“Spirit, Soul, Body” by Andrew Wommack Quotes Chapter 7, “Eternal Redemption”

[Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks, PsyD]

Hebrews 9 contrasts Old Testament Law with New Testament grace. What we’ve received through Jesus in the New Covenant is far superior to the Old. Old Testament sacrifices couldn’t really set anyone free; they were put in place as an illustration and a reminder to the people until the real sacrifice came. Since they were symbolic and couldn’t really purge from sin, Old Testament sacrifices had to be offered over and over and over again. But now that Jesus has given His life as the sacrifice for sin, it never again needs to be repeated. Through Christ, the perfect sacrifice for sin has been made once for all!

Your born-again spirit never needs to be re-cleansed, re-purged, or born again, again! “But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us” (Heb. 9:11-12). Your salvation is eternal!

“For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance” (Heb. 9:13-15).

Jesus “entered in once into the holy place” and “obtained eternal redemption for us” (verse 12). Then, in verse 15, He provided an “eternal inheritance.” Each of these statements emphasizes a one-time sacrifice that works once for all.

Once!

God really wants this point driven home to us! “For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us: Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: so Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation” (Heb. 9:24-28, emphasis mine). Old Testament sacrifices were offered constantly, but Jesus entered once into the holy place and made one sacrifice. Since we die just once, He suffered once, and that one sacrifice paid for sin forever!

Old Testament sacrifices could not do what the New Testament sacrifice of Jesus did. They were only temporary shadows of the real thing to come. “For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins” (Heb. 10:1-2). If the Old Testament sacrifices really could have made the people perfect, they wouldn’t have had to be offered over and over again. If they had worked, the worshipers— once purged—should have had no more conscience of sins!

New Testament believers need not be conscious of sin! The Old Testament sacrifices couldn’t do it, but the New Testament sacrifice could and did. If you believe the truth of God’s Word, you can literally reach a place where you are no longer sin-conscious. You would recognize that your spirit has been sanctified and perfected forever. God doesn’t see you as a sinner; He sees your born-again spirit and is pleased. If you focus your thoughts on who you are in the spirit, you’ll be conscious of righteousness!

This old phrase “I’m just a sinner, saved by grace” isn’t true! If you’re a sinner, then you need to be born again. If you were truly saved by grace, then you are no longer a sinner. Your spirit has been recreated in righteousness and true holiness and it cannot sin. Neither can it be penetrated by sin in your body or soul because of the Holy Spirit seal. Don’t approach God con- fessing “I’m an old sinner.” Draw near to Him boldly because you are now “the righteousness of God in” Christ (2 Cor. 5:21).

Approach God through Jesus and what He did in your born-again spirit, saying, “Father, thank You that through Christ I have boldness to enter right into Your very throne of grace because You have made me righteous!” If you honestly think, O God, I’m so unrighteous! then you either need to be born again, or you need to renew your mind and start believing the truth of God’s Word. You’ve been made the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus!

Past, Present & Future

You’ve been forgiven of your sins—past, present, and future! That’s what “eternal redemption” means. You might think, God can’t forgive me of a sin before I even commit it! Well, you better pray that He can because Christ only died for your sins once. If Jesus can’t forgive a sin before you commit it, then you can’t be forgiven at all. Why? Jesus Christ hasn’t died for sin in over 2,000 years! (Highlighted and bolded by me)

Jesus paid for all sins—past, present, and future. Humans may not think this way, but God does. He’s Eternal—time, distance, and space aren’t problems for Him. Through His perfect sacrifice, God has already dealt with all sins!

When Jesus died, He put a will into effect. “By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all” (Heb. 10:10). You were sanctified—separated, made holy—through the offering of Jesus Christ once for all time.

Generally speaking, Pentecostals were the ones who came up with this doctrine of backsliding, that every time you sin, you lose your salvation, and if you don’t confess it before you die, you’ll go to hell despite the fact that you’ve been born again for twenty or thirty years. They erroneously interpret this verse to mean “one sacrifice for all people.”

However, the context proves that Hebrews 10:10 means one sacrifice made you holy for all time. Notice all the words referring to time in the next four verses. “And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: But this man [Jesus], after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified” (Heb. 10:11-14, emphasis mine). Christ’s one offering perfected and sanctified you forever!

In case you still aren’t convinced, Hebrews 12:23 is another verse from the same context. “To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect” (emphasis mine). How clear can it get? Your spirit has been perfected forever—all time. You don’t lose your right standing with God if you sin. What a radical, wonderful truth for the church today!

David Saw It

Most Christians are taught that their performance affects their relationship with God. When you are born again, you’re forgiven, cleansed, and you become a brand-new person. How- ever, every time you sin, you lose that right standing with Him until you confess that particular sin and put it under the blood too. If you don’t, God is displeased and cannot accept you. If you were to die before repenting and confessing all of those sins, you would go to hell.

In a sense, they’re saying you must be born again, again! That’s not what God’s Word teaches! The Bible speaks of eternal redemption and eternal inheritance. You aren’t sanctified and perfected only until you blow it—which is constantly. You’re sanctified and perfected forever! People who believe they lose it all and have to start over again every time they sin will never really develop or see great growth in their spiritual lives. They’re stuck in the flesh, focused on the performance of their bodies and their souls. God’s Word reveals that your sins were forgiven—past, present, and future.

David saw by faith through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit just how great salvation would be. “Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered [past and present tense sins]. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not [future tense] impute sin” (Rom. 4:6-8, Paul quotes Ps. 32:1-2, brackets mine). Psalm 32:2 even adds, “And in whose spirit there is no guile.” David (an Old Covenant patriarch) saw prophetically the blessedness of your New Covenant relationship with God. Because of your born-again spirit’s righteous nature, the Lord no longer holds any sin against you. Now that’s good news!

(END OF ANDREW’S QUOTES FOR CHAPTER 7)

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In Father’s Service,

Rev. Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks