| PRE-CROSS – SIN PROBLEM | POST-CROSS, FULLY FORGIVEN |
| UNDER LAW: Man’s Performance | UNDER GRACE: Jesus’ Performance |
| TREE of knowing GOOD and EVIL | TREE of LIFE = One with JESUS |
| FOCUS on Obedience to the LAW | FOCUS on JESUS’ Obedience and F.W |
| LAW / SIN / SELF- Conscious | RIGHTEOUS, JESUS – Conscious |
| SEEN- minded | UNSEEN- minded |
| CARNAL, NATURAL focus | SUPERNATURAL focus |
| SOUL and BODY Dominate | SPIRIT- LED Life IN CHRIST JESUS |
| NATURE PROBLEM – IN ADAM | REBORN IN CHRIST – new Spirit self |
| Under the Mercy Seat with LAW | JESUS – my Mercy Seat, propitiation |
| The LAW: Reveals sin | GRACE: Sin totally forgiven, forgotten |
| Is the Strength of Sin | The Lord’s JOY is my STRENGTH |
| Arouses Sin | Arouses Love for Jesus |
| Brings God’s WRATH | Rebirth, now Accepted and Approved |
| Brings a CURSE | Gives Constant BLESSINGS |
| Causes sin-consciousness | Conscious of Jesus – mind set above |
| Causes GUILT and SHAME | Gives Courage and Boldness |
| Brings DEATH | JESUS GAVE me LIFE for FREE |
| Causes Condemnation | NO CONDEMNATION in CHRIST |
| Constantly “missing the mark” | In the Mark – Jesus |
| Punishment to fourth generation | All Punishment Paid in Full by Jesus |
| God keeps a Record of Sin | My Name in Lamb’s Book of Life |
| Sins Covered by Blood of Animals | Jesus’ Blood Paid & Removed all sin |
| Conditional Forgiveness | Total, UNCONDITIONAL Forgiveness |
| Naked before God | Clothed In CHRIST, my ARMOR |
| Unpayable Debt of Sin | My Sin-Debt Over-paid by Jesus’ Blood |
| Loved but Unacceptable in Heaven | LOVED and QUALIFIED for Heaven |
| Forever UNRIGHTEOUS IN ADAM | Forever RIGHTEOUS IN CHRIST |
| Holiness is a constant struggle | Holiness, Salvation, Wisdom are GIFTS |
| No Rest from labor of LAW- keeping | I REST in JESUS’ FINISHED WORK |
| My Obedience Determines Standing | Jesus’ Obedience is my Righteousness |
| I can never be Forever Justified | I am IN CHRIST, Forever JUSTIFIED |
| Constantly UNDER LAW | Jesus NAILED the LAW to the CROSS |
| All Sin Imputed UNDER LAW | NO SIN IMPUTED when NO LAW |
| My Sin Causes an Evil Conscience | Righteousness Clears My Conscience |
| The LAW gives no Power to Save | Jesus is my SALVATION |
| Hopeless – Sacrificial system gone | My Sacrificial LAMB is Eternal |
| The LAW Condemns the best of us | JESUS SAVES the Worst of us |
| Break only one LAW, all are broken | Receive Jesus once, Forever Saved |
| Blessings based on LAW- keeping | ALL of Jesus’ Blessings are also mine |
| Burden of LAW- keeping on Me | Burden of ALL MY SIN on Jesus |
| Under LAW, no Future or Hope | Under Grace, Jesus, my Future & Hope |
| I AM A SINNER by NATURE | I AM A SAINT with a NEW NATURE |
| I AM IN BONDAGE to the LAW | IN CHRIST I AM FREE from the LAW |
| Who will RESCUE Me from DEATH | Now, I am forever ALIVE IN CHRIST |
We know from scripture that Jesus was crucified, died and was buried, then He arose from the grave and later, ascended to heaven to sit at the right hand of Father-God.
We now also know, through the Fifth Gospel that Jesus revealed directly to Paul, that the same process happens spiritually, by grace through faith, to every in Adam person who becomes ”saved” by being reborn of God through agreeing with Romans 10:9-13.
By doing so, one’s core being – the spirit-self that is dead to God in Adam – is made alive as a New creation, who never existed before, and is now spiritually compatible –“one spirit” with God in Christ. Paul referred to this transformation happening in one’s “inner man.”