(This is a previous post from another blog)You know, its the little thing that you do that no one knows about. Its like a little monster rearing its little head every now and again. And it says "come on, have a bite, just a little. One time won't hurt. You can ask forgiveness when you're done."
You know what i'm talking about don't you? Perhaps now, there is something like this in your life. The question is "should we continue in sin that grace may abound?" And just like Paul says, I echo, "NO", "by no means."
It's time we quit telling ourselves the lies that we so often turn to rather than the truth of scripture. The truth is, no sin honors God. The truth is, the Bible talks of not even a hint of sexual immorality, and to flee the devil, and that we need to hunger for truth and righteousness.
Lets look at a brief passage of scripture. The text is Romans 6. Paul begins with the same question, "1What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it?"
Please read the entire chapter, but lets just stay here for this post. This very passage leaves no question of the problem and what needs to be true of us, but how do we arrive there? The thing is, we cannot arrive there, we are dependent on something, the death of Christ. Paul says that just as He was raised, we too walk in newness of life. We beckon the Lord to help us die to sin and live in Him. this may not be happening because you may not know the Lord. that first needs to happen, the only way you can have life is through Christ's atoning death on the cross. you must believe that your sin was reckoned to Him and His righteousness was reckoned to you. He is your only way.
Maybe you need to be reminded of this fact today, then the secret sin will be confronted with the God who hates it, and sent His son to die for it.
Because, "How can we who have died to sin still live in it?"
You can't
Solus Christus
Derrick
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