Bible Devotions with UWAdam's SinI remember when I mentioned we're sinners not because we sin but because of adam's sin, I rustled some jimmies with raised eyebrow responses. I wrote that on purpose because I wanted to share this devotion today.
Whenever the word is shared preached, it's always important to share it from the context of the Bible.
Man's way of reasoning will say: we are sinners because we sin. That is the natural understanding
from our mind, But what does the Bible says?
Please take out your traditional Bible or Digital Bible and turn with me to Romans 5.
Everything is taken in context of Romans 5, the whole entire chapter. Notice that in chapter 5, it starts off by saying in verse 1;
We have been justified by Faith. The Bible is very clear. It is not works, it is not obedience, not the Law but Faith. Learn to trust and have Faith in the Bible because it is the word of God.
We will come to that later why it starts the passage with this. Why Faith.
Then in verse 9 it says we are justified by Christ's Blood. Again. Consistency, justified by our Faith in Christ because of his shed Blood, it's by the Grace of God, NEVER of works and NEVER of the Law.
Why is this important? Because there are some Churches trying to bring back the law, trying to bind believers back to the law. It's either that or they try to mix Law and Grace together. God would not have it. In Fact God forbids it. (Romans 11:6).
Then LOOK CAREFULLY! See from verse 12 all the way to the end, The Holy Spirit is very careful in explaining how we become Sinners. Do you notice the word BY ONE MAN, THROUGH ONE MAN is often repeated?
You will come to realize what I said is correct that we are sinner because of Adam's Sin when you read verse 19:
(NIV) For just as through the disobedience of the
one man the
many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
What this verse is saying, because of the disobedience of ONE MAN, Adam, MANY (meaning all of us) were made sinners. We were MADE SINNERS because of ADAM's SIN.
Now that you see what I said is actually how the Bible says it, you may ask me.
Why UW? Why is this important? I'll tell you why and it has to do with the very first verse in verse 1 about justification by Faith.
Many Christian have no problem accepting this, that it's by faith and by grace, etc etc all that, no problem. It has been embedded naturally, maybe indoctrinated for so long we don't really care to ask God why.
But they will have problem when I say this:
There are many places that teaches that we can only gain Salvation when we obey God, failure to obey causes us to sin and therefore what we do may forfeit Salvation. Friend if you understand properly what was just said, THAT IS BASICALLY going back to the old covenant of the LAW! What is the difference really when you hear that being preached so forcefully today? IT IS THE LAW.
You cannot deny it. If you put yourself under the Law, you forfeit grace and also Christ!
Galatians 5:4 (NIV) - You who are trying to be
justified by the law have been
alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.or they will try to mix that together with Faith, Law & Grace. But God will not have it.
Romans 11:6 9 (NIV) - And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace
would no longer be grace.I don't really get you UW, how is this important of how do I know what you're saying is correct?
I'll tell you why this is important.
Romans 5:19 says that we are made sinners because of Adam's sin. In the same breath, We are also made righteous because we obey God? No! Read that verse correctly.
.... so also
through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
There goes what Some Churches teaches that we need to obey God to be righteous and to qualify for Heaven OUT OF THE WINDOW! Who is that ONE MAN who obey that makes ALL OF US Righteous? He is Jesus Christ! Who obedience once again? Yours or Jesus Christ?
I rest my case. Christ did this for your freedom. Why? Because God knows if Salvation depends on your obedience, Nobody in this world will qualify.
I conclude by stating this truth in the Bible.
We are
made Sinners because of Adam's Sin and We are
made Righteous because of Christ Obedience. (Romans 5:19)
God Bless.
Jan 16 2015, 08:50 AM
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