Dr. Barclay with Something to Think About - TWO TRUTHS

TWO TRUTHS

The Bible tells us much about our lives and destiny but it doesn’t, and can’t, tell everything. Much of what isn’t told, however, can be supported by what we find outside of Scripture. For example, we are told this about the serpent after the deception:

…Because you have done this,

You are cursed more than all cattle,

…On your belly you shall go,

And you shall eat dust 

All the days of your life.

And I will put enmity 

Between you and the woman, 

And between your seed and her Seed;

He shall bruise your head,

And you shall bruise His heel. 

(Genesis 3:14-15)

The Biblical serpent is often felt to be represented by a snake and is also symbolic of Satan. As well, the Seed of the woman refers to Christ who is often referred to as the Lamb of God.

…Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 

(John 1:29)

And looking at Jesus…he said, “Behold the Lamb of God!” 

(John 1:36)

So, we have Satan (represented as a snake) who tends to destroy, in opposition to Christ (represented as a lamb) who preserves and saves.

It’s interesting that in our time the venom of a snake bite, usually inflicted on a lower extremity, and which may often be fatal, can in many cases be neutralized by a timely injection of an anti-venom serum. And in many cases as well, this anti-venom serum is made from the antibodies (blood) of a lamb. The saving effect of the blood of Christ against the wiles of Satan in the spiritual realm is mirrored in the physical of today’s world.

It also states in Genesis:

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground… 

(Genesis 2:7)

Man was formed by God and maintains that form by means of his skeletal and fibrous structure which prevents him from just becoming an amorphous blob. One of the main proteins that comprises this structure is a glycoprotein called Laminin; a protein that forms a foundational part of the extracellular matrix and basement membranes of animal tissue. It is unique in that the molecular structure of the protein is in the form of a cross.

 

We are saved by the blood of a lamb against the destructive venom of the serpent and we are literally built on and formed by the cross. 

Two truths - certainly something to think about.  

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