Hi, welcome to back and I'm sorry for the long wait.
The last time we were able to understand that we cannot confess our sins since we can't confess what isn't our nature anymore. Now, why do we still have sinful actions despite accepting JESUS, shouldn't we confess that? This question will be answered now.
First of all let's take a look at 2 Corinthians 5:17 from the Amplified version. It says "Therefore, if anyone is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a creation (a new nature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition, has passes away. Behold, the fresh and new has come!"
Take note of the word "ingrafted". For those of you who did a little of biology in school would remember the word grafting. From Wikipedia "Grafting or graftage is a horticultural technique
whereby tissues from one plant are inserted into those of another so that the two sets of vascular tissues may join together. This vascular joining is called inosculation.
In simple terms, when a tissue in form of a sterm of a grapefruit is attached to an orange tree. The grapefruit has stopped receiving nourishment from the root of grapefruit, but now starts receiving nourishment from the orange tree.
Now, this applies to those who have received JESUS into their lives. The Spirit is what has been changed. With time the just as the grapefruit started receiving nourishment/life from the orange tree, also this applies to Christians whose life is Christ (Colossians 3:4).
The major point now is what to confess.
Log on tomorrow morning to find the answer to this question.
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GOD BLESS YOU.
Friday 20 November 2015
Thursday 19 November 2015
It's All About HIS Love For Us 2
The main point that should be known is what to confess.
Log on tomorrow in the continuation of this series.
Questions and comments are open. And if you've been blessed and you want to be prayed for, send your prayer request. GOD BLESS YOU.
Log on tomorrow in the continuation of this series.
Questions and comments are open. And if you've been blessed and you want to be prayed for, send your prayer request. GOD BLESS YOU.
Monday 9 November 2015
It's All About HIS Love For Us
Hi everyone, welcome back to the site where you hear the gospel truth.
Yesterday I explained how the law was a cause of our sins and why it isn't relevant today.
I know some of you are confused if I just typed heresy, but you have to properly know what the WORD says.
Now, the very first question which I observed was accidentally not uploaded. The question was to this remark that nowadays people (Christians) always ask GOD to forgive their sins. And I said it is scripturally wrong to do that today. So the question was, "why is it wrong to ask GOD to forgive us our sins?" You ask GOD to forgive your sins if: 1. They haven't been paid for or 2. If you still carry the sin spirit (that is, the spirit different from that of GOD).
JESUS was the sacrifice for the whole world (Romans 5:8) who bridged the gap between GOD and man. JESUS Himself said in John 3:16, "for GOD so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life". The Amplified version puts it thus, " for GOD so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life."
We must understand that the era of confession of sins to GOD so that we won't be rejected by GOD ended after the resurrection of JESUS. WHY? This is because JESUS has reconciled us to GOD. We no longer have the sin nature. And when I mean sin nature, I mean the carnal spirit. It was our spirit that GOD rejected, because that was and is still the origin of our actions. And our actions were contrary to GOD'S because we had a carnal spirit. So, once you have a different Spirit (new Spirit), with time your actions corresponds with your new spirit. So having the Spirit of GOD would imply that with time your contrary actions starts to wear out because you have been grafted into a new tree and a new source of life, and you produce new fruits/actions.
The only issue we have is to accept what JESUS did on the cross. This is so because we are free moral agents, so the choice still lies in our hands. JESUS Himself said in John 3:18 (Amplified) that "he who believes in Him [who clings to, trusts in, relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgement; for him there is no damnation]; but he who does not believe (cleave to, rely on, trust in Him) is judged already [he has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of GOD. [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ's name].
You must understand that it is not your sin that takes you to hell, rather it is your unbelief in JESUS that takes you to hell. Why? This is because you don't carry the sin " virus" any longer, JESUS provided the "vaccine" for the ENTIRE WORLD. What makes you a Christian is when you ACCEPT what JESUS did on the cross.
Romans 10:9 (Amplified) says, "because if you acknowledge and confess with your lips that JESUS is LORD and in your heart believe (adhere to, trust in, and rely on the truth) that GOD raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."
Guys, it is left to you to believe. Just believe that's all. There is no more condemnation if you are in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1).
Now, why do we still have sinful actions despite accepting JESUS? Shouldn't we confess that sin?
Log in tomorrow morning as this question is answered.
You can also send your questions or comments below. GOD BLESS YOU.
Yesterday I explained how the law was a cause of our sins and why it isn't relevant today.
I know some of you are confused if I just typed heresy, but you have to properly know what the WORD says.
Now, the very first question which I observed was accidentally not uploaded. The question was to this remark that nowadays people (Christians) always ask GOD to forgive their sins. And I said it is scripturally wrong to do that today. So the question was, "why is it wrong to ask GOD to forgive us our sins?" You ask GOD to forgive your sins if: 1. They haven't been paid for or 2. If you still carry the sin spirit (that is, the spirit different from that of GOD).
JESUS was the sacrifice for the whole world (Romans 5:8) who bridged the gap between GOD and man. JESUS Himself said in John 3:16, "for GOD so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life". The Amplified version puts it thus, " for GOD so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life."
We must understand that the era of confession of sins to GOD so that we won't be rejected by GOD ended after the resurrection of JESUS. WHY? This is because JESUS has reconciled us to GOD. We no longer have the sin nature. And when I mean sin nature, I mean the carnal spirit. It was our spirit that GOD rejected, because that was and is still the origin of our actions. And our actions were contrary to GOD'S because we had a carnal spirit. So, once you have a different Spirit (new Spirit), with time your actions corresponds with your new spirit. So having the Spirit of GOD would imply that with time your contrary actions starts to wear out because you have been grafted into a new tree and a new source of life, and you produce new fruits/actions.
The only issue we have is to accept what JESUS did on the cross. This is so because we are free moral agents, so the choice still lies in our hands. JESUS Himself said in John 3:18 (Amplified) that "he who believes in Him [who clings to, trusts in, relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgement; for him there is no damnation]; but he who does not believe (cleave to, rely on, trust in Him) is judged already [he has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of GOD. [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ's name].
You must understand that it is not your sin that takes you to hell, rather it is your unbelief in JESUS that takes you to hell. Why? This is because you don't carry the sin " virus" any longer, JESUS provided the "vaccine" for the ENTIRE WORLD. What makes you a Christian is when you ACCEPT what JESUS did on the cross.
Romans 10:9 (Amplified) says, "because if you acknowledge and confess with your lips that JESUS is LORD and in your heart believe (adhere to, trust in, and rely on the truth) that GOD raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."
Guys, it is left to you to believe. Just believe that's all. There is no more condemnation if you are in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1).
Now, why do we still have sinful actions despite accepting JESUS? Shouldn't we confess that sin?
Log in tomorrow morning as this question is answered.
You can also send your questions or comments below. GOD BLESS YOU.
Sunday 8 November 2015
What you need to understand 3
Yesterday, I explained to us that because of what JESUS did for us, we are now free from sin permanently. I then brought up Romans 6:14 to support the claim that we are under Grace and not law, therefore, we can't be controlled by sin. The question then came, why the use of the word "law"?
1 Corinthians 15:56 explains to us that, " the sting of death is sin, and the STRENGTH of SIN is the LAW". Why is this so? Is it that the law is bad or evil and we are not to follow it? Hmmmn. Deep question.
The point is this. The law is so perfect, but the issue is that it is only a person with GOD'S spirit that can keep it. To elaborate further. When GOD made man and later he fell, man didn't have GOD'S nature so we needed a guide to channel us to GOD. But the point was that because it wasn't our nature we were bound to always break the law. It's purpose was for us to admit that we needed a saviour to take away our transgressions.
Galatians 3:19 says "what purpose then does the law serve? It was added because of transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made..." If you noticed, the word seed had a capital letter 'S', symbolising a person. That person is the saviour who is JESUS. SO, we were supposed to observe the law and then find out that we needed a saviour.
Also, still in Galatians 3:24-25, it says, "therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to CHRIST, that we might be justified by faith. But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor". In other words, the law was meant to be observed till the coming of a saviour. And the when the saviour comes we seize to be under the law! This is because the law only condemns but DOESN'T save.
Romans 8:1 says " there is therefore now NO condemnation to THOSE WHO are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit".
Once you accept what JESUS did on the cross, you then have a brand NEW Spirit, which is the Spirit of GOD. And you naturally do what GOD wants.
The answer to the first question is very deep.
Log on tomorrow morning as I continue to explain who you are in Christ and why certain things should not be done.
1 Corinthians 15:56 explains to us that, " the sting of death is sin, and the STRENGTH of SIN is the LAW". Why is this so? Is it that the law is bad or evil and we are not to follow it? Hmmmn. Deep question.
The point is this. The law is so perfect, but the issue is that it is only a person with GOD'S spirit that can keep it. To elaborate further. When GOD made man and later he fell, man didn't have GOD'S nature so we needed a guide to channel us to GOD. But the point was that because it wasn't our nature we were bound to always break the law. It's purpose was for us to admit that we needed a saviour to take away our transgressions.
Galatians 3:19 says "what purpose then does the law serve? It was added because of transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made..." If you noticed, the word seed had a capital letter 'S', symbolising a person. That person is the saviour who is JESUS. SO, we were supposed to observe the law and then find out that we needed a saviour.
Also, still in Galatians 3:24-25, it says, "therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to CHRIST, that we might be justified by faith. But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor". In other words, the law was meant to be observed till the coming of a saviour. And the when the saviour comes we seize to be under the law! This is because the law only condemns but DOESN'T save.
Romans 8:1 says " there is therefore now NO condemnation to THOSE WHO are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit".
Once you accept what JESUS did on the cross, you then have a brand NEW Spirit, which is the Spirit of GOD. And you naturally do what GOD wants.
The answer to the first question is very deep.
Log on tomorrow morning as I continue to explain who you are in Christ and why certain things should not be done.
Saturday 7 November 2015
What You Need To Understand 2
I'm back again! Thank you for being such a lovely audience.
Now, where was I? Oh yes I remember!
JESUS did a very, very good job which we cannot but thank GOD for. Yesterday I talked about how most Christians today haven't gotten the grip as to why they are Christians and the privileges they possess.
Now, JESUS died on the cross for the ENTIRE HUMAN RACE!! (John 3:16). When Adam fell, a different spirit overtook him and this affected us all. Our spirit became a mess before GOD. Now what is sin? Simply put: sin is having a spirit that is different for GOD'S! So it was our spirit that had to be transformed. Our actions follow our spirit. As humans, we didn't have the privilege to approach GOD anymore because we stunk in the nostrils of GOD, so we were always bringing sacrifices to appease HIM, but that wasn't enough. What we needed was a permanent sacrifice to completely cleanse us. That's why 2Corinthians 5:21 says, HE made HIM who knew no sin to be sin for us, so that we might become the righteousness of GOD. In other words, GOD made JESUS who didn't have any sin in HIM to become sin on our behalf, so that we may become the righteousness of GOD. JESUS did that and we were cleansed permanently.
This is why sin cannot have dominion/control over us because we are not under the LAW but under GRACE.
Now, what is the implication of this, saying we can't be under sin because we're not under the law. Why the word law?
Log on tomorrow and you will get the deep secrets you never knew.
Now, JESUS died on the cross for the ENTIRE HUMAN RACE!! (John 3:16). When Adam fell, a different spirit overtook him and this affected us all. Our spirit became a mess before GOD. Now what is sin? Simply put: sin is having a spirit that is different for GOD'S! So it was our spirit that had to be transformed. Our actions follow our spirit. As humans, we didn't have the privilege to approach GOD anymore because we stunk in the nostrils of GOD, so we were always bringing sacrifices to appease HIM, but that wasn't enough. What we needed was a permanent sacrifice to completely cleanse us. That's why 2Corinthians 5:21 says, HE made HIM who knew no sin to be sin for us, so that we might become the righteousness of GOD. In other words, GOD made JESUS who didn't have any sin in HIM to become sin on our behalf, so that we may become the righteousness of GOD. JESUS did that and we were cleansed permanently.
This is why sin cannot have dominion/control over us because we are not under the LAW but under GRACE.
Now, what is the implication of this, saying we can't be under sin because we're not under the law. Why the word law?
Log on tomorrow and you will get the deep secrets you never knew.
Friday 6 November 2015
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