ARE you in a COVENANT RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST?

OUR COVENANT with the LORD JESUS CHRIST

FALSE UNDERSTANDING concerning salavation:

Salvation is more than just making a “STATEMENT” of belief.

SALVATION is NOT  just a ONE DAY EXPERIENCE.

JESUS CHRIST did NOT come into your LIFE to just be a KEY to get out of HELL.

JESUS CHRIST did not come into your life, just to make your life comfortable, prosperous, or to obey your even whelm and desire.

The BAPTISM of the HOLY SPIRIT is not about you gaining AUTHORITY, but about entering into HIS BODY.

There is ONLY ONE SPIRIT, the HOLY SPIRIT, and HE is the SPIRIT in which JESUS CHRIST baptisms us.


1 Cor 12: 13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether [we be] Jews or Gentiles, whether [we be] bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. 

ACTS 11: 16  Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.

JOHN 1: 33  And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

NOTE;  The baptism of the spirit is a baptism into the body, a believer can be FILLED with the SPIRIT on various occasions, according to the WILL of the LORD..

BE BAPTIZED in the FATHER, SON and HOLY SPIRIT. (an analogy)

The BAPTISM of the FATHER:  is the CALL
The BAPTISM of the SON: is the REDEMPTION, cleansing though the BLOOD
the BAPTISM of the HOLY SPIRIT: is INTO the BODY of CHRIST

YOU and I are being SAVED because we are IN HIM, abiding IN HIM.  The HOLY SPIRIT Is evidence of that SALVATION.

HE IS THE RESURRECTION and THE SALVATION.

HE came that you could be CONFORMED TO HIS IMAGE, that you could be SPARED the WRATH of GOD, that you would be lifted from the curse.

And that you would be a PURIFIED BRIDE. GIVING YOU the opportunity for the right of passage into the THRONE ROOM.

ALL of this is done through a COVENANT RELATIONSHIP with HIM.

IT is a  journey of repentance and restoration, of blessings and chastisements.

It was by the MEANS OF HIS DEATH that we could be participates of HIS SALVATION. 

ONE had to DIE in our PLACE,  so that the DEBT of our condemnation and the curse could be satisfied. That we could be RESTORED and LIVE.

HEBREWS 9: 5 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions [that were] under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance 

What is the COVENANT of Salvation?

It is an AGREEMENT between TWO or MORE people to BENEFIT one another in one way or another.  It is an intimate relationship between two individuals of calls and responses.

One has agreed that as long as you ABIDE in HIM, HE will give ETERNAL LIFE, and promises to guide and direct your live towards Blessings and character building according to the IMAGE OF JESUS CHRIST.

While the recipient of the agreement has agreed to have faith and walk accordingly towards obedience.

Our covenantal instruction are also in WRITTEN form which provides instructions, guidance and direction according to the WILL of the LORD.

WHAT IS SALVATION?

SALVATION is the REBIRTH/BORN AGAIN “POSITION” we have in CHRIST., BEING REBORN in the SPIRIT OF CHRIST, from an EARTHLY BIRTH SPIRIT, into a HEAVENLY BIRTH SPIRIT.

We are living in a PROMISE to be spared from GOD’S WRATH, spared ultimate destruction in the Lake of Fire.

We are guided and directed towards a LIFE here on earth, being conformed and transformed into the IMAGE OF JESUS CHRIST, and we are participates of  HIS blessings and healings according to that obedience.

SALVATION is granted through a COVENANT with JESUS CHRIST:

JOHN 3: 3  Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

JOHN 3: 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

JOHN 3: 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

1 PETER 1: 23  Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

JEREMIAH 18: 10 If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.

JOHN 15; 10  If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

Ep 4: 5  One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

1.  IT BEGINS with a REVELATION OF “WHO” JESUS CHRIST TRULY IS And “WHAT” HE has done for HIS CREATION:

There are a VARIETY of WAYS in which HE is revealed to us:

Many times in the beginning you may on get a GLIMPSE of HIS GLORY.

You may meet HIM as SAVIOR, and are given a portion of grace until you know HIM as LORD, HEALER, PROPHET, and TEACHER.. etc.

HOWEVER, BASICALLY it begins with “A REVELATION of WHO HE IS and WHAT HE has done for us”

Ie Examples of that REVELATION:

The sacrifice that HE made.

The great need for a savior is revealed

The power and authority that HE holds

The LOVE that HE holds for HIS Creation.

2. There is a RESPONSE “EXPECTED” on behalf of the INDIVIDUAL, in order for SALVATION to come to it FULLNESS  REPENTANCE is NOT SALVATION, but rather a step TOWARDS SALVATION.

The INDIVIDUAL “REPENTS: (in simplicity)

JOHN”S BAPTISM was a BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE:

ACTS 19: 4  And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.

Mark 1: 4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance FOR the remission of sins

MOST OFTEN DUE to A REVELATION of WHO HE IS a person is LEAD or MOVED towards REPENTANCE.

REPENTANCE brings about the CLEANSING that is needed to prepare them for the “BAPTISM of JESUS CHRIST”

We are CLEANSED by HIS BLOOD.

 AT the moment of the REVELATION, We are often CONSUMED and OVERWHELMED by HIS LOVE, MERCY, and GRACE.

 HIS LOVE moves our LOVE and comment towards HIM.. HIS love is like A CONSUMING FIRE within us.

1 JOHN 4: 19  We love him, because he first loved us.

I personally think this is where a great deal of people get confused.

We are not REPENTING of ONE thing in our life, but “ALL’ things that we  have EXALTED above the knowledge of JESUS CHRIST.

We are REPENTING based on the REVELATION of the ONE that has been REVEALED, HIS HOLINESS and SACRIFICE has been REVEALED, JESUS CHRIST and our GREAT NEED to have a SAVIOR.

TO be REPENTANT means we have TURNED AWAY from SELF and TURNED towards HIM;

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A Recognition of HIS LOVE, and MERCY for HIS CREATION, HE loved us enough to SACRIFICE HIMSELF FOR US.

HIS GREAT LOVE for man kind, has TURNED our hearts towards HIM.

OUR PROFESSION of FAITH, REPENTANCE, and our COMMENT is made at the MOMENT of TRUE SALVATION:

The individuals heart is moved towards the LORD to form a commitment with HIM.

There is a HEART CHANGE and A LIFE CHANGED involved in SALVATION:

A commitment is made to ALLOW HIM to REIGN, RULE and to CONFORM and TRANSFORM our THINKING and ACTIONS according to HIS WILL and HIS WAYS.

JESUS CHRIST, according to HIS BLOOD SACRIFICE, our conscience is cleaned, preparing the vessel for the BAPTISM of the HOLY SPIRIT, Which is the REBORN POSTION we have IN CHRIST JESUS.

The VESSEL is CONFIRMED in the COVENANT  with JESUS CHRIST by the HOLY SPIRIT. 

3.  The LORD’S REPONSE:

The LORD JESUS DOES HAVE A RESPONSE TO THOSE THAT SEEK to MAKE THIS COMMITMENT/COVENANT with HIM…

THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT:

2 PETER 2: 38  Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

1 PETER 3: 21  The like figure whereunto [even] baptism doth also now save us ( REPENTANCE isn’t SALVATION, It is restoring the CONSCIENCE, a cleansing so the BAPTISM of JESUS CHRIST can occur)  not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

ROMANS 6 :4  Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death (THROUGH REPENTANCE): (TO the BORN AGAIN/RESURRECTED POSITION OF JESUS CHRIST) that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

4. . JESUS CHRIST BAPTISM is a BAPTISM of the HOLY SPIRIT/ as a seal and WITNESS to the rebirth:

WITHOUT The BAPTISM of the HOLY SPIRIT, we are NONE of HIS.

ROMANS 8: 9 B ut ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

1 Cor And if Christ be not raised, your faith [is] vain; ye are yet in your sins.

JOHN 7: 39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet [given]; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

JESUS CHRIST was BORN of the HOLY SPIRIT, not from the corruptible seed of ADAM.

The BAPTISM of the HOLY SPIRIT was given to us because:

1. BECAUSE HE WAS FOUND ACCEPTABLE to be the perfect sacrifice.

2. Because of HIS RESURRECTION, HE was the FIRST FRUIT among us

Without HIS RESURRECTION our FAITH would be IN VAIN. It was THROUGH the RESURRECTION that the VEIL was broken and the HOLY SPIRIT was able to DWELL within man.

HIS BLOOD HAS CLEANSED US FROM our DEBT and CONDEMNATION, the BAPTISM of the HOLY SPIRIT, is our seal of approval to enter into SALVATION COVENANT with JESUS CHRIST. It is the REBORN POSITION we have in JESUS CHRIST, that we can stand before the FATHER without SHAME or BLAME.

THAT IS THE BORN AGAIN POSITION we have IN CHRIST of the INDIVIDUAL.

ARE you a participate in the COVENANTAL RELATIONSHIP with JESUS CHRIST?

ARE you a PARTICIPATE in the PROMISES of JESUS CHRIST?

ARE you LIVING a POWER FILLED LIFE as an OVERCOMER?

 OR do you finding yourself, consistently returning to your old sins and old ways?

PERHAPS you should ask yourself today.

Do I merely have an ASSOCIATION with CHRIST?

OR DOES HE REALLY KNOW ME?

If you have not MEET HIM in that personal relationship I pray that HE will Reveal HIMSELF to you in ALL OF HIS GLORY, so that you can move forward in that intimate relationship with HIM, as your mediator.

Confirm your covenant with HIM today. ASKING HIM to Baptize you with HIS SPIRIT that you can be IN a COVENANTAL RELATIONSHIP with HIM, so that you can walk according to OBEDIENCE as an OVERCOMER. And that you will be FOUND acceptable before HIM at HIS RETURN!!

JESUS CHRIST IS COMING are YOU READY??