Know Who You Are

Hello everyone,

In my last two write-up, I gave a closer look at what salvation really means, of which I believe I was able to break it down enough for further enlightenment. As we now know, we weren’t given a second chance because the old man who was in us died, so there was no one to give a second chance [if you don’t know, read my write-up of April 1^st and 2^nd]. The new life in us is the life of Christ, in other words, Christ is the one living in us, which is why we can’t sin, and if we sin, it is because we are ignorant of our new life, thinking we still have our old life and we need to work hard to please God. Well, here’s the breaking news, you cannot please God through your actions, and you can only please God through your faith in Christ, (Hebrews 11:6). And the faith in Christ is to believe in Christ and that we are joint heirs with Him.

Colossians 3:1-3 says, “If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.” As we received Christ, Christ became our life. In other words, when God looks at those born of God, He sees Christ and not them anymore, because their old life was crucified.

Galatians 5:24 says, “And those who belong to Christ Jesus (the Messiah) have crucified the flesh (the godless human nature) with its passions and appetites and desires.” AMP. This further emphasises the fact that we cannot sin anymore because the sinful nature has been crucified. Apostle Paul said in Romans 6:1-4,

“WHAT SHALL we say [to all this]? Are we to remain in sin in order that God’s grace (favour and mercy) may multiply and overflow? Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer? Are you ignorant of the fact that all of us who have been baptised into Christ Jesus were baptised into His death? We were buried therefore with Him by the baptism into death, so that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious [power] of the Father, so we too might [habitually] live and behave in newness of life.” AMP

Apostle Paul went further in verse 6 and said, “We know that our old (unrenewed) self was nailed to the cross with Him in order that [our] body [which is the instrument] of sin might be made ineffective and inactive for evil, that we might no longer be slaves of sin.”

Sin itself is not by action but by nature. We sinned before because Adam sinned, because we got the nature of sin from him, so no matter how many good deeds you do, you were still a sinner just because of Adam. But now when you are now in Christ, you are righteous because of Christ and you got the nature of righteousness from Him, so no matter the wrong you do, it doesn’t make you unrighteous because righteousness is not of works, but it is a gift. Righteousness is a Spirit because when you receive it, you grow in it, remember you don’t have your old nature, so your Spirit is prone to do what is righteous because IT IS YOUR NATURE! Your old nature wears out because it died the moment you received Christ, so if you see a sinful action, they are the residues of the old nature which are wearing out quickly as the new nature of Christ is being established in your soul. Do not be carried away by word of deception, you can never be unrighteous through your action unless you renounce Christ as Lord of your life.

So I say, “…grow in grace (undeserved favour, spiritual strength) and recognition and knowledge and understanding of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (the Messiah). To Him [be] glory (honour, majesty, and splendour) both now and to the day of eternity. Amen (so be it)!” 2 Peter 3:18 AMP.

May the LORD bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.

                    

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from New King James Version (NKJV)