SOMETHING OLD SOMETHING NEW At the moment of salvation, when you believe in Christ, you are said to be born again (john 3:7). the theological term for born again is regeneration. You are reborn into the family of God; you are His child; you are made righteous because of the work of Christ on the cross (rom. 3:21-22; 2 Cor. 5:21; Phil. 3:9). But when you sin in phase two, the sin nature controls you. God despises that condition. Regeneration makes you a new creature with a permanent family relationship with God, but you still have an old sin nature which tempts you to sin and lose fellowship with God. You can still be motivated by lust. The encouragement of approbation lust may be instigated right from the beginning of the Christian life. Often new VIP (very important person) believers are asked for a dramatic testimony on how they found Christ as Savior. Everyone wants to hear from the captain of the football team. the beauty queen, the successful professional or the famous socialite. This may be good public relation, but it is not necessarily Christianity. This type of recognition could act as a catalyst to promote human good and stimulate the lust pattern. Jus because believers are VIPs in the human realm does not make them more important in Gods view than an unknown individual who never receives attention from anyone. When Mister Little accepts Christ, he is just as important in Gods eyes as Mister Big. And opening his mouth, Peter said: I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality, but every nation the man who fears [respect] Him and does what is right [executes the plan of God], is welcome to Him (Acts 10:34-35)
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 00:23:34 +0000
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