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<blockquote data-quote="Llewelyn Stevenson" data-source="post: 75664775" data-attributes="member: 377084"><p>So you recognize that the bitterness and resentment are not of God but of the devil and of the flesh.</p><p></p><p>Understand first that you are in Christ and, that being so, he will keep you. You are not lost because you have been sorely tempted, and the fact that you feel warned of the dangers of developing these habits and state of mind is witness to the fact that Jesus is keeping you, guarding you as his own. He is jealous over you and will not easily let you go.</p><p></p><p>In fact, he said, "None will pluck you from my hand."</p><p></p><p>Rest assured in that.</p><p></p><p>Now concerning temptation and the flesh we know that we have the life and power of Christ and can overcome them. Temptation is not sin but can lead to sin if we allow it. From what you write I believe you are refusing to allow it and in this you are kept pure. It is when we look to ourselves for strength that we can be overcome. Keep your eyes firmly fixed on Christ who is your righteousness and the seed of God planted in your heart and mind.</p><p></p><p>About temptation the Bible says, "Submit to God and resist the Devil and he will flee from you."</p><p></p><p>Again, reading, I think you are doing this and your victory is not far away though, remember, God's strength is revealed in your weakness. Lean on him.</p><p></p><p>About the flesh the Scripture declares, "Put your flesh [mortal bodies] to death."</p><p></p><p>How, you ask? Through the cross, and that has already been done. Please read Romans 6.</p><p></p><p>What you need to do now is set this firmly in your mind, as it says, "Reckon yourself dead to sin."</p><p></p><p>Establish it in your heart and mind. When you were baptised you were baptised into his death and raised again a new man. A new man. Not the person born of the flesh but now born of the Holy Ghost. You have a new nature and one that transcends the old.</p><p></p><p>When we are tempted it is the lust of the flesh that draws us away toward sin, but we are not of the flesh for we have died to it.</p><p></p><p>So, when tempted, I encourage you and all others to say as I say, "That is not who I am. I am dead to that and no longer do those things."</p><p></p><p>What am I doing? I am reckoning. I am recognising that Jesus has overcome all this for me and now will in me. Jesus has triumphed over every work of the Devil by the cross and now I determine to walk in his victory. His, I say, and not mine. These are the weapons of our warfare that bring every thought into obedience to Christ; and I emphsise "thought" for that appears to be where your battle is.</p><p></p><p>Have you sinned?</p><p></p><p>If we sin there is cleansing and forgiveness when we confess our sin and, if we have not sinned, we are pure in him.</p><p></p><p>You are clean, but, from time to time you may need for your feet to be washed for we walk in a dusty world and sin's dust will sometimes cling to our feet.</p><p></p><p>Jesus said, "Those who are clean need only to wash their feet."</p><p></p><p>I hope I have been of this service to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Llewelyn Stevenson, post: 75664775, member: 377084"] So you recognize that the bitterness and resentment are not of God but of the devil and of the flesh. Understand first that you are in Christ and, that being so, he will keep you. You are not lost because you have been sorely tempted, and the fact that you feel warned of the dangers of developing these habits and state of mind is witness to the fact that Jesus is keeping you, guarding you as his own. He is jealous over you and will not easily let you go. In fact, he said, "None will pluck you from my hand." Rest assured in that. Now concerning temptation and the flesh we know that we have the life and power of Christ and can overcome them. Temptation is not sin but can lead to sin if we allow it. From what you write I believe you are refusing to allow it and in this you are kept pure. It is when we look to ourselves for strength that we can be overcome. Keep your eyes firmly fixed on Christ who is your righteousness and the seed of God planted in your heart and mind. About temptation the Bible says, "Submit to God and resist the Devil and he will flee from you." Again, reading, I think you are doing this and your victory is not far away though, remember, God's strength is revealed in your weakness. Lean on him. About the flesh the Scripture declares, "Put your flesh [mortal bodies] to death." How, you ask? Through the cross, and that has already been done. Please read Romans 6. What you need to do now is set this firmly in your mind, as it says, "Reckon yourself dead to sin." Establish it in your heart and mind. When you were baptised you were baptised into his death and raised again a new man. A new man. Not the person born of the flesh but now born of the Holy Ghost. You have a new nature and one that transcends the old. When we are tempted it is the lust of the flesh that draws us away toward sin, but we are not of the flesh for we have died to it. So, when tempted, I encourage you and all others to say as I say, "That is not who I am. I am dead to that and no longer do those things." What am I doing? I am reckoning. I am recognising that Jesus has overcome all this for me and now will in me. Jesus has triumphed over every work of the Devil by the cross and now I determine to walk in his victory. His, I say, and not mine. These are the weapons of our warfare that bring every thought into obedience to Christ; and I emphsise "thought" for that appears to be where your battle is. Have you sinned? If we sin there is cleansing and forgiveness when we confess our sin and, if we have not sinned, we are pure in him. You are clean, but, from time to time you may need for your feet to be washed for we walk in a dusty world and sin's dust will sometimes cling to our feet. Jesus said, "Those who are clean need only to wash their feet." I hope I have been of this service to you. [/QUOTE]
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