Saturday, April 4, 2009

Grace much more abounded

For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man's obedience many will be made righteous. Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more, so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Rom 5:19-21)

Apostle Paul: "Let us do evil that good may come"?—as we are slanderously reported and as some affirm that we say. Their condemnation is just. (Rom 3:8) What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. (Rom 6:1-4) For he who has died has been freed from sin. (Rom 6:7)

But if we deliberately keep on sinning (living in sin) after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. (Heb 10:26-27) That leads us to living according to the flesh and those who are in the flesh cannot please God (Rom 8:8) However we are of the Spirit and we may not sin but if we fall short and sinned, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world. (1Jn 2:1-2) 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. (Rom 8:1) Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. (Gal 5:16) Hear Him!

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