Romans 13- Put on Christ

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And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts. Romans 13:11-14

It’s time for the Church to wake up! As the Apostle Paul has warned the Church, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit “It is high time to awake out of sleep”! Think about this, Paul was warning the Church 2,000 years ago, how urgent is our time right now! “For now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed”! Jesus is coming back! This is a guarantee , are you ready? Are you ready to stand before The Lord and give an account of your life? Are you preaching the gospel and warning others?

The night is far spent, the Church has wasted many years fighting within itself. The Church has spent more time trying to conform to the ways of the world, falling into the sins of the world, falling into the false doctrine that has infiltrated the Church. Wake up brothers and sisters! The day is at hand! Christ is coming back for His Church, looking for a spotless  bride (Ephesians 5:27)  not a harlot! But many have falling away, many have listened to the doctrines of demons rather than the written Word of God (1 Timothy 4:1)

As the Holy Spirit speaks “Therefor let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the Armor of Light”! But the worldly Church today loves the works of darkness, in fact they celebrate it!  Many “Christian” denominations such as the Methodist and Presbyterian have Pride Sundays, they have drag queen shows in the sanctuary, they have transgender Pastors! The abominations have invaded the Church, and instead of the body of Christ fighting the works of darkness, they embrace them! They are cowards, spineless conversions, who claim to love Christ yet trample on his blood, they are more wicked than the unconverted sinner

Brothers and sisters, put on the Armor of Light, as our Lord said “You must be Born Again” (John 3:3) You have to be regenerated by the Holy Spirit, washed by the blood of Christ! You can’t live by the flesh and expect to inherit the Kingdom of God, these are works of darkness. You must be crucified with Christ, you must be buried and raised again to walk in the newness of life (Romans 6) “Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in sexual immorality (carousing/debauchary) not in drunkenness and intoxication, not in strife or envy, but In the Lord Jesus Christ!

Put on the Armor of Light, put on The Lord Jesus Christ, repent of your sins and put your faith in Christ! Submit to The Lord because time is running short, the day of salvation is at hand! Make no provisions for the flesh! Amen!

Romans 8- Resurrection Power

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But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. Romans 8:11

Do you feel overwhelmed? Do you feel like its a great task to take your next breath? O Christian, I want you to meditate on this scripture today! The reality is as a Child of God, you are not alone, you have been equipped to take on the world and the devil, you might ask how? Because as a Born Again Christian, the Holy Spirit lives inside of You!

The Holy Spirit, the Triune God, who raised Jesus from the dead is living inside of You! Think about this Child of God, the Breath of God that raised up an army of dry bones is dwelling in your temple! (1 Corinthians 3, 1 Corinthians 6) Do you understand the power and authority you possess as a Child of God now? “The Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in You”! (v11)

Resurrection power that crushed the head of the serpent (Genesis 3:15) Resurrection power that defeated sin and death forever (1 Corinthians 15) Resurrection power that has given you a new heart, a new mind, that God has put his Spirit within You (Ezekiel 36:26) Resurrection power that dwells in You, as You are the Temple of God and the Holy Spirit lives inside of You (1 Corinthians 6:19)

Are you starting to understand brethren, you are a New Creation in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17) You are Born Again (John 3:3) So why do you still live like the Old Adam? Why do you still believe you are left dead in your sins and defeated? “So if the Son sets you free, you are free indeed” ( John 8:36) You are no longer a slave to sin, you are no longer bound by Satan, you have been set free and victorious by Jesus Christ!

As it says “He will give life to your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwells in You” The Rauch was breathed upon you, you are Born Again, you are made alive in Christ, you have resurrection power living inside of You that crushed Satan at the cross! Go forward as soldiers of Christ equipped by the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Amen!

Romans 13- Love God and Neighbor

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Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. Romans 13:8-10

In the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) A lawyer, an expert at the Mosaic Law, asked Jesus “What must I do to inherit eternal life”? This is a good question, however the man was asking Jesus this question to try and trap him into saying something blasphemous. Christ answer basically was Love God and Love Your Neighbor. It seems simple right, just Love God and Love your Neighbor, that is the fulfilment of Gods Law, but is it really that simple? Do we truly Love The Lord God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength? Do we really love our neighbor as ourselves? The reality is we fall short every single day, this is why we need Jesus!

The Apostle Paul , under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, echos the teachings of Christ as Loving your Neighbor as the fulfillment of The Law of God. Paul begins by listing some of the Ten Commandments, Don’t commit adultery, Don’t kill, Don’t steal, ect What we need to understand is when we commit these sins, we are hurting other people. Sin is not only destructive to yourself, but its destructive to others. If we truly loved our “neighbor” we would stop gossipping about them, stop stealing from them, stop lusting after them. Your sins have consequences!

Jesus really took our understanding of The Law to a new level, Christ said “Anyone who even looks at a woman with lust, has already committed adultery in their heart” (Matthew 5:28) Some “Christians” think its ok to look at pornography, however you are committing spiritual adultery according to The Lord. Not only that, you are not loving your neighbor. The demand for your sins, is causing another person to be enslaved to a life of abuse and mistreatment. This is just one example, do you really think you Love God and Love Your Neighbor?

“Love does no harm to a neighbor, therefor love is the fulfillment of The Law” (v10) Think about your actions, are they harming your neighbor? Are they harming your spouse or your family? Are they harming your Church? You are not just accountable for yourself, you are accountable for others. You have a responsibility to Love others as yourself, but unfortunately most of the world just love themselves.

We will fall short of the glory of God, we all have sinned and will sin again (Romans 3:23) This is why we need Jesus, every day, every hour, every minute, we need to crucify the flesh and be sanctified by the Holy Spirit, we need to repent and put our faith in Jesus Christ for salvation and not ourselves (Mark 1:15)  Amen!

Romans 13- God and Government

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Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. Romans 13:1-7

One of the great questions today is what role should Christians play in government? Some even question should Christians vote? So like every topic, we should turn to the Word of God for our answers. The Apostle Paul , under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, layed out a very detailed teaching on the role of government and the Church. The first thing that might surprise you, is God ordained the governments. “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers (governing authorities) For there is no power or authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed or ordained by God” 

So now that you know governments were set in place by God, that should make you look at them a little differently. Now the first question or response will be, “but governments are all corrupted, some even wicked” Yes that’s true, some Churches are corrupted and wicked also, anytime people are involved in anything, there is going to be corruption. So what is the point of the governments? Well its a way God is establishing some sense of Law and Order in a sinful world. Most people are not Born Again, most people dont have the Holy Spirit living inside of them, therefor they need laws to keep society from going into chaos.

Sometimes getting involved in government can make changes for the good, for example, laws about abortion. While this is a moral battle, changing laws can sometimes deter people from getting an abortion and save innocent lives. However, on the other hand, when laws are made to make abortion more easily, then obviously more abortions are going to happen. So for the Church to totally abandon government would be a big mistake, as we can represent Christ in our local authorities. 

One of the big issues that has always arisen is taxes, Jesus himself actually addressed this issue, they tried to test and challenge Jesus by asking the question “Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar? Remember Caesar was an evil ruler, who’s coin (denarius) even had his inscription stating he was the “Son of God”, so the people thought for sure Christ would tell them not to pay taxes. But Jesus stated “Render to Caesar what is Caesars and Render to God what is Gods” In other words, Pay your taxes to the government and give to God what is His! We see Jesus acknowledging the authority of the government even though it was corrupted and evil. (Matthew 22:15-22)

The Apostle Paul also affirmed this teaching “Render or Pay therefor to all that are due, taxes to who taxes are due” (v7)  The Apostle Peter as taught “Submit yourself for The Lords sake to every human institution , whether to the King as supreme authority, or to the governors “ (1 Peter 2:13-14)

Now the big question is what about when governments enforce evil practices or rules that violate the Law of God? The Pandemic was a good example of this, governments forced Churches to shut down, Christians had to use spiritual discernment as to obey our governments yet we are forsaking the assembly , the Church (Hebrews 10:25) Pastor John Macarthur, who recently passed away, took a stand against the government of California and reopened his Church, once Christians realized we were being lied to. Despite threats from the government, Grace Community Church continued to operate, even won a legal battle in court, as the government in this case, has overstepped their authority in the Church

As the Apostle Peter said “We obey God rather than man (human authority)” (Acts 5:29) We as Christians “strive to live in peace with everyone” (Romans 12:18), we pay our taxes and follow laws, however when the government violates the Laws of God, we must submit to Jesus Christ, our King and Lord, Amen!