Philippians 3:10
10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
Why must we suffer the loss of these things that made us who we were? Because that is not the real you! The real you now that you have been born again is Christ in you.
Of course the two have become one not by anything you did (only believe) but what He has done on the cross. Christ in you is the real you to God, He sees one person, a Christ person, we referr to as a Christian.
A Christian is a person with Christ in them, very plain and simple, only believers make it so complex no one knows what it means to be a Christian any more, 1Cor. 6:17
17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
It is amazing the amount of time you can spend trying to teach people their saved by Christ in them and not by what they do.
I council from time to time, first few sessions usally have to do with "am I really a Christian."
There is so much junk in this world folks have to be taken into the word of God to show them their salvation is a person.
Strange deal, it is almost like they don't want salvation on what scripture says, it's to easy. A more arduous salvation would make them feel better about their salvation. They have bought the lie and listen to it week in and week out to reinforce their shortcomings, like they are a special kind of sinner. One man asked me if he gave me a roll of money, would God deliver him from his bondage.
When we are hurting or in bondage and wanting to escape, the answer is the same, Romans 7:4
4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
You don't buy your way out, you dont give your way out, you come to the understanding of who you are and live that life, the real you.
The real you is not in bondage, the real you is not an angry mean person, the real you is not religious. The real you is a shared life of "Christ in you the hope of glory."
Remember salvation is a person, and you have become one with that peson the moment you believed, Romans 5:10
10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
Why must we suffer the loss of these things that made us who we were? Because that is not the real you! The real you now that you have been born again is Christ in you.
Of course the two have become one not by anything you did (only believe) but what He has done on the cross. Christ in you is the real you to God, He sees one person, a Christ person, we referr to as a Christian.
A Christian is a person with Christ in them, very plain and simple, only believers make it so complex no one knows what it means to be a Christian any more, 1Cor. 6:17
17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
It is amazing the amount of time you can spend trying to teach people their saved by Christ in them and not by what they do.
I council from time to time, first few sessions usally have to do with "am I really a Christian."
There is so much junk in this world folks have to be taken into the word of God to show them their salvation is a person.
Strange deal, it is almost like they don't want salvation on what scripture says, it's to easy. A more arduous salvation would make them feel better about their salvation. They have bought the lie and listen to it week in and week out to reinforce their shortcomings, like they are a special kind of sinner. One man asked me if he gave me a roll of money, would God deliver him from his bondage.
When we are hurting or in bondage and wanting to escape, the answer is the same, Romans 7:4
4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
You don't buy your way out, you dont give your way out, you come to the understanding of who you are and live that life, the real you.
The real you is not in bondage, the real you is not an angry mean person, the real you is not religious. The real you is a shared life of "Christ in you the hope of glory."
Remember salvation is a person, and you have become one with that peson the moment you believed, Romans 5:10
10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
