Book of Romans Chapter 9 (Rejection) Bible Study

Bible Study For June 28 2014

Book of Romans Chapter 9 (Rejection) Bible Study

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There are going to be so many souls rejected by God and will not be allowed into heaven and yes, some will be Christians. Why, because of works. Works rejects Jesus Christ, the Cross and Him Crucified, due to works. Works is like, Water Baptism, which does not Save, like what many so called Churches believe. Some believe that you have to be water Baptized, to get into heaven. Prayer blankets, beads, water Baptism, is all idol Worship. Mormon’s, Catholics and the Church of Christ, has the same beliefs, even though they all will deny the truth, they all deny Jesus Christ and the Cross, which rejects everything that is in the Bible. When a Church brings in Water Baptism for Salvation, rejects everything, including Faith. You are Saved by Faith in the Cross and what Jesus Christ did at the Cross for Salvation and Him Crucified, is what brings Salvation and Saved souls, not works in water. People who has pride and the proud, the gay’s, lesbians, homosexuals, murderers, the rapists, all rejected Jesus Christ, the Cross and Him Crucified, they too, will be rejected from Heaven, they will be in hell for all eternity, unless they repent and turn away from that hell bound act, then and only then, they can be Saved, other wise, they will be rejected and God may hear their prayers, but will not answer them. Same thing about these so called Churches that believes that Works will get them Saved, God may hear their prayers, but their prayers, also, will be not answered, due to the sins of Works, they will be rejected by God. The alcoholics, God will hear their prayers, but will not answer them or even help them either, unless all of them, will deny themselves at the Cross, Believe and have Faith in Jesus Christ, the Cross and in Him Crucified. That is what Saves people. Not everyone is a child of God, because they have Rejected Jesus Christ and the Cross and some denied that, due to false Beliefs, Works and in a hell bound life style. Listen Friends, I am only telling you this, because I have seen the way some of you live and I care about you and your soul. Souls getting Saved, that has become my business, because God is inside of me and He desires for me to do His Work, because I desire to follow Jesus Christ and be more like Him everyday. I study God’s Word, not just for my Salvation in Heaven, but to win your soul for that same Victory, in the name of Jesus Christ. If you reject me for sharing the True Gospel of Jesus Christ, you then also reject Jesus Christ and the Cross, because Jesus Christ, resides in me. I know I have shared a lot of things that is probably stepping on toes, but you need to hear the Truth, in hopes to bring you to repentance at the Cross, so you maybe Saved. Everything that I have talked about, may not be in this study but, it all will tie right into this lesson, here today. There are so many souls that are hell bound, but please get through this study and see what God has to tell you and approach this with an open mind, heart and spirit and allow the Holy Ghost make a change in your life. Lets get Started.

Romans 9:1-33 (KJV)

1 I say the Truth in Christ, I lie not (Paul refutes the accusation in preaching to the Gentiles; he is not animated by hostility to the Jews), my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit (his own spirit is exactly in tune with the Holy Spirit), 2 That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart (grieving over the plight of the Israel of his day; they were in this state because they rejected Christ and the Cross; regrettably, the Church, with some exceptions, is doing the same). 3 For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my Brethren (presents a moot point, for such is impossible), my kinsmen according to the flesh (Jews): 4 Who are Israelites (God’s chosen People, yet who rejected the Lord); to whom pertains the Adoption (refers to the selection of Israel to be God’s peculiar People [Ex. 19:5]), and the glory (refers to the Divine Presence which was always with them, at least until they rejected God [Ex. 16:7, 10; 24:16-17; Lev. 9:6; Num. 14:10, 21; Deut. 5:24]), and the Covenants (various Covenants God made with Israel, such as the Abrahamic, first of all promising Salvation by Faith [Gen. 15:6]), and the giving of the Law (the Mosaic Law), and the service of God (Tabernacle, offerings, Priesthood, etc.), and the Promises (the Messianic Promises); 5 Whose are the fathers (refers basically to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob), and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came (through the Jews), Who is over all (the very purpose of Israel was to bring the Redeemer into the world), God blessed forever (Jesus is the Redeemer, Who is God). Amen (Truth). 6 Not as though the Word of God has taken none effect (even though Israel failed, the Word of God didn’t fail; the Redeemer came). For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel (is meant to denounce national Salvation; in other words, one is not saved just because he is an Israelite): 7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children (further debunks the nationalistic Salvation theory): but, In Isaac shall your seed be called (Ishmael was not included, even though a son of Abraham; this means that all works of the flesh are rejected). 8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the Children of God (are not Children of God merely because they are Jews): but the Children of the Promise are counted for the seed (those who believe in “the Promise,” Who is Christ). 9 For this is the Word of Promise (pertains to Faith, not works), At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son (Abraham is not the principle figure, neither is Sarah or Isaac for that matter; only the “Promise,” which would ultimately figure into Christ). 10 And not only this (he will now give another example); but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac (Paul further shoots down the idea of nationalistic Salvation, as we shall see); 11 (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil (refers to Esau and Jacob, who were twins), that the purpose of God according to election might stand (speaks of God’s foreknowledge), not of works, but of Him Who calls;) (This pronounces the entire basis of God’s dealings with men and His manner of operation.) 12 It was said unto her (refers to the Lord speaking to Rebecca, found in Gen. 25:23), The elder shall serve the younger (in the spiritual analysis, the Sin Nature, which is the oldest in the Believer because the Believer is born with such, will serve the Divine Nature, which is younger; that is, if the Believer properly follows Christ). 13 As it is written (Mal. 1:2-3), Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated (was not done capriciously; God did not indiscriminately love Jacob, nor did He indiscriminately hate Esau; both passions, love and hate, were based on the attitudes of both men toward God). 14 What shall we say then? (This is meant to counter the claim that God was unfair in His Disposition toward Jacob and Esau.) Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid (there is no unrighteousness with God, Who, through foreknowledge, sees the attitude of both these boys and judges accordingly). 15 For He said to Moses, I will have Mercy on whom I will have Mercy, and I will have Compassion on whom I will have Compassion ([Ex. 33:19] God has Mercy and Compassion on those who meet His Conditions). 16 So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs (Mercy and Compassion cannot be earned or merited by the sinner; consequently, this completely rules out a “works” Salvation), but of God Who shows Mercy (God shows Mercy on the basis of man’s acceptance of Christ and the Cross; otherwise, there is no Mercy). 17 For the Scripture said unto Pharaoh (Ex. 9:16), Even for this same purpose have I raised you up (presents the Lord using what is available, but not forcing the issue; in other words, God did not predestine Pharaoh to take a position of rebellion, leaving him having no choice in the matter), that I might show My Power in you, and that My Name might be declared throughout all the earth (as stated, God used the stubbornness of Pharaoh, which was Pharaoh’s own choice, to glorify His Name — God’s Name). 18 Therefore has He Mercy on whom He will have Mercy (God will always have Mercy on those who meet His Conditions), and whom He will He hardens (stubbornness towards God will be met with God forcing the issue by providing the setting which will make the heart even harder; in other words, if one wants hardness, one will get hardness). 19 You will say then unto me (Paul knows the argument of the Jews), Why does He yet find fault? (Why does God find fault with man?) For who has resisted His Will? (Untold numbers have resisted His Will, but never with success!) 20 No but, O man, who are you who replies against God? (Man finds fault with God!) Shall the thing formed say to Him Who formed it, Why have you made me thus? (Man wants to blame God for his predicament!) 21 Has not the potter power over the clay (God is likened to a “Potter”), of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? (He has the power to make it possible for man to choose honor or dishonor. The fault is never with God, but always with man. God is not to blame simply because He gives man the power of choice, and man chooses the way of dishonor!) 22 What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make His power known (in effect, is saying, inasmuch as there are vessels of dishonor; there is a Divine necessity that God should demonstrate the Power of His Wrath, as well as the riches of His Mercy), endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction (those who choose dishonor will ultimately be destroyed, but God in His longsuffering will bear long with them, even though He knows beforehand their fate): 23 And that He might make known the riches of His Glory on the Vessels of Mercy (pertains to those, whether Jews or Gentiles, who accept the “riches of His Glory” unto Salvation), which He had afore prepared unto Glory (doesn’t mean that God predestined these for Salvation, but does mean that those who accepted His Mercy and Grace would be “prepared unto Glory”), 24 Even us, whom He has called (God initiates the Call, but regrettably many, if not most, refuse), not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles? (The Lord had always intended that the Gentiles be included as well.) 25 As He said also in Hosea (Hos. 2:23), I will call them My people, which were not My people; and her beloved, which was not beloved (is used by Paul in the context of the Gentiles, even though it was originally meant for the Jews). 26 And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them (Hos. 1:9-10), You are not My people; there shall they be called the Children of the Living God (once again, the Apostle is taking a Passage that was given exclusively to Israel, and broadening it in order that it cover the Gentiles). 27 Isaiah also cried concerning Israel (Isa. 10:22), Though the number of the Children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved (despite the vast number of Israelites down through the many centuries, only a small number were actually saved; it is the same in the modern Church): 28 For He will finish the work (which He did at the Cross), and cut it short in Righteousness (God’s Righteousness demands such! however, what is short to Him is not necessarily short to mankind): because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth (by comparison to Eternity, the six thousand years we have now seen constitute a short time). 29 And as Isaiah said before (Isa. 1:9), Except the Lord of Sabaoth (the Lord of Hosts) had left us a seed (the Remnant), we had been as Sodom, and been made like unto Gomorrha (completely destroyed). 30 What shall we say then? (Paul wants to say something good about the spiritual condition of the Jews, but finds there is nothing good to say.) That the Gentiles, which followed not after Righteousness (has reference to the fact that these Pagans did not pursue after God or Righteousness, of which their history is replete; they were idol worshippers), have attained to Righteousness (because they accepted Christ), even the Righteousness which is of Faith (Faith in Christ and what He did at the Cross, which Israel rejected). 31 But Israel, which followed after the Law of Righteousness (presents Israel following in the wrong way, by works), has not attained to the Law of Righteousness (couldn’t attain to Righteousness by works; it can only be attained by trusting in Christ and the Cross). 32 Wherefore? (Why?) Because they sought it not by faith (proper Faith can only be exercised by accepting Christ and the Cross, which Israel rejected), but as it were by the works of the Law (by their performance, which can never measure up). For they stumbled at that stumblingstone (presents the necessity of Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the One Whom all the Sacrifices had symbolized); 33 As it is written (Isa. 8:14), Behold, I lay in Sion (Israel) a stumblingstone and rock of offence (refers to Jesus Christ; He was not the type of Saviour they wanted; they needed Salvation from sin, but they wanted something else): and whosoever believes on Him shall not be ashamed (portrays that Salvation is open to all, not a select predestined few, as many teach).

Exodus 19:5 (KJV)

5 Now therefore, if you will obey My Voice indeed, and keep My Covenant, then you shall be a Peculiar Treasure unto Me above all people: for all the Earth is Mine (now, in Christ, spiritual Israel, which is the Church, is a part of this “Peculiar Treasure”):

Exodus 16:7, 10 (KJV)

7 And in the morning, then you shall see the Glory of the LORD; for that He hears your murmurings against the LORD: and what are we, that you murmur against us? (The next morning, the Manna was sent. The murmurings of Verses 6 through 8 proclaim that God hears and sees all the acts of man and will hold each person responsible as to “right” and “wrong” in every detail [I Cor. 3:11-15].) 10 And it came to pass, as Aaron spoke unto the whole congregation of the Children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the Glory of the LORD appeared in the Cloud. (This Verse seems to indicate that the entirety of the Children of Israel should present themselves as a “whole congregation” to the Lord. Concerning the “Glory of the Lord” appearing in the Cloud, it is not known whether something was visible or not, but, more than likely, the Cloud took on a new appearance of greater glory.)

1 Corinthians 3:11-15 (KJV)

11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid (anything other than the Cross is another foundation and, therefore, unacceptable to the Lord), which is Jesus Christ (Who He is, God manifest in the flesh, and What He did, Redemption through the Cross). 12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones (presents Paul using symbols; the first three are materials which will stand the test of fire, symbolic of the Word of God which is the Standard), wood, hay, stubble (will not stand the test of fire); 13 Every man’s work shall be made manifest (at the Judgment Seat of Christ): for the day shall declare it (the time of the Judgment Seat of Christ), because it shall be revealed by fire (the fire of God’s Word); and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. (“Fire” in the Greek is “puri,” and speaks of the ability of Christ, Who will be the Judge and Who sees through everything we do [Rev. 2:18]. He Alone knows our very motives!) 14 If any man’s work abide which he has built thereupon (assuming it to be true), he shall receive a reward (pertains to that which will be eternal, although we aren’t told what it will be). 15 If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss (refers to the loss of reward, but not Salvation): but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. (Actually, this means the person is saved “despite the fire.” While the fire of the Word of God will definitely burn up improper works, it will not touch our Salvation, that being in Christ and the Cross.)

Revelation 2:18 (KJV)

18 And unto the Angel of the Church in Thyatira write (called the “Papal Church,” signifying the beginning of Catholicism; it began about A.D. 500 and continues unto this hour); These things saith the Son of God, Who has His eyes like unto a flame of fire, and His feet are like fine brass (presents Christ in the role of Judgment, as He must be concerning the Church going into idol worship);

Exodus 24:16-17 (KJV)

16 And the Glory of the LORD abode upon Mount Sinai, and the Cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day He called unto Moses out of the midst of the Cloud. (Moses evidently waited until the Lord called him.) 17 And the sight of the Glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the Mount in the eyes of the Children of Israel. (It looked like the entirety of the top of the Mountain was on fire, with this being seen by all of the Children of Israel.)

Leviticus 9:6 (KJV)

6 And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commanded that you should do: and the Glory of the LORD shall appear unto you (if it is to be noticed, everything depended on the Sacrifices; this means everything presently depends on the Cross, of which the Sacrifices were a Type; if the true “Glory of God” is to appear, it can only be done through and by the Cross of Christ).

Numbers 14:10, 21 (KJV)

10 But all the congregation bade stone them with stones (that was the answer to the Faith of Joshua and Caleb). And the Glory of the LORD appeared in the Tabernacle of the congregation before all the Children of Israel (whatever type of demonstration there was, the Children of Israel observed it all). 21 But as truly as I live, all the Earth shall be filled with the Glory of the LORD (this will come about to a great extent during the coming Millennial Reign, and totally in the coming Perfect Age, which will last forever [(Please refer back to these Studies) Rev., Chpts. 21-22]).

Deuteronomy 5:24 (KJV)

24 And you said, Behold, the LORD our God has showed us His Glory and His Greatness, and we have heard His Voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God does talk with man, and he lives (they did not die upon hearing the Voice of God).

Genesis 15:6 (KJV)

6 And he (Abraham) believed in the LORD (exercised Faith, believing what the Lord told him); and He (the Lord) counted it to him (Abraham) for Righteousness. (This is one of the single most important Scriptures in the entirety of the Word of God. In this simple term, “Abraham believed the LORD,” we find the meaning of Justification by Faith. Abraham was Saved by Grace through Faith, not by his good works. There is no other way of Salvation anywhere in the Bible. God demands Righteousness; however, it is the Righteousness afforded strictly by Christ and Christ Alone. Anything else is self-righteousness, and totally unacceptable to God. Directly the sinner believes God’s Testimony about His Beloved Son, he is not only declared righteous, but he is made a son and an heir.)

Genesis 25:23 (KJV)

23 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in your womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from your bowels (those two nations were Edomites and Israelites; from the time of their birth, Esau and Jacob would be separated, divided, even hostile, for they would have nothing in common); and the one people shall be stronger than the other people (Jacob, who was younger, would be the stronger, but only through the Lord); and the elder shall serve the younger (every person is born with a sin nature, which makes that the “elder;” the Divine Nature comes into the Believer at conversion, and is the younger; however, if we follow God’s pattern of victorious living, which is Jesus Christ and Him Crucified, “the elder shall serve the younger,” meaning that the Divine nature will be victorious over the sin nature).

Malachi 1:2-3 (KJV)

2 I have loved you, says the LORD. Yet you say, Wherein have You loved us? Was not Esau Jacob’s brother? says the LORD: yet I loved Jacob (“I have loved you, says the LORD,” is meant to proclaim to the people God’s Love and its past action, in contrast to their ingratitude for that Love. The question, “Yet you say, Wherein have You loved us?”, provides the unjust complaints of the people. They doubted God’s Love and Faithfulness, because events had not turned out as they expected. The question, “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?”, was meant to draw Israel’s attention to the miserable condition of the Edomites, who were descendants of Esau, in comparison to the fortunate and blessed condition of the Israelites, who were descendants of Jacob, despite their Spiritual declension! “Says the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,” does not refer to an arbitrary choice. The Lord loved Jacob because Jacob loved Him), 3 And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness. (“And I hated Esau,” is used here as an idiom of preference [Lk. 14:25-27]. It does not express personal malice as we think of such presently. In fact, if Esau, as Jacob, would have honestly sought the Lord in Repentance, he would have been treated with the same kindness, love, and help that his brother, Jacob, received. “And laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness,” refers to the ultimate destruction of Edom, which sprang from the loins of Esau. By comparison, Israel was greatly blessed.)

Luke 14:25-27 (KJV)

25 And there went great multitudes with Him (proclaims Him having left the home of this Pharisee, and now continuing His journey toward Jerusalem): and He turned, and said unto them (He was anxious now, at the end, clearly to make it known to all these multitudes what serving Him really signified), 26 If any man come to Me (no exceptions), and hate (prefer) not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also (no affection, however strong, must be permitted to compete with or displace Christ), he cannot be My Disciple (once again, no exceptions!). 27 And whosoever does not bear his Cross (this doesn’t speak of suffering as most think, but rather ever making the Cross of Christ the Object of our Faith; we are Saved and we are victorious not by suffering, although that sometimes will happen, or any other similar things, but rather by our Faith, but always with the Cross of Christ as the Object of that Faith), and come after Me (one can follow Christ only by Faith in what He has done for us at the Cross; He recognizes nothing else), cannot be My Disciple (the statement is emphatic!; if it’s not Faith in the Cross of Christ, then it’s faith that God will not recognize, which means that such people are refused [I Cor. 1:17-18, 21, 23; 2:2; Rom. 6:3-14; 8:1-2, 11, 13; Gal. 6:14; Eph. 2:13-18; Col. 2:14-15]).

Exodus 33:19 (KJV)

19 And He (the Lord) said, I will make all My Goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the Name of the LORD before you; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. (The Lord shows “Grace” and “Mercy” to those who meet His conditions. Those conditions are simple: Faith in Christ and what Christ has done for us at the Cross, and that exclusively.)

Exodus 9:16 (KJV)

16 And in very deed for this cause have I raised you up, for to show in you My Power; and that My Name may be declared throughout all the Earth. (Up until now, Jehovah was known only to the descendants of Abraham. But now, and because of the obstinacy of Pharaoh, all the nations in that vicinity would learn Who Jehovah was, and eventually the entirety of the Earth, which is now the case.)

Hosea 2:23 (KJV)

23 And I will sow her unto Me in the Earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not My People, You are My people; and they shall say, You are my God. (Israel was Lo-ruhamah and Lo-ammi, meaning “no more mercy” and “not My People.” Now, Israel will become “Ruhamah,” i.e., “pitied one,” and “Ammi,” i.e., “My People.” “And I will say to them which were not My people, You are My People,” is quoted in Rom. 9:25. It refers in that case to the Gentiles, as an illustration of what may be true in their case as well as in Israel’s.)

Hosea 1:9-10 (KJV)

9 Then said God, Call his name Lo-ammi: for you are not My People, and I will not be your God. (“Lo-ammi” means “not My People.” As stated, the Prophet’s children symbolized, step by step, Israel’s fast coming calamity. There will be no reprieve, because there will be no Repentance.) 10 Yet the number of the Children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, You are not My People, there it shall be said unto them, You are the sons of the Living God. (There is no contradiction between Verses 9 and 10. Even though the Northern Kingdom of Israel was totally destroyed as a nation, and in fact will never, as such, rise again, still, “the Children of Israel” were not destroyed, and, in truth, will be, in a future happy day, completely restored. Consequently, this Passage and Verse 11 have to do with the coming Kingdom Age.)

Isaiah 10:22 (KJV)

22 For though your people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness. (Verses 22 and 23 are exegetical of the term “remnant” and bring out its full force. The Promise had been made to Abraham that his seed should be “like the sand of the sea for multitude” [Gen. 22:17]. This Promise had been fulfilled [I Ki. 4:20], but now the sins of the people would produce a reversal of it. It would be a “remnant,” and only a “remnant,” of the nation who would escape. Judah, in the time of Hezekiah and in the time of the Coming of the Lord, would have to make a fresh start, as from a new beginning [Ezra 2:64].)

Genesis 22:17 (KJV)

17 That in blessing I will bless you (blessing always refers to increase), and in multiplying I will multiply your seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore (this includes the Church as well, and for all time); and your seed shall possess the gate of his enemies (this speaks of Jesus Christ defeating Satan, and doing so by removing Satan’s legal right to hold man in bondage, which legal right is sin; Jesus did it at the Cross; there the gates of Hell were torn down [Mat. 16:18]);

Matthew 16:18 (KJV)

18 And I say also unto you, That you are Peter (the Lord changed his name from Simon to Peter, which means “a fragment of a rock”), and upon this rock (immovable mass; Jesus is the Living Rock on which the Redeemed as living stones are built; for other foundation can no man lay [I Cor. 3:11]) I will build My Church (the Church belongs to Christ, and He is the Head [Col. 1:18]); and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it (the power of death caused by sin, shall not prevail against it, which victory was won at the Cross [Vss. 21, 24]).

1 Corinthians 3:11 (KJV)

11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid (anything other than the Cross is another foundation and, therefore, unacceptable to the Lord), which is Jesus Christ (Who He is, God manifest in the flesh, and What He did, Redemption through the Cross).

Colossians 1:18 (KJV)

18 And He is the Head of the Body, the Church (the Creator of the world is also Head of the Church): Who is the Beginning (refers to Christ as the Origin or Beginning of the Church), the firstborn from the dead (does not refer to Jesus being Born-Again as some teach, but rather that He was the first to be raised from the dead as it regards the Resurrection, never to die again); that in all things He might have the preeminence. (He is the First and Foremost as it relates to the Church.)

1 Kings 4:20 (KJV)

20 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. (All of this resulted from the one fact that Solomon, God’s choice, was king. The destruction of the rebels and the enthronement of God’s elect prince originated this universal contentment and prosperity. It is a fore-picture of the happy day that awaits the Earth, when the rebels who now govern it and fill it with misery will be overthrown, and the Prince of Peace, the greater than Solomon [Mat 12:42], will take unto Himself His great Power and reign gloriously before His ancient People, Israel. The present miseries that oppress the nations, which they vainly try to remove by repeated efforts, will have an end whenever the Messiah returns and takes the government of this world into His Mighty Hands — Williams.)

Matthew 12:42 (KJV)

42 The queen of the south (Queen of Sheba, another Gentile) shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here (this woman marks a higher stage of inquiry and faith, inasmuch as she traveled a great distance to hear the wisdom of Solomon; by contrast, Jesus came directly to Israel, but still they wouldn’t receive Him, even though He was far greater than Solomon in both wisdom and power; what an indictment!).

Ezra 2:64 (KJV)

64 The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,

Isaiah 1:9 (KJV)

9 Except the LORD of Hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah. (In a sense, there were always two Israels. There was the “remnant” which served the Lord, and which was always very small; and the balance of Israel, which rebelled against the Lord. It is the same in the modern Church; consequently, every blessing experienced by Israel, whatever it may have been, was because of that “small remnant.” Once again, it is the same in the modern Church.)

Isaiah 8:14 (KJV)

14 And He shall be for a Sanctuary; but for a Stone of stumbling and for a Rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. (A “Sanctuary” is a refuge, and something more. It is a Holy Refuge, a place which is a refuge because of its holiness. The Prophecy is that both the “houses” of Israel and Judah would ultimately forsake Jehovah and find in Him a “snare” and a “Rock of offense.” As well, it is a direct Prophecy of the coming of the Messiah and His Ministry in Israel. Christ is the “Sanctuary” to those who will believe Him — a place of safety. He would also be the “Stone of stumbling” and the “Rock of offense.”)

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Book of Romans Chapter 8 (Life In the Spirit) Bible Study

Bible Study For June 21 2014

Book of Romans Chapter 8 (Life In the Spirit) Bible Study

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There are so many souls that are heading for hell, even many of the so called Churches in your neighbor hood’s, including the false network that is on t.v, Tbn. The reason why I say that, is because they have all of these rules and regulations to follow to get to Heaven. The one and only True Rule and Regulations to follow, is the Holy Bible, the King James. Those who denies this Truth, denies Jesus Christ, the Cross and Him Crucified, they are not Saved. Putting down a Christian who is following the Lords Plan of Salvation, also put Jesus Christ and the Cross down and those souls are doomed. If you are following religion, you are doomed. The ten commandments for instance, is a Law that has no effect on us any longer and neither does the Mosaic. Tithing is another perfect example of what we are talking about here. Non of these things has an effect on Christians, due to the Law of God, which is Grace. A lot of Churches are guilty of this hell bound sin. We are to tithe with a cheerful heart and not out of compulsions. All of these things rejects Jesus Christ and the Cross. When things are done out of compulsions, the Holy Ghost, the Grace of God will not help these Churches and people, they will continue in their stressful times and issues. Living under the Law  of Moses will show peoples sins but, will not Save anyone, it will only bring sin and death in hell. The world hates us Christians, because of God in our lives, that's awesome, Praise God. There is no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, Glory to God. Carnally Minded people is subject for death. In this Study, I pray and hope that you lost souls, as you read, that you will get a wake up call and find God in your lives and get Saved. Life in The Spirit, is our study. Many toes will be stepped on and the World hates the Bible, because it tells the Truth, Glory to God. This Bible, will separate the sheep’s from the goats. Meaning, separate the Saved from the hell bound unsaved. Friends, I will Preach the Word with the Truth. People tells me all the time, how can you judge others? Listen Friends, God has already Judged you, with His Word, the One and Only B.I.B.L.E. The Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth, instruction manual. God spoke it, so I have every right to Preach and teach it. You have already been condemned  of your sins, your just waiting to receive your justly reward. One more thing I want to add before we get started with this great Study, this life your living, is not yours, the body your in and everything in it, does not belong to you. This means that you have no rights to trash and poison the body your in, its the temple of God. The life that you are living is a gift from God. You have no rights to live in sin at all. This is a warning to you all, in hopes that it will bring you to repentance to God and to give you a chance to turn away from the trashy worldly living, that only bring eternal death and hell fire on those confused souls. We are instructed to live by God, for God, for His Glory and Honor and not of the flesh. Too many souls have been brainwashed with false doctrines of Satan. I know I will be hated for this, but I don’t care. I am concerned about souls getting Saved. If I don’t do what God desires of me, I then will fail him. I will no longer sit on the sideline and keep quiet, until the our Lord Jesus Christ comes back, to take me home. I have listened and learned from live sermons on the Truth and tired of seeing ignorant people of God’s Word, be twisted into what is is not. Its time to wake up from the dead people, and get right with God, if you don’t get right with God soon, your blood guilt is off of my hands, its all in yours. Come to Jesus Christ and get right before its to late. If your living in sin, if your doing that God does not want in your lives, like smoking, drinking and getting drunk, or whatever the case maybe? You can give it to God, right where you are at and walk away from the fleshly, trashy living and Gain Victory over that sin, through the Power of Jesus Christ, Repent at the Cross, to God and you can and will gain Victory in your life and be Saved. I am on fire and can keep on going, but lets get this study started. God has a great message for you today. 

Romans 8:1-39 (KJV)

1 There is therefore now no condemnation (guilt) to them which are in Christ Jesus (refers back to Rom. 6:3-5 and our being baptized into His Death, which speaks of the Crucifixion), who walk not after the flesh (depending on one’s personal strength and ability or great religious efforts in order to overcome sin), but after the Spirit (the Holy Spirit works exclusively within the legal confines of the Finished Work of Christ; our Faith in that Finished Work, i.e., “the Cross,” guarantees the help of the Holy Spirit, which guarantees Victory). 2 For the Law (that which we are about to give is a Law of God, devised by the Godhead in eternity past [I Pet. 1:18-20]; this Law, in fact, is “God’s Prescribed Order of Victory”) of the Spirit (Holy Spirit, i.e., “the way the Spirit works”) of Life (all life comes from Christ, but through the Holy Spirit [Jn. 16:13-14]) in Christ Jesus (any time Paul uses this term or one of its derivatives, he is, without fail, referring to what Christ did at the Cross, which makes this “life” possible) has made me free (given me total Victory) from the Law of Sin and Death (these are the two most powerful Laws in the Universe; the “Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus” alone is stronger than the “Law of Sin and Death”; this means that if the Believer attempts to live for God by any manner other than Faith in Christ and the Cross, he is doomed to failure). 3 For what the Law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh (those under Law had only their willpower, which is woefully insufficient; so despite how hard they tried, they were unable to keep the Law then, and the same inability persists presently; any person who tries to live for God by a system of laws is doomed to failure, because the Holy Spirit will not function in that capacity)

, God sending His Own Son (refers to man’s helpless condition, unable to save himself and unable to keep even a simple Law and, therefore, in dire need of a Saviour) in the likeness of sinful flesh (this means that Christ was really human, conformed in appearance to flesh which is characterized by sin, but yet sinless), and for sin (to atone for sin, to destroy its power, and to save and Sanctify its victims), condemned sin in the flesh (destroyed the power of sin by giving His Perfect Body as a Sacrifice for sin, which made it possible for sin to be defeated in our flesh; it was all through the Cross): 4 That the Righteousness of the Law might be fulfilled in us (the Law finding its full accomplishment in us can only be done by Faith in Christ, and what Christ has done for us at the Cross), who walk not after the flesh (not after our own strength and ability), but after the Spirit (the word “walk” refers to the manner in which we order our life; when we place our Faith in Christ and the Cross, understanding that all things come from God to us by means of the Cross, ever making it the Object of our Faith, the Holy Spirit can then work mightily within us, bringing about the Fruit of the Spirit; that is what “walking after the Spirit” actually means!). 5 For they who are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh (refers to Believers trying to live for the Lord by means other than Faith in the Cross of Christ); but they who are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit (those who place their Faith in Christ and the Cross, do so exclusively; they are doing what the Spirit desires, which alone can bring Victory).

6 For to be carnally minded is death (this doesn’t refer to watching too much television, as some think, but rather, it’s trying to live for God outside of His Prescribed Order; the results will be sin and separation from God); but to be Spiritually Minded is life and peace (God’s Prescribed Order is the Cross; this demands our constant Faith in that Finished Work, which is the Way of the Holy Spirit). 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God (once again, this refers to attempting to live for God by means other than the Cross, which places one “against God”): for it is not subject to the Law of God, neither indeed can be (in its simplest form means that what is being done, whatever it may be, is not in God’s Prescribed Order, which is the Cross). 8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God (refers to the Believer attempting to live his Christian Life by means other than Faith in Christ and the Cross). 9 But you are not in the flesh (in one sense of the word is asking the question, “Since you are now a Believer and no longer depending on the flesh, why are you resorting to the flesh?”), but in the Spirit (as a Believer, you now have the privilege of being led and empowered by the Holy Spirit; however, He will do such for us only on the premise of our Faith in the Finished Work of Christ), if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you (if you are truly Saved). Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His (Paul is saying that the work of the Spirit in our lives is made possible by what Christ did at Calvary, and the Resurrection). 10 And if Christ be in you (He is in you through the Power and Person of the Spirit [Gal. 2:20]), the body is dead because of sin (means that the physical body has been rendered helpless because of the Fall; consequently, the Believer trying to overcome by willpower presents a fruitless task); but the Spirit is life because of Righteousness (only the Holy Spirit can make us what we ought to be, which means we cannot do it ourselves; once again, He performs all that He does within the confines of the Finished Work of Christ). 11 But if the Spirit (Holy Spirit) of Him (from God) Who raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you (and He definitely does), He Who raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies (give us power in our mortal bodies that we might live a victorious life) by His Spirit Who dwells in you (we have the same Power in us, through the Spirit, that raised Christ from the dead, and is available to us only on the premise of the Cross and our Faith in that Sacrifice). 12 Therefore, Brethren (means that Paul is addressing Believers), we are debtors (refers to what we owe Jesus Christ for what He has done for us on the Cross), not to the flesh (we do not owe anything to our own ability, meaning that such cannot save us or give us victory), to live after the flesh (“living after the flesh” pertains to our works, which God can never accept, and which can never bring us victory, but rather defeat). 13 For if you live after the flesh (after your own strength and ability, which is outside of God’s Prescribed Order), you shall die (you will not be able to live a victorious, Christian life): but if you through the Spirit (by the Power of the Holy Spirit) do mortify the deeds of the body (which the Holy Spirit Alone can do), you shall live (shall walk in victory; but once again, even at the risk of being overly repetitive, we must never forget that the Spirit works totally and completely within the confines of the Cross of Christ; this means that we must ever make the Cross the Object of our Faith, giving Him latitude to work). 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God (the Spirit will always lead us to the Cross), they are the Sons of God (we live as Sons of God, which refers to total Victory within every respect of our lives; if the sin nature is dominating a person, he certainly isn’t living as a son of God). 15 For you have not received the spirit of bondage (to try to live after a system of works and laws will only succeed in placing one in “bondage”) again to fear (such living creates a perpetual climate of fear in the heart of such a Believer); but you have received the Spirit of Adoption (the Holy Spirit has adopted us into the Family of God), whereby we cry, Abba, Father (the Holy Spirit enables the Child of God to call God “Father,” which is done so because of Jesus Christ). 16 The Spirit itself (Himself) bears witness with our spirit (means that He is constantly speaking and witnessing certain things to us), that we are the Children of God (meaning that we are such now, and should enjoy all the privileges of such; we can do so if we will understand that all these privileges come to us from God, by the means of the Cross): 17 And if children (Children of God), then heirs (a privilege); heirs of God (the highest enrichment of all), and joint-heirs with Christ (everything that belongs to Christ belongs to us through the Cross, which was done for us); if so be that we suffer with Him (doesn’t pertain to mere suffering, but rather suffering “with Him,” referring to His Suffering at the Cross, which brought us total Victory), that we may be also glorified together (He has been glorified, and we shall be glorified; all made possible by the Cross). 18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time (speaks of the world and its condition because of the Fall) are not worthy to be compared with the glory (the glory of the coming future time will bear no relation to the misery of this present time) which shall be revealed in us (our Glory will be a reflective Glory, coming from Christ). 19 For the earnest expectation of the creature (should have been translated, “for the earnest expectation of the Creation”) waits for the manifestation of the sons of God (pertains to the coming Resurrection of Life). 20 For the creature (Creation) was made subject to vanity (Adam’s Fall signaled the fall of Creation), not willingly (the Creation did not sin, even as such cannot sin, but became subject to the result of sin, which is death), but by reason of Him Who has subjected the same in Hope (speaks of God as the One Who passed sentence because of Adam’s Fall, but at the same time gave us a “Hope”; that “Hope” is Christ, Who will rectify all things), 21 Because the creature (Creation) itself also shall be delivered (presents this “Hope” as effecting that Deliverance, which He did by the Cross) from the bondage of corruption (speaks of mortality, i.e., “death”) into the glorious liberty of the Children of God (when man fell, Creation fell! when man shall be delivered, Creation will be delivered as well, and is expressed in the word “also”). 22 For we know that the whole Creation (everything has been affected by Satan’s rebellion and Adam’s Fall) groans and travails in pain together until now (refers to the common longing of the elements of the Creation to be brought back to their original perfection). 23 And not only they (the Creation, and all it entails), but ourselves also (refers to Believers), which have the Firstfruits of the Spirit (even though Jesus addressed every single thing lost in the Fall at the Cross, we only have a part of that possession now, with the balance coming at the Resurrection), even we ourselves groan within ourselves (proclaims the obvious fact that all Jesus paid for in the Atonement has not yet been fully realized), waiting for the Adoption (should be translated, “waiting for the fulfillment of the process, which Adoption into the Family of God guarantees”), to wit, the Redemption of our body (the glorifying of our physical body that will take place at the Resurrection). 24 For we are saved by hope (means that the greater part of our Salvation is yet future): but hope that is seen is not hope (proclaims in another way the great Truth that all Salvation affords is not yet given unto the Believer): for what a man sees, why does he yet hope for? (In effect, this bluntly tells us that what is coming is so far beyond that which is here at the present, as to be no comparison.) 25 But if we hope for that we see not (plainly tells us that more, much more, is coming), then do we with patience wait for it (proclaims the certitude of its coming, because the Holy Spirit has promised it would). 26 Likewise the Spirit (Holy Spirit) also helps our infirmities (the help given to us by the Holy Spirit is made possible in its entirety by and through what Jesus did at the Cross): for we know not what we should pray for as we ought (signals the significance of prayer, but also that without the Holy Spirit, all is to no avail): but the Spirit itself (Himself) makes intercession for us (He petitions or intercedes on our behalf) with groanings which cannot be uttered (not groanings on the part of the Holy Spirit, but rather on our part, which pertains to that which comes from the heart and cannot properly be put into words). 27 And He Who searches the hearts (God the Father) knows what is the Mind of the Spirit (what the Spirit wants done, and not what we want done), because He (Holy Spirit) makes intercession for the Saints according to the Will of God (the overriding goal of the Spirit is to carry out the Will of God in our lives, not our personal wills; in other words, the Spirit is not a glorified bellhop). 28 And we know that all things work together for good (but only if certain conditions are met) to them who love God (the first condition), to them who are the called according to His purpose (this means it’s “His Purpose, and not ours,” which is the second condition; otherwise, all things will not work together for our good). 29 For whom He (God) did foreknow (God’s foreknowledge), He also did predestinate to be conformed to the Image of His Son (it is never the person that is predestined, but rather the Plan), that He (Jesus) might be the Firstborn among many Brethren (doesn’t mean that Jesus was Born-Again as a sinner, as some teach, but rather that He is the Father of the Salvation Plan, having paid the price on the Cross, which made it all possible). 30 Moreover whom He (God) did predestinate (to be conformed to the Image of His Son), them He also called (without that “Call,” man cannot be saved; sadly, many refuse the “Call” [Prov. 1:24-33]): and whom He called, them He also justified (those who responded faithfully to the Call): and whom He justified, them He also glorified (shall glorify at the Resurrection; Justification guarantees it will be done). 31 What shall we then say to these things? (This refers to the suffering presently endured [Vss. 17-18] in comparison to “the Glory which shall be revealed in us.”) If God be for us (should have been translated, “since God is for us”), who can be against us? (It is who can be against us that will really matter.) 32 He Who spared not His Own Son (concerns the Great Gift of God, i.e., the Lord Jesus Christ), but delivered Him up for us all (the Cross), how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? (We can have all things that pertain to Life and Godliness, which Jesus paid for at the Cross, providing our Faith is ever in Christ and the Cross [II Pet. 1:3-7].) 33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? (In effect, means, “Who shall pronounce those guilty whom God pronounces Righteous?”) It is God who justifies (it is God Who sets the rules for Justification, not man). 34 Who is he who condemns? (No man has the right to condemn God’s Justification Plan.) It is Christ Who died (if one condemns a Believer who is trusting Christ solely for Justification and Sanctification, he is at the same time condemning Christ and His Death on the Cross), yea rather, Who is risen again (the Resurrection ratified the fact that Jesus was the Perfect Sacrifice, and that God accepted Him as such), Who is even at the Right Hand of God (refers to the exaltation of Christ), Who also makes intercession for us (at the Right Hand of God, showing that His Sacrifice has been accepted, which guarantees intercession for us). 35 Who shall separate us from the Love of Christ? (This speaks of the Love of Christ for the Believer, instead of the Believer’s Love for Christ.) shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? (We are protected against all outside influence, but not from ourselves. If a person so desires, he can separate himself from the Love of Christ by rejecting the Cross.) 36 As it is written (Ps. 44:22), For Your sake we are killed all the day long (the world has always been opposed to Christ and what He did at the Cross; regrettably, so is most of the Church); we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter (the way the world looks at us; in their eyes, we are fit only for slaughter). 37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors (it is a Holy arrogance of Victory and the Might of Christ) through Him Who loved us (He loved us enough to give His Life on the Cross, which alone makes us “more than conquerors"). 38 For I am persuaded (the Apostle has faced the things of which he now speaks), that neither death, nor life, nor Angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the Love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord (this Love of God extended to us is made possible solely by Christ, and what He has done for us at the Cross; once again, this is God’s Love for us, which never wavers because we are “in Christ Jesus").

1 Peter 1:18-20 (KJV)

18 And this voice which came from Heaven we heard, when we were with Him in the Holy Mount. (Peter was not relating something secondhand, but rather that which had happened to him personally.) 19 We have also a more sure Word of Prophecy (Peter is speaking here of the Old Testament, which is the Word of God, and even more sure than his personal experience); whereunto you do well that you take heed, as unto a light that shines in a dark place (in effect, states that the Word of God is the only True Light, which alone can dispel the spiritual darkness), until the day dawn, and the Day Star arise in your hearts (the “Day Star” is Christ; “arising in our hearts” pertains to the Rapture): 20 Knowing this first (harks back, as stated, to the Old Testament, which, in effect, was the Bible of Peter’s day), that no Prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation. (This refers to the fact that the Word of God did not originate in the human mind.)

John 16:13-14 (KJV)

13 Howbeit when He, the Spirit of Truth, is come (which He did on the Day of Pentecost), He will guide you into all Truth (if our Faith is properly placed in Christ and the Cross, the Holy Spirit can then bring forth Truth to us; He doesn’t guide into some truth, but rather “all Truth”): for He shall not speak of Himself (tells us not only What He does, but Whom He represents); but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak (doesn’t refer to lack of knowledge, for the Holy Spirit is God, but rather He will proclaim the Work of Christ only): and He will show you things to come (pertains to the New Covenant, which would shortly be given). 14 He shall glorify Me (will portray Christ and what Christ did at the Cross for dying humanity): for He shall receive of Mine (the benefits of the Cross), and shall show it unto you (which He did, when He gave these great Truths to the Apostle Paul [Rom., Chpts. 6-8, etc.]).

Galatians 2:20 (KJV)

20 I am Crucified with Christ (as the Foundation of all Victory; Paul, here, takes us back to Rom. 6:3-5): nevertheless I live (have new life); yet not I (not by my own strength and ability), but Christ lives in me (by virtue of me dying with Him on the Cross, and being raised with Him in Newness of Life): and the life which I now live in the flesh (my daily walk before God) I live by the Faith of the Son of God (the Cross is ever the Object of my Faith), Who loved me, and gave Himself for me (which is the only way that I could be Saved).

Proverbs 1:24-33 (KJV)

24 Because I have called, and you refused; I have stretched out My hand, and no man regarded (the whole of humanity is set apart in two camps: those who follow God-given Wisdom, i.e., the Bible, and those who reject God-given Wisdom); 25 But you have set at nought all My counsel, and would none of My reproof (the implication is that man willingly and deliberately sets aside “God’s counsel”; then the “reproofs” come; they are but signposts directing our attention to the coming catastrophe; most mock and continue on): 26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear comes (this Verse does not mean that Wisdom will actually deride her rejecters; it is the language of idiomatic argument; the rejecters laughed and mocked at Wisdom; when, therefore, calamities came upon them, which Wisdom predicted, their laughter and mocking turned upon themselves, and so Wisdom may be justly said to deride their calamity); 27 When your fear comes as desolation, and your destruction comes as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish comes upon you. (Some may argue that such does not come to all who ignore God; however, they are only looking at the physical and the material. Spiritually, it is definite.) 28 Then shall they call upon Me, but I will not answer; they shall seek Me early, but they shall not find Me (while it is certainly true that God will hear any and all who earnestly cry out to Him, still, the sense of this Passage is that a late call cannot undo the irreparable harm done in a misspent life): 29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD (there is a “choice” that everyone has to make; those who “choose” the wrong path do so because they “hate knowledge,” i.e., “the Bible”): 30 They would none of My counsel: they despised all My reproof. (The almost identical repetition of this Passage from Verse 25 is not by accident, but by design. If men reject the “counsel” of God and “despise His reproof,” then the following Passage must come to pass.) 31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. (Man’s problem is “his own way” and “his own devices.” It is either God’s Way, which brings life, or our way, which brings death.) 32 For the turning away of the simple shall kill them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. (The “simple” turns away from God and is, thereby, destroyed. Likewise, the “prosperity of fools” does not bring the gain that they anticipated in Verse 19, but instead destruction.) 33 But whoso hearkens unto Me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. (In this First Chapter of Proverbs, written by Solomon, we are given the blueprint for living: God’s Way versus our way. Those who listen to Him shall “dwell safely” and shall have no “fear.”)

2 Peter 1:3-7 (KJV)

3 According as His Divine Power has given unto us all things (the Lord with large-handed generosity has given us all things) that pertain unto life and godliness (pertains to the fact that the Lord Jesus has given us everything we need regarding life and living), through the knowledge of Him Who has called us to Glory and Virtue (the “knowledge” addressed here speaks of what Christ did at the Cross, which alone can provide “Glory and Virtue”): 4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and Precious Promises (pertains to the Word of God, which alone holds the answer to every life problem): that by these (Promises) you might be partakers of the Divine Nature (the Divine Nature implanted in the inner being of the believing sinner becomes the source of our new life and actions; it comes to everyone at the moment of being “Born-Again”), having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. (This presents the Salvation experience of the sinner, and the Sanctification experience of the Saint.) 5 And beside this (Salvation), giving all diligence (refers to the responsibility we as Believers must show regarding the Christian life), add to your Faith Virtue (this is Faith in the Cross, which will bring “Virtue”; the type of “Virtue” mentioned here is “energy” and “power”);

and to Virtue knowledge (this is the type of knowledge which keeps expanding); 6 And to knowledge temperance (self-control); and to temperance patience (our conduct must honor God at all times, even in the midst of trials and testing); and to patience godliness (being like God); 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness (carries the idea of treating everyone as if they were our own flesh and blood “brother” or “sister”); and to brotherly kindness charity (love).

Psalms 44:22 (KJV)

22 Yes, for Your sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter (Paul quoted this Passage in Romans 8:36; the Holy Spirit through Paul uses this Passage in the correct sense, basically stating that the things God allows to come upon us are meant to bring us closer to God; rather than separating us from God, they are designed to bring us into compliance with His Will).

Lets Close in Prayer.

Book of Romans Chapter 7 ( The Law And Sin) Bible Study

Bible Study For June 14 2014

Book of Romans Chapter 7 ( The Law And Sin) Bible Study

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There is going to be a storm brewing here today, due to the fact that millions of toes are going to get stepped on, not just here, but on facebook, on twitter and Blogger and all around the world.

I truly been praying that these Bible Studies will wake up the Christian souls from the dead, specially after they read this one. If these people, so called Minister and youth Ministers, don’t wake up after reading this, they will surely be failing God. The reason is, most of them are still hanging onto “Law”, meaning the Law of Moses, aka, the Mosaic Law and not the Cross. Any person that is living under the Law, is doomed, because they are not living under Grace and the Cross. Those who believes that Baptism by “Water”, is needed for Salvation for being Saved, is doomed for sure. You need to be Baptized by the Holy Ghost and Believe in Jesus Christ, the Cross, to be Saved. Living by Law is sin, it rejects Jesus Christ and the Cross and it stops the Grace of God from helping those Churches and those who are still living under the Mosaic Law. Those who teaches heresies, (a great example would be like tbn), are doomed, because they teach false doctrines. Not everyone who calls themselves Christians, are followers of God, but are followers of a false god, and they are not Saved, because they don’t teach on the Cross of Jesus Christ. In this study, you are going to get a wake up call, and hopefully, you will get separated from the dead hell bound souls and become Alive in Jesus Christ and get Saved by the Holy Ghost, in this study. Listen friends, if your still living under and by the ten commandments, you will be setting yourselves up for failure, because there is no Salvation offered up in the Old Covenant Law. There is only Salvation by Living under God’s Loving Grace. Lets get Started and allow the Scriptures step on the toes of those who are reading this today, through the Holy Spirit of God.

Romans 7:1-25 (KJV)

1 Know ye not, Brethren (Paul is speaking to Believers), (for I speak to them who know the Law,) (he is speaking of the Law of Moses, but it could refer to any type of religious Law) how that the Law has dominion over a man as long as he lives? (The Law has dominion as long as he tries to live by Law. Regrettably, not understanding the Cross regarding Sanctification, virtually the entirety of the Church is presently trying to live for God by means of the Law. Let the Believer understand that there are only two places he can be, Grace or Law. If he doesn’t understand the Cross as it refers to Sanctification, which is the only means of victory, he will automatically be under Law, which guarantees failure.) 2 For the woman which has an husband is bound by the Law to her husband so long as he lives (presents Paul using the analogy of the marriage bond); but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the Law of her husband (meaning that she is free to marry again). 3 So then if, while her husband lives, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress (in effect, the woman now has two husbands, at least in the Eyes of God; following this analogy, the Holy Spirit through Paul will give us a great truth; many Christians are living a life of spiritual adultery; they are married to Christ, but they are, in effect, serving another husband, “the Law”; it is quite an analogy!): but if her husband be dead (the Law is dead by virtue of Christ having fulfilled the Law in every respect), she is free from that Law (if the husband dies, the woman is free to marry and serve another; the Law of Moses, being satisfied in Christ, is now dead to the Believer and the Believer is free to serve Christ without the Law having any part or parcel in his life or living); so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man (presents the Believer as now married to Christ, and no longer under obligation to the Law). 4 Wherefore, my Brethren, you also are become dead to the Law (the Law is not dead per se, but we are dead to the Law because we are dead to its effects; this means that we are not to try to live for God by means of “Law,” whether the Law of Moses, or religious Laws made up by other men or of ourselves; we are to be dead to all religious Law) by the Body of Christ (this refers to the Crucifixion of Christ, which satisfied the demands of the broken Law, which we could not satisfy; but Christ did it for us; having fulfilled the Mosaic Law in every respect, the Christian is not obligated to Law in any fashion, only to Christ and what He did at the Cross); that you should be married to another (speaking of Christ), even to Him Who is raised from the dead (we are raised with Him in Newness of Life, and we should ever understand that Christ has met, does meet, and shall meet our every need; we look to Him exclusively, referring to what He did for us at the Cross), that we should bring forth fruit unto God (proper fruit can only be brought forth by the Believer constantly looking to the Cross; in fact, Christ must never be separated from the Work of the Cross; to do so is to produce “another Jesus” [II Cor. 11:4]). 5 For when we were in the flesh (can refer to the unsaved state or to the Believer who is attempting to overcome the powers of sin by his own efforts, i.e., “the flesh”), the motions of sins (denotes being under the power of the sin nature, and refers to the “passions of the sin nature”), which were by the Law (the effect of the Law is to reveal sin, which Law is designed to do whether it’s the Law of God or Laws made up of ourselves; that doesn’t mean it’s evil, for it isn’t; it just means that there is no victory in the Law, only the Revelation of sin and its penalty), did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death (when the Believer attempts to live for the Lord by means of Law, which regrettably most of the modern Church does, the end result is going to be sin and failure; in fact, it can be no other way; let us say it again! if the Believer doesn’t understand the Cross, as it refers to Sanctification, then the Believer is going to try to live for God by means of Law; the sadness is that most of the modern Church thinks it is under Grace, when in reality it is living under Law because of not understanding the Cross). 6 But now we are delivered from the Law (delivered from its just demands, meaning that Christ has paid its penalty), that being dead (dead to the Law by virtue of having died with Christ on the Cross) wherein we were held (we were once held down by the sin nature); that we should serve in newness of Spirit (refers to the Holy Spirit and not man’s spirit; the Believer has a completely new way of living, which is Faith in Christ and what He did at the Cross on our behalf; this guarantees perpetual victory), and not in the oldness of the letter (this refers to the Law of Moses; most modern Believers would argue that they aren’t living after the Law of Moses; but, as we have stated, the truth is if they do not understand the Cross as it refers to Sanctification, then in some way they’re still living under that old Law). 7 What shall we say then? (In Verses 1 through 6 of this Chapter, Paul has shown that the Believer is no longer under Law; in the remainder of the Chapter, he shows that a Believer putting himself under Law, thus failing to avail himself of the resources of Grace, is a defeated Christian.) Is the Law sin? God forbid (man’s condition is not caused by the Law of God, for the Law is Holy; rather it is exposed). No, I had not known sin, but by the Law (means that the Law of Moses defined what sin actually is, but gave no power to overcome sin): for I had not known lust, except the Law had said, You shall not covet (tells us that the desire for what is forbidden is the first conscious form of sin; this is the sin nature at work!). 8 But sin (the sin nature), taking occasion by the Commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence (“concupiscence” is “evil desire,” meaning, if the Believer attempts to live for God by means other than the Cross, he will be ruled by “evil desires”; and no matter how dedicated he might be otherwise, he will not be able to stop the process in that manner, with it getting worse and worse). For without the Law sin was dead (means that the Law of Moses fully exposed what was already in man’s heart; that’s one of the reasons God gave the Law). 9 For I was alive without the Law once (Paul is referring to himself personally and his conversion to Christ; the Law, he states, had nothing to do with that conversion; neither did it have anything to do with his life in Christ): but when the Commandment came (having just been Saved, and not understanding the Cross of Christ, he tried to live for God by keeping the Commandments through his own strength and power; in his defense, no one else at that time understood the Cross; in fact, the meaning of the Cross, which is actually the meaning of the New Covenant, would be given to Paul), sin revived (the sin nature will always, without exception, revive under such circumstances, which results in failure), and I died (he was not meaning that he physically died, as would be obvious, but that he died to the Commandment; in other words, he failed to obey no matter how hard he tried; let all Believers understand that if the Apostle Paul couldn’t live for God in this manner, at least successfully, neither can you!). 10 And the Commandment, which was ordained to life (refers to the Ten Commandments), I found to be unto death (means that the Law revealed the sin, as it always does, and its wages which are death; in other words, there is no victory in trying to live by Law; we are to live by Faith, referring to Faith in Christ and the Cross). 11 For sin (the sin nature), taking occasion by the Commandment (in no way blames the Commandment, but that the Commandment actually did agitate the sin nature, and brought it to the fore, which it was designed to do), deceived me (Paul thought, now that he had accepted Christ, by that mere fact alone he could certainly obey the Lord in every respect; but he found he couldn’t, and neither can you, at least in that fashion), and by it slew me (despite all of his efforts to live for the Lord by means of Law-keeping, he failed; and again, I say, so will you!). 12 Wherefore the Law is Holy (points to the fact that it is God’s Revelation of Himself; the problem is not in the Law of God, the problem is in us), and the Commandment Holy, and just, and good (the Law is like a mirror which shows man what he is, but contains no power to change him). 13 Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid (once again, it is not the Law that is at fault, but rather the sin in man which is opposed to the Law). But sin (the sin nature), that it might appear sin (proclaims the Divine intention of the Law, namely that sin might show its true colors), working death in me by that which is good (the Law was good, and is good, but if one attempts to keep its moral precepts by means other than constant Faith in the Cross, the end result will be the “working of death” instead of life; all of this can be done, but only by Faith in Christ and the Cross); that sin (the sin nature) by the Commandment might become exceeding sinful (this greatly confuses the Believer; he is trying to live for God, and trying with all of his strength and might, but continually fails; he doesn’t understand why! the truth is that no one can live for God in this fashion; it is not God’s prescribed order; that order is the Cross). 14 For we know that the Law is spiritual (refers to the fact that the Law is totally of God, from God, and by God): but I am carnal, sold under sin (refers to Adam’s Fall, which has affected all of mankind and for all time; this means that no one, even Spirit-filled Believers, can keep the Law of God if they attempt to do so outside of Faith in the Cross; in other words, it is all in Christ). 15 For that which I do (the failure) I allow not (should have been translated, “I understand not”; these are not the words of an unsaved man, as some claim, but rather a Believer who is trying and failing): for what I would, that do I not (refers to the obedience he wants to render to Christ, but rather fails; why? as Paul explained, the Believer is married to Christ, but is being unfaithful to Christ by spiritually cohabiting with the Law, which frustrates the Grace of God; that means the Holy Spirit will not help such a person, which guarantees failure [Gal. 2:21]); but what I hate, that do I (refers to sin in his life which he doesn’t want to do, and in fact hates, but finds himself unable to stop; unfortunately, due to the fact of not understanding the Cross as it refers to Sanctification, this is the plight of most modern Christians). 16 If then I do that which I would not (presents Paul doing something against his will; he doesn’t want to do it, and is trying not to do it, whatever it might be, but finds himself doing it anyway), I consent unto the Law that it is good (simply means that the Law of God is working as it is supposed to work; it defines sin, portraying the fact that the sin nature will rule in man’s heart if not addressed properly). 17 Now then it is no more I that do it (this has been misconstrued by many! it means, “I may be failing, but it’s not what I want to do”; no true Christian wants to sin because now the Divine Nature is in his life and it is supposed to rule, not the sin nature [II Pet. 1:4]), but sin (the sin nature) that dwells in me (despite the fact that some preachers claim the sin nature is gone from the Christian, Paul here plainly says that the sin nature is still in the Christian; however, if our Faith remains constant in the Cross, the sin nature will be dormant, causing us no problem; otherwise, it will cause great problems; while the sin nature “dwells” in us, it is not to “rule” in us). 18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwells no good thing (speaks of man’s own ability, or rather the lack thereof in comparison to the Holy Spirit, at least when it comes to spiritual things): for to will is present with me (Paul is speaking here of his willpower; regrettably, most modern Christians are trying to live for God by means of willpower, thinking falsely that since they have come to Christ, they are now free to say “no” to sin; that is the wrong way to look at the situation; the Believer cannot live for God by the strength of willpower; while the will is definitely important, it alone is not enough; the Believer must exercise Faith in Christ and the Cross, and do so constantly; then he will have the ability and strength to say “yes” to Christ, which automatically says, “no” to the things of the world); but how to perform that which is good I find not (outside of the Cross, it is impossible to find a way to do good). 19 For the good that I would I do not (if I depend on self, and not the Cross): but the evil which I would not (don’t want to do), that I do (which is exactly what every Believer will do no matter how hard he tries to do otherwise, if he tries to live this life outside of the Cross [Gal. 2:20-21]). 20 Now if I do that I would not (which is exactly what will happen if the Believer tries to live this life outside of God’s Prescribed Order), it is no more I that do it, but sin (the sin nature) that dwells in me (this emphatically states that the Believer has a sin nature; in the original Greek Text, if it contains the definite article before the word “sin” which originally did read “the sin,” it is not speaking of acts of sin, but rather the sin nature or the evil nature; the idea is not getting rid of the sin nature, which actually cannot be done, but rather controlling it, which the Apostle has told us how to do in Rom., Chpts. 6 and 8; when the Trump sounds, we shall be changed and there will be no more sin nature [Rom. 8:23]). 21 I find then a Law (does not refer in this case to the Law of Moses, but rather to the “Law of sin and death” [Rom. 8:2]), that, when I would do good, evil (the evil nature) is present with me (the idea is that the sin nature is always going to be with the Believer; there is no hint in the Greek that its stay is temporary, at least until the Trump sounds; we can successfully address the sin nature in only one way, and that is by Faith in Christ and the Cross, which Paul will detail in the next Chapter). 22 For I delight in the Law of God (refers to the moral Law of God ensconced in the Ten Commandments) after the inward man (refers to the spirit and soul of man which has now been regenerated): 23 But I see another Law in my members (the Law of sin and death desiring to use my physical body as an instrument of unrighteousness), warring against the Law of my mind (this is the Law of desire and willpower), and bringing me into captivity to the Law of sin (the Law of sin and death) which is in my members (which will function through my members, and make me a slave to the Law of sin and death; this will happen to the most consecrated Christian if that Christian doesn’t constantly exercise Faith in Christ and the Cross, understanding that it is through the Cross that all powers of darkness were defeated [Col. 2:14-15]). 24 O wretched man that I am! (Any Believer who attempts to live for God outside of God’s Prescribed Order, which is “Jesus Christ and Him Crucified,” will, in fact, live a wretched and miserable existence. This life can only be lived in one way, and that way is the Cross.) Who shall deliver me from the body of this death? (The minute he cries “Who,” he finds the path to Victory, for he is now calling upon a Person for help, and that Person is Christ; actually, the Greek Text is masculine, indicating a Person). 25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord (presents Paul revealing the answer to his own question; Deliverance comes through Jesus Christ and Christ Alone, and more particularly what Jesus did at Calvary and the Resurrection). So then with the mind I myself serve the Law of God (the “will” is the trigger, but it within itself can do nothing unless the gun is loaded with explosive power; that Power is the Cross); but with the flesh the Law of sin (if the Believer resorts to the “flesh,” [i.e., “self-will, self-effort, religious effort”] which refers to his own ability outside of Christ and the Cross, he will not serve the Law of God, but rather the Law of sin).

2 Corinthians 11:4 (KJV)

4 For if he who comes preaching another Jesus (a Jesus who is not of the Cross), whom we have not preached (Paul’s Message was “Jesus Christ and Him Crucified”; anything else is “another Jesus”), or if you receive another spirit (which is produced by preaching another Jesus), which you have not received (that’s not what you received when we preached the True Gospel to you), or another gospel, which you have not accepted (anything other than “Jesus Christ and Him Crucified” is “another gospel”), you might well bear with him. (The Apostle is telling the Corinthians they have, in fact, sinned because they tolerated these false apostles who had come in, bringing “another gospel” which was something other than Christ and the Cross.)

Galatians 2:21 (KJV)

21 I do not frustrate the Grace of God (if we make anything other than the Cross of Christ the Object of our Faith, we frustrate the Grace of God, which means we stop its action, and the Holy Spirit will no longer help us): for if Righteousness come by the Law (any type of Law), then Christ is dead in vain. (If I can successfully live for the Lord by any means other than Faith in Christ and the Cross, then the Death of Christ was a waste.)

2 Peter 1:4 (KJV)

4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and Precious Promises (pertains to the Word of God, which alone holds the answer to every life problem): that by these (Promises) you might be partakers of the Divine Nature (the Divine Nature implanted in the inner being of the believing sinner becomes the source of our new life and actions; it comes to everyone at the moment of being “Born-Again”), having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. (This presents the Salvation experience of the sinner, and the Sanctification experience of the Saint.)

Galatians 2:20-21 (KJV)

20 I am Crucified with Christ (as the Foundation of all Victory; Paul, here, takes us back to Rom. 6:3-5): nevertheless I live (have new life); yet not I (not by my own strength and ability), but Christ lives in me (by virtue of me dying with Him on the Cross, and being raised with Him in Newness of Life): and the life which I now live in the flesh (my daily walk before God) I live by the Faith of the Son of God (the Cross is ever the Object of my Faith), Who loved me, and gave Himself for me (which is the only way that I could be Saved). 21 I do not frustrate the Grace of God (if we make anything other than the Cross of Christ the Object of our Faith, we frustrate the Grace of God, which means we stop its action, and the Holy Spirit will no longer help us): for if Righteousness come by the Law (any type of Law), then Christ is dead in vain. (If I can successfully live for the Lord by any means other than Faith in Christ and the Cross, then the Death of Christ was a waste.)

Romans 6:3-5 (KJV)

3 Know you not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ (plainly says that this Baptism is into Christ and not water [I Cor. 1:17; 12:13; Gal. 3:27; Eph. 4:5; Col. 2:11-13]) were baptized into His Death? (When Christ died on the Cross, in the Mind of God, we died with Him; in other words, He became our Substitute, and our identification with Him in His Death gives us all the benefits for which He died; the idea is that He did it all for us!) 4 Therefore we are buried with Him by baptism into death (not only did we die with Him, but we were buried with Him as well, which means that all the sin and transgression of the past were buried; when they put Him in the Tomb, they put all of our sins into that Tomb as well): that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the Glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life (we died with Him, we were buried with Him, and His Resurrection was our Resurrection to a “Newness of Life”). 5 For if we have been planted together (with Christ) in the likeness of His Death (Paul proclaims the Cross as the instrument through which all Blessings come; consequently, the Cross must ever be the Object of our Faith, which gives the Holy Spirit latitude to work within our lives), we shall be also in the likeness of His Resurrection (we can have the “likeness of His Resurrection,” i.e., “live this Resurrection Life,” only as long as we understand the “likeness of His Death,” which refers to the Cross as the Means by which all of this is done):

1 Corinthians 1:17 (KJV)

17 For Christ sent me not to baptize (presents to us a Cardinal Truth), but to preach the Gospel (the manner in which one may be Saved from sin): not with wisdom of words (intellectualism is not the Gospel), lest the Cross of Christ should be made of none effect. (This tells us in no uncertain terms that the Cross of Christ must always be the emphasis of the Message.)

1 Corinthians 12:13 (KJV)

13 For by one Spirit (the Holy Spirit Alone does this) are we all baptized into one Body (at Salvation, the Holy Spirit Baptizes the Believing sinner into the Body of Christ, which is the Born-Again experience; it doesn’t refer to Water Baptism), whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free (all must come in the same manner, “by and through Jesus Christ and what He did for us at the Cross”); and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. (The Holy Spirit is the agent Who affects the work of Redemption carried out in our lives, which is made possible by the Death, Burial, Resurrection, Ascension, and Exaltation of Christ.)

Galatians 3:27 (KJV)

27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ (refers to the Baptism into His Death at Calvary [Rom. 6:3-5]; the reference is not to Water Baptism) have put on Christ (means to be clothed with Him [Jn. 14:20]).

John 14:20 (KJV)

20 At that day (after the Resurrection, and the coming of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost) you shall know that I am in My Father (speaks of Deity; Jesus is God!), and you in Me (has to do with our Salvation by Faith), and I in you (enables us to live a victorious life [Gal. 2:20]).

Ephesians 4:5 (KJV)

5 One Lord (Jesus Christ), one Faith (what He did at the Cross), one Baptism (our Salvation, referring to Believers Baptized into Christ, which was done at the Cross; it has nothing to do with Water Baptism [Rom. 6:3-5]),

Colossians 2:11-13 (KJV)

11 In Whom also you are circumcised with the Circumcision made without hands (that which is brought about by the Cross [Rom. 6:3-5]), in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the Circumcision of Christ (refers to the old carnal nature that is defeated by the Believer placing his Faith totally in the Cross, which gives the Holy Spirit latitude to work): 12 Buried with Him in Baptism (does not refer to Water Baptism, but rather to the Believer baptized into the death of Christ, which refers to the Crucifixion and Christ as our substitute [Rom. 6:3-4]), wherein also you are risen with Him through the Faith of the operation of God, Who has raised Him from the dead. (This does not refer to our future physical Resurrection, but to that spiritual Resurrection from a sinful state into Divine Life. We died with Him, we are buried with Him, and we rose with Him [Rom. 6:3-5], and herein lies the secret to all Spiritual Victory.) 13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh (speaks of spiritual death [i.e., “separation from God”], which sin does!), has He quickened together with Him (refers to being made spiritually alive, which is done through being “Born-Again”), having forgiven you all trespasses (the Cross made it possible for all manner of sins to be forgiven and taken away);

Colossians 2:14-15 (KJV)

14 Blotting out the handwriting of Ordinances that was against us (pertains to the Law of Moses, which was God’s Standard of Righteousness that man could not reach), which was contrary to us (Law is against us, simply because we are unable to keep its precepts, no matter how hard we try), and took it out of the way (refers to the penalty of the Law being removed), nailing it to His Cross (the Law with its decrees was abolished in Christ’s Death, as if Crucified with Him); 15 And having spoiled principalities and powers (Satan and all of his henchmen were defeated at the Cross by Christ Atoning for all sin; sin was the legal right Satan had to hold man in captivity; with all sin atoned, he has no more legal right to hold anyone in bondage), He (Christ) made a show of them openly (what Jesus did at the Cross was in the face of the whole universe), triumphing over them in it. (The triumph is complete and it was all done for us, meaning we can walk in power and perpetual Victory due to the Cross.)

Lets close in Prayer.  

Book of Romans Chapter 6 ( The Cross ) Bible Study

Bible Study for June 7 2014

Book of Romans Chapter 6 (The Cross) Bible Study

[Note to Blog Readers: Expositor Notes Are in Bold Italic  Font]

I have heard people say things like, I’m not perfect and neither are you. Or, I wish I was perfect, just as you. Or, God didn’t make anyone perfect, who are you to judge. Those who say’s such things, are living in the old covenant law and they are not Saved, because they are stuck in the Mosaic Law, they are hell bound and so are many denominations and those who preach false doctrine, which would be like the NIV, and any other Bible that is not a King James Bible and those who covers the Cross and calls the Cross old fashion, those Churches has already rejected Jesus Christ, the Cross and Him Crucified. How can a person be Perfect? By denying yourselves. When a Christian surrenders all to God, his or her’s sins, (all sins) are Buried in the tomb with Jesus Christ and done away with, which is what He did for us all, two thousand and fourteen years ago, when He rose again, (when we repent of our sins to God, we rise up into Life, reborn again if you will, into His Presents) we become dead to sin, meaning we no longer have the rights to sin, anymore. Those who lives on in their sins, after repentance, as never been forgiven in the first place. The reason is, they didn’t really give their sins to God and want to stop, they are still hell bound, according to the Word of God. When a sinner repents and turns away from the sinful way of living and surrenders all to God, that person becomes like Jesus Christ and has the desire’s to follow and live like Him. That person is then Perfect, just as He is Perfect and is living a Holy Life, in the presents of God. The old life is gone, that person has no rights to live in sin anymore. So, can a person be perfect? Yes a person can and I just shared with you, how you can. Here’s the kicker though, living in the Mosaic Law, you will never be. To be Saved, you need to be Baptized by the Holy Ghost, not by water Baptism. Sinful living, results in Eternal life by fire in hell As we start in this study, please approach this with an open mind, heart soul and spirit, because your about to get re-educated the right way. Lets get started

Romans 6:1-23 (KJV)

1 What shall we say then? (This is meant to direct attention to Rom. 5:20.) Shall we continue in sin, that Grace may abound? (Just because Grace is greater than sin doesn’t mean that the Believer has a license to sin.) 2 God forbid (presents Paul’s answer to the question, “Away with the thought, let not such a thing occur”). How shall we, who are dead to sin (dead to the sin nature), live any longer therein? (This portrays what the Believer is now in Christ.) 3 Know you not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ (plainly says that this Baptism is into Christ and not water [I Cor. 1:17; 12:13; Gal. 3:27; Eph. 4:5; Col. 2:11-13]) were baptized into His Death? (When Christ died on the Cross, in the Mind of God, we died with Him; in other words, He became our Substitute, and our identification with Him in His Death gives us all the benefits for which He died; the idea is that He did it all for us!) 4 Therefore we are buried with Him by baptism into death (not only did we die with Him, but we were buried with Him as well, which means that all the sin and transgression of the past were buried; when they put Him in the Tomb, they put all of our sins into that Tomb as well): that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the Glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life (we died with Him, we were buried with Him, and His Resurrection was our Resurrection to a “Newness of Life”). 5 For if we have been planted together (with Christ) in the likeness of His Death (Paul proclaims the Cross as the instrument through which all Blessings come; consequently, the Cross must ever be the Object of our Faith, which gives the Holy Spirit latitude to work within our lives), we shall be also in the likeness of His Resurrection (we can have the “likeness of His Resurrection,” i.e., “live this Resurrection Life,” only as long as we understand the “likeness of His Death,” which refers to the Cross as the Means by which all of this is done): 6 Knowing this, that our old man is Crucified with Him (all that we were before conversion), that the body of sin might be destroyed (the power of the sin nature made ineffective), that henceforth we should not serve sin (the guilt of sin is removed at conversion, because the sin nature no longer rules within our hearts and lives). 7 For he who is dead (He was our Substitute, and in the Mind of God, we died with Him upon Believing Faith) is freed from sin (set free from the bondage of the sin nature). 8 Now if we be dead with Christ (once again pertains to the Cross, and our being Baptized into His Death), we believe that we shall also live with Him (have Resurrection Life, which is more Abundant Life [Jn. 10:10]): 9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dies no more (means that His Work was a Finished Work, and will require nothing else); death has no more dominion over Him (because all sin has been Atoned; inasmuch as Christ is our Substitute, if death has no more dominion over Him, it has no more dominion over us; this means that the power of the sin nature is broken). 10 For in that He died, He died unto sin (the sin nature) once (actually means, “He died unto the sin nature, once, for all”): but in that He lives (the Resurrection), He lives unto God (refers to the fact that all life comes from God, and that we receive that life by virtue of the Cross and our Faith in that Finished Work). 11 Likewise reckon (account) you also yourselves to be dead indeed unto (the) sin (while the sin nature is not dead, we are dead unto the sin nature by virtue of the Cross and our Faith in that Sacrifice, but only as long as our Faith continues in the Cross), but alive unto God (living the Resurrection Life) through Jesus Christ our Lord (refers to what He did at the Cross, which is the means of this Resurrection Life). 12 Let not sin (the sin nature) therefore reign (rule) in your mortal body (showing that the sin nature can once again rule in the heart and life of the Believer, if the Believer doesn’t constantly look to Christ and the Cross; the “mortal body” is neutral, which means it can be used for Righteousness or unrighteousness), that you should obey it in the lusts thereof (ungodly lusts are carried out through the mortal body, if Faith is not maintained in the Cross [I Cor. 1:17-18]). 13 Neither yield you your members (of your mortal body) as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin (the sin nature): but yield yourselves unto God (we are to yield ourselves to Christ and the Cross; that alone guarantees Victory over the sin nature), as those who are alive from the dead (we have been raised with Christ in “Newness of Life”), and your members as instruments of Righteousness unto God (this can be done only by virtue of the Cross and our Faith in that Finished Work, and Faith which continues in that Finished Work from day-to-day [Lk. 9:23-24]). 14 For sin shall not have dominion over you (the sin nature will not have dominion over us if we as Believers continue to exercise Faith in the Cross of Christ; otherwise, the sin nature most definitely will have dominion over the Believer): for you are not under the Law (means that if we try to live this life by any type of law, no matter how good that law might be in its own right, we will conclude by the sin nature having dominion over us), but under Grace (the Grace of God flows to the Believer on an unending basis only as long as the Believer exercises Faith in Christ and what He did at the Cross; Grace is merely the Goodness of God exercised by and through the Holy Spirit, and given to undeserving Saints). 15 What then? (This presents Paul going back to the first question he asked in this Chapter.) shall we sin, because we are not under the Law, but under Grace? (If we think such a thing, then we’re completely misunderstanding Grace. The Grace of God gives us the liberty to live a Holy life, which we do through Faith in Christ and the Cross, and not license to sin as some think.) God forbid (every true Believer hates sin; so the idea of living under its dominion is abhorrent to say the least!). 16 Know you not, that to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants you are to whom you obey (the Believer is either a slave to Christ, for that’s what the word “servant” means, or else a slave to sin, which he will be if he doesn’t keep his Faith in Christ and the Cross); whether of sin unto death (once again allow us to state the fact that if the Believer attempts to live for God by any method other than Faith in the Finished Work of Christ, the Believer will fail, no matter how hard he otherwise tries), or of obedience unto Righteousness? (The Believer is required to obey the Word of the Lord. He cannot do that within his own strength, but only by understanding that he receives all things through what Christ did at the Cross and his continued Faith in that Finished Work, even on a daily basis. Then the Holy Spirit, Who Alone can make us what we ought to be, can accomplish His work within our lives.) 17 But God be thanked, that you were the servants of sin (slaves to the sin nature, what we were before we were Saved), but you have obeyed from the heart that form of Doctrine (Jesus Christ and Him Crucified; understanding that all things come to the Believer from God by the means of the Cross) which was delivered you (the Lord gave this “form of Doctrine” to Paul, and he gave it to us in his Epistles). 18 Being then made free from sin (being made free from the sin nature; it has no more power over the Believer, but only as we continue to look to the Cross), you became the servants of Righteousness (whereas you were formerly a slave to the sin nature, you are now a slave to Righteousness; if Faith is maintained in the Cross, there is a constant pull of the Believer toward Righteousness). 19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh (“the manner of men” pertains to the Fall, which has made the flesh weak; this speaks of our own personal strength and ability): for as you have yielded your members servants to uncleanness (which the Believer will do, if the object of his Faith is anything but the Cross) and to iniquity unto iniquity (without constant Faith in the Cross, the Believer’s situation regarding sin will get worse and worse); even so now yield your members servants to Righteousness unto Holiness (which, as repeatedly stated, can only be done through constant Faith in the Cross; understanding that it is by and through the Cross that we receive all things, and that the Holy Spirit, Who Alone can develop Righteousness and Holiness in our lives, works exclusively through the Cross). 20 For when you were the servants of sin (slaves to sin), you were free from Righteousness (speaking of our lives before conversion to Christ). 21 What fruit had you then in those things whereof you are now ashamed? (This means that absolutely nothing of any value can come out of the sinful experience. It is impossible for there to be any good fruit.) for the end of those things is death (if the Believer refuses to look to the Cross, but rather looks to something else regarding his Sanctification, domination by the sin nature is going to be the result, and spiritual death will be the conclusion; the Cross is the only answer for sin!). 22 But now (since coming to Christ) being made free from sin (set free from the sin nature), and become servants (slaves) to God (but this yoke is a light yoke [Mat. 11:28-30]), you have your fruit unto Holiness (which the Holy Spirit will bring about, providing the Cross is ever the Object of our Faith), and the end Everlasting Life (so the Believer has the choice of “death,” which is the end result of trusting something other than Christ and the Cross, or “Everlasting Life,” which is the result of trusting Christ and the Cross). 23 For the wages of sin is death (speaks of spiritual death, which is separation from God); but the Gift of God is Eternal Life through Jesus Christ our Lord (as stated, all of this, without exception, comes to us by the means of what Christ did at the Cross, which demands that the Cross ever be the Object of our Faith, thus giving the Holy Spirit latitude to work within our lives and bring forth His Fruit).

Romans 5:20 (KJV)

20 Moreover the Law entered, that the offence might abound (the Law of Moses, that the offence might be identified). But where sin abounded, Grace did much more abound (where sin increased, Grace super-abounded, and then some on top of that):

1 Corinthians 1:17 (KJV)

17 For Christ sent me not to baptize (presents to us a Cardinal Truth), but to preach the Gospel (the manner in which one may be Saved from sin): not with wisdom of words (intellectualism is not the Gospel), lest the Cross of Christ should be made of none effect. (This tells us in no uncertain terms that the Cross of Christ must always be the emphasis of the Message.)

1 Corinthians 12:13 (KJV)

13 For by one Spirit (the Holy Spirit Alone does this) are we all baptized into one Body (at Salvation, the Holy Spirit Baptizes the Believing sinner into the Body of Christ, which is the Born-Again experience; it doesn’t refer to Water Baptism), whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free (all must come in the same manner, “by and through Jesus Christ and what He did for us at the Cross”); and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. (The Holy Spirit is the agent Who affects the work of Redemption carried out in our lives, which is made possible by the Death, Burial, Resurrection, Ascension, and Exaltation of Christ.)

Galatians 3:27 (KJV)

27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ (refers to the Baptism into His Death at Calvary [Rom. 6:3-5]; the reference is not to Water Baptism) have put on Christ (means to be clothed with Him [Jn. 14:20]).

Ephesians 4:5 (KJV)

5 One Lord (Jesus Christ), one Faith (what He did at the Cross), one Baptism (our Salvation, referring to Believers Baptized into Christ, which was done at the Cross; it has nothing to do with Water Baptism [Rom. 6:3-5]),

Colossians 2:11-13 (KJV)

11 In Whom also you are circumcised with the Circumcision made without hands (that which is brought about by the Cross [Rom. 6:3-5]), in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the Circumcision of Christ (refers to the old carnal nature that is defeated by the Believer placing his Faith totally in the Cross, which gives the Holy Spirit latitude to work): 12 Buried with Him in Baptism (does not refer to Water Baptism, but rather to the Believer baptized into the death of Christ, which refers to the Crucifixion and Christ as our substitute [Rom. 6:3-4]), wherein also you are risen with Him through the Faith of the operation of God, Who has raised Him from the dead. (This does not refer to our future physical Resurrection, but to that spiritual Resurrection from a sinful state into Divine Life. We died with Him, we are buried with Him, and we rose with Him [Rom. 6:3-5], and herein lies the secret to all Spiritual Victory.) 13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh (speaks of spiritual death [i.e., “separation from God”], which sin does!), has He quickened together with Him (refers to being made spiritually alive, which is done through being “Born-Again”), having forgiven you all trespasses (the Cross made it possible for all manner of sins to be forgiven and taken away);

John 10:10 (KJV)

10 The thief comes not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy (speaks of Satan and his emissaries who peddle a false way of Salvation): I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly (the Source of this “Life” is Christ; all true Believers have such; however, all true Believers enjoy such only by constant Faith in Christ and the Cross).

1 Corinthians 1:17-18 (KJV)

17 For Christ sent me not to baptize (presents to us a Cardinal Truth), but to preach the Gospel (the manner in which one may be Saved from sin): not with wisdom of words (intellectualism is not the Gospel), lest the Cross of Christ should be made of none effect. (This tells us in no uncertain terms that the Cross of Christ must always be the emphasis of the Message.) 18 For the preaching (Message) of the Cross is to them who perish foolishness (Spiritual things cannot be discerned by unredeemed people, but that doesn’t matter; the Cross must be preached just the same, even as we shall see); but unto us who are Saved it is the Power of God. (The Cross is the Power of God simply because it was there that the total sin debt was paid, giving the Holy Spirit, in Whom the Power resides, latitude to work mightily within our lives.)

Luke 9:23-24 (KJV)

23 And He said to them all, If any man will come after Me (the criteria for Discipleship), let him deny himself (not asceticism as many think, but rather that one denies one’s own willpower, self-will, strength, and ability, depending totally on Christ), and take up his cross (the benefits of the Cross, looking exclusively to what Jesus did there to meet our every need) daily (this is so important, our looking to the Cross; that we must renew our Faith in what Christ has done for us, even on a daily basis, for Satan will ever try to move us away from the Cross as the Object of our Faith, which always spells disaster), and follow Me (Christ can be followed only by the Believer looking to the Cross, understanding what it accomplished, and by that means alone [Rom. 6:3-5, 11, 14; 8:1-2, 11; I Cor. 1:17-18, 21, 23; 2:2; Gal. 6:14; Eph. 2:13-18; Col. 2:14-15]). 24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it (try to live one’s life outside of Christ and the Cross): but whosoever will lose his life for My Sake, the same shall save it (when we place our Faith entirely in Christ and the Cross, looking exclusively to Him, we have just found “more Abundant Life” [Jn. 10:10]).

Matthew 11:28-30 (KJV)

28 Come unto Me (is meant by Jesus to reveal Himself as the Giver of Salvation), all you who labor and are heavy laden (trying to earn Salvation by works), and I will give you rest (this “rest” can only be found by placing one’s Faith in Christ and what He has done for us at the Cross [Gal. 5:1-6]). 29 Take My yoke upon you (the “yoke” of the “Cross” [Lk. 9:23]), and learn of Me (learn of His Sacrifice [Rom. 6:3-5]); for I am meek and lowly in heart (the only thing that our Lord Personally said of Himself) : and ye shall find rest unto your souls (the soul can find rest only in the Cross). 30 For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light (what He requires of us is very little, just to have Faith in Him, and His Sacrificial Atoning work).

Galatians 5:1-6 (KJV)

1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free (we were made free, and refers to freedom to live a Holy life by evidencing Faith in Christ and the Cross), and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. (To abandon the Cross and go under Law of any kind guarantees bondage once again to the sin nature.) 2 Behold (“mark my words!”), I Paul say unto you (presents the Apostle’s authority regarding the Message he brings), that if you be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. (If the Believer goes back into Law, and Law of any kind, what Christ did at the Cross on our behalf will profit us nothing. One cannot have it two ways.) 3 For I testify again to every man who is circumcised (some of the Galatian Gentiles were being pressured by false teachers to embrace the Law of Moses, which meant they would have to forsake Christ and the Cross, for it’s not possible to wed the two; as well, it’s not possible to wed any Law to Grace), that he is a debtor to do the whole Law (which of course is impossible; and besides, the Law contained no Salvation). 4 Christ is become of no effect unto you (this is a chilling statement, and refers to anyone who makes anything other than Christ and the Cross the Object of his Faith), who soever of you are justified by the Law (seek to be justified by the Law); you are fallen from Grace (fallen from the position of Grace, which means the Believer is trusting in something other than the Cross; it actually means, “to apostatize”). 5 For we through the Spirit (the Holy Spirit works exclusively within the parameters of the Sacrifice of Christ; consequently, He demands that we place our Faith exclusively in the Cross of Christ) wait for the Hope of Righteousness (which is guaranteed to ultimately come [Rom. 6:14]) by Faith (refers to Faith in Christ and what He did for us at the Cross). 6 For in Jesus Christ neither Circumcision avails anything, nor uncircumcision (has no spiritual bearing on anything); but Faith which works by Love. (The evidence of true Faith is the fact of the Love which emanates from such Faith.)

Lets close in Prayer.