Exaltation one of the 1st doctrines of the Devil

Claiming there are many gods in other worlds and universes is border line insanity if you believe what the bible says.

Deuteronomy 6:4 "Hear, O  Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:

This following verse alone rebukes the damnable teaching of exaltation, where mere men can become gods of their own planets.

Isaiah 43:10 "Ye  are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that  ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God  formed, neither shall there be after me."

Isaiah 44:6, 8 "Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and  his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I  am the last; and beside me  there  is no God...

...8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and  have declared it? ye  are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea,  there is  no God; I know not any."

The following verse 5 refutes the teaching of a premortal existence, a couple of churches believe this, Christian Sciences and Mormons. Apologists will claim that the reason why we didn't  know God before we were born is because there is a veil over our eyes, even though when the bible speaks about veils is in no whereas the context of what they are suggesting.

Isaiah 45:5-6 "I  am the Lord, and  there is  none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:  6  That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none  beside me. I am the Lord, and  there is none else."

Religions that teach exaltation of man to godhood.

Jesus said the following in the context of men exalting themselves in a worldy sense, how much of a weightier meaning would the following verse mean in a much broader context?

Matthew 23:12 "And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be  abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted."

The word "abased" here means to bring down or brought down.

Some use the the following verse Jesus quoted about us as being little "g" gods.

John 10:34 "Jesus answered  them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?"

Herein lies the problem with the interpretation...Jesus quoted this directly from psalms:

Psalms 82:6 "I have said,  Ye are gods; and all of you  are children of the most High." 

However, if you continue reading verse 7 it says this:

Psalms 82:7 "But ye shall die like men,  and fall like one of the princes."

The context of Psalms 82 is referring to the Judges and Rulers over the nation of Israel, God gave them authority to Judge over the nation, only God himself reserves that right to judge righteously, so these judges and rulers are in like FIGURE gods because they have been given this right.

But you shall die like men...

The teaching that men can become god is not a new modern teaching, infact thousands of years ago throughout had taught this doctrine among many pagan circles, luciferian occults and one only has to flip the pages of the bible back to the Creation Event of man in Genesis, the garden of Eden where the Serpent taught this doctrine which has permeated out to ancient civilization throughout all time to present day by whispers of the Devil himself.

The Gospel of Jesus Christ: That Dumb Question...

The Gospel of Jesus Christ: That Dumb Question...

That Dumb Question...

Jesus response to a very dumb question:

Who asked this very dumb question?

The Sect of the Sadducees.

What was their core beliefs?

No Resurrection
No Spirits/Angels

The Dumb Question: Matthew 22:23-28

"The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,   Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.   Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:   Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.   And last of all the woman died also.   Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her."

So, here is this stupid hypothetical question put forward to Jesus, trying to trip him up in his words so that they might have something for them to accuse him of. However like all dumb question like, what about the guy in Africa in the middle of nowhere? There have been more missionaries sent to Africa throughout history than any other country in the world...

Well any way, the purpose of this post is to show you the simple truth, so that you are not fooled or bamboozled by phony Christians trying to suck you into their money making S club 7 type memberships.

So Who's Wife will she be in the resurrection? bearing in mind the Sadducee's don't even believe in the resurrection!

The Absolute truth given by Jesus: Matthew 22:29-32

"Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.   For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.   But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,   I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living."

The first thing Jesus tells them is that they are in error, they are in error because they do not know the scriptures! How many times must we keep telling new born babes in Christianity to read their bibles! Many people are in error because they do not know their bibles and what the word of God says!!!!

When you lack any knowledge of the scriptures how then can you even begin to understand or know the power of God?

Jesus says, for in the resurrection we don't marry or are even given in marriage!
For we will be like the angels of God in heaven.

Pretty simple huh? no mentions of sealing each other together for eternity, no mentions of being married forever. Jesus SAID THERE WILL BE NO MARRIAGE!!!

As touching the resurrection, Jesus is basically saying, well, why don't you believe in the resurrection? For God said, I AM the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. For God is not the God of the dead, but of the living, see, he didn't say WAS, he said AM, as in present tense, that means Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are alive still, when Jesus made reference that God is God of the Living, Jesus is referring to the fact that they are living, and we know from scripture that after death, a saved person goes directly to heaven, whilst an unsaved person goes to hell.

There you have it, easy peezy, no scripture twisting, no adding or removing from God's word, just good ol' plain truth from the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

I thank the Lord for giving us his clear word, all praise and glory to the Father in heaven, in Jesus name.

Amen.

Have You Received the Invitation to the Great Wedding Feast of the Lamb?

 

Revelation 19:9 "And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, these are the true sayings of God."

 
It's been a while since I've had the opportunity to post on this blog, been caught up in holidays, work, family, work, holidays; but, God willing, I can continue posting a stream of articles and bible studies.

So today, I felt it necessary to write about the Great Wedding Feast of the Lamb, especially in light of what is going on around the world today with the Ukraine, the Middle East, and all other manner of dark and wicked plans the world leaders and elites are planning to unleash on the world.

So, the title of this sermon/article is exactly what is in the heading, and I want to ask you, will you be attending the wedding feast of the lamb?

 
Jesus gives us a parable in Matthew 22:2-14 and he talks about a wedding feast, lest use scripture with scripture to interpret what he is talking about.

 

Matthew 22:2-14 "The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, ³ and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. ⁴ Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. ⁵ But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: ⁶ and the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. ⁷ But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. ⁸ Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. ⁹ Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. ¹⁰ So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.¹¹ And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: ¹² and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. ¹³ Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ¹⁴ For many are called, but few are chosen."

 
What's unique about this parable is that it spans over the Old and New Testaments, the parable speaks of a King who throws a wedding feast for his son, he sends out invitations but the initial guests refuse to go, we'll find out what happens when we begin to dissect this parable.

 

Verse 2 "The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,"

 
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, this certain king is God the Father; which made a marriage for his son, and the son being the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

Verse 3 "and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come."

 
So this part of the parable is taking place in the Old Testament, and sent for his servants, who are the servants?

They are the Prophets of the Old Testament sent forth to call them that were bidden (means offered) to the wedding: and they would not come. So we see here, God sent forth his Prophets but they would not come, who are the "they"?

Well, Jesus is speaking to the crowd of Jews or more specifically the religious leaders, namely the Pharisees. 

But if you are familiar with Old Testament, then you will know that God had been sending his Prophets to the Children of Israel, but the majority of times they kept rejecting the Lord, they kept turning their backs on the Lord and worshipped other gods.

So it is these people that refused to come to the wedding.

 

Verse 4 "Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.

 
Again, this word "Again" is denoting that this isn't the first time the king sent forth his servants, but it says he is sending forth other servants, what's happened to the first lot of servants?

We'll find out soon enough, but the new lot of servants have also been sent forth to tell them that were bidden, that the king has prepared his dinner, the king says my oxen and my fatlings are killed, next notice what he says because this is the key phrase, he says, "ALL THINGS ARE READY" come unto the marriage.

It's very important to note that we are still in the Old Testament period, and the key phrase to this parable is "ALL THINGS ARE READY".

 

Verse 5 "But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:"

 
"They made light of it", who made light of it? 

They did, the children of Israel made light of it. 

What does the phrase "They made light of it" mean?

To make light of something is to treat something as unimportant, to make a joke of it, which is what the Nation of Israel did, they thought it was just a joke, treated it as unimportant.

And then what did they do? 

Well it says, they went their ways, one to his farm, and another to his merchandise. 

Just like today, when you give the gospel to an unbeliever, they make light of it, then go about their daily business, one to his own house, some to their TV's, Movies, Sports, Facebook and son on.

 

Verse 6 "and the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them."

 
"Remnant" means a small portion of the majority or the people left, so these people took the servants, they entreated them spitefully, and slew them, these people killed the Prophets. This is what they did to the Prophets in the Old Testament.

 

Verse 7 "But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city."

 
But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth (Angry): and he sent his armies, throughout the Old Testament the Nation of Israel kept rejecting the Lord, they killed the Prophets and would not listen, after King Solomon's reign the Nation of Israel split in two, The Northern Kingdom retained the name of Israel, while the Southern Kingdom was known as Judah (Later called Judaea in Pagan Roman times).

Solomon's sons would not rule in the northern kingdom, this kingdom had 10 of the 12 tribes of Israel. The northern Kingdom was ruled by a succession of wicked kings that were not descendants of David and Solomon. This kingdom would eventually have Samaria as its capitol. 

This kingdom became so wicked that God had the Empire of Assyria invade and destroy the Northern Kingdom, the Northern Kingdom became no more. What was left of the 10 tribes of Israel had now been intermingled with the heathens, they would later became known as the Samaritans.

The Southern Kingdom of Judah which consisted mainly of the tribe of Judah and Benjamin (A few remnants of others as well) would eventually be taken captive to Babylon as punishment for their sins, most notably serving other gods. There was also a remnant left behind in Judah when the rest got taken captive to Babylon.

The Capitol of Judah, is known as Jerusalem, this is also the Location of Solomon's temple of the Lord.

When the Babylonians took Jerusalem, they razed the first temple to the ground by fire, along with much of Jerusalem.

However, this part of the parable in verse 7 is actually prophesying the complete destruction of Jerusalem which was carried out in 70 AD by the Roman Emperor Titus in which, fulfilled the prophecy given by Jesus (Matthew 24:2, Luke 21:6, Mark 13:2).

We now read the cut-over into the New Testament.

 

Verse 8 "Then saith he to his servants, the wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy."

 
Then saith he to his servants, these are New Testament servants, as it will be explained in the next verse. Remember, here is the keywords again, "THE WEDDING IS READY", I will explain the wedding in a moment, but for now let's just understand that we know that "ALL THINGS ARE READY" and "THE WEDDING IS READY", but those that were bidden, those whom were offered a place at the wedding were not worthy, they rejected the Lord, served other gods and killed the Prophets, they are not worthy, the Nation of Israel is no longer the branch on the vine, it has been cut off, and cast aside, and another branch has been grafted in; the Gentiles.

 

Verse 9 "Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage."

 
Go ye therefore, that phrase means for that reason, what reason? "They which were bidden were not worthy".

This phrase is linked to what Jesus told his disciples and by extension all Christians in Matthew 28 the great commission:

 

Matthew 28:19-20 "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: ²⁰ teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen."

 
Notice the same wording, "Go ye therefore", Jesus says for us, the soul winner to go into the highways, and AS MANY AS YE FIND, bid to the marriage, or in other words invite them to come to the marriage.

 

Verse 10 "So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests."

 
So those servants, the New Testament Christians, the soul winners went into the highways, and they gathered together as many as they could find, look what the texts says, BOTH BAD and GOOD: and the wedding was furnished with guests.

You see, they gathered anyone that they could find it didn't matter if they were bad or good, they just had to go.

 

Verse 11-14 "And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: ¹² and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. ¹³ Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ¹⁴ For many are called, but few are chosen."

 
Now let's just stop for a moment, I want to explain something here and make it perfectly clear. This is a PARABLE, it is an illustration of a heavenly truth. We should not use a parable to form the basis of our doctrine, our doctrine should come only from clear statements in the bible, not from a story, not from what a man has said and certainly not from a parable. We should however use clear statements in the bible, especially if it came from the mouth of the Father or the Lord Jesus Christ himself, those a clear statements.

We should use a clear statement to interpret a parable in this case. I'm saying this because people have taken this part of the parable to prove that you can get into heaven and then be thrown out, this is flat out wrong.

A parable is like a good truck, it'll get you to where you need to go, but it will eventually break down, much like a parable, if we dissect it too much it will break down and can conflict with clear statements from the bible.
Now where were we?

Ah yes, when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there which had not on a wedding garment. OK, so this man had not on a wedding garment, what's the deal here?
What we know so far:

1. ALL THINGS ARE READY
2. THE WEDDING IS READY
3. CALL ANYONE TO COME, BAD OR GOOD

   
    

   Verse 12 "and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless."

 
Again, not teaching you can get into heaven and then get thrown out of heaven, Jesus is making a point here. You will only get into heaven for the wedding feast if you have this garment.
So what is this garment? Turn to Isaiah 61:10

 

Isaiah 61:10 "I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels."

 
God hath clothed me in the garments of Salvation, he hath covered me in the robes of righteousness! This is of course the righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ, are you covered by the blood of the Lamb? Are you placing all your faith that you have, your trust in the finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ to enter the wedding feast of the Lamb?

 

Verse 13 "Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

 
Because if you are not clothed in the righteousness of Christ you will be cast into outer darkness (referring to the location of the lake of fire), there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth which is describing the degree of torment one will go through for eternity.

 

Verse 14 "For many are called, but few are chosen."

 
Jesus says, for many are called, he means that God is constantly calling out to all men, because it is his will that all be saved. But Jesus says that only few are chosen, this does not mean that certain people are chosen by God to be saved, that's what the Calvinists say, the heretics!
What he means is that there be few that have made that decision to go to the wedding feast that accepts Christ only as their Saviour.

 
Are you only trusting in Christ? Are you clothed in his robes of Righteousness or are you clothed in your own righteousness?

This Parable is a picture of Salvation!

Amen.

 

 

 

Bible Study Series – Romans Chapter 7

 

Recap of Chapter 6

 
We read in the final verse of Chapter 6 that there is a payment for sin, much like when we all go to work and we get paid our daily wages in money, when we work the works of sin we also must get paid, and that payment is death, and not just any death.

The death this that is being spoken of here is found in Revelation:

 

Revelation 21:8 "But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death."

 
There are certain religions out there that teach that Hell is not a literal place, they call it a place of darkness (Outer Darkness) where it is a separation from God. 

This is absolutely false, Jesus himself gave powerful sermons to warn us that Hell, or what would be the final destination, "the lake of fire" which is located in outer darkness, but a literal place of fire and brimstone.

The above verse gives us the literal definition of what the lake of fire is: which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

 

Romans Chapter 7

 

Romans 7:1 "Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?"

 
Apostle Paul starts off this chapter by addressing the brethren that are familiar with the Law; he says did you not know, that so long as the man lives, the Law shall have dominion over him?

The Law is in effect until the day you die.

 

Romans 7:2 "For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband."

 
Paul is using an illustration of marriage between a wife and her husband to expound on verse 1.

 
When a man and a woman get married, they are bound by a legal agreement, the couple will remain together married until either dies.

The vowel "till death do us part" is in the legal binding contract between the couple.

 

Romans 7:3 "So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man."

 
There are many scriptures in the bible which teach that divorce is a sin, what God has joined together, let no man pull it apart. 

Jesus taught that if a married couple file for divorce, and either remarry at any time, that that person is committing adultery so long as the other still lives.

I don't want to go deep into this subject, as this would be truly a full-fledged article within itself; Marriage is death till you part.

 

Romans 7:4 "Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God."

 
Because Jesus is sinless, he was able to offer his body as the ultimate perfect sacrifice resulting in a substitutionary process effectively trading his own life for all of mankind (of course this does not mean all of mankind will be saved, as salvation is given on one condition), as Jesus offered his body on the cross for all, he also effectively loosed us from the bonds of the law, hence the phrase "free in Christ".

The Law was there to serve as the schoolmaster, to show us that we are all sinners for before the Law was given, the earth was an exceeding violent place. 

So now that we are dead to the Law (this does not mean that the Law has been abolished, it is still in effect), we who are saved are free in Christ, we are now married to Christ.

And now that we are married to Christ Jesus, we should bring forth fruit to God.

The Word of God teaches us that no man can serve two masters, the Apostle James writes in his epistle that such men are unstable in all their ways.

 

Romans 7:5 "For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death."

 
The term "we were in the flesh" meaning before we got saved, overcame, got born again; the motions of sin, the acting out of sin, which were by the law, this does not mean that the Law was responsible for us acting out sin, remember the Law made us aware that we have sin. The instruments or members of our body working that sin would bring forth fruit unto death.

 

Romans 7:6 "But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter."

 
The Lord Jesus Christ delivered us from the Law, which is the bondage effect that the Law would have on us. 

"That being dead" meaning that the Law condemned us in the flesh, we were creatures of the flesh before; but now, Jesus has quickened our spirit he made us alive, born again we can now serve and worship the Father in the newness of our spirit, instead of the oldness of the written Law.

 

Romans 7:7 "What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet."

 
As I mentioned earlier, The Law is Holy and Paul asks the question, is the Law sin? Absolutely NOT! Paul says if it weren't for the Law, he would not have known sin.

Paul said that he would not have known lust, except that the Law had said you shall not covet. Notice how the Law is used like a self-evaluation questionnaire?

Try it with the 10 Commandments and begin each commandment with the words, "Am I doing this" or "do I do this" questions and see if you answer a yes or a no to each of the commandments.

Remember James wrote in his epistle in chapter 2:10 that if you offend in one point, you are guilty of all.

If this questionnaire went out to all mankind and the results came in there shall be no man standing. Not one of us would be standing perfect before the Law, God's Law is perfect.

You say, no way! Surely there be some of us standing, well 1 John 1:8 says  If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

That's right, those people are lying to themselves.

 

Romans 7:8 "But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead."

 
Paul says here, that by reason of the commandment, Sin made or shaped in him all manner of concupiscence, this word means Lust or strong sexual desires, because without the Law, sin was dead or made not known is the intended meaning.

 

Romans 7:9 "For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died."

 
Continuing on from the train of thought in verse 8 the Apostle Paul describes in his own case how men are pretentious toward the law before it enters as a condemning judgment into their own hearts, hence the phrase "for I was alive without the law once".

The law was hanging over him as a condemnation, as a minister of death, but he felt it not. 

He went about life not caring, or feeling, or fearing, whether the law was his friend or enemy. In fact, like most people, Paul had viewed it as his friend, for he was using it as a friendly help to build up his own righteousness.

Isn't this what we see today in all the false religions that are out there now?

Many seek their own righteousness and even go as far as to add to the righteousness of our Lord Jesus Christ as though our Lord's righteousness was not enough to get into heaven; such blasphemy.

Paul knew its letter, but not its spirit; its outward commands, but not its inward demands.

When the commandment came, when it sunk into his conscience, and when you think about it, that 10^th commandment of "thou shalt not covet", sin revived, that inward lust from within the heart awoke, and stung him like a scorpion and thus Paul says "he died".

 

Romans 7:10 "And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death."

 
The Law had brought him death instead of life.

 

Romans 7:11 "For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me."

 
Paul goes onto explain that because of sin, taking occasion by the commandment, or by reason of the commandment, deceived him, why?

Because the first thing that happens when sin is present is that it blinds you to the fact, that you have sin. The first step to fighting sin is to acknowledge, that you have sin; and the Law was never meant to be there to assist any man to establish his own righteousness.

The Apostle then says "and by it slew me", any honest person trying to keep the law would constantly be slain by the commandments, only a liar would boldly say they have kept all the commandments and have not ever offended in one point, the rich young ruler anyone?

 

Romans 7:12 "Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good."

 
As a result of which the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and just and good. We should not be trying to use the Law as a standard in which man must keep to enter into heaven, the Law is holy, and it reflects God's holy character. 

The words at the end "and just, and good." Tells us this: God is Just and righteous, God is good; remember the rich young ruler calls Jesus "good master" and Jesus responds with "why do you call me good, there is none good but one, and that is God."

The Law and the commandment is God.

 

Romans 7:13 "Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful."

 
Is that which is good became death to me is the question, Paul responds with the absolute no way!

But sin, that it might appear sin or in other words for sin to be recognised as sin, using that which is good to bring about his death; that sin by the commandment might become exceedingly sinful, or the ultimate realisation that one has sins.

 

Romans 7:14 "For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin."

 
The Law is spiritual: but Paul says he is carnal, the word carnal means something relating to the physical, especially sexual, needs and activities.

This is what man is, a creature of carnal desires, sold under sin in bondage to it; we are prisoners of sin.

 

Romans 7:15 "For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I."

 
I once listened to a preacher named Paul Washer on you tube, he quite the popular preacher, he is no doubt in my mind that he is a Lordship Salvationist which my readers know that I do not agree with.

Anyway I was listening to one of his sermons and in it he said the following, "there is no such thing as a carnal Christian" I gasped as I read Romans 7:14 where the Apostle Paul says, "I am carnal" now who is wrong here?

Apostle Paul says he is carnal and just look at verse 15, he says he does the things he hates, and the right things that he would do, he does not!

There are those who think the Apostle Paul was a goody two shoes, but here he is claiming that he is just as guilty of being carnal and sinful as everyone else.

 

Romans 7:16 "If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good."

 
Paul says if then he does that which he would not do, then he consents or agrees that the law is good. The law has made him aware.

 

Romans 7:17 "Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me."

 
Paul declares that as a saved, born again Christian it is no longer him that does what he would not, but sin that dwells in his physical body, the flesh.

 

Romans 7:18 "For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not."

 
Paul says he knows that nothing good dwells in his flesh, our physical bodies are heavily stained in sin. 

Paul says to will is present with me, meaning his spirit is willing, but how to go about performing that good thing, he can't find it.

 

Romans 7:19 "For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do."

 
Paul is reemphasising what has just stated earlier, that for the good that he would do, he does it not, and the evil that he would not do, the sin that he would not do in the spirit, he does.

 

Romans 7:20 "Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me."

 
So when we as born again believers commit a sin, it is not ourselves in our born again state that commits the sin, it is our flesh where sin still resides that commits sin. 

There is a false doctrine out there that people teach and live by called "repenting of your sins".

No one has turned from their sins!

 

Romans 7:21 "I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me."

 
We find that what our spirit wants to do, we do it not, but we do what our flesh desires; when we do that which is good, evil is always present with us, Paul talks about there being a law and we will find out what that law is in the next verses.

 

Romans 7:22 "For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:"

 
Paul says he delights in the law of God after the inward man, the reborn spirit.

 

Romans 7:23 "But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members."

 
So the law of God working in the inward man, the spirit, but there is another law which wars in his members, his carnal body, and he is saying that this law in his members is at war with the law of his mind; bringing him into captivity or bondage to the law of sin in the flesh.

 

Romans 7:24 "O wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death?"

 
Paul proclaims that he is a wretched man, and asks the question of who shall deliver him from his body of death; this goes for all of us; that who shall deliver us?

 

Romans 7:25 "I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin."

 
And here Paul gives the answer to his question by thanking God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

So with the mind we serve the law of God; but with flesh we serve the law of sin.