.g., Lev 19:20, of land, Lev 25:24, of the price of a captive, Isa 45:13. In the NT it occurs in Mat 20:28; Mar 10:45, where it is used of Christ's gift of Himself as "a ransom for many." Some interpreters have regarded the "ransom" price as being paid to Satan; others, to an impersonal power such as death, or evil, or "that ultimate necessity which has made the whole course of things what it has been." Such ideas are largely conjectural, the result of an attempt to press the details of certain Old Testament illustrations beyond the actual statements of New Testament doctrines.
That Christ gave up His life in expiatory sacrifice under God's judgment upon sin and thus provided a "ransom" whereby those who receive Him on this ground obtain deliverance from the penalty due to sin, is what Scripture teaches. What the Lord states in the two passages mentioned involves this essential character of His death. In these passages the preposition is anti, which has a vicarious significance, indicating that the "ransom" holds good for those who, accepting it as such, no longer remain in death since Christ suffered death in their stead. The change of preposition in 1Ti 2:6, where the word antilutron, a substitutionary "ransom," is used, is significant. There the preposition is huper, "on behalf of," and the statement is made that He "gave Himself a ransom for all," indicating that the "ransom" was provisionally universal, while being of a vicarious character. Thus the three passages consistently show that while the provision was universal, for Christ died for all men, yet it is actual for those only who accept God's conditions, and who are described in the Gospel statements as "the many." The giving of His life was the giving of His entire person, and while His death under Divine judgment was alone expiatory, it cannot be dissociated from the character of His life which, being sinless, gave virtue to His death and was a testimony to the fact that His death must be of a vicarious nature.
Mar 10:45 ASV - For the Son of man also came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
1Ti 2:6 ASV - who gave himself a ransom for all; the testimony [to be borne] in its own times;
Looking at this the whole of it all is wheather we believe it or not. Jesus said the sin of this world is they do not believe me. He said he did not come to judge the world but to save that which is lost. From the begenning of recorded time through the word of God, the word says Jhn 1:1 ASV - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Jhn 1:2 ASV - The same was in the beginning with God.
Jhn 1:3 ASV - All things were made through him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made.
Jhn 1:4 ASV - In him was life; and the life was the light of men. Pro 30:4 ASV - Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in his garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest? Jhn 3:13 ASV - And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, [even] the Son of man, who is in heaven.
From the Law until now,even before the Law Gods intentions was to bring a savior to his creation. So what I am saying is that when God told Moses to put the mercy seat on the Ark he saw you and I. The most wonderful thing in all this is where it says that God knew you before the beginning of time Eph 4:4 ASV - [There is] one body, and one Spirit, even as also ye were called in one hope of your calling;
2Ti 1:9 ASV - who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
Now this leads me to this verse Jhn 14:30 ASV - I will no more speak much with you, for the prince of the world cometh: and he hath nothing in me; Jam 1:17 KJV - Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. I saw in this passage God as a clear piece of Crystal a window pane clear as the sky. And he does not cast any shadow of imperfection as light emanates from or pass through him , JESUS is that light his was born of flesh and blood, a perfect sacrifice for us. But yet he was full of light. He said the devil is coming for me now. BUT HE HAS NOTHING IN ME ! there was no shadow in him. Perfect and sinless. He was a perfect ransom for us. I want to say one more thing and stop . I had a dream some years ago and never understood until here in the past year or so what the Lord was showing me. (The light of the body is the eye ) So I remember I was in this large place in was like a large stadium with seats on both sides. And down on the field was a small raised structure and on it were some men, they were seated. Now I could see across the field and there where many people on both sides, it was filled with people, and the people were there to meet God. And there was a hushed silence in the place but you could fill the anticipation the excitement in the air. These people were expecting something from The Lord. A man stood up and walked off the structure and stood down on the grass. He was very calm but with great intention, he first look up at the people on the other side from me. And the people in the stands began to shout and make worship they were very excited, then he raised his hands. And slowly the man turned and looked up at what seemed to be directly at myself . And there as he look up Light came out of every part of his body Light came out of his eyes and his mouth his ears. His eyes as he moved his head look like bright flash lights,but much brighter. It was so real and intense I remember I was so moved by what I was seeing it was in color and so vivid. And the people all around me were so jubilant, with so much joy. We were so happy, and that was the end. But than I awoke and it was like 2:00 in the morning and I could not go back to sleep. I was crying and shaking all over by what I saw it move me greatly. And so now as I tell you, I have never forgot, to this day it is still intense when I remember. Now at the time I just could not understand what it was all about, even through the years. But now I know what he is saying, it was about now today !! Now in these last days the Lord is going to manifest his word and his righteousness in his saints, he has called us for a witness . And the light of his word will shine out of his people for ALL the world to see. All though Christ was a man he also was the son of God the word says there was no shadow in his turning , The light of the body is the eye and if our eye be single our whole body shall be full of light. One last verse 1Jo 3:2 ASV - Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is. Isaiah 61 tells a story about you and I He paid the ransom ! Isa 61:10 ASV - I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with a garland, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. The garland is the garland worn by the victor, the winner of the race. Its made of olive branches, its not a crown of thorns its the Victors crown. And the brides Jewels are the knowledge of his righteousness by a renewed mind and his righteous acts displayed in her actions, her life upon this earth. For as the earth bringeth forth its bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord Jehovah will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations. Even so come Lord Jesus
God Bless You All
