How do we judge ourselves rather we are living in the will of God? knowing that we are dead in Christ and, not dead in sin? What determines the Character of sin?
Sin could be invisible to our lives if we haven't recognized the whole
truth and, nothing but the truth, so help me God. The word of God states that
God is holy, and we should be holy.
Thinking I'm not perfect attitude is an excuse to allow temptation from
the devil to rule your decision to sin.
I Corinthians 10:13 There
hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful,
who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the
temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
I Peter 1:15-16 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. Excepted the complete truth of salvation from Jesus Christ.
Conversation: ἀναστροφή, ἀναστροφῆς, ἡ (from the passive ἀναστρέφομαι, see the preceding word), properly, 'walk,'
i. e. manner of life, behavior, conduct (German Lebenswandel): Galatians 1:13; Ephesians 4:22; 1 Timothy 4:12; James 3:13; 1 Peter 1:15, 18; 1 Peter 2:12; 1 Peter 3:1f, 16; 2 Peter 2:7; plural ἅγιαι ἀναστροφαι the ways in which holy living shows
itself, 2 Peter 3:11. Hence, life in so far as it is comprised in
conduct, Hebrews 13:7. (This word, in the senses given, is found
in Greek writings from Polybius 4,
82, 1 down; in the Scriptures first in Tobit 4:14; 2 Macc. 5:8; add Epictetus diss. 1, 9, 5; 4, 7, 5 (and
(from Sophocles Lexicon, under the
word) Agatharchides134, 12; 153, 8; Aristeas 16).)
Romans 6:1-7
1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in
sin, that grace may abound? 2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to
sin, live any longer therein?3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were
baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism
into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the
Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have been planted together in the
likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: 6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified
with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth
we should not serve sin. 7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.
VS 2 sins that should
not be tolerated by God
Galatians 5: 20-21 Idolatry,
witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions,
heresies, 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings,
and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in
time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of
God.
1. Idolatry: extreme admiration, love, or reverence for
something or someone.
2. Witchcraft: the practice of magic, especially black magic;
the use of spells and the invocation of spirits.
3. Hatred: Intense dislike or ill will.
4. Variance: The state or fact of disagreeing or quarreling.
5. Emulations: Effort to match or surpass a person or achievement, typically
by imitation.
6. Wrath: Extreme anger (chiefly used for humorous or rhetorical effect).
7. Strife: angry or bitter
disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict.
8. Murder: Take someone
life
9. Seditions: Conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the
authority of a state or monarch.
10. Heresies: Belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious
(especially Christian) doctrine.
11. Envying:
Desire to have a quality, possession, or other
desirable attribute belonging to (someone else).
12. Drunkenness: The state of being
intoxicated; intoxication."a growing
problem of drunkenness"
13.Revellings: To take great pleasure or delight
The true and faithful believer in Christ, Jesus will
hold unto their promise.
Hebrews 10:38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw
back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
If you live according to the word of God, and in the
faith of Jesus, Christ you will have God on your side to help you through this
troubled world, and who could come against God?
Romans 8:31 What shall we then say to these things? If God is for us, who can be
against us?
If we be dead with him we shall also live with him.
II Timothy 2:11 It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead
with him, we shall also live with him:
Our confidence in our true faithful walk with God comes from the way
we live for the Lord. Warnings comes for the heart as a sign of discomfort as a form of pricks like how Saul (Paul) felt when
he was persecuting the Christian's, and the Lord Jesus Christ reviled that to
him.
I John 3: 20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and
knoweth all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we
confidence toward God. 22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep
his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
Acts 26:14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice
speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest
thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
Alive unto God
Romans 6:11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto
sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Pastor Rolando Ramos
www.fghconline.com
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