) has tried to redefine SIN as well as RIGHT & WRONG to appease our sinful nature as well as to dull our conscience and the voice of God so we can do what our flesh and sinful nature has always craved to do even when deep within our hearts we know it is wrong. I have come to realize in my own personal search for the truth and love walk that no matter how much I try to redefine sin, SIN IS SIN (No matter how GREAT or small the sin is, the foundation still remains the same - SIN) and James 4:17 rightfully states that any person who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, it is accounted to him as sin. If we compare our generation to generations before we will realize that the more we try to redefine right from wrong, the worse the generation becomes and the more the moral decadence.A very good example is the allowance of gay marriages in churches today when you don't need a rocket scientist to tell you that God created a man for a Woman and a woman for a man. Even our physical and sexual anatomy (i.e a man and a woman were wonderfully created and designed to be joined as ONE in marriage and our sex organs are living proof of that
) is more than enough to prove this case not to even talk about what the word of God states in this case. But the truth is that nowadays people (I used to do that a lot before too but I have repented of that religious mindset or also known to people as a religious spirit and constantly have guard my mind and my heart and it doesn't mean I still don't make mistakes
) prefer to go to the word of God to look for scriptures that will justify their actions (Don't forget that the devil knows the scripture very well too) as opposed to reading God's word with a hungry, willing and humble heart to learn and know the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth about our lives, purpose and destiny with the help of the Holy spirit who resides in you and has been sent to be your guide, your guard, your counsellor and your bestest friend. I am not coming from a judgmental point of view (HEY!!! If it wasn't for God's grace, mercy and his forgiveness, I would have done much worse and still be living a sinful life
) because only God sees our hearts and our motives and only God has the right to judge (though I have a right to judge myself though especially when my heart convicts me of going in the wrong direction) but I am just trying to show you how easy it is for us to try and justify our sinful nature or dull our conscience when we try to redefine sin or to redefine right from wrong. The fact that we want to believe something is right doesn't necessarily make it right. A Little food for thought.Proverbs 14:34 (Amplified Bible)
34Uprightness and right standing with God (moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation) elevate a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.
Isaiah 59:1-2 (New Living Translation)
Warnings against Sin
1 Listen! The Lord’s arm is not too weak to save you, nor is his ear too deaf to hear you call.2 It’s your sins that have cut you off from God. because of your sins, he has turned away and will not listen anymore.
The article below is one of the best article I have read (trust me, I have read many because I have been trying to find out why I have this many sinful cravings
. The book of Romans is very helpful too in this light) on sin, the sinful nature and its effects on our lives, our families, our societies and GENERATIONS TO COME (especially our Children and Children's children. Generational curses are REAL). If you make time to read this article and you are DEAD honest with yourself and you are ready to take full responsibility for your life and actions (as opposed to always looking for someone or something else to blame: especially God, your family or your environment - 1 Chronicles 4:9-10) it will open your eyes to the effects and consequences of sin in our lives and why our societies have degraded to what it is today. There is a constant battle in the spiritual realm between the forces of Good and Evil and we can't afford to be IGNORANT of the devices of the enemy in this time and season (especially in our generation which has boasted to be the INFORMATION AGE). This article (along with the constant revelations I've received in reading God's word and searching for more truth in his Word) opened my eyes and in an honest search for the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, it gets easier and easier to see things clearly and understand a lot about my life, my purpose and my destiny and also understand why the forces of darkness will stop at nothing to destroy our destiny anytime we have come to the knowledge of the truth since THE TRUTH (no matter how bitter it is) is usually very contagious and THE TRUTH always set people that have lived a life of bondage FREE (John 8:32, 1 John 3:18-21). No matter how much we cry out for CHANGE around us, I have come to the realization that CHANGE will never come to me until CHANGE starts from my INSIDE OUT and what will it profit me if I gain the WHOLE WORLD and LOSE MY SOUL? Just a little food for thought and a word is enough for the wise.Love you and have a wonderful, fruitful and a BLESSED week. Don't forget that you are and have always been the Architect of your destiny and your life will always be ruled by the choices YOU and YOU ALONE make and not the choices that any other person, peer group, cliques, religion or society makes for you (not even your parents, spouse or pastor can make that choice for you) and when you exit this earth (I believe it is called DEATH
), you are going to be individually accountable for what you did with the gifts, skills, talents and vision that God has given you (i.e. only if you make it to heaven). God has given you the power of LIFE and DEATH in your tongue (Proverbs 18:21) and has also given you the free will to choose between LIFE and DEATH (Deuteronomy 30:19). His utmost desire though is that you choose LIFE and contrary to all the popular beliefs you have heard over time, GOD LOVES EVERY SINGLE SOUL ON THIS EARTH (even if you are living a sinful life, GOD STILL LOVES YOU and whether you believe in him or not, that doesn't stop him from LOVING YOU. If you don't believe me, check out Romans 8 in God's word with emphasis on verses 31-39) and his utmost desire is that none will perish and that ALL will come into his loving arms (that void we all have in our hearts and we are looking for anything and everything to fill can only be filled by God's love, God's word, God's wisdom and GOD'S PRESENCE). On the contrary, the Devil knowing that his ultimate destination is HELL is looking for more and more people He can take with him and will stop at nothing to try and win everyone to his fold especially through lies, deceit and cunning craftiness (John 10:10). Today, one of the greatest and deadliest tools the devil is using today is guess...RELIGION!!!The question now is that do you believe that God loves you unconditionally and without reservations and are you willing to confess your sins and run back to his loving arms (you can even do this in your room without anybody knowing but you are going to have to be DEAD honest with yourself and with God and have a repentant heart/contrite spirit because he sees your heart and you can't deceive him) or would you prefer to continue to live a life of sin and fall for the deceit of the enemy till its too late? Do you want it his way or will you prefer to do it YOUR WAY? There is no amount of religious activities you can do that can make you earn your salvation because it is meant to be a FREE GIFT (Ephesians 2:8-9). Do you personally know the God that you serve or is all you know about God only based on what your religious leader told you and your religious experience? Do you have a personal and intimate relationship with the God you say you serve and believe in or do you prefer to believe there is a GOD just for the sake of believing but still want to live a life of sin as well as do you own thing? Can you honestly die for what you believe in or would you prefer to kill another human being for what you chose to believe in (I don't understand a God that will ask you to kill another of his creation because they don't believe in him. It doesn't even make any logical sense)? Do you honestly believe that if you die today, you have a one-way ticket to heaven or are you waiting for the right time which may never come? Do you want to live a FULFILLED LIFE and a PURPOSE-ORIENTED LIFE based on strongly knowing why you were created and what you were created for even in the midst of trials and tribulations (Challenges always brings out the VERY BEST in you especially when your total trust and confidence is on God and God alone) or would you prefer to coast through life trying to find your purpose on the basis of continuous trial and error till its too late? Just a little food for thought.
Please read when you have the chance and I promise you that you wouldn't regret it especially if you are ready and hungry for CHANGE like I am. THE CHOICE IS YOURS and YOURS ALONE TO MAKE and it is never too late until it is TOO LATE!!! Though I really love and will never forsake the fellowship of the brethren and the power of fellowship and going to church (the concept of the power of UNITY. i.e. one shall chase a thousand and two, ten thousand; how much more one hundred? Most of what I've learn't and know about God has its foundation on being connected to the right church that God wants me to be in and that preaches THE TRUTH without reservation) I am a STRONG BELIEVER of people knowing the God they say they serve for themselves like the Berean Christians so that they will not be tossed to and fro by every wind of man-man doctrines or by the cunning craftiness of deceit of the enemy. SELAH!!!
John 10:10 (Amplified Bible)
10The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).
John 16:33 (Amplified Bible)
33I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world. [I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.]
Romans 6:22-23 (Amplified Bible)
22But now since you have been set free from sin and have become the slaves of God, you have your present reward in holiness and its end is eternal life.
23For the wages which sin pays is death, but the [bountiful] free gift of God is eternal life through (in union with) Jesus Christ our Lord.
Hebrews 12:1-2 (New Living Translation)
God’s Discipline Proves His Love
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. 2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.1 Corinthians 12:31 (Amplified Bible)
31But earnestly desire and zealously cultivate the greatest and best gifts and graces (the higher gifts and the choicest graces). And yet I will show you a still more excellent way [one that is better by far and the highest of them all--love].
Click on the Link below if you are interested in reading the article. Love you and keep the fire of love burning.
Love Always,
Eskor
THE SCARS OF SIN
by Ray C. Stedman
http://ldolphin.org/scars.html------------ --------- --------- ------
Let my heart be the vessel of God's Love. Let my thoughts be the blossom of God's Love. Let my words be the expression of God's Love. Let my actions be the fulfillment of God's Love. - David RidgeYesterday is HISTORY, Tomorrow is a MYSTERY, but today is a GIFT. That is why it is called 'PRESENT' -Wise quote taken from Kungfu Pandahttp://eskoredem.blogspot.com/
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