1What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? Romans 6:1
15What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? 6:15
Nothing is free, even the grace of God. Jesus paid the price for our sins.
Just like shaving, sometimes when you cut yourself, if there is a lotion which can heal quickly, does that mean that you can continue to cut yourself repeatably? The lotion does not come cheap also.
We should let our bodies be the slaves of righteousness, instead of letting our bodies to become the slaves of sins. We are dead so long as sins are concerned. We are alive to the righteousness of God.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Born of fresh Vs born of Spirit
Through the disobedience of the one man many were made sinners. Does that mean that when one man was obedient to God we are automatically saved? Let look at what Jesus said:
5Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. 6Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. 7You should not be surprised at my saying, 'You must be born again. John 3.
We must be born spiritually to be saved.
5Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. 6Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. 7You should not be surprised at my saying, 'You must be born again. John 3.
We must be born spiritually to be saved.
Saturday, May 01, 2010
Adam Vs Jesus
Adam: Disobedience
According to my own will
Jesus:Obedience
May Thy will be done
From Adam to Moses: There is no law--- death is the king
From Moses to Jesus: There is law-- still results in death => laws cannot save us.
From Jesus to now: There is Salvation-- Eternal life
God will guide us to lead a life of obedience if we obey Him.
6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. John 3
12Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
13(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
14Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
15But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
16And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.
17For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
18Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
19For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
20Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
21That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
(Romans 5)
According to my own will
Jesus:Obedience
May Thy will be done
From Adam to Moses: There is no law--- death is the king
From Moses to Jesus: There is law-- still results in death => laws cannot save us.
From Jesus to now: There is Salvation-- Eternal life
God will guide us to lead a life of obedience if we obey Him.
6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. John 3
12Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
13(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
14Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
15But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
16And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.
17For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
18Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
19For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
20Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
21That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
(Romans 5)
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