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NASB | James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole Law but stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of [breaking] all of it. |
Bible Question (short): Joe, who is ya, man? |
Question (full): Joe, So you would say that you have a 'new self' and also an 'old self'. (My Bible says that my 'old self' the 'old man' was crucified with Christ - Gal 2:20, Rom 6:6) So you are a new creation in Christ - 2 Cor 5:17, but you are still the same old sinner. This would explain much of the reason you are confused, dear brother. A house divided against itself cannot stand. Well, it can for a while, but it will be unstable in all ways. Hmmm...interesting theology. A new creation but still a sinner. A new self but still an old self. Created in righteousness but still striving for it. Under grace but under law. In Adam but also in Christ. A slave to sin but also a slave to righteousness. Given righteousness as a gift but you don't posess it. Psychology would say that you are suffering from split personality disorder. Of course, very little psychology is biblically based. But I would say that the effect is the same. You don't know who YOU are in Christ. Oh, you know who Christ is in you. But you don't know who He has made you. As a stated, my old self, my old man WAS (past tense) crucified with Christ. That old fallen 'in Adam' spirit is dead and gone. He was crucified and buried with Christ 2000 years ago. Then Christ gave me a new spirit created in righteousness and holiness that is permanently joined with Him. Now, granted, my new spirit indwelt by Christ's Spirit lives in the same old body. And it still has to work through my unredeemed soul - mind, will, and emotions. And it still has my 'flesh', my self-sufficiency to deal with. But these things are not ME. They are in the members of my body, but they are not ME - Rom 7:18. Thanks be to God that though I was a slave of sin (I had no choice), I became obedient (past tense) from my heart to that form of teaching that was committed to me (the gospel, Christ in me) and, having been freed from sin (no longer a slave to it, the old sinful self was crucified) I became (past tense) a slave of righteousness...but now that I have been (past tense) freed from sin and now enslaved to God, I derive my benefit (Christ in me, my hope of glory), resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life - Rom 6:17,18,22. Yeehaw! Still a new creation, Bill Mc |