Friday, October 17, 2008

Our current state

Romans 8:1
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.

The bible calls the enemy the accuser of the brethren in the book of revelation. One thing common true believers have is a sensitive conscience, sometimes too sensitive that we receive the feelings of condemnation..... We must remember when we receive Jesus into our lives, we receive His righteousness and become righteous and we come into a state of no condemnation. When we sin we can confess and receive mercy and remain under no condemnation. Condemnation robs us from the joy of our salvation. Condemnation is not from God, its a vague feeling from the devil. Condemnation actually causes us to do things for God to feel better of ourselves... that is why a doctrine of works usually enter the believers life. They want to do better and more to feel better about their guilt and condemnation conscience... However God has a better way, God wants us to receive His mercy that are new everyday. He has made us new creation in Christ, old things has passed away and all things have become new.

Ephesians 1:7
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.
Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus CHrist, who hasblessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.
Ephesians 2:4-6
But God who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.

God is a good God, when we receive the gospel, we receive the fullness of blessings, we become His children, adopted and blessed with blessing of Abraham. We come into the rest of God when we believe the good news. As we believe the good news, God would help us to walk in the good works He prepared for us.

Ephesians 4:11
And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers....

God has a plan for your life that He prepared before time begin. As you renew your mind, Holy Spirit who is your Helper and Comforter would guide you step by step.... never serve out of guilt and condemnation... God has not condemn you, He has taken it all on the cross for you, you are free to fulfill your destiny in Christ.

Colossians 2:14
having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us, and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.

2Corinthians 5:17 ,21
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation, old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

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