Friday, 27 June 2025

Romans part 92 - Victory Over Sin 31

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Romans 8:9 However, you are not in the flesh but in the Ruach - if indeed the Ruach Elohim dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Ruach of Messiah, he does not belong to Him.

Say this, "I belong to the Messiah. Therefore; the Ruach Elohim (Spirit of God) dwells in me." Belonging to Messiah is not an "on again, off again" proposition. Revelation 3:16 So because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am about to spew you out of My mouth.

Rabbi Trail: Amy Grant sang this song "Fat Baby" on her fourth album (titled "Age to Age"). It is a reminder to be a doer, and not a hearer only. Years ago I was part of a monthly group of men who adopted the theme "death to dualism" as our motto. Dualism (not "duelism" which is the belief that a fight to the finish is the best way to end an argument) is being one person when you're "out with the boys" and someone else when you out with the family. End RT.

To the secular world, everything is relative. In the world, how you act depends on the situation. In the kingdom of God, how you act depends on faith and values. Consistency is the hallmark of the life of the believer. Luke 16:13 No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stick by one and look down on the other. You cannot serve God and money.

The opposite of a faith based life is moral relativism. Moral relativism means acting morally based on the circumstances. It is the very definition of dualism. Yeshua rightly taught ... Matthew 5:37 But let your word 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No,' 'No' - anything more than this is from the evil one.

To live inconsistent with the values of the Holy Spirit that is within you is to grieve the Holy Spirit. Paul put it this way in his letter to the Ephesians. Ephesians 4:30-32 Do not grieve the Ruach ha-Kodesh of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness and rage and anger and quarreling and slander, along with all malice. Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other just as God in Messiah also forgave you.

We belong to God, we must act like our Father and bring glory to Him and the rest of the family. Shalom shalom.