The love and the grace of God are so great! God loves people so much, He only wants the best for people and to have a relationship with them. God wanted this so much, that He sent His only begotten Son Jesus Christ to this earth, to become a sacrifice for humanity. Jesus took all the sins, 罪孽, 疾病, and sicknesses of humanity upon Him. Jesus died for everyone, including you. So that you’ll be delivered from sin and the power of darkness and be reconciled with the Father.
什麼是神的恩典?
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life (約翰 3:16)
Jesus took the sins of the world and carried our punishment; death and eternal torture in hell. Jesus took it all on Himself, so that we would be freed from sin, iniquity, 和死亡. By His blood, we’re reconciled with the Father and can have a relationship with Him and live in freedom on this earth.
What a love is that!! What a grace of God!
And salvation is not all, that He has done. 不! He gave us His Holy Spirit. So that we could live on earth as sons of God (男性和女性).
這意味著, that we can live a life that Jesus lived because what Jesus had, we have.
The life as a son or daughter of God is for now and not after we die and go to heaven.
The grace of God is that we’re not justified by our works, but by the work of Jesus Christ and His blood. We are saved by faith in Jesus Christ.
Being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life (羅馬書 5:9-10)
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast (以弗所書 2:8-9)
We could never earn our salvation by works! Only by the grace of God, 在基督裡, we’re restored (癒合), reconciled with God, and become partakers of the inheritance that God has given us through His Son Jesus Christ.
What is the inheritance of the sons of God?
The inheritance is the gift of the Holy Spirit; the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. We may walk in these spiritual gifts and distribute life to others.
The grace of God is, that we may have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. What a blessing it is, to be and walk in His presence. There is nothing we can do to earn this, no works will get us there. The only thing we have to do is believe in Jesus Christ.
We have received it freely. How great is God’s love!
Does the grace of God allow us to walk in sin?
But now comes the essential point, Are we allowed to walk in sin after we become born again? Can we walk like we used to walk before we accepted Jesus as our Saviour and Lord and repented?
The answer is, of course, 不! Because if you keep sinning, what have you repented from? If you don’t turn your back to sin, but keep walking in sin.
When you have an encounter with Jesus Christ, His presence and holiness will confront you with your sins, 罪性, and your filthy state.
When you are confronted with your sins and sinful nature, you have two options: you mourn, 悔改, and accept Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, or you walk away, reject Jesus and His redemptive work, and keep living in sin.
If you choose the first option, you repent from your sins and accept Him, as your Saviour and Lord, then by His blood, which was shed on the cross on Calvary, you will be cleansed of all your sins and iniquities. 從那一刻起, 你的 old life is gone and washed away by the blood of Jesus. You’ll be baptized in water and baptized with the Holy Spirit and become a new creation; 神的兒子 (這適用於男性和女性).
What is the power of the blood of Jesus Christ?
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; 看, all things are become new (2 哥林多前書 5:17)
Isn’t that wonderful, all the old things are passed away and all things become new. That is the power of the cross and the blood of Jesus Christ.
But when you return to your old sinful life, you will deny the power of His blood and therefore deny Jesus Christ.
When you are taught in the Word of God and study the Word of God and keep walking in sin, still doing the things that you did before your repentance, and use ‘the grace’ as a license to sin (because you love your old life and don’t want to give it up), you deceive yourself.
The devil is a liar and twisted the meaning of grace.
If you keep walking in sin and say it’s alright to sin and use the grace of God to keep on sinning, this only means one thing: you don’t want to die to self and are not really born again.
You may think you are, but your actions prove that you are not born again. You still listen to your old father the devil, by walking in sins.
You’re holy and righteous, therefore act holy and righteous
當你重生時, you become a son of God; 新的創造. 作為上帝的兒子, you have His nature dwelling on the inside of you. You have become holy and righteous.
You are seated in Jesus Christ. Your life is hidden in Him, you have become one with Him. Now it’s up to you, if you want to stay in Him.
If you stay in Him; 神的話語, you obey His words and walk in His commandments. You will do His will instead of your will. When you obey Him and walk in His will, you walk holy and righteousness.
“Be holy, for I am holy”
How can you become one with Him and become a partaker of His nature, when you keep obeying and serving the devil, by walking in sins? 那是不可能的!
You can either do the will of the Father and walk in His commandments or do the will of the devil and keep walking in sins and iniquities, fulfilling the will, 私慾, 和肉體的慾望.
Do you know that every time you sin, you serve and exalt the devil?
What is sin?
Sin is rebellion and disobedience to God. Sin is everything, that oppose the words and the will of God and therefore trespasses His commandments.
Paul wrote in Roman 6:1-23 the following about sin;
那我們該說什麼? 我們要繼續犯罪嗎, 使恩典顯多? 上帝禁止. 我們該如何, 向罪死了的人, 繼續住在那裡? 你不知道嗎, that so many of us as were baptised into Jesus Christ were baptised into his death? 因此我們藉著洗禮歸入死亡而與祂一同埋葬: 就像基督藉著天父的榮耀從死裡復活一樣, 即使如此我們也應該走在新的生活中. 因為如果我們像他的死一樣被種植在一起, we shall be also in the likenessof his resurrection: 知道這一點, 我們的舊人和他一起被釘在十字架上, 使罪身被毀滅, 從今以後我們不應該為罪惡服務. 因為死人已脫離罪孽.
現在如果我們與基督同死, 我們相信我們也會和祂一起生活: 知道基督從死裡復活，不再死; 死亡不再主宰他. 因為他死了, 他一次向罪死了: 但他活著, 他為神而活. 同樣，你們也算自己確實在罪上是死的, 而是藉著我們的主耶穌基督向神活.
“因此，不要讓罪在你必死的身體上作王”
因此，不要讓罪在你必死的身體上作王, 叫你們順從它的私慾. 也不要將你們的肢體獻給罪惡，作為不義的工具: 但要將自己降服於神, 就像那些從死裡復活的人一樣, 和你的肢體作為上帝公義的工具. 因為罪惡不會統治你: 因為你們不在律法之下, 但在恩典之下.
“Shall we sin, 因為我們不受法律約束, 但在恩典之下? 上帝禁止”
那怎麼辦? Shall we sin, 因為我們不受法律約束, 但在恩典之下? 上帝禁止. 你不知道嗎, 你們把自己當作僕人來服從, 你們是他的僕人，你們要服從他; 是否犯了至於死的罪, 或順從正義? 但感謝上帝, 你們是罪的奴僕, 但你們從心底服從了交付給你們的教義形式.
然後就脫離了罪孽, 你們成了正義的僕人. 因為你肉體的軟弱，我照人的方式說話: 因為你們使你們的肢體成為污穢的奴僕，成為罪孽的奴僕。; 即使這樣，現在也要讓你們的肢體成為公義的僕人，以致聖潔. 因為當你們還是罪的奴僕時, 你們脫離了正義.
“The wages of sin is death”
你們當時在那些你們現在感到羞恥的事上有什麼果子呢？? For the end of those things is death. 但現在已經脫離了罪孽, 並成為神的僕人, 你們已經結出聖潔的果子, 和永生的終結.
因為罪的工價就是死亡; 但神的恩賜是透過我們的主耶穌基督而獲得永生.
Why the grace of God is not a license to sin?
神的恩典並不是繼續犯罪的許可. When you get to know the Word, you will turn your back to sin, and do what pleases Him.
The grace of God is the unending love of the Father, that through His Son Jesus Christ, you may become a partaker of the inheritance for His people. His grace is the ability and the privilege to become sons and daughters of the most High God, by faith in Jesus Christ and by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
神的恩典, is the sanctification period. It is the time God gives you, 到 put off the old man, 和 穿上新人. So that you will walk as a son of God in the Light and the dominion, that Jesus walked in on earth.
You will walk as Jesus walked and reveal and destroy the works of the devil. You’ll preach the gospel, set the captives free, and heal those who are sick in the Name of Jesus.
You will no longer walk after the flesh in sin (in rebellion and disobedience to God and His Word), but after the Spirit in obedience to the Word in the wisdom and knowledge of God, doing the works of righteousness. 現在, that is grace!
Therefore separate yourself and live like Jesus lived. Renew your mind with the words of God and be courageous. Don’t let anyone discourage you! Continue, even when people around you think you are a fool.
Keep your eyes on Jesus Christ, 神活生生的話語. He is the One you need to follow!
‘成為地球之鹽’
