Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Question Week

I want to preface with the following: “the law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure making wise the simple.” (Psalm 19:7) The plan of Salvation is a “perfect” plan, if there appears to be certain inconsistencies in it; that is a short coming on my end not God’s. 
                 
                    The Question: If the Carnal Nature is totally eradicated, what causes a person to fall?

                   Short Response: The best defense is a good offense; commit everything to God’s keeping and he will keep you, and you won’t have to worry yourself with falling.

                   Long Response:   A person can remain “sinless” so long as he or she choosesThe key word is “chooses.”  The Holy Ghost dramatically alters the desires of your heart; however, it does not remove a person’s right to choose to disobey.  It does not make us spiritual robots.  I ask you: Why did Jesus say: (38)Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.  (39)And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.” (Matthew 26: 38 & 39) It sounds to me like he made a choice to go to the cross, a choice to obey God.  Does this automatically imply that Jesus had carnality in him urging him to disobey?  No.  The scriptures declare plainly he was the Son of God and “in him was no sin.” (1 John 3: 4-6) (If we abide in him, and He in us, then you find in us, like in him, no sin!  Praise God for FULL salvation).  Any persons of understanding must readily except that the carnal nature was non-existent in Christ, however the opportunity for disobedience evident.   So it is in our lives.  We have the opportunity for disobedience around us daily, but we remain “kept from the world;” and will remain as long as we “choose” to surrender to the will of the Spirit i.e. the will of God.  In this vein of thought we find what I believe to be one of the reasons a person falls: they fail to yield
When you lay all on the alter and say God I no longer want to be the sinful person I am, and you “chose” to take the narrow way.   The Holy Ghost can then come in and perform a “nature change.”  This Spirit will then abide in you as long as you abide in Christ.  However, when you fail to yield to the Spirit and fail to crucify your “right-to-choice” you begin to cultivate: your ideals, your wants, your wishes, and the devil is right there helping you along: confusing, tempting, offing opportunities to compromise convictions, lying, robbing your JOY, and taking your peace.  Finally, during this slow fade, you forget what the voice of God sounds like, leaning only on yourself until you finally make a decision against his will; you sin, and you exalt yourself above him.  While carnality is absent, your right to choose remains; that is what Satan cultivates; that is why “pride goeth before destruction” (Proverbs 16:18).  It behooves us to give it all to God and leave it there.    
“For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.” – 2 Timothy 1:12


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