Under the Old Covenant, the law of sin and death, everyone 'died' having one sin or the other (break one, brake them all). Having sin meant descending instead of ascending. BUT, IF they had been perfect under the law, been found without sin when they took their last breathe, they would have ascended with no penalty to pay, no death.
Christ willingly died to bring in a New Covenant. Now by FAITH, and also whomsoever would, we could become a child of God, saved. By the precious blood of the Lamb slain, we could be washed clean, our sins forgiven and by CHRIST having paid the penalty, the ransom paid in full, the gift of Salvation received. Under the NEW COVENANT, we would be 'born again' of incorruptible seed before our flesh even died. We would die and be raised up with Christ (having received 'the gift of Salvation') , saved from the agony of death, no longer in fear of the bondage death because of sin, having been washed clean, made the righteousness of Christ.
What I was wondering about, WAS
what was the point, if none of the work He did CHANGED ANYTHING, and everyone still died, went to the grave, and 'slept/was dead' until the return of Christ, to rise up on the 'last day'?
It's not like we need to be saved from being in 'bondage' to death during the Millennium with Satan in the pit and sealed himself. The sting of death also gone, the only death left being the 2nd one in the LOF.
Maybe some one could explain EXACTLY WHICH DEATH we were saved from by coming to FAITH and BELIEF, WHILE WE YET LIVED
What was the point of 'paying the ransom' if it didn't exact a release of any sort any different than that what was already happening and no different than that of the unjust?
Christ willingly died to bring in a New Covenant. Now by FAITH, and also whomsoever would, we could become a child of God, saved. By the precious blood of the Lamb slain, we could be washed clean, our sins forgiven and by CHRIST having paid the penalty, the ransom paid in full, the gift of Salvation received. Under the NEW COVENANT, we would be 'born again' of incorruptible seed before our flesh even died. We would die and be raised up with Christ (having received 'the gift of Salvation') , saved from the agony of death, no longer in fear of the bondage death because of sin, having been washed clean, made the righteousness of Christ.
What I was wondering about, WAS
what was the point, if none of the work He did CHANGED ANYTHING, and everyone still died, went to the grave, and 'slept/was dead' until the return of Christ, to rise up on the 'last day'?
It's not like we need to be saved from being in 'bondage' to death during the Millennium with Satan in the pit and sealed himself. The sting of death also gone, the only death left being the 2nd one in the LOF.
Maybe some one could explain EXACTLY WHICH DEATH we were saved from by coming to FAITH and BELIEF, WHILE WE YET LIVED
What was the point of 'paying the ransom' if it didn't exact a release of any sort any different than that what was already happening and no different than that of the unjust?