This is somewhat of a re-post
because I feel this is where I am right now.
It's not our job to change
people . Only to demonstrate what God is really like. That's the goodness of
God.
That's what we do when we
meet people. Die to ourselves so we can
demonstrate in the physical the love of God.
We're not there to point out
faults. We love them where they
are, not where we want them to be.
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. (we have been in prep over two weeks) 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
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
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