THE ADAMIC NATURE -PART 3

THE ADAMIC NATURE -PART 3

THE NEW LIFE

John 3:1 "There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 "The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him".

Today, we will be talking more on the ADAMIC nature bit looking into the aspect of Our New Life. We have understood from earlier sessions that there is a life given to sin and there is a life without sin which is the life of Christ. To get more understanding on this,  we can read the book of Ephesians 4. I want us to understand that there is a life where sin is no longer the order of the day for us, where we are made superintendents above it (Ephesians 2:26)

This was what Nicodemus needed an understanding on, that was why He had to come to Him who he thoughts was in the best position to make him understand. Note from the verse 2 in that anchor scipture; "except God be with him".  

 How then can I live a life free from sin?

1. Be Born Again: Being born again is the first step in our Christian race and it is the prime step that makes us truly ineligible to sin. We see from the scripture above; unless a man be in God,  it becomes certainly impossible to work these things. John 3:3 "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God". The kingdom of God is one free from lying, free from fornication, backbiting,  adultery,  idolatry, witchcraft, etc. And we can only access this if we are born again and not just born-born but truly born again with the evidence of the Holy Spirit in us. The Bible makes us understand that we must be born of both water and of the Spirit.  Sin is a thing of the flesh and if you must overcome the thing of the flesh, then you must be filled with the Spirit. 

2. Understand that there are forces behind sin: Until our understanding be fruitful, our results cannot be fruitful. Ephesians 2:2 makes us see that there are really forces that make a man to commit sin. Until you understand that they are not just works of nature but carefully mapped out strategies to rid you of your inheritance, it will not be easy to walk free of them. If Adam and Eve had only understood what stood against them in the garden of Eden, they could have steered clear of it and thus not lost their inheritance. 2Corinthians 2:11 " Lest Satan should get an advantage of us, for we are not ignorant of his devices".

3. BELIEVE that you can be free from the power of sin: The Bible in Colossians 1:13 paraphrased  tells us that we have been made free from sin,  delivered from the powers of darkness and in redemption,  we now have the forgiveness of sins. We put ourselves under bondage when we say it is not possible to be free from sin.  If the harlot in the Bible could be forgiven,  then anyone can be forgiven. No matter the nature of sin in you, you are free when he says you are free.

4. Believe that you have been saved from sin: To them that receiveth he gave power to become sons of God even to them that believed upon his name. Also in Mark 9:23 we are made to understand that all things are possible to him that believe that.  If you believe you have been saved from sin, then you have been saved from sin. 2Corinthians 5:17 "old things are passed away and behold all things are become new". When you are born of God, you automatically become a child of God;  this now becomes your new identity.

5. Continue to declare boldly your salvation:  With mouth,  the Bible says confession is made unto salvation. His word also says in Luke 21:15 "for I will give you a mouth and a wisdom that no adversary will be able to gainsay nor resist". It does not take you accepting the word alone in faith but you also doing the word. Let your salvation show in your deeds; declare boldly that you have been saved from the powers of darkness. We understand from scriptures that the spirits behind sin have ears. Mark 9:25 where Jesus casted out the dumb and deaf spirit. Learn to use the power of the mouth to declare those things you want to be free from.

6. Continue to STUDY the WORD of GOD: John 8:32 "And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free". God's word is the truth. Until we have this truth in us, we cannot steer clear of the falsehood in our world today. We need to have an understanding from God's word "What has He said concerning this issue I am facing?" "How has He said it?". Hosea 4:6 "my people are destroyed because of lack of knowledge". Be steadfast in the place of seeking the Word that sets free. Remember Christ is the Word and He sets free (John 1:1).

7. Engage in Spiritual exercises: Spiritual exercises are one way to build up our strength against all forms of adversities. The Bible made us understand in Mark 9:28-29 "howbeit this kind goeth not but by prayer and fasting".  Remember in the strength  of the flesh, we are powerless against these forces of darkness. Ephesians 6:12 "for we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers,  against the rulers of darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places". Hence, we cannot afford to be without the Spiritual  weapons of our warfare (Ephesians 6:11-20)

8. Obey God's commandments: The cure of disobedience is simple obedience. Just obey. The Bible makes us to understand that there are blessings when we obey God's words. We must understand that every commandment from Him is for our profiting (Isaiah 48:17) and also his commandments are not grievous (1John 5:3 "for this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous"). Obedience to God and to His word make high flyers of men.

9. Flee all appearances of evil: 1Thessalonians 5:22 "Abstain from all appearances of evil". You have identified that these are the works of the flesh in your life; you have understood that they are forces of the devil;  the next step is to flee from them. Avoid all things that will cause you to derail from this new life. Is it in the things you do, the friends you hang out with it? Have this understanding in you, that who you are now is no longer who you were before. You have been transformed into a Spirit being and have the nature of Christ. 

_Philippians 3:3 "For we are the circumcision,  which worship God in the spirit,  and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh"._

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