Jesus Christ set an example for all people of the one true faith about how to live their lives in a way that is pleasing to his GOD. When the FATHER draws a person to Christ it is the beginning of the death of yourself so that Christ can live in you. Everything about the old person must die so that the new man may live. Jesus said that we must take up our own cross and follow him. This cannot be a half hearted intent but a full hearted act. You no longer live because Christ lives in you. You must deny your own self to do this. We must walk as Jesus walked. We become living sacrifices in a world of darkness and are to shine as lights in it. The enemy, Satan, knows who we are and has targeted us for war. Satan uses lies and deceptions to lure us away with the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life. When Satan deceived Eve he used the words of GOD in his deception to cause Eve to sin saying, Genesis 3:1 . When tempting Jesus Satan used GODS words, Matthew 4:5 . This seems to be Satans method of deception because look at all the false churches in this world, they all use the word of GOD to deceive and were taught by their father the Devil. We of the one true faith are to know Satans devises. We are to have the armor of GOD. It seems that we lose many battles in this spiritual warfare but know that Christ has already won the victory.
What would Jesus do when he is living in you ? You no longer live if Christ lives in you. This is to be your hope of glory. Is this only symbolic or is it true ? Romans 8:9 1 Corinthians 6:19 2 Corinthians 13:5 If a person has GODS spirit in them they do not ask questions like; “Who is GOD” or “Why does GOD allow evil” or “How do I know I’m saved” . The spirit of GOD teaches you through Christ to have the answers to questions, you will know.
This physical creation is not GODS ultimate goal, HIS ultimate goal is a spiritual creation of which Christ was the first born of many. GOD lived in Christ and Christ must live in us. Everything Jesus said and did he attributed to his GOD. The words Jesus spoke, the miracles that were done were all done by his GOD living in him. The FATHER dwelled in Jesus, Jesus dwelled in the FATHER and Jesus must dwell in us. The spirit that dwelled in Jesus is the same spirit that dwells in us. Jesus and his FATHER are one and our hope is to be one with them. The things of the creation of this world have no place in Jesus and should have no place in us. This world is not GODS world, it is Satans world. We have been provided an escape from this world into the world to come. The true reality is the spiritual reality, this physical reality is a shadow, it is the place where GOD gets the raw material to fashion it into the likeness of HIS son. We are the clay and GOD is the potter and each of us is to be recreated into the likeness of Christ. Whatever men highly esteem in this creation GOD considers an abomination. All the affairs of Satans Children are not ours as they all lead to death. We must be careful to not take part in the affairs of carnal men. If gaining the entire world would not profit you what should that tell you ? All that is in this world is of the Devil but we are not of this world just as Jesus was not of this world. This is not hyperbole, this is the most serious and important thing that you will ever do, die to your former self in the world to become a new creation in Christ.
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