THE HOLY SPIRIT (HOLINESS) AND FREEDOM FROM SIN
“... [You
have been] made free from sin….” (Romans 6:18
KJV). “If the Son therefore shall make
you free, you SHALL be free indeed” (John 8:36 KJV). “…where the Spirit of the Lord is, there
is liberty (freedom)” (2 Corinthians 3:17 KJV).
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“Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not (HE
OR SHE IS FREE FROM SIN): whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known
him. Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is
righteous, even as he is righteous. He that committeth sin is
of the devil (FOLLOWS THE FLESH); for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For
this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of
the devil (BY FREEING PEOPLE FROM SIN). Whosoever is born of God doth not
commit sin (HE OR SHE IS A NEW CREATION); for his seed remaineth in him (THE
INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT): and he cannot sin, because he is born of God (BORN
ANEW; REJOINED TO GOD’S HOLY SPIRIT)…” (1 John 3:6-9 KJV).
While
you (your SOUL) HAVE been SET free FROM SIN, you STILL live in the FLESH while
upon earth. The FLESH will NEVER follow God’s instructions! “…For the sinful nature is ALWAYS hostile to
God. It NEVER DID obey God’s laws, and it
never will. …” (Romans
8:1-14 NLT). “… it (THE FLESH/SINFUL NATURE) does not
submit to God's law (instruction, nor
can it do so…” (Romans 8:7 NIV). “…it never will.
…” (Romans 8:1-14 NLT). “…The
sinful nature (FLESH) wants
to do evil, which is just the opposite of
what the Spirit wants. …”
(Galatians 5 NLT).
What this means is that the SOUL is FREE from SIN, but your
FLESH is “NOT” free from sin. When you SIN it is NOT your
NEW CREATION self that is doing it; it is your FLESH. “… if any man be in Christ, he is a new
creature ... ALL THINGS are become new (except the flesh)...”
(2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “…The
trouble is with me, for I am all too
human, a slave to sin … 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…” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT).
You cannot depend upon the FLESH to live a HOLY LIFE, because it
cannot HELP you. “…it never will.
…” (Romans 8:1-14 NLT). “… it does not submit to God's law
(instruction, nor can it do so…”
(Romans 8:7 NIV). “…THE FLESH
SETS ITS DESIRE AGAINST
the Spirit…” (Galatians 5:17 NASB).
PARTNERING WITH THE FLESH LEADS YOU
“AWAY” FROM GOD’S WILL FOR YOUR LIFE. “…those
who are ACCORDING
TO THE FLESH set their MINDS ON THE THINGS OF THE FLESH…” (Romans 8:5
NASB). “…WHOEVER
SOWS TO PLEASE THEIR FLESH,
FROM THE FLESH WILL REAP DESTRUCTION;
…” (Galatians 6:8 NIV).
PARTNERING WITH THE INDWELLING HOLY
SPIRIT LEADS YOU CLOSER TO GOD. “…the flesh profits nothing…” (John
6:63 NASB). “…The Spirit gives us
desires that are the
opposite of what the sinful
nature (FLESH) desires…”
(Galatians 5 NLT).
YOUR FLESH AND THE INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT ARE ON OPPOSITE
TEAMS. “…These TWO FORCES are constantly fighting each other…”
(Galatians 5 NLT).
HOWEVER, YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE “POWER” TO CHOOSE “LIFE”
AGAIN through the indwelling HOLY SPIRIT.
“… It is God who worketh in you, both to will and to do
of His good pleasure…”
(Philippians 2:13 KJV).
The
HOLY SPIRIT “EMPOWERS” you to put demands upon and take authority over YOUR
flesh until it BECOMES your SLAVE and you STOP being the slave to your flesh.
Why do you want to put demands on or take authority over YOUR FLESH? Because, “….you are slaves of the one you obey (follow)…” (Romans 6:16 NIV). Therefore,
“... I discipline my body and make it my slave...” (1 Corinthians 9:27 NASB). “…I can do all things through Christ which
strengtheneth me…” (Philippians 4:13 KJV).
YOU CAN “…choose LIFE…” (Deuteronomy 30:19 KJV). “…THE WORDS THAT I
SPEAK unto you, they ARE LIFE…” (John 6:63 KJV). “…Jesus (the WORD) saith…I am …THE LIFE…”
(John 14:6 KJV).
YOU ARE NO LONGER UNDER THE POWER, SLAVERY, OR
DICTATORSHIP OF THE EVIL ONE through the flesh. You are INDWELLED by the
ALMIGHTY “POWER” of God’s HOLY SPIRIT. “... [Therefore,
You have been] made
free from sin….” (Romans 6:18 KJV). “If the Son therefore shall
make you free, you SHALL be free indeed...” (John 8:36
KJV).
YOU HAVE ALL THE POWER YOU NEED TO RESIST SIN,
TAKE AUTHORITY OVER THE FLESH, AND LIVE HOLY! “…GOD IS SPIRIT…”
(John 4:24 KJV). “…The Lord (Jesus, the WORD OF GOD) is that Spirit…” too
(2 Corinthians 3:17 KJV). “…THE WORDS THAT I SPEAK ... ARE
SPIRIT…” (John 6:63 KJV). “…The Holy Spirit gives birth to SPIRITUAL LIFE…”
(John 3:6 NLT).
HOW? “…God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son (the WORD) “INTO” [YOUR HEART] (where the thoughts
reside)…” (Galatians 4:6
NASB). “…Jesus Christ (the WORD) is IN YOU…” (2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV). “…the
Spirit
of God dwell[s]… in you…” (Romans 8:9 KJV). “….Apart from [THE HOLY SPIRIT],
you (THE SOUL) can do nothing (CAN’T FREE YOURSELF FROM SIN)…” (John 15:5 NIV). “…where the [HOLY] Spirit of
the Lord is, there is liberty (freedom from sin)” (2 Corinthians 3:17 KJV).
HOW DOES
GOD’S INDWELLING POWER WORK? “…The …HOLY SPIRIT …is the SOURCE of [FREEDOM FROM SIN]. …it is …God who does the work IN and THROUGH all of us who
are his. The HOLY SPIRIT DISPLAYS God’s power (to FREE FROM SIN)
THROUGH each of us … (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT).
“…That great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work “IN US” what is pleasing to him (freedom from SIN), through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory
for ever and ever. Amen…” (Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV). “…It is God which worketh IN YOU (freedom from SIN) both to
will (to want to be free from sin) and to do (to live free from sin) of his good pleasure (be holy)…” (Philippians 2:13 KJV). “…be holy, because I am holy…”
(1 Peter 1:16 KJV). “…by the grace of
God I am what I am (FREED FROM SIN)…” (1 Corinthians 15:10
NIV).
“…I do nothing of myself
(like becoming freed from sin)…” (John 8:28 KJV). “…The Father
that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works (of freeing me
from sin)…” (John 14:10 KJV). “…He helps me (become free from sin)…”
(Psalms 28:7 NLT). When you were FREED from SIN, everything is FREE, including
your choices.
However, your MEMORIES, your past KNOWLEDGE, your EXPERIENCES, or
how you grew up or were DEVELOPED as a human being is still a part of the sin
nature. The FREED soul is housed in the body, which is “still” the flesh. Thus,
MEMORIES, your past KNOWEDGE, your past EXPERIENCES, and how you grew up or
were developed still HEAVILY impacts and influences the thoughts, which have
been informed by the FLESH for years.
Because the OLD mindset is STILL in TACT
through the sin nature; the old sin nature will continue to affect you
emotionally and mentally by attempting to influence your behavior UNLESS you
choose to ALLOW the WORD OF GOD to begin to TRANSFORM your MIND. “… Be transformed by the renewing of your mind (which empowers you to
put demands upon and take authority over the flesh)….” (Romans 12:2
KJV).
You are FREED from sin, the sin nature, and the slavery of sin. You are
FREE to choose to live righteous. “... [You have been] made free from sin….” (Romans 6:18 KJV). “If the Son therefore shall make you free,
you SHALL be free indeed” (John 8:36 KJV).
You
are also FREE to choose to continue to live unrighteous. “…Choose (make a CHOICE) you
this day whom
ye will serve….” (Joshua 24:15 KJV). If you FREELY choose to continue to live
unrighteous, you can get entangled again in the yoke of bondage. “...For if, after they have
escaped (been made free and) ... they are again entangled in them (their
former sinful lifestyles)...” (2 Peter 2:20-23 NASB).
You
can get entangled again and WILLINGLY return to the yoke of bondage. “ ... It has happened to them according to the
true proverb, “A dog returns to its own vomit,” and, “A sow, after washing, returns to wallowing in the mire...”
(2 Peter 2:2-23 NASB).
If you have been made free from sin and go back to being
a slave, you will NOT go back as a slave, but as a volunteer. “... it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn
away from the holy commandment ...” (2 Peter 2:20-23 NASB). “….you are slaves of the one you (willfully) obey…” (Romans 6:16 NIV). Therefore,
“... I (willfully choose to) discipline my
body and make it my slave...” (1 Corinthians 9:27 NASB).
“…The
sinful nature
is always hostile to God (therefore, the old mindset, affected by the sinful
nature, is also hostile to God). It never did obey God’s laws, and it never will.
That’s why those who
are still under the control of their sinful nature (through the old mindset)
can never please God. But you
are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled (by choosing to
have faith) by the (indwelling holy) Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you …” (Romans
8:1-14 NLT).
“… (And remember that those
who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at
all.) And Christ lives within you,
so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life
because you have been made right with God. The
Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God
raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by
this same Spirit living within you. …” (Romans
8:1-14 NLT).
“…Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation to do (by the dictates of your old mindset)
what your sinful nature urges you to do.
For if you live by its
dictates, you will die. But if through the power of the Spirit (the WORD OF
GOD) you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature, you will live. For
all who are led by the Spirit of God (the WORD) are children of God…”
(Romans 8:1-14 NLT).
“…Who will free me from this life that is dominated by (the
old mindset affected and polluted by) SIN? …” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT). “… The
answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord (the Word of God)…” (Romans 7:14-25
NLT). Jesus had another name. “… His name is called The Word of God…” (Revelation 19:12-13 NASB).
“… Jesus (the WORD of GOD) …came and SPAKE, unto them saying, “All
POWER is given unto me IN heaven and earth…” (Matthew
28:18 KJV). “… Be transformed by the renewing of your
mind (through Jesus, the Son and the WORD)….”
(Romans 12:2 KJV). “…If the Son (the word) therefore shall make you free, you SHALL be
free indeed…” (John 8:36 KJV).
YEARS
ago God delivered over a million and a half people out of the land of Egypt. God told them: “…I am the
Lord, I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians...” (Exodus 6:6-7 KJV). “…I will
rid you out of their bondage...”
(Exodus 6:6-7 KJV). “…I will redeem you
with a stretched out hand...”
(Exodus 6:5:6-7 KJV). A
ND GOD DID JUST WHAT HE SAID HE WOULD DO: “…The
Lord bought [Israel] out with a mighty hand and redeemed [them] out of the
house of bondmen, from the hand of…Egypt. … (Deuteronomy 7:8 KJV).THEY TESTIFIED: “…the Lord brought
us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs,
and with wonders…”
(Deuteronomy 26:8 KJV). GOD SAID: “…I am the Lord, I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians...” (Exodus 6:6-7 KJV).
THEY
CONFIRMED THAT: “…The Lord bought [THEM] out with a mighty hand (just like he
said he would) and redeemed [them] out of the house of bondmen, from the hand
of…Egypt. … (Deuteronomy
7:8 KJV). That particular night God DELIVERED thousands. “…That night the people of Israel left Rameses and
started for Succoth. There were about 600,000
men, plus all the women and children…” (Exodus 12:37 NLT). The
Israelites had been in slavery, in the land of Egypt, for over 430 years. “…The people of Israel had lived in Egypt for 430 years. In
fact, it was on the last day of the 430th year that all the Lord’s forces left the land. On this
night the Lord kept his promise to
bring his people out of the land of Egypt. So this night belongs to him, and it
must be commemorated every year by all the Israelites, from generation to
generation…” (Exodus 12:40-42 NLT).
NO MATTER HOW LONG IT HAD BEEN, GOD
SAID: “…I will rid you out of their bondage...” (Exodus 6:6-7 KJV). “…I will
redeem you with a stretched out hand...”
(Exodus 6:5:6-7 KJV).
GOD WAS THEIR DELIVERER. “…The Lord bought [Israel] out
with a mighty hand and redeemed [them] out of the house of bondmen, from the
hand of…Egypt. … (Deuteronomy
7:8 KJV). T
HE LORD, THEIR GOD DID IT! “…your
God, which bringeth you
out from under the burdens of the Egyptians…” (Exodus 6:7 KJV). “…the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt…” (Deuteronomy 26:8 KJV).
GOD
STILL DELIVERS PEOPLE FROM BONDAGE. HE HAS NOT CHANGED. “…I am the Lord, I change NOT…”
(Malachi 3:6 KJV).
IT IS NOT TOO HARD FOR GOD TO DELIVER PEOPLE FROM ANY KIND
OF BONDAGE. “…I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing
too hard for me?” (Jeremiah 32:27 KJV). “…The things which are impossible with men are possible with God…” (Luke
18:27 KJV).
PEOPLE CAN NOT DELIVER THEMSELVES FROM THE BONDAGE OF THE SINFUL
NATURE. “…I want to do what is right, but I can’t. I want to do what is good…” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT). “…Who will free me
(DELIVER ME) from this life that is dominated by SIN
(THE SINFUL NATURE) …” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT). “…Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord (THE WORD OF GOD)…” (Romans
7:14-25 NLT).
“…
[JESUS CHRIST, the WORD of GOD]… It is the power of God at work , saving (FREEING FROM SIN) everyone who
believes (DEPENDS UPON THE POWER OF HIS WORD)…”
(Romans 1:16 NLT). The SINFUL NATURE has “NO” CONTROL over the
SOUL that is REJOINED with the HOLY SPIRIT; it is FREED from the POWER of SIN.
“…Because
you belong to him,
the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of
sin that leads to death (spiritual death) …” (Romans
8:1-14 NLT).
“…God declared an end to sin’s control over us by giving his Son (THE WORD, HIS CONFIRMING POWER) as a sacrifice
for our sins. He did this so that the
just requirement of the law would be fully satisfied for us, who no longer
follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit...So letting your sinful nature control your
mind (command center of the SOUL) leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind (NEW
command center of the SOUL) leads to life and peace.” (Romans
8:1-14 NLT).
THEREFORE, “… Be transformed by the renewing of your
mind (the command center of the SOUL)….” (Romans 12:2 KJV).“…Because
you belong to him,
…” (Romans 8:1-14 NLT). “… the power of the
life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin …” (Romans
8:1-14 NLT).“…God declared an end to sin’s control over us...” (Romans
8:1-14 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 indwelling spirit],.. [you]… can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).
Jesus, therefore, EMPOWERS you to be
Holy 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).
HOLINESS is the HIGHEST standard of conduct
for God’s people and without the
indwelling HOLY SPIRIT it would be IMPOSSIBLE for THEM 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,
YOU ARE “FREE” FROM SIN. YOUR TESTS, MISTAKES, STRUGGLES WITH OVERCOMING SIN, TRIALS, AND TRIBULATIONS COME TO TRAIN YOU
IN HOLINESS, SET YOU APART, and TO EMPOWER YOU TO WALK FREE FROM SIN. : “…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) with everything good for doing his will (becoming HOLY like he is) …”
(Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV).
“… “Therefore, come out from their midst and be separate (SET APART BY
HIS HOLINESS/FREEDOM FROM SIN),” says the
Lord. “ ... And do not touch what is unclean…” (2 Corinthians 6:13-17
NASB).“…Ye shall be holy unto me…”
(Leviticus 20:26 KJV).
God has SUPPLIED all
you NEED to live 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) “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) “WILL” KEEP YOU STRONG to the end…” (1 Corinthians
1:8 NLT). “…the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works (OF MAKING YOU HOLY)…”
(John 14:10 KJV).
HOLINESS IS NOT A BIBLICAL CONCEPT TO BE AFRAID OF. IT SIMPLY MEANS YOU ARE "FREE" FROM THE SIN NATURE AND HAVE BEEN "SET APART" BECAUSE OF THE INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT.
HOLINESS AND FREEDOM FROM SIN ARE DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE SAME COIN. YOU ARE HOLY , "BECAUSE" YOU BEEN MADE FREED FROM SIN.
BY GOD'S GRACE YOU ARE WHAT YOU ARE!
YOU ARE FREE FROM SIN AND MADE HOLY!! SHOUT!!
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