THE LAMB OF GOD is completely harmless

Written by Dionne April 4, 2011 (Revised) Sabbay Thompson

Listen to a Bible study aggressive character of The next day John him, and saith, Behold which taketh away the 1:29.

relating to the antiGod. seeth Jesus coming unto the Lamb of God, sin of the world John

Overcomer in Christ, as you read this article, please keep in mind that Gods nature is changeless, which means that it is the same yesterday, and to-day, and for ever Heb. 13:8: and, this further solidifies that He made creatures for His enjoyment and pleasure Rev. 4:11. Therefore, it is strange for Him to give them up to destruction Isa. 28:21, Hosea 11:8-9. Although the Bible does use words like Smote, Jealous and Destroy, His children are encouraged to focus on His changeless Principles as a sure Guide, found in the Ten Commandments, His Character Transcript, where it highlights that He does not kill or murder - Exo. 20. Now that the premise for this article has been set forth, let us begin to learn more about Christ, the Lamb of God, whose life record was without any evidence of retaliation (i.e. when Peter cut off Malchus ear, Christ rejoined it, without hesitation John 18:10). Sadly, sin (caused from satanic principles) has marred Gods perfect creations 2Thess. 2:7, James 1:15. Within Matthew 25:31-34 one can glean symbolism relating to earths righteous and iniquitous inhabitants. The aforementioned scripture implies that the Shepherd is Christ as; it is only the Holy Spirit that can separate the sheep from the goats. More specifically, the sheep are the children of God and the goats are the children of the Adversary. What are striking differences between sheep and goats? For starters, sheep are gentile, quiet, affectionate, non-aggressive, docile and easily managed. When taken to the slaughter-house, lambs are not retaliatory or aggressive. For the sake of clarity, it is understood that a lamb is synonymous with sheep, its plural Isa. 53:7, Jer. 11:19. Christ as the Lamb of God was completely passive, never manifesting aggressiveness. He, even at the point of His crucifixion, completely submitted to His false-accusers. Passive submission involves the act of complete--total obedience without aggression or a fight.

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Sheep easily comply with a Shepherds directives, requiring supervision. Here, we see an appropriate symbol regarding Christ while on earth, as our Messiah, while in the wilderness desired food after fasting, yet His Fathers will superseded His desire for sustenance Matt. 4:1-4. Thus Christ achieved His goal, aligning and submitting fully to the will of the Father A Soul Sealed at Character Perfection p. 74. Christ is the Lamb of God and the Bible identifies Him as the Passover Lamb that taketh away the sin from the World 1Cor. 5:17, John 1:29, 36. A Lamb or Sheep are peaceful. Christ was phenomenally peaceful and while on earth He caused the waters to be still Mark 4:39. Often identified with a soothing and comforting environment, sheep avoid discord and strife and they are hornless (horns often breed aggression), as you will see regarding the goat and its characteristics. Conversely, goats by nature are: self-oriented, self-sufficient, headstrong, horned, harmful and short-tempered. This latter animal is often associated with wandering, turmoil, dissension and agitation, as their desired location is within high places. Within scripture, high places are often associated with ungodly worship Lev. 26:30, Eph. 6:12. Contrary to worldly views, God does not kill. "For our eternally loving Father, giving up His creatures to sinful destruction is a strange act Rom. 1:24, 26, 28, James 1:1415, 1John 4:16, 1:5.How shall I give thee up, Ephraim?...', 'I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city'" Hosea 11:8, 9.1 God destroys no man. Everyone who is destroyed will have destroyed himself.2 Christ is the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high, Yahweh Heb.1:3. God is phenomenal and humble in the form of Christ, the image of God, and His Spirit is all loving and slow to anger, and, within Him is no darkness at all Psa.10:8, 145:8, Rom. 5:5, 1John 1:5. Christ and His immeasurable expression of beneficence is outreaching to all, even the weakest soul can be strong through Christ Psa. 49:15, Rom. 13:1. Jesus is God John 10:30. Within Isaiah 43:10-12 the Word reveals that: Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am He: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no Saviour. I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, said the Lord, that I am God. Hebrews 1:1-3 edifies that Christ is the image of God, the image of His majesty, manifesting His outshining glory, the Character of God Exo. 20. Christ came to this sin darkened earth to reveal the light of the love of God 1John 4:8, 16. By dwelling on earth with us, Jesus revealed the love of God to man and angels. Satan deceived one third of the angels who joined him in the rebellion, leaving doubt in the minds of all the angels,
1 D. Thompson A Soul Sealed at Character Perfection p. 38 (2010). 2 E.G. White Christ Object Lessons p. 84

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charging God as a deceiver and liar Revelation 12:4.3 However, at the cross, Jesus exposed every satanic charge as false, revealing God's perfect selfsacrificing love to humanity and angels.4 The glory shining in the presence and face of Jesus is the glory of self-sacrificing love, the light from Calvary, the law of Heaven and life 1Cor. 13:4-8. Love is kind, patient and forgiving; doing no ill to neighbors, fulfilling the law of Christ's perfect righteousness. 1John 4:8, 16 edifies that God is love, and His Decalogue and Character transcript witnesses love Exo. 20. 1Corinthians 13 speaks of agape, unselfish love. Romans 13:10 edifies that God's love is harmless. God is in the business of saving souls. God gives life, seeking to preserve souls, while sin causes destruction and death. Functionally, it is sin that produces destruction and kills humanity Rom. 6:23, James 1:15. Gods wonderful purposeful grace is the mystery of Divine redeeming love, revealed at Calvary. Infinitely, God is constantly giving. The Godhead houses eternal love and self-sacrificing Truth evidenced as Christ, the Word of God. Humility manifested in the form of a man. Christ left His position and comfort in Heaven, unselfishly becoming a man as a means of reconciling man from sin 2Cor. 5:18-19, Eph. 2:15-16, Heb. 2:14-18. Such a transcript of perfect humility and love is captured in the unchanging Character of God, the Ten Commandments Exo. 20, 1Cor. 15:45, 1John 4:8, 16. The Son of God came to this sin darkened earth to reveal the light of the glory of God, providing us perfect unity with the Redeemer Emmanuel meaning God with us Matt. 1:23, 1John 3:9, 1:5.

Character Purity Ministries, located in Pelham, New York (Westchester County), aims to edify the globe about the Three Angels' Messages, the Loud cry and all relevant end-time present Truth, as Christ's return is imminent: and, He hopes to cut His work short in righteousness Rom. 9:28; Rev. 14:6-12, 18:1-4.

3 See also E.G. White Desire of Ages p. 758-759 (1940) Pacific Press Publishing Association 4 D. Thompson A Soul Sealed at Character Perfection p. 57 (2010).

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