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1 | Paul's evil practices Pre or PostJesus | Rom 7:19 | kw5kw | 169449 | ||
I believe in my humble opinion, that Romans 7: 14ff is about Paul both before and after his conversion on the road of Damascus. It is to God's Glory that we worship Him, and if we have no reason to worship Him, then we become blameless, at least in our own eyes, and become as the fallen morning star, aka Lucifer, the dragon, Satan, for then great iniquity could be found in us as it was Satan. Sin, something we do not wish to do, breaking the Law of God, is however a necessary evil that brings us actually closer to the worship of God. If it wasn't for sin, would we understand this: "My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."? What did our Lord mean when He told this to Paul? Our worship of God is because we sin--at least in our human life it will be. Once we get to heaven, then our spiritual worship of our God will be entirely different and never ending. No matter how you look at it we are free from the Law, and placed under His Grace. By being set free from the law we are no longer under it's punishment. That doesn't mean that we no longer have to follow the law, for we still can't murder, rape, commit adultry. We should not have idols, or anything before God. We need to honor our fathers and mothers. We should not steal, nor covet or lie. But we do, maybe not all but some. It's the small sins that will keep us --as humans-- close to God. |
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2 | Paul's evil practices Pre or PostJesus | Rom 7:19 | Wild Olive Shoot | 169453 | ||
Dear kw5kw, You posted: “It's the small sins that will keep us --as humans-- close to God.” How is that so? Luke 13:27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. Romans 8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. Isaiah 59:1,2: 1 Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: 2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. Song of Solomon 2:15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes. “the little foxes; heresies and heretics are to be nipped in the bud, before they increase to more ungodliness; otherwise errors, which may seem small at first, soon grow larger and spread themselves, and become fatal to the churches:” John Gill Proverbs 14:9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour. 1Corinthians 5:6 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? James 1:14, 15: 14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. Sin separates us from God. In no way is it conceivable that sin keeps us close to God. How great our sins that they could not have been atoned for at any other price? How great His love that He would not stop short anywhere, until life itself had been resigned? He laid down His life for us. Sinning does not keep us close to God. WOS |
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3 | Paul's evil practices Pre or PostJesus | Rom 7:19 | kw5kw | 169455 | ||
Q. What do you do when you sin? A. You repent. Q. What are you doing when you repent? A. You are worshiping God. |
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4 | Paul's evil practices Pre or PostJesus | Rom 7:19 | Wild Olive Shoot | 169457 | ||
So what are you saying? You sin to worship God? Do you really believe this is why Christ died for you, so you can sin in order to repent and as result worship God? Do you understand what you are claiming? Did you read the Scripture I posted? How about some more? Romans 6:1,2: 1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? “shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? that is, shall we persist in a vicious way of living with this view, that the grace of God may be magnified hereby? is it right to commit sin on such an account? or is this a fair inference, a just consequence, drawn from the doctrine of grace? To be sure it was not, the objection is without any ground and foundation; sin is not "per se", the cause of the glorifying God's grace, but "per accidens": sin of itself is the cause of wrath, and not of grace; but God has been pleased to take an occasion of magnifying his grace, in the forgiveness of sin: for it is not by the commission of sin, but by the pardon of it, that the grace of God is glorified, or made to abound. Moreover, grace in conversion is glorified by putting a stop to the reign of sin, and not by increasing its power, which would be done by continuing in it; grace teaches men not to live in sin, but to abstain from it; add to this, that it is owing to the want of grace, and not to the aboundings of it, that men at any time abuse, or make an ill use of the doctrines of grace; wherefore the apostle's answer is,” – John Gill 1John 2:1,2: 1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 1John 3:8,9: 8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 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. Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. It is a ridiculous argument for you to make that sinning keeps us close to God. I’m afraid you are wrong on this and have a terrible misunderstanding of what the grace of God is. Romans 3:5-8: 5 But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man) 6 God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world? 7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner? 8 And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just. To claim that we should do evil that good may come is a very improper attitude which Paul Himself addressed. Your argument of sinning to stay close to God… Well it just doesn’t measure up to God’s Word. Sorry. WOS |
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