I had spent several years attending different churches in an attempt to experience peace of heart through the word. I was made free from the teachings that came by man`s wisdom when I was introduced to the teachings of the Newlife Mission. The difficulty I had was misbelieve of the born again life given to us because of the grace of Jesus Christ due to incorrect teaching by many denominations. However, it was the teaching contained in the two series "The Tabernacle: A detailed portrait of Jesus Christ" that completed the picture for me and gave me freedom from convenient teachings on the subject of the born again experience.
These two series of the book has shown me that we cannot benefit from the faith of the work of the cross of Jesus without the faith of the work of the baptism of Jesus, because Baptism was the means by which Jesus Bore our Sins. The word of God in Rom.6:23 clearly tells us, "For the wages of sin is death". This is shown by the construction of the Fence of the Tabernacle: the pillars were made of acacia woods. The Bronze sockets placed at the bottom of these pillars, and the Silver Capitals capped on on top of them; all these tell us that sinners must be judged once for their sins. Believers of the grace of the Baptism of Jesus are clothed in the Faith of the work of the Baptism of Jesus where the sins of the world wre passed onto Jesus` body. This the faith that saves and make believers free from the condemnation of Rom.6:23. This is the faith of the born again experience. The faith of the Blue thread is the faith of the Baptism of Jesus, and tells us that Jesus took all our sins upon Himself through baptism.
The fine woven linen seen on the gate of the Tabernacle stands for the intrcate Word of God that shows how eaborate God has saved us through the works of righteousness which Jesus fulfilled for all of the mankind.
For our Lord to save us and put us in the church of God, the word of Salvation has been revealed through all the items that are seen in the Tabernacle. All the Utensils outside the Sanctuary, and their materials were all necessary to turn sinners into righteous followers of Jesus. All these uyensils were necessary for sinners to enter and live in the Kingdom of God, but the most important among them was the blue thread (Jesus` baptism). The colours of the Gate of the tabernacle, blue, purple and scarlet stand for the three works of Jesus that are needed by us when believing in God. Then how do we believe in God to be saved from our sins? The answer is this:- 1 Jesus came to this earth in the form of a man and took all our sins upon Himself in His Baptism; 2 Jesus is God(Spirit); and 3 Jesus died on the cross to bear the condemnation of all the sins accepted on to Himself through John the baptist at the Jordan River. This the true faith that is revealed by the Tabernacle`s construction, and is needed for sinners to be saved and become the righteous.
What then is the meaning of the hangings of the fine white linen over the pillars of the court of the Tabernacle? This manifests God`s holiness, and means that sinners cannot approach the house of God (Sanctuary)except saved through believing in the three ministries of Jesus Christ manifested in the blue (baptism of Jesus), purple (Spirit - Jesus is God), and scarlet (death on the cross. This the way God has shown the whole mankind (sinners) to know that Jesus Christ has blotted out all their sins and saved them through the Water, the Blood and the Holy Spirit.
We can see from the Tabernacle that all the materials, the utensils, the colours even to the construction of the Gate and all the hangings of the fenc were all necessary to show the completeness of the word of God that turn sinners to righteous if they belive correctly. From the Gate of the Tabernacle it is clear that God has saved us, who were like acacia wood, from sins through the blue thread (Jesus` Baptism), the purole (Jesus is God), and scarlet thread ( the blood of the cross) Therefore, God has clearly shown that only those who believe in this can enter the Sactuary, the House of God or the true church of God.
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