Grace Abounds-Slaves of Righteousness
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Romans 6:10 For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. 11 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord. 12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.
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Jesus died to sin once for all; likewise you also reckon your self dead indeed to sin, but alive to God. In Christ there is truly victory over sin. Verse 12 starts with “therefore”. Because of the truths shared do not let sin reign in your mortal body. Believer the directive is clear; you are no longer a slave to obey every lust in the body. The greatness of the grace of God, Jesus died for sin once for all and now lives unto God giving you liberty over sin. Jesus death atoned for your sin; Jesus life will keep you from the wrath of God. Did the Lamb of God succeed at taking away the sin of the world?
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Romans 6:13 And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, butpresent yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
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It is time for the church of Jesus Christ to learn to present our members as instruments of righteousness. Present yourself to God as being alive from the dead. Come on into the throne room of God as though you are alive, justified, and righteous. You can only do this if you have reckoned your self dead to sin and alive unto God.
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Romans 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace. 15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not!
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If sin has dominion over your life you need to come to grace for the first time or you need a greater revelation of the grace you did receive. One reason some believers struggle in sin is because they have never learned the depth of liberty of grace. When the Son Jesus Christ sets you free from sin you are free indeed. This liberty is only found under grace! If you got set free from sin you are not under law but under grace. Shall we go on sinning because of the fact we are not under law but under grace? No, way; no how! Certainly not!
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Romans 6:16 Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one's slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? 17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. 18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.
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It boils down to 2 groups of people; slaves of righteousness and slaves of sin. If you obeyed the gospel by putting your faith in Jesus Christ you are a slave of righteousness. The supernatural happens when you surrender to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. At the point you are set free from sin you become of slave of righteousness. If you have never been set free from sin you must be born again. There is no other way to get free from the grasp of sin. Jesus is the exclusive and only hope; whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
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Romans 6:19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness.
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If you truly have received grace, present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness. If you are still enslaved to sin, it is time to come to the fullness of Jesus Christ’s grace.
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A sinner is slave to sin and keeps on sinning. Is a sinner capable of an act of righteousness? Yes, but that does not make the sinner righteous. Righteousness for a sinner can only come exclusively through faith in Jesus Christ! Jesus obedient act has the power to make a repentant sinner righteous.
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A righteous man is a slave of righteousness and keeps on walking in righteousness. Does a righteous man have the ability to do an act of sin?. Yes, but his Advocate has the last word. If Jesus demonstrated His love by dying for the sinner how much the more will Jesus save the righteous man from God’s wrath. (Romans 5:9-10)
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Becoming a slave of righteousness is a supernatural work of God’s grace.
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Ephesians 4:22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, 23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
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Here is Ephesians 4 we have a picture of the spirit, soul and body of a believer. You put off the “old man” this is what you died to when you came to Jesus. The only way to put off the old man is by reckoning him dead through faith in Jesus Christ. Then you have the soul being renewed. Your soul is your mind, intellect, and emotions; this is where battle is fought for walking in victory. Renewing your mind will always be a work in progress. You are bringing your thinking and your emotions in line with the Word of God. There is no other way to renew your mind. Put on the new man. If you don’t have a new man you have never been born again. Don’t miss the truth presented in verse 24. The new man was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness. You can see the picture clearly in these verses; you have a perfected spirit, you have a soul which is a work in progress, and you have a old man or body which we need to reckon dead.
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Romans 6:20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
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Someone who has not been born again is absolutely free from righteousness. The work of grace is so great that when one has surrendered to the Lordship of Jesus Christ you are a new creation which brings true righteousness and holiness to the believer.
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2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
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So great is the work of grace Jesus said a truth about the least in the kingdom of God .
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Luke 7:28 "For I say to you, among those born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he."
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Jesus affirmed John the Baptist as the greatest prophet that ever came; however, he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than John the Baptist. Why? It is because of the greater work of grace! It is directly related to Jesus Christ came full of grace and truth! Righteousness imputed to all who genuinely place faith in Jesus is so great, it exceeds the greatness of all the prophets who have gone on before.
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Romans 6:22 But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.
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What a privilege to become a slave of righteousness! We are no longer our own we have been bought with the precious blood of Jesus. We can put on the new man because of Jesus atoning work. God calls us to bring our soul in line with what He has already done in our spirit.
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1 Thessalonians 4:3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; 4 that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, 5 not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God;
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How do we know how to possess our vessels in sanctification and honor? Reckon yourself dead to sin and alive unto God! Present your members as instruments of righteousness.
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Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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There is no middle ground! If God is your Father you are a slave to righteousness; if the devil is your father you are a slave to sin!
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John 8:23 And He said to them, "You are from beneath; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. 24 "Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins."
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John 8:35 "And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. 36 "Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.
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John 8:42 Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me. 43 "Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word. 44 "You are of your father the devil,
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I say it often and it is ever true. What you think about Jesus determines your destiny. Jesus came to set you free from sin; when the Son sets you free from sin you are free indeed. Slaves of righteousness is the liberty so many are looking for; the enemy of our soul would have us reject this truth. Are we talking sinless perfection? Yes, Jesus is the sinless perfection that we need. He is the perfect Advocate for every believer who has sinned and for every believer who ever will sin. What Jesus did at the cross is great enough. He was wounded for our transgression and He was bruised for our iniquity, the punishment of our peace was upon Him and by His stripes we are healed!
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Isaiah 53:12 Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great, And He shall divide the spoil with the strong, Because He poured out His soul unto death, And He was numbered with the transgressors, And He bore the sin of many, And made intercession for the transgressors.
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Hebrews 7:25 Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.
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1 Peter 2:24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed. 25 For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
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Those who have come to Jesus have received from the fullness of His grace; they have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of their soul.
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