Galatians 5:21 TPT “
“being envious of the blessings of others,
murder, uncontrolled addictions, wild parties, and all other similar behavior. Haven’t I already warned you that those who use their “freedom” for these things will not inherit the kingdom realm of God!”
Being envious of the blessings of others is in the same category as murderers and uncontrollable addictions. If we continue to practice envy, uncontrolled addictions like rage (besides crack), and the likes, you will never enter the Kingdom in this life, but become a mere spectator as you watch others enter.
Material blessings are not alone evident of having entered the Kingdom. Material blessings, healings, and deliverances can be granted to spectators or those on the edge of the Kingdom. Material blessings will eventually lose their novelty, and then your demeanor will be back to square one, and all that will result is more greed.
So what shall we look for?
Additional Comments:
A leader with a title or position does not mean you entered the kingdom either. You can still be a mere spectator under the law.
This post was God led as I didn’t know about Berkeley when I posted this 2-3 hours prior to Evelyn’s announcement.
Why is the law given to us? Which law do you think people have the most problem with? When you have a problem with any of the 10 commandments, you are still operating under the law and not in the new life of the Spirit! Which particular thing did Apostle Paul mention that affected him?
Crysta Lemire: @Senior Pastor Steve He mentioned, “thall shall not covet,” and that he would not have known it was a sin if the law had not shown him
One reason for the law is to reveal our sin. It is to show us we are sinners and push us into grace, crying out for help and mercy. This is why Apostle Paul says the law is good and holy. We all start out under the law, whether as believers or not, but we must come to a place as saved people when the law is no longer against us or “no longer under the law.”
What is that about?
God uses circumstances, the Word, and events to reveal our sin. When a circumstance reveals sin, such as jealousy, envy, rage, offense, or self-pity, then we need to know there is sin aroused in us. If we know we need to be right but continue to do wrong, we need to realize, as the Bible says, that there is sin living in us. Are we going to stay jealous and avoid being happy for others?
What does the Bible command us to do? When such sin is revealed, we need to realize we r the problem and we have yet to fully surrender those areas to Christ. We need to realize HE is not the Lord of those areas of our heart. We need to realize we are not fully committed. We need to realize we are not really believing as the Lord has defined.
What shall we do then? We need to cry out, pray for mercy, as we are locked in a missile assault on the fleshly part of our lives, and kill it rather than obeying the sin.
If we belong in Christ, then we will crucify the sin that continues to arise in us rather than entertaining, brushing it off, or denying it.
Why was the law given? For what purpose? People get saved and they think they jumped into grace (which is true), but refuse to learn the fundamentals of the gospel and allow themselves to operate in the flesh and many will die in their sins
Therefore, choose to live a life co-crucified with and in Christ, and do not choose to allow such evil behavior to run rampant, thinking you will get some free pass. You will Not!
Let us think deeply, when are we no longer under the law?
Most are under the law because they operate in the flesh. People are still filled with jealousy, envy, problems between spouses, offended, rage, disrespect, contempt, liars, manipulators, gaslighters, spies, failing to give proper honor, and so forth. How can one be reborn then? How then can u be not under the law if a person continues to operate in the flesh? Then, how does one enter the Kingdom to experience the abundant life? They have not, but are only operating on the edges of the Kingdom, as you will witness others enter and enjoy. Then will your jealousy be more aroused?
Entering the kingdom is not a cake walk. It is born through violent assault with contraction and expansion.
Matthew 11:12 NLT
“And from the time John the Baptist began preaching until now, the Kingdom of Heaven has been forcefully advancing, and violent people are attacking it.”
The assault and violence are against your own flesh, which is the barrier and resistance to life. You must kill your flesh. It will be violent. The Cross was violent! You think you will get tickled up there?
Think deeply and do not be beguiled by your lack of senses. You all know the Truth and must act upon it.
The lone fig tree that Jesus came upon for fruit represented a person outside the Will of God. Such people, in their tantrum, expect God to go to them. There are many Christians who act like mavericks. It is a form of manipulation. If we try to make God come to us, He will when it is time to judge. They are the lone prideful mavericks working outside the body and attempting to produce their own type of deluded fruit. But sadly, they are only empty boasters who produce only leaves. 🍃
The current new Roman era culture produces many with a spoiled brat mentality. Rather than humbling ourselves and being very thankful for being saved, we enter Grace and from a servant mentality who has been pampered, we think we become the heir.
The servant or amour bear becomes jealous and envious of the Household heirs they were sent to be saved in.
You must be co-crucified with Christ. It is not optional. It will determine life or death for you
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Romans 7:1 NLT “Now, dear brothers and sisters—you who are familiar with the law—don’t you know that the law applies only while a person is living?”
If you are still fleshy and alive in many areas or redundant in some sin and cannot overcome, it means you are living and not dead to yourself, so that means the law applies to you. It means you are under the law.
You may be getting a taste of grace but not the full plate, so people get used to crumbs and end up beggars. U end up begging for attention because U took grace for granted. Since u cannot get the full plate or buffet, u get mad when u cannot even get crumbs, and u end up fighting for leftovers, which results in more fleshy conduct. So, rather than understanding grace, such people begin to “work” for grace and rewards, and then it becomes a competition with one another
In the Old Testament, although under the Law, the Holy Spirit was with them in the sense of the Cloud during the day and Fire at night. They r walking along with God. They heard God from the mountain. God can still speak to u. They experienced manna, the Red Sea, and a moving rock.
You can be under the law and experience those things, but still, you are under the law. But sadly, the reality is they all basically died, even though they experienced all such supernatural things.
What were they experiencing? It was a church, but they still died. Read 1 Corinthians chapter 10.
Senior Pastor Steve Kim
@Crystal Lemire good catch, i believe Apostle Paul mentions that specifically because it was a thorn to him and something he may have initially struggled.