Malacaan Christian Fellowship September 3, 2015

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mga Taga-Filipos 4:8-98Bilang pagtatapos, mga kapatid, dapat maging laman ng inyong isip ang mga bagay na karapat-dapat at kapuri-puri: mga bagay na totoo, marangal, matuwid, malinis, kaibig-ibig, at kagalang-galang.9Isagawa ninyo ang lahat ng inyong natutuhan, tinanggap, narinig at nakita sa akin. Sa gayon, sasainyo ang Diyos na nagbibigay ng kapayapaan.

WHAT IS THE BIBLE?

"THIS BOOK contains the mind of God, the state of man, the way of salvation, the doom (sentensiya) of sinners and the happiness of believers.Its doctrines are holy, its precepts (mga tuntunin) are binding (umiiral), its histories are true, and its decisions are immutable (hindi nagbabago).Read it to be wise, believe it to be safe and practice it to be holy.It contains light to direct you, food to support you and comfort to cheer you.It is the traveler's map, the pilgrim's staff, the pilot's compass, the soldier's sword and the Christian's character.Here paradise is restored, heaven opened and the gates of hell disclosed (ipinaalam).Christ is its grand object, our good is its design and the glory of God its end.It should fill the memory, rule the heart, and guide the feet.Read it slowly, frequently, and prayerfully.It is given you in life and will be opened in the judgment and will be remembered forever.It involves the highest responsibility, will reward the greatest labour, and will condemn all who trifle (maliitin) with its sacred contents."

- Anonymous (found on the flyleaf of an old Bible -

READ THE BIBLE AS IF GOD IS SPEAKING TO YOU. HE IS!

2 Timoteo 3:16-1716Ang lahat ng Kasulatan ay kinasihan ng Diyos, at nagagamit sa pagtuturo ng katotohanan, sa pagtatama sa maling katuruan, sa pagtutuwid sa likong gawain at sa pagsasanay para sa matuwid na pamumuhay,17upang ang lingkod ng Diyos ay magiging karapat-dapat at handa sa lahat ng mabubuting gawain.

MANS RESPONSE SHOULD BE:

Isaiah 66:22Sa lahat ng bagay ako ang maylikha, kaya ako ang may-ari ng lahat ng ito. Ako'y nalulugod sa mga taong nagpapakumbab at nagsisipagsisi, sa mga may takot at sa utos ko'y sumusunod.

STATE OF A MAN, WHETHER HE LIKES IT OR NOT THIS DAY WILL COME AS DESTINED THE LORD ALMIGHTY!

Mateo 12:3636Tandaan ninyo, sa Araw ng Paghuhukom, pananagutan ng tao ang bawat walang kabuluhang salitang sinabi niya.37Pawawalang-sala ka, o paparusahan, batay sa iyong mga salita.

THE WAY OF SALVATION

Mga Taga-Roma 10:99Kung ipahahayag ng iyong labi na si Jesus ay Panginoon at buong puso kang sasampalataya na siya'y muling binuhay ng Diyos, maliligtas ka.

GODs TRUTH FOR MANS APPLICATION IN LIFE

Amos 3:33Maaari bang magsama sa paglalakbay ang dalawang taong hindi nagkakasundo?

Mga Kawikaan 14:1212Maydaang matuwid sa tingin ng tao, ngunit kamatayan ang dulo nito.

Isaiah 55:8-98Ang sabi ni Yahweh, Ang aking kaisipa'y hindi ninyo kaisipan, ang inyong kaparaanan ay hindi ko kaparaanan.9Kung paanong ang langit ay mas mataas kaysa lupa, ang aking kaparaanan ay higit kaysa inyong kaparaanan, at ang aking kaisipan ay hindi maaabot ng inyong kaisipan.

Juan 3:33Sumagot si Jesus, Pakatandaan mo: malibang ipanganak na muliang isang tao, hindi niya makikita ang paghahari ng Diyos.

2 Mga Taga-Corinto 5:1717Kaya't kung nakipag-isa na kay Cristo ang isang tao, isa na siyang bagong nilalang. Wala na ang dati niyang pagkatao, sa halip, ito'y napalitan na ng bago.[18Ang Diyos ang gumawa ng lahat ng ito. Sa pamamagitan ni Cristo, ibinilang niya tayong mga kaibigan at hindi na kaaway, at pinili niya kami upang ang iba pang mga tao ay maging kaibigan rin niya.19Ang ibig sabihin, sa pamamagitan ni Cristo, ang mga tao'y ibinilang ng Diyos na kaibigan, at nilimot na niya ang kanilang mga kasalanan. At kami naman ay inatasan niyang ipamalita ito.]

CHRISTIANS ENEMY/SPIRITUAL ARMOR

Mga Taga-Efeso 6:12-1812Sapagkat hindi tayo nakikipaglaban sa mga tao, kundi sa mga pinuno, sa mga maykapangyarihan, at sa mga tagapamahala ng kadilimang umiiral sa sanlibutang itoang mga hukbong espirituwal ng kasamaan sa himpapawid.13Kaya't isuot ninyo ang kasuotang pandigma na mula sa Diyos. Sa gayon, makalalaban kayo kapag dumating ang masamang araw na sumalakay ang kaaway, upang pagkatapos ng labanan ay matatag pa rin kayong nakatayo.14Kaya'tmaging handa kayo. Ibigkis sa inyong baywang ang sinturon ng katotohanan, at isuot sa dibdib ang baluti ng katuwiran;15isuotninyo ang sandalyas ng pagiging handa sa pangangaral ng Magandang Balita ng kapayapaan.16Lagi ninyong gawing panangga ang pananampalataya, na siyang papatay sa lahat ng nagliliyab na palaso ng diyablo.17Isuotninyo ang helmet ng kaligtasan, at gamitin ang tabak ng Espiritu, na walang iba kundi ang Salita ng Diyos.18Ang lahat ng ito'y gawin ninyo na may panalangin at pagsamo. Manalangin kayo sa lahat ng pagkakataon, sa patnubay ng Espiritu. Lagi kayong maging handa, at patuloy na ipanalangin ang lahat ng hinirang ng Diyos.

Mga Taga-Roma 12:22Huwag kayong makiayon sa takbo ng mundong ito. Mag-iba kayo sa pamamagitan ng pagbabago ng inyong pag-iisip upang maunawaan ninyo ang kalooban ng Diyos; kung ano ang mabuti, kalugud-lugod at ganap na kalooban niya.

Hebreo 4:1212Ang salita ng Diyos ay buhy at mabisa, mas matalas kaysa alinmang tabak na sa magkabila'y may talim. Ito'y tumatagos maging sa kaibuturan ng kaluluwa at espiritu, ng mga kasukasuan at buto, at nakakaalam ng mga iniisip at binabalak ng tao.13Walangmakakapagtago sa Diyos; ang lahat ay hayag at lantad sa kanyang paningin, at sa kanya tayo mananagot.

1 Mga Taga-Tessalonica 5:2323Nawa'y lubusan kayong gawing banal ng Diyos na siyang nagbibigay ng kapayapaan. At nawa'y panatilihin niyang walang kapintasan ang buo ninyong katauhan, ang espiritu, kaluluwa at katawan, hanggang sa pagparito ng ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo.[24Tapat ang tumawag sa inyo, at gagawin niya ang mga bagay na ito.]

MAN (CREATED IN GODs IMAGE), BOTH HUMAN AND SPIRITUAL BEING

1. Body

2. Soul (mind, will, emotions) 1 Mga Taga-Corinto 2:14-15

14Sapagkat ang taong di pinapanahanan ng Espiritu ay ayaw tumanggap ng mga kaloob mula sa Espiritu ng Diyos. Para sa kanila, kahangalan ang mga iyon at di nila nauunawaan, sapagkat ang mga bagay na espirituwal ay mauunawaan lamang sa paraang espirituwal.15Sinisiyasat ng taong pinapanahanan ng Espiritu ang lahat ng bagay, ngunit walang sinumang makakasiyasat sa kanya.

3. Spirit

Sa Mga Taga Roma 5:18-1918At kung paanong ang pagsuway ng isang tao ay nagdulot ng kaparusahan sa lahat, ang matuwid na ginawa rin ng isang tao ay nagdudulot ng kapatawaran at buhay sa lahat.19Sapagkat kung ang lahat ay naging makasalanan dahil sa pagsuway ng isang tao, ang lahat ay mapapawalang-sala dahil sa pagsunod ng isa ring tao.

Mga Taga Efeso 1:13-1413Kayo man ay naging bayan ng Diyos matapos ninyong marinig ang salita ng katotohanan, ang Magandang Balita na nagdudulot ng kaligtasan. Sumampalataya kayo kay Cristo, kaya't ipinagkaloob sa inyo ang Espiritu Santo na ipinangako ng Diyos bilang tatak ng pagkahirang sa inyo.14Ang Espiritu ang katibayan na makakamit natin ang mga pangako ng Diyos para sa atin, hanggang sa makamtan natin ang lubos na kaligtasan.

Soul + Spirit = tied together = heartof a man

Mga Kawikaan 4:2323Ang puso mo'y ingatang mabuti at alagaan, pagkat iyan ang siyang bukal ng buhay mong tinataglay.

2 Mga Taga-Corinto 10:4-5[3Kung nabubuhay man kami sa mundong ito, hindi naman kami nakikipaglaban ayon sa pamamaraan ng mundong ito.]4Ang sandatang ginamit namin sa pakikipaglaban ay hindi sandatang makamundo, kundi ang kapangyarihan ng Diyos na nakakapagpabagsak ng mga kuta. Sinisira namin ang mga maling pangangatuwiran,5ginagapi namin ang lahat ng pagmamataas laban sa kaalaman tungkol sa Diyos, at binibihag namin ang lahat ng isipan upang matutong sumunod kay Cristo.

Mga Taga-Filipos 4:8-98Bilang pagtatapos, mga kapatid, dapat maging laman ng inyong isip ang mga bagay na karapat-dapat at kapuri-puri: mga bagay na totoo, marangal, matuwid, malinis, kaibig-ibig, at kagalang-galang.

9Isagawa ninyo ang lahat ng inyong natutuhan, tinanggap, narinig at nakita sa akin. Sa gayon, sasainyo ang Diyos na nagbibigay ng kapayapaan.

Mateo 10:1616Tingnanninyo; isinusugo ko kayo na parang mga tupa sa gitna ng mga asong-gubat. Kaya't maging matalino kayong gaya ng ahas at maamo na gaya ng kalapati.

1 Mga Taga-Corinto 7:23-2423Malaking halaga ang ipinantubos sa inyo ng Diyos; huwag kayong paaalipin sa mga tao.24Mga kapatid, anuman ang kalagayan ninyo sa buhay nang kayo'y tawagin, manatili kayo sa gayong pakikiisa sa Diyos.

Battlefield Of The Mind Quotes by Joyce MeyerDont ever give up, because little by little you are changing. The more you change your mind for the better, the more your life will also change for the better. When you begin to see Gods good plan for you in your thinking, you will begin to walk in it!Dont receive condemnation when you have setbacks or bad days. Just get bacj up, dust yourself off, and start again. I repeat: dont receive condemnation. Your total victory will come, but it will take time because it will come little by little!Top of FormOur past may explain why we're suffering but we must not use it as an excuse to stay in bondage.

You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.

Patience is not the ability to wait but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.

Trust and faith bring joy to life and help relationships grow to their maximum potential.

Some people think they have discernment when actually they are just suspicious..

Suspicion comes out of the unrenewed mind; discernment comes out of the renewed spirit.

Don't reason in the mind just obey in the spirit.

The devil will give up when he sees that you are not going to give in.

No matter how much we know in any area there are always new things to learn and things we have previously learned that we need to be refreshed in.

It is not that we don't have faith it is just that Satan is trying to destroy our faith with lies.

There are times when God leaves huge question marks as tools in our lives to stretch our our faith.

If you only do what is easy, you will always remain weak.

A calm and undisturbed mind and heart are the life and health of the body, but envy, jealousy, and wrath are like rottenness of the bones. Proverbs 14:30

Asking for something is easy being responsible for it is the part that develops character.

People living in the vanity of their own mind not only destroy themselves, but far too often, they bring destruction to others around them.

Discouragement destroys hope, so naturally the devil always tries to discourage us. Without hope we give up, which is what the devil wants us to do. The Bible repeatedly tells us not to be discouraged or dismayed. God knows that we will not come through to victory if we get discouraged, so He always encourages us as we start out on a project by saying to us, Dont get discouraged. God wants us to be encouraged, not discouraged.

We are not walking in the Word if our thoughts are opposite of what it says. We are not walking in the Word if we are not thinking in the Word.

When a person is going through a hard time, his mind wants to give up. Satan knows that if he can defeat us in our mind, he can defeat us in our experience. Thats why it is so important that we not lose heart, grow weary and faint.

A new heart will I give you and a new spirit will I put within you, and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you shall heed My ordinances and do them. Ezekiel 36:26,27

The pathway to freedom begins when we face the problem without making excuses for it.

The mind should be kept peaceful. As the prophet Isaiah tells us, when the mind is stayed on the right things, it will be at rest.

We like everything instantaneous. We have the fruit of patience inside, but it is being worked to the outside. Sometimes God takes His time about bringing us our full deliverance. He uses the difficult period of waiting to stretch our faith and to let patience have her perfect work (see James 1:4 KJV). Gods timing is perfect. He is never late.

The mind is the leader or forerunner of all actions.

Pray for your enemies, and bless those who mistreat you (see Matt. 5:44).

Remember, you become what you think. Think discouraging thoughts, and youll get discouraged.

Our past may explain why were suffering, but we must not use it as an excuse to stay in bondage.

Satan will aggressively fight against the renewal of your mind, but it is vital that you press on and continue to pray and study in this area until you gain measurable victory.

So get rid of all uncleanness and the rampant outgrowth of wickedness, and in a humble (gentle, modest) spirit receive and welcome the Word which implanted and rooted [in your hearts] contains the power to save your souls. James 1:21

Therefore encourage (admonish, exhort) one another and edify (strengthen and build up) one another, just as you are doing. 1 Thessalonians 5:11

My Notes:

Before we go deeper again into the Word of God, lets refresh our mind: Why the Bible? Bible is a Living Book. The wisdom it teaches cannot be found in any other book! Lets all read aloud: What is the Bible? 1-2-3 Go!

To summarize, its all in 2 Timothy 3:16-17pakibasa (each one to read during the BS, by verse as presented/reflected in the handout

THANK YOU, LORD,7/29/2007THANK YOU, LORD,FOR THE TRIALS THAT COME MY WAY,IN THAT WAY I CAN GROW EACH DAYAS I LEARN TO LIVE.

THANK YOU, LORD,FOR THE PATIENCE THOSE TRIALS BRING,IN THE CROSS THERE IS GROWING,AS I LEARM TO SHARE.

BUT IF YOU'RE HASTY TO CHANGE MY WAYSTO PUT MY HUMAN NATURE DOWN,PLEASE LET YOUR SPIRIT TAKE CONTROLOF ALL I DO.

CAUSE WHEN THOSE TRIALS COMEMY HUMAN NATURE SHOUT THE THINGS I DOAND YOUR SOFT PROMPTINGS CAN BEEASILY IGNORED.

BUT I THANK YOU, LORD,FOR THE VICTORY THOSE TRIALS BRING,TO SURRENDER EVERYTHING;LIFE IS SO WORTHWHILE.

AND I THANK YOU, LORD,FOR IN MY CROSS IS YOUR EMBRACE,IN THE DARKNESS I SEE YOUR FACE,FOR IN YOU I BELONG.

THANK YOU, LORD

The ultimate way to control bad behavior isnt by more laws, metal detectors, or social engineering; its changing the hearts of people, one at a time. Only Jesus can do that.

CHRIST INVITATION Juan1:1212Subalit ang lahat ng tumanggap at sumampalataya sa kanya ay binigyan niya ng karapatang maging mga anak ng Diyos.

Juan 10:27-2827Nakikinig sa akin ang aking mga tupa; nakikilala ko sila, at sumusunod sila sa akin.

28Binibigyan ko sila ng buhay na walang hanggan. Kailanma'y hindi sila mapapahamak at hindi sila maaagaw sa akin ninuman.

Mga Gawa 4:12[11AngJesus na ito, Ang batong itinakwil ninyong mga tagapagtayo ng bahay, ang siyang naging batong-anulukan.]12Sa kanya lamang matatagpuan ang kaligtasan, sapagkat walang ibang pangalan ng sinumang tao sa buong mundo na ibinigay ng Diyos sa mga tao upang tayo ay maligtas.

AS CHRISTIANS:

Mga Taga Roma 6:12-1412Huwag na ninyong paghariin ang kasalanan sa inyong mga katawang may kamatayan upang hindi na kayo maalipin ng masasamang hilig nito.

13Huwag na ninyong ipailalim sa kapangyarihan ng kasalanan ang alinmang bahagi ng inyong katawan bilang kasangkapan sa paggawa ng kasamaan. Sa halip, pasakop kayo sa Diyos bilang mga taong namatay na at muling binuhay, at ihandog ninyo sa kanya ang inyong katawan bilang kasangkapan sa kabutihan.

14Sapagkat hindi na dapat maghari sa inyo ang kasalanan, dahil kayo'y hindi na namumuhay sa ilalim ng kautusan kundi sa ilalim ng kagandahang-loob ng Diyos.

1 Juan 1:9

9Subalit kung ipinapahayag natin sa Diyos ang ating mga kasalanan, maaasahan nating patatawarin tayo ng Diyos sa mga ito, at lilinisin tayo sa lahat ng ating kasalanan, sapagkat siya'y tapat at matuwid.

GODS PROMISE

Juan 5:2424Pakatandaan ninyo: ang nakikinig sa aking salita at sumasampalataya sa nagsugo sa akin ay may buhay na walang hanggan. Hindi na siya hahatulan, sa halip ay inilipat na siya sa buhay mula sa kamatayan.

Pahayag 21:3-43Narinigko ang isang malakas na tinig mula sa trono, Tingnan ninyo, ang tahanan ng Diyos ay nasa piling na ng mga tao! Maninirahan siyang kasama nila, at sila'y magiging bayan niya. Makakapiling nilang palagi ang Diyos at siya ang magiging Diyos nila.4Atpapahirin niya ang bawat luha sa kanilang mga mata. Wala nang kamatayan, dalamhati, pagtangis, at paghihirap sapagkat lumipas na ang dating mga bagay.

8Sapagkat ganito ang sinasabi, Malapit sa iyo ang kautusan, nasa iyong mga labi at nasa iyong puso. Ang tinutukoy dito'y ang salitang ipinapangaral namin tungkol sa pananampalataya.9Kung ipahahayag ng iyong labi na si Jesus ay Panginoon at buong puso kang sasampalataya na siya'y muling binuhay ng Diyos, maliligtas ka.10Sapagkat sumasampalataya ang tao sa pamamagitan ng kanyang puso at sa gayon ay pinapawalang-sala ng Diyos. Nagpapahayag naman siya sa pamamagitan ng kanyang labi at sa gayon ay naliligtas.11Sinabinga ng kasulatan, Walang sinumang sumasampalataya sa kanya ang mapapahiya.12Kaya't walang pagkakaiba ang katayuan ng Judio at ng Hentil. Iisa ang Panginoon ng lahat at siya'y masaganang nagbibigay sa lahat ng tumatawag sa kanya,13dahilsinasabi sa kasulatan, Maliligtas ang lahat ng tumatawag sa Panginoon.14Paano naman sila tatawag sa kanya kung hindi sila sumasampalataya? Paano sila sasampalataya kung wala pa silang napakinggan tungkol sa kanya? Paano naman sila makakapakinig kung walang mangangaral sa kanila?15Atpaanong makakapangaral ang sinuman kung hindi siya isinugo? Tulad ng nasusulat, O kay gandang pagmasdan ang pagdating ng mga may dalang Magandang Balita!16Ngunithindi lahat ay tumanggap sa Magandang Balita, gaya ng sinulat ni Isaias, Panginoon, sino ang naniwala sa aming mensahe?17Kaya't ang pananampalataya ay bunga ng pakikinig, at ang pakikinig naman ay bunga ng pangangaral tungkol kay Cristo.18Subalitang tanong ko'y ganito: Hindi kaya sila nakapakinig? Oo, sila'y nakapakinig! Sapagkat nasusulat,Abot sa lahat ng dako ang kanilang tinig,balita ay umaabot hanggang sa dulo ng daigdig.19Itopa ang isa kong tanong: Hindi kaya nakaunawa ang bansang Israel? Noon pa man ay sinabi na ni Moises,Gagamitin ko ang mga taong di man lamang isang bansaupang kayo'y inggitin,gagamitin ko ang isang bansang hangalupang kayo'y galitin.20Buongtapang namang ipinahayag ni Isaias,Natagpuan ako ng mga hindi naghahanap sa akin.Nagpahayag ako sa mga hindi nag-uusisa tungkol sa akin.21Subalittungkol naman sa Israel ay sinabi niya,Buong maghapong nakaunat ang aking mga kamaysa isang bansang suwail at rebelde!

For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in yourbody(1Cor. 6:20).

My Notes:

Anu ba yung walang kabuluhang pamumuhay? Lets define it, sabi sa Matthew 22:36-40

36Guro, alin po ang pinakamahalagang utos sa Kautusan? tanong niya.37Sumagotsi Jesus, Ibigin mo ang Panginoon mong Diyos nang buong puso, nang buong kaluluwa, at nang buong pag-iisip.38Ito ang pinakamahalagang utos.39Ito naman ang pangalawa: Ibigin mo ang iyong kapwa gaya ng pag-ibig mo sa iyong sarili.40Sa dalawang utos na ito nakasalalay ang buong Kautusan ni Moises at ang katuruan ng mga propeta.

Wow! Ang bigat, that is from Gods perspective!Question: Does the world do this? We asked last timenormal ba ang ginagawa ntn pag nagBBS tau? - fr worlds perspective, big NO! sayang ang time! Pero may time for pleasure- manuod ng tv, mag pa-spa, etcetc.dont misunderstood us. Hindi yun masamaif we hav that strong self discipline.but pag me time ka for all things, pagdating sa Kanya tinitipid tipid ntn ang oras?

- pero fr the heavens perspective, a resounding YES! Why? We are doing the 1st commandment and we are diligently seeking God! Know what rewards do we get from prioritizing God (& pagsasabuhay sa natututunan ntn)we hav peace, yes-we struggle but we hav victory, we gain godly wisdom that no riches nor material possessionn can replace here on earthprotection, napapag adya tayo ..everything for we have a FAITHFUL GOD seek yeh 1st the kingdom of God (matthew 6:33)!Eg where in the world can we learn that a human being is composed of ______________

- What the world teaches is that we came from monkeys, etc.

Man hasnt created anything new; hes just discovered the laws that the Lord established from the beginning. Bird brains have been flying from the start. The same is true with communications, electricity, computing, and a host of other modern breakthroughs. Man is just discovering the laws God created.Although mankind has made huge discoveries that have totally changed the way we live, it seems like we know less about ourselves than previous generations. While our ancestors didnt have all the modern conveniences, they had a peace and strength that eludes most today. As our knowledge of our natural world has increased, our knowledge of spiritual things has decreased. In mans arrogance, he blindly believes all of lifes problems can be solved by himself. But there can be no peace without if there isnt peace within.There is a whole universe that man in all his wisdom is ignorant of. That is the world of the spirit. And Im not just talking about the spiritual realm outside of us but also the spiritual being inside of every person. We arent evolved animals; we were created in Gods image and likeness (Gen. 1:26). We are spirit beings. The ultimate way to control bad behavior isnt by more laws, metal detectors, or social engineering; its changing the hearts of people, one at a time. Only Jesus can do that.

When we see a cross, what usually comes into our mind?---

Do you agree with me that pag ang 1 bagay palagi mong nakikita, parang nawawala na yun tindi or dating nun bagay na un? Eg. (1) new toys sa mga bata, (2) in eating sa pinakafavorite restaurant..bt tanungin ko mga mommies- yun pain of giving birth- madali bang malimutan? Betrayal in a rltnship, yun sakit? . And so on

Sometimes especially when we are in difficult situation or circumstancewe are tempted to ask ourselves? /as Christians

Talagang kayang mahal ako ng Diyos? Totoong-totoo kaya un?

The truth of GODs luv is not based on: (a) what we think, (b) what we feel, (c) what we have done, and (d) whatever situations we are in..but it is based on What Christ has done on the cross for you and me- for ordinary man, for sinners like us!

Sister, ano ba bago? Medyo sawa na ata kami sa msg na yan? W/ this simple msg on the greatness of Gods luv for us, it is my prayer that when we leave this placewe will have a fresher, newer outlook everytime we see a cross.yung tipong ako dpt ang nakapako dyanpero SSS, u did it for metalagang walang hanggang pasasalamat po!

Intro:

Naranasan nyo na bang magsanla? Aminin21. In exchange for cash, u will give something u own/ur property to the pawnshop2. Bigyan ka ng cash bt your property should worth more than the cash the pawnshop will give u3. On an specific date/period dapat maibalik mo yun pera nila para yun property na naisanla ay matubos mo (maibalik sayo as the owner), otherwise di na ikaw ang may-ari nun sinanla!Question:1. Kanino yun property nun nakasanla sa pawnshop? Sa may-ari, pero di mo pwede ma-enjoy kc umutang ka e! 2. Ano effect nun pagkakasanla? If matubos- ok, balik yun property but first you have to return yun cash + interest. If di matubos - forfeited yun property mo, meaning nwala na un ownership sa property sayo mo, naipasa or nailipat na sa pawnshop.

Now, lets translate to spiritual realm!1. Who created us? Sino ang may-ari sa atin? We are complex human being- body, soul (will, mind, emotions inc ambition, character, pagkatao mo- the you & spirit (returns to God- dwelling either in heaven or hell!); soul and spirit mysteriously intertwined

tHe soul and the spirit are mysteriously tied together and make up what the Scriptures call the "heart."The writer of Proverbs declares,"Watch over yourheartwith all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life." (Prov. 4:23NASB). We see here that the "heart" is central to our emotions and will.But anatural (psuchikos -- soulish) mandoes not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised (1 Cor. 2:14NASB).Paul, looking intently at the Council, said, "Brethren, I have lived my life with a perfectly goodconsciencebefore God up to this day" (Acts 23:1NASB).

A Physician's View of the Crucifixion of Jesus ChristBy Dr. C. Truman Davis

About a decade ago, reading Jim BishopsThe Day Christ Died, I realized that I had for years taken the Crucifixion more or less for granted that I had grown callous to its horror by a too easy familiarity with the grim details and a too distant friendship with our Lord. It finally occurred to me that, though a physician, I didnt even know the actual immediate cause of death. The Gospel writers dont help us much on this point, because crucifixion and scourging were so common during their lifetime that they apparently considered a detailed description unnecessary.

So we have only the concise words of the Evangelists: Pilate, having scourged Jesus, delivered Him to them to be crucified and they crucified Him.I have no competence to discuss the infinite psychic and spiritual suffering of the Incarnate God atoning for the sins of fallen man. But it seemed to me that as a physician I might pursue the physiological and anatomical aspects of our Lords passion in some detail.

What did the body of Jesus of Nazareth actually endure during those hours of torture?

This led me first to a study of the practice of crucifixion itself; that is, torture and execution by fixation to a cross. I am indebted to many who have studied this subject in the past, and especially to a contemporary colleague, Dr. Pierre Barbet, a French surgeon who has done exhaustive historical and experimental research and has written extensively on the subject.

Apparently, the first known practice of crucifixion was by the Persians. Alexander and his generals brought it back to the Mediterranean world to Egypt and to Carthage. The Romans apparently learned the practice from the Carthaginians and (as with almost everything the Romans did) rapidly developed a very high degree of efficiency and skill at it. A number of Roman authors (Livy, Cicer, Tacitus) comment on crucifixion, and several innovations, modifications, and variations are described in the ancient literature.For instance, the upright portion of the cross (or stipes) could have the cross-arm (or patibulum) attached two or three feet below its top in what we commonly think of as the Latin cross. The most common form used in our Lords day, however, was the Tau cross, shaped like our T.

In this cross, the patibulum was placed in a notch at the top of the stipes. There is archeological evidence that it was on this type of cross that Jesus was crucified.Without any historical or biblical proof, Medieval and Renaissance painters have given us our picture of Christ carrying the entire cross. But the upright post, or stipes, was generally fixed permanently in the ground at the site of execution and the condemned man was forced to carry the patibulum, weighing about 110 pounds, from the prison to the place of execution.

Many of the painters and most of the sculptors of crucifixion, also show the nails through the palms. Historical Roman accounts and experimental work have established that the nails were driven between the small bones of the wrists (radial and ulna) and not through the palms. Nails driven through the palms will strip out between the fingers when made to support the weight of the human body. The misconception may have come about through a misunderstanding of Jesus words to Thomas, Observe my hands. Anatomists, both modern and ancient, have always considered the wrist as part of the hand.

A titulus, or small sign, stating the victims crime was usually placed on a staff, carried at the front of the procession from the prison, and later nailed to the cross so that it extended above the head. This sign with its staff nailed to the top of the cross would have given it somewhat the characteristic form of the Latin cross.But, of course, the physical passion of the Christ began in Gethsemane. Of the many aspects of this initial suffering, the one of greatest physiological interest is the bloody sweat. It is interesting that St. Luke, the physician, is the only one to mention this. He says, And being in agony, He prayed the longer. And His sweat became as drops of blood, trickling down upon the ground.Every ruse (trick) imaginable has been used by modern scholars to explain away this description, apparently under the mistaken impression that this just doesnt happen. A great deal of effort could have been saved had the doubters consulted the medical literature. Though very rare, the phenomenon of Hematidrosis, or bloody sweat, is well documented. Under great emotional stress of the kind our Lord suffered, tiny capillaries in the sweat glands can break, thus mixing blood with sweat. This process might well have produced marked weakness and possible shock.

After the arrest in the middle of the night, Jesus was next brought before the Sanhedrin and Caiphus, the High Priest; it is here that the first physical trauma was inflicted. A soldier struck Jesus across the face for remaining silent when questioned by Caiphus. The palace guards then blind-folded Him and mockingly taunted Him to identify them as they each passed by, spat upon Him, and struck Him in the face.

In the early morning, battered and bruised, dehydrated, and exhausted from a sleepless night, Jesus is taken across the Praetorium of the Fortress Antonia, the seat of government of the Procurator of Judea, Pontius Pilate. You are, of course, familiar with Pilates action in attempting to pass responsibility to Herod Antipas, the Tetrarch of Judea. Jesus apparently suffered no physical mistreatment at the hands of Herod and was returned to Pilate.

It was then, in response to the cries of the mob, that Pilate ordered Bar-Abbas released and condemned Jesus to scourging and crucifixion.There is much disagreement among authorities about the unusual scourging as a prelude to crucifixion. Most Roman writers from this period do not associate the two. Many scholars believe that Pilate originally ordered Jesus scourged as his full punishment and that the death sentence by crucifixion came only in response to the taunt by the mob that the Procurator was not properly defending Caesar against this pretender who allegedly claimed to be the King of the Jews.Preparations for the scourging were carried out when the Prisoner was stripped of His clothing and His hands tied to a post above His head. It is doubtful the Romans would have made any attempt to follow the Jewish law in this matter, but the Jews had an ancient law prohibiting more than forty lashes.The Roman legionnaire steps forward with the flagrum (or flagellum) in his hand. This is a short whip consisting of several heavy, leather thongs with two small balls of lead attached near the ends of each. The heavy whip is brought down with full force again and again across Jesus shoulders, back, and legs.

At first the thongs cut through the skin only. Then, as the blows continue, they cut deeper into the subcutaneous tissues, producing first an oozing of blood from the capillaries and veins of the skin, and finally spurting arterial bleeding from vessels in the underlying muscles.The small balls of lead first produce large, deep bruises which are broken open by subsequent blows. Finally the skin of the back is hanging in long ribbons and the entire area is an unrecognizable mass of torn, bleeding tissue. When it is determined by the centurion in charge that the prisoner is near death, the beating is finally stopped.The half-fainting Jesus is then untied and allowed to slump to the stone pavement, wet with His own blood.

The Roman soldiers see a great joke in this provincial Jew claiming to be king. They throw a robe across His shoulders and place a stick in His hand for a scepter. They still need a crown to make their travesty complete. Flexible branches covered with long thorns (commonly used in bundles for firewood) are plaited into the shape of a crown and this is pressed into His scalp. Again there is copious bleeding, the scalp being one of the most vascular areas of the body.

After mocking Him and striking Him across the face, the soldiers take the stick from His hand and strike Him across the head, driving the thorns deeper into His scalp. Finally, they tire of their sadistic sport and the robe is torn from His back. Already having adhered to the clots of blood and serum in the wounds, its removal causes excruciating pain just as in the careless removal of a surgical bandage, and almost as though He were again being whipped the wounds once more begin to bleed.In deference to Jewish custom, the Romans return His garments. The heavy patibulum of the cross is tied across His shoulders, and the procession of the condemned Christ, two thieves, and the execution detail of Roman soldiers headed by a centurion begins its slow journey along the Via Dolorosa.

In spite of His efforts to walk erect, the weight of the heavy wooden beam, together with the shock produced by copious blood loss, is too much. He stumbles and falls. The rough wood of the beam gouges into the lacerated skin and muscles of the shoulders. He tries to rise, but human muscles have been pushed beyond their endurance.The centurion, anxious to get on with the crucifixion, selects a stalwart North African onlooker, Simon of Cyrene, to carry the cross. Jesus follows, still bleeding and sweating the cold, clammy sweat of shock, until the 650 yard journey from the fortress Antonia to Golgotha is finally completed.Jesus is offered wine mixed with myrrh, a mild analgesic mixture. He refuses to drink. Simon is ordered to place the patibulum on the ground and Jesus quickly thrown backward with His shoulders against the wood. The legionnaire feels for the depression at the front of the wrist. He drives a heavy, square, wrought-iron nail through the wrist and deep into the wood. Quickly, he moves to the other side and repeats the action, being careful not to pull the arms to tightly, but to allow some flexion and movement. The patibulum is then lifted in place at the top of the stipes and the titulus reading, Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews, is nailed in place.

The left foot is now pressed backward against the right foot, and with both feet extended, toes down, a nail is driven through the arch of each, leaving the knees moderately flexed. The Victim is now crucified. As He slowly sags down with more weight on the nails in the wrists, excruciating pain shoots along the fingers and up the arms to explode in the brain the nails in the wrists are putting pressure on the median nerves.

As He pushes Himself upward to avoid this stretching torment, He places His full weight on the nail through His feet. Again there is the searing agony of the nail tearing through the nerves between the metatarsal bones of the feet.At this point, as the arms fatigue, great waves of cramps sweep over the muscles, knotting them in deep, relentless, throbbing pain. With these cramps comes the inability to push Himself upward. Hanging by his arms, the pectoral muscles are paralyzed and the intercostal muscles are unable to act. Air can be drawn into the lungs, but cannot be exhaled. Jesus fights to raise Himself in order to get even one short breath. Finally, carbon dioxide builds up in the lungs and in the blood stream and the cramps partially subside. Spasmodically, he is able to push Himself upward to exhale and bring in the life-giving oxygen.

It was undoubtedly during these periods that He uttered the seven short sentences recorded:

The first, looking down at the Roman soldiers throwing dice for His seamless garment, Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.

The second, to the penitent thief, Today thou shalt be with me in Paradise.The third, looking down at the terrified, grief-stricken adolescent John the beloved Apostle he said, Behold thy mother. Then, looking to His mother Mary, Woman behold thy son.The fourth cry is from the beginning of the 22nd Psalm, My God, my God, why has thou forsaken me?

Jesus experienced hours of limitless pain, cycles of twisting, joint-rending cramps, intermittent partial asphyxiation, searing pain where tissue is torn from His lacerated back as He moves up and down against the rough timber. Then another agony begins -- a terrible crushing pain deep in the chest as the pericardium slowly fills with serum and begins to compress the heart.One remembers again the 22nd Psalm, the 14th verse: I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.

It is now almost over. The loss of tissue fluids has reached a critical level; the compressed heart is struggling to pump heavy, thick, sluggish blood into the tissue; the tortured lungs are making a frantic effort to gasp in small gulps of air. The markedly dehydrated tissues send their flood of stimuli to the brain.Jesus gasps His fifth cry, I thirst.One remembers another verse from the prophetic 22nd Psalm: My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou has brought me into the dust of death.A sponge soaked in posca, the cheap, sour wine which is the staple drink of the Roman legionaries, is lifted to His lips. He apparently doesnt take any of the liquid.The body of Jesus is now in extremes, and He can feel the chill of death creeping through His tissues. This realization brings out His sixth words, possibly little more than a tortured whisper, It is finished.His mission of atonement has completed. Finally He can allow his body to die.

With one last surge of strength, he once again presses His torn feet against the nail, straightens His legs, takes a deeper breath, and utters His seventh and last cry, Father! Into thy hands I commit my spirit.

The rest you know. In order that the Sabbath not be profaned, the Jews asked that the condemned men be dispatched and removed from the crosses. The common method of ending a crucifixion was by crurifracture, the breaking of the bones of the legs. This prevented the victim from pushing himself upward; thus the tension could not be relieved from the muscles of the chest and rapid suffocation occurred. The legs of the two thieves were broken, but when the soldiers came to Jesus they saw that this was unnecessary.Apparently, to make doubly sure of death, the legionnaire drove his lance through the fifth interspace between the ribs, upward through the pericardium and into the heart. The 34th verse of the 19th chapter of the Gospel according to St. John reports: And immediately there came out blood and water. That is, there was an escape of water fluid from the sac surrounding the heart, giving postmortem evidence that Our Lord died not the usual crucifixion death by suffocation, but of heart failure (a broken heart) due to shock and constriction of the heart by fluid in the pericardium.Thus we have had our glimpse including the medical evidence of that epitome of evil which man has exhibited toward Man and toward God. It has been a terrible sight, and more than enough to leave us despondent and depressed. How grateful we can be that we have the great sequel in the infinite mercy of God toward man at once the miracle of the atonement (at one ment) and the expectation of the triumphant Easter morning.

Are you moved by what Jesus did for you on the cross? Do you want to receive the salvation Jesus purchased for you at Calvary with His own blood? Pray this prayer with me:

Dear Lord Jesus,I know that I am a sinner and need your forgiveness. I believe that You died on the cross for my sins and rose from the grave to give me life. I know You are the only way to God so now I want to quit disobeying You and start living for You. Please forgive me, change my life and show me how to know You. In Jesus' name. Amen.

How you can know you are forgiven:The Bible, God's Word says:You were saved by faith in God, who treats us much better that we deserve. This is God's gift to you, and you have done nothing on your own (Ephesians 2:8).For those who put their faith in Jesus: He gave them the right to be the children of God... God Himself was the one who made them His children (John 1:12-13).

Details of Christ Crucifixion

1. Crucifixion was invented by the Persians in 300 BC and perfected by the Romans who rapidly developed to a very high degree of efficiency and skills at it.

2. It is the most painful death ever invented by man and is where we get our term "excruciating (agony, torment, terrible, severe, unbearable/unsefferable, painful

Y, papatayin ka din nmn paunti-unti pa! Inhuman (hayop na pagpatay)! Sana firing squad na lang, in a second patay agad! Well find out later bakit di makatao ang pagpatay na i2! Scholars estimated Christ suffering yun tortured sa kanya for abt 6 hours!

3. It was reserved primarily for the most vicious of male criminals. Death sentence na nga, ginawa pang napakabrutal ng pagpatay sa pinakamatitinding criminal! Think of any crimes ever committed by men..it was paid by the Incarnate God as brutally executed by Roman soldiers (its not them anyway, its us!)

4. Getsemane physiological interest is the bloody sweat

22o ba ito?

Before thecrucifixion, asJesusChristprayedin theGardenofGesthemane, thediscipleandphysicianLukenoted that:

And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat waslike drops of bloodfalling to the ground.Luke 22:44(NKJV)

41Lumayo siya sa kanila, mga isang pukol ng bato ang layo, at doo'y lumuhod at nanalangin.42Sabi niya, Ama, kung maaari po ay ilayo mo sa akin ang kopang ito, ngunit huwag ang kalooban ko ang masunod, kundi ang kalooban mo. [43Nagpakita sa kanya ang isang anghel mula sa langit at pinalakas ang loob niya.44Dala ng matinding hinagpis, siya'y nanalangin nang lalong taimtim, at pumatak sa lupa ang kanyang pawis na parang malalaking patak ng dugo.]

This was written by the physician Luke, a well-educated man and a careful observer by profession.Luke is also the onlygospelwriter to mention the bloody sweat, possibly because of his interest as a physician in this rare physiological phenomenon, which spoke elequently of the intense spiritual agony Jesus was suffering(Dr. Henry M. Morris& Dr. Truman)

Although this medical condition is relatively rare, according to Dr. Frederick Zugibe (Chief Medical Examiner of Rockland County, New York) it is well-known, and there have been many cases of it. The clinical term is hematohidrosis. [Hematidrosis=tiny cappilaries of sweat glands can break under great emotional stress]

Around the sweat glands, there are multiple blood vessels in a net-like form. Under the pressure of great stress the vessels constrict. Then as the anxiety passes the blood vessels dilate to the point of rupture. The blood goes into the sweat glands. As the sweat glands are producing a lot of sweat, it pushes the blood to the surface - coming out as droplets of blood mixed with sweat. The process alone can marked weakness and possible shock!

What was the source of Jesus great stress and anguish? Clearly he was in intense spiritualagony. Being the Son of God, he would have in detail everything that was about to happen to him. He knew that he was physically facing one of the most horrible forms of capital punishment there has ever been. His body was human, and he would feel everything at least as intensely as we would. Was this the source of his severe stress?

5. Although Jesus' betrayal and arrest are important portions of the passion story, the next event in the account which is significant from a medical perspective is His trial before the Sanhedrin and Caiaphas, the High Priest. Here the first physical trauma was inflicted. A soldier struck Jesus across the face for remaining silent when questioned by Caiaphas. The palace guards then blindfolded Him, mockingly taunted Him to identify them as each passed by, spat on Him, and struck Him in the face.

6. Pilate ordered Barabbas released and condemned Jesus to scourging (torture) and cruxifixion! The Roman legionnaire stepped forward with the flagrum, or flagellum, in his hand. This was a short whip consisting of several heavy, leather thongs (strings/cords) with two small balls of lead attached near the ends of each. The heavy whip was brought down with full force again and again across Jesus' shoulders, back, and legs. At first the weighted thongs : 1. cut through the skin only.2. as the blows continued, they cut deeper into the subcutaneous tissues, producing first an oozing ofbloodfrom the capillaries and veins of the skin3. finally spurting arterial bleeding from vessels in the underlying muscles.The small balls of lead first produced large deep bruises that were broken open by subsequent blows. Finally, the skin of the back was hanging in long ribbons, and the entire area was an unrecognizable mass of torn, bleeding tissue. When it was determined by the centurion in charge that the prisoner was near death, the beating was finally stopped.

7. Mockery (ininsulto/sarcasm-boo! kinutya, pinagtawanan, nilaitname it all! To humiliate)The half-fainting Jesus was then untied and allowed to slump (collapse) to the stone pavement, wet with his own blood.provincial Jew claiming to be a king- hinagisan/nadikit un robe across His shoulders and placed a stick in His hand for a scepter. Kulang pa dpt me crown to make their travesty complete. Small flexible branches covered with long thorns, commonly used for kindling fires in the charcoal braziers in the courtyard, were plaited into the shape of a crude crown.The crown was pressed into his scalp and again there was copious bleeding as the thorns pierced the very vascular tissue. After mocking Him and striking (tinamaan) Him across the face, the soldiers took the stick from His hand and struck Him across the head, driving the thorns deeper into His scalp. Finally, they tired of their sadistic sport and tore the robe from His back. The robe had already become adherent to the clots of blood and serum in the wounds, (mabilis dumikit kc malapot un dugo) and its removal, just as in the careless removal of a surgical bandage, caused excruciating pain. The wounds again began to bleed.8. GolgothaIn deference to Jewish custom, the Romans apparently returned His garments. The heavy patibulum of the cross was tied across His shoulders. The procession of the condemned Christ, two thieves, and the execution detail of Roman soldiers headed by a centurion began its slow journey along the route which we know today as the Via Dolorosa.In spite of Jesus' efforts to walk erect, the weight of the heavy wooden beam, together with the shock produced by copious loss of blood, was too much. He stumbled and fell. The rough wood of the beam gouged into the lacerated skin and muscles of the shoulders. He tried to rise, but human muscles had been pushed beyond their endurance. The centurion, anxious to proceed with the crucifixion, selected a stalwart North African onlooker, Simon of Cyrene, to carry the cross. Jesus followed, still bleeding and sweating the cold, clammy sweat of shock. The 650-yard journey from the Fortress Antonia to Golgotha was finally completed. The prisoner was again stripped of His clothing except for a loin cloth which was allowed the Jews.The crucifixion began. Jesus was offered wine mixed with myrrh, a mild analgesic, pain-reliving mixture. He refused the drink. Simon was ordered to place the patibulum on the ground, and Jesus was quickly thrown backward, with His shoulders against the wood. The legionnaire felt for the depression at the front of the wrist. He drove a heavy, square wrought-iron nail through the wrist and deep into the wood. Quickly, he moved to the other side and repeated the action, being careful not to pull the arms too tightly, but to allow some flexion and movement. The patibulum was then lifted into place at the top of the stipes, and the titulus reading "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews" was nailed into place.The left foot was pressed backward against the right foot. With both feet extended, toes down, a nail was driven through the arch of each, leaving the knees moderately flexed. The victim was now crucified.

9. On the CrossAs Jesus slowly sagged down with more weight on the nails in the wrists, excruciating, fiery pain shot along the fingers and up the arms to explode in the brain. The nails in the wrists were putting pressure on the median nerve, large nerve trunks which traverse the mid-wrist and hand. As He pushed himself upward to avoid this stretching torment, He placed His full weight on the nail through His feet. Again there was searing agony as the nail tore through the nerves between the metatarsal bones of this feet.At this point, another phenomenon occurred. As the arms fatigued, great waves of cramps swept over the muscles, knotting them in deep relentless, throbbing pain. With these cramps came the inability to push Himself upward. Hanging by the arm, the pectoral muscles, the large muscles of the chest, were paralyzed and the intercostal muscles, the small muscles between the ribs, were unable to act. Air could be drawn into the lungs, but could not be exhaled. Jesus fought to raise Himself in order to get even one short breath. Finally, the carbon dioxide level increased in the lungs and in the blood stream, and the cramps partially subsided.

10. The Last WordsSpasmodically, He was able to push Himself upward to exhale and bring in life-giving oxygen. It was undoubtedly during these periods that He uttered the seven short sentences that are recorded.The first - looking down at the Roman soldiers throwing dice for His seamless garment: "Father, forgive them for they do not know what they do."The second - to the penitent thief: "Today, thou shalt be with me in Paradise."The third - looking down at MaryJesus' mother, He said: "Woman, behold your son." Then turning to the terrified, grief-stricken adolescent John, the beloved apostle, He said: "Behold your mother."The fourth cry is from the beginning of Psalm 22: "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"He suffered hours of limitless pain, cycles of twisting, joint-rending cramps, intermittent partial asphyxiation, and searing pain as tissue was torn from His lacerated back from His movement up and down against the rough timbers of the cross. Then another agony began: a deep crushing pain in the chest as the pericardium, the sac surrounding the heart, slowly filled with serum and began to compress the heart.The prophecy in Psalm 22:14 was being fulfilled: "I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint, my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels."The end was rapidly approaching. The loss of tissue fluids had reached a critical level; the compressed heart was struggling to pump heavy, thick, sluggish blood to the tissues, and the tortured lungs were making a frantic effort to inhale small gulps of air. The markedly dehydrated tissues sent their flood of stimuli to the brain. Jesus gasped His fifth cry: "I thirst." Again we read in the prophetic psalm: "My strength is dried up like a potsherd; my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou has brought me into the dust of death" (Psalm 22:15 KJV).A sponge soaked in posca, the cheap, sour wine that was the staple drink of the Roman legionnaires, was lifted to Jesus' lips. His body was now in extremis, and He could feel the chill of death creeping through His tissues. This realization brought forth His sixth word, possibly little more than a tortured whisper: "It is finished." His mission of atonement had been completed. Finally, He could allow His body to die. With one last surge of strength, He once again pressed His torn feet against the nail, straightened His legs, took a deeper breath, and uttered His seventh and last cry: "Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit."

11. DeathThe common method of ending a crucifixion was by crurifracture, the breaking of the bones of the leg. This prevented the victim from pushing himself upward; the tension could not be relieved from the muscles of the chest, and rapid suffocation occurred. The legs of the two thieves were broken, but when the soldiers approached Jesus, they saw that this was unnecessary.Apparently, to make doubly sure of death, the legionnaire drove his lance between the ribs, upward through the pericardium and into the heart. John 19:34 states, "And immediately there came outbloodand water." Thus there was an escape of watery fluid from the sac surrounding the heart and the blood of the interior of the heart. This is rather conclusive post-mortem evidence thatJesus died, not the usual crucifixion death by suffocation, but of heart failure due to shock and constriction of the heart by fluid in the pericardium.ResurrectionIn these events, we have seen a glimpse of the epitome of evil that man can exhibit toward his fellowman and toward God. This is an ugly sight and is likely to leave us despondent and depressed.But thecrucifixionwas not the end of the story. How grateful we can be that we have a sequel: a glimpse of the infinite mercy of God toward man -- the gift of atonement, the miracle of the resurrection, and the expectation of Easter morning.

Jesus refused the anaesthetic wine which was offered to Him by the Roman soldiers because of His promise in Matthew 26: 29, "But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom."

Pagkatapos, dumampot siya ng kopa, nagpasalamat sa Diyos at ibinigay iyon sa kanila. Sinabi niya, Uminom kayong lahat nito28sapagkatito ang aking dugo; pinapagtibay nito ang tipanng Diyos. Ang aking dugo ay mabubuhos para sa kapatawaran ng kasalanan ng marami.29Sinasabi ko sa inyo, hinding-hindi na ako iinom nitong alak na mula sa ubas hanggang sa araw na ako'y muling uminom nito na kasalo ninyo sa kaharian ng aking Ama.

3. Jesus was stripped naked and His clothing divided by the Roman guards. This was in fulfilment of Psalm 22:18, "They divide My garments among them, and for My clothing they cast lots."

4. The Crucifixion of Jesus guaranteed a horrific, slow, painful death.Having been nailed the Cross, Jesus now had an impossible anatomical position to maintain.

5. Jesus' knees were flexed at about 45 degrees, and He was forced to bear His weight with the muscles of His thigh, which is not an anatomical position which is possible to maintain for more than a few minutes without severe cramp in the muscles of the thigh and calf.

6. Jesus' weight was borne on His feet, with nails driven through them.As the strength of the muscles of Jesus' lower limbs tired, the weight of His body had to be transferred to His wrists, His arms, and His shoulders.

7. Within a few minutes of being placed on the Cross, Jesus' shoulders were dislocated.Minutes later Jesus' elbows and wrists became dislocated.

8. The result of these upper limb dislocations is that His arms were 9 inches longer than normal, as clearly shown on the Shroud.

9. In addition prophecy was fulfilled in Psalm 22:14, "I am poured out like water, and all My bones are out of joint."

10. After Jesus' wrists, elbows, and shoulders were dislocated, the weight of His body on his upper limbs caused traction forces on the Pectoralis Major muscles of His chest wall.

11. These traction forces caused His rib cage to be pulled upwards and outwards, in a most unnatural state. His chest wall was permanently in a position of maximal respiratory inspiration. In order to exhale, Jesus was physiologically required to force His body.

12. In order to breathe out, Jesus had to push down on the nails in His feet to raise His body, and allow His rib cage to move downwards and inwards to expire air from His lungs.

13. His lungs were in a resting position of constant maximum inspiration. Crucifixion is a medical catastrophe.

14. The problem was that Jesus could not easily push down on the nails in His feet because the muscles of His legs, bent at 45 degrees, were extremely fatigued, in severe cramp, and in an anatomically compromised position.

15. Unlike all Hollywood movies about the Crucifixion, the victim was extremely active.The crucified victim was physiologically forced to move up and down the cross, a distance of about 12 inches, in order to breathe.

16. The process of respiration caused excruciating pain, mixed with the absolute terror of asphyxiation.

17. As the six hours of the Crucifixion wore on, Jesus was less and less able to bear His weight on His legs, as His thigh and calf muscles became increasingly exhausted.There was increasing dislocation of His wrists, elbows and shoulders, and further elevation of His chest wall, making His breathing more and more difficultWithin minutes of crucifixion Jesus became severely dyspnoeic (short of breath).

18. His movements up and down the Cross to breathe caused excruciating pain in His wrist, His feet, and His dislocated elbows and shoulders.

19. The movements became less frequent as Jesus became increasingly exhausted, but the terror of imminent death by asphyxiation forced Him to continue in His efforts to breathe.

20. Jesus' lower limb muscles developed excruciating cramp from the effort of pushing down on His legs, to raise His body, so that He could breathe out, in their anatomically compromised position.

21. The pain from His two shattered median nerves in His wrists exploded with every movement.

22. Jesus was covered in blood and sweat.

23. The blood was a result of the Scourging that nearly killed Him, and the sweat as a result of His violent involuntary attempts to effort to expire air from His lungs.Throughout all this He was completely naked, and the leaders of the Jews, the crowds, and the thieves on both sides of Him were jeering, swearing and laughing at Him.In addition, Jesus' own mother was watching.

24. Physiologically, Jesus' body was undergoing a series of catastrophic and terminal events.

25. Because Jesus could not maintain adequate ventilation of His lungs, He was now in a state of hypoventilation (inadequate ventilation).

26. His blood oxygen level began to fall, and He developed Hypoxia (low blood oxygen).In addition, because of His restricted respiratory movements, His blood carbon dioxide (CO2) level began to rise, a condition known as Hypercapnia.

27. This rising CO2 level stimulated His heart to beat faster in order to increase the delivery of oxygen, and the removal of CO2

28. The Respiratory Centre in Jesus' brain sent urgent messages to his lungs to breathe faster, and Jesus began to pant.

29. Jesus' physiological reflexes demanded that He took deeper breaths, and He involuntarily moved up and down the Cross much faster, despite the excruciating pain.The agonising movements spontaneously started several times a minute, to the delight of the crowd who jeered Him, the Roman soldiers, and the Sanhedrin.

30. However, due to the nailing of Jesus to the Cross and His increasing exhaustion, He was unable to provide more oxygen to His oxygen starved body.

31. The twin forces of Hypoxia (too little oxygen) and Hypercapnia (too much CO2) caused His heart to beat faster and faster, and Jesus developed Tachycardia.

32. Jesus' heart beat faster and faster, and His pulse rate was probably about 220 beats/ minute, the maximum normally sustainable.

33. Jesus had drunk nothing for 15 hours, since 6 pm the previous evening.Jesus had endured a scourging which nearly killed Him.

34. He was bleeding from all over His body following the Scourging, the crown of thorns, the nails in His wrists and feet, and the lacerations following His beatings and falls.

35. Jesus was already very dehydrated, and His blood pressure fell alarmingly.

36. His blood pressure was probably about 80/50.

37. He was in First Degree Shock, with Hypovolaemia (low blood volume), Tachycardia (excessively fast Heart Rate), Tachypnoea (excessively fast Respiratory Rate), and Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating).

38. By about noon Jesus' heart probably began to fail.

39. Jesus' lungs probably began to fill up with Pulmonary Oedema.

40. This only served to exacerbate His breathing, which was already severely compromised.

41. Jesus was in Heart Failure and Respiratory Failure.

42. Jesus said, "I thirst" because His body was crying out for fluids.

43. Jesus was in desperate need of an intravenous infusion of blood and plasma to save His life

44. Jesus could not breathe properly and was slowly suffocating to death.

45. At this stage Jesus probably developed a Haemopericardium.

46. Plasma and blood gathered in the space around His heart, called the Pericardium.

47. This fluid around His heart caused Cardiac Tamponade (fluid around His heart, which prevented Jesus' heart from beating properly).

48. Because of the increasing physiological demands on Jesus' heart, and the advanced state of Haemopericardium, Jesus probably eventually sustained Cardiac Rupture. His heart literally burst. This was probably the cause of His death.

49. To slow the process of death the soldiers put a small wooden seat on the Cross, which would allow Jesus the "privilege" of bearing His weight on his sacrum.

50. The effect of this was that it could take up to nine days to die on a Cross.

51. When the Romans wanted to expedite death they would simply break the legs of the victim, causing the victim to suffocate in a matter of minutes. This was called Crucifragrum.

52. At three o'clock in the afternoon Jesus said, "Tetelastai," meaning, "It is finished."At that moment, He gave up His Spirit, and He died.

53. When the soldiers came to Jesus to break His legs, He was already dead. Not a bone of His body was broken, in fulfilment of prophecy (above).

54. Jesus died after six hours of the most excruciating and terrifying torture ever invented.

55. Jesus died so that ordinary people like you and me could go to Heaven.

To Learn The Medical Reason Why Jesus Died On The CrossGethsemaneBefore PilateMockeryGolgothaOn the CrossThe Last WordsResurrection

A Physician Analyzes TheCrucifixionA medical explanation of what Jesus enduredon the day He diedby Dr. C. Truman Davis. To Learn The Medical Reason Why Jesus Died On The Cross

Several years ago I became interested in the physical aspects of the passion, or suffering, of Jesus Christ when I read an account of the crucifixion in Jim Bishop's book, The Day Christ Died. I suddenly realized that I had taken the crucifixion more or less for granted all these years -- that I had grown callous to its horror by a too-easy familiarity with the grim details. It finally occurred to me that,as a physician, I did not even know the actual immediate cause of Christ's death.The gospel writers do not help much on this point. Since crucifixion and scourging were so common during their lifetimes, they undoubtedly considered a detailed description superfluous. For that reason we have only the concise words of the evangelists: "Pilate, having scourged Jesus, delivered Him to them to be crucified ... and they crucified Him."Despite the gospel accounts' silence on thedetails of Christ's crucifixion, many have looked into this subject in the past. In my personal study of the event from a medical viewpoint, I am indebted especially to Dr. Pierre Barbet, a French surgeon who did exhaustive historical and experimental research and wrote extensively on the topic.An attempt to examine the infinite psychic and spiritual suffering of theIncarnate Godin atonement for the sins of fallen man is beyond the scope of this article. However, the physiological and anatomical aspects of our Lord's passion we can examine in some detail. What did the body of Jesus of Nazareth actually endure during those hours of torture? GethsemaneThe physical passion of Christ began in Gethsemane. Of the many aspects of His initial suffering, the one which is of particular physiological interest is the bloody sweat. Interestingly enough, the physician, St. Luke, is the only evangelist to mention this occurrence. He says, "And being in an agony, he prayed the longer. And his sweat became as drops of blood, trickling down upon the ground" (Luke 22:44 KJV).Every attempt imaginable has been used by modern scholars to explain away the phenomenon of bloody sweat, apparently under the mistaken impression that it simply does not occur. A great deal of effort could be saved by consulting the medical literature. Though very rare, the phenomenon of hematidrosis, or bloody sweat, is well documented. Under great emotional stress, tiny capillaries in the sweat glands can break, thus mixing blood with sweat. This process alone could have produced marked weakness and possible shock.Although Jesus' betrayal and arrest are important portions of the passion story, the next event in the account which is significant from a medical perspective is His trial before the Sanhedrin and Caiaphas, the High Priest. Here the first physical trauma was inflicted. A soldier struck Jesus across the face for remaining silent when questioned by Caiaphas. The palace guards then blindfolded Him, mockingly taunted Him to identify them as each passed by, spat on Him, and struck Him in the face.Before PilateIn the early morning, battered and bruised, dehydrated, and worn out from a sleepless night, Jesus was taken across Jerusalem to the Praetoriumof the Fortress Antonia, the seat of government of the Procurator of Judea, Pontius Pilate. We are familiar with Pilate's action in attempting to shift responsibility to Herod Antipas, the Tetrarch of Judea. Jesus apparently suffered no physical mistreatment at the hands of Herod and was returned to Pilate. It was then, in response to the outcry of the mob, that Pilate ordered Barabbas released and condemned Jesus to scourging and crucifixion.Preparations for Jesus' scourging were carried out at Caesar's orders. The prisoner was stripped of His clothing and His hands tied to a post above His head.The Roman legionnaire stepped forward with the flagrum, or flagellum, in his hand. This was a short whip consisting of several heavy, leather thongs with two small balls of lead attached near the ends of each. The heavy whip was brought down with full force again and again across Jesus' shoulders, back, and legs. At first the weighted thongs cut through the skin only. Then, as the blows continued, they cut deeper into the subcutaneous tissues, producing first an oozing ofbloodfrom the capillaries and veins of the skin and finally spurting arterial bleeding from vessels in the underlying muscles.The small balls of lead first produced large deep bruises that were broken open by subsequent blows. Finally, the skin of the back was hanging in long ribbons, and the entire area was an unrecognizable mass of torn, bleeding tissue. When it was determined by the centurion in charge that the prisoner was near death, the beating was finally stopped.MockeryThe half-fainting Jesus was then untied and allowed to slump to the stone pavement, wet with his own blood.The Roman soldiers saw a great joke in this provincial Jew claiming to be a king. They threw a robe across His shoulders and placed a stick in His hand for a scepter. They still needed a crown to make their travesty complete. Small flexible branches covered with long thorns, commonly used for kindling fires in the charcoal braziers in the courtyard, were plaited into the shape of a crude crown. The crown was pressed into his scalp and again there was copious bleeding as the thorns pierced the very vascular tissue. After mocking Him and striking Him across the face, the soldiers took the stick from His hand and struck Him across the head, driving the thorns deeper into His scalp. Finally, they tired of their sadistic sport and tore the robe from His back. The robe had already become adherent to the clots of blood and serum in the wounds, and its removal, just as in the careless removal of a surgical bandage, caused excruciating pain. The wounds again began to bleed.GolgothaIn deference to Jewish custom, the Romans apparently returned His garments. The heavy patibulum of the cross was tied across His shoulders. The procession of the condemned Christ, two thieves, and the execution detail of Roman soldiers headed by a centurion began its slow journey along the route which we know today as the Via Dolorosa.In spite of Jesus' efforts to walk erect, the weight of the heavy wooden beam, together with the shock produced by copious loss of blood, was too much. He stumbled and fell. The rough wood of the beam gouged into the lacerated skin and muscles of the shoulders. He tried to rise, but human muscles had been pushed beyond their endurance. The centurion, anxious to proceed with the crucifixion, selected a stalwart North African onlooker, Simon of Cyrene, to carry the cross. Jesus followed, still bleeding and sweating the cold, clammy sweat of shock. The 650-yard journey from the Fortress Antonia to Golgotha was finally completed. The prisoner was again stripped of His clothing except for a loin cloth which was allowed the Jews.The crucifixion began. Jesus was offered wine mixed with myrrh, a mild analgesic, pain-reliving mixture. He refused the drink. Simon was ordered to place the patibulum on the ground, and Jesus was quickly thrown backward, with His shoulders against the wood. The legionnaire felt for the depression at the front of the wrist. He drove a heavy, square wrought-iron nail through the wrist and deep into the wood. Quickly, he moved to the other side and repeated the action, being careful not to pull the arms too tightly, but to allow some flexion and movement. The patibulum was then lifted into place at the top of the stipes, and the titulus reading "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews" was nailed into place.The left foot was pressed backward against the right foot. With both feet extended, toes down, a nail was driven through the arch of each, leaving the knees moderately flexed. The victim was now crucified.On the CrossAs Jesus slowly sagged down with more weight on the nails in the wrists, excruciating, fiery pain shot along the fingers and up the arms to explode in the brain. The nails in the wrists were putting pressure on the median nerve, large nerve trunks which traverse the mid-wrist and hand. As He pushed himself upward to avoid this stretching torment, He placed His full weight on the nail through His feet. Again there was searing agony as the nail tore through the nerves between the metatarsal bones of this feet.At this point, another phenomenon occurred. As the arms fatigued, great waves of cramps swept over the muscles, knotting them in deep relentless, throbbing pain. With these cramps came the inability to push Himself upward. Hanging by the arm, the pectoral muscles, the large muscles of the chest, were paralyzed and the intercostal muscles, the small muscles between the ribs, were unable to act. Air could be drawn into the lungs, but could not be exhaled. Jesus fought to raise Himself in order to get even one short breath. Finally, the carbon dioxide level increased in the lungs and in the blood stream, and the cramps partially subsided.The Last WordsSpasmodically, He was able to push Himself upward to exhale and bring in life-giving oxygen. It was undoubtedly during these periods that He uttered the seven short sentences that are recorded.The first - looking down at the Roman soldiers throwing dice for His seamless garment: "Father, forgive them for they do not know what they do."The second - to the penitent thief: "Today, thou shalt be with me in Paradise."The third - looking down at MaryJesus' mother, He said: "Woman, behold your son." Then turning to the terrified, grief-stricken adolescent John, the beloved apostle, He said: "Behold your mother."The fourth cry is from the beginning of Psalm 22: "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"He suffered hours of limitless pain, cycles of twisting, joint-rending cramps, intermittent partial asphyxiation, and searing pain as tissue was torn from His lacerated back from His movement up and down against the rough timbers of the cross. Then another agony began: a deep crushing pain in the chest as the pericardium, the sac surrounding the heart, slowly filled with serum and began to compress the heart.The prophecy in Psalm 22:14 was being fulfilled: "I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint, my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels."The end was rapidly approaching. The loss of tissue fluids had reached a critical level; the compressed heart was struggling to pump heavy, thick, sluggish blood to the tissues, and the tortured lungs were making a frantic effort to inhale small gulps of air. The markedly dehydrated tissues sent their flood of stimuli to the brain. Jesus gasped His fifth cry: "I thirst." Again we read in the prophetic psalm: "My strength is dried up like a potsherd; my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou has brought me into the dust of death" (Psalm 22:15 KJV).A sponge soaked in posca, the cheap, sour wine that was the staple drink of the Roman legionnaires, was lifted to Jesus' lips. His body was now in extremis, and He could feel the chill of death creeping through His tissues. This realization brought forth His sixth word, possibly little more than a tortured whisper: "It is finished." His mission of atonement had been completed. Finally, He could allow His body to die. With one last surge of strength, He once again pressed His torn feet against the nail, straightened His legs, took a deeper breath, and uttered His seventh and last cry: "Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit."DeathThe common method of ending a crucifixion was by crurifracture, the breaking of the bones of the leg. This prevented the victim from pushing himself upward; the tension could not be relieved from the muscles of the chest, and rapid suffocation occurred. The legs of the two thieves were broken, but when the soldiers approached Jesus, they saw that this was unnecessary.Apparently, to make doubly sure of death, the legionnaire drove his lance between the ribs, upward through the pericardium and into the heart. John 19:34 states, "And immediately there came outbloodand water." Thus there was an escape of watery fluid from the sac surrounding the heart and the blood of the interior of the heart. This is rather conclusive post-mortem evidence thatJesus died, not the usual crucifixion death by suffocation, but of heart failure due to shock and constriction of the heart by fluid in the pericardium.ResurrectionIn these events, we have seen a glimpse of the epitome of evil that man can exhibit toward his fellowman and toward God. This is an ugly sight and is likely to leave us despondent and depressed.But thecrucifixionwas not the end of the story. How grateful we can be that we have a sequel: a glimpse of the infinite mercy of God toward man -- the gift of atonement, the miracle of the resurrection, and the expectation of Easter morning.

Question: What are the three parts of man?Answer: Spirit, Soul and BodyThen God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. (Genesis 1:26-27NASB)According to the Bible, mankind is distinct from all the rest of creation, including the animals, in that he is made in the image of God. As God is a tripartite -- Father, Son and Holy Spirit -- so man is three parts --body, soul and spirit.In the most explicit example from Scripture of these divisions, the Apostle Paul writes:Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may yourspiritandsoulandbodybe preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Thessalonians 5:23NASB).Man is made up of physical material, the body, that can be seen and touched. But he is also made up of immaterial aspects, which are intangible -- this includes the soul, spirit, intellect, will, emotions, conscience, and so forth. These immaterial characteristics exist beyond the physical lifespan of the human body and are therefore eternal.These immaterial aspects -- the spirit, soul, heart, conscience, mind and emotions -- make up the whole personality. The Bible makes it clear that the soul and spirit are the primary immaterial aspects of humanity, while the body is the physical container that holds them on this earth.The Body(Greek, "soma")This is the entire material or physical structure of a human being -- it is the physical part of a person.The Apostle Paul, writing to the Romans again connects the body, the mind (soul) and the spirit.Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present yourbodiesa living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is yourspiritualservice of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of yourmind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect (Romans 12:1-2NASB).For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in yourbody(1Cor. 6:20).The Soul(Greek, "psyche")Genesis 2:7states that Man was created as a"living soul."The soul consists of the mind (which includes the conscience), the will and the emotions. The soul and the spirit are mysteriously tied together and make up what the Scriptures call the "heart."The writer of Proverbs declares,"Watch over yourheartwith all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life." (Prov. 4:23NASB). We see here that the "heart" is central to our emotions and will.But anatural (psuchikos -- soulish) mandoes not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised (1 Cor. 2:14NASB).Paul, looking intently at the Council, said, "Brethren, I have lived my life with a perfectly goodconsciencebefore God up to this day" (Acts 23:1NASB).The Spirit(Greek " Pneuma")InNumbers 16:22, Moses and Aaron, "fell upon their faces and said, 'O God, God ofthe spiritsof allflesh, when one man sins, will you be angry with the entire congregation?'" This verse names God as the God of thespiritsthat are possessed by all humanity. Notice also that it mentions theflesh (body)of all mankind, connecting it with the spirit.Another key verse that describes the separation between soul and spirit isHebrews 4:12:For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far asthe division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart (Heb. 4:12NASB).We see in this passage of Scripture that the soul and spirit can be divided -- and that it is the Word of God that pierces our heart to bring the division of soul and spirit, something that only God can do.As human beings, we live eternally as a spirit, we have a soul, and we dwell in a body. We can rejoice with the Psalmist and declare,For You formedmy inward parts; You wove me in my mother's womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, andmy soulknows it very well (Ps. 139:13-14NASB).All of this is possible because of knowledge. Man hasnt created anything new; hes just discovered the laws that the Lord established from the beginning. Bird brains have been flying from the start. The same is true with communications, electricity, computing, and a host of other modern breakthroughs. Man is just discovering the laws God created.Although mankind has made huge discoveries that have totally changed the way we live, it seems like we know less about ourselves than previous generations. While our ancestors didnt have all the modern conveniences, they had a peace and strength that eludes most today. As our knowledge of our natural world has increased, our knowledge of spiritual things has decreased. In mans arrogance, he blindly believes all of lifes problems can be solved by himself. But there can be no peace without if there isnt peace within.There is a whole universe that man in all his wisdom is ignorant of. That is the world of the spirit. And Im not just talking about the spiritual realm outside of us but also the spiritual being inside of every person. We arent evolved animals; we were created in Gods image and likeness (Gen. 1:26). We are spirit beings. The ultimate way to control bad behavior isnt by more laws, metal detectors, or social engineering; its changing the hearts of people, one at a time. Only Jesus can do that.Yet sadly, even many Christians have lost this spiritual point of view. Very few Christians know who they are in the spirit. In fact, they have been taught by religion that they are sinners by naturejust the opposite of what the Bible teaches.Its true that we were all born sinners (Ps. 51:5) and had the nature of the devil working in us (Eph. 2:2-3). But when we came to Christ and received salvation, we became a new person in the spirit.If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.2 Corinthians 5:17This isnt talking about your body. If you were a man before you accepted Christ, you were still a man afterwards. Your body didnt change. And your soul, which is what the Bible calls the mental-emotional part of you, didnt automatically change either. Its subject to change, but you have to renew your mind to experience change in your mind and emotions.But in the spirit, you became a brand-new species of being. Your spirit is totally new. There isnt an old sin nature left in you.I know this comes as a complete shock to many of you who have been indoctrinated in the-old-nature-versus-the-new-nature theology. Most Christians have been taught to believe that after salvation, they are still the same at their core, and they live the rest of their lives trying to restrain this old nature. They believe they have two natures. Thats schizophrenic, and it produces Christians who are nothing like Christ.Paul dealt with this issue in Romans 6. He had so powerfully proved in the preceding chapters that God deals with us by grace through faith that the logical question was,Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?(Rom. 6:1). Of course this is not what Paul was saying, and he gave two reasons in this chapter that Christians should live holy.The first reason Paul gave simply says,How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Romans 6:2What a radical statement! This is not believed by the majority of Christians today. They believe that they are alive to sin and that it is with much effort, frustration, and failure that they battle this sin nature the rest of their lives. Thats not what Paul believed.Paul said thatonce we are baptized into Christ (Rom. 6:3), we experience a death to our old sin nature.Its dead. Its gone. It doesnt exist anymore.I can just hear people saying, What!? Are you crazy? I still struggle with many sins. Im not dead to sin.I will admit that Christians still sin. Paul made mention of this in this very chapter and dealt with it in more detail in Romans 7. But our nature has been changed. The only reason we still sin is because we dont know these truths (John 8:32).Our minds are similar to computers in the sense that they can be programmed. And once programmed, they will continue to function as programmed until we reprogram them. We were all born in sin, and our old sin nature programmed our minds how to be selfish, bitter, angry, how to lust, etc. When we are born again (John 3:3), we become totally new in our spirits. This old nature has been completely changed (2 Cor. 5:17). Its not in the process of becoming new; its already as pure and perfect as Jesus (1 John 4:17, 1 Cor. 6:17, and Eph. 4:24).Paul called this resurrection life. In Romans 6:5, he said,For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection.But in the very next verse, he said we have to know something in order to experience this. The first thing he mentioned is thatour old man is crucified with[Christ](Rom. 6:6, brackets mine). This isnt something that has yet to happen or that has to happen over and over; its a done deal. In our new, born-again spirits, we are dead to sin.Then Paul said,That the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. Romans 6:6Our sin nature is dead and gone, but it left behind a body. That body is the carnal mind. It will still function as programmed until we reprogram it. Thats what the Bible calls the renewing of the mind. Our lives are transformed by the renewing of our minds (Rom. 12:2).Therefore, victory in the Christian life is as simple as renewing our minds to who we are and what we have already received in Christ. Its not the struggle of two natures inside of us; we are the way we think (Prov. 23:7). If we see ourselves as old sinners, saved by grace, then we will continue to struggle with sin. But when we see the total change that took place in our nature, we will manifest that change in our actions.When we see ourselves as being part devil, we act like it. But when we see who we are in Christi.e., in our born-again spiritswe become like Him (2 Cor. 3:18 and 1 John 3:2). The way we see ourselves becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.This is the dominant revelation the Lord has used to change my life. I had a life-altering encounter with the Lord on March 23, 1968. The Lord used that to get my attention and show me there was so much more. But its the revelation I received from the Word on who I have become in my spirit that has made the biggest impression and lasting change in my life. It has totally changed my identity.I call this revelationSpirit, Soul & Body. Thats not a catchy phrase, but its descriptive of the way the Lord revealed these truths to me. Ive come to know Im a spirit being who has a soul and lives in a body. But the real me is my spiritual person. And its in the spirit that Ive been totally changed and made just like Jesus.Since God is a Spirit and He deals with me on the basis of who I am in the spirit (John 4:24), this has changed everything. I now worship God based on who I am in the spirit and not on who I am in my flesh; i.e., how I act or feel. I now understand how our holy God can truly love me, because in my born-again spirit, Im totally righteous and holy (Eph. 4:24). My spirit is His workmanship (Eph. 2:10).Ive discovered that Im redeemed from the Law because the Law wasnt made for a righteous man (1 Tim. 1:9). The Law was given to show us our need for salvation, but it couldnt save us (Rom. 3:19-21). But what the Law couldnt do, Jesus did (Rom. 8:3-4), and Im now the righteousness of God in Christ (2 Cor. 5:21).This entitles me to everything God is and has. I have His authority to use, and to the degree that Ive done this, Ive experienced miraculous results. Im so excited about this that Im trying to let the whole world know these truths.