BATTLING SIN MAY HINDER MATURATION

BATTLING SIN MAY HINDER MATURATION

Friday, August 15, 2014

 

Acts [MKJV] 13:22 … David the son of Jesse to be a man after My own heart, who shall fulfill all My will.

1John [MKJV] 4:1-4 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but try the spirits to see if they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses [Greek has to do with “covenant”] that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God; and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the antichrist you heard is coming, and even now is already in the world. You are of God, little children, and you have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

 

  We don’t have to read very much of His Book to figure out that God hates sin, and that we should also always do so. However, making not sinning our priority can be quite problematic; a serious hindrance to godly maturation.

  It is possible to fix our eyes and energies on our sin dilemma at the expense of not focusing on The Sinless One. Though sinfulness can distance us from fellowship with God, Christian, and others; it is not the winning of individual battles that makes for close comradeship with God, Christian, and others.

  To properly deal with sin we trust God, standing near Him in maximum advantageous position, on the high ground.

  It is serious mistake to battle our sinfulness so as to be nearer to God; for we can only overcome sinfulness by being near Him.  EBB4