I really enjoy your videos! I'd like to chime in a bit on this one. I agree with all you said, and I'd also like to add something that some churches don't typically teach, unfortunately. To put it simply: Don't' focus on sin. Focus on Jesus. "Let me explain, no, there is too much, let me sum up..." When Peter stepped out of the boat, as long as his focus was on God, he was a wave-walker. But as soon as he put is focus elsewhere (the storm, wind, rain, waves, etc) he began to sink. Same with sin. If I'm driving my car, and hit a fence post, then start driving down the road, focusing on the fence posts, the more likely I am to hit another (or something else). Why? Because we (humans) tend to steer where we are looking. If we focus on sin, we will probably keep sinning. The Feast of Unleavened Bread: We are told to get sin out of our homes. Takes one day (as to how Israel did it anyway). The rest of the Feast is about putting UNleavened bread in. Leavened bread equates to sin. Unleavened bread represents Christ. The majority of that time (The Feast Of Unleavened Bread) is not focused on sin. (Even though that seems to be the majority of sermons we get.) The focus is now on the Unleavened Bread, The Bread Of Life, ie. Christ. The more we fill our hearts and minds with HIM and His ways, the less room we have for the fleshly and carnal. Kind of like the parable of the empty house. Yes, you sweep it clean, but if it is not filled with good, then evil will just keep coming back. The opposite of sin, is not "not sinning". The real opposite of sin is doing GOOD! Right? The closer we are to Jesus, the more we try to emulate Him, live as He did in His righteous character, the less "room" there is for sin. As you probably know, the word "repent" in the Greek, doesn't mean to "stop sinning". It actually means to change one's mind. (ie. Change your mind towards God) Again, this tells me, the more I know God, and the more I try to emulate the Savior and King, and the more I take time to let God and His word shape my heart and life, the less I'll sin. (And Jesus get's the victory. Like with Peter when he was actually walking on the water, trusting in the Lord. It was ultimately Christ Who gave Peter the physics deifying ability.) The more I love God, the more I will love His law, and be attracted to His law,; the more I learn to trust Him and allow Him to mold and shape me into His image, the more He will chip out the sin and carnal flesh in me. Then victory belongs to Him. "All your base are belong to us!" (Man I hope you get that reference, otherwise I probably sound like I just had a keyboard stroke.) Anyway, you made some excellent points! TRUST in God is SUCH a HUGE factor! And to do that, we have to KNOW God. Intimately. So you basically said it. Focus on Jesus! (Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness... He'll take care of the rest) Understanding God's grace and His patience, mercy, and love for us as we grow (Fall down and get back up.) is another huge factor. As you said, we can't overcome sin... it's Jesus whom that victory belongs. But for some reason, many or our teachers seem to just "like" to focus on sin. On how not to live in the flesh, vs, how to live in the spirit. (Get sin out! Stop sinning! Law, law, law! You better shape up, or else you won't make it!) We hear it over and over and over (ad nauseum) in sermons each Sabbath. It'd be nice if they'd start to teach us more about living in the spirit (as Paul did) how to hand the battle over to Jesus, allowing Him to help us fight our enemy and claim HIS victory in us, as we are actually instructed to do. Who will save me from this body of death? Jesus will! (Romans7:24-25) Have a great Sabbath! And keep up the great videos! - Kin of a certain blonde friend of yours. ;)
Thank you for a message that goes to the heart of the matter about the pervasiveness of sin and the fact that we cannot battle it on our own and win. By the way - Jesus of Nazareth 6'1" and 186 pounds? He would have been a giant among the people of the middle east at that time where the average height was 5'1" to 5'5". Judas would never have had to point him out. (Time travel movies always get that wrong - making people of different eras the same height).
Thank you for this one!! I appreciate it!! I love the connection between the word of God and the short videos. It's wonderful thing!!!!🤗🤗🤗🥰🥰🥰
I really enjoy your videos! I'd like to chime in a bit on this one. I agree with all you said, and I'd also like to add something that some churches don't typically teach, unfortunately. To put it simply: Don't' focus on sin. Focus on Jesus.
"Let me explain, no, there is too much, let me sum up..." When Peter stepped out of the boat, as long as his focus was on God, he was a wave-walker. But as soon as he put is focus elsewhere (the storm, wind, rain, waves, etc) he began to sink. Same with sin. If I'm driving my car, and hit a fence post, then start driving down the road, focusing on the fence posts, the more likely I am to hit another (or something else). Why? Because we (humans) tend to steer where we are looking. If we focus on sin, we will probably keep sinning.
The Feast of Unleavened Bread: We are told to get sin out of our homes. Takes one day (as to how Israel did it anyway). The rest of the Feast is about putting UNleavened bread in. Leavened bread equates to sin. Unleavened bread represents Christ. The majority of that time (The Feast Of Unleavened Bread) is not focused on sin. (Even though that seems to be the majority of sermons we get.) The focus is now on the Unleavened Bread, The Bread Of Life, ie. Christ. The more we fill our hearts and minds with HIM and His ways, the less room we have for the fleshly and carnal. Kind of like the parable of the empty house. Yes, you sweep it clean, but if it is not filled with good, then evil will just keep coming back.
The opposite of sin, is not "not sinning". The real opposite of sin is doing GOOD! Right? The closer we are to Jesus, the more we try to emulate Him, live as He did in His righteous character, the less "room" there is for sin. As you probably know, the word "repent" in the Greek, doesn't mean to "stop sinning". It actually means to change one's mind. (ie. Change your mind towards God)
Again, this tells me, the more I know God, and the more I try to emulate the Savior and King, and the more I take time to let God and His word shape my heart and life, the less I'll sin. (And Jesus get's the victory. Like with Peter when he was actually walking on the water, trusting in the Lord. It was ultimately Christ Who gave Peter the physics deifying ability.) The more I love God, the more I will love His law, and be attracted to His law,; the more I learn to trust Him and allow Him to mold and shape me into His image, the more He will chip out the sin and carnal flesh in me. Then victory belongs to Him. "All your base are belong to us!" (Man I hope you get that reference, otherwise I probably sound like I just had a keyboard stroke.)
Anyway, you made some excellent points! TRUST in God is SUCH a HUGE factor! And to do that, we have to KNOW God. Intimately. So you basically said it. Focus on Jesus! (Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness... He'll take care of the rest) Understanding God's grace and His patience, mercy, and love for us as we grow (Fall down and get back up.) is another huge factor. As you said, we can't overcome sin... it's Jesus whom that victory belongs.
But for some reason, many or our teachers seem to just "like" to focus on sin. On how not to live in the flesh, vs, how to live in the spirit. (Get sin out! Stop sinning! Law, law, law! You better shape up, or else you won't make it!) We hear it over and over and over (ad nauseum) in sermons each Sabbath. It'd be nice if they'd start to teach us more about living in the spirit (as Paul did) how to hand the battle over to Jesus, allowing Him to help us fight our enemy and claim HIS victory in us, as we are actually instructed to do.
Who will save me from this body of death? Jesus will! (Romans7:24-25)
Have a great Sabbath! And keep up the great videos!
- Kin of a certain blonde friend of yours. ;)
Thank you for a message that goes to the heart of the matter about the pervasiveness of sin and the fact that we cannot battle it on our own and win. By the way - Jesus of Nazareth 6'1" and 186 pounds? He would have been a giant among the people of the middle east at that time where the average height was 5'1" to 5'5". Judas would never have had to point him out. (Time travel movies always get that wrong - making people of different eras the same height).