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Slaves to Sin
hillsbororiver:
This morning I woke up thinking about how Jesus and the Father are two entities of One Mind and how believers are of two minds in one entity.
Joh 10:30 I and my Father are one.
Rom 7:14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
Rom 7:15 For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
Believers have the Mind of Christ warring against the carnal mind of the beast within, this struggle with the bondage to sin we were created with underlines the total lack of free will that the denominations say humanty has;
Rom 6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Rom 6:17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
Rom 6:18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
Rom 6:19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.
This tug of war between the carnal nature and the Spirit of Christ within us ultimately will make us spiritually stronger but I can say from experience that weariness also rears its head at times, making it difficult to connect with others even as they go through the same type of trials within themselves. I believe this weariness serves a noble purpose as it inspires us to shut off the outside influences to seek rest within Him, giving us the strength to move forward in our spiritual walk.
Pro 3:11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
Remembering the promises of rest and replenishment in Him will help us through through these times;
Jer 31:25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
Jer 31:26 Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
Mat 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
It is not our reality or destiny to be "free" in the strict sense of the word, we can have the freedom of no longer being in bondage to sin but when we are called to our Lord we are to become slaves to righteousness which is Him living in us. I find it is in those private moments with Him when experiencing the feeling of pure peace and love, when He reveals Himself more abundantly and I get a taste of what is to come, and that gives me the strength to continue the race.
Heb 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Heb 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Heb 12:3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
Heb 12:4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
Heb 12:5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
Heb 12:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Heb 12:7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
Heb 12:8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye ******** and not sons.
His Peace and Wisdom to you,
Joe
Rene:
Hi Joe,
Once again, the Lord has blessed you with the ability to uplift and encourage through your insights. I woke up this morning feeling the need to "beg" the Lord to help me understand those things that are " idols of my heart" and to help me overcome them. I do not want the "desires of my heart" to be the things of this world. I still have a ways to go, but I have faith that the Lord is purifying this old heart.
Love, peace, and His grace to you,
Rene
orion77:
Thanks for sharing those thoughts and scriptures, Joe.
(Heb 12:1 LITV) So therefore we also, having so great a cloud of witnesses lying around us, having laid aside every weight and the easily surrounding sin, through patience let us also run the race set before us,
(Heb 12:2 LITV) looking to the Author and Finisher of our faith, Jesus, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, "and sat down at the right" of the throne of God. Psa. 110:1
(Heb 12:3 LITV) For consider Him who had endured such gainsaying of sinners against Himself, that you do not grow weary, fainting in your souls.
The book of Hebrews is great reading and studying. The witnesses have laid aside every weight and easily surrounding sin, through patience let us run the race. If you have read and studied Hebrews, you know it is talking much about the transition from the law to grace. The law is physical rituals and rites that bring about righteousness, but none of us can uphold the law, only Christ. The spritual grace by the Spirit is all about what Christ does inside of us, not what we do outside for Him. This is the difference between the law of the natural and the law of the spiritual.
The author and finisher of our faith sat down at the right hand of God. This is who we must look to, not to ourselves as the law proclaims. The law always points to things we must do, in order to be righteous, but the law of Christ, the Spiritual, always points to things that Jesus does that makes us righteous. This is the way I see the difference, now.
Getting to that point in our faith, makes the yoke light, and takes it off our own shoulders. We are loved by more than we can imagine.
God bless,
Gary
Deborah-Leigh:
Before He was in me He was with me. Before I was converted I was blind...
We are not worms struggling in a woven prison we weave around ourselves before we emerge as butterflies. We are Gods called...we are the sinners who while yet we were sinning He died for us...we are His plan in motion moving toward his Will for all....through His love and mercy and grace and unmeritted favor...
with peace, blessing and a thankful heart....
Arcturus :)
orion77:
(Rom 8:1 LITV) There is therefore now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to flesh, but according to Spirit.
(Rom 8:2 LITV) For the Law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus set me free from the law of sin and of death.
(Rom 4:6 LITV) Even as also David says of the blessedness of the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:
(Rom 4:7 LITV) "Blessed are those whose lawlessnesses are forgiven, and whose sins are covered;
(Rom 4:8 LITV) blessed the man to whom the Lord will in no way charge sin." LXX-Psa. 31:1, 2; MT-Psa. 32:1, 2
(Rom 4:9 LITV) Is this blessedness then on the circumcision, or also on the uncircumcision? For we say the faith "was counted to Abraham for righteousness." Gen. 15:6
(Rom 4:10 LITV) How then was it counted? Being in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision!
(Rom 4:11 LITV) And he received a sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness of faith while in uncircumcision, for him to be a father of those believing through uncircumcision, for righteousness to be counted to them also,
(Rom 4:12 LITV) and a father of circumcision to those not of circumcision only, but also to those walking in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham during uncircumcision.
(Rom 4:13 LITV) For the promise was not through Law to Abraham, or to his seed, for him to be the heir of the world, but through a righteousness of faith.
(Rom 4:14 LITV) For if those of Law are heirs, faith has been made of no effect, and the promise has been annulled.
(Rom 4:15 LITV) For the Law works out wrath; for where no law is, neither is transgression.
Now being slaves of righteousness through the faith of Abraham, we are free of sin. Here is an excellent verse that explains that faith:
(Rom 4:17 LITV) according as it has been written, "I have appointed you a father of many nations;" before God, whom he believed, the One making the dead live, and calling the things that are not as if they were. Gen. 17:5
God bless,
Gary
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