So then you're able to go to sleep in peace as you trust in the Lord. You're able to walk around knowing that you are living in obedience and not be "jittery". He wont let you be tempted beyond what you can bare so it is possible to be Holy. 1 Corinthians 10:13 Yes our bodies are not "holy" yet. But that doesn't mean our choices can't be.
"Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness leading to holiness."
You are a new creation, those who are born again, all things are new..
Can we not do "all things in the strength of Christ"? Wouldn't living holy be included in the "all things"..? It's disgusting to see preachers preach that we will never be holy on this earth. They don't understand scripture and that is certainly NOT how you make disciples...
Has obedience become an impossible thing? What makes it impossible for those that believe such? Misunderstandings of commandments and sometimes the total elimination of some...
Not only are they "teaching it"though but the word "will" is spoken. That is coming from a "preacher!". That is a "CURSE!". What kind of food is that to spread to their sheep? That aint going to help in making disciples. What kind of "drive" is it going to bring? It brings laziness from that curse...
It's wicked, it's a lie, it's false, it's teaching against God's word when it says, "This calls for patient endurance on the part of the people of God who keep his commands and remain faithful to Jesus."
What kind of people are they going to be if they are keeping God's commands? Holy people. But what people preach is false. Lazy eyes and sleepiness is what comes forth... So be aware of these preachers y'all.. Ask God to awaken your ears...
His blessings are a reward from our obedience. But if you disobey then cursing and or consequences will come forth. "Reap what you sow"...
Have a mindset that is in Heaven. As you are walking in Heaven would you ever deliberately choose to sin? Why? Because God's there? Because you see Heaven? The Bible gives a promise for those that believe that they will be in Heaven. When you are here God is already everywhere. Spend time in His presence to the point where He's in your mind as you come across situations and then obey. Yes you "may" fall but "deliberate" sin is different than an accident. But also don't label it an accident if you willfully chose to get into it. Get very serious about your obedience and "strive" for holiness. But spend time in His presence each day as well. Pray about specifics. Ask Him to give you strength, peace, remind you that you're loved, remind you of the joy of your salvation.. Discover what you need and be specific. Speak your prayers... Speak your requests... This is "the life in Christ"..
Yes it's different than your old life. It's a different mindset. This is walking as Christ walked... The "carrying your cross"...
Romans 6
19 I am using an example from everyday life because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness leading to holiness. 20 When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. 21 What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! 22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Amen?..
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