many hear the rtuth but we have what is known as carnal Christians many have faith and believe but again we have carnal Christians, what would set them apart from one who has the spirit in them? well in my opinion it is the fruits
we’re all partially carnal brother can I ask you a hypothetical ?
What if I’m a believer in Jesus but I also realize I’m still struggling with sin daily nd I still admit and acknolwedge I’m yet carnal ?
Amy question is if that’s my position and situation as a believer …..Would actually learning about this and believing it to be true and applicable to me ….change anything for me ? Would it
empower my faith at all to
believe this ?
“God forbid.
How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 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.
For
if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
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. For he that is dead is freed from sin.
Now
if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
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.
For
sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
What then?
shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. 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?
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. Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. 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.”
Romans 6:2-9, 11-19 KJV
the doctrine like tbat regarding baptism and what we’re supposed to believe baptism is for and means for a person getting baptized because they believe Jesus died for thisr sins and rose up for thier justification . These concepts are meant for us to learn and accept as truth .
This is how our belief is being corrected which leads to actions being right later at the end of the process of our beliefs changing from “ everyone sins were all just sinners no one can really repent and Obey God that’s trying to save yourself by works ect ect “
Over to what it actually is saying to us in the doctrine the truth is there’s power in the gospel of we take it seriously and believe and hear what he’s saying to set us free from that daily struggle against our flesh
“Then said Jesus to those Jews which
believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
John 8:31-32 KJV
remember what Paul was saying ?
“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? 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. Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.”
the doctrine is meant to change our mind from not knowing about God as if he’s mysteriously hidden on heaven ….to knowing him intimately and personally as we could a fellow person who came and walked among us as one of us to teach us the truth about God
“And we know that
the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are
in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.”
1 John 5:20 KJV
This part here brother is what I’m talking about we need this part to be showered over the church
“
if so be that
ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
that ye put off concerning the former conversation
the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
and
be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
and that
ye put on the new man, which
after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.”
Ephesians 4:21-24 KJV
Our mind and thinking has to change first before we can really change . That’s why we need to hear and learn about God and also ourselves from Jesus in the gospel. If I first believe Jesus is the son of God who died and rose for me then if I hear what he’s telling me about God and salvation eternal Life ect then I have a reason to really believe what he’s saying because I love him he gave his life to save mine and promises he can save me forever if I listen to him and believe
what Gods word really says and teaches is how the things he promises come to pass is my point. We need to repent and when we fail and Find out we’ve sinned again we need to pray about it confess and acknolwedge it talk to the lord ask him to help us overcome ect it doesn’t mean we’re sinless and perfect but we need to hear the doctrine of Jesus Christ before anything because itnisnt “ thou shalt not this and thou shalt not that !”
its so much better and such a light and easy burden
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