Hidden Treasures

I have realised that many Christians are struggling to live the Christian life. You want to do the right thing; you try to do the right thing; yet you often fail to do what you want to do. When the frustration builds you snap and do things you later regret. You have no idea how to fix this sad state of affairs beyond trying harder next time. But no matter how hard you try, you will fail again. Why? Because the Christian life is not difficult to live – it’s impossible to live! Only one Person has lived the Christian life perfectly and it wasn’t you. But the good news is that He lives in you and He is your victory in all those areas where you’re failing. For years we Christians have been told there’s a civil war going on inside – the bad you versus the good you, the sinful nature versus the new nature. This is simply not true according to the Bible. You had a sinful nature but it’s gone: “In him you were also circumcised, in the putting...

Jesus not only forgives all our sin but He surgically removes our sinful nature (Col 2:11) and gives us a new nature (2 Cor 5:17). Sin no longer dominates us. By His powerful and effective grace we are able to say “no” to sin (Tit 2:12). Because of what Jesus has done, God not only forgives all our sins, He chooses to forget them too. “(Because of the cross) God is no longer counting men’s sins against them” (2 Cor 5:19) “I will forgive their sins and remember their sins no more.” (Hebs 8:12) It is human nature to keep score but the love of God revealed in Jesus keeps no record of wrongs. When the heroes of faith are hailed in Hebrews 11 their sinful deeds are strangely absent. Moses the murderer and Rahab the prostitute are praised for their faith, not rebuked for their sins. Yes there is freedom and reconciliation in confessing our shortcomings to one another (Jas 5:16). But there is no need for the Christian to keep on confessing sins to...

Apparently, some guys with PhD are saying so, and they backed their claims with 1John 1:1-10. "Yes! Albright, Those PhD guys are right". Don't be a joke, study your bible, don't just read it. Stop swallowing everything that you hear those PhD guys say from the pulpit. I don't have time to waste so let me make my point clear and leave you to go and study on your own. I want to start by saying that going to church doesn’t make someone a Christian and in the New Testament churches, there were plenty of people who were not saved. I’m talking of the “ false brothers who infiltrated our ranks” (Gal 2:4) and the false teachers, false apostles, and false prophets who seemed to follow Peter and Paul everywhere they went. Understand that the early church was a place of harmony and accord. In reality those churches were fractious battlegrounds between Christians, Pharisees, Judaizers, and outright crooks. ( please take note) If you carefully study the middle chapter...