The Good Of The Father (Forever And A Day) # 1938

 

Knowing this, that our old humanity was crucified together with Him, that the body of sin might be nullified, for us by no means to be still slaving for sin, for one who dies has been justified from sin.  Now if we died together with Christ, we believe that we shall be living together with Him also, having perceived that Christ, having been roused from among the dead, is no longer dying.  Death is lording it over Him no longer, for in that He died, He died to sin once for all time, yet in that He is living, He is living to God.  Thus you also, be reckoning yourselves to be dead, indeed, to sin, yet living to God inn Christ Jesus, our Lord 

Paul to the Romans 6: 6-11, Concordant New Testament 

For some time, I have known the truth of sin which the apostle speaks in Romans 6.  That being that Christ Jesus gave Himself for the forgiveness of said sin {Paul to the Corinthians (2) 5:21}.  That Jesus died to sin "Once for all time" {Paul to the Romans 6:10}.  This is the truth of the gospel of Christ, that He died once for the sin of the world.  That means ALL sin, past, present and future.  Yet the mainstream church, as they so often have done, speaks to the issue of our sin as if it is still a very real thing.  I have spoken to many believers who continue to suffer from the guilt and condemnation shoveled out by the church, and that they need to be in a constant state of seeking Gods forgiveness for what they might have done.  I have even heard more than a few people who have grieved because they have been guilted into believing that they could actually lose their salvation.  Now, I've known for some time that guilt and shame are just a few of the tried and true tactics of the church.  I've been among those who has feared that God would some day yank His salvation out from under me for some sin which Jesus gave Himself on the cross to forgive me of.  Does this sound like something a loving God would do?  For our salvation through Christ is the free gift of God {Paul to the Romans 6:23}.  God, unlike far too many of we humans, is not a liar nor an Indian giver.  If He has assured us that our salvation in Him is a real thing, then we can trust in His word that it is true.  But in the halls of the traditional church, nothing could be further from the truth.  Sermons are given which speak to sin being forever in front of us.  Don't believe that?  Paul himself spoke to this as well {Paul to the Romans 3:23}.  We've all sinned, so, we're all sinners, right?  Wrong!  For even Paul writes in his very next verse that we have been justified in the grace of the Father "Through the deliverance which is in Christ Jesus" {Paul to the Romans 3:24}.  Somehow, the sin spin doctors in the mainstream church missed that one.  

For in grace, through faith, are you saved, and this is not out of you; it is Gods approach present, not of works, lest anyone should be boasting

Paul to the Ephesians 2: 8-9, Concordant New Testament 

I am always amazed when I have conversations with other believers just how personal their sin issues are to them.  They actually believe that sin continues to be a barrier between themselves and God.  They live in a state of fear that with one wrong move, God will banish them to hell.  I recall my own days in the church and how I grieved over losing my own salvation in the Lord.  As I said, this is one of the main tactics the church uses to remain relevant.  For if the people believe that their sin is an issue, then the more they will need the mainstream church who preach the salvation of the Lord.  It is a vicious cycle which has repeated itself over and over again through the years.  How is it possible to ever get ourselves off of this hamster wheel?  Well, in my discussions with others, I always recommend they peruse the words of Paul which we find in Romans chapter 6.  It is here that the apostle lays out the truth about sin, and it might just surprise you.  Paul speaks to our old humanity, that man which he refers to in the iconic Romans 3:23 passage, having been crucified beside Christ on that cross.  He also speaks to the truth of the gospel of Jesus, that if we indeed died with Him, that we shall be living together with Him as well.  Jesus Himself has spoken to our life in Him {Johns Account 14:20}.  Most important, Paul speaks to Jesus having died to sin "Once for all time."  When Christ spoke his last words of "It is accomplished" He meant just that {Johns Account 19:30}.  To know the truth of the gospel of Jesus is to see through the smoke screen of the mainstream church separation theology.  

~Scott~