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Hello brethren,
Recently I posted a blog entitled "A Can Of Worms With The Lid Popped Off". One of the statements I presented in that blog says "our sins are no longer an issue with God." That's a very strong statement. It goes completely against what most of us have been taught and grew up believing. It's a tough pill to swallow for many because they are still looking at themselves from a mere human point of view.
Since that post, I have been bothered by the thought that there are many people who do not really know who they are in Christ. I am not trying to imply that I have full revelation, but I do understand that the spirit part of me, the part that God sees, is brand new. It has been joined as one Spirit with the Lord.
Anyone who sees the message of my post as one that says "we are free to live however we want without any consequences whatsoever" has missed the point. They do not have an understanding of Spirit, Soul, & Body. It also bothers me that some who are immature in their beliefs may read it and also get the wrong impression. One thing that I never want to be guilty of is causing someone else to stumble.
Do I believe that the message I posted is true and that it lines up with the Word of God? Indeed I do. That message did not come on a whim. I have been meditating on it for a few years. I have been in the process of renewing my mind to who I am in the spirit and attempting to get my mind off who I am in the flesh, which is exactly what we as Christians are commanded to do.
The message that I presented in that blog is a very powerful message indeed. Just looking at my opening statements will cause many to immediately stop reading it right there. They are so geared and driven to being dominated by what they can see, hear, smell, feel, and taste that a revelation of who they are in the spirit is too hard to fathom.
I am sorry if I offended some of you with that post. I feel as though I have gone against the grain and some of you may have already formed opinions of me contrary to who you thought I was. If so, that's fine. While I do value each and every one of you as friends and brethren, and I do, or at the least the carnal part of me, wants to feel accepted; speaking the truth of who I am in the eyes of God and pleasing Him is of far more importance; it is of far more value. It is the ultimate motivation.
This blog today still doesn't completely express some of the thoughts and emotions I have in regards to the topic at hand. I knew it would take a lot of examination for me to come completely to terms with it.
Thank you to those of you who not only read and commented on that message, but also to the ones that may read it at sometime in the future. Thanks also to those of you who have read this follow-up blog today. I love you in Christ. In Him. That's where my love comes from.
I choose to see each of you from the understanding of who you are in the spirit, and not who you are in the flesh. We looked at Christ in the flesh once. How wrong we were for doing that!
2 Corinthians 5:16-21 (NKJV)
Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh.
Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh,
yet now we know Him thus no longer.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;
old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through
Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation,
that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself,
not imputing their trespasses to them,
and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ,
as though God were pleading through us:
we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.
For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us,
that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
Through His Love,
Michael |
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April 16, 2008 at 11:07am |
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| Amen! Through the blood of Jesus!!! This is awesome as usual Michael. |
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| "our sins are no longer an issue with God." Here is my belief... when we are saved Jesus becomes our advocate... He stands as our attorney so to speak.. satan is trying to tell God how bad we are and there is Jesus showing the blood He shed to cover our sins. Now in saying this I in the human flesh wrestle every day with sin but being a new person am instantly under conviction for my sin and seek forgiveness. I do not believe you are saying do as you will... your saved....because in reality if we are truly saved we strive everyday to be more like Jesus. Keep posting. |
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| It's all good. If a man stands for nothing he will fall for anything. All you can do is be obedient to what the Spirit has led you to do. Keep studying and sharing. |
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Great comments family. Thank you.
One very powerful verse that spoke to me when meditating on this topic is:
1 Corinthians 15:56, which says:
The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.
I don't want this to turn into a conversation about the Law, but what this, and many other verses, point out to us is that the law is what gives sin it's strength. The law empowers sin. Sin is fueled by the law.
So therefore, if we preach the law, we fall under the power of the law. Preaching the law will strengthen sin. Paradoxically, preaching about freedom from sin will cause us not to sin, not give us the liberty to sin!
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| absolutely....where there is no law there is no sin. |
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Cheryl from GA - the main distinction that I am not sure if you're just omitting or not is that HIS Blood covered our sins, removed them from us when we repented and accepted Him, and He will stand as advocate but our OLD LIFE, our OLD SINs need no further defense, nor should they trouble us any more. They are erased by God. 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, So far hath he removed our transgressions from us. 6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 6:2 God forbid. We who died to sin, how shall we any longer live therein? 6:3 Or are ye ignorant that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 6:4 We were buried therefore with him through baptism unto death: that like as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life. 6:5 For if we have become united with `him' in the likeness of his death, we shall be also `in the likeness' of his resurrection; 6:6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified with `him', that the body of sin might be done away, that so we should no longer be in bondage to sin; 6:7 for he that hath died is justified from sin. We needed Christ's sacrfice to remove our sins before our new life in Him,and we should endeavor to NOT sin again, but be secure in the fact that if we sin again, and truly repent, our sins will be forgiven just the same. It may seem like a "yeah, duh!" point but to many it's a sticking point - whether they are believers or not. |
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| Growinginfaith, absolutely! As I stated. maybe not very clearly, our sins by the sacrifice of the Lamb (Jesus) and our acceptance of the gift of grace removed our sins but, being in the world and being of flesh we mess up (sin) but due to the precious gift of grace through repentance we are forgiven. Sorry If I didn't make myself clear. |
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The way I like to think of it, is like this:
Picture a balance type of scale. Place on one side the sins of the entire world. Then on the other side, drip one drop of the blood of Jesus. The side with the blood far outweighs the side with the sin!
One drop of the blood of Jesus is greater than the sins of the the whole world!
The price paid far exceeds the debt that was owed! |
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April 16, 2008 at 1:08pm |
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| Well, gee, Michael, I understood what you were saying. We have been forgiven for past sins, present sins, and future sins...that does not mean that we should go out and sin because we are already forgiven. Anyone thinking that is one who is not serious about having a relationship with God. We should WANT to try to do what is right because of our Father in Heaven! We should NOT sin just because we know we are forgiven. Now I am not so sure that people who think that once they are saved they are always saved and they can live the way they want, will be going to heaven. Accepting Christ is also accepting a CHANGE in the way we live. That has to be a part of the process, or you just aren't really serious about it. I enjoy your blogs so much, Michael, and look forward to reading them :) |
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Hi Deb!
It's great to hear from you as always. Your point is well taken and much appreciated. One of the comments that came up in my original blog was "what does being a true born again believer really mean" That's a great topic. And like you so eloquently stated above, to me, being born again means that God put new desires in my heart. He Changed my "Want To"
You already commented on that blog and I thank you.
I appreciate you're input my friend! |
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Michael, In your first comment on this blog, you wrote, "........preaching about freedom from sin will cause us not to sin, not give us the liberty to sin!"
This is very clear, and precise ! Amen Brother ! Christianity is not about freedom to sin, but about freedom from sin, freedom from sin's power over us now that we are God's children.
I must admit, some of the wording you chose in the "can" blog was somewhat confusing to me.
So, I'll leave with your words, "..............PREACHING ABOUT FREEDOM FROM SIN WILL CAUSE US NOT TO SIN, NOT GIVE US THE LIBERTY TO SIN!.
God Bless You Brother........................ |
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Hi Paul!
Bless you my brother. Sometimes I have more on the spirit of my mind (EPh. 4:23) than my brain can put words to. I have read the "can" blog over and over. Yes, some of the word I chose could be confusing. I thought about going back and doing some editing, but opted for let those cards stay where they fell. The message, in it's entirely, is a good one.
BTW, I responded to your recent comment there and the verse you posted. Wow. I am still churning that one around.
Thanks Paul! |
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