Thank you for sharing.
Do you believe that Faith is first imputed and then we believe in Christ, or do we believe in Christ and then Faith is imputed? In my mind, I don't see how belief in Christ is possible until the Curse of the Lord has been separated from our Heart. Fundamentally, a Cursed person cannot believe. However, a person who has been separated from the Mind of Satan, the Sinful Nature, or whatever we want to call it, seems to be when genuine belief in Christ is made possible. Consider the passage (and concept) below:
Romans 8:7 NLT - "For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God's laws, and it never will."
However, the below passage indicates that the only way to remove the Veil (the Curse of the Lord), is by believing in Christ.
2 Corinthians 3:14 NLT - "But the people's minds were hardened, and to this day whenever the old covenant is being read, the same veil covers their minds so they cannot understand the truth. And this veil can be removed only by believing in Christ."
How do we believe in Christ if the Curse of the Lord prevents that ability to believe?
Could any member of Israel understand the Truth that Moses was offering them when the Veil covered his face? It seems that the logical answer would be no, otherwise, the Veil would be useless. The Purpose of the Veil is to cause Spiritual Blindness so that the Truth is impossible to understand. Because of the Veil, the Truth of Moses could not be understood, nor did they have the choice to simply understand regardless of the raised Veil. For the Israelite's to understand the Truth of the Lord, the Veil (Curse of the Lord) must be removed as the Veil of Moses was removed.
Do you see my point?
What an amazing discussion.
Do you believe that Faith is first imputed and then we believe in Christ, or do we believe in Christ and then Faith is imputed? In my mind, I don't see how belief in Christ is possible until the Curse of the Lord has been separated from our Heart. Fundamentally, a Cursed person cannot believe. However, a person who has been separated from the Mind of Satan, the Sinful Nature, or whatever we want to call it, seems to be when genuine belief in Christ is made possible. Consider the passage (and concept) below:
Romans 8:7 NLT - "For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God's laws, and it never will."
However, the below passage indicates that the only way to remove the Veil (the Curse of the Lord), is by believing in Christ.
2 Corinthians 3:14 NLT - "But the people's minds were hardened, and to this day whenever the old covenant is being read, the same veil covers their minds so they cannot understand the truth. And this veil can be removed only by believing in Christ."
How do we believe in Christ if the Curse of the Lord prevents that ability to believe?
Could any member of Israel understand the Truth that Moses was offering them when the Veil covered his face? It seems that the logical answer would be no, otherwise, the Veil would be useless. The Purpose of the Veil is to cause Spiritual Blindness so that the Truth is impossible to understand. Because of the Veil, the Truth of Moses could not be understood, nor did they have the choice to simply understand regardless of the raised Veil. For the Israelite's to understand the Truth of the Lord, the Veil (Curse of the Lord) must be removed as the Veil of Moses was removed.
Do you see my point?
What an amazing discussion.