Jesús og 12 sporin
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“ Við vorum þess albúin að láta Guð fjarlægja alla skapgerðarbrestina."
The sixth step encourages us to let God to eradicate our shortcomings. In the Christian faith, the process of cleansing our defects is referred to as sanctification, and God has promised it to those who cherish Him.
A law controls everything that exists; the law is subject to itself and cannot be changed. All men are under a law and are descendants of the race of sin. The law of sin at work in us inclines us to sin and the works of sin. Every man who sins will die because it is the punishment for sin.
When Christ died on the Cross, He bore the punishment Himself and, in doing so, fulfilled the law that had imposed the judgment of death upon the human race. When each person receives Jesus Christ as their Saviour, we surrender our lives to God, and in that act, He makes us partakers of what Christ won at Calvary.
1. The law of life in Jesus Christ is applied in His spirit, and the power that the law of death and sin held over us is destroyed. We are justified by faith in His work and are freed from eternal death. Romans 8:1-3.
2. Isaiah 53 tells us that He was crushed for our transgressions. He made us participants not only in His death but also in His victory over sin and death. Romans 6:3 tells us, “For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.”
We are sanctified in Him, experiencing a daily cleansing that God accomplishes in us through His Spirit. This work occurs in collaboration with our will. Since God is a limitless being, the only factors that restrict this work are our surrender and our limitations regarding God's work.
“Therefore, do not let sin reign in your mortal body…neither present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as those alive from among the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.”
How do we do it? “I will not leave you alone, but I will send the other Counsellor.”
a. the Holy Spirit is the executive power of God, working in all spheres, both physical and moral. Through the Holy Spirit, God created and preserves the universe. Through the Holy Spirit, “the finger of God” (Luke 11:20), God operates in the spiritual realm, converting sinners and sanctifying and sustaining believers. Gen. 1:2. The Spirit of God in the association of His Deity. Matt. 3:16; 12:28.
b. The Spirit is referred to as Holy because it is the Spirit of the Holy One and because its primary purpose is the sanctification of those who have received and believed that Christ is their Saviour. The Holy Spirit has come to reorganise human nature and to openly confront all its evil tendencies. Luke 11:13. The condemnation of sin in human life. John 16:8.
c. The Spirit of Truth. The purpose of the Incarnation was to reveal the Father; the mission of the Comforter is to reveal the Son. The Holy Spirit is the interpreter of Jesus Christ. He does not offer a new revelation, but rather clarifies man's mind, thus enabling him to discover a deeper meaning regarding the life and words of Christ. John 14:17; 16:13.
He possesses the truth, reveals the truth, guides others to the truth, testifies to and defends the truth, and thus opposes the spirit of error. He carries a teaching ministry.
d. The Holy Spirit of promise. The Holy Spirit is so named because receiving His power and grace constitutes one of the outstanding blessings promised in the Old Testament. Ezekiel 36:27; Joel 2:28; Ephesians 1:13. It is the highest prerogative of Christ, the Messiah, to impart the Holy Spirit. Luke 14:17; 24:49; Gal. 3:14.
PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESS
a. GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THE WORD (1:5-7):
“How can I study the Bible?” is often asked. Do not study it like any other book, merely to satisfy a carnal curiosity or to become proud of your knowledge. Study it with the intention of receiving love, from a pure heart—not with misguided motives to exploit this knowledge—guided by a good conscience and unfeigned faith. Simply see Christ in each verse and allow Him to speak to you personally. Then He can entrust you with all the knowledge necessary. Otherwise, the aim is not right, and study would be purposeless, as it is with legalistic teachers.
b. THE CHURCH’S REPROVING OF SIN (1:8-11):
Suppose we are “light” like the city set on a hill shining at night. In that case, our relationship to the world (things that God reproves) is one of reproving it (Eph 5:8). Here we find that God’s high standard, pictured in the Old Testament as the Law, is God’s way of convincing the sinner in the world of darkness. Often, conviction is missing because God’s standard has been lowered too much.
(Escritos basados en la compilación hecha por el Maestro Santiago Zamorano García)