Why is sin, its residual
affects and it’s consequences taken so light? Know that repentance and born
again conversion, belief in Christ as Blessed Redeemer and Savior, faith in the
love, mercy and grace of Almighty God, and the guidance of the indwelling Holy
Spirit create a strong and firm foundation and witness to your transformed life
for the world to see, hear and experience. The full context is in Romans
3:21-24 “But now the
righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by
the Law and the Prophets, even the righteousness of God, through faith
in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no
difference; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of
God, being justified freely by His grace through the
redemption that is in Christ Jesus” and in Romans
8:1 “There is therefore
now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk
according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.”
Ephesians 4:22-24 “Put
off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according
to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your
mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to
God, in true righteousness and holiness.”
(2) My past can be my
platform my sense of purpose in Christ. Redemptive grace and merciful salvation
for sinners is why Christ came. For the faithful Believer, their story and
their past are redeemed with no more guilt or shame from their sin because
Jesus died for them all. Their life choice is to be a disciple (student / follower)
of Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. Use that platform to stand on. Satan works
to take out our platform from beneath our feet in order to make us fall and the
gospel of Jesus Christ to be silenced. But Christ died for sinners, not “good”
people (which by define there are none good because of sin).
1 Peter 2:24 “who
Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to
sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.”
Tell others what God has
done through Jesus Christ, talk about the things that God has forgive you for,
find freedom in your redemption by God grace through faith. God is not afraid
of sin; Christ defeated them by His atoning death on the Cross and God forgave
them. That is the true Christmas story. The reason for the season of Christmas
is found in Matthew 1:21 “And
she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He
will save His people from their sins.” Christian, your platform is your
life.
In Christ, Brian
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