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The Daily Word of Righteousness
God's Purpose in Man, #5
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. (Galatians 6:7,8)
We make the decision each day. Do we yield to the world, the flesh, and Satan? Or do we follow the Spirit of God as He releases us from the graveclothes of the adamic nature?
It is not easy, this change from our first adamic personality to a life-giving spirit in the image of Christ. But it is absolutely necessary. Our adamic nature can never be the chariot of God, a brother of the Lord Jesus, a member of the Body of Christ, a part of the Wife of the Lamb. Our first personality, particularly our body, has many animal characteristics.
"But," one may protest, "there are good qualities in my first personality. I am friendly, loving, honest, truthful, courageous, polite, helpful. I am glad to get rid of my lusts and self-centeredness, but how about that which is decent and honorable? Must it all go to the cross? Must I be crucified with Christ?"
"I was taught that Jesus would help me live a happier, more fulfilled life. And now you are telling me that I must be nailed to the cross with Jesus."
You are hearing us correctly. All must go to the cross. Today's teaching of the "fulfilled life" is from the False Prophet. Being a Christian is more likely to result in your martyrdom than in a "fulfilled life" in a comfortable society. (We in America may be facing violent persecution. Such is already taking place in other parts of the world.)
The flesh and blood nature is temporary. Our friendliness, love, honesty, truthfulness, courage, politeness, helpfulness, as long as they are adamic, never having died and been raised again in Christ and filled with Christ, are frail. They do not possess the eternal strength and goodness of God.
Your friendliness, if it is tested severely enough, will fail.
Your love will turn to hate under the right circumstances. You will steal, lie, hover in fear, act rudely and selfishly if provoked sufficiently. If you haven't found this out already, ask the Lord to show you if this is true. And then fasten your seat belt!
The friendliness of God will never fail. The love of God will never fail. The truthfulness of God will never fail. They are of a different quality than that which is found in Adam.
God created a world and people to live in that world. He wants the people to be like His Son, Christ. In order to produce people like Christ He must create them in the two stages we have outlined. There is no other way.
To be continued.