The Big Trade: Christ's righteousness for my Sin!!!!! How could anyone neglect His Word realizing what Christ did on that Cross!!!!?
Romans 3:20-31 "21 But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets,
22 but it is the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction,
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
25 whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in God’s merciful restraint He let the sins previously committed go unpunished;
26 for the demonstration, that is, of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus."
Romans 3:27-31 "27 Where then is boasting? It has been excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.
28 For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.
29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,
30 since indeed God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the cuncircumcised through faith is one.
31 Do we then nullify the Law through faith? Far from it! On the contrary, we establish the Law."
When we become born-again we don't have to "follow" the Law because the Law Giver lives in us. We do not negate the principles of the Law we love them and live by them because they are a part of our very being.
If we fail from weakness momentarily we confess to be cleansed and begin again holier than before, it is a growth process. However, if there is no confession there is no growth. The reason so many believers remain, spiritual infants, is because they hold on to pride.
1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
We must confess, we must be willing to admit our flaws and failures in order to grow in holiness. God has provided the means that is Jesus Christ in us, to be able to progress in wisdom, but we have to want it more than the worthless pride that dwells in us. The more we confess, the more we profess the truth the more we are changed advancing toward the goal of righteousness in Christ.
Pride is a killer of the soul, it destroys anyone who is dominated by it. The longer we protect our pride the harder becomes the heart.
Believers who have been born-again but do not progress because of stubbornness and pride are those who barely make it into heaven with little to no rewards.
1 Corinthians s3:13-15 "…13 his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work. 14 If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward. 15 If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.…"
1 Corinthians 3:11-12 "…11 For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,"
1 Corinthians 3:11
"For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ."
Attempting to do things our own way and expecting God to bless it is backward and sinful. God expects us to do things His way and seek Him for His Will. Our ways are less than nothing to God.
Proverbs 8:10-11
"10 Accept my instruction and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choice gold.
11 For wisdom is better than jewels;
And all desirable things cannot compare with her."
Isaiah 55:8-9
8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.
9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways
And My thoughts than your thoughts."
Remember; what makes sense to our human minds is foolishness to God. Those who think they have it all figured out while using human methods are foolish and filled with pride.
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