I have
been reading over this for several days.
Ever since my friend sent it to me.
This morning however it really spoke to me.
Romans 8:10 the revelation of Christ in you declares that your
body is as good as dead to sins demands.
Sin cannot find any expression in
a corpse. You co-died together with
Him. Yet your spirit is alive because of what righteousness reveals. TMB Romans 8:10 If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of
sin, yet the spirit is [a]alive because of righteousness. NASB Sin cannot
find any expression in a corpse. How
much more dead can you get? I guess that
means that all people in a cemetery are dead to sin. I have to admit that is a very good example. Galatians 2:20
the terms co-crucified and co-alive define me now. Christ in me and I in Him! His sacrificial love is evidence of his
persuasion of my righteousness!
TMB
As I
prepare for another quest where the (we have been in prep over one week) I feel
a huge burden to die to myself today. I
see that sin cannot express itself in me if I am the walking dead. Today I am free
Today my
wife is on heart quest so today not only do I die to myself but I must die for
her and go to battle for her.
For me …..
I need to start living out the scriptures that I speak about. Not just speak them to other people but
believe them for myself. Romans 12:1-2 were the 2nd and 3rd
scriptures I ever memorized and I quote them a lot but have often wondered if I
truly live by them.
12:1 Live consistent
with who you really are, inspired by the loving kindness of God. My brothers, the most practical expression of
worship is to make your bodies available to him as a living sacrifice; this
pleases him more than any religious routine. He desires to find visible, individual
expression in your person.
(The word, 1parakaleo, comes from
para, a preposition indicating close proximity, a thing proceeding from a
sphere of influence, with a suggestion of union of place of residence, to have
sprung from its author and giver, originating from, denoting the point from
which an action originates, intimate connection; and kaleo, meaning to identify
by name, to surname. Jesus introduces the Holy Spirit in the same capacity:
parakletos, meaning close companion, kinsman [John 14:16]. The word, 2adelphos,
comes from a, as a connective particle, and delphos, meaning womb. Commonly
translated as brother. [See Heb 2:11] The word, 3paristemi, means to exhibit,
to present. In the context of the New Testament, the sacrificial system no
longer involves dead animals, but living people. “You died in his death and are
now alive unto God” [Rom 6:11].)
12:2 do not
allow current religious tradition to mold you into its pattern of reasoning.
Like an inspired artist, give attention to the detail of God’s desire to find
expression in you. Become acquainted with perfection. To accommodate yourself
to the delight and good pleasure of him will transform your thoughts afresh
from within. (The word, aion, is traditionally translated as “do not be conformed
to this world.” Actually aion points to a period of time of specific influence.
In the context of this writing, Paul refers to the religious traditional
influence of his day as euarestos, which is eu, praiseworthy, well done +
arestos, meaning to accommodate one’s self to the opinions, desires, and
interests of others.) The mirror bible
