Jesus said that if he be lifted up from the earth He will
draw ALL men unto Him (Joh 12:32)
and we are told that He became the propitiation for our sins:
and not just ours, but also for the
sins of the whole world. (1Jn 2:2) so if we have to use the
logic conclusion of their argument
then the "finished" must apply to everyone since He said it was done
for all!!
Now at this point we KNOW that that isn’t the case cause again
Jesus said that "few" find the
way (Mat 7:14 ), and He is God, so He
knows.
So the 'it is finished" must mean something other than "you don't
need to do anything".
And the Bible tells us what it is that was
finished:
1)The defeat of Satan;
* Joh 12:31 Now is
the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
* Col 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was
against us, which was contrary
to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
Col 2:15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made
a shew of them openly, triumphing
over them in it.
* Heb 2:14 Forasmuch then as the
children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself
likewise took part of the same; that through death he might
destroy him that had the power of
death, that is, the devil;
2) Breaking down the
middle wall partition between the Jew & Gentile:
* Eph 2:14
For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the
middle wall of
partition between us;
* Eph 3:6 That the
Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his
promise in Christ by the gospel:
3)A way for
personal access to God;
* Eph 2:16 And that he might
reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain
the enmity thereby:
Eph 2:17 And
came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
Eph 2:18 For through him we both have access by one
Spirit unto the Father.
* Heb 10:19 Having therefore,
brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
Heb 10:20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us,
through the veil, that is to
say, his flesh;
4) Cancelation of sins’ POWER;
*
Rom 6:6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that
the body of sin might be
destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
*
Rom 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made
me free from the law
of sin and death.
* 1Co 15:56 The sting of death
is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
1Co 15:57 But
thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ.
5) Full PRICE of salvation
for ALL who will turn to Him:
*
2 Co 5:14 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus
judge, that if one died
for all, then were all dead:
2 Co 5:15
And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth
live unto
themselves, but unto him which died for them,
and rose again.
2 Co 5:19 To wit, that God was in Christ,
reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing
their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the
word of reconciliation.
This is by no means an exhaustive list but what
it shows is that Jesus came to do a job that would
offer EACH and every one victory over sin, full
salvation, and reconciliation with God, and THAT
is what was “finished on the cross”.
He did ALL
that needed to be done...we no longer in OUR strength have to fight against
sin, or
satan's power.....cause all that is "Finished". But we still have to COME (repenting,
believing,
surrendering) into the Vine ...and then "STAY"
(continue ) in the Vine.
The works/fruits that result are not
from us, but from the Vine's roots that sustain us.
If they are
not there, we are no longer in the Vine!!
The OSAS argument
actually turns on them when we look at these Scriptures; cause if you
don't have to do "anything" & can carry on
living in sin and rebellion after "believing" then
Jesus wasn't "finished" with what He came to do;
cause sin still holds power over you and
satan still rules your life and sin still separates you
from fellowship with God, and you haven’t
become a new creature!!!