Scripture Reading: II Corinthians 5:17
"Sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace" (Rom. 6:14) "[Christ] His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness" (I Pet. 2:24). "Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures" (I Cor. 15:3). "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus" (Rom. 8:1). Such is our great and priceless possession under the dispensation of the grace of God. As the beloved old hymn declares, "Jesus paid it all!"
Thus we are free from the PENALTY of sin. But we are not free from the TEMPTATION of sin.
"What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid" (Rom. 6:15). "...Seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of Him that created him" (Col. 3:9, 10).
"If any man be in Christ, he is a NEW CREATION: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." But the new creation must co-exist with the old as long as we remain in this present world, "...Until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of His glory" (Eph. 1:14). "For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, Who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory" (Col. 3:3, 4). Until that great day comes, we are bound by our own spiritual determination to live pleasing unto God as becomes the new man.
We have assurance never enjoyed by any previous dispensation. We are the finished product of Christ's completed work. Our position is firmly established and our destination confirmed. We anticipate and expect the fulfilment of eternal joy and perfection in glory. "We ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body" (Rom. 8:23). But while we wait, we are admonished to "Be renewed in the spirit of your mind... neither give place to the devil" (Eph. 4:23, 27).
How God Saves Men
Believing Christ DIED, that’s HISTORY.
Believing Christ DIED for YOU SINS and Rose again that’s SALVATION.
Read Romans 1:16, Romans 10:9-10 and 1. Corinthians 15:1-4
Believing Christ DIED, that’s HISTORY.
Believing Christ DIED for YOU SINS and Rose again that’s SALVATION.
Read Romans 1:16, Romans 10:9-10 and 1. Corinthians 15:1-4
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