Random thoughts (sin)

Sin:

Believing any deception that is less then what God says or believes of you could satisfy more then what He has already provided for you….

Was the first sin the apple or was it the lie that they were anything less then perfect already and that God was holding out on them.

“If you DO this you can become this…”

Adam thought by DOING he could BECOME …

Someone said earlier today that “it is anything that displeases God” I have issues with that idea. I argue or believe He doesn’t see the things that we do or have done that would displease mortal man. He already died and forgave all sin. As far as the east is from the west “who is man that God is mindful of him?” His thoughts are full of you,  as the sands of the sea, He knows the hairs of your head! Romans 6:10-11 He died once for all sin.

1 John 4:17 GOD’S WORD® Translation
God’s love has reached its goal in us. So we look ahead with confidence to the day of judgment. While we are in this world, we are exactly like him.

Martyn Lloyd Jones has a paraphrase of the above verse:

“What’s true of Him is true of you.”

Francois Du Toit  says it like this “He (Jesus) is not an example for you but of you.” He came up behind me  put his arms around me and spoke this to me. It was impactful to say the least.

John Crowder speaks about freedom from the sin nature. Three years ago i would have thought this was heretical but after experiencing what could be called a revelation of my identity as being defined by what God days about me rather than finding it in anything less i see how that can be.

I used to concentrate on overcoming my sin nature, i would strive and contrive to push past the garbage to succeed but to only fall short every time.  To become centered on Him at what he says about me is freeing. Knowing i am a new creation and sin is not debited against me and grace credited to cover all my failures. It draws one in to want more. 

Just my random thoughts