* We will be Redeemed *
"For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors." (1 Peter 1:18)
Not all the wealth of the world can redeem a single soul, for gold and silver are merely corruptible elements in a world under the bondage of decay.
"that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God." (Romans 8:21)
Everything in the physical creation is decaying and dying.
"But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare." (2 Peter 3:10)
Even the very seeds which transmit life are perishable seed- "For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God." (1 Peter 1:23)
And all mankind is corruptible man- "and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles." (Romans 1:23)
Modern science recognizes this universal principle of decay as one of its most basic laws--the law of increasing entropy.
Even in this corruptible world, however, some things are incorruptible.
There is the living and enduring word of God- "but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God." (1 Peter 1:23)
Even Jesus said this- "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away." (Matthew 24:35)
We are redeemed, not by silver and gold- "but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect." (1 Peter 1:19)
And -"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you," (1 Peter 1:3-4)
We work, not as others "to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible"
"Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever." (1 Corinthians 9:25)
Finally, these mortal bodies will themselves, put on immortality-
"in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality." (1 Corinthians 15:52-53)
Passages of Scripture are from the New International Version Bible (NIV).........................
"For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors." (1 Peter 1:18)
Not all the wealth of the world can redeem a single soul, for gold and silver are merely corruptible elements in a world under the bondage of decay.
"that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God." (Romans 8:21)
Everything in the physical creation is decaying and dying.
"But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare." (2 Peter 3:10)
Even the very seeds which transmit life are perishable seed- "For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God." (1 Peter 1:23)
And all mankind is corruptible man- "and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles." (Romans 1:23)
Modern science recognizes this universal principle of decay as one of its most basic laws--the law of increasing entropy.
Even in this corruptible world, however, some things are incorruptible.
There is the living and enduring word of God- "but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God." (1 Peter 1:23)
Even Jesus said this- "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away." (Matthew 24:35)
We are redeemed, not by silver and gold- "but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect." (1 Peter 1:19)
And -"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you," (1 Peter 1:3-4)
We work, not as others "to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible"
"Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever." (1 Corinthians 9:25)
Finally, these mortal bodies will themselves, put on immortality-
"in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality." (1 Corinthians 15:52-53)
Passages of Scripture are from the New International Version Bible (NIV).........................
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