1 Colossians 3: 1-9
Matthew 5:29-30
Matthew 5:29-30
-Paul talks bout the transition from doctrinal knowledge to behaviours. In essence this sermon was about sanctification. Jesus is all that is sufficient so we should be adequate, we have all died in Christ and so are made anew (new creations). Therefore I should be living with Christ as my identity, purposely setting my mind on heavenly virtues that belong to God
- Jesus doesn't literally tell us to cut off our hand if it causes us to stumble but rather that we must deal drastically with that which causes us to sin. Pornography, pride, social status, comfortability etc. I know what the law is, I know that the law is good and I want to obey the law but my corrupted body wants to rebel agains't the law of my mind. I have to deal with this depravity in a healthy and Godly directed way.
- the desire to have more than what I'm not entitled to can be crippling
- Same sex urges is sinful just as opposite sex urges are sinful because it is a desire to have what I don't have the right to own.
- sexual sin is the product of idol worship and I am the idol. t
- The easiest point to deal with sin is at the level when it begins, hasn't become a cornerstone in my lifestyle
-the strength against sin doesn't come from feeling good about oneself but rather feeling guilty. feeling a longing for reconciliation
- in Isaiah 66 God says that he seeks whoever has a broken and contrite heart
- in this age of continuous slander i must all the more be careful of how my words can affect others. I love absurd humour but it probably will not build up most
- If i allow bitterness to take hold of me because i was offended, i should recall what on earth made me feel like i'm so important that i have the right to hold bitterness
I must be drastic in my seriousness towards sin because I must reflect Jesus not just to others but also in my spirit. If I am a follower of Christ, the battle is won and the more I pursue God the more I submit gladly.
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