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6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 6:2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 6:4 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. 6:5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also [in the likeness] of [his] resurrection: 6:6 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. 6:7 for he that hath died is justified from sin. 6:8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: 6:9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. 6:10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. 6:11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. 6:12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. 6:13 Neither yield ye your members [as] instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members [as] instruments of righteousness unto God. 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. 6:15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. 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? Romans 6:16 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. 6:18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. 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. 6:20 For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. 6:21 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things [is] death. 6:22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. 6:23 For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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| August 13, 2009 |
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| August 13, 2009 |
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| Thank you for acknowledging sara rose. I love that name. |
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| August 13, 2009 |
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AMEN IHSALLTHETIME! |
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Like that book I read recently says, "Grace is not an excuse to sin, but makes it so there's NO excuse to sin". God's grace is His ability in us to change us, not us change us, but like I've said before, we gotta seek Him; have a real relationship w/ Him so that we WILL be changed by Him. He won't do it otherwise, b/c He can't force it upon us. |
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| August 13, 2009 |
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| Blessings to all who are saved by Grace brother Stu. |
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| August 13, 2009 |
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I hear that loud and clear sister Lara. |
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| August 13, 2009 |
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| I think people have just totally misunderstood what grace really means and what grace really is, therefore have missed the good news of the Gospel! They don't know how to get out from under falling into sin, and struggling, so they need a way to justify it b/c of their guilt, feeling there's no way to stop the vicious cycle. But that's the best news is God's grace, if we will receive it, stops the vicious cycle of sin, if we are filled with that grace. :-) OK, Lara is shutting up now. lol |
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| August 13, 2009 |
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| Yes my friend Lara, but we have to keep in mind Spiritual things cannot be explained to the carnal mind. (smile). |
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| August 13, 2009 |
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PTL!
Amen ihsallthetime...
Blessings In Him... :o)
Herman |
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| August 13, 2009 |
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Thank you for the amen corner Herman.
Blessing to you also my friend. |
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| November 10, 2009 |
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There is a real burden on my heart for those who believe that they will always continue to sin because they tell themselves that they will never be perfect. The written Word tells me the wages of sin is death both physically and spiritually.
Heavenly Father, I ask that you draw Your children to You, speak into their spirit and release them from any anti-Christ doctrine they have been taught by mankind. Cause your children to know You as you desire for Your will to be done and Your kingdom to come in their lives in the name of my precious Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Amen. |
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| November 10, 2009 |
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Lara, I think you've nailed it - too many people don't understand grace and thus have missed something essential in the Good News.
The issue is that they think that they can change who they are. So instead of contemplating Rom 6:7 [NIV], people end up in a viscous cycle of trying to avoid sin on their own and don't understand why they can't.
RO 6: 7 because anyone who has died has been freed from sin. RO 6:8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. 9 For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. 10 The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. RO 6:11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
It is when we die to ourselves and let God take control of our lives that we come to really know Him, love Him, and trust Him. This is what it takes, dying to ourselves so that we may come to live a life free of the chains of sin: the guilt, the control sin has over us, and the damage it leads us to inflict upon ourselves and others.
"Dying to self." "Let go and let God" These are short phrases that do not convey what's really going on. It's really all about control. When we stop trying to do things on our own, when we stop trying to control everything, when we give up on how we used to live, and when we recognize that the one God of the Universe can and will do anything to accomplish His Will for us and through us, we experience that change from sin to real life.
With just the littlest, tiniest faith, God gives us the help (grace) we need. We come to know Him a little more, love Him a little more, trust Him a little more. He gives us more grace to overcome the areas in which sin is the strongest in our lives and to sooth the wounds that sin has caused.
It's not about being perfect. It's about knowing who we are. We are His people, and He is our God. We are His child. As such, He gives us the grace we need to remain faithful to Him and to help others along the way. |
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| November 11, 2009 |
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| It takes the supernatural POWER of G-d's HOLY SPIRIT to do His work in and through each individual for without it we will ALL perish and live a defeated life. |
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| November 11, 2009 |
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| IHS, are we saying the same thing? I can't tell if you "correcting" what I wrote or adding to it. |
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| November 12, 2009 |
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Gene, I have added to what you wrote here:-.
The issue is that they think that they can change who they are. So instead of contemplating Rom 6:7 [NIV], people end up in a viscous cycle of trying to avoid sin on their own and don't understand why they can't.
Gene, I have corrected what you wrote here:-,
It's not about being perfect. It's about knowing who we are. We are His people, and He is our God. We are His child. As such, He gives us the grace we need to remain faithful to Him and to help others along the way.
Gene, We (G-d's children) are called to be perfect, righteous, (faithful to Him alone) and Holy as He (G-d) is holy (to be sacred and separated from the world). G-d's children bears the fruits and Spiritual DNA of their Spiritual Father. Revelation 21/7 (He that overcometh shall inherit all things; And I will be his G-d, and he shall be my son. Revelation 21/8 But the fearful, unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and socerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone; WHICH IS THE SECOND DEATH.
22:19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and [from] the things which are written in this book.
Many seeds (the written WORD) were sown in the hearts of people (Luke 8/10-18. However only the ones who are born-again (filled with the Holy Spirit) kept the written Word and brought forth fruits, because they kept the Word on their minds and in their hearts at all times and it is really not at all difficult because it is the HOLY SPIRIT that helps them..
Heavenly Father, please watch over Your Word to perform it to completion, in the name of my precious Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, I pray, Amen.
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| November 12, 2009 |
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IHS, I think we're actually in close agreement on this.
We, in and of ourselves, are not capable of being perfect. That's why we need a savior. But when we allow God into our lives and become filled with the Holy Spirit, His perfection enables us to live as we should, holy and righteous.
As you've stated, reading and meditating on the Written Word is a key element. It is key in desiring God, accepting God, and knowing the kind of life we are to strive for.
Being perfect is a consequence of faithful life. Being perfect is not the cause of a faithful life. That is why I said, "It is not about being perfect."
""See ye first the kingdom of God." |
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| November 12, 2009 |
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| Amen Gene, I am happy that we are in one accord. |
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