01/09/2013
Hello everyone, I pray this finds you all healthy and happy. I would like to talk about SIN. I am amazed that this word has almost disappeared from our vocabulary in society and yet when the masses hear or see or learn about something horrible...everyone rushes to judgement and offers their version of what it would take to fix this societal problem. Almost never does someone point the finger at sin...you see friends, we were created as spiritual beings and when mankind sinned we became corrupted....and the sin nature became cleaved to us; so we are spirit nature and sin nature. Our sin nature craves independence from God...the bible tells us in 1 John 2:15-17 - Do Not Love the World-
15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father[a] is not in them. 16 For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever........I think this is pretty black and white....again in 1 Peter 4 1-3 -Living for God-
4 Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin. 2 As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God. 3 For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, or**es, carousing and detestable idolatry.........or in... James 1:19-21 9 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. 21 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.........also in Romans 6:11-14 11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. 12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. 13 Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness. 14 For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace............ I think it is pretty clear that God desires us to be in a relationship with us and that he wants us to cast off sin by not doing what the world does. So you might ask yourself what are the attributes of the spiritual nature...they are...............LOVE................. Romans 12:9-13
9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. 11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. 13 Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality......but I think this verse spells it out perfectly ... -Life by the Spirit- Galatians 5:16-26
16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever[a] you want. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, or**es, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other........this spells it out perfectly how we are to conduct our lives...of course it all starts with a relationship with Jesus, if the Lord is speaking to your heart; message me and I can answer any questions you might have. God bless you all, good night!!