Thursday, January 7, 2010

romans in colour

As i've been listening to romans 6,7,and 8 whilst milking the cows i have laid a hose pipe on the floor and then i have stepped from one side of the pipe to the other as paul as switched from talking about the law, talk being under the law and talking about not being under law.

ive added colour to the verses that are for the christian so that we can see whom we are in christ, everything that is in
red is for you, and its not depended on whether you think you have to be, or are, in/out spirit, obedient, righteous, in gods will, if you have faith in christ then what ever is in red is speaking of you. i put roman 7 and 8 together because romans 8 starts with the word 'therefore' so its important we find what its therefore, its a shame the chapter division is there because its very impotant.

key;
red = christian (free from law)
blue = non-christian (under law)
black = paul explaining

roman 7/8
13 Has then what is good become death to me? Certainly not! But sin, that it might appear sin, was producing death in me through what is good, so that sin through the commandment might become exceedingly sinful.
14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin. 15 For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do. 16 If, then, I do what I will not to do, I agree with the law that it is good. 17 But now, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. 18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find. 19 For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. 20 Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me.
21 I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good. 22 For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. 23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. 24 O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? 25 I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!
So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus,[a] who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh, 4 that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. 6 For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. 8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. 10 And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
12 Therefore, brethren,
we are debtors—not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body(note:by spirit, not by obedience or works), you will live. 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” 16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.

jesus demands , christ provides

before the cross jesus demanded from people, the pharisees could keep the law and there own traditions so jesus demanded more, for example

Matthew 5:28
But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.


he made an example of the pharisee's to israel

Matthew 5:20
For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

Paul admits here below that according to the law he was blameless

philippians 3v6
6 concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

jesus christ moved the mark of the law and made it impossible to keep (not because he was going to provide grace to keep it, this is false teaching} but he demanded from people so that he would be the only way because jesus was grace and truth, as we see in the transfiguration,

moses represents the law, elijah represents the prophets to israel, they both dissapeared and jesus grace and truth remained

Matthew 17

And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. 5 While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!” 8When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.

if the church is being taught the gospels as a healthy christian way of living then its is law because jesus demanded in the gospels but after rose from the dead he sent back the holy spirit who provides.

israel were given the beattitudes to follow,.............. the church was given the fruits of the spirit

israel were seeking gods righteousness and kingdom........the church is gods righteousness in christ

israel were carrying there crosses..........................the church has been crucified with christ and raised

israel were told to sin no more............................the church is dead to sin

israel were demanded to love the lord there god.........its not that the church loves god but that he loved us

Jesus never spoke to a born again christian

they didnt exist until he rose from the dead, only then did a human become

alive to god, dead to sin, free from the law, baptized into christ, christ righteousness, born of the spirirt, in christ, seated in heavenly places

jesus never spoke about these beautiful truths, but Christ revealed them to paul who had the management of grace to the church

Monday, February 23, 2009

the christians identity is not a sinner!

all humans inherited a sinful nature because of Adam, God said his spirit would always strive with man, israel after recieving the law repeatedly broke it................

so humans had a sinful nature and a law exposing there deeds of sin...

God sent his son jesus christ, who kept the law perfectly and didnt have sinful nature..

when a person believes jesus died for there sins, two things happen

1, there old man (sinful nature dies) they become spiritual, new creation, in heavely places, in christ, there identity is the new righteous spirit in christ.......

2.they die to the law, so they are free and can no longer miss the mark(sin)

so a christian has not had a sinful nature or been able to break the law, so there not a sinner and cant do the thing called 'sin'..........

paul said the evil he did it wasnt him that did it but sin in him........

so the evil we see in the flesh is not us, because its not our flesh, because a christian is not in the flesh but in the spirit......

we are a new creation in christ, and god send the holy spirit to indwell our mortal body and is war with the flesh(not our flesh) the flesh, and the spirit bears fruit, love, joy , peave self control, etc, note; these are the spirits fruit, not the christians, were not in the fight.....

we have not got to submit or surrender or obey or be disciplined, we are dead and hidden with god in christ............

we are slaves to righteousness, bearing fruit to holiness, dead to sin, dead to the flesh and the law, alive to God in christ.........

dont ask for forgiveness, were holy and blameless, the righteoauness of god in christ, new creation amen.

it is finished

Mysteries of the Matrix

Recently ive been thinking alot of how the spiritual will and purpose of our God manifests in our physical world. the reason i been thinking so much is because i cant cope with the subtle humanism thats crept into christianity and has also been excepted as truth, to the point where God is limited and all that the spirit can do depends on the humans desicions, will, obedience and surrender.........

so we end up with a load of humans trying to push Gods arm up his back, [well they think they are] but really all along, Gods been sovereign, Gods been working all things for his will and purpose, and he has done what he please's amongst the inhabitants of the earth!!!

but as humanism looks at the out workings of our efforts and doesnt look deeper into the root, like who intiated the move or is behind it, because humanism is flesh glorification and anti christ.

an interesting old testament story, 1kings22, God wants the king dead, and look how he dies, all the circumstances that take place.

21 Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will persuade him.’ 22 The LORD said to him, ‘In what way?’ So he said, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And the LORD said, ‘You shall persuade him, and also prevail.

30 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle; but you put on your robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle

Now a certain man drew a bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So he said to the driver of his chariot, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am wounded.”

ha ha, the king did his best not to die by disguising himself, but God had already sent him to war by a lying spirt, and then he was killed by an arrow randomly fired which landed in the crack of his armor, hmmmmm i dont think that king had a chance of living...

im very sad when i hear christians put under condemnation and constantly living in turmoil, of whether they are in gods will or out, said right thing or wrong, should of evangilised or shouldnt, should be having quiet time or should be on streets, satan and doctrines of demons have had christians swaying back and to never feeling good enough, but really God has been sovereign and they have been where there meant to be all the time, its just as humans we tend to recognise each other in the flesh and not as new creations in christ.


16 Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

so what im trying to express is if we look at the physical we will bring glory to the flesh but if we look deeper then its been Gods will and purpose for all things his will his glory. below is two new testament examples of how God may cause something to happen on earth that was started in heaven, but instaed of being recognised as gods sovereignty it may look like humans decision or weakness or strength. and also here is one story ive experienced recently,

my friend met a young guy and shared the gospel with him, he didnt believed and walked away, but one night after the young guy went to sleep and in his dream jesus said to him

"you can be a fat successful business man on your own, or you can be a healthy successful business man with me"

ha ha its a very funny thing jesus said, but God must of give the guy an 'achilles heal' a worry or weakness that he was scared of, and cos he knew the worry he was able to not only choose him by his sovereignty to be saved but he could also make the vessal think and believe he chose god and made a desicion to be a healthy business man with jesus.

this is simular all pauls conversion, people teach about pauls amazing converstion and its said that he was moved by the love stephen showed and that he was kicking against the goads, but paul himself testifeid that before he was even born he was called to preach the mystery of the gospel to the gentiles, thats why god brought him up to be a jew a roman a hebrew of the hebrews a pharisee, God made him into a law keeping over zealous religious fanantic then he smashed on the road to damacus and showed him the 'grace' and he was qualified instantly because he had tryed all the works and law and all self righteousness, and God had a perfect vessal to give the management of the gospel of grace to...

another example is paul and barnabas's barny they had ha ha, when they had a dis-agreement, this verse is used so much to whip christians but what if God wanted to change the circumstnace on earth and he had a way to seperate paul and barnabas and put him and silas toghther for a while...... what im saying is God has got a plan to bring us christians into the likeness of his son, and i found it nice to know where ever i am whatever im doing, im a slave to righteousness im in his will i cant lose..........neither can you amen