KenH
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IN THE BELOVED
Philippians 3
3 For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
Nothing that I have ever done has commended me to God.
I spent years seeking to find a way to overcome my indwelling and ever present sin only to have it rear its head with a vengeance at the first sign of temptation. This was of course a private, internal battle that was raging as I spent years performing my "good works" and "Christian duties" in the sight of my fellow man. I diligently and sincerely sought to please my god through my best works, only to fail at every turn.
It was only when the Lord opened my eyes to the utter hopelessness of this flesh and the absolute glorious, substitutionary, finished work of Christ that I found a place of rest and refuge. For the first time in my life, I was free from the terrors of the law. I was free from sin and condemnation, for my condemnation had fallen on Christ and he drank damnation dry in my place.
I knew I would never be judged by my works, for no man could stand that judgment. I had been judged in the Beloved, through his obedience unto the death of the cross and as he is loved of God, so am I. The entirety of my sin has been charged to him and the entirety of his righteousness charged to me. I knew that the righteousness I had been seeking was found in another who is presently seated at the right hand of the Father in heaven and this righteousness is mine by the gracious, eternal decree of Almighty God.
Romans 4
6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
7 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
This is the glorious liberty of all of God's sheep. The are eternally viewed as in the Beloved by God and as such, they are beloved of Him.
Ephesians 1
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
- by Kenny Dyess, via his Facebook page
Philippians 3
3 For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
Nothing that I have ever done has commended me to God.
I spent years seeking to find a way to overcome my indwelling and ever present sin only to have it rear its head with a vengeance at the first sign of temptation. This was of course a private, internal battle that was raging as I spent years performing my "good works" and "Christian duties" in the sight of my fellow man. I diligently and sincerely sought to please my god through my best works, only to fail at every turn.
It was only when the Lord opened my eyes to the utter hopelessness of this flesh and the absolute glorious, substitutionary, finished work of Christ that I found a place of rest and refuge. For the first time in my life, I was free from the terrors of the law. I was free from sin and condemnation, for my condemnation had fallen on Christ and he drank damnation dry in my place.
I knew I would never be judged by my works, for no man could stand that judgment. I had been judged in the Beloved, through his obedience unto the death of the cross and as he is loved of God, so am I. The entirety of my sin has been charged to him and the entirety of his righteousness charged to me. I knew that the righteousness I had been seeking was found in another who is presently seated at the right hand of the Father in heaven and this righteousness is mine by the gracious, eternal decree of Almighty God.
Romans 4
6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
7 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
This is the glorious liberty of all of God's sheep. The are eternally viewed as in the Beloved by God and as such, they are beloved of Him.
Ephesians 1
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
- by Kenny Dyess, via his Facebook page
