ROMAN 8:1-12
1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,[a] 2because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. 3For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature,[b] God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering.[c] And so he condemned sin in sinful man,[d] 4in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit.
5Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6The mind of sinful man[e] is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; 7the sinful mind[f] is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so. 8Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God.
9You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. 10But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. 11And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.
12Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation—but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it. 13For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, 14because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship.[g] And by him we cry, "Abba,[h] Father." 16The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. 17Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
My Brothers and Sisters in Christ, (Please read that first part again) cause that’s what we are. How would you feel if your Brother has to get killed for something you did?
We keep saying we are Sons of the Most High and daughters of the Most High, so how do you feel knowing that your Brother died for your Sin? The word clearly states that Jesus died for our sins. So if your brother was killed for something you did, why go and do it again and again?
The reason is quite simple really,through our accepting Jesus as our Saviour,by faith we had a "surgery" performed on our spirits,but the duty of the renewing of our minds,is our responsibility.Rom12 Verse 2 states that we must be transformed by the renewal of our minds. We will not be reconditioned like an old car engine,but transformed like the butterfly that flies out of a cocoon that once belonged to a worm. The problem is our mindset,that we feel like slaves instead of accepting that we are indeed sons and daughters. This is due to a by-product again of what we feed our minds,through the music we listen to,the programs we watch,and the trash we read,or the R-Rated magazines that men read and ogle over. We send trashy e-mails,and when a man says "Don't send me that rubbish",it is assumed that something is wrong with him. Remember the man controlled by the flesh cannot please God,and the wages of a sinful mind is death....but the mind controlled by the spirit is LIFE and PEACE.
I wish you choose LIFE AND PEACE today. I pray you make a conscious effort to begin reading your BIBLE -DAILY,and that DAILY your mind be renewed,so that transformation may come. My pastor says the beautiful thing about transformation is that it is permanent, so stop trying to make temporary changes,but may you through reading and meditating on His word,be transformed,and no longer are conformed to the pattern of this world
(Rom 12:1-2).
Be blessed
You B.I.C.
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