כשהאדם החליט להקשיב לנחש ולא ציית למצוות ה', האדם איבד את מעמדו הרוחני כבן אלוהים, whereby the peace between man and God was broken and man lost his dominion to the devil. The devil not only took God’s place, by becoming the father of fallen man, but also the place and dominion of man, who was God’s son and appointed as ruler on earth. The devil became the ruler and god of this world and the father of fallen man. כל אחד, who would be born on earth would enter his dominion, be his child, come under his authority, and live in obedience to him. עם זאת, God prophesied about the coming of Jesus Christ, Who would restore the position of fallen man and the peace between fallen man and God. Let’s look at how Jesus restored the peace between fallen man and God.
Jesus Christ restored the peace between fallen man and God and the position of fallen man
בספר בראשית 3:15, אלוהים אמר, He would put enmity between him (השטן) והאישה. Between his seed (אדם שנפל) and her Seed (יֵשׁוּעַ). זרע האישה (אלוהים) would bruise the devil’s head and the devil would bruise His heel.
God referred to the coming of Jesus Christ, שֶׁלוֹ עבודת גאולה ליד הצלב, הדם שלו, ותחיית המתים. Whereby Jesus took the devil’s authority (מפתחות) and restored fallen man’s position and the peace between fallen man and God.
As mentioned in the article ‘איזה סוג של שלום הביא ישוע על פני האדמה’, Jesus didn’t come to bring a peace as the world defines peace.
Jesus came to restore what was broken and disturbed in the spiritual realm. This was the relationship between God and man, and fallen man’s position. Jesus came not only to restore but also to give back the authority and dominion over the earth, which God originally gave to man but was taken by the devil, to the new man.
The generation of the new man is born of the Seed
אלוהים נתן לכולם, who is born on earth and belongs to the generation of fallen man, the ability to become a new creation (איש חדש) דרך ישוע המשיח.
האלה, who by faith in Christ, are born again in Him belong to the generation of the new man.
The generation of the new man is delivered from the power of the devil, חטא, and death through the crucifixion of the flesh and the resurrection of the spirit from the dead.
מי הושיע אותנו מכוח החושך, והת' תרגם אותנו למלכות בנו היקר: In Whomwe have redemption through His blood, אפילו סליחת חטאים (קולוסים 1:13-14)
באמצעות התחדשות במשיח, הזקן (אדם שנפל), מי ששייך לעולם (החושך) becomes the איש חדש. The new man is transferred from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of God, where Jesus reigns.
באמצעות התחדשות במשיח, God redeemed you from your sins. God forgave all your sins!
The new man has become a son of God (גם זכרים וגם נקבות) and belongs to the Kingdom of God. דרך השינוי הרוחני הזה, the new man has become an enemy of the devil and his seed (דור של אדם שנפל).
The enmity in the seed of the devil
The new man is born of the Seed of God and no longer an enemy of God. But the new man has become an enemy of the devil and his seed (his children).
Jesus took the enmity against God, that is present in the seed of the devil; אדם שנפל, על עצמו. Jesus carried it in His flesh on the cross and took away the enmity between God and fallen man.
Why is the carnal mind enmity against God?
The carnal mind is enmity against God because it is not subject to the law of God. The old man has the nature of the devil, including his enmity against God. As long as the איש זקן is not born again in Christ and doesn’t renew his mind עם דבר אלוהים, he stays carnal and has the mind of the world and walks after the flesh according to the course of this world.
המוח הגשמי הוא איבה נגד אלוהים: כי הוא אינו כפוף לחוק אלוהים, גם לא יכול להיות. אז הם בבשר אינם יכולים לרצות את אלוהים (הרומאים 8:7-8)
The old man is darkened in his mind and shall not be able to submit to God and walk in His will and please Him.
האלה, who are born in the flesh and aren’t born again in the Spirit in Christ are sons of the devil and belong to him.
הם חוטאים, who have the nature of the devil and listen to him and obey him. Therefore they shall live after the flesh and persevere in sin.
They’re rebellious and live, בדיוק כמו אבא שלהם, in enmity with God. They don’t listen and submit to God’s will. כנסיות הבשר האלה לא מצייתות לדבר ולא הולכות אחרי הרוח בסמכותו הרוחנית של ישוע המשיח ובכוחה של רוח הקודש, they are prideful and do what they want to do.
אנשים, who have not laid down their lives and won’t submit to God’s will, don’t belong to Him. They still belong to the devil according to the Bible (אה. מתיו 10:39; 16:25; 19:29, סִימָן 8:35, לוק 9:24; 17:33, ג'ון 5:24; 6:47; 8:44; 10:25-30, 1 ג'ון 3:8-10).
Unregenerated people live in enmity with God
האנשים, שאינם שייכים לאלוהים (דרך המשיח), don’t live in peace with God, but live in enmity with God.
זו הסיבה, the peace of God is not present in their lives. They’re worried, נִסעָר, חָרֵד, לחוץ, full of fear, and unforgiveness which leads to angriness and bitterness. They’re pressed down, דיכאוני, and constantly accused in their mind and live under condemnation (ישעיהו 48:22; 57:21).
God established the spiritual laws in the universe
People can accept and approve of all evil (חטא), שאלוהים גילה וכתוב בתנ"ך. But God created the spiritual laws, which are established forever in the universe and always apply. No one can change anything about the spiritual laws. (קרא גם: דבר אלוהים מיושב לנצח).
אלוהים היה (ועדיין הוא) so loving, that He revealed these spiritual laws in the Old Covenant to His carnal people, by giving His word and Law, המייצג את רצונו.
God wrote them on לוחות אבן, which represented the heart of the old carnal man. Because God wanted His commandments, שייצג את רצונו, to be written in the heart of the old man. So that His people were familiar with His will and המחשבות שלו and keep His way.
God’s great love towards man became even more visible by keeping His promise of the coming of Jesus Christ and the restoration of fallen man, through the process of regeneration of the new creation; האיש החדש.
Jesus broke down the middle wall of partition
לכן להיות מוצדק על ידי אמונה, יש לנו שלום עם אלוהים דרך אדוננו ישוע המשיח: על ידי מי יש לנו גם גישה באמונה לחסד זה בו אנו עומדים, ושמחה בתקווה לתפארת האל (הרומאים 5:1-2)
By sending His Son Jesus Christ, who was the בכור של היצירה החדשה, and by His work at the cross, קרבנו ודמו, ותחיית המתים, God gave man the opportunity to be reconciled with Him in Christ, על ידי הנחת הבשר, which has the nature of the devil, including the enmity with God, ותחיית הרוח מן המתים. (קרא גם: מה המשמעות האמיתית של הצלב?).
That’s the peace, that Jesus brought on earth, besides preaching and bringing the Kingdom of God to God’s people.
Jesus came and restored the peace between God and man and fallen man’s position as a son of God and gave back his dominion on earth (קולוסים 1:20, עברים 13:20-21).
כי הוא השלום שלנו, מי עשה את שניהם אחד, ושבר את הקיר האמצעי של החלוקה בינינו; לאחר שבטל בבשרו את האויב, אפילו חוק המצוות הכלול בפקודות; כדי ליצור בעצמו טוויין אדם חדש אחד, אז לעשות שלום; ושהוא עלול להתפייס גם לאלוהים בגוף אחד על ידי הצלב, לאחר שהרוג את האויב בכך: ובא והטיף לך שלום שהיו מרחוק, ואלה שהיו קרובים. כי דרכו יש לשנינו גישה ברוח אחת אל האב (אפסים 2:14-18)
The new man can’t be raised from the dead unless the old man dies
עם זאת, the new man can not be raised from the dead, unless the old man dies. As long as the old man stays alive, man has the devil’s nature and walks according to it. Man shall be led by his carnal mind, חושים, רגשות, רגשות, and the will, תאוות, ורצונות הבשר. בגלל זה, the old man is not able to submit to God’s will, שכתוב בתנ"ך. But the old man lives in rebellion against God.
As long as the old man reigns and perseveres in sins, the person shall not experience the peace of God.
No matter how many times the person goes to church, is helpful towards others, עושה עבודת צדקה, gives alms, walks in the false love של העולם, reads the Bible and prays, וכו.
It shall not matter. כִּי, in the eyes of God, all these works will be considered vain.
The person shall have peace with the world, but shall not have peace with God.
בגלל העובדה, that many people don’t know what truly happened at the cross and don’t have the mind of Christ and the Holy Spirit abiding in them, אנשים רבים, including those who claim to be Christians, don’t have peace, but are restless, חָרֵד, פָּרוּעַ, חוֹשֵׁשׁ, depressed and are led by their flesh, נסיבות, and surroundings.
How can you experience true peace?
יש רק דרך אחת to experience true peace and that’s by faith in Jesus Christ the Son of God. By faith in Christ and His redemptive work and by laying down the enmity of the old man (כלפי אלוהים) בּוֹ, you’ll experience the true peace of God.
The birth of the new man in Jesus Christ
דרך טבילה במים, you identify yourself with Jesus Christ and His sufferings and death. במים, you bury the old man and his nature, including his enmity with God.
If you laid down the old man in Jesus Christ and became a new creation in Him, your spiritual position is restored and you’re reconciled with God and have peace. כעת, you can have a relationship with the Father through Jesus; המילה.
God is no longer far away, but He is near. He lives inside of you by His Holy Spirit. באמצעות הדבר ורוח הקודש, Who live inside you, you’re connected with Him. (ג'ון 14:20-24; 26, אפסים 2:22).
Jesus restored the peace, וכתוצאה מכך, the peace of God abides in the new man
Because Jesus restored the peace between fallen man and God, באמצעות עבודת הגאולה שלו, הדם שלו, and the recreation of the new man, the peace of God abides in the new man.
ושלום ה', שעובר את כל ההבנה, ישמור את לבבותיכם ומחשבותיכם באמצעות המשיח ישוע (פיליפים 4:7)
Jesus restored the peace between fallen man God. As long as you stay in Christ and walk after the Spirit according to the Word in connection with the Father, you’ll experience God’s peace in your life, שעובר את כל ההבנה (ג'ון 14:27, פיליפים 4:7, 2 התסלוניקים 3:16).
שלום אני משאיר איתך, שלומי אני נותן לך: not as the world giveth give I unto you. אל ילבך לבך, גם אל תתני לזה לפחד. (ג'ון 14:27)
Jesus didn’t leave the peace of this world that depends on relationships with others, במצבים, and surroundings.
But Jesus left the peace of God, through which you live in peace with Him.
The peace of God doesn’t depend on relationships with others, נסיבות, במצבים, and surroundings.
But this peace is present in you from the moment you’re born again. Through the regeneration process in Christ, your position has been restored and you’re reconciled with God, causing you to live in peace with God.
Nothing and no one can steal God’s peace as long as you stay in Him
This peace of God that passes all understanding shall reign in your heart. No one shall be able to take that שלום ממך, כל עוד אתה נשאר בו. (קולוסים 3:15).
As long as you stay in Christ and obey Him and do what He says, you’ll always experience His peace. You’ll experience His peace despite people’s behavior, במצבים, בעיות, הסביבה, and the resistance and persecution of the world.
Jesus left His peace and those who stay in Him and obey and ללכת אחריו experience His peace.
'היה מלח הארץ’
