First off, all authorities are instituted by God. Romans 13:1-7. However, due to corruption in the flesh, many governing authorities too around the world are not in the Order set by God. But Christ came onto this earth two thousand years ago and payed the way to set right that disorder. And laws were being framed and established in countries throughout the earth. And down through the ages nations have put their trust in Christ either in heart (by deed through practice) and/or in mind (by word through profession). The laws of countries that are closely aligned with God’s Law & Order will have favour with Him at the Judgement Seat of Christ when He comes the second time in glory.
Now there are crimes and there are sins.
Crimes are sins against one’s neighbor. And punishments are set for them which are a no-brainer.
And then there are sins. Some consider sins as only against an invisible impotent God that they can give a wink to and absolve the sinner from any wrongdoing at a confessional, the doors of which according to them are always open. No doubt John 20:21-23 teaches about such confessionals and God is also longsuffering, forgiving us again and again, pouring on us grace upon grace. But confer with Luke 12:47-48 & Hebrews 10:26-31 and understand that willful sin deserves triple punishment.
Sin is transgression of the Law. 1 John 3:4.
And the Laws that stood the test of time are those set forth in the Bible, keeping of which enabled the Lord Jesus Christ to rise from the dead.
The TEN COMMANDMENTS form the core of the Bible. And these TEN happen to be self-evident laws. God engraved them on stone because they have permanency.
In view of Luke 12:47-48; Hebrews 10:26-31; Colossians 1:24; Hebrews 9:22; John 20:21-23, i have invented a solution for absolving Willful Sin–a remedy from being cast into hell for sons and daughters of God in particular (Matthew 8:11-12).
At the outset, Salvation is only through Jesus and not through any other God. Jesus is the way the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except through the Lord Jesus Christ (John 14:6).
This Precursor to Fire Baptism is also a proclamation about the veracity of hell to the whole wide world.
After being born-again and baptized, God is engineering our divinity (sanctification):
Once we are born-again, we are not immediately translated to heaven–we remain in this body, the “tent.” Due to inertia, we do sin inadvertently/unknowingly, for which we can avail the sacrifice of Jesus Christ at the time of keeping short accounts with God and introspection around the Lord’s Table (Breaking of Bread & Foot-washing).
Since repentance is a condition for receiving forgiveness, only our “former sins” (Romans 3:25), that is, our “past sins” (2 Peter 1:9) before the time of being born-again, are forgiven. Sinning unknowingly or inadvertantly are also considered as past sins for which one can avail the blood of Christ because opportunity for conscious repentance has yet to be given for those sins. You see, there is no such thing as “inexhaustible source of salvation” (Pope Francis) nor any promise of “inexhaustible, blood-bought, Christ-exalting future grace” (Dr. John Piper). Our Lord Jesus was in the belly of the earth only for a fixed period of three days and three nights to pay for our sins during a fixed period. That means, it is a limited sacrifice that pays only for our past sins up until the time we are born-again.
God has designed Salvation and described it in scripture without a leak or a loophole in it. Only “ungodly people pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality” (Jude 1:4). These ignoble proponents of Once Saved Always Saved (OSAS) theory have the audacity to even say, “sin like the devil, and you will not lose your salvation.” Their “condemnation was written about long ago” (Jude 1:4). What these people are peddling is the “doctrine of demons” (1 Tim 4:1-2) that was once upon a time fed into the ears of Eve, saying, “Ye shall not surely die” (Genesis 3:4).
That they were never saved to begin with, does not cut it. It’s a cop-out!
When we sin, God chastises us. As Brother Suri put it, “When we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord so that we will not be condemned along with the world” (1 Cor 11:32). But there are many whose “consciences have been seared as with a hot iron” (1 Timothy 4:1-2). That is, their conscience–through which we get the promptings and the convictions of the Holy Spirit–is dead. For these, no amount of chastisement will avail anything. “To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace” (Hebrews 6:6). Since they “sin willfully after having received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for [their] sins” (Hebrews 10:26). They must pay for their own sins.
Paul says in Colossians 1:24:
“Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church.”
That Paul paid with his affliction what was lacking in Christ’s affliction goes to say there is no more sacrifice of Jesus left in their case. And since there is no forgiveness for sins without the shedding of blood (Hebrews 9:22; Leviticus 17:11), Paul had to step in with his own sacrifice for us. See also 2 Corinthians 4:10-12; Galatians 6:17; Philippians 2:17 where Paul again speaks of his payment for our sins. And yes, God gives some the unction to forgive sins in general (John 20:21-23). That is in fact the function of the office of the priest.
The Precursor kicks-in when we give into sinning knowingly and willfully, for which there is no more sacrifice–of Jesus or of the members of the Body–remaining to cleanse us of these willful sins (Hebrews 10:26) and receive forgiveness.
Therefore, i invented this Provision with the authority and Calling of Son of David/Immanuel given me. It is a Precursor to Baptism of Fire for the apostate as a remedy for that inescapable situation that one can potentially find himself in. This is more relevant now even as the Second Coming and the Judgement Day draws nigh.
As this “proceeds from faith” (Romans 14:23), those who follow up with the Precursor have shaved off their heads as a symbolic sign of confession and of pleading guilty that they deserve to burn in hell fire, beginning with their hair. They acknowledge that they are a type of Joshua, “a brand plucked from fire” (Zechariah 3:1-8; Jude 23). And just as Zacchaeus gave away half of his net worth (Luke 19:1-10), they may also make a freewill offering to the Church voluntarily. (All proceeds should go to take care of the poor, the sick, the widows, the elderly, the orphans, and for the glory of God, as decided & managed by the Church.) And according to the authority vested in a servant of God/priest/pastor (John 20:21-23), he may declare the absolution. But if it is a sin against a neighbor, restitution must first be made according to Matthew 5:23-24.
As questioned by Brother Zephaniah: How can we say that the Precursor is approved by God and is not a “strange fire” (Leviticus 10:1-3 KJV) or “unbiblical,” as also being asserted by Brother John Bishop?
Brother Newton Reginald and Brother John Bishop concur and say:
“God said that the wages of sin is death. People committing willful sin will have to face fire on the judgement day. Because God is going to come down second time not as a sheep but as a judge. No mercy anymore. God will forgive people who are unknowingly committing sin; HIS Blood on the Cross is the remedy for unknowingly sinning but no mercy for willful sinners.”
My answer is:
The novel Provision is made according to the Law and to the Testimony (Isaiah 8:20; cf. Matthew 13:52);
The Precursor “proceeds from faith,” both on the part of this Designer and those who perform it (Romans 14:23); and
It is in view of the inescapable situation (truth) that one who has sinned willfully finds himself in. As Brother John Phillip correctly points out, “Of course there cannot be another sacrifice but there has to be [a] forgiveness and cleansing,” i.e. a way out. The Precursor designed by this Son of David is the way out and an answer/solution when one becomes aware of his/her willful sin!
May God bless our meditation of scripture and accept our offering! And may God engineer our divinity!
