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the example of Manasseh shows that even cast away reprobates, whom God is giving up on today, can still be drawn by His mercy
I am in the process of suffering in the flesh. It is horrible. God has been pruning my tree the last few years. So he is systemically cutting sin from me. Have you suffered in the flesh and have ceased from sin?Yes, and so does the Bible:
“Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.” (1 Peter 4:1-2)
So don’t live the rest of your time in the flesh to the lusts of men.
Have you suffered in the flesh and have ceased from sin?
Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God.Right? If you repent and accept Jesus’ to forgive your sins I assume it means ALL of your sins. Not just the sins before you were saved as you will sin again.
Trust me you sin.Yes.
But it’s worth it.
“For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” (Romans 8:18)
I wasn’t alive at the time that Jesus died for me. All of the sins of the world were future. He died for all of my sins. Not just some of them.Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God.
Prophets of future sinning are obviously false prophets, who write their own scripture of their own faith.
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
Believing sinful prophecy of unrighteous christian sinners is not good for sound mind and judgement.
Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.
Trust me you sin.
Yes, first within the heart, and so easily in the flesh.I am in the process of suffering in the flesh. It is horrible. God has been pruning my tree the last few years. So he is systemically cutting sin from me. Have you suffered in the flesh and have ceased from sin?
“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” (Proverbs 23:7)
I trust God and know his word is true.
If you think you can’t stop sinning, then that will be your reality.
Yes, first within the heart, and so easily in the flesh.
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
The ladening to be delivered of is lust, unrighteous thought, and vain imagination for sinning within the heart and soul and mind.
If you are sincerely double hearted and know the wretchedness of it, as Paul and I have in Romans 7, then let me help your deliverance from it:
Begin with purifying your heart first: don't try to fight sinning in the flesh, with the flesh. All sin begins with lust and unrighteous thoughts for sinning, and so if we allow lust to remain within our hearts, then we cannot possibly defeat sinning with the flesh.
We stand no chance against temptation to sin with the flesh, so long as we are lusting for it within: we do not have power of will to stop sinning physically with an unclean heart: Christ is not a will power Saviour.
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Believe and receive Jesus with His power to put away all unrighteous imagination for sinning within your heart and mind first, and you will not fulfill it in your flesh either. Then we simply guard our hearts and keep ourselves from the devil touching us with his fiery darts within.
Here are Scriptures to believe and do for your deliverance in Romans 8:
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
Cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
The secret and mystery of the fellowship in Christ Jesus, to overcome all flesh as He did, is of obeying the Spirit within our hearts first: after all, if we lust to do something, then we want to do it, and will do so. But if we have no lust, nor even thought taken to do it, how can we do so bodily?
It's one thing to sin because we lust to, but who sins against their own soul, when they don't even have nor recieve any thoughts to do so?
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Remember this: no believer in Jesus as Christ and Lord of our souls, has to take anymore of the devil's unrighteous thoughts for sinning with the flesh.
This the true spiritual warfare and good fight of the saints daily: the victory over the flesh is already won, when the victory over lust for the flesh is already purged from within.
If we resist and rebuke him from our hearts now, we are free, and we can remain free indeed if tomorrow comes.
God is the God of here and now, and Jesus is ready and powerful to save and deliver the heart, mind, and soul now and today:
But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.
If you believe and do these things with Christ for your own souls sake at any time, then your victory will come much quicker and sooner than you think.
Conclusion: care nothing about what you may do in future, and care only for what you are thinking now:
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
A mind stayed on Jesus begins with a mind cleared of the devil.
Jesus was the only one who lived a sinless life.
We are all in the flesh?So Jesus did not come to take sin away?
“The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” (John 1:29)
If sin continues in you Christ didn’t take them away. And the works of the Devil continue:
“He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.” (1 John 3:8)
It seems you are still in a carnal minded attitude:
“Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.” (Romans 8:7-8)
I wasn’t alive at the time that Jesus died for me. All of the sins of the world were future.
I wasn’t alive at the time that Jesus died for me. All of the sins of the world were future. He died for all of my sins. Not just some of them.
We are all in the flesh?
Are you saying you are not of the devil, but a born son of God, while committing the sin of fornication? Adultery? Theft? Bearing false witness? Rape? Murder? Cursing your neighbor?
I have his peace. Lust has been pruned as far as I can tell. But I am sure I sin. I cannot believe you guys claim not to sin. Jesus was the only one who lived a sinless life.
Jesus was the only one who lived a sinless life.
Thank God for that one. I was getting interested in your doctrine, but if you were just another unrighteous christian sinner accusing everyone else of being the same, then it would have ended there.Of course not.