Jesus Heals You All Ministries

In the name of Jesus Christ, by the power of Holy Spirit, God the Father is working.

Introduction

During the Old Testament era, the Israelites were highly focused on sacrifices and seeking atonement as a form of worshiping God. They are so assured in their approach to God as if they had no flaws. In this way of life, the Israelites overlooked the significance of inner change and focused solely on external behavior. In this worship activity, the Israelites overlooked God’s fundamental perspective and standard for which He created us. Truth and Love were absent from their lives.

Similarly, occurring in the lives of certain New Testament believers.

They venerate God as a spiritual practice. They engage in prayer for hours and study the Bible as though they need to satisfy God to receive blessings. Individuals formed a bond with God as a way to obtain blessings and safeguard from Him. The entire purpose of worship and communion with God took a misguided turn. This misguided path caused numerous Christians to adopt self-righteousness. The essential quality in worshiping God, which is obedience and submission, was overlooked. These two qualities are accompanied by Truth and Love that are bestowed upon our lives by God. Conversely, they overlooked the essence of grace, which is a life of blessing and an empowering force that, through salvation, resides within us. Currently, they are attempting to satisfy God to gain strength and favor, which is a deceit of wickedness. Rather than being enriched with the Power and blessing that our savior Lord Jesus Christ bestowed upon us, they continue to strive to please God in hopes of earning a reward.

Specifically, salvation is a divine gift and not a reward earned through effort. Humans cannot gain any good from God through deeds and inherent traits. It is only possible through the sonship that is given to us by our saviour Lord Jesus Christ through the finished work of the cross.

“Behold, I am setting a plumb line,” says Amos 7:7. God has established a plumbline in the lives of individuals, which is the proper standard of God, among His people, Israel. “Let us make mankind in our image, according to our likeness” is stated in Genesis 1:26. The only things that constitute God’s standard or plumbline are LOVE and TRUTH. The main way that evil now ruins people’s lives is by changing the plumbline, which causes people to construct themselves in accordance with the erroneous plumbline. The TRUTH and LOVE that were poured out in our lives as a part of creation were thus stolen by evil. Deep down, every human being longs for a world that is peaceful, just, and filled with love. However, a major problem stands in the way—something within us drives people to cause harm and chaos. The Bible refers to this force as evil.

From a biblical point of view, evil damages the world in two major ways. The first is direct: when someone commits a wrong—like stealing—they create injustice and are responsible for making things right. But evil also causes indirect harm by damaging relationships. It breaks trust, causes emotional wounds, and creates an atmosphere of brokenness. This kind of damage, like relational vandalism, also needs restoration.

Many believe that because God is good, He could just get rid of all evil in the world. But if we’re honest, the same evil we see in the world exists in us too. We all play a part in it. And that leaves us with a dilemma—if God were to wipe out evil completely, He would have to remove us as well.

This is where the Bible’s message becomes truly extraordinary: God is so just and merciful that He intends to eliminate evil without destroying humanity. But how?

Early in the biblical narrative, we encounter the concept of animal sacrifice. While it might seem strange today, it held deep meaning for the Israelites. It resembles the nature and attributes of God which are Just, Righteous and Mercy. The idea was that, because people had contributed to evil, they deserved judgment—but God allowed a substitute. The life of an animal will be offered in place of the guilty person. This is what the Bible calls atonement, which means to cover or reconcile a moral debt.

But that’s not the whole picture. Evil doesn’t just cause guilt—it pollutes communities and sacred spaces. The Bible speaks of this as defiling the land. To address this, the priest would sprinkle the animal’s blood in the temple, which symbolizes cleansing the land. The blood represented life, and this ritual purification was a way of showing that God was removing the relational and communal damage caused by evil. It restored the temple and community into a place where God and His people could coexist in peace.

These rituals restored harmony between the Israelites and God and were a way for the people to tangibly experience His grace and forgiveness. Ideally, this would lead them to become more loving and merciful themselves.

But that wasn’t always the case.

The prophet Isaiah often rebuked the people of Israel because, while they continued to offer sacrifices, they also ignored injustice, oppressed the poor, and allowed corruption to spread—even among their leaders. Isaiah pointed to a future hope: a new King from David’s line who would confront evil not with power, but by becoming a suffering servant. He would bear the consequences of his people’s sins, offering his own life as a sacrifice.

Jesus obedience to the plan and purpose of the God that he was the fulfillment of that promise. He saw Himself as the substitute who would die for the sins of humanity. He quoted Isaiah’s prophecy, saying He came not to be served but to serve—and to give His life as a ransom for many. This referred to His own atoning death.

Throughout the New Testament, Jesus’s crucifixion is described as a sacrifice that atones for sin—a payment for the moral debt humanity owes God for its role in perpetuating evil. But it’s also described as a purification. His blood, symbolizing His life, cleanses both the inner person and the community from the corruption evil brings. Through His death, people can once again be at peace with God.

Now, In dwelling ministry of God which is not manifested in Old Testament.

The New Testament proclaims that Jesus’s death was not final—He rose from the dead, defeating both death and evil. Because He lives, so he offers eternal life to all who believe and accepts Him. He is the perfect sacrifice—the ultimate fulfillment of everything the earlier sacrifices pointed toward.

Because of Jesus’s death and resurrection, the early Christians no longer practiced animal sacrifice. Instead, they followed two new rituals Jesus had instituted:

Baptism – Symbolizing the believer’s union with Jesus in His death and resurrection. Being submerged in water represents dying to the old life, and rising from the water symbolizes new life with Christ.

The Lord’s Supper (Communion) – A symbolic meal that reenacts Jesus’s final supper with His disciples. The bread and wine represent His body and blood, reminding believers of His sacrificial death and inviting them to participate in the life He offers.

The instant we accepted Christ as our Savior and came into salvation, the precious blood of Jesus Christ broke all the bonds that had previously bound us and all Christians were freed from the power of sin. Previously, we were in the kingdom of darkness, bound by the bonds of evil. In Romans 5: 20 says “Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more”. The ability of grace to overcome sin was proven to the New Testament believers. Evil can no longer dominate you. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, God the Father is now operating within us in the name of Jesus Christ, making us successful believers in every aspect of our lives. In Romans 6:14 says “For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.”

These practices are more than remembrance. They are means of grace, connecting believers to the resurrecting power of Jesus—the same power that overcame death and continues to transform lives today. This divine power enables people to live differently: to overcome evil within themselves and to embody lives marked by love, mercy, and peace.