"There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ". How often do we hear this verse, speak this verse and STOP right there? Did you know that In the KJV there is more ...???? check this out : "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus..... who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." Romans 8:1. Ponder that for a second. That scripture is saying you will not be condemned IF you walk after the SPIRIT.
I remember back in the 80's the buzz word for fighting cancer was beta-carotene. Broccoli was found to be some sort of power food that research proved that when abundantly consumed to aid in fighting cancer. No one liked the taste nor found time to consume the veggie, so man came up with a magic bullet. They took the substance in which they thought was doing the work and separated it out and put it in pill form. It's easier than eating the real thing, tastes better, cheaper...why not? Consequently, what they found in research was that this was not a good idea after all. They found in the studies, that people who had cancer and taking the beta-carotene by itself in pill form was actually making the cancer worse. Think about that for a second.
So many in the body of Christ have hearts hardening because they cannot hear what the Spirit is saying believing only isolated pieces of scripture.
We see it in churches all around us. These use the scripture like the enemy did when tempting Christ to sin. Many walk in the lusts of flesh and justify their sin instead of repenting. Beloved this will bring condemnation! Jesus didn't die to keep us filthy sinners, He died to give us the helper to liberate from the disease that brings separation from the Father. You can see it in the open through social networkings, divorce, lawsuits and broken relationships. The worst is seeing it hiding in faces and in tones.... Bitterness, anger, resentment, jealousy, selfishness, complaining, greed, back biting, gossip to name only a few are symptoms of cancer in the Body of Christ. Do we really think that the God of light can see what we keep in the dark recesses of our mind and heart? Come to the light and they will be exposed! that is why many will not come. They keep repeating and excusing them because they won't let God take an ax to the root by living in repentance. God hates outward sin, but He hates hidden sins carried through the blood stream by excuses way more!
This is what happens when we don't read the scriptures in it's entire and see what the Spirit is speaking to save and set us free from. Too many called are still struggling in sin with no power against it because they don't read the whole Word so that they can be healthy and free. These who struggle are more than likely only read their favorite verses and simply taste the parts that demand obedience. Is that enough? Do not harden your heart for an attack in justifying sin. Holding on to a sin keeps the separation from the Lord. Helping the sinner is more important than hating the sinner. It is extremely hard for a hard heart to receive seeds ..or to hear the saving voice of God. I pray for revival of hearts, in Christ. Be blessed.
I remember back in the 80's the buzz word for fighting cancer was beta-carotene. Broccoli was found to be some sort of power food that research proved that when abundantly consumed to aid in fighting cancer. No one liked the taste nor found time to consume the veggie, so man came up with a magic bullet. They took the substance in which they thought was doing the work and separated it out and put it in pill form. It's easier than eating the real thing, tastes better, cheaper...why not? Consequently, what they found in research was that this was not a good idea after all. They found in the studies, that people who had cancer and taking the beta-carotene by itself in pill form was actually making the cancer worse. Think about that for a second.
So many in the body of Christ have hearts hardening because they cannot hear what the Spirit is saying believing only isolated pieces of scripture.
We see it in churches all around us. These use the scripture like the enemy did when tempting Christ to sin. Many walk in the lusts of flesh and justify their sin instead of repenting. Beloved this will bring condemnation! Jesus didn't die to keep us filthy sinners, He died to give us the helper to liberate from the disease that brings separation from the Father. You can see it in the open through social networkings, divorce, lawsuits and broken relationships. The worst is seeing it hiding in faces and in tones.... Bitterness, anger, resentment, jealousy, selfishness, complaining, greed, back biting, gossip to name only a few are symptoms of cancer in the Body of Christ. Do we really think that the God of light can see what we keep in the dark recesses of our mind and heart? Come to the light and they will be exposed! that is why many will not come. They keep repeating and excusing them because they won't let God take an ax to the root by living in repentance. God hates outward sin, but He hates hidden sins carried through the blood stream by excuses way more!
This is what happens when we don't read the scriptures in it's entire and see what the Spirit is speaking to save and set us free from. Too many called are still struggling in sin with no power against it because they don't read the whole Word so that they can be healthy and free. These who struggle are more than likely only read their favorite verses and simply taste the parts that demand obedience. Is that enough? Do not harden your heart for an attack in justifying sin. Holding on to a sin keeps the separation from the Lord. Helping the sinner is more important than hating the sinner. It is extremely hard for a hard heart to receive seeds ..or to hear the saving voice of God. I pray for revival of hearts, in Christ. Be blessed.