The last time we interacted on this medium together, we where able to understand that sins are the negative thoughts that lingers in our mind which we finally act on.
In the same vein righteousness is not our going to church for every activity, reading our Bibles at the stipulated morning and evening period, giving alms regularly, praying until our voice cracks and the endless list of religious things we do.
Maybe this scripture rendered in the message translation of the good book will put your in a lighter mood to understand what I,m trying to say
Col 2:11 Entering into this fullness is not something you figure out or achieve. It's not a matter of being circumcised or keeping a long list of laws. No, you're already in--insiders--not through some secretive initiation rite but rather through what Christ has already gone through for you, destroying the power of sin.
Our righteousness is also a mindset, a thought pattern that becomes a life…
The father of our faith didn’t do anything rather than have it in mind which is believe in God’s word
Gal 3:6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
Our righteousness in God is not as a result of what we can achieve with our physical strength and that is why no one can be more righteous than another, because if we were to earn righteousness by our deeds none of us would have been able to measure up to the standard for God and try as we can we could not have meet the requirements of righteousness.
Here is how the Bible quantified righteousness earned by our works
Isa 64:6 … and all our righteousness’s are as filthy rags…
This created the need for God to input HIS own righteousness on us adopting us as his sons.
The significance or implication of understanding that our works can not earn us righteousness is that it will aid us to rely on the grace that God provides for all who believe in him, strengthen our trust in the infinite work of the death of His son (JESUS). It will also free us from looking down on others who in our own estimation don’t measure up to our own standard and understand that they are also part of God’s family who also share in the righteousness of God and as such deserve respect and considerations
Next issue: what happened to my sins
Your friend
FORCADOS, Precious Arutase
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Monday, 14 March 2011
What really is SIN
What if someone told you you that the negative actions that you do e.g lies, stealing, fornication e.t.c are not sins
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I guess it will be very shocking for you to grasp that line of thought because we always grew up knowing that those actions where sins, isnt it.
What if i told you that many things you grew up with as basic knowledge arent really the right knowledge and had many faulty premises in them.
I see you are becoming uneasy reading this and just before you sign out this page why not take the efforts to for once see for yourself what is really right.
If you are reading this line, it means you finally made the choice to seek out the truth and let me point out very clearly that this is not an attempt to shove information done your throat as i am urging you to verify everything you will be reading.
Sins are not the negative actions that we do or are involved with rather sins is a mindset set, a thought pattern, premises and insinuations that form their arguments in the mind.
An analysis of the sins ever committed shows that they didnt just start out by the deeds,they started out as thoughts in the mind ( Gen 3:1-6, e.t.c) then the deeds finally followed.
If you where to considered you own actions you would find out that before you did those things, your mind has already been inclined to them if not madfe up, invariably the lies we tell or whatever actions we carry out are results of our negatve thoughts.
Lets think about this, we understand that by default we are sinners meaning we inherited sins from the first man Adam and if i may ask does that mean we inherited specific crafted lies that we will tell, or the ability to steal.
Of course not. it simply means that we inherited the negative thought pattern because as a new born baby you have not told any lies nor have you carried out any negative actions but at that point in time you have the capability of thinking negative things.
Our negative actions are results of our thoughts thats why Jesus said ''if you look on a woman to lust after her you have committed adultery in your heart'' matthew 5:28. Paul puts it in Galatians 5:19 that ''the (results) works of the flesh are made manifest'' -manifesting for the thoughts that are in the heart.
That was the reason Paul was writing to the corithian church to cast down imaginations and thoughts that rises up against the knowledge of God-this is sin itself.
[Inasmuch as we] refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God; and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5.
The significance or implication of understanding that sins are not the negative actions that we do is that it will help us live above sin because when those thoughts begin to find their way in our memory we can easily have the mental shift and begin to meditate on the righteousnes we have in God, and the great benefits of our salvation.
Sure the things you begin to think about will begin to define who you are.
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he...proverbs 23:7
next time we will talk on "righeteousness not being the good works we do"
your friend
FORCADOS, Precious Arutase
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I guess it will be very shocking for you to grasp that line of thought because we always grew up knowing that those actions where sins, isnt it.
What if i told you that many things you grew up with as basic knowledge arent really the right knowledge and had many faulty premises in them.
I see you are becoming uneasy reading this and just before you sign out this page why not take the efforts to for once see for yourself what is really right.
If you are reading this line, it means you finally made the choice to seek out the truth and let me point out very clearly that this is not an attempt to shove information done your throat as i am urging you to verify everything you will be reading.
Sins are not the negative actions that we do or are involved with rather sins is a mindset set, a thought pattern, premises and insinuations that form their arguments in the mind.
An analysis of the sins ever committed shows that they didnt just start out by the deeds,they started out as thoughts in the mind ( Gen 3:1-6, e.t.c) then the deeds finally followed.
If you where to considered you own actions you would find out that before you did those things, your mind has already been inclined to them if not madfe up, invariably the lies we tell or whatever actions we carry out are results of our negatve thoughts.
Lets think about this, we understand that by default we are sinners meaning we inherited sins from the first man Adam and if i may ask does that mean we inherited specific crafted lies that we will tell, or the ability to steal.
Of course not. it simply means that we inherited the negative thought pattern because as a new born baby you have not told any lies nor have you carried out any negative actions but at that point in time you have the capability of thinking negative things.
Our negative actions are results of our thoughts thats why Jesus said ''if you look on a woman to lust after her you have committed adultery in your heart'' matthew 5:28. Paul puts it in Galatians 5:19 that ''the (results) works of the flesh are made manifest'' -manifesting for the thoughts that are in the heart.
That was the reason Paul was writing to the corithian church to cast down imaginations and thoughts that rises up against the knowledge of God-this is sin itself.
[Inasmuch as we] refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God; and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5.
The significance or implication of understanding that sins are not the negative actions that we do is that it will help us live above sin because when those thoughts begin to find their way in our memory we can easily have the mental shift and begin to meditate on the righteousnes we have in God, and the great benefits of our salvation.
Sure the things you begin to think about will begin to define who you are.
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he...proverbs 23:7
next time we will talk on "righeteousness not being the good works we do"
your friend
FORCADOS, Precious Arutase
Sunday, 13 March 2011
excitingly new
It's excitement running through my veins as i'm typing on my keypad, i can't wait to get the juice out for all to take a sip...
before i totally forget my manners i welcome you to the grace through faith series where together we will experience why the grace was provided and how through faith we can accept the grace and its additives.
Basically, many stumble into Christainity without really understand the concept of why Christ died for us and what His blood and name achieve's for the christain. While its not a problem stumbling into christainity it becomes a problem when you refuse to find your way around-by looking at,reading, studying the manual or guide (BIBLE) for the life you are called into.
I call christainity a life because it becomes something that flows from within us, not to worry we will deal with these indepth when we fully begin to explore our subject of discussions.
You comments, criticism will add to the sizziling effect the series will create.
Your friend,
FORCADOS, Precious Arutase
before i totally forget my manners i welcome you to the grace through faith series where together we will experience why the grace was provided and how through faith we can accept the grace and its additives.
Basically, many stumble into Christainity without really understand the concept of why Christ died for us and what His blood and name achieve's for the christain. While its not a problem stumbling into christainity it becomes a problem when you refuse to find your way around-by looking at,reading, studying the manual or guide (BIBLE) for the life you are called into.
I call christainity a life because it becomes something that flows from within us, not to worry we will deal with these indepth when we fully begin to explore our subject of discussions.
You comments, criticism will add to the sizziling effect the series will create.
Your friend,
FORCADOS, Precious Arutase
excitingly new
It's excitement running through my veins as i'm typing on my keypad, i can't wait to get the juice out for all to take a sip...
before i totally forget my manners i welcome you to the grace through faith series where together we will experience why the grace was provided and how through faith we can accept the grace and its additives.
Basically, many stumble into Christainity without really understand the concept of why Christ died for us and what His blood and name achieve's for the christain. While its not a problem stumbling into christainity it becomes a problem when you refuse to find your way around-by looking at,reading, studying the manual or guide (BIBLE) for the life you are called into.
I call christainity a life because it becomes something that flows from within us, not to worry we will deal with these indepth when we fully begin to explore our subject of discussions.
You comments, criticism will add to the sizziling effect the series will create.
Your friend,
FORCADOS, Precious Arutase
before i totally forget my manners i welcome you to the grace through faith series where together we will experience why the grace was provided and how through faith we can accept the grace and its additives.
Basically, many stumble into Christainity without really understand the concept of why Christ died for us and what His blood and name achieve's for the christain. While its not a problem stumbling into christainity it becomes a problem when you refuse to find your way around-by looking at,reading, studying the manual or guide (BIBLE) for the life you are called into.
I call christainity a life because it becomes something that flows from within us, not to worry we will deal with these indepth when we fully begin to explore our subject of discussions.
You comments, criticism will add to the sizziling effect the series will create.
Your friend,
FORCADOS, Precious Arutase
excitingly new
It's excitement running through my veins as i'm typing on my keypad, i can't wait to get the juice out for all to take a sip...
before i totally forget my manners i welcome you to the grace through faith series where together we will experience why the grace was provided and how through faith we can accept the grace and its additives.
Basically, many stumble into Christainity without really understand the concept of why Christ died for us and what His blood and name achieve's for the christain. While its not a problem stumbling into christainity it becomes a problem when you refuse to find your way around-by looking at,reading, studying the manual or guide (BIBLE) for the life you are called into.
I call christainity a life because it becomes something that flows from within us, not to worry we will deal with these indepth when we fully begin to explore our subject of discussions.
You comments, criticism will add to the sizziling effect the series will create.
Your friend,
FORCADOS, Precious Arutase
before i totally forget my manners i welcome you to the grace through faith series where together we will experience why the grace was provided and how through faith we can accept the grace and its additives.
Basically, many stumble into Christainity without really understand the concept of why Christ died for us and what His blood and name achieve's for the christain. While its not a problem stumbling into christainity it becomes a problem when you refuse to find your way around-by looking at,reading, studying the manual or guide (BIBLE) for the life you are called into.
I call christainity a life because it becomes something that flows from within us, not to worry we will deal with these indepth when we fully begin to explore our subject of discussions.
You comments, criticism will add to the sizziling effect the series will create.
Your friend,
FORCADOS, Precious Arutase
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