7thangel
September 3rd 2005, 07:48 AM
I see one mistake whenever we speak of regeneration, or of being born again. We commonly project that a regerated, or born again, person is a person who renewed in his personality. We project a person who is controlling his faith, rather than the faith controlling the person.
When the Spirit of Christ comes, it will actually "totally" take charge of everything and that our being becomes all at the dictate of the Spirit, not the same as we think that the person inside of us is obeying the Spirit. If we confess that in our regeneration that the Spirit is totally in control of us, of our being, we believe that we are no more guilty of any sin, and if there be any sin that we think is done while the Spirit is totally in control of our body, we are free of condemnation and the Spirit will take the responsibility of such. As John says, "And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:" Jesus Christ will be the advocate because he is the Spirit that is that is controlling us(Romans 8:9). Similarly, Galatians project the new creature as toatally controlled by Christ. In fact it said, "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."
But if we confess that a regenerated is in the state that the person inside of us is obeying the Spirit, then we become responsible for the sins we commit. And boy, nobody can get away with sin! It is unfortunate that most project a regenerated person thus way, which is totally a misunderstanding and erroneous knowledge that leads most people to condemnation.
When a person confesses that he sins after receiving the Spirit and claims to be regenerated, he actually projects that the person inside of him is obeying the Spirit. All who claim they still sin after receiving the Spirit are actually not regenerated, and Christ cannot wash their sins. Christ washes our sins by totally living in us, that is the mystery of Christ washing us from all our sins. But if we claim that we are still living in our body, making decisions whether to obey the Spirit or not, then we are guilty of any error and disobedience we commit; and Christ cannot wash us, nor take responsibility, of our sins.
Paul said, "For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live." Also he said, "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:"
"Our" spirit needs guidance of the Spirit. Our spirit, being itself, cannot obey the Spirit. Thus, as Paul says, it must be that the Spirit is the one totally controlling us, mortifying the deed of the body; not our spirit. And thus, Paul concludes, "For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure."
And just like what Paul plainly said to the men of Athens: "in him we live, and move, and have our being."
When the Spirit of Christ comes, it will actually "totally" take charge of everything and that our being becomes all at the dictate of the Spirit, not the same as we think that the person inside of us is obeying the Spirit. If we confess that in our regeneration that the Spirit is totally in control of us, of our being, we believe that we are no more guilty of any sin, and if there be any sin that we think is done while the Spirit is totally in control of our body, we are free of condemnation and the Spirit will take the responsibility of such. As John says, "And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:" Jesus Christ will be the advocate because he is the Spirit that is that is controlling us(Romans 8:9). Similarly, Galatians project the new creature as toatally controlled by Christ. In fact it said, "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."
But if we confess that a regenerated is in the state that the person inside of us is obeying the Spirit, then we become responsible for the sins we commit. And boy, nobody can get away with sin! It is unfortunate that most project a regenerated person thus way, which is totally a misunderstanding and erroneous knowledge that leads most people to condemnation.
When a person confesses that he sins after receiving the Spirit and claims to be regenerated, he actually projects that the person inside of him is obeying the Spirit. All who claim they still sin after receiving the Spirit are actually not regenerated, and Christ cannot wash their sins. Christ washes our sins by totally living in us, that is the mystery of Christ washing us from all our sins. But if we claim that we are still living in our body, making decisions whether to obey the Spirit or not, then we are guilty of any error and disobedience we commit; and Christ cannot wash us, nor take responsibility, of our sins.
Paul said, "For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live." Also he said, "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:"
"Our" spirit needs guidance of the Spirit. Our spirit, being itself, cannot obey the Spirit. Thus, as Paul says, it must be that the Spirit is the one totally controlling us, mortifying the deed of the body; not our spirit. And thus, Paul concludes, "For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure."
And just like what Paul plainly said to the men of Athens: "in him we live, and move, and have our being."