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Results from: Notes On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: talmid Ordered by Date |
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1 | fasting | Bible general Archive 3 | talmid | 174397 | ||
Well put, eklektos. Corin, it is not so much that you fast. What is important is what you do when you fast. For example. All of us sleep at night (may be 8 hours). During the day we eat food every 4 hours. But at night we fast. What do we do when we fast? We sleep! In the morning we break that fast with a "breakfast". Now, Corin, I am not going to argue whether it is a full fast or a half fast depending on whether you woke up in the middle of the night to drink water :-) Well, one thing you can do is to fast and pray. Another thing that is very practical and applicable to us every moment of our live is to "depart from evil" in all our daily situations. Read Isaiah 58 "Why have we fasted," they say, "and You have not seen? Why have we afflicted our souls, and You take no notice?" "In fact, in the day of your fast you find pleasure, And exploit all your laborers. Indeed you fast for strife and debate, And to strike with the fist of wickedness. You will not fast as you do this day, To make your voice heard on high. Is it a fast that I have chosen, A day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his head like a bulrush, And to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Would you call this a fast, And an acceptable day to the LORD? "Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh? Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer; You shall cry, and He will say, "Here I am." ------------ There is nothing more that I can speak on this... the passage above is so clear! |
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2 | What about those we were unaware of? | Rom 14:17 | talmid | 174271 | ||
continuing... "And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness" -Rom 8:10. It means that we are not to live according to sin in the flesh or according to the lusts in the body. Instead we are to be led and driven by the Holy Spirit. Solomon allowed himself to be led and driven by the lusts of his body, and we all know that this can happen - even after we have been baptized by the Spirit. Or is it just physical weakness that causes the sinner to be taken captive? Isn't it sin itself that does this? Don't be afraid of calling things by their rightful name. If we save that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves! This is not salvation of the body, but rather salvation of the spirit. That is why the body without the spirit is dead. James 2:26. God jealously desires the spirit, which He has allowed to dwell in us. James 4:5. Concerning the salvation of the body, we eagerly wait for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, from heaven, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body. Phil 3:20. This will not take place until Christ's return. As long as we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord, because sin dwells in the flesh. But when we leave this body, we go home ot the Lord. We must reckon ourselves dead to sin but alive to God - Rom 6:11. If there was no sin in the flesh, we would have no need to reckon ourselves dead to it. "Do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey its lusts" We cannot prevent sin from dwelling in the flesh, but we can prevent it from reigning. Sin cannot accomplish anything without my concent. This is where the law of the mind comes in, and the cross is active in everyone who resists temptation. For I know that in me, that is in my flesh, nothing good dwells. Therefore, if I do what I hate, against my will, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. Each of us does many things we should most certainly hate. He who walks in the light hates these things. Consequently, the blood of Christ cleanses him from all sin that one becomes concious of. Paul says "I see another law in my members". James saw it too and he asks "Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members?" James 4:1. Dont we still have these desires? Each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. We don't need to look beyond our lives to find what draws and entices. This drawing and enticement is the sin that is bound to our flesh. If we give in to these lusts - we will commit sin. We must distinguish between having sin and committing sin. There is no condmenation for having sin, only for committing sin. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity and in whose spirit there is no guile. If we are without guile in our spirit, then God will not impute iniquity to us. But don't try to say that we have no sin. Not even heaven is pure in God's eyes; it too, needs to be reconciled by the blood of Christ. "For the death He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God" - Rom 6:10 Was this death to sin only active in Jesus? The apostle Paul always carried about in the body the dying of Jesus (2 Cor 4:10). If he carried about the dying of Jesus in his body, it must have been because he had sin in his body, since the death that Jesus died, He died to sin (Rom 6:10). Paul did this so that the life of Jesus would be manifested in his mortal flesh. Paul needed to carry about in his body the dying of Jesus. He was always delivered to death. (2 Cor 4:11). People use the expression "under the blood". It sounds right, but it is merely an expression taught by human wisdom. The Spirit never teaches anything that is vague and sloppy. Anyone willing to think about this will find it meaningless. Surely you're not going to stand under the blood just as you would under a waterfall? The blood works within you; it is the death of Christ. You cannot be "under the blood" unless Jesus is outside of you. When Jesus is within you, you also bear His death within, and thus have His blood within. Anyone who puts himself "under something", proves that he is still living. But if we want to live, we must first die. |
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3 | What about those we were unaware of? | Rom 14:17 | talmid | 174264 | ||
Yes I have no doubts that all my sins have been forgiven. Seems 1 John 7-9 have been wrong interpreted. "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." Notice that the expression to "have sin" is in the present tense. It does not say "had sin". If this were the only Scripture that referred to sin in the flesh, it could be open to misinterpretation. However, we have dozens of Scriptures that show that no matter how holy we are, we still have sin in the flesh. The cleansing does not consist of getting rid of *sin in the flesh*, but getting rid of *sin in the mind*, so that we can serve God's laws with our mind. Rom 7:25. An adulterer serves the alw of sin with his mind, and that is why there is sin and condemnation. If sin had stayed in the flesh and had not influenced his mind, he would have remained without condemnation. 1 John 1:7 refers to walking in the light. The light will convict us of all sort of things in our lives that we have to cleanse out. The blood of Christ will do this if we walk in the light and are faithful to the light. Conciousness of sin will be removed from our mind, but not from our flesh. At some point a greater light will shine and illuminate even greater areas of my self-life. The blood of Christ will cleanse us from this as well. This gives meaning to the verse that speak about going from light to light and strength to strength, until we appear before God in Zion. We become cleansed from all consiousness of sin. "And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness" -Rom 8:10. It means that we are not to live according to sin in the flesh or according to the lusts in the body. Instead we are to be led and driven by the Holy Spirit. Solomon allowed himself to be led and driven by the lusts of his body, and we all know that this can happen - even after we have been baptized by the Spirit. Or is it just physical weakness that causes the sinner to be taken captive? Isn't it sin itself that does this? Don't be afraid of calling things by their rightful name. If we save that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves! This is not salvation of the body, but rather salvation of the spirit. That is why the body without the spirit is dead. James 2:26. God jealously desires the spirit, which He has allowed to dwell in us. James 4:5. Concerning the salvation of the body, we eagerly wait for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, from heaven, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body. Phil 3:20. This will not take place until Christ's return. As long as we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord, because sin dwells in the flesh. But when we leave this body, we go home ot the Lord. We must reckon ourselves dead to sin but alive to God - Rom 6:11. If there was no sin in the flesh, we would have no need to reckon ourselves dead to it. "Do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey its lusts" We cannot prevent sin from dwelling in the flesh, but we can prevent it from reigning. Sin cannot accomplish anything without my concent. This is where the law of the mind comes in, and the cross is active in everyone who resists temptation. For I know that in me, that is in my flesh, nothing good dwells. Therefore, if I do what I hate, against my will, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. Each of us does many things we should most certainly hate. He who walks in the light hates these things. Consequently, the blood of Christ cleanses him from all sin that one becomes concious of. |
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4 | please help. | Romans | talmid | 156856 | ||
It is the foundation of discipleship. | ||||||
5 | self-righteous and Truth | Prov 21:2 | talmid | 156566 | ||
Yes that verse in 1Cor 2:15 is really true. But I really need to judge myself to see whether I am really spiritual. The journey from being carnal to being spiritual is a long journey and it will help if I don't judge others and work on my own life. Along the way in matters where I have become spiritual, I will be able to judge with clarity. But in other matters I need the humility to go to God for help for myself. | ||||||
6 | Ps109:1 | Matt 6:1 | talmid | 156542 | ||
Is 58:6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?.......is all about the "higher dimension" you wrote about. | ||||||
7 | self-righteous and Truth | Prov 21:2 | talmid | 156394 | ||
I would like to add to that from Heb 8:11. Many would have experienced that God teaches us? If we "see" something which is wrong in others, we must have faith that the same God who teaches me can teach them too. It is God's business to judge and not ours. The best intentions of man (this itch to correct others), are often full of folly. | ||||||
8 | How I do to stop sinning? | Bible general Archive 1 | talmid | 81531 | ||
Dear John. I was reading that portion from 1 John. It was good! Thanks for sharing! I also wish that my joy may be full. Verse 6 says "If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth" So if we sin, we are in darkness....a pathetic place to be.... But the next verse is a mystery! "But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin." So if we walk in the light (ie, without committing sin), then Jesus will cleanse us from all sin that is inside us. So that we can be free of committing "active sin" (i read this word earlier). Verse 10 - yes I have commited sin in the past. If I deny that, then I make God a liar, and say that I don't need any salvation....there is nothing wrong with me......no no...i won't do that! I know the things wrong with me. Verse 8 "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." This is very true. I know that there is sin within me, trying to manifest itself when I am tempted. I may, for instance, be in comma. I may not do anything externally. But I have the potential to commit sin, when I come out of the comma. Something like, if I get the right opportunity i have the potential to sin. I hope that God will give me more light and help me to live a life without any sin...absolutely nothing. I long for that life. |
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9 | How I do to stop sinning? | Bible general Archive 1 | talmid | 81529 | ||
hi itiswritten. I was a bit sad to read what you wrote. You wrote "While we are in the flesh, I do not believe we can walk totally sinless." That was very sad to read. Is it really true? I thought that it is not what is written. Jesus did it! He was in the flesh just like us (Hebrews). He overcame sin in the flesh and became full of grace and truth. It was a life that John says, he could touch and handle. So tangible! Later on Paul, Peter, John all came to that kind of a life. The life of Jesus...the we stop from sinning. I was hoping that I would meet people here who also experience this power in their daily life, so that I could learn from them. |
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10 | How I do to stop sinning? | Bible general Archive 1 | talmid | 81526 | ||
It's good to hear from you Cyclist! Makes me also glad to see you joy. May God bless you. Cyclist, you wrote abot Gal 5:19-21. Is it true for you that you say honestly..."In my heart, I don't get angry, I don't envy, etc. etc. " You may not practice it outside....but in your heart, how is it with you? Reminds me of a Psalm in which it says somethign like "Let the meditations of my heart be pleasing to you"....Is it so with you dear Cyclist? |
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11 | How I do to stop sinning? | Bible general Archive 1 | talmid | 81525 | ||
Thanks graceful for writing. I have not quite clearly understood it. Is it this way - I reckon myself dead to sin. Even after I reckon myself I still do active sin! Then I must recognise the sin I have done and repent of it? Hmmm. But that doesn't help me to be free of sin! I still continue to sin. Again, when you said "Jesus Christ's finished work" are you talking about He forgiving us after we have sin? I believe that I will receive forgiveness, but yet I not able to "go and sin no more". How do I acknowledge that liberty? Especially when I don't have that liberty (that I don't sin at all!) |
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12 | How I do to stop sinning? | Bible general Archive 1 | talmid | 81404 | ||
Has it worked for you? | ||||||
13 | 2 Corinthians- What is 'suffering' | 2 Cor 1:5 | talmid | 80979 | ||
Gracefull, Thanks for the post. Just wanted to discuss little more..... Heb 2:10 - For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. 14, 15 - Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death... 18 - For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted. From this i understand that.. He was made just like us...facing the same temptations that we faced, But He did not sin. Even though he *suffered* being tempted He did not sin, because He chose to be obedient to the Spirit. "...through death He might destroy him..." this death is not physical death, isn't it? I should say something like..."death to sin"....meaning no more sinning. Something we also can achieve, given the fact that we also are given the same Spirit.......Having been perfected, He is perfecting His brothers...So that we also can be totally free of sin and thus be partaker of the ressurrection also. Isn't it? |
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14 | Ps109:1 | Matt 6:1 | talmid | 80863 | ||
Is 58:6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? |
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15 | What is the morning star here? | Rev 2:28 | talmid | 80862 | ||
How do I overcome if I don't have the holy spirit? | ||||||
16 | 2 Corinthians- What is 'suffering' | 2 Cor 1:5 | talmid | 80849 | ||
Isaiah 53:10 - Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief..... That was Jesus... Hebrews 5:8 - though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. John 1:12 - But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name. We can accept everything as from a loving father, thank Him and be at rest. |
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17 | why do we sin when sin has no mastery? | Bible general Archive 1 | talmid | 80835 | ||
What then is the hope of the gospel? John 14:30 - I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me. So it's possible to reach a point, when we cannot be tempted. |
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