Out of sin’s dominion

Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord.

Primary Text

“For sin shall not [any longer] exert dominion over you, since now you are not under Law [as slaves], but under grace [as subjects of God’s favor and mercy].” Romans 6v14 (AMP)

The Dakes Concordance comments on this verse saying “God delivers from sin at the new birth (2 Cor 5v17-18; 1 Jn. 3:9; 5:1-4, 18), so if you become subject to it again, it is because of your choice (v13) …. You are not under the law that demands obedience, without giving power to obey. You are under grace that demands the same strict obedience to God, but gives free pardon for sin and power to obey.” Looking at the referenced scriptures, we find that 2 Corinthians 5v17-18 (AMP) says “Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come! But all things are from God, Who through Jesus Christ reconciled us to Himself [received us into favor, brought us into harmony with Himself] and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation [that by word and deed we might aim to bring others into harmony with Him].” Basically, when we give our lives to Christ, we become new beings, our spirit man is reborn, allowing us to be a new person. 1 John 3v9 (TLB) goes on to say that “The person who has been born into God’s family does not make a practice of sinning because now God’s life is in him; so he can’t keep on sinning, for this new life has been born into him and controls him – he has been born again.” The Amplified version puts it this way “No one born (begotten) of God [deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin, for God’s nature abides in Him [His principle of life, the divine sperm, remains permanently within him]; and he cannot practice sinning because he is born (begotten) of God.” Beloved, as a child of God, His seed is on the inside of you, and you become born of God, and God does not sin.

Supplementary Text

“No one who has become part of God’s family makes a practice of sinning, for Christ, God’s Son, holds him securely, and the devil cannot get his hands on him.” 1 John 5v18 (TLB)

Prayer

Father, we thank You for the salvation of our souls; that we are born of God, we thank You. Thank You because we are kept by Jesus, and by the power of God and the wicked one cannot touch us. Hallelujah. In Jesus name we pray, amen.