88 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 1 - Part 4 - Book 8 - A Picture of our Salvation

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 1 * PART 4 * BOOK 8 RED SEA EXPERIENCE: A PICTURE OF OUR SALVATION Exodus 10-15 Now, let's pick up again in the Book of Exodus Chapter 14. As God has opened the Red Sea, by virtue of Moses stretching his rod over the waters, the water has opened up and the children of Israel walk through on dry land. Now, let's come in at verse 26. Exodus 14:26-28 "And the LORD said unto Moses, `Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen,' And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. If history is correct, Rameses the 2d was the Pharaoh at this time. God completely destroyed the whole army. Exodus 14:29 It is actually indicative of the burial of Christ. Let's look at a verse in Romans Chapter 6. Romans 6:4 "Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: (many people will disagree, but I'm convinced this is not a water baptism. Water baptism cannot do what Paul is talking about here.) No baptism can give new life. Paul speaks of this in I Corinthians Chapter 12. In water baptism, we can never be sure of a person's salvation. "For as the body (that is this human body. In other words from head to toe, we are controlled by one central nervous system, one mind, one brain) is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body (ten fingers and toes if we are normal): so also is Christ." "For by one Spirit (notice that Spirit is capitalized, so it is in reference to the Holy Spirit.) are we (and remember Paul always writes to believers. What's the next word?) Let me qualify the Body of Christ, which of course came on the scene in the New Testament, I think after Pentecost. Only the saved go into the Body of Christ. The one that places the true believer into the Body of Christ. Again, Paul writing to believers says: Ephesians 4:4,5 "There is one body, (The Body of Christ) and one Spirit, (The Holy Spirit) even as ye are called in one hope of your calling. One Lord, one faith, one baptism," How many? The Scripture makes it so plain. But if you are a child of God, you are in the Body of Christ by virtue of the placing it there by the Holy Spirit, as Paul makes it so plain. And then as members of the Body of Christ, we all maintain our individuality, we all have unique place in that Body, and yet we are all what? I've experienced it and I know you have. Now, let's go back to Romans Chapter 6, and we'll begin with verse 5. Romans 6:5 "For if we have been planted...." It dies. New life. We must die. Do you remember the very first command that God gave to Adam and Eve concerning the tree? "The day that thou eatest thereof, thou shall surely die." We can die in the person of Christ on the Cross, by identification, by faith, and by trust. When Christ died, I died. And this is what Paul is saying here in verse 5, "For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death (If we can honestly believe that he died my death), we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:" That is our blessed hope. We won't live and die like a dog. We don't like to face death, for a multitude of reasons. Romans 6:6 Well, how were we dead in trespasses and sins? In the old Adam that we are born with. Romans 6:7 "For he that is dead is freed from sin." You can't try a dead man. If our old Adam is dead, can you any longer deal with him? Again, that's the power of God. Romans 6:8 "Now if we be dead with Christ (that is by identification with the crucifixion), we believe that we shall also live with him:" What about those people? We have to believe that Christ rose physically, spiritually, literally, from the dead. Romans 6:10 "For in that he died, he died unto sin once:...." In other words, to rid of that old Adam; How many times? The Book of Hebrews tells us over and over, that this Christ died once, and that it satisfies all eternity. Exodus 15:1 "Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD,...." Now verse 22: Exodus 15:22 That many million people, and livestock, and to have no water. Exodus 15:23 It is just the way God works. Now read on: Exodus 15:24,25 "And the people murmured against Moses, saying, `What shall we drink?' And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet:..." The tree throughout all Scripture, points to only one tree. The Cross. The Cross. Exodus 15:27 I think that most believers are aware of the expression, "a mountain top experience." So in the Christian experience, you may have a mountain top experience, but don't try to stay there. #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible