NTS The Perfection

Jesus had to be completely obedient to the Law. This means He was always obedient to the Father. He did not ever sin. In His obedience, He was made perfect, all the way to the Cross.

The belief that He could remove our sins with the shedding of His blood rested in His flawless character. He had to be found "without blemish" (v. 5) or fault on every category. If not, then He would not have made the fulfillments required for the passover lamb. The whole point of His coming down to this earth to be our Savior as the Lamb to remove our sins (and reunite us to our Father so that we are not eternally lost) would otherwise be null and void. Everything He suffered for us on the Cross would have been in vain.

The blood put on the door posts the night of the Passover (v.7) represented the coming of a Savior who would later shed His blood for our sins. And if you think about it, this only stands to reason. How can an animal actually take away our sins? The lamb's blood had to be prophecy of something much bigger to come.

The "old leaven" (v. 7-8) proved us to be law breakers, disobedient to the Law and therefore sinners. As law breakers, we are left to pay for breaking the law unless someone is willing to pay for us. That Someone Who was willing to pay the price for our sins acquired from breaking the law is Jesus.

So why did He have to die for our sins by the shedding of His blood? Because blood is the flow of life, and in it is contained the essence of life itself. Since in blood is the essence of life, through the shedding of the blood, life can in turn be given to make atonement for the soul.

Jesus our High Priest shed His blood for our sins, which He could only do because He is "without sin" (v. 15).

Since Jesus is "without sin," He could not have had a bad thought (as verified in Hebrews), which includes all the sins Jesus named in v. 19 such as theft, adultery and fornication (v. 19).

Through His resurrection, Jesus the firstborn Son of the Father also becomes the "firstborn of every creature" (Ex. 13:2, 1 Cor. 15:20, Col.1:15), giving all life the opportunity of a resurrection (1 Cor. 15).

Notice that in verse 5 of Exodus 12 quoted above, it refers to the sacrifice as a "lamb...without blemish, a male of the first year," symbolizing both Jesus' purity and His youth and through His youth yet again His purity.

In Christ's youth, He was totally dedicated to God. He did not marry. Holding out for His bride (Isa. 54:5) the church (Eph. 5:25, Rev. 21:9), He lived a spiritual path and in so doing taught us how to think in terms of our spirituality and as children of God.

He taught us how we would later live with Him as His children at the resurrection, when He will reign as the King on earth.

Jesus, our Teacher, taught us the meaning of selflessness in its purest, most unadulterated form. He did not own a house, a beautiful wardrobe of clothes, get married, have a family, or anything else that pertains to the world. Instead, He lived as a humble Servant (Matt. 20:25-28), putting Himself last of all others, not caught up in filling the desires of this world but instead in fulfilling the desire of others for Him.

He lived to offer His deepest love through the act of unselfishness for those who had the privilege to know Him personally, and for all mankind later for time to come (John 3:16).

Through His love by the giving of His precious blood, the sacrificial Lamb Jesus did the will of His Father in Heaven.


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	The Perfection

		Jesus had to be completely obedient to the Law. This means He was always obedient to the Father. He did not ever sin. In His obedience, He was made perfect, all the way to the Cross. *Hebrews 5* 8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; 9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; 10 Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec. *Philippians 2* 6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. *2 Corinthians 5* 17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. 21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. Jesus' sinless character allowed Him to bare the sins of mankind by becoming the Passover Lamb of God. As the Passover Lamb, Jesus fulfilled the prophecy of Exodus. *Exodus 12* 1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt saying, 2 This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you. 3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man alamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house: 5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats: 6 And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening. 7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it. 12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD. 13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. 14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. The belief that He could remove our sins with the shedding of His blood rested in His flawless character. He had to be found "without blemish" (v. 5) or fault on every category. If not, then He would not have made the fulfillments required for the passover lamb. The whole point of His coming down to this earth to be our Savior as the Lamb to remove our sins (and reunite us to our Father so that we are not eternally lost) would otherwise be null and void. Everything He suffered for us on the Cross would have been in vain. The blood put on the door posts the night of the Passover (v.7) represented the coming of a Savior who would later shed His blood for our sins. And if you think about it, this only stands to reason. How can an animal actually take away our sins? The lamb's blood had to be prophecy of something much bigger to come. The lamb's blood would point to a future prophecy, resting in the hope of a Savior to fulfill it. *Matthew 26* 26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; 28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. *1 Corinthians 5* 7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened.For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. The "old leaven" (v. 7-8) proved us to be law breakers, disobedient to the Law and therefore sinners. As law breakers, we are left to pay for breaking the law unless someone is willing to pay for us. That Someone Who was willing to pay the price for our sins acquired from breaking the law is Jesus. So why did He have to die for our sins by the shedding of His blood? Because blood is the flow of life, and in it is contained the essence of life itself. Since in blood is the essence of life, through the shedding of the blood, life can in turn be given to make atonement for the soul. *Leviticus 17* 11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. *Colossians 1* 20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. 21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled 22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister. *Hebrews 4* 14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. 15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Jesus our High Priest shed His blood for our sins, which He could only do because He is "without sin" (v. 15). Sin originates with the bad thoughts that come from the heart. This is the firstfruits of sin. Matthew 15 10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: 11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. 12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. 14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. 15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable. 16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding? 17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? 18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: 20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man. Since Jesus is "without sin," He could not have had a bad thought (as verified in Hebrews), which includes all the sins Jesus named in v. 19 such as theft, adultery and fornication (v. 19). As Passover Lamb, Jesus is the Bread of Life. *John 6* 31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. 32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. 34 Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. 35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. ...able to give eternal life by His resurrection (Rom. 6:23). Through His resurrection, Jesus the firstborn Son of the Father also becomes the "firstborn of every creature" (Ex. 13:2, 1 Cor. 15:20, Col.1:15), giving all life the opportunity of a resurrection (1 Cor. 15). Notice that in verse 5 of Exodus 12 quoted above, it refers to the sacrifice as a "lamb...without blemish, a male of the first year," symbolizing both Jesus' purity and His youth and through His youth yet again His purity. And through His own purity able to take on the sins of others... *John 1* 29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. 30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me. 31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. 32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. 33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. 34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. ...able to take away "the sin of the world" (v. 29). *In Christ's youth, He was totally dedicated to God. He did not marry. Holding out for His bride (Isa. 54:5)* *the church (Eph. 5:25, Rev. 21:9), He lived a spiritual path and in so doing taught us how to think in terms of our spirituality and as children of God.* He taught us how we would later live with Him as His children at the resurrection, when He will reign as the King on earth. *Matthew 18* 1 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, 3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. *Matthew 22* 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. Why did Jesus not marry? Marriage is an act displayed when involved with the things of this world. Here is what Paul had to say about marriage: *1 Corinthians 7* 32 But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: 33 But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife. *1 Corinthians 7* 38 So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better. To marry is to "careth for the things that are of this world." (v. 33). Jesus, our Teacher, taught us the meaning of selflessness in its purest, most unadulterated form. He did not own a house, a beautiful wardrobe of clothes, get married, have a family, or anything else that pertains to the world. Instead, He lived as a humble Servant (Matt. 20:25-28), putting Himself last of all others, not caught up in filling the desires of this world but instead in fulfilling the desire of others for Him. He lived to offer His deepest love through the act of unselfishness for those who had the privilege to know Him personally, and for all mankind later for time to come (John 3:16). Through His love by the giving of His precious blood, the sacrificial Lamb Jesus did the will of His Father in Heaven. *Isaiah 53* 1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? 2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness;and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. 3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.