I get so tired of hearing people excuse their failures in Christian living on the fact that they are human beings. HUMANNESS IS NO EXCUSE FOR SIN. That is the devils lie that people have bought into. Remember Eve?"
YES, as humans we have inherited a human nature (the nature to be human), which was part of God's original plan, and God declared it to be "very good." After the fall of Adam, the human nature was corrupted and incapacitated and in need of the redemptive work of Christ, including but not limited to prevenient grace (the grace that goes before salvation).
And YES, again, as humans we have ALSO inherited the sinful nature (the nature to be sinful), from Adam. All men are sinful by nature and also by action.
However, after saving faith takes hold of God and His word, the human nature is enabled to be submissive to God, though the sinful nature cannot ever be made subject to the law of God. But being born again, being regenerated by the salvific work of Christ enables and empowers believers to obey God, to keep God's commandments. He that IS BORN OF GOD DOES NOT COMMIT SIN.
If a person continues to walk with God, he/she will come to the realization that God not only forgives, regenerates, justifies, cleanses, adopts, empowers and leads a believer, but he/she will also realize that God will purify the heart of the double minded believer to the extent that the believer will be pure, even as Christ is pure and the believer will be conformed to the image of Jesus (this is entire sanctification).
THERE IS NO ROOM OR EXCUSE FOR SIN IN THE OBEDIENT BELIEVER.
YES, YES, YES, it is possible for the saved and entirely sanctified believer to go back into sin. But the choice to go back into sin is because men still have free wills and will always be responsible to make the right decisions for Christ, by the power of Christ working in them.
God does not ignore sin or sins. We may say that His blood covers us, but if we are walking in sin, God does not cover us.
Quit bemoaning your own choice to disobey God. Face up to it and repent. It is only in surrender that we find victory.
YES, YES, YES, it is possible for the saved and entirely sanctified believer to go back into sin. But the choice to go back into sin is because men still have free wills and will always be responsible to make the right decisions for Christ, by the power of Christ working in them.
God does not ignore sin or sins. We may say that His blood covers us, but if we are walking in sin, God does not cover us.
Quit bemoaning your own choice to disobey God. Face up to it and repent. It is only in surrender that we find victory.
Quit telling people how weak you are and how vulnerable you are and how much of a failure you are. THIS TALK DOES NOT GLORIFY GOD.
Instead, confess your sin(s) to God and then trust God to give you victory and make you more than a conquer.
The song says,
"Rise up on men of God,
Have done with lesser things.
Give heart and mind and soul and strength,
To serve the King of kings."
When it comes to serving God,
"NO WIMPS ALLOWED."
If you do not hear the message of victory over sin every week, you need to quit frequenting the failure factory, which you call a church.
The song says,
"Rise up on men of God,
Have done with lesser things.
Give heart and mind and soul and strength,
To serve the King of kings."
When it comes to serving God,
"NO WIMPS ALLOWED."
If you do not hear the message of victory over sin every week, you need to quit frequenting the failure factory, which you call a church.
