THE SCAPEGOAT

THE SCAPEGOAT


Leviticus 16:10 
But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the LORD to be used for making atonement by sending it into the desert as a scapegoat.


IN THE OLDEN TIMES IN ISRAEL, THE SCAPEGOAT WAS USED FOR MAKING ATONEMENT FOR THE SINS PEOPLE BY SENDING THIS GOAT TO THE DESERT.


IN OTHER CULTURES, A CERTAIN VERSION OF THE SCAPEGOAT WAS ADOPTED BY THE PEOPLE IN ORDER TO ESCAPE THE BLAME FOR THEIR OWN SINS AND FAULTS.


THE SCAPEGOAT STRATEGY WORKS BY PUTTING THE BLAME ON SOMEONE FOR THE FAULT THAT OTHERS OR ONESELF HAVE DONE FOR THE PURPOSE OF MISLEADING OTHERS, FOR MISDIRECTING THE ATTENTIONS OF OTHERS, FOR DIVERTING THE ANGER AND UNRESOLVED ISSUES OF OTHERS TO A CERTAIN PERSON OR GROUP, FOR BLAMING THE MISFORTUNES AND PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY A CERTAIN PERSON, FAMILY OR COMMUNITY ON ANOTHER, SO AS TO ESCAPE IMPLICATION OR TO ESCAPE THE BLAME MADE BY OTHERS.


THIS IS THE STRATEGY DONE BY MANY PEOPLE TO MAKE A SACRIFICIAL LAMB OR GOATS ON OTHERS SO THAT THEY MAY SURVIVE BY LETTING OTHERS TAKE THE BLAME FOR THE THINGS THEY OUGHT TO BE BLAMED FOR, OR FOR PROBLEMS AND SITUATIONS THAT NOBODY SHOULD BE BLAMED FOR.


DURING CERTAIN TIMES, PEOPLE KILL OTHERS FOR MERE SUSPICION THAT CERTAIN PEOPLE ARE TO BE BLAMED FOR THE MISFORTUNE HAPPENING ON ANOTHER.


THERE ARE PEOPLE BURNED AT THE STAKE BECAUSE OF THIS.


THERE ARE PEOPLE TORTURED AND KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS, AND PEOPLE CALLED THIS RIGHTEOUS DURING THEIR TIMES.


ONE OF THE VICTIMS OF BEING THE HUMAN SCAPEGOAT IS OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF:


Isaiah 53:4 Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.


ISAIAH HAVE KNOWN THIS EVENT BEFOREHAND: THAT THE MESSIAH WILL TAKE UP OUR INFIRMITIES AND CARRY OUR SORROWS... FOR THIS HE WILL BE CONSIDERED STRICKEN BY GOD, SMITTEN BY HIM, AND AFFLICTED.


Romans 3:25-26 God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished--he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus. 


WITH GOD'S WILL, OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST BECAME THE SCAPEGOAT, AND ALSO AS SACRIFICE FOR OUR ATONEMENT.


HIS BLOOD WAS POURED OUT SO THAT SINS MAY BE FORGIVEN.


THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN HIM AND DO HIS WILL WILL BE JUSTIFIED BY FAITH.


2 Corinthians 5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.


THOUGH HE HAS NO SIN, HE BECAME SIN FOR US, SO THAT WE BECOME RIGHTEOUS THROUGH HIS SACRIFICE.


1 John 2:2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.


THROUGH HIS SACRIFICE FOR OUR SINS, HE HAS ATONED FOR THE SINS OF MANKIND.


1 John 4:10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.


THIS GOD DID BECAUSE HE LOVED US.
HE HAS SENT HIS SON AS ATONEMENT FOR OUR SINS.


John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.


GOD LOVED US, THAT HE LET HIS SON TO SUFFER AND DIE FOR US, SO THAT WE MAY HAVE THE CHANCE TO ETERNAL LIFE.


Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.


GOD LOVES US, THAT HE LET CHRIST DIED FOR OUR SINS.


LET US REMEMBER THAT EVERY TIME WE PUT THE BLAME ON ANYONE, CHRIST WAS BLAMED FOR THE SINS HE DID NOT COMMIT, AND HE DIED BECAUSE OTHERS PUT A BLAME ON HIM TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR INTEREST.


WHEN WE BLAME OTHERS AND DIRECT OUR ANGER AGAINST ANOTHER, LET US REMEMBER, THAT CHRIST RECEIVED THE BLAME AND ANGER OF THE PEOPLE, EVEN THOUGH HE HAS NO SIN.


WHEN WE SAY ALL MANNER OF EVIL AND FAULT-FINDING AGAINST ANYONE, REMEMBER, CHRIST RECEIVED THE EVILS OTHER SPOKE AGAINST HIM, AND THE BLAMED FAULTS AGAINST HIM CAUSED HIM TO DIE ON THE CROSS.


WHENEVER WE BLAME ANOTHER, WE ARE MAKING THEM SCAPEGOATS, JUST AS CHRIST WAS MADE A SCAPEGOAT BY THE PEOPLE FOR THEIR SINS, UNTIL HE DIED FOR OUR SINS.


FOR THE SAKE OF OUR FAITH IN CHRIST, AND IN GOD, MAY WE OBSERVE THIS FIRST AND FOREMOST:


John 13:34 "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.


LOVE IS THE ONLY CURE TO THIS WORLD FULL OF ANGER, HATRED, SORROWS, AND ALL MANNER OF EVIL..


THE LOVE OF CHRIST, LIVING IN US IS THE ONLY CURE FOR THE ANGER, HATRED AND EVIL THAT THIS WORLD HAS.


LIVING THE LOVE OF CHRIST IS THE SOLUTION TO THE EVIL OF THIS WORLD.


Romans 12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.


EVIL CAN ONLY BE OVERCOME WITH GOOD.


THE GOOD THAT DEFEATS EVIL IS LOVE.


Matthew 5:44 But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,


INSTEAD OF HATING OUR ENEMIES, MAY WE LOVE OUR ENEMIES AND PRAY FOR THOSE WHO PERSECUTE US.


Luke 6:27 "But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,


ONLY GOOD CAN OVERCOME EVIL.....
THE GOOD THAT CAN OVERCOME EVIL IS LOVE....


1 John 4:11 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.


AS GOD HAVE LOVED US, MAY WE LOVE ONE ANOTHER.


1 John 4:16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.


GOD IS LOVE... LET GOD DWELL IN OUR LIVES... MAY WE LOVE ONE ANOTHER....


1 John 4:12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.


LET GOD'S LOVE MAKE US COMPLETE...


MAY GOD'S LOVE HEAL ALL THE ANGER AND HATRED AROUND US...


MAY THE LOVE OF GOD HEAL ALL THE HATRED AND ANGER THAT WE HAVE IN US.


MAY GOD'S LOVE BE MADE COMPLETE IN US....


MAY GOD'S LOVE OVERCOME THE EVIL IN AND AROUND US....


MAY WE LOVE, AS OUR LORD HAS LOVED US...


GOD BLESS EVERYONE....