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What is your definition of "sinless"?
Interesting.
In the early days of my walk... about the first 10 years or so... I noticed that when I discussed the Holy Spirit and the Gifts of the SPirit I would feel the anointing of the Spirit and get "happy."
However, as of late it is the Holiness of God and our call to perfection that gets me happy!
I think this is the result of the pull of the Spirit. About a year ago I began to pray for righteousness. I want to be a holy man. I want to run with Jesus and be buds with Him. I spent many nights in tearful prayer... desiring from God this level of righteousnes and closeness to God.
I have not shared this before because I was afraid people who think I was bragging or something.
About a month ago the Lord spoke to me in my heart. He said "I want you to be my friend." Which was very very exciting to me. But at the same time really more than I can comprehend. Since then some other things have changed. I have noticed, as I said before, that I now get "happy" about holiness and righteousness. When we talk about it (like we are here) the Holy Spirit comes upon me and I get bouncy.
Some of you know what that means.
Another thing that happened is that I have ceased to feel any anointing for teaching like I did in the first 30 years of my life. I believe my teaching ministry is over. Of course I can still teach.. and I still feel His Spirit when I do. But it is not the same.
He has something esle going on in my spirit and life. I have had dreams that are showing me things that are difficult to understand. No unusual for my dreams.
But Praise Him for His love.
Amen... this wacko is what I like!!
What other kind of sinlessness is there?
1 John 3:
9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
You will never understand or experience it until you side with it. As long as you deny this verse and the rest of the truth about your ability to overcome the world it will remain wacky.
Thank you Jesus... He and I are righteous and holy Wackos together!!!!
If we cannot live fully free from the world and sin...then the gospel is a failure. The resurrection is a failure. The word is a failure. And the NT is a failure.
None of these are failures.
It is our worldly and sin concious minds that are failures.
My flesh cooperates only with what my spirit has decided to do.Sinless means having NO SIN within the body which is false since we are living in a sinful nature. Spiritually, we are sinless in a sinful body. My human body is subject to death (and is dying) because of sin, however my spirit is alive and renewing in Christ. My temorary body is decaying at the same time, my inner being is being renewed day by day (2 Cor 4:16). "If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit." Galatians 5:25. I have learned that I am no longer "in the flesh": "You are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him" (Rom 8:9). I have learned that "If Christ is in us, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness" (Romans 8:10). In other words, our human body is subject to death (and is already dying) because of sin, however our spirit is alive in Christ. We have eternal life in our possession, even though our body is dying because of sin. However, as Christians, our spirits are fully alive and thriving "because of righteousness"--because HE is justified and therefore already has "passed out of death into life" (John 5:24). "My temorary body is decaying at the same time, my inner being is being renewed day by day" (2 Cor 4:16).
As I said in Did's another thread, by holiness does not mean we will be sinless but we can be blameless. Only arrogants will say they are sinless.
I am so say for my fellow saints who know sin is wrong and even preach against it... but then turn right around and profess that it has power over them and that they cannot overcome it.My flesh cooperates only with what my spirit has decided to do.
Interestingly enough, Lismore, Jesus said to love your enemies. Do you recall reading about some of his conversations with the Pharisees? Not always words of pure sweetness, were they. Did He fail to display the fruits of the spirit?Hi There
Hows it going?
I agree. By their fruit we will know them. There are folks who have all the 'credentials' and 'trappings' but do not have the fruits of the SPirit in their lives.
Galatians 5:
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Matthew 7:13-14
"Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."
What do these scriptures mean to you as a Christian?
This is truly the exact message you believe God was trying to convey with these particular words?What they mean to me, is that I am so thankful that Jesus did a perfect and complete work on the cross by fulfilling the OT law and bringing in a covenant of grace, in His sinless perfect blood. When I beacame a new creation I became as sinless as the blood of Jesus which cleansed me of all unrighteousness. Jesus did it all and I have received the free gift of righteousness in Christ, by faith!
Jesus is my everything, He is my righteousness, holiness, healing, prosperity and without Him I can do nothing. I believe that there was a change after the cross.
Thank you Jesus for your amazing grace!
Yo! Ever heard of diabetes? Eating disorders? Lack of economic privelege sufficient to buy any food but cheap carbs?
In any event, your offensive post has been reported.
Only whiners hide behind reporting posts instead of duking it out like an adult in forums
You don't need to report a post unless it's pornographic, or unless it supports anarchy, treason, or sedition. All other kinds of posts warrant people handling them like adults.
You're saying that we are suppose to have contentions?
Ahem.... All members are encouraged to report posts that violate any of the rules we have here on CF. The goal of many of the rules is prevent people "duking it out" in an unChristian manner. There are many members who spend time here at CF because it is a safe and friendly environment compared to other forums.
It is not 'whining' to report posts that violate the rules we all agree to follow when we sign up here. That's the system we have and that's the system we all agreed to when we joined.
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