Do you remember the last time you sinned? Do you remember the feelings and the sensations that captured you in that moment? Was it long ago or just yesterday? Chances are it was both, because sinning is something that often repeats itself. We find a thrill in the moment and it is not long before we are thrilling all over again. Such experiences permeate our person from head to toe; and often work deep within our hearts. Then out of the blue that same ugly sin shows up again proving we are its slave.
Think about this for a moment; even after Jesus heard our prayers of repentance and forgave us our sins and casting the memory of them as far as the east is from the west (Psalm 103:12); we still remember how to sin and follow after destructive impulses. What that is actually telling us is forgiveness and repentance is only part of the solution. Luckily Paul the Apostle has a cure found at the Cross of Christ.
When we refer to the “Cross” we are talking about a foundation of Christianity which is based on every benefit delivered to us by the death of our Savior. If you are not familiar with the subject, a more detailed explanation can be found here /christian-news/2022/07/the-purpose-driven-death-5-2609358.html. But try if you will to capture this revelation in the interim; what Jesus did on the Cross acts like a big OFF SWITCH for wherever we remain stuck in the world. That amounts to Jesus not only paying the price for our sin, but also burying all our poor choices six feet under.
You see, Jesus wasn’t the only one that died that day, we died too. No, we didn’t die physically but rather Jesus took us into His own death so that we could know His life.
2 Corinthians 5:14-15 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.15And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
What Paul is showing us is a way of escape from our old man and his fallen and sinful ways. But what is it about sin that owns us?
Two factors sum up every stronghold in our lives.
Think about this for a moment; even after Jesus heard our prayers of repentance and forgave us our sins and casting the memory of them as far as the east is from the west (Psalm 103:12); we still remember how to sin and follow after destructive impulses. What that is actually telling us is forgiveness and repentance is only part of the solution. Luckily Paul the Apostle has a cure found at the Cross of Christ.
When we refer to the “Cross” we are talking about a foundation of Christianity which is based on every benefit delivered to us by the death of our Savior. If you are not familiar with the subject, a more detailed explanation can be found here /christian-news/2022/07/the-purpose-driven-death-5-2609358.html. But try if you will to capture this revelation in the interim; what Jesus did on the Cross acts like a big OFF SWITCH for wherever we remain stuck in the world. That amounts to Jesus not only paying the price for our sin, but also burying all our poor choices six feet under.
You see, Jesus wasn’t the only one that died that day, we died too. No, we didn’t die physically but rather Jesus took us into His own death so that we could know His life.
2 Corinthians 5:14-15 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.15And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
What Paul is showing us is a way of escape from our old man and his fallen and sinful ways. But what is it about sin that owns us?
Two factors sum up every stronghold in our lives.
- We choose to allow something of the world to entertain us and own us.
- We allow a spiritual demonic presence to support our choices.
