Many Christian didn’t know that their body is a “Hell Dragging Body”. It means in the little members of their body (the flesh) there are sin living and dwelling within. Sins that are deeply ingrained causing many to do sin habitually, continuously and willfully. They are not aware of what their members can do to put them in danger of the fire of hell.
Sin living, dwelling and deeply ingrained in the little members of the Body:
• Hand- Lust of the Flesh
And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. (Mar 9:43-44)
• Eye – Lust of the Eyes
And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. (Mar 9:47)
• Tongue – Lying, Boasting, Exaggeration- also a form of lying
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. (Jas 3:5-8)
These little members are very dangerous that if a saved person will let his members to be slave of sin a place where the worm die not and the fire is not quenched shall be his place. The apostle Paul said in his body (the flesh) dwell no good things and he notice the fact it is the sin dwell in there that caused him to sin (Rom 7:17-20). He is not actually who do it but the sin itself dwelling in his members. He saw his own body (flesh) dragging him always to do evil.
It is undeniable truth, anyone who is in Christ will experience in his own body a dwelling sin dragging him to do evil. You can actually see and can prove it to yourself. In your inner being you want to read the bible and pray, right? Even if we feel sleepy we can watch movie for long hours but to pray we find very difficult to do it. Why we can’t do the good thing we ought to do?
• Our body is weak but our spirit is very willing
• There are sins working actively in the members of our body
• Those ingrained sin is the caused of the ingrained sinful habits we do
Putting to death the body (the works of the flesh) and removing entirely the sin dwelling will save a saved person completely from the danger of the fire of hell. One and the only way of doing it all were already given by the Lord. It is perfect, the perfect solution to the problem from this body of sin. See The Paradox of the Biblical Salvation.
Let this be a prayer of those who are in Christ:
Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me (in the members of the body): then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. (Psa 19:13-14)
Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. Psa 120:2
Showing posts with label struggling with sin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label struggling with sin. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Monday, November 9, 2009
Another Term for the Word “Sin”
According to 1Co 15:56, “The sting of death is sin”. Therefore it could be said that the “sting of death” is another term for the word sin. This so called sting of death which is sin can be determined as follows:
• It is a sin “I hate to do I do”
• It is the sin dwelling and living in the members of the body
• It is a sin ingrained and deeply rooted in the whole being
• It is a sin that create a cycle of defeat
• It is a struggling sin
The adverse effect of the sting of death: Lack of spiritual life
• Lack of prayer
• Lack of reading the bible
• Lack of joy of belonging (fellowship)
• Lack of desire to witness
• Lack of self-discipline and self-control
We have to work out something to remove the sting of death or the sin. However completely removing the sting will takes time and it’s not easy. Because the sting is in our whole being since we are in our mother wombs. And during in our childhood slavery to sin begins to stem inwardly and it adversely affect us as we grow. It becomes more active and stronger until sin becomes our master.
As I said we have to work out something. We have to work a particular work that will save us completely from the sting of death. Otherwise, if we did not deal with this thing death (lack of spiritual life) will manifest. Much worse, the lust of the eyes and lust of the flesh shall emerge which lead us to death. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. (Jas 1:15) When death arrives going back to the former condition shall emerge again. It is likely where the “unclean spirit” that gone out will return with seven others (Mat 12:43-45). In the Bible and even in our times many known “man of God” and ministers that had fallen back into willful sin the unclean spirit are manifesting in them.
As what mentioned many times, surpassing the law is the only means whereby a saved person will be saved completely from the sting of death.
When a saved person surpasses the law his mind will change. When his mind is change eventually his attitude will change. One by one virtues and character will be develop. Spiritually and literarily everything will change from glory to glory. From being carnal mind unto spiritual mind until it becomes molded like the mind of Christ-like Christ.
• It is a sin “I hate to do I do”
• It is the sin dwelling and living in the members of the body
• It is a sin ingrained and deeply rooted in the whole being
• It is a sin that create a cycle of defeat
• It is a struggling sin
The adverse effect of the sting of death: Lack of spiritual life
• Lack of prayer
• Lack of reading the bible
• Lack of joy of belonging (fellowship)
• Lack of desire to witness
• Lack of self-discipline and self-control
We have to work out something to remove the sting of death or the sin. However completely removing the sting will takes time and it’s not easy. Because the sting is in our whole being since we are in our mother wombs. And during in our childhood slavery to sin begins to stem inwardly and it adversely affect us as we grow. It becomes more active and stronger until sin becomes our master.
As I said we have to work out something. We have to work a particular work that will save us completely from the sting of death. Otherwise, if we did not deal with this thing death (lack of spiritual life) will manifest. Much worse, the lust of the eyes and lust of the flesh shall emerge which lead us to death. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. (Jas 1:15) When death arrives going back to the former condition shall emerge again. It is likely where the “unclean spirit” that gone out will return with seven others (Mat 12:43-45). In the Bible and even in our times many known “man of God” and ministers that had fallen back into willful sin the unclean spirit are manifesting in them.
As what mentioned many times, surpassing the law is the only means whereby a saved person will be saved completely from the sting of death.
When a saved person surpasses the law his mind will change. When his mind is change eventually his attitude will change. One by one virtues and character will be develop. Spiritually and literarily everything will change from glory to glory. From being carnal mind unto spiritual mind until it becomes molded like the mind of Christ-like Christ.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Apostle Law #3
“Anyone who wants to be a disciple of Christ will experience a struggle w/ sin”.
No one is exempted, as what Apostle Paul went through each Christian will experience a struggle with sin too. All who is in Christ will struggle, if not, they have problem with their self, they are spiritually blind.
Look of what it said in the Bible, “For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would”. (Gal 5:17)
Flesh is in no way cooperates with the Spirit. Peter really want to pray for at least one hour but he could not do it. Jesus found Peter sleeping and said, “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak”. (Mat 26:41)
The number one struggle of many Christian is in the area of prayer. Many are lack of prayer and that is the main reason why they have many struggle in their Christian life. They have struggles in their eye, hand and tongue. They have struggles in their mind about attending in the church, forgiving those who hurt them and other spiritual concerns that hinder their spiritual growth.
What is the best thing we can do? One of the best thing we can do is to struggle and keep on struggling. Struggle means “to endeavor to accomplish something”: - fight, labor fervently, strive, wrestle (Strong Dictionary). Therefore, we must fight, wrestle and strive hard to accomplish something.
We are called to fight like a soldier, to endure hardship like a farmer and be discipline like an athlete. By regularly complying on that representation flesh (desires) will be put to death. When the flesh was continually being put to death we can now do what the Spirit wants.
We must struggle (wrestle). Struggling with sin is actually an indication of spiritual growth. Like a caterpillar that struggle to come out on the cocoon to become a beautiful butterfly, so we Christian should struggle to come out from the “cocoon of sin” (that enslaving us and ingrained in our whole being) and become the newness of the creation.
We must struggle-wrestle-strive to pray, to read the bible, to have joy of belonging (fellowship), and to witness and also we must struggle-strive hard to surpass the law which is the Ten Commandments.
No one is exempted, as what Apostle Paul went through each Christian will experience a struggle with sin too. All who is in Christ will struggle, if not, they have problem with their self, they are spiritually blind.
Look of what it said in the Bible, “For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would”. (Gal 5:17)
Flesh is in no way cooperates with the Spirit. Peter really want to pray for at least one hour but he could not do it. Jesus found Peter sleeping and said, “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak”. (Mat 26:41)
The number one struggle of many Christian is in the area of prayer. Many are lack of prayer and that is the main reason why they have many struggle in their Christian life. They have struggles in their eye, hand and tongue. They have struggles in their mind about attending in the church, forgiving those who hurt them and other spiritual concerns that hinder their spiritual growth.
What is the best thing we can do? One of the best thing we can do is to struggle and keep on struggling. Struggle means “to endeavor to accomplish something”: - fight, labor fervently, strive, wrestle (Strong Dictionary). Therefore, we must fight, wrestle and strive hard to accomplish something.
We are called to fight like a soldier, to endure hardship like a farmer and be discipline like an athlete. By regularly complying on that representation flesh (desires) will be put to death. When the flesh was continually being put to death we can now do what the Spirit wants.
We must struggle (wrestle). Struggling with sin is actually an indication of spiritual growth. Like a caterpillar that struggle to come out on the cocoon to become a beautiful butterfly, so we Christian should struggle to come out from the “cocoon of sin” (that enslaving us and ingrained in our whole being) and become the newness of the creation.
We must struggle-wrestle-strive to pray, to read the bible, to have joy of belonging (fellowship), and to witness and also we must struggle-strive hard to surpass the law which is the Ten Commandments.
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