UNDERSTANDING GOD IN A SIN BROKEN WORLD!
FORWARDNO LONGER SLAVES TO FEAR! [ROM.8:15]
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. (Rom 8: 15)
Without controversy, there is an abundance of fear globally today. We fear the past with its haunting memories matching with spiked shoes through our minds. We fear the present, full of insecurities. We fear the future with its short comings and pitfalls.
But then, God's Children ought not to live in fear...have no reason to fear, as we read in our anchor Scripture.
Fear is one of the devil’s favorite tool. He can cause us to be filled with fear and not remember the protection of God over us, making it look like he(devil)is in control of our lives,when in reality,he isn't,for he has no such right except we give it to him;
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. (2Ti 1: 7)
The common definition of fear is "a terror or dread at the anticipation of harm."
Fear make us to refuse to do what we know we ought to do. Many of us have been so enslaved by fear that we cannot go to bed with the light turned off...can’t sleep alone due to past event or what we heard others say.
Satan uses this kind of fear to advance his purpose. He knows that fear will destroy our boldness to act for God... Boldness to come out for evangelism. we will become like the one talent man recorded in Matt. 25:14-18, 24-27!
Rather than seeing an opportunity as the other servants did, the one-talent servant sees only the prospect of failure. He is worried about being punished by his unsympathetic master, and his fear paralyzes him. He buries his talent, and when the master returns, he tries to argue that his failure is his master’s fault because his master made him afraid.
As a result of fear, a lot of us turn to idolatry to seek protection for our marriages, businesses and/or go out seeking for a miracle(that we don't even have the faith to receive).
Fear causes many of us to keep a distance from God. Peter was afraid that he followed Christ Jesus at a distance (Mat.26:28.) Fear will cause us to act cowardly, hence we will do nothing for fear that we will do it wrong.
Fear makes quite a large proportion of christians(actually religious ones) to believe that a life of faith is not certain enough.
Fear comes from different sources such as;
Fear of the Unknown.
The uncertain produces fear.
Things we cannot control produces fear.
Sin produces fear.
THE UNAVOIDABLE TRUTH IS THAT, IT'S SIN THAT OPENS THE DOOR TO EVERY OTHER KIND OF FEAR...SIN IS THE PATHWAY THROUGH WHICH SATAN INFILTRATE OUR LIVES!
Sin produces fear in many ways. The sinner fears being identified as one...criminals run for fear of their crime becoming known and being caught to face its implications.
From our anchor text , Paul draw a contrast between the spirit of slavery leading to fear and the spirit of sonship.
He is saying we (Christians) did not receive a spirit that makes us slaves again to fear but we have received the spirit that makes us sons (children that does the will) of God (the Father). If we do the will of the Father (God), we will have nothing to be afraid of.
Christians are not under bondage and fear because we are Children of God. Before we were added to the LORD’s body, we were in bondage to sin;
Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: (Gal 4: 3)
Christ Jesus said everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin(John 8: 33- 34.)
When one is under bondage (the state of being slaves) he or she has every reason to fear. We were once under condemnation and alienated from God. But Now in Christ Jesus, we are the children of God. therefore, our response to God is not like bond slaves. It is not to be a response of fear;
5. To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
6. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
7. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. (Gal 4: 5-7)
This means that, as Christians we are the servants of Christ Jesus. But we do not serve simply out of fear, as a slave would serve. We do not serve Christ Jesus because we get to. We serve Him because we have to. It is a privilege to be a child of God.
The bondservant who serves out of fear is always asking the wrong questions. The person who serves God out of fear as a bond slave will ask, “Do I have to attend mid-week service?” or “Do I have to give back to God?” These are the wrong questions. It is not, “You have to”; it is, “You get to.”
The child of God is one who wants to meet with the other children of God in worship. He does not come to the place of worship as a slave, but as a true child of God. He does not ask, “Do I have to partake of the Supper?”; he gets to. He does not ask, “Do I have to visit the sick; he gets to. There is a difference in attitude.
It's quite fearfully unfortunate, that many of us never get beyond the level of slavery and fear. We are yet asking, “Must I attend all the programs of the church?” That is not the point. The point is that as a child of God you want to do everything you can to the glory of God. We are not under bondage and fear any longer, but we have received the spirit of Sonship. We can say with great meaning, “Our Father who art in heaven.” The sonship into the Father’s family changes our motivation for service. We serve because we want to do all that we can in the Name of our Father. There is no longer room for fear in the Christian life.
Remember, I earlier on said "common definition of fear."
Fear is quite different from reverence. The word fear when it connotes ‘reverence’ bears the meaning of respect, worshipfulness, or even divine respect- Ecclesiastes 12:13.
Solomon gave the final verdict. He wrote, the conclusion of the matter, is: fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all. This is certainly not the kind of fear that would cause one to run and hide. This is the same meaning that Paul had in mind with these words;
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. (Php 2: 12)
Paul is not speaking of fear in the sense of terror, but of a respectable relationship with God. Dearly beloved, God had not given us the spirit of fear but of power and love and sound mind- II Tim 1:7. There is no fear in love- John 4:18.
GOD'S DISPLEASURE TOWARDS THOSE OF US YET TRAPPED IN THE BONDAGE OF FEAR(FEARFULNESS) IS REVEALED IN *REV.21:8,* AS IT TOPS THE LIST OF TRANSGRESSORS THAT WILL SUFFER THE SECOND DEATH!
Dear Father, by Your Mercy and Grace, turn our fear of Man and the world into REVERENCE FOR YOU, IN CHRIST JESUS' NAME AMEN !
FORWARDNO LONGER SLAVES TO FEAR! [ROM.8:15]
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. (Rom 8: 15)
Without controversy, there is an abundance of fear globally today. We fear the past with its haunting memories matching with spiked shoes through our minds. We fear the present, full of insecurities. We fear the future with its short comings and pitfalls.
But then, God's Children ought not to live in fear...have no reason to fear, as we read in our anchor Scripture.
Fear is one of the devil’s favorite tool. He can cause us to be filled with fear and not remember the protection of God over us, making it look like he(devil)is in control of our lives,when in reality,he isn't,for he has no such right except we give it to him;
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. (2Ti 1: 7)
The common definition of fear is "a terror or dread at the anticipation of harm."
Fear make us to refuse to do what we know we ought to do. Many of us have been so enslaved by fear that we cannot go to bed with the light turned off...can’t sleep alone due to past event or what we heard others say.
Satan uses this kind of fear to advance his purpose. He knows that fear will destroy our boldness to act for God... Boldness to come out for evangelism. we will become like the one talent man recorded in Matt. 25:14-18, 24-27!
Rather than seeing an opportunity as the other servants did, the one-talent servant sees only the prospect of failure. He is worried about being punished by his unsympathetic master, and his fear paralyzes him. He buries his talent, and when the master returns, he tries to argue that his failure is his master’s fault because his master made him afraid.
As a result of fear, a lot of us turn to idolatry to seek protection for our marriages, businesses and/or go out seeking for a miracle(that we don't even have the faith to receive).
Fear causes many of us to keep a distance from God. Peter was afraid that he followed Christ Jesus at a distance (Mat.26:28.) Fear will cause us to act cowardly, hence we will do nothing for fear that we will do it wrong.
Fear makes quite a large proportion of christians(actually religious ones) to believe that a life of faith is not certain enough.
Fear comes from different sources such as;
Fear of the Unknown.
The uncertain produces fear.
Things we cannot control produces fear.
Sin produces fear.
THE UNAVOIDABLE TRUTH IS THAT, IT'S SIN THAT OPENS THE DOOR TO EVERY OTHER KIND OF FEAR...SIN IS THE PATHWAY THROUGH WHICH SATAN INFILTRATE OUR LIVES!
Sin produces fear in many ways. The sinner fears being identified as one...criminals run for fear of their crime becoming known and being caught to face its implications.
From our anchor text , Paul draw a contrast between the spirit of slavery leading to fear and the spirit of sonship.
He is saying we (Christians) did not receive a spirit that makes us slaves again to fear but we have received the spirit that makes us sons (children that does the will) of God (the Father). If we do the will of the Father (God), we will have nothing to be afraid of.
Christians are not under bondage and fear because we are Children of God. Before we were added to the LORD’s body, we were in bondage to sin;
Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: (Gal 4: 3)
Christ Jesus said everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin(John 8: 33- 34.)
When one is under bondage (the state of being slaves) he or she has every reason to fear. We were once under condemnation and alienated from God. But Now in Christ Jesus, we are the children of God. therefore, our response to God is not like bond slaves. It is not to be a response of fear;
5. To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
6. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
7. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. (Gal 4: 5-7)
This means that, as Christians we are the servants of Christ Jesus. But we do not serve simply out of fear, as a slave would serve. We do not serve Christ Jesus because we get to. We serve Him because we have to. It is a privilege to be a child of God.
The bondservant who serves out of fear is always asking the wrong questions. The person who serves God out of fear as a bond slave will ask, “Do I have to attend mid-week service?” or “Do I have to give back to God?” These are the wrong questions. It is not, “You have to”; it is, “You get to.”
The child of God is one who wants to meet with the other children of God in worship. He does not come to the place of worship as a slave, but as a true child of God. He does not ask, “Do I have to partake of the Supper?”; he gets to. He does not ask, “Do I have to visit the sick; he gets to. There is a difference in attitude.
It's quite fearfully unfortunate, that many of us never get beyond the level of slavery and fear. We are yet asking, “Must I attend all the programs of the church?” That is not the point. The point is that as a child of God you want to do everything you can to the glory of God. We are not under bondage and fear any longer, but we have received the spirit of Sonship. We can say with great meaning, “Our Father who art in heaven.” The sonship into the Father’s family changes our motivation for service. We serve because we want to do all that we can in the Name of our Father. There is no longer room for fear in the Christian life.
Remember, I earlier on said "common definition of fear."
Fear is quite different from reverence. The word fear when it connotes ‘reverence’ bears the meaning of respect, worshipfulness, or even divine respect- Ecclesiastes 12:13.
Solomon gave the final verdict. He wrote, the conclusion of the matter, is: fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all. This is certainly not the kind of fear that would cause one to run and hide. This is the same meaning that Paul had in mind with these words;
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. (Php 2: 12)
Paul is not speaking of fear in the sense of terror, but of a respectable relationship with God. Dearly beloved, God had not given us the spirit of fear but of power and love and sound mind- II Tim 1:7. There is no fear in love- John 4:18.
GOD'S DISPLEASURE TOWARDS THOSE OF US YET TRAPPED IN THE BONDAGE OF FEAR(FEARFULNESS) IS REVEALED IN *REV.21:8,* AS IT TOPS THE LIST OF TRANSGRESSORS THAT WILL SUFFER THE SECOND DEATH!
Dear Father, by Your Mercy and Grace, turn our fear of Man and the world into REVERENCE FOR YOU, IN CHRIST JESUS' NAME AMEN !
UNDERSTANDING GOD IN A SIN BROKEN WORLD!
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For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. (Rom 8: 15)
Without controversy, there is an abundance of fear globally today. We fear the past with its haunting memories matching with spiked shoes through our minds. We fear the present, full of insecurities. We fear the future with its short comings and pitfalls.
But then, God's Children ought not to live in fear...have no reason to fear, as we read in our anchor Scripture.
Fear is one of the devil’s favorite tool. He can cause us to be filled with fear and not remember the protection of God over us, making it look like he(devil)is in control of our lives,when in reality,he isn't,for he has no such right except we give it to him;
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. (2Ti 1: 7)
The common definition of fear is "a terror or dread at the anticipation of harm."
Fear make us to refuse to do what we know we ought to do. Many of us have been so enslaved by fear that we cannot go to bed with the light turned off...can’t sleep alone due to past event or what we heard others say.
Satan uses this kind of fear to advance his purpose. He knows that fear will destroy our boldness to act for God... Boldness to come out for evangelism. we will become like the one talent man recorded in Matt. 25:14-18, 24-27!
Rather than seeing an opportunity as the other servants did, the one-talent servant sees only the prospect of failure. He is worried about being punished by his unsympathetic master, and his fear paralyzes him. He buries his talent, and when the master returns, he tries to argue that his failure is his master’s fault because his master made him afraid.
As a result of fear, a lot of us turn to idolatry to seek protection for our marriages, businesses and/or go out seeking for a miracle(that we don't even have the faith to receive).
Fear causes many of us to keep a distance from God. Peter was afraid that he followed Christ Jesus at a distance (Mat.26:28.) Fear will cause us to act cowardly, hence we will do nothing for fear that we will do it wrong.
Fear makes quite a large proportion of christians(actually religious ones) to believe that a life of faith is not certain enough.
Fear comes from different sources such as;
Fear of the Unknown.
The uncertain produces fear.
Things we cannot control produces fear.
Sin produces fear.
THE UNAVOIDABLE TRUTH IS THAT, IT'S SIN THAT OPENS THE DOOR TO EVERY OTHER KIND OF FEAR...SIN IS THE PATHWAY THROUGH WHICH SATAN INFILTRATE OUR LIVES!
Sin produces fear in many ways. The sinner fears being identified as one...criminals run for fear of their crime becoming known and being caught to face its implications.
From our anchor text , Paul draw a contrast between the spirit of slavery leading to fear and the spirit of sonship.
He is saying we (Christians) did not receive a spirit that makes us slaves again to fear but we have received the spirit that makes us sons (children that does the will) of God (the Father). If we do the will of the Father (God), we will have nothing to be afraid of.
Christians are not under bondage and fear because we are Children of God. Before we were added to the LORD’s body, we were in bondage to sin;
Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: (Gal 4: 3)
Christ Jesus said everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin(John 8: 33- 34.)
When one is under bondage (the state of being slaves) he or she has every reason to fear. We were once under condemnation and alienated from God. But Now in Christ Jesus, we are the children of God. therefore, our response to God is not like bond slaves. It is not to be a response of fear;
5. To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
6. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
7. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. (Gal 4: 5-7)
This means that, as Christians we are the servants of Christ Jesus. But we do not serve simply out of fear, as a slave would serve. We do not serve Christ Jesus because we get to. We serve Him because we have to. It is a privilege to be a child of God.
The bondservant who serves out of fear is always asking the wrong questions. The person who serves God out of fear as a bond slave will ask, “Do I have to attend mid-week service?” or “Do I have to give back to God?” These are the wrong questions. It is not, “You have to”; it is, “You get to.”
The child of God is one who wants to meet with the other children of God in worship. He does not come to the place of worship as a slave, but as a true child of God. He does not ask, “Do I have to partake of the Supper?”; he gets to. He does not ask, “Do I have to visit the sick; he gets to. There is a difference in attitude.
It's quite fearfully unfortunate, that many of us never get beyond the level of slavery and fear. We are yet asking, “Must I attend all the programs of the church?” That is not the point. The point is that as a child of God you want to do everything you can to the glory of God. We are not under bondage and fear any longer, but we have received the spirit of Sonship. We can say with great meaning, “Our Father who art in heaven.” The sonship into the Father’s family changes our motivation for service. We serve because we want to do all that we can in the Name of our Father. There is no longer room for fear in the Christian life.
Remember, I earlier on said "common definition of fear."
Fear is quite different from reverence. The word fear when it connotes ‘reverence’ bears the meaning of respect, worshipfulness, or even divine respect- Ecclesiastes 12:13.
Solomon gave the final verdict. He wrote, the conclusion of the matter, is: fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all. This is certainly not the kind of fear that would cause one to run and hide. This is the same meaning that Paul had in mind with these words;
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. (Php 2: 12)
Paul is not speaking of fear in the sense of terror, but of a respectable relationship with God. Dearly beloved, God had not given us the spirit of fear but of power and love and sound mind- II Tim 1:7. There is no fear in love- John 4:18.
GOD'S DISPLEASURE TOWARDS THOSE OF US YET TRAPPED IN THE BONDAGE OF FEAR(FEARFULNESS) IS REVEALED IN *REV.21:8,* AS IT TOPS THE LIST OF TRANSGRESSORS THAT WILL SUFFER THE SECOND DEATH!
Dear Father, by Your Mercy and Grace, turn our fear of Man and the world into REVERENCE FOR YOU, IN CHRIST JESUS' NAME AMEN 🙇🙏!
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