Consider yourself dead to sin

[Desopixi Seilynam]

38 minutes ago, Whyme said:

If the body of sin is destroyed why does Paul say that he wants their body to be blameless? 1 Thessalonians 5:23

Our old man is crucified with Christ, that the body of of sin might be destroyed,
that henceforth we should not serve sin.  Romans 6:6

 

Our old man is hung on the cross with Christ. Being destroyed.
 

They that belong to Christ have crucified their flesh with its passions and lusts. Galatians 5:24

 

That crucifixion of the their old self is a process that is happening in the life of every sincere believer.

 

Our old self should be destroyed, we are supposed to understand it as dying, dead, hung on the cross.

If we keep coming back and holding/supporting it up on the cross for a while, and giving it food and drink,
will it die faster or slower? How does crucifixion work? 

 

[Whyme]

7 minutes ago, Desopixi Seilynam said:

Our old man is crucified with Christ, that the body of of sin might be destroyed,
that henceforth we should not serve sin.  Romans 6:6

 

Our old man is hung on the cross with Christ. Being destroyed.
 

They that belong to Christ have crucified their flesh with its passions and lusts. Galatians 5:24

 

That crucifixion of the their old self is a process that is happening in the life of every sincere believer.

 

Our old self should be destroyed, we are supposed to understand it as dying, dead, hung on the cross.

If we keep coming back and holding/supporting it up on the cross for a while, and giving it food and drink,
will it die faster or slower? How does crucifixion work? 

 

May the Lord help us to be found blameless. 

[Duck]

15 hours ago, Michael37 said:

Since there are only 3 chapters in 2 Thessalonians you want 1 Thessalonians, Duck.

1Th 5:23-24  And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.  (24)  Faithful is he that calls you, who also will do it.

Yes, I believe I am sanctified entirely or wholly whenever I repent and confess any and every and all sin.

Oops. :)

[Not me]

2 hours ago, Whyme said:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If the body of sin is destroyed why does Paul say that he wants their body to be blameless? ~~~~

Hi, if you would allow me to put forth...

If, by the body of sin, you mean your body that still longs to sin?

This body is not dead, as we all can testify to.. It is still very much alive with it’s craving of this and that... 

The body has not died, but we have died to it.. For by this separation, or as scripture calls it this circumcision of the heart by faith, are we set free from it’s dictates... This is done by the faith of the heart believing that when Jesus died they died.. Thus the command to reckon ourselves dead to sin and alive unto God by faith..

This reckoning is necessary because the body that still longs to sin, will still want to rule in life if allowed to do so... Thus being joined to Christ in His death by faith frees one from having to obey it’s dictates... For he that has died is free from sin....

This is why scripture says the just shall live by faith, because all things come from God by faith, including being set free from sin.. Therefore by this faith the body no longer serves sin and then is preserved blameless unto that day...

Take this before God and question Him about this, and get a confirmation or not...

Be blessed in Him, a fellow believer, Not me  

Edited February 26, 2021 by Not me

[Hopefully]

It seems appropriate to share this here:

“So, my brothers and sisters, we must not be ruled by our sinful selves. We must not live the way our sinful selves want. If you use your lives to do what your sinful selves want, you will die spiritually. But if you use the Spirit’s help to stop doing the wrong things you do with your body, you will have true life. The true children of God are those who let God’s Spirit lead them. The Spirit that we received is not a spirit that makes us slaves again and causes us to fear. The Spirit that we have makes us God’s chosen children. And with that Spirit we cry out, “ Abba, Father.” And the Spirit himself speaks to our spirits and makes us sure that we are God’s children. If we are God’s children, we will get the blessings God has for his people. He will give us all that he has given Christ. But we must suffer like Christ suffered. Then we will be able to share his glory.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭8:12-17‬ 

I also enjoy reading about this in Romans 7 too.