Many of us, even after coming to Jesus, continue to struggle with sin in our life. We allow the things of this world to have control over us. We give in to temptations too easily. But, the Bible teaches us that a Christian has died to sin. Before we were Christians we were very susceptible to sin. Sin held us in its grip. Did you know that even though temptation can present itself persistently, a corpse will not succumb? The Bible says that when we became Christians, our old self died. That means that sin now has no more control over us than temptation has over a corpse. We have died to sin. We can still sin, but we are no longer in sin's power! SO why is it that so many of us continue to sin? It is because we allow sin to have power over us even though we have been freed from its grasp. When we choose to succumb to temptation, we are rejecting the freedom from sin that Christ gained for you by His death.
"What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may have a new life." Romans 6:1-4.
God's grace to us should be further motivation for us to resist sin! Many of us forget that it was God's grace that enabled Jesus to endure the mocking, beating, and crucifixion at the hands of those that He had come to save. Grace is what led God to forgive our sin despite our rebellion against Him. And, it is that same grace that God shows us every time we go on sinning against Him. However, if we know this grace, we cannot continue to practice sin! We cannot presume upon God's forgiveness by committing further offenses. God's forgiveness is not a key or permission to go on sinning. If, as Christians, we continue to go on sinning the same or worse sins than when we came to Jesus, we really need to ask if we really gave our hearts, our life over to Christ!
Friends, in Christ we are no longer the helpless victims of sin! The victory has already been won over sin by Jesus. God does not have to win a victory over our sin; He has already won! What we need to do is apply His victory to each area of our life! We need to confess Christ over our life, daily! We plead the blood of Christ over each and every plan, purpose, or desire in our life, knowing that it is by His blood we are saved and freed from the bondage of sin! When the enemy unrolls the scroll that says guilty, guilty, guilty, we only need to further unroll it to the place it says: Paid in full by the blood of Christ!
If there is a sinful habit, an ungodly attitude, or an unrighteous relationship that we need to put to death, friends--claim the victory of Jesus' resurrection over your life today! Only He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life! Only with Him and through Him will any of us be free of the burden and bondage of sin! Only when we claim the victory over our life will we be free to experience the abundant life that God intends for us!
May God Richly Bless You Today!! H Trent!
"What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may have a new life." Romans 6:1-4.
God's grace to us should be further motivation for us to resist sin! Many of us forget that it was God's grace that enabled Jesus to endure the mocking, beating, and crucifixion at the hands of those that He had come to save. Grace is what led God to forgive our sin despite our rebellion against Him. And, it is that same grace that God shows us every time we go on sinning against Him. However, if we know this grace, we cannot continue to practice sin! We cannot presume upon God's forgiveness by committing further offenses. God's forgiveness is not a key or permission to go on sinning. If, as Christians, we continue to go on sinning the same or worse sins than when we came to Jesus, we really need to ask if we really gave our hearts, our life over to Christ!
Friends, in Christ we are no longer the helpless victims of sin! The victory has already been won over sin by Jesus. God does not have to win a victory over our sin; He has already won! What we need to do is apply His victory to each area of our life! We need to confess Christ over our life, daily! We plead the blood of Christ over each and every plan, purpose, or desire in our life, knowing that it is by His blood we are saved and freed from the bondage of sin! When the enemy unrolls the scroll that says guilty, guilty, guilty, we only need to further unroll it to the place it says: Paid in full by the blood of Christ!
If there is a sinful habit, an ungodly attitude, or an unrighteous relationship that we need to put to death, friends--claim the victory of Jesus' resurrection over your life today! Only He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life! Only with Him and through Him will any of us be free of the burden and bondage of sin! Only when we claim the victory over our life will we be free to experience the abundant life that God intends for us!
May God Richly Bless You Today!! H Trent!
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