Sunday, August 29, 2021
BLESSINGS FROM HAVING SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE
My Dear Precious Child,
The apostle Paul, in his letter to the Christians at Rome, reiterated that he had evangelized many areas and then he had gone on to evangelize other Gentile areas, trusting that his teaching to his associates Apollos, Timothy and Titus had been passed on to the converts in Rome.
Just in case they hadn't, Paul went into long detail in his letter to them about the ministry of Jesus Christ in whom they had believed and been baptized in the Holy Spirit. He went all the way back to Adam and how Adam had allowed the devil and his demons from hell to enter into the earth and curse the entire earth and all generations of people with demonic DNA actions of their flesh. Paul explained it by saying that it was through one man, Adam, that sin entered into the world and with sin death also entered, death coming to all people because all people sinned by obeying the devil. He wrote that that was before the Law of Moses was given. So even though the devil and his sin was in the world, sin was not counted against people because they had no knowledge of sin until the Law identified the actions of sin that people did. Paul wrote that from Adam to Moses sin, meaning the devil's actions, ruled the earth and still does except in the lives of My children who have partaken of the Spirit of Life which came from Jesus Christ. (Romans 5:12-14) Paul had told the Corinthian Christians that the devil is the god of this world. (II Corinthians 4:4) To My children who are born of My Holy Spirit and baptized in My Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit is Lord of their world if they are led by Him. (II Corinthians 3:17)
My gift of life is not like the offenses of the devil which are called sins. Even though through one man, Adam, sin and offenses entered into the world and all people eventually died as a result, how much more did My grace and the gracious gift of Jesus Christ cover the earth for all who choose to believe. My gift of salvation from the evil of the devil is entirely different than the sin that was committed by Adam which allowed the devil to have all authority in the earth. In the first case, the sentence of condemnation and death followed that one offense of Adam of believing the devil which allowed him to have authority in the earth; but in the second case of Jesus Christ it was through Him that My gift of Life came into the earth after many, many, many offenses or sins by people; the result which was forgiveness and everlasting Life for all who believe in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Since death came into the earth through one man, Adam, because of his sin, how much more do those people who receive My overflowing grace and gift of righteousness live and reign in the earth through one man, Jesus Christ. (Romans 5:16-17)
In simple terms, just as a single sin brought condemnation and death to all people, the single righteous act of Jesus Christ of dying for the sins of the world brought to all men salvation from the devil's works of evil and brought My righteous life to live inside of them.
Or in even more simple terms, just as through one man's disobedience to My instructions (Adam) all people became sinners, so through one Man's obedience to My instructions (Jesus Christ) all people shall become righteous. (Romans 5:18-19)
Paul also explained the reason for Mosaic Law. He said that the Laws called attention to the fact that there are demonic actions which tempt people in the earth to sin but, despite the devil's sin being alive in the earth, My favor and grace surpass all the power of the devil which is called sin; so that, as sin reigned through death, grace reigns by way of My salvation by empowering people to have eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 5:20-21)
Paul repeated it by saying that where sin abounds by causing death in the earth, My love and favor does much more abound by bringing My Life into the earth.
In those phrases by Paul, he explained the entire story of My salvation from the works of the devil in the earth. In your terms it might be said that Adam let a murderer into the earth who killed all mankind, but Jesus Christ came into the earth to resurrect the dead and breathe Life into them. Jesus said that the devil was a murderer from the beginning and He accused the political Pharisees of being children of the devil because of their actions toward Jesus Christ. (John 8:44) That accusation continues into your days on earth. The devil brings death but Christ brings Life.
Heed these words from Paul. They mirror the Words through Jesus Christ.
Your Life Giving Father
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