GOD’S
FAVOR: THE RESTORAL OF SPIRITUAL LIFE
“….Jesus Christ (the WORD of GOD, the Spirit) maketh thee WHOLE (AGAIN)…”
(Acts 9:34 KJV). “…the Holy Spirit gives birth to (or restores) SPIRITUAL LIFE…” (John 3:6 NLT). God is a
“…restorer of
thy life…”
(Ruth 4:15 KJV). “…He
restoreth my SOUL…” (Psalm
23 KJV). “... and man
became a
living soul
…” (Genesis 2:7 KJV).
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He
GAVE them one HOLY instruction: “…of
every tree of the garden THOU MAYEST FREELY EAT: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,
thou
SHALT NOT EAT of it; for in THE DAY THAT THOU
EATEST thereof THOU
SHALT SURELY DIE…”
(Genesis 2:16-17 KJV).
BUT“…The
woman [became] ... convinced [to eat from the tree, anyway]... She saw that the
tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it
would give her. So she took some of the
fruit and ate it...”
(Genesis 3:1-7 NLT).
“….She [choose to take] ...
some of the fruit and [eat] ... IT.
Then she gave
some to her husband, who was with her, and HE ATE IT, too
…”
(Genesis 3:1-7 NLT).
“.... At
that moment their eyes were opened (opened to a reality WITHOUT God, the
Holy Spirit)…” (Genesis 3:1-7 NLT). At
that moment, “…[Their disobedience] ...separated
… [them from] ... God (the Holy Spirit…” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…”
(John 4:24 KJV). “…It’s YOUR SINS that … [will] ...cut you off
from God…” (Isaiah 59:2 NLT).
“…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24
KJV). “…the Holy Spirit gives birth to SPIRITUAL LIFE…” (John 3:6 NLT).
“...The Spirit GIVES life...” (John 6:63 NIV). “...He is
... God (the Holy Spirit) who made the world and everything in it. Since
he is Lord of heaven and earth, he doesn’t live in man-made temples, and human hands can’t serve his needs—for he
has no needs. He himself gives life and breath to
everything..” (Acts 17:24-25 NLT).“...[God’s] …Holy Spirit
…is the SOURCE [of it ALL]…” (1
Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT).
“...THE DAY THAT THOU EATEST thereof THOU SHALT SURELY DIE…” (Genesis 2:16-17 KJV). “…[God’s WORD]... shall not return unto [him]…
void, but it shall accomplish that which [God]… please[s], and it
shall prosper in the thing whereto [God]… sent it…” (Isaiah 55:11 KJV).
“...
Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness
...” (1 John
3:7-10 NASB).
“…Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?”
(Romans 6:16 KJV).
“…It’s YOUR SINS that … [will] ...cut you off
(or separate you) from God [the Holy
Spirit]…”
(Isaiah 59:2 NLT).
Today
mankind it “NOT” born or created with a SPIRITUAL LIFE. “…all have sinned
…”
(Romans 3:23 KJV). .“…all have ... come short of the glory of God…” (Romans 3:23 KJV). “….I was born a sinner—yes, from the moment my mother conceived
me….” (Psalms 51:5 NLT).
NOW mankind must chose to RECEIVE back SPIRITUAL
LIFE. When they do they will go from spiritual DEATH to spiritual LIFE again. “…
AS MANY as received him…” (John 1:12 KJV). “…everyone who asks receives…”
(Matthew 7:8 NIV). “…receive the word
implanted….” (James
1:21 NASB).
At one
time, mankind was made in the “image”
of God, the Holy spirit. But which
part of MAN was MADE in God’s “image”
“…GOD IS SPIRIT…”
(John 4:24 KJV). “…And the LORD God … breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (God, Himself-The HOLY SPIRIT)…” (GENESIS 2:7 KJV).
His IMAGE
was duplicated within THEM. “…The Spirit of God dwell[ed]
… in … [the male and female]…” (Romans 8:9 KJV).
Thus, “…man
(woman) became a living
soul …” (GENESIS 2:7 KJV). “….God saw every thing he had made……and, behold,
it
was very good…” (Genesis 1:31 KJV).
God, the Holy SPIRIT, was IN UNION with man’s BODY and SOUL. The BODY
and SOUL was spiritually ALIVE!!
“….God saw … it was
very good…” (Genesis 1:31 KJV).
God, originally, created Adam and
Eve with a body, soul, and his SPIRIT! “…the body without
(apart from) the
spirit is dead…”
(James 2:26 KJV). “….Apart
from Me (the Spirit), you can do nothing…”
(John 15:5 NIV).
The RELATIONSHIP
between God and Adam/Eve “….was very
good…” (Genesis 1:31 KJV). ALL WAS
WELL!! God informed and directed MAN by SAYING: “…of every tree of the garden thou mayest
freely eat: BUT of the tree of the knowledge of good and
evil THOU
SHALT NOT EAT OF IT …[or]
… thou shalt surely die…” (Genesis 2:16-17 KJV).
God
created mankind with a human will to choose. Therefore, when Satan came along
with his LIES SAYING: “…ye shall
not surely die (they made a CHOICE)…” (Genesis 3:4-5 KJV).
“…The woman was convinced.
She saw
that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted
the wisdom it would give her. So she (Chose and) took some of the fruit and ate it.
…” (Genesis 3:1-7 NLT).
The
woman’s decision was MAJOR. Her decision was CATATROPHIC. Her decision ALTERED
her path. Her decision KILLED her UNION with God, the Holy Spirit, which also separated her from SPIRITUAL LIFE. “….[The
UNION]...God saw [and said]… it was
very good…” (Genesis 1:31 KJV).
“…
ONE sinner destroy[ed]… MUCH GOOD…” (Ecclesiastes 9:18 NASB).
Mankind
DIED spiritually at “THAT” very moment as God HAD said. … Thou shalt surely die…” (Genesis 2:16-17 KJV).“…[God’s WORD]... shall prosper in the
thing whereto [God]… sent it…” (Isaiah 55:11 KJV).
“… [Their
disobedience]… [immediately] … separated [them]… from God…” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV). “…Every man
(or woman) is tempted, when … [they are] … drawn away of his (her)
own lust, and enticed. …” (James 1:13-15 NLT). “…The woman was convinced.
She saw that the tree was beautiful
and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the
wisdom it would give her…” (Genesis 3:1-7 NLT).
“…So she (Chose TO TAKE) some of the fruit
and ate it.
…” (Genesis 3:1-7 NLT). “…Then
when lust hath conceived, it BRINGETH FORTH SIN: and sin, when it is finished,
BRINGETH FORTH DEATH (SPIRITUAL DEATH)…”
(James 1:13-15 NLT).
THAT day “…Sin (lawlessness)
entered into the world, and DEATH
(spiritual death) through sin, and so DEATH
(spiritual death) passed to all men—“(Romans 5:12 KJV). “…SIN IS the transgression of the law….”
(1 John 3:4 KJV). “…The wages of sin is death (spiritual death)…”
(Romans 6:23 KJV).
“…God asked the woman,
“What have you done?” (Genesis 3:7-13 NLT). “…
ONE sinner destroy[ed] … MUCH GOOD…” (Ecclesiastes 9:18 NASB). “… [They
were] …separated
… from God… …” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV). They became “…DEAD in trespasses and sin…” (Ephesians 2:1
KJV). “…Through … [Adam and Eve] … sin entered into the
world, and DEATH through sin,
and so DEATH passed to all men—“(Romans
5:12 KJV).
NOW “…All have sinned (all are born with a sin
nature) and fallen short
of the glory of God (all are born without SPIRITUAL LIFE)…” (Romans 3:23).
“…The
serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God
had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the
trees in the garden?” “Of
course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,” the woman replied. “It’s only the fruit from the
tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, ‘You
must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.’” “You won’t die!”
the serpent replied to the woman. “God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon
as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.”
The
woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful
and its fruit looked
delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her …” (Genesis 3:1-7 NLT).
“…So she took some of the fruit and
ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with
her, and he ate it, too…” (Genesis 3:1-7 NLT).
IMMEDIATELY, Adam, Eve, and ALL of mankind became “…separated from the [SPIRITUAL] .. LIFE of God…”
(Ephesians 4:18 NIV).
“…in the day that
thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die…” (Genesis 2:16-17 KJV). “…At that
moment
their eyes were opened…” (Genesis 3:1-7 NLT). “… [They were immediately] … separated from the [SPIRITUAL] ...
LIFE of God…” (Ephesians 4:18 NIV).
God, the Holy Spirit separated from man. “… [Their disobedience] …separated [them]… from God… …” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV). “…God
asked the woman, “What have you done?” (Genesis 3:7-13 NLT). “…
ONE sinner destroy[ed]… MUCH GOOD…” (Ecclesiastes 9:18 NASB).
God,
the Holy Spirit SEPARATED from
mankind and they “immediately” died spiritually. “…And
the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground (Body) … [but] … the
breath of life (Spirit)
… [separated] … and man became a … [dead] … soul (Soul) …” (GENESIS 2:7 KJV paraphrased by author). “…the body without (apart from) the
spirit is dead…”
(James 2:26 KJV). “… MUCH GOOD … [was destroyed]…” (Ecclesiastes 9:18 NASB).
Nothing
can separate you from God’s love, but there is “one” thing that can separate
you from the covenant relationship: SIN. A barrier of SIN stood between God and
mankind. “… [Their
disobedience] …separated [them]… from God…
…” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV).
The
barrier doesn’t exists because God doesn’t love you or no longer desires to
have a covenant relationship with you. “…
[Nothing] … will
be able to separate … [you] … from the love of God…” (Romans
8:31-39 NASB).
The
barrier exists because HOLINESS can NOT and will NOT “EVER” MIX with SIN, so it
SEPARATES instead; just like oil and water. “…[SIN] ...have separated
[the covenant relationship] ... between you and your God (who is HOLY), …”
(Isaiah 59:2 KJV). “…[SIN WILL] ... cut
you off from God (who is HOLY)…”
(Isaiah 59:2 NLT).
“…God is love…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). God has “….loved [you]...with an everlasting love….” (Jeremiah 31:3 KJV). “…Love … the perfect BOND of UNITY...” (Colossians 3:14
NASB).
God’s
LOVE, for you, NEVER weans, wavers, or is faithless. “… The … FAITHFUL love of the Lord, [for
you],
NEVER ENDS...!”(Lamentations 3:22-23 NLT).
A “…Love …[that] … never FAILS….” (1 Corinthians 13: 4-8 NIV).
“…If we are unfaithful, he remains
faithful, for he cannot deny who he is…” (2 Timothy 2:13 NLT). “…God is love…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV).“… Indeed, He loves the people…” (Deuteronomy 33:3 NASB).
HIS FAVORABLE, IMMUTABLE LOVE SAID: “… I will bring
them home again,” says the Lord….” (HOSEA 11 NLT).“…God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten
Son...” (John 3:16 KJV). “... Herein is love,
not that we loved God, but that he loved us
and sent His Son
to be the propitiation (substitute, atonement) for our sins.” (1 John 4:10 KJV).
“…[GOD SENT, HIS HOLY SON] ...the just for the unjust, that he might
bring us [back] to [HIMSELF]…” (1
Peter 3:18 KJV). That he might bring us
back into COVENANT UNION and SPIRITUAL WHOLENESS with HIS Holy Spirit.
HIS
HOLY SON BECOMES LIKE AN EMULSIFIER that “powerfully” enables the mixture, reunion,
or emulsion of two unlikely substances (sin and holiness). “…He
that is joined (MIXED) unto the Lord (Jesus) is ONE spirit…
[AGAIN with God]” (1
Corinthians 6:17 KJV).
If
an emulsifier is added to the oil and water it will miraculously enable them to
MIX or UNITE together. “…He that is joined (MIXED/UNITED
together) unto the Lord (Jesus) is ONE spirit…
[with God again]” (1
Corinthians 6:17 KJV).“….
Old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17
KJV).
Jesus
miraculously enables the HOLY God and SINFUL mankind to MIX or REUNITE together
as ONE. “…There ... [is] … …one … who can [reunite]... God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus…” (1 Timothy 2:5 NLT).
GOD’S
FAVORABLE LOVE CREATED A PLAN TO
RESTORE MANKIND AND RETURN THEM TO SPIRITUAL LIFE. “…God saved us ...He
did this, not
because we DESERVED it, but
because that was his plan from before the beginning of time—to show us his GRACE (FAVOR) through Christ Jesus…” (2 Timothy 1:9 NLT). “…Since it is through God’s kindness (FAVORABLE LOVE)…[and] not by [your] good
works... [it].. is—free and undeserved…” (Romans 11:5 NLT).
God loved sinful man,
but because of his HOLY nature he simply could NOT mix or have a relationship
with them. “…what
fellowship hath righteousness with
unrighteousness?...” (2
Corinthians 6:14-15 KJV). NONE!
The
barrier of SIN is A REALITY. It PREVENTS any POSSIBLE reunion between mankind
and God, the Holy Spirit.
“….Apart from Me (Jesus Christ), you can do nothing (YOU CANNOT REUNITE
WITH GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT)…” (John 15:5 NIV). “…Jesus saith unto him, I AM THE (ONLY) WAY
(back to God)… no man cometh unto the
Father, but by me…” (John 14 6 KJV). “…There
is SALVATION IN NO ONE ELSE…” (Acts 4:12a NLT).
What
can MAKE mankind SPIRITUALLY WHOLE again and RESTORE them back to God, the indwelling HOLY SPIRIT? “…[there is one who]… can [reunite].. God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus…” (1 Timothy 2:5 NLT).
Jesus
can return mankind BACK to God’s original, created “image” that was ONCE so VERY good? “….LET US
MAKE man … after our likeness…” (Genesis 1:26
KJV). “…in his OWN image…..male and female created he them…”
(Genesis 1:27 KJV). “…And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of
the ground (body),
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (spirit); and man became a living
soul (soul)…”
(GENESIS 2:7 KJV). “….God saw every thing he had made……and, behold, it was
very good…” (Genesis 1:31 KJV).
“…Jesus Christ maketh
thee [spiritually].. whole [again]…” (Acts 9:34 KJV). HOW? “…If any man(woman) be in Christ,
he is a NEW
creature …” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “… [because] … all things are … [MADE] … NEW…” (2 Corinthians
5:17 KJV). “…I will put a new spirit in you…” (Ezekiel 36:26 NLT).
“…May God himself, the God who makes
everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole,
[and] ... put you together—spirit, soul, and body
…”
(1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 MSG).
God
WANTED “YOU” back in UNION with him (HOLY SPIRIT).The
bible tells you to FIRST “…Confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and
… BELIEVE IN
THINE HEART that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be SAVED
(restored back to God)…”
(ROMANS 10:9 KJV).
“…For WITH
THE HEART MAN BELIEVETH unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession
is made UNTO
SALVATION…” (Romans 10:10 KJV). “…For WHOSOEVER
SHALL CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL BE SAVED (restored back to God)…”
(Romans 10:13 KJV). “…REPENT ye (come
back) therefore, and BE CONVERTED, that your sins may be blotted out …”
(Acts 3:19 KJV).
“…[there
is one who]… can [reunite]..
God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus…”
(1 Timothy 2:5 NLT). “…Jesus Christ maketh thee [spiritually].. whole [again]…”
(Acts 9:34 KJV).
“…Christ hath REDEEMED us … that WE MIGHT receive the promise of the Spirit
through faith…” (Galatians 3:13-14
KJV). “…The Lord is that Spirit…” (2
Corinthians 3:17 KJV).
“… AS MANY as received him (JESUS), to
them GAVE HE … [BACK] … POWER (INDWELLING SPIRITUAL
LIFE) TO BECOME THE “SONS” OF GOD (children of God) … [AGAIN]…
…”
(John 1:12 KJV). “…God has sent forth the
Spirit (THE LIFE) of His Son “INTO”
[YOUR]… HEARTS…”
(Galatians 4:6 NASB).
“…the Holy Spirit gives birth to SPIRITUAL LIFE [within you again[…”
(John 3:6 NLT). “….
if any man be in Christ, he is a NEW creature: old things are passed away;
behold, ALL
things are become new...” (2
Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “…Christ (SPIRITUAL
LIFE) liveth in [you, again]…” (Galatians 2:20 KJV).
“….OLD THINGS (existence without spiritual life) are passed…”
(2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “... It
is God (the indwelling Holy Spirit or SPIRITUAL LIFE) which worketh in you both to
will and to do of his
good pleasure” (Philippians 2:13 KJV). “… the God of peace… that great
Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in [you,
through the indwelling Holy Spirit ]… what is pleasing to him, through
Jesus Christ (restored SPIRITUAL LIFE)…” (Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV).
“…GOD IS SPIRIT…”
(John 4:24 KJV). “…the
Holy Spirit gives birth to SPIRITUAL LIFE…” (John 3:6 NLT). “...The Spirit GIVES life...”
(John 6:63 NIV). “...He is
... God (the Holy Spirit) who made the world and everything in it ...He
himself gives [SPIRITUAL] ... life and breath to everything..” (Acts 17:24-25 NLT).“...[God’s]
…Holy Spirit …is the SOURCE [of it
ALL including restored SPIRITUAL LIFE]…” (1 Corinthians
12:4-11 NLT).
GOD IS THE SOURCE OF “YOUR” SPIRITUAL
LIFE! “…Your [personal
sins]... [separated the
union between]… you and ...God (SPIRITUAL LIFE)…” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV).
SIN is “not”
just a collection of unrighteous behaviors based on what you do; sin is a symptom of what you are; a sinful nature.
“The
trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin.
I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I
don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. So I am not
the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it. And
I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t. I want to do what is good, but I don’t. …I
[am] …a slave to the sin that is … within
me. Who
will free me
from this life that is dominated by [the SYMPTOMS (sinful behaviors) OF MY SIN
NATURE] …” (Romans
7:14-25 NLT).
Sin, therefore, is an
INNATE, permanent, terminal CONDITION of the flesh (sinful nature), every male
and female is born with"…That which is born of the flesh is flesh…” (John 3:6 KJV).
This sinful nature was inherited from Adam
and Eve. Adam and Eve could ONLY reproduce what they had become, FLESH, because they were SEPARTED from God,
the Holy Spirit. Thus, “… all have
sinned (all have a terminal condition), and come short of the glory of God (is born without the presence of SPIRITUAL LIFE)…” (Romans 3:23 KJV).
“,,, [Therefore,] ...through one man sin
entered (physical life without SPIRITUAL LIFE entered) into the world, and [spiritual] ...death through sin, and so [spiritual] death passed to all men, for that all sinned (all have been born without SPIRITUAL
LIFE]—“(Romans 5:12 KJV). “…All have sinned (been born with a sin nature) and fallen short of the glory of God (fallen short
of having spiritual life)…”
(Romans 3:23). “….I was born a sinner (I was
born without spiritual life)—yes,
from the moment my mother conceived me….”
(Psalms 51:5 NLT).
“... When Adam sinned, sin
entered the world. Adam’s sin brought
[spiritual] ... death, so [spiritual] ... death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned (is born without spiritual
life) ... But there is a great difference between Adam’s sin and God’s
gracious gift. For the sin of this one
man, Adam, brought [spiritual] death
to many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace (FAVOR) and his gift
of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ [who brought
spiritual LIFE back]. And the result of God’s gracious gift is very
different from the result of that one man’s sin. For Adam’s sin led to condemnation, but God’s free gift leads to our being made right with God (being restored, reunited with the Holy Spirit, and having spiritual
LIFE again), even though we are guilty
of many sins. For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused [spiritual] ... death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift (FAVOR) of righteousness (spiritual life ), for all who receive
it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ (the spiritual LIFE)...” (Romans 5:10-16 NLT).
“…Jesus saith…I am …THE LIFE…”
(John 14:6 KJV). “…Jesus Christ is IN YOU…”
(2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV).
“...The Word gave LIFE to everything that was created, and his LIFE
brought light (spiritual restoration) to everyone...” (John 1:4 NLT). “... In Him
was LIFE, and the LIFE was the Light (HOLY SPIRIT) of men...” (John 1:4 KJV).
“... Put your trust in the light (HOLY SPIRIT) while there is still time; then you will become children of the light (of god, the holy spirit)...” (John
12:35 NLT). “... While you have the Light (SPIRIT), believe in (depend upon) the Light (SPIRIT), so that you may become sons of Light (sons of god, the holy spirit)...” (John 12:35 NASB).
“…, My righteous servant (Jesus)
... [made]... it possible for many
to be counted righteous, for he [bore] ... all their sins…”
(Isaiah 53:11 NLT). “…
[God sent the ] …one … who can [reunite] ...God
and humanity—the
man Christ Jesus (his living word)…”
(1 Timothy 2:5 NLT).
“… [Jesus’] name is [also] ... called The
Word of God…” (Revelation 19:12-13 NASB). “…
I am (jesus, the word of god) the
light (holy spirit) of the world..." (John 9:5, 8:12 KJV). “…THE WORDS THAT I (Jesus) SPEAK unto you, they ARE SPIRIT (light)…
and they are LIFE….” (John
6:63 KJV). “…The Lord is that
Spirit (light)…” (2 Corinthians 3:17 KJV). “... the light
(holy spirit) makes everything visible. This is why it is said, “Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light (holy spirit)... (Ephesians 5:19 NLT). ” “…THE WORDS ...they ARE SPIRIT…” (John
6:63 KJV). “…God is Spirit …” (John 4:24 KJV). “…the Word was
God …
(John 1:1-4 NASB). “… I am the light(holy spirit) of the
world..." (John 9:5, 8:12 KJV). “...
He (THE WORD) is a light to reveal God to the nations...” (Luke 2:32 NLT). “.. A Light of revelation...” (LUKE 2:32 NASB). “…The Light which … enlightens (makes spiritual
alive) every man (woman)…” (John 1:19 NASB).
Without JESUS, you are DOMINATED by the
flesh, because you do not have SPIRITUAL LIFE to empower to live righteous. “…The trouble is with me, for I
am all too human, a slave to [the sin nature]. …I don’t really understand myself,
for I want
to [be righteous] …but I don’t ... Instead, I do what I hate. So I am not
the one doing wrong; it is [the sinful nature]… living in me that does it. And
I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to [be righteous)
… [which]… is right, BUT I CAN’T…Who will free me from
this life that is dominated by [the sin nature]?”
(Romans 7:14-25 NLT).
“…The
answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord…” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT). “If the Son therefore shall make you free, you SHALL be free indeed…” (John
8:36 KJV). “….Apart
from [the spiritual life],.. [you]… can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).
“…Jesus saith…I am …THE LIFE…”
(John 14:6 KJV). “…Jesus Christ is IN YOU…”
(2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV).
Jesus, therefore, is your SPIRITUAL
LIFE through the indwelling Holy Spirit.
He will “…strengthened [you]… with
might by his Spirit in the
inner man…”
(Ephesians 3:16 KJV). “… [He strengthens
you]…according to the POWER that worketh
IN [YOU]…” (Ephesians 3:20 KJV). “… God … work[s] … in … [you] … what is
pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ…” (Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV). “…the Father... [that DWELLS within YOU]… he doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV).
SPIRITUAL LIFE gives birth to HOLINESS,
which is the HIGHEST standard of conduct for God’s people. “…be
holy, because I am holy…”
(1 Peter 1:16 KJV). “...be… imitators
of [Jesus]…”
(Hebrews
12:14; Ephesians 5:1 ASV). “…I AM THE VINE AND YE ARE THE BRANCHES…”
(JOHN 15:1, 5 NIV). “…Abide in Me, and I in you…”
(John 15:4-6 NASB). “…Apart from Me you can do nothing…”
(John 15:4-6 NASB).
Thus, without the indwelling HOLY SPIRIT, which is your SPIRITUAL LIFE, it would be IMPOSSIBLE for you to be holy on their OWN efforts. Thankfully, “…The things which are impossible with men … [are] …POSSIBLE…
[with God] …” (Luke 18:27 KJV).
“…I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?”
(Jeremiah 32:27 KJV). “…HE WHICH HATH
“BEGUN” A GOOD “WORK” IN [YOU]… “WILL” “PERFORM” IT “UNTIL”
the day of Jesus Christ…” (Philippians 1:6 KJV).
Apostle Paul said we are to REALIZE:
“…[we] ... are
… A HOLY NATION…” (1 Peter 2:9 NASB). He, himself was“….set apart for the gospel of God...” (Romans 1:1 NASB). “…God anointed
( also set apart) Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and POWER…” (Acts 10:38 NIV).Thus, “…you are … A HOLY (set apart) NATION…” (1 Peter 2:9 NASB).
Therefore,
“…be holy (BE FREE FROM SIN)…” (1 Peter 1:16 KJV). “…ye shall
be holy unto me: for I the Lord am holy (FREE FROM SIN)…” (Leviticus 20:26
KJV). “…It is God who works (holiness) IN YOU …”
(Philippians 2:13 NIV).
Thus,
HOLINESS is “NOT” something you can DO
in your “owN” efforts. “…the Father that dwelleth in … [you], he doeth the works (of making YOU HOLY)…” (John 14:10 KJV). “…God
…works in you … TO ACT (TO EMPOWER YOU TO BE HOLY) in order to fulfill his
good purpose…”
(Philippians 2:13 NIV). “ … God … equip
you (with the indwelling Holy Spirit or spiritual life) with everything good
for doing his will (becoming HOLY like he is)
…” (Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV)
God has SUPPLIED all
you NEED to live HOLY and FREE from SIN. “…His
DIVINE POWER hath given unto us ALL THINGS that pertain unto life and godliness…” (2 Peter 1:3
KJV). “…I will supply all your NEED…”
(John 12:32 KJV). ). “...He careth for you.” (1 Peter 5:7 KJV).
“…The LORD (the indwelling Spirit or SPIRITUAL LIFE) “WILL”
accomplish (take care of)…that which concerns [you]…” (John
14:31 NASB). “…God
is the one who provides …” (2
Corinthians 9:10-13 KJV). “…God will generously PROVIDE all you need (INCLUDING HOLINESS)…”
(2 Corinthians 9:8 NLT). “…HE (the indwelling
Holy Spirit or SPIRITUAL LIFE) “WILL” KEEP YOU STRONG to the end…”
(1 Corinthians 1:8 NLT). “…the Father that dwelleth in me (my SPIRITUAL LIFE), he doeth the works (OF MAKING YOU HOLY)…”
(John 14:10 KJV).
“…REPENT … and you will
RECEIVE the gift of the [INDWELLING].... Holy Spirit (SPIRITUAL
LIFE)….” (Acts 2:38 NASB). “…Every good GIFT and every perfect GIFT is from above, and cometh down
from the Father of lights…” (James 1:17 KJV). “…The LORD SHALL GIVE
(SPIRITUAL LIFE) that which is
good…” (Psalms 85:12 KJV). “…A man can
receive nothing (SPIRITUAL LIFE), except it BE GIVEN him from heaven…”
(John 3:27 KJV). “…What do you have (such as SPIRITUAL LIFE) that God hasn’t given you?
(1 Corinthians 4:7 NLT).
“…BLESSED
be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who HATH BLESSED us with all spiritual blessings
in heavenly places in Christ…” (Ephesians
1:3 KJV).
“...The Spirit
GIVES [SPIRITUAL]...life...” (John 6:63 NIV). “...He himself gives [SPIRITUAL]...life and breath to everything..” (Acts 17:24-25 NLT).“...[God’s]
…Holy Spirit …is the SOURCE [of it
ALL including SPIRITUAL LIFE]…” (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24
KJV). “…the
Holy Spirit gives birth to SPIRITUAL LIFE…”
(John 3:6 NLT).
SPIRITUAL
LIFE THE GIFT OF HIS FAVORABLE LOVE!!!
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