STUDY: God's Fire of Acceptability

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:)
:) Many speak of their need to die to self, and they quote the words,
:) H>"I die daily."  Such words are OUT OF CONTEXT OF THE PASSAGE GIVEN.
:) H>Paul was referring to the closeness he comes to dying every day in
:)literally
:) H>hazarding his life for the Gospel.  Read it!  (1 Cor. 15:31).
:)
:)Very true.  I have noticed that several people within the church often
:)misquote this Scripture.  We tend to scold other denominal churches for
:)their, oftentimes, incorrect usage of Scriptural passages, yet we are
:)also guilty of the same error in certain situations.
:)
:) H>How can we die daily if Paul explicitly taught that CHRIST DIED ONCE
:)and
:) H>said, "knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more;
:) H>death hath no more dominion over him.  For in that He died He died
:)unto
:) H>sin ONCE:..."?  Ro. 6:9-10a  And then Paul turns around and says
:)that we mus
:) H>reckon ourselves to be dead IN THE SAME MANNER AS CHRIST IS and with
:)the
:) H>SAME BENEFITS OF DYING THAT CHRIST GAINED, that being the benefit
:)that death
:) H>has no more dominion over him.  We say we must die daily, and Paul
:)says
:) H>we already died once in Christ AND have no need to die anymore!! 
:)Read it!
:)
:)Wonderful point made!  

	Interesting text, but I feel that the saints don't use 
the scripture out of context.  I feel that Paul was not only talking
about the physical peril in which he underwent; but also the spiritual
that he was walking around and in.  Therefore he had to die out to
the world everyday, lest the cares of this world carry him away.  
If Demas had been doing the same thing then he wouldn't be in the 
position he is in now.  The bible says (paraphrasing), that Demas
forsook the Lord having loved this present world.

	This goes somewhat hand in hand with what John said in that
"I must decrease so that he may increase".  John meant that the self
had to die and be replaced with Christ in him.  We all must die out
to the world and the cares of this world or we will allow the devil
an avenue into our lives...

With brotherly love,
	Bro. Tom 


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