The flesh has become so corrupted that even what you think, and feel is not very trustworthy. Selfishness is the source of all sin in man.
Self is God's greatest enemy, because self always declares independence from Him.
What is self?
Whatever man possesses or is able to do without seeking, waiting on, or depending on God.
Romans 6 speaks of our co-death with Christ;
Romans 7 speaks of our trying to live the spiritual life out of the old nature; and
Romans 8 speaks of the victory that is already ours in the Holy Spirit.
Why pray the scriptures out loud? It is hard to think about something other than what you are talking about. Praying out loud the scriptures solves the problem of the wandering mind. -- spoken words speak to the soul and have the power of raising thoughts in the soul. The Psalm scriptures speak of God in the Highest manner, which most fully expresses the power and presence of God.
When you direct any of your petitions to Jesus let it be: thou art the radiance of thy Father's glory. Thou art the Alpha and Omega, The beginning and the end of all things: Thou has destroyed the power of the devil and hast overcome death.
James 4:4 -- "You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God."
When you fall out of love with God you have to find movies, you have to find sports, you have to find other worldly things. James calls it spiritual adultery to sleep with these things all week because there is no true intimacy with the Holy Spirit.
The very point of the gospel is that you are not living anymore. It's not just saying a prayer -- it's dying. The stone was moved for the Church to come in and die. You come to the altar to kill something -- you have to have a sacrifice -- not to improve that thing. Grace doesn't cover sin. Blood covers sin.
ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY
Statement Of Faith Nameless & Faceless Ministries - Statement of Faith
Ministry Phone: 281-396-4379
Self is God's greatest enemy, because self always declares independence from Him.
What is self?
Whatever man possesses or is able to do without seeking, waiting on, or depending on God.
Romans 6 speaks of our co-death with Christ;
Romans 7 speaks of our trying to live the spiritual life out of the old nature; and
Romans 8 speaks of the victory that is already ours in the Holy Spirit.
Why pray the scriptures out loud? It is hard to think about something other than what you are talking about. Praying out loud the scriptures solves the problem of the wandering mind. -- spoken words speak to the soul and have the power of raising thoughts in the soul. The Psalm scriptures speak of God in the Highest manner, which most fully expresses the power and presence of God.
When you direct any of your petitions to Jesus let it be: thou art the radiance of thy Father's glory. Thou art the Alpha and Omega, The beginning and the end of all things: Thou has destroyed the power of the devil and hast overcome death.
James 4:4 -- "You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God."
When you fall out of love with God you have to find movies, you have to find sports, you have to find other worldly things. James calls it spiritual adultery to sleep with these things all week because there is no true intimacy with the Holy Spirit.
The very point of the gospel is that you are not living anymore. It's not just saying a prayer -- it's dying. The stone was moved for the Church to come in and die. You come to the altar to kill something -- you have to have a sacrifice -- not to improve that thing. Grace doesn't cover sin. Blood covers sin.
ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY
Statement Of Faith Nameless & Faceless Ministries - Statement of Faith
Ministry Phone: 281-396-4379
