TOPIC: AWARENESS OF SINS

TEXT: 1 JOHN 3: 4-8

4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
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.

INTRODUCTION
In recent times, there have been arguments among some Christians whether some behaviours are sin or not. For instance, some Christians have argued that smoking cigarette is a not sin, while some have also presented some arguments to support that Christians can take strong drinks but should not just be drunk. Some others have also argued to support one behavior or the other. And yet, Our Lord and Saviour, JESUS CHRIST, is coming to rapture believers that are free from sins and not those who still commit sins.
So, how shall we adequately prepare for HIS return if we still go about arguing whether something is a sin or not, or if we are totally ignorant of what sins are. Therefore, it is expedient to have a deep knowledge of what constitutes sin, from the perspective of God, so that we can know how to flee from it and remain holy unto the LORD, that we might be able to be among the saints HE will rapture.

WHAT IS SIN? AND WHO IS A SINNER?
For the avoidance of doubt, from our text, 1 John 3: 4-8, the bible defines ”sin” ,”sinner “, “ the origin” of sin’. Let us reiterate them.
SIN: Sin is the transgression of the laws of God. 1 John 3:4
SINNER: Sinner is a person who transgresses the law/laws of God. 1 John 3:4.
ORIGIN OF SIN: the bible says ‘for the devil sinneth from the beginnig’.
So, satan is the origin of sins. 1 John 3:8

What is left for us is to try to find out what the laws of God are, and what it means to transgress the laws. Let’s assume a driver is driving on a lane of the road and he is to maintain that lane and not cross to the other lane. If the driver stopped maintaining his lane and crossed to the other lane, then he has transgressed (crossed his boundary). In the same way, if any man stopped maintaining the laws of God and did something else, he has transgressed God’s law/laws and become a sinner. Let us thus look at the laws of God that makes a man becomes a sinner if he transgressed them.
Please, understand that it is only the bible that contains all acts that are sinful either by direct mentioning or by inference and it is only the Holy Spirit that can give anyone a full awareness/conviction of sin. What we have below is just a summary of a tiny portion of all acts that are sinful. For full knowledge and awareness of sin, read the bible regularly and seek to be filled with the Holy Spirit to guide you and correct you from falling into sins.

a.Violations of the laws of the 10 commandments : the 10 commandments are in the book of exodus 20: 3-17. We will not be able to list them but you can consult the scripture above for proper list.

b.Doing the works of the flesh : Galatians 5:19-21. the bible refers to them as works of the flesh and says whoever does them will not inherit the kingdom of God.
The sins are listed thus; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like.
The bible continues to list sinners/sins that are workers/works of flesh in 1Corinthians 6: 9-10. They are unrighteous, fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, effeminate (prostitute), abusers of themselves with mankind (homosexuals), thieves, coveter, drunkards, revilers, extortioners.
Some more lists are given in Romans 1: 29-32. They are vile affections/lusts (homosexual and lesbianism), wickedness, maliciousness, murder, debate, deceit, malignity, whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful, and those who have pleasure in those that do all these things.


c. All Unrighteous behaviours: God tells us clearly in 1 John 5:17a 17: All unrighteousness is sin:
Though, not all sins are unrighteousness, but all unrighteousness are sin. By analogy, not all animals are dog but all dogs are animals. So then, what is unrighteousness? I will define unrighteousness as not being fair/just in dealing with another person, even if they are members of our family.
We cannot list all the behaviours that make unrighteousness but some of them are using unjust balances, unjust weights, unjust measuring scales for trade, exploitation/extortion, fraud, not paying of wages to labourers, not returning what you borrowed, not fulfilling pledge and so on.
Finally, Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, gives us the law of righteousness in Mathew 7: 12 as follows: 12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
The list of unrighteous acts is endless. If you are in doubt whether what you are about to do to somebody is a sin of unrighteousness or not, APPLY THE LAW JESUS GAVE US. Ask yourself this question: will I be happy if this man/woman did the same to me? If the answer is NO, then that act may be an unrighteousness. Desist from it. If you are still in doubt, pray that the Holy Spirit should help you to decide what to do.

d.Defiling/Corrupting your body: 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 reads: 16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
Activities such as bleaching of the skin, drawing of tattoos, smoking of cigarettes and other hard drugs, drinking of beer and strong drinks, indecent dressing, naked/immoral dressing, masturbation, pornography and the likes, fall under defilement of the body.

e. All Abominations: Deuteronomy 18:10-12. These include but not limited to all idols, magic, sorcery (witchcraft), wizardry, soothsaying, asterology (reading of stars), necromancy (consulting with deads), occultism/cultism, incest, divination, charms, incantations, enchantments, spells, consulting with familiar spirits.



f. worldliness or friendship of the world: James 4:4: reads
4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
This is one area where many Christians are not paying attention. This is one area that has also generated many controversies in Christendom. But the bible is very clear in this aspect. To be friend with the world is to do things like the unbelievers do it and that makes a person to be guilty of the sin of becoming an enemy of God. Worldliness include dressing like unbelievers, getting addicted to viewing football matches and worldly movies, using slangs of unbelievers, vain discussions, drawing of tattoos, and the likes.
If you are not sure whether what you want to do is worldy or not, ask these simple questions:
• Am I doing it because necessity demands it or because of fashion/ en-vogue? If it is outside of necessity but of fashion, then it may be wordly. Be careful about it. Most things that are en-vogue are worldly and sinful.
For instance, necessity demands that you put on trouser but necessity does not demand that you sag the trouser. Necessity demands that you put on shoes but does not demand that you put on high-heel. Necessity demands that a woman wears cloth but does not demand that the cloth must expose her breasts.
• Am I doing it to please God or to be acceptable in the eyes of the society?

g. Not relating with God properly. This include unbelief, lukewarmness, not evangelizing, not worshipping Him, not seeking to know Him more, not relying on Him, not praying, Atheism (confessing or believing that God does not exist), blasphemy and the likes.

h. All things that God hate and numerous other sins mentioned in the bible. God hates all sins and He cannot look at them because HE is so holy. All things that bible records that God hates or cannot look at, are probably sinful and we must avoid them. Some of the things God hate may be found in the following scriptures, Proverbs 6: 16-19, Not giving to the poor, Deut 15: 7-9, Wickedness of heart, Psalms 101:3-5 and so on.

Let us also endeavour to study the bible on our own and take note of all sins and so that we can flee from all such as we prepare for the return of Our Lord and Saviour.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHETHER AN ACTION IS A SIN
At times, we are faced with situations that are so difficult to determine whether they are sin or not. Here are some suggestions on what steps to follow to arrive at a reasonable conclusion.
• If you have the time, quickly pray and tell Holy Spirit to help you, even if it is just for a minute.
• Ask this question: ”will Jesus do it”? I believe You should know the answer to this question. If your answer is ‘NO’, then avoid that act.
• Ask again: “will it glorify God”? If the answer is ‘NO’, also avoid that action.
• If you are still not sure whether the action is a sin, then, don’t do it until you are sure that it is not a sin. Seek God in prayer for confirmation. Don’t just assume you are right. Don’t just do it and argue it away. The book of Leviticus talks about ‘SIN of ignorance’ which God says they must still repent of, if they become aware that what they did in ignorance was a sin. Don’t commit sin by ignorance.

CONCLUSION
SIN, though, just a three lettered word, is the only effective weapon Satan has been using to conquer and to destroy children of God and by extension mankind. It is a weapon of both self-destruction and mass destruction. Every other weapons of Satan like deception, enticement, threat, poverty, riches, disease, fame and so on are not on their own effective in destroying children of God. Satan only uses his other weapons to eventually push a child of God to commit SIN and make that child to become vulnerable so that He (Satan) can then destroy that child because the child had become defenseless. So, armed with SIN, Satan is confident of destroying anybody, I repeat, anybody, or any group of people (even a nation), if such person or group of persons allow him. Now that you have know what sins are, make a determination that satan will not use his weapon of sin to pull you down, no matter what appearance the sin has.

For our other teachings, you can see the following links:

https://www.nairaland.com/1230707/end-time-bible-teaching-50-signs (50 Signs of Rapture)
https://www.nairaland.com/1241939/end-time-bible-teaching-why-must (Why We Must Watch)

ACTIONS
• begin to be more sensitive to SIN. Read bible frequently and pay attentions to what could be sinful. Try to avoid them. Ask Holy Spirit to help you overcome them. Repent at all times on daily basis from all sins you might have committed in ignorance. Plead the blood of Jesus to cleanse you always.
• Repent of all sins, forgive people, fast, pray, watch, drop all worldliness.
PRAYERS
• Repent of all SINs and pray that Jesus Christ cleanse and sanctify you with His blood. Please do this as many times as possible daily.
• O Lord, Please forgive me all sins that I have ever committed.
• Lord Jesus, forgive me all sins that can take me to hell.
• Lord Jesus Christ, forgive me all sins that can make me to miss rapture.
• Lord Jesus, do not allow needle of sin to pinch my garment of righteousness.

For more information, question or contribution, please send email to us at raptureglorious@gmail.com and please tell others to join us. We will like to get as many people as possible ready for rapture. I have had visions of the great tribulations. We wish nobody goes through the great tribulation. What are happening now are child’s play. Shalom

thanks for our advice i really love this thread i would love it to be on d front page

Austileo: thanks for our advice i really love this thread i would love it to be on d front page

All the glories be to God.

If we still find ourselves struggling with ome sin or the other, let us invite the Spirit of God to help our weakness. We too must be ready to give all it takes to stop the sinful act. we can even fast alongside our prayers. God help us.

Jesus is coming for a church without wrinkles, without spots, without blemish, without sin, the glorious church. You are invited to be part of that church. flee from all sins and all appearances of sins. wash yourself in the blood of the lamb.

@annyplenty, your perspective of the scripture is wrong. When you have the time we can ponder over some issues as regards the OP

shdemidemi: @annyplenty, your perspective of the scripture is wrong. When you have the time we can ponder over some issues as regards the OP

I will be glad to learn what is wrong but I will not want arguement. Kindly tell me where I am wrong.

annyplenty:

I will be glad to learn what is wrong but I will not want arguement. Kindly tell me where I am wrong.

Thank you, I will definitely not make it an argument. I will simply drop my points without saying you must agree with me.

Before I go to your post, I would like to explain what the gospel is like I love to do all the time. The bible says our faith stand upon the gospel of Christ.

The gospel of Christ is the death, burial, resurrection and ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ. The job has been done by Christ, what makes you a Christian/good/righteous before God is when you believe what Christ had done for you on the cross.

An illustration I love use to explain this is when we all watch Usain bolt break world record in sprinting, we carry the news about Usain bolt who won the race. Usain bolt becomes the subject because he did win the race. it has nothing to do with the guy telling the news of what Usain bolt had done cos all the applauds goes to the winner of the race. Similarly, the news is about what Christ did on the cross of calvary.

The bible says this good news is the power of God unto salvation, to anyone who believe. As soon as we believe this good news, we are automatically baptised into Christ and we get a gift of grace.

The bible describes a gift as what I don't deserve cos If I deserve or worked for it then It is no more a gift but a wage thus I would not need the death of Christ.

Now, lets go to the OP-

You talked about TEXT: 1 JOHN 3: 4-8. This is why the bible tells us to rightly divide the word of God 2tim2:15. A man called Saul was accursed by Christ, he was never part of Christ's earthly disciple but became an apostle sent to the gentiles by Christ. He received fresh revelations from God about the good news of Christ, the mysteries of old were revealed to this man. He makes us understand how Christ has become our Passover lamb similar to how the blood of the lamb covered the children of Israel from the angel of death in Egypt.

The other apostles/disciples of Christ were still holding on to some part of the old culture and beliefs of the jews, they preached strictly to the Jews and when they get compelled to take the gospel to gentiles, they try to make them add other rituals as practiced by the Jews to the finished work of Christ. They held their culture of circumcision and the law in high esteem, they could not let go easily.

If we both understand and agree on what has been written so far, we can move to what sin is and how we cannot be seen as sinners and as a believer at the same time.

@shdemidemi.you are still not getting the point are you? what do you understand by Paul statements in 1 Corinthians 5:11-13.


which was also part of the so called Jewish laws you love to look at with contempt.

Bidam: @shdemidemi.you are still not getting the point are you? what do you understand by Paul statements in 1 Corinthians 5:11-13.


which was also part of the so called Jewish laws you love to look at with contempt.

bidam, I believe this thread is for people that want to learn strictly though the scripture, not people who want to win an argument. I advice we stick to the other thread instead of exchanging unedifying questions here.

All the same, I will answer your question.

The city of Corinth was a notorious city, their notoriety knew no bounds, they were practicing all sorts in the church. A certain man slept with his father's wife, it became an issue that got to Paul. Paul told them to avoid such person who does things like this-

He then spoke about this same man in 2 cor 2

5 But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.
6 Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.
7 So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
8 Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.

Your question has nothing to do with this thread bidam. Paul was in no way saying the guy will lose his salvation, he was only settling a dispute. Remember, the church in Corinth were spiritual babes, Paul related with them as carnal believers.

shdemidemi:

bidam, I believe this thread is for people that want to learn strictly though the scripture, not people who want to win an argument. I advice we stick to the other thread instead of exchanging unedifying questions here.

so this to you is an unedifying question..i wonder what got into you this morning..and who is talking about winning an argument here?..we are talking about rightly dividing the word of truth.

All the same, I will answer your question.

ok.

The city of Corinth was a notorious city, their notoriety knew no bounds, they were practicing all sorts in the church. A certain man slept with his father's wife, it became an issue that got to Paul. Paul told them to avoid such person who does things like this-

sleeping with someone's wife was actually quoted in the mosaic laws in Leviticus..true or false?

He then spoke about this same man in 2 cor 2

5 But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.
6 Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.
7 So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
8 Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.

a reference point of Christ forgiving the woman caught in adultery..true or false?

Your question has nothing to do with this thread bidam. Paul was in no way saying the guy will lose his salvation, he was only settling a dispute. Remember, the church in Corinth were spiritual babes, Paul related with them as carnal believers.

it has everything to do with this thread because unstable people like you usually twist paul letters saying Jews are different from gentiles concerning the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. i have to watch you so that you don't contaminate the sheep with this kind of gospel.

shdemidemi: @annyplenty, your perspective of the scripture is wrong. When you have the time we can ponder over some issues as regards the OP

Please answer this question:

Will ALL the PEOPLE who have once confessed JESUS as LORD and SAVIOUR make heaven irrespective of what they do after the confession? If your answer is NO, pls expatiate.

annyplenty:

Please answer this question:

Will ALL the PEOPLE who have once confessed JESUS as LORD and SAVIOUR make heaven irrespective of what they do after the confession? If your answer is NO, pls expatiate.

My answer is actually YES.
Romans 10:9

If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Bidam: so this to you is an unedifying question..i wonder what got into you this morning..and who is talking about winning an argument here?..we are talking about rightly dividing the word of truth.
ok.
sleeping with someone's wife was actually quoted in the mosaic laws in Leviticus..true or false?
a reference point of Christ forgiving the woman caught in adultery..true or false?
it has everything to do with this thread because unstable people like you usually twist paul letters saying Jews are different from gentiles concerning the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. i have to watch you so that you don't contaminate the sheep with this kind of gospel.

You are the one picking references from the law, Paul was carrying out instructions inspired by the spirit without the content of the law.

shdemidemi:

My answer is actually YES.

I pray that God should speak more to you about your answer in Jesus' name. If you receive anything contrary to your answer, please, come and post it here. It is wonderful sharing knowledge with you. Thank you. Shalom.

annyplenty:

I pray that God should speak more to you about your answer in Jesus' name. If you receive anything contrary to your answer, please, come and post it here. It is wonderful sharing knowledge with you. Thank you. Shalom.

I can't get anything different from God asides the truth in the scripture. The bible says we should study to show ourselves approved, I believe that should be the desire of every believer cos God would not say anything contrary to what has been written.

shdemidemi:

My answer is actually YES.
Romans 10:9

If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Why then was Apostle Paul taking caution not to be cast away after he might have preached to others

1 COR 9: 26-27
26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

Where is frosbi?

shdemidemi:

You are the one picking references from the law, Paul was carrying out instructions inspired by the spirit without the content of the law.

lolol. Paul need not make reference to/or quote the law when he was advising the Corinthians folks concerning immorality, he knew and understood what God meant in Leviticus 18 :8. And in terms of forgiveness he also knew and understood what Jesus meant in John 8 :11 which was also the Father's will and that is what grace is talking about..so for you to say am picking reference from the law is entirely wrong sir because paul knew and understood the law and its right application to a believer. the law condemns just like paul did initially in 1 cor 5 :11 but Jesus forgives and saves just like paul also did in 2 cor 2 :7. if a sinner continues to indulge in sin without being guilty and remorseful about it and after wards repents of it how can he be saved?. that is the reason why i said you twist Paul's letters by preaching a lawless kind of gospel. You even ran away from a thread that was opened by frosbel for you when one okeyxyz used the pauline epistle to actually say se.xual immorality is not a sin because the law was abolished. You need to go back and address the issue of that bro and not come here to disturb the followers of Christ with your cheap gospel of once saved always saved.

annyplenty:

Why then was Apostle Paul taking caution not to be cast away after he might have preached to others

1 COR 9: 26-27
26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

That doesn't mean that he would lose his Salvation, but it goes back to a term in the potter's house. If a potter would work a beautiful work on the wheel (we'll say it was a beautiful vase; and it was supposed to contain a liquid), but after finishing it and painting it beautifully the potter discovered a fine crack in it where it wouldn't hold water. Then, rather than just pitching the vase in the trash, the potter would sit this beautiful vase on the shelf for sale only as an ornament type vase. Now the term "a castaway" was too good to throw away, but it was no longer of any workable use. Now this is what Paul is talking about. You can't lose your Salvation if you ever had it, but oh that we might work and maintain our testimony so that we won't be put on the shelf as no longer usable, even though we may have all the outward appearance of being believers, but that we might also be functional. That we can do that which The Lord saved us to do.

Bidam: lolol. Paul need not make reference to/or quote the law when he was advising the Corinthians folks concerning immorality, he knew and understood what God meant in Leviticus 18 :8. And in terms of forgiveness he also knew and understood what Jesus meant in John 8 :11 which was also the Father's will and that is what grace is talking about..so for you to say am picking reference from the law is entirely wrong sir because paul knew and understood the law and its right application to a believer. the law condemns just like paul did initially in 1 cor 5 :11 but Jesus forgives and saves just like paul also did in 2 cor 2 :7. if a sinner continues to indulge in sin without being guilty and remorseful about it and after wards repents of it how can he be saved?. that is the reason why i said you twist Paul's letters by preaching a lawless kind of gospel. You even ran away from a thread that was opened by frosbel for you when one okeyxyz used the pauline epistle to actually say se.xual immorality is not a sin because the law was abolished. You need to go back and address the issue of that bro and not come here to disturb the followers of Christ with your cheap gospel of once saved always saved.

Thank you for calling my attention to that thread, I will go back to check what was written but you must understand anyone has a right to their opinion, the onus is on us to check through the scriptures if what was said is in line with the scriptures or not.

Back to the issue of the law you seem to be a fan of. There is a distinction between the Grace of God and the Law. The two entities do not depend on each other for existence, the law was referred to as flesh and the Grace of God was referred to as the Spirit. We were made righteous by the spirit/grace not by the law which means the more we know or adhere to the law, the more it becomes evident that we cannot keep them hence we remain sinners. It is sufficient to say at this time that God gave His laws to Moses to make us see that we are indeed transgressors.

shdemidemi:

Thank you for calling my attention to that thread, I will go back to check what was written but you must understand anyone has a right to their opinion, the onus is on us to check through the scriptures if what was said is in line with the scriptures or not.

Back to the issue of the law you seem to be a fan of. There is a distinction between the Grace of God and the Law. The two entities do not depend on each other for existence, the law was referred to as flesh and the Grace of God was referred to as the Spirit. We were made righteous by the spirit/grace not by the law which means the more we know or adhere to the law, the more it becomes evident that we cannot keep them hence we remain sinners. It is sufficient to say at this time that God gave His laws to Moses to make us see that we are indeed transgressors.

Show me scriptural evidences where the law was referred to as the flesh

I have noticed that it was said here that once you 'believe' in the death and resurrection of Christ, you will be saved.
Please you are to believe in Jesus Christ and this belief involves His whole existence including His life on earth, His words while on earth, His death and resurrection which opened the way for the Holy Spirit.
Belief in Jesus is in His whole existence. Anyone who says His life on earth does not count as part of the belief has not believed. Jesus said those who believe His words are His true disciples.
Believe and faith are strong words and they go beyond the lips as it involves the heart. When the heart believes, the body will be able to act or confess it.

Alwaystrue: I have noticed that it was said here that once you 'believe' in the death and resurrection of Christ, you will be saved.
Please you are to believe in Jesus Christ and this belief involves His whole existence including His life on earth, His words while on earth, His death and resurrection which opened the way for the Holy Spirit.
Belief in Jesus is in His whole existence. Anyone who says His life on earth does not count as part of the belief has not believed. Jesus said those who believe His words are His true disciples.
Believe and faith are strong words and they go beyond the lips as it involves the heart. When the heart believes, the body will be able to act or confess it.

Dear sister, Christ himself was under the law of Moses when he was alive. His earthly ministry was to Israel and not you and I.

Matthew 10:5
Amplified Bible (AMP)
5 Jesus sent out these twelve, charging them, Go nowhere among the Gentiles and do not go into any town of the Samaritans;
Christ came primarily for Israel, they had to reject Christ as their king for you and I (gentile) to come into the fold.

@shdemidemi you haven't replied me here: Show me scriptural evidences where the law was referred to as the flesh

Bidam: Show me scriptural evidences where the law was referred to as the flesh

Go and read your romans 7 and 8 properly-

25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

You can also help yourself with Galatians 3.

shdemidemi:

Go and read your romans 7 and 8 properly-

25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

This incredulous. And does that scripture refer the law as flesh

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Bidam: This incredulous. And does that scripture refer the law as flesh

No point arguing, check the chapters properly, you do not have to agree with me remember. The heart of the issue is, we are no more under the covenant of the law but a New Testament/covenant of the Spirit through Christ.

shdemidemi:

No point arguing, check the chapters properly, you do not have to agree with me remember. The heart of the issue is, we are no more under the covenant of the law but a New Testament/covenant of the Spirit through Christ.

don't patronize me. dat scripture in no way refers to the law as flesh and you know it. The flesh is nothing more than the human unregenerate nature, short and simple.

Bidam: don't patronize me. dat scripture in no way refers to the law as flesh and you know it. The flesh is nothing more than the human unregenerate nature, short and simple.

If you want to dwell on that, check these verses and tell me what you can derive from it

3 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
4 Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
5 He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

shdemidemi:

If you want to dwell on that, check these verses and tell me what you can derive from it

3 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
4 Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
5 He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

when reading the bible you just don't cherry pick a scripture and build a doctrine on it..remember Paul was actually communicating with an audience here who were visited by a group who told them that salvation is by circumcision and not by Faith,hence paul had to argue his case here.leading to the council in Acts 15 or was it not this same paul that says i delight in the law of God after the inward man? are you telling me paul is not using the law to preach the gospel?