Other aspects of the Lord’s death
3 Presentations in John:
- lamb of God taking away sin (John 1:29),
- Bronze Serpent – condemning sin (John 3:14;Rom 8:3-5;Rom 6:10),
- Grain of Wheat -releasing life (John 12:24) for the fulfilling of his positive purpose (to have Christ multiplied as the Sons of God and the Church which is His bride).
- Terminating Aspects:
Destroying Satan and the bondage of death (Heb 2:14) Stripping off the Principalities (Col 2:15)
Crucifying the Old Man (Rom 6:6; Gal 2:20) - Circumcising the Flesh (Col 2:11)
Crucifying us to the World (Gal 6:14) To Sin (Rom 6:2); (Rom 7:4; Gal 2:19) - Terminating our Debt to the Flesh: (Rom 8:12)
Slaying Odinances (culture) (Eph 2:14-15) ; Col 2:14
Creative Aspects:
- Creating the New Man: Eph 2:14-15; Col 3:10
- Opening Himself up to Release Life: John 12:24
- Tearing down the Veil and Granting Access to God: Matthew 27:50-51; Heb 10:18-20
- Presenting us without Spot to God in His death (Col 1:22)
The Death of Christ, the Spirit and our Flesh
The work of Christ (in death) with His blood offered up through the Eternal Spirit – (Heb 9:14)
The Killing Element of the Cross in the Spirit
- Compound Anointing (Ex 30:23-24) – Myrrh, Cinnamon, Calamus, Cassia
- Mortifying the Body Through the Spirit (Rom 8:10;Gal 5:24)
- Carrying the Dying of the Lord Jesus in our Body (2 Cor 4:10-11)