1 Corinthians 2:2-5King James Version”2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.”

I have been meditating on this passage. “I would forget everything except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified”.

Who Jesus is, who we are in Him and what He has fully accomplished on the cross impact absolutely every part of our lives. Our perspective is perpetually amiss if we see things through any other lens than who Jesus is and what He has done.

It dawned on me that every need we have, every single can be satisfied in knowing , understanding fully and in truth, the Lord Jesus Christ (this means an intimate and continuous relationship with Him) and getting a revelation of everything that He accomplished on the cross. The gospel is very simple and is expressed fully in this passage of scripture. Knowing Jesus and Him crucified are the master keys that unlock every door of the Kingdom.

Areas of intense impact. (Oh, and I get it, there is likely/ possibly something on this list that will potentially contradict what you believe, that’s ok. Let me know what it is and I can send you the verses that each is based on as there are many verses to support each statement)

1. We can now live under the New Covenant
2. We can now inherit every benefit and blessing outlined in Jesus’ Last Will and Testament (these are huge)
3. We live within a complete hedge of protection like Job did before and after His time of “sifting” as we get a revelation that we are now the righteousness of Christ in HIM.
   1. Job 1 KJV “⁹ Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?¹⁰ Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.”
4. We can do everything that scripture says we can, including heal the sick, raise the dead, cast out demons, live in perfect peace, live in radical health, walk blamelessly AND we now have the capacity in Him to stop sinning as part of our general lifestyle Mark 16:16-20 see also post https://healinganddiscipleship.com/2019/08/13/the-call-to-be-holy-blameless-and-spotless/
5. We really can to do everything He says we can in Him, and through Him (the list is mind blowing and extensive) “We can do all things in Christ who strenghthens us”