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"Trans-," one of the most common prefixes in the English language, is used in words that signify change or movement from one thing or place or condition to another, and it has a lot of significant applications to the Christian walk. Here is a look at a "Trans-word" that directly applies to what God did through the Death, Burial and Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ: TRANSFER.
And he shall lay [both] his hands upon the head of the burnt offering [transferring symbolically his guilt to the victim], and it shall be an acceptable atonement for him.
Leviticus 1:4 AMP
[The Father] has delivered and drawn us to Himself out of the control and the dominion of darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,...
Colossians 1:13 AMP
To transfer something is to move it from one person or place to another. For example, you might have a checking account and a savings account, and you can transfer money from one to the other. Spiritually speaking, all people have sinned, and if they want to go to heaven, where there is no sin, they need to have a way to TRANSFER sin out of their lives.
In the first chapter of the Old Testament book of Leviticus, which is one of the books of the law as given by God to Moses, we find the procedure for people to make atonement for their sins (e.g., in the manner described in the verse above). Under the Law, the only way for God to forgive a person's sins was for the person to offer a blood sacrifice, and the blood of the lamb, bull, ram or other animal symbolically provided a covering for that person's sins, thus satisfying God's requirements that the Law be kept perfectly, which no human was ever able to do. The problem with transferring one's sins to an animal, though, was that it was not a permanent solution. Don't misunderstand, it was God's plan for sins to be transferred in this way, but only for a period of time.
The above verse from Colossians, among many others in the New Testament, describes the purpose and effect of Jesus' Death, Burial and Resurrection - instead of our sins being symbolically placed on an innocent, unwitting animal, they were actually placed on Jesus as He suffered through His Crucifixion, died, and then was raised from the dead on the third day. We could never, ever, ever keep God's law and commandments to His standards of complete holiness and perfection, so we needed a Savior. God knew this before He created anything. God foresaw what the first man, Adam, would do - that Adam would transfer his God-given authority over all the earth to Satan in the Garden of Eden, and from that day to this, mankind would forever be an imperfect, sinful species.
But (Glory to God!!!) "God so loved the world that He gave His only Begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16 NKJV). This is the great transfer - God took your sins, my sins, and the sins of everyone from the time of Jesus until the return of Jesus, and placed them on Jesus, the lamb slain from before the foundation of the world. (See Revelation 13:8 NKJV)
Jesus, innocent, blameless and holy, became the perfect, sufficient, permanent sacrifice and payment for all of your sins, past, present and future. All you have to do is accept the transfer of your sins for His righteousness. Will you do that today? It's the greatest gift you will ever be given, and the best decision you will ever make. It's no longer about how well you keep a set of rules; it's now about whether you understand that God loves you in spite of your sins, and He is calling you to take His free gift of love and forgiveness. If you're ready to make this decision, please feel free to contact me at the e-mail address or phone number below. I promise you, it's a decision you will never regret!
Jennifer Nolan
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***Adapted from the author's website at http://www.seedwords.com/pages.asp?pageid=80080
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