REPROGRAMMING YOUR THINKER (4 OF 9)
by Eddie Snipes
Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:7
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Reprogramming Your Thinker (4 of 9)
Series: Help! I Think I've Committed the Unpardonable Sin Why the Cross Makes This Impossible
Eddie Snipes
2 Timothy 1:7
2 Timothy 1:7, For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
If God hasn’t given us a spirit of fear, then why do so many belief systems associate God with anger, condemnation, and the threat of judgment? As discussed in a previous chapter, part of the problem stems from the confusion of mixing the Old and New Covenants.
The Old Covenant was designed to prove to mankind that goodness only comes from God. Twice in biblical history, man substituted God’s righteousness for human effort. Adam rejected the goodness of God to pursue the temptation of the serpent, who said, “You can know good and evil.” Adam stepped away from the tree of life, where everything was a gift of God, to take hold of the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil, to attempt to make himself the source of good through works.
Likewise, when God took His people out of the captivity of Egypt and led them to safety, He required nothing but faith. But the people were focused on human effort. The people called out for the law by saying, “We will do all that is commanded.” They trusted in their obedience as the source of good.
When man tries to make himself an equal to God, the Lord invites him to do so. If you want to be perfectly acceptable to God, here is what good looks like. Give it your best shot. However, when mankind makes himself the source of good, the standard that measures good will be applied. The law is the straight stick of righteousness that is laid beside man to reveal whether he measures up. The law does not make man good. The law is the litmus test that says, are you perfect, or do you fall short?
This is why the Bible calls the law our tutor (or school master) that brings us to Christ. It teaches man that he is not the source of good, and then points to Christ. ...
Series: Help! I Think I've Committed the Unpardonable Sin Why the Cross Makes This Impossible
Eddie Snipes
2 Timothy 1:7
2 Timothy 1:7, For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
If God hasn’t given us a spirit of fear, then why do so many belief systems associate God with anger, condemnation, and the threat of judgment? As discussed in a previous chapter, part of the problem stems from the confusion of mixing the Old and New Covenants.
The Old Covenant was designed to prove to mankind that goodness only comes from God. Twice in biblical history, man substituted God’s righteousness for human effort. Adam rejected the goodness of God to pursue the temptation of the serpent, who said, “You can know good and evil.” Adam stepped away from the tree of life, where everything was a gift of God, to take hold of the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil, to attempt to make himself the source of good through works.
Likewise, when God took His people out of the captivity of Egypt and led them to safety, He required nothing but faith. But the people were focused on human effort. The people called out for the law by saying, “We will do all that is commanded.” They trusted in their obedience as the source of good.
When man tries to make himself an equal to God, the Lord invites him to do so. If you want to be perfectly acceptable to God, here is what good looks like. Give it your best shot. However, when mankind makes himself the source of good, the standard that measures good will be applied. The law is the straight stick of righteousness that is laid beside man to reveal whether he measures up. The law does not make man good. The law is the litmus test that says, are you perfect, or do you fall short?
This is why the Bible calls the law our tutor (or school master) that brings us to Christ. It teaches man that he is not the source of good, and then points to Christ. ...
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