The Holiness and Righteousness of God

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Those who God chose in Christ have those things because God has made Christ to be those things to them, notice 1 Cor 1:30

30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:



Wisdom is in Christ, it is in the fear of the Lord, what wisdom is in anyone disobeying God..


Jeremiah 8:9 The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord; and what wisdom is in them?


So wise men are turned backwards and their wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.
 
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Wisdom is in Christ, it is in the fear of the Lord, what wisdom is in anyone disobeying God..


Jeremiah 8:9 The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord; and what wisdom is in them?


So wise men are turned backwards and their wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.
Again God has made Christ to be unto us wisdom 1 Cor 1:30
30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
 
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Again God has made Christ to be unto us wisdom 1 Cor 1:30
30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:



The Spirit of wisdom in the fear of the Lord..


Isaiah 11:2 And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;
 
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You have the right idea. You see the Gospel is very simple, so simple that we miss the simplicity of it. We want a more complicated explanation.

It is simply this: Jesus kept the Law perfectly. Therefore He totally complied with the covenant of works. He was, and is, as holy and righteous as God is. When He suffered on the cross, He substituted Himself for us. He didn't become a sinner, but He took the guilt and penalty that we should have received. Then He died and rose again to cement the promise that as He rose again from the dead, so shall we one day. Then, when we turned to Christ in faith, He gave us his perfect righteousness that totally covers our sinfulness. This means that God looks at us and sees the righteousness of Christ instead of our sinfulness. The righteousness of Christ so covers our sinfulness that God not only doesn't see our sin, but He refuses to even want to see it. This has been accomplished through our faith in Christ alone, without any attempt to comply with the righteousness demands of the Law.

But this doesn't mean that we choose to live as we please. No sir! We are bonded to Christ now, to walk in the light as He is in the light, to walk in the Spirit, and to work worthy of the great gift of righteousness that Christ has given us.

Now I've blown my cover!
In any case, unless Christ’s righteousness becomes our own, with us remaining in and walking with Him in that light, we won’t be seeing God. The righteousness He sees must be real righteousness possessed and expressed now; otherwise sin will still earn us death.
 
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That rising from the dead (the grave) is now also..
Agreed. . .our rebirth can be considered a spiritual resurrection from eternal death to eternal life.
Romans 6:13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.

Colossians 2:12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
 
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Without sin is to salvation, and to speak the truth is when no unrighteousness ( through the Spirit of truth which is the meaning of without sin/without the lying spirit) is in you..


John 7:18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
Jesus is speaking of himself (not absence of a lying spirit), and that they should recognize that he was not self-seeking.

Since no one is true except God the Father (John 3:3, John 8:26) and now Jesus, Jesus ranks with God.
Hebrews 9:28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
He will appear a second time, not to bear sin (1 Peter 2:24), but to bring salvation; i.e., the fulfillment of the salvation (Romans 8:22-23, Romans 8:29-30; Philippians 3:20-21; 1 John 3:2-3) that he purchased for us on the cross.
 
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The purpose of God calling man out of darkness to His marvellous light,
is so they show that light ( goodness) to others, and also show them how vain it is to use a torch that doesnt shine.
"You are a chosen people. . .belonging to God that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light." (1 Peter 2:9)

It seems we are chosen for the purpose of declaring his praises, as distinct from showing his light.
 
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This is a HUGE and imbalanced misunderstanding of sound teaching and the nature of our sanctification in Christ.
What about the Scriptures "Be ye holy as I [God] am holy" (1 Peter 1:16), and, "Without holiness no man can see the Lord" (Hebrews 12:14).

Because it is impossible for us through our own efforts to attain the standard of holiness that God requires, ie: the standard of holiness that God Himself has, we cannot be accepted by the Lord on our own merits. Even if I give all my effort to be sanctified, I will still come short of the standard required (perfect compliance with the moral Law). Paul was quite clear about that when he said, "All have come short of the glory of God", and "There is none righteous, no, not one."
 
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In any case, unless Christ’s righteousness becomes our own, with us remaining in and walking with Him in that light, we won’t be seeing God. The righteousness He sees must be real righteousness possessed and expressed now; otherwise sin will still earn us death.
Absolutely. As we walk in the Spirit, the Holy Spirit works in us to produce the fruit of the Spirit. The Scripture says that against the fruit of the Spirit there is no Law. In other words, if the fruit of the Spirit is being manifested in our lives, then observance to the Law becomes a non issue, because the manifestation of the fruit of the Spirit shows that the Law is actually written on our hearts rather than us trying to follow it as a set of outward rules. Following the Law in our heart becomes our new nature in Christ, and so we lose the consciousness of trying to follow the Law, because as we walk in faith and seek to do the good works that Christ has preordained for us by the leading of the Holy Spirit, the Law is being fulfilled in us. So it is not making the effort to follow the Law, but being led by the Spirit that makes us children of God.

Therefore if people don't manifest the fruit of the Spirit in their lives for all to see, then there could be an issue concerning whether they are genuinely converted to Christ. The Scripture says, "Those who don't have the Spirit of Christ are none of His", but those who do have the Spirit of Christ manifest the fruit of the Spirit rather than the works of the flesh.
 
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What about the Scriptures "Be ye holy as I [God] am holy" (1 Peter 1:16), and, "Without holiness no man can see the Lord" (Hebrews 12:14).

Because it is impossible for us through our own efforts to attain the standard of holiness that God requires, ie: the standard of holiness that God Himself has, we cannot be accepted by the Lord on our own merits. Even if I give all my effort to be sanctified, I will still come short of the standard required (perfect compliance with the moral Law). Paul was quite clear about that when he said, "All have come short of the glory of God", and "There is none righteous, no, not one."
If I may. God did not create man to be a sinner. God does not want man to fall short of His glory, of the potential He created us with. And, while we're fallen, He nonetheless has a perfection in mind for us, proper to our created natures. So, ultimately, if we're to be with Him, that perfection, that "telos", will be attained even if not fully until the next life. But we're to start on that path, that "journey to perfcetion" as it's been called, now, and that's only possible as we begin to align ourselves with God, entering union with Him as we come to believe in Him and His goodness and His promsies to mankind. We only truly know Him through His Son. So when Jesus says to be perfect as His heavenly Father is perfect, He means it! That should be our goal.
 
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Absolutely. As we walk in the Spirit, the Holy Spirit works in us to produce the fruit of the Spirit. The Scripture says that against the fruit of the Spirit there is no Law. In other words, if the fruit of the Spirit is being manifested in our lives, then observance to the Law becomes a non issue, because the manifestation of the fruit of the Spirit shows that the Law is actually written on our hearts rather than us trying to follow it as a set of outward rules. Following the Law in our heart becomes our new nature in Christ, and so we lose the consciousness of trying to follow the Law, because as we walk in faith and seek to do the good works that Christ has preordained for us by the leading of the Holy Spirit, the Law is being fulfilled in us. So it is not making the effort to follow the Law, but being led by the Spirit that makes us children of God.

Therefore if people don't manifest the fruit of the Spirit in their lives for all to see, then there could be an issue concerning whether they are genuinely converted to Christ. The Scripture says, "Those who don't have the Spirit of Christ are none of His", but those who do have the Spirit of Christ manifest the fruit of the Spirit rather than the works of the flesh.
Yes, that's good. I think it could be said that we both believe that, to the extent that we truly enter fellowship with-and remain in- Him, we'll live by the Spirit and express the righteousness (aka "love", as I view it) without which we won't see Him.
 
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If I may. God did not create man to be a sinner. God does not want man to fall short of His glory, of the potential He created us with. And, while we're fallen, He nonetheless has a perfection in mind for us, proper to our created natures. So, ultimately, if we're to be with Him, that perfection, that "telos", will be attained even if not fully until the next life. But we're to start on that path, that "journey to perfcetion" as it's been called, now, and that's only possible as we begin to align ourselves with God, entering union with Him as we come to believe in Him and His goodness and His promsies to mankind. We only truly know Him through His Son. So when Jesus says to be perfect as His heavenly Father is perfect, He means it! That should be our goal.

This is where some misunderstand. They know that they need to start off in the Spirit through conversion to Christ on the basis of faith in Him alone; but they think they have to carry on giving effort to become more and more perfect through getting rid of the works of the flesh through their own efforts. The intention is good, because they, in their hearts, want to become more holy, and they struggle with their sinfulness most of their lives. It can become a matter of sinning, repenting, sinning, repenting, resolving to stop sinning, failing, repenting, further resolving, etc, etc. The misunderstanding is that they fail to see them already absolutely perfect in God's sight through the covering of the righteousness of Christ which was given to them as a free gift when they received Christ as Saviour. This is the victory that Christian believers have. They are already perfect in Christ.

Their goal then is for their every day life and conduct to match the perfection they already have. This is where the Scripture, "We are transformed by the renewing of our minds" (Romans 12:2). The perfection that comes through the righteousness of Christ makes us totally dead to sin. Paul asks how can we go on sinning when we are dead to it? (Romans 6:2). So, if our minds are still in the sin consciousness mode, then we are going to continue to struggle with our sinfulness. But if we allow the Holy Spirit to transform our minds to accept that we are perfect in Christ, then we will stop the struggle, and grow in grace and faith in Christ, and our every day conduct will manifest the fruit of the Spirit.
 
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[Comment on post #93] :

Oscarr - Are you saying that not even one genuine, blood-bought believer in Christ will actually forfeit [lose] their salvation? If so, I'm a little surprised that you would take that position since you identified yourself as a Pentecostal [which almost always adopts the Arminian position that some believers will actually forfeit their salvation]. Not trying to put you or anybody else in a "box" here, there are always exceptions to the rule.
 
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This is where some misunderstand. They know that they need to start off in the Spirit through conversion to Christ on the basis of faith in Him alone; but they think they have to carry on giving effort to become more and more perfect through getting rid of the works of the flesh through their own efforts. The intention is good, because they, in their hearts, want to become more holy, and they struggle with their sinfulness most of their lives. It can become a matter of sinning, repenting, sinning, repenting, resolving to stop sinning, failing, repenting, further resolving, etc, etc. The misunderstanding is that they fail to see them already absolutely perfect in God's sight through the covering of the righteousness of Christ which was given to them as a free gift when they received Christ as Saviour. This is the victory that Christian believers have. They are already perfect in Christ.

Their goal then is for their every day life and conduct to match the perfection they already have. This is where the Scripture, "We are transformed by the renewing of our minds" (Romans 12:2). The perfection that comes through the righteousness of Christ makes us totally dead to sin. Paul asks how can we go on sinning when we are dead to it? (Romans 6:2). So, if our minds are still in the sin consciousness mode, then we are going to continue to struggle with our sinfulness. But if we allow the Holy Spirit to transform our minds to accept that we are perfect in Christ, then we will stop the struggle, and grow in grace and faith in Christ, and our every day conduct will manifest the fruit of the Spirit.
Alright. So IMO you've voiced a very common error that has roots in the Reformation, related to the doctrine of Sola Fide. The purpose of the New Covenant is not for us to become deaf to the obligation for man to be righteous; rather the purpose of the New Covenant is for man to finally be able to fulfuill that obligation, the right way, under grace, by the Spirit, in union with God, a union which constitues the right or just order of things for man to begin with. And becoming a believer or being born again in no way gaurantees that man will now spontaneously live righteously, will continue to remain in God, will perservere, will put to death the deeds of the flesh which will otherwise keep us from eternal life (Rom 8:13).

We will continue to struggle with sin in this life and that should be cause for alarm, especially if trending towards persistence in the kinds of sins so serious as to "lead to death", some of which are listed in the bible. And this is why Scripture exhorts believers to refrain from sin, to be holy, to do good, to strive, to persevere, to not make ship-wrecks of their faith, etc-because we can fail! We have the means now to win this struggle, to be refined and stretched into greater righteousness yet, rather than defeated by it but either way our willingness and participation in this work of God's is called for, beginning with faith, in response to grace, God's calling us to Himself and to His life. We must pick up our cross daily and follow Him. That's how we really know where our hearts are, whether or not we truly believe in, hope in, and, most importantly, love God. The law still serves it's purpose: but only in showing us that we're not yet "there", that we're failing to love in some manner to put it most correctly.
 
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[Comment on post #93] :

Oscarr - Are you saying that not even one genuine, blood-bought believer in Christ will actually forfeit [lose] their salvation? If so, I'm a little surprised that you would take that position since you identified yourself as a Pentecostal [which almost always adopts the Arminian position that some believers will actually forfeit their salvation]. Not trying to put you or anybody else in a "box" here, there are always exceptions to the rule.
Firstly, I spent the first 12 years of my Christian life in Pentecostal churches. Then I left that movement for a number of reasons. I think it was after I discovered English Puritan authors, and discovered that most Pentecostal preachers tend to bang on one string rather than use the whole orchestra. Also, in my last Charismatic church (mixture of Baptist and Open Brethren plus a few Presbyterians and Pentecostals) was either having one foot in the world, or very legalistic, and having a self-appointed "senior elder" who was very controlling when some unfortunate victims experienced spiritual abuse. I became very disillusioned with the whole thing and decided to part ways. I spent a couple years with an Anglican church, then around eight years in Baptist churches in Christchurch and Dunedin, and then settled into 23 years as an elder of the Presbyterian church. But I never became a cessationist though.

So my ID as a "Pentecostal" on the forum is the only one I could find that enabled me to post and debate in the appropriate "spirit filled" and "spiritual gifts" forums.

While as a Pentecostal I was somewhere between Arminian and Calvinist. I read the first 400 page volume of Arminius' works and found that although he opposed Pelagius, he didn't agree with Calvin either. Actually, he was much more tolerant than Calvin with dissenters, and is reputed to live a more holy life. I think that Arminius was the victim of bad press from the dominant Calvinists of his time.

Read the Puritan authors gave me a much stronger foundation than the Pentecostals, and in recent years have gained many pearls of wisdom from Calvin's Bible commentaries. So, you could call me a Calvinist Continuist if I need a label.

Concerning the prospect of genuine converts losing their salvation, my answer is that if a person is truly converted to Christ, and has Christ revealed to him by the Holy Spirit, and has resulting on-going fellowship with Him on a personal level, why should he want to walk away from Christ? If the person has truly been converted and transformed so that walking with Christ has become his new nature, I can't see that his new nature would allow him to reject Christ and lose his salvation. Walking with Christ is much more than having fire insurance policy to keep out of hell, and a ticket to get into heaven.

I tried to be a good Christian for the first two years of my Christian life, but I knew that although I did everything expected of me on the religious level, there was something missing. I didn't know God on a personal level. I came to the point where I thought, "What is the point of all this religious stuff if I don't know the God behind it all?" So, I sought God with all my heart to get to the place where I could actually meet Him personally. It all came to a head when I got out in the middle of a park on a starry night, looked up and said, "I know that you are in earshot of my voice, and I am telling you that unless I meet you personally, I'm going to throw all this religious stuff way and go back into the world to enjoy my life." Then I said, "I have come to introduce myself to you. You are God and I am me, and I'm very glad to meet you!"

I can't tell you how it happened, but one moment I didn't know the Lord, and the next I did. I felt all lit up inside and heard a distinct voice in my mind, like my own thoughts but somehow different. He said, "We have been waiting for you to put aside the religious stuff and come directly to us." He then said, "Walk before Me and be perfect." After that He said, "This is life eternal that you know the only true God and His Son Jesus Christ." I didn't know where those verse were in the Bible, and went and looked them up later on. After that I decided that now I was in personal contact with the Lord, I decided to ask Him all the questions I had. He answered them all right from the Bible with verses I didn't know where in the Bible and I had to look those up later.

When I got back among my Christian friends, they said, "You are different. What happened to you?" I knew what had happened. I met the Lord personally. That was April 1969, nearly 52 years ago. I believe that was when I was genuinely converted to Christ. It was a total transformation of my heart and attitude toward the Lord. The Bible became a new and living book to me. Prayer became different. Instead of trying to be religious in my prayers, I could speak to Him like He is my best friend. Some of my best times of prayer was walking along a long, isolated beach, with my hands in my pockets, chatting with the Lord about anything that came to mind. When I discussed Scripture with Him, fresh thoughts and insights came to mind that caused me to know that God was speaking back to me, teaching me sound doctrine.

After entering into a relationship with the Lord like that, it has and is unthinkable for me to desert my Saviour who made Himself real to me and showed me that He enjoys having fellowship with me. He gave me the Scripture, "Truly our fellowship is with the Father and His Son Jesus Christ." That is fellowship like no other. It is part of my nature and so much a part of my life that there is no way that I would depart from Him at any time. One day I will meet Him, and get a pleasant surprise to recognise Him as the Person I have walked with and fellowshiped with all my life.

So, I believe that a person who says he or she is a genuine Christian, who can just walk away from the Lord, doesn't really know Jesus at all. They just know about Him. That haven't actually met Him yet.
 
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Absolutely. As we walk in the Spirit, the Holy Spirit works in us to produce the fruit of the Spirit. The Scripture says that against the fruit of the Spirit there is no Law. In other words, if the fruit of the Spirit is being manifested in our lives, then observance to the Law becomes a non issue, because the manifestation of the fruit of the Spirit shows that the Law is actually written on our hearts rather than us trying to follow it as a set of outward rules. Following the Law in our heart becomes our new nature in Christ, and so we lose the consciousness of trying to follow the Law, because as we walk in faith and seek to do the good works that Christ has preordained for us by the leading of the Holy Spirit, the Law is being fulfilled in us. So it is not making the effort to follow the Law, but being led by the Spirit that makes us children of God.

Therefore if people don't manifest the fruit of the Spirit in their lives for all to see, then there could be an issue concerning whether they are genuinely converted to Christ. The Scripture says, "Those who don't have the Spirit of Christ are none of His", but those who do have the Spirit of Christ manifest the fruit of the Spirit rather than the works of the flesh.

If you find yourself not keeping God’s law, that spirit in not led by God. Many people deceive themselves thinking they can be in the Spirit and be living in perpetual sin. Sin is defined as breaking God’s laws 1 John 3:4 and Jesus tells us He gives us the Spirit so we can obey the commandments, not disobey. John 14:15-18. If you are truly in the Spirit, you will be obeying the law of God and thats an easy way to test yourself if you are in the faith.

Isaiah 8:20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

1 John 2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
 
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Alright. So IMO you've voiced a very common error that has roots in the Reformation, related to the doctrine of Sola Fide. The purpose of the New Covenant is not for us to become deaf to the obligation for man to be righteous; rather the purpose of the New Covenant is for man to finally be able to fulfuill that obligation, the right way, under grace, by the Spirit, in union with God, a union which constitues the right or just order of things for man to begin with. And becoming a believer or being born again in no way gaurantees that man will now spontaneously live righteously, will continue to remain in God, will perservere, will put to death the deeds of the flesh which will otherwise keep us from eternal life (Rom 8:13).

We will continue to struggle with sin in this life and that should be cause for alarm, especially if trending towards persistence in the kinds of sins so serious as to "lead to death", some of which are listed in the bible. And this is why Scripture exhorts believers to refrain from sin, to be holy, to do good, to strive, to persevere, to not make ship-wrecks of their faith, etc-because we can fail! We have the means now to win this struggle, to be refined and stretched into greater righteousness yet, rather than defeated by it but either way our willingness and participation in this work of God's is called for, beginning with faith, in response to grace, God's calling us to Himself and His life. We must pick up our cross daily and follow Him. That's how we really know where our hearts are, whether or not we truly believe in, hope in, and, most importantly, love God. The law still serves it's purpose: to show us when we're failing, failing to love to put it most correctly.
I don't really give the time to debate the differences between Reformation and Catholic theology. I really don't care. I just go on what the Bible says and the insights I receive from the Lord in the Scriptures.

I put the development of my sanctification and holiness in the Lord's hands, and concentrate on fellowshiping with Him. Anything that I do that interrupts my peace, I go to the Lord and talk it over with Him and follow what He tells me. Usually He points me to 1 John 1:9 and once I have talked about my failure to him He assures me that I am totally forgiven and cleansed. I don't try to compensate for my shortcomings and failures by trying to be more holy than what I am. I just relax and rest in Christ and allow myself to be led by the Spirit. There is nothing I can do of myself to improve who I am, and the bottom line for me is, "I am just a poor sinner, and nothing at all, but Jesus Christ is my all in all."

Because I know the Lord and have daily fellowship with Him, and that I have the righteousness of Christ to cover my shortcomings and failures, I am not afraid to talk to the Lord about them, because there is no guilt or fear of penalty. I don't have to cover myself in sackcloth and ashes and grovel to the Lord for mercy and forgiveness every time I fall off the holiness wagon. I just tell him that I struck out this time and ask for His grace to ensure that I don't fall off the wagon again. Then I just carry on fellowshipping with Him as before. I guess He has to forgive me constantly, and if He told Peter that he needed to forgive seventy times seven, which is a Hebrew expression for "infinite", then I know that whenever I need forgiveness, He forgives and forgets. I don't have any secrets from the Lord, and therefore have the peace and assurance that when I come up for Judgment, nothing will come out of the woodwork that the Lord hasn't heard it from me already.

The devil comes up with failures from the past to embarrass and shame us. When that happens I refuse to take on board sins and failures that the Lord has buried in the deepest sea of His forgetfulness. If I tried in my own strength to improve my holiness, the Lord would say to me, "Get your hands off your life. Don't get in My way of doing it in you by My Spirit!"
 
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If you find yourself not keeping God’s law, that spirit in not led by God. Many people deceive themselves thinking they can be in the Spirit and be living in perpetual sin. Sin is defined as breaking God’s laws 1 John 3:4 and Jesus tells us He gives us the Spirit so we can obey the commandments, not disobey. John 14:15-18. If you are truly in the Spirit, you will be obeying the law of God and thats an easy way to test yourself if you are in the faith.

Isaiah 8:20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

1 John 2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
I don't have to try and keep the Law. Jesus kept it and became my substitute. He took my inability to keep the Law on the Cross with Him, and gave me His unblemished righteousness. I don't have to earn His righteousness. That would be an insult to Him. It is like being given the gift of a painting worth 30 million dollars, and then offering to pay $10 for it. The artist would be insulted, firstly that a value of $10 would be put on a painting worth infinitely more, and offering to pay for a free gift. The righteousness of Christ is a priceless free gift. There is nothing that we can pay Christ to earn it, because it is immeasurably worth far me than what we could ever pay.

If I tried to keep the Law in order to be righteous, the Lord would be saying to me, "Why are you insulting me by reject my free gift of righteousness, and trying to be righteous in your own right by trying to keep the Law?"

I am totally perfect and righteousness before God. I am as holy as He is. Why do I need to keep the Law in order to try and improve on that?

After I finished the post, God spoke to me. He said, "If you walk in the light as Christ as in the light, the blood of Christ cleanses you from all sin. This means that you don't have to keep the Law. Walking in the light with Me keeps you cleansed from all your failure to keep the Law by My blood. If you try to gain merit with me through the Law, you walk out of the light, into darkness away from fellowship with Me."
 
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I don't have to try and keep the Law. Jesus kept it and became my substitute. He took my inability to keep the Law on the Cross with Him, and gave me His unblemished righteousness. I don't have to earn His righteousness. That would be an insult to Him. It is like being given the gift of a painting worth 30 million dollars, and then offering to pay $10 for it. The artist would be insulted, firstly that a value of $10 would be put on a painting worth infinitely more, and offering to pay for a free gift. The righteousness of Christ is a priceless free gift. There is nothing that we can pay Christ to earn it, because it is immeasurably worth far me than what we could ever pay.

If I tried to keep the Law in order to be righteous, the Lord would be saying to me, "Why are you insulting me by reject my free gift of righteousness, and trying to be righteous in your own right by trying to keep the Law?"

I am totally perfect and righteousness before God. I am as holy as He is. Why do I need to keep the Law in order to try and improve on that?

If Jesus died so everyone could sin freely, what’s the point? We could have just continued in sin and He died in vain. Jesus did not die so we could sin freely, otherwise we would not need grace. If there is no grace, there is no need for a Savior, and we would all be lost. Jesus does not force us to obey Him, thats a choice we make. If Jesus took away our free will to obey (Keeps the law for us) than God would have made us all robots and sin would have never been introduced in the first place. Jesus wants to obey because we love. John 14:15, John 15:10, 1 John 5:3 Our sin is not greater than our God, at least that is what I believe. God said all things are possible and that includes gaining victory over sin. Keeping the commandments are not burdensome 1 John 5:3

You might want to consider this warning in Hebrews:
Hebrews 10:26 For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

We don’t want to find ourselves in this position when Jesus comes back:

Matthew 7:21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’
 
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