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Let me ask you, since our sins, all of them – have already been born by Jesus at Calvary, is it all right then to sin freely? God’s grace has taken care of them, right? Yes it is true Jesus has paid our sin debt and taken away our sin, but God is concerned about our sin – because it destroys us – and destroys others. The wages of sin is death. Ro 6:23.
Don’t let that which would hurt you and other people have free run in your life. Sin grieves the Holy Spirit. Eph 4:30. Act like a sinner and you will grieve the Holy Spirit. But He will not record your sins, for Hebrews 10:17 says, “And their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” The Holy Spirit is the spirit of grace, not the spirit of guilt. Confused? Don’t be!
I love Eph 4:31-32, and Paul’s use of the word, ‘Let.’ “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander (sound like what you find in social media every day?) be put away from you, along with all malice.
Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.”
Our new nature desires to let go of all those evil, worldly actions and reactions: they are not US any longer, my friend. NOW we have a tender-heart, a forgiving heart, let’s let IT have free expression!
Here’s something wonderful to munch on today: Romans 6:15 declares we are not under law, but under grace. Because – Christ is the end of the law to all who believe. Romans 10:4. It’s simple, and simply wonderful. The true purpose of the law was to bring man to the end of himself and see his need for a savior. If you are experiencing a mixed-grace gospel, you’ll think the law was given to help us overcome sin. The reality is God gave us the law to help sin overcome us. That’s Ro 7:10–11.
Jesus Christ is the END OF THE LAW for you and me, don’t you see? We are FREE indeed!
Enter His rest today, knowing you have passed the greatest test of all: you have believed upon Jesus – and you have COME ALIVE!
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