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Running with sin is not just murder and lusting, you know. “Running with sin” is habitually practicing anything that God defines as “sin”. How does your definition compare with His?
They seem infinite, the ways to be “practicing sin“. It’s easy to become wrapped-up in it. It’s a dirty realm. Want to get away? Paul said this about that: Don’t let it!
“12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts and passions. 13 Do not go on offering members of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness. But offer yourselves to God….”
– Verses 12-13 of Romans 6:11-14
Maybe you don’t even call your practice “sin”. That is easy to do. Maybe you have been so “into it” that you think it is right by God? Think again.
If we want to be right with God, we must get into God’s Word, and define our practice by what God thinks. You think? If I assess my ways by His ways, then I can live aright. If I am yielding to Jesus’ Ways, I can say with Jesus, “I have overcome the world.”
1 John 5:4
For everyone born of God
is victorious and overcomes the world;
and this is the victory
that has conquered
and overcome the world
—our [continuing, persistent] faith
[in Jesus the Son of God].
“Who is the one who is victorious and overcomes the world?” 1 John 5:5 See site search:
In Scripture we are warned not to…
compare yourselves among yourselves 2 Corinthians 10:12.
If all your friends are junkies – then being a junkie is fine by you. Right?
If you admire criminals – then being a criminal is fine by you. Right?
If you have friends who do street racing – then breaking the law is fine by you. Right?
If your friends sleep around, do one-nite-stands – then fornicating is not a sin by you. Right?
You are afraid of marriage. So you live with your lover. “Everyone is doing it.” That’s not so bad. Right?
And the comparisons go on and on and on. But what does God say about your comparisons? 2 Corinthians 10:12
“When they measure themselves
by themselves and
compare themselves
with themselves,
they lack wisdom
and behave like fools.“
Pay Attention, Jesus said…don’t be a fool
Luke 6:27
“But I say to you who hear [Me and pay attention to My words]: Love [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for] your enemies, [make it a practice to] do good to those who hate you,
Luke 16:13
No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand devotedly by the one and despise the other.
All us Christians sin, day after day. But, little by little we are more and more faithful as He works in us. God is working. It’s quite awkward. But that is because we live in a temp world.
And Jesus continues to forgive, time after time. It never wearies Him. We do not loose our salvation when we sin after being saved. However, we are warned to “examine yourselves….”
This is no small thing…serving earthly things “instead of God”. Jesus said “you cannot….” They are mutually exclusive.
Try it and you can’t, Jesus tells us. You are “on the outs” with Me IF you are running with sin but calling it “just fine with me”. That lifestyle, that worldview — puts you in direct conflict against Jesus. Really want to be “against Jesus”? Has this been your stand?
Earth is a great proving ground. We live with God’s challenge: “Choose you this day whom ye will serve….” KJV
Joshua 24:15 LIVING BIBLE
15 But if you are unwilling to obey the Lord, then decide today whom you will obey. Will it be the gods of your ancestors beyond the Euphrates or the gods of the Amorites here in this land? But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.”
Excerpt from My terrors in the dark place:
How very very terrifying to think “I’m not saved?” I am so weak of heart, I cannot walk for long alone until I waver and am flooded with old fears.
What if…
- What if Jesus is not Lord and Savior of my sin drenched soul? And…
- What if I am self-deceived, a fake?
- What if I’m not all His, I’ve held-back somewhere?
- What if I died and found myself in Hell?
- What wicked way is in me that will send my soul to Hell?
- What may I have failed to see as sin, and it remains in me? I practice what the Lord condemns. I say it’s just fine, but He says not.
- I deceive myself all to Hell and I am damned.
- I’m damned all to Hell.
- What if tomorrow never comes and today I go to Judgement at His feet and He now loves me not?
- What if He puts me in a goat fold where we’re huddled fearful, in terror of this Holy, Holy God, where He tells us all, “…depart from Me— you losers, workers of wickedness, all.”
- Source: My terrors in the dark place.
Excerpt from Forgive me oh Lord for I know I have sinned:
Forgive me Lord
for I have sinned 1
I have fallen short 2
I have not been a rock
I have snapped like a twig
I need your grace
I repent of my sin
I reject my sin
I turn away from what is wrong in your sight
The Meetup down the road
Meeting up with God will be an awesome event for us who have taken-up the challenge. On the other hand…
“If the core of your being
rejects parts and pieces
of what Christ taught,
then you have no salvation.”
– Source: Staying Alive
You’ve heard of the utterly ridiculous “Safe Space” for college students? Well, Heaven is the better space: “The No Sin Place”. (It’s also the truly “Safe Space”.)
“Heaven is The No Sin Place
There in Heaven we will have:
- No more need for justification – because there: sin is a thing of the past.
- No need for forgiveness in Heaven. We have already been justified while on earth.”
– Source: This is bliss! Being with God forever in Heaven
I, for one, choose to obey the Lord. I want to hear Him say, “Well done….”
Matthew 25:21
His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter the joy of your master.’
FOR MORE:
What is “just fine with me” may not be “fine with Me”. God has the final say about what is or is not “sin”. We need to pay attention to Him. You think?
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Don’t let it Excerpt: Sin is always knocking at my door. I can let it …or not let it. My choice.
If I Were To Let Sin Reign In My Body
Hebrews 12:1-3 Jesus, the Example
Hebrews 12:1-3 Version: The Message (MSG)
Discipline in a Long-Distance Race
We are pressured in every way, but not crushed
Into It Excerpt: I am definitely “into it”. I am following Jesus with everything I can think of.
Following Someone…following
“Therefore do not let sin reign
in your mortal body”
–Romans 6:12
God’s Sin List…anything that God defines as “sin”
God’s list of unacceptables…”sin”
Keeping sin AND getting God’s holiness also
Are you being warned by the Holy Spirit about being “out”?…You are “on the outs” with Me IF
So you you think you are a Christian saved by His amazing grace
Practicing sin – not following Christ
God forgives all wrongdoings of all repentant sinners, no exception…He is able to forgive
How do I get to Heaven?…the truly “Safe Space” Excerpt: Heaven is the only place where we will be able to truthfully say, “It’s all good.” That’s because God will not be in Hell, and all goodness comes from Him, so… all goodness will be in Heaven. So where does that leave all of us unforgiven, meandering in Hell? What, in Hell, are we to do?
Jesus promised Heaven for those who follow Him. He does not include anyone else in His promise. Other religions make promises they can never keep. Their claims are hollow. But Jesus is for real.
Only my God Jesus makes me perfect in this moment
Forgive me oh Lord for I know I have sinned Excerpt:
Forgive me Lord
for I have sinned 3
I have fallen short 4
I have not been a rock
I have snapped like a twig
I need your grace….
Accepting all that Jesus Christ is and does Excerpt: Are you one of those that says one thing and does another? Have you thought about that lately? Jesus said “If anyone wishes to follow Me [as My disciple], he must deny himself….” He has specific parameters for salvation. Nothing less is acceptable to Jesus.
Christ secured our Eternal Home…we cannot loose our salvation
What Christ secured – you cannot lose
Don’t rely on “once saved always saved” theology
This is bliss! Being with God forever in Heaven…an awesome event
What escapes your notice? Excerpt: Don’t get shut-out. In your opinions, harangues, commenting, social media personas MerWeb — what escapes your notice? Well, you didn’t notice, did you?! Ha! (2 Peter 3)
Could it be true that today only 6% of “Christians” are truly born again?
The Whosoever People who miss the turn – to Jesus
Why we never lose our salvation in Christ…never again
Being saved means forever never again condemned…THAT is what the Bible teaches
Can I become unsaved for any reason?
The Security of the True Believer
What We Are To Be
Read the series on Every believer’s new life in Christ, from Ephesians 1. We are made new creatures, given new life in Christ – when we accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
- Growing into our natural new life in Christ
- Every believer’s new life in Christ [Part One]
- Explaining the Basic Christian Experience [Part Two]
God is working
Road Sign: God is at work up ahead
The non-stop work of God inside you and me…God is at work
Different reactions to God’s work on earth in believers
What if? God looks inside your soul and says “I am not your Lord”…God is at work
God hears us and wants us to approach Him with sincere and honest prayer…God is at work
Running in the dirty realm of “living in sin”… is not just murder and lusting
Keeping Sin AND getting God’s Holiness also
We don’t get into a Holy Kingdom by being sinful
The many hardhearted mind closed
Where have you put your trust – forever?
The NAR – “A New ‘Reformation’ That Many Don’t Realize They’ve Joined
So you think you are a Christian saved by His amazing grace
Know your thinking – Save your future…You think you are saved?
Prepare your eternity with great fear and trepidation
Specific salvation parameters to get saved
Specific salvation parameters Jesus absolutely requires
Values Jesus taught that the world fails to understand
Why we should fear God Almighty Excerpt: Have you taken the specific steps toward salvation in Jesus? Will you pass away into the light of God’s presence OR pass over into darkness and condemnation? It’s your choice now. But after you die — well then, there are no second chances over there. Believe in Jesus!
Want it…If we want to
Want it – to know it… God’s message to us…Want it
Jesus saves and Jesus condemns
Accepting all that Jesus Christ is and does Excerpt: Are you one of those that says one thing and does another? Have you thought about that lately? Jesus said “If anyone wishes to follow Me [as My disciple], he must deny himself….” He has specific parameters for salvation. Nothing less is acceptable to Jesus.
Getting born again…He loved us so much that He provided legal forgiveness for any who choose to follow Him.
God’s message to the world…giving all of you – for all of Him. Nothing less is good enough for our Holy Holy Holy God.
Staying Alive…If the core of your being rejects parts and pieces of what Christ taught, then you have no salvation.
Salvation in Christ is beyond huge
The ABCs of Salvation | Source: JD Farag: The Great Reset – Controlled Demolition for a New World | HarbingersDaily.com
Promises God makes about your salvation
Compare our thinking with God’s
Is your life fruit – Agape Love?…compare our thinking with God’s
Issues in the public square affect our life and our faith…compare our thinking with God’s
Is Jesus’ Worldview your worldview?…compare our thinking with God’s
Is your light actually darkness?…compare our thinking with God’s
They were not really of us…“not of us”
Comform or resist the pressure…compare our thinking with God’s
We are pressured in every way, but not crushed
Is Jesus’ Worldview – your worldview?…that worldview
How a Christian lives life…I can live aright
What knowing the Bible does for you…we must get into God’s Word
Dealing with the sins of others
Footnotes
- Luke 15:11-32 – verse 18. The Prodigal Son. Excerpt: I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight.”
- Isaiah 53:6. All of us like sheep have gone astray, We have turned, each one, to his own way; But the Lord has caused the wickedness of us all [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing] To fall on Him instead of us.
- Luke 15:11-32 – verse 18. The Prodigal Son. Excerpt: I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight.”
- Isaiah 53:6. All of us like sheep have gone astray, We have turned, each one, to his own way; But the Lord has caused the wickedness of us all [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing] To fall on Him instead of us.
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