A Scary Thought For Some...

What could be a scary thought for some? How bout' this--The thought that as a Christian you can do whatever you want......scary?

Consider this Bible verse:

"All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify." 1 Corinthians 10:23

All things are lawful for me? That flies in the face of traditional thinking about Christian morals, rights and wrongs--Doesn't it?

You see as Christians we are no longer slaves to the law. In amazing mercy, Jesus was the sacrifice that allowed us to be forgiven of our sins by no work of our own. So that we were no longer subject to trying to live up to God's perfect standards (the laws) And we were given the Christ's life in exchange for our own by the grace of God.

So we are truly free to do whatever we want, because the law no longer applies to us. Woo hoo! Now that's freedom! It's so sad to see so many people that see the Christian life as a life that is summed up by a comment such as:

"If you're a good Christian, everything is a sin"

This is the definitely one of the most incorrect yet universally accepted doctrines of the secular, and sadly, Christian world. I guess this verse was skimmed over.

Before you get crazy and start to plan your debaucherous plight through every forbidden pleasure imaginable, pay attention to the rest of the verse. When you read the rest you start to get a handle on why this isn't so scary after all. "but not all things are helpful...but not all things edify."

You have the freedom to do whatever you want. But what will keep you from doing the things that aren't "helpful" and don't "edify"? Well, remember when I said that you received the life of Christ in exchange for your own at salvation?

Christ's life is the key. You won't have to worry about what is right or wrong. You don't need laws to tell you. Your identity is a righteous one, so your natural nature is to glorify God and to do the things that please him!

You have a little thing called a conscience that lets you know when you're messing up. And God is able to keep you from stumbling. A personal relationship with God will keep you from sin.

Galatians 5:16 says, "Walk in the Spirit and [then] you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh." Don't get it twisted and try to Not fulfill the lust of the flesh to walk in the spirit.

For some reason, probably due to their engrained behavior orientated nature, most people read this verse as "if you don't fulfill the lust of the flesh then you'll be walking in the spirit." or at least that's how most people put it to use.

Most Christians see their Christian walk as one where they try to reach the righteousness of God by trying to make their behavior fall in line first. Relying on our power to bring us to the spiritual place we want to be at is a mistake and most often leads to failure.

Tis' a shame I say. If this were a math equation you would have an order of operations that must be followed to get to the correct answer. The order of operations isn't behaving like a Christian to walk in the spirit. It is walking in the spirit, then you will not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

Your behavior will fall in line when you are "walking in the spirit." Because the object of your concern will be your righteous father. You are allowing him to express his life through you and he knows no other way than to do it righteously and avoiding "the lusts of the flesh" or sin.

That's one of the keys to being successful in most anything in life. Your Focus. Look around for my other article, "your Focus determines your reality", to find out more about how your focus is Crucial to the success of any endeavor.

I hope this article has challenged you to look at the object of your faith Jesus and opened up communication with him over this "scary thought", I look forward to hearing from you!

-=-=-==-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

"Who Else Wants to Experience The Abundant, Care-free Life of Being a Better Christian Day In and Day Out and Experiencing the Guiltless Joy of Living Life Without Limits or Having to Worry About Following a Bunch of Uptight Rules?" Click Here> http://www.ChristThroughMe.com/CTMbook.html

-=-=-==-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

---

The Cuddlies

I finally went to the dentist today. I had been... Read More

In Search of a Teacher of Spirit: Eleven Conscious Considerations

Many of us are on an inward or outward path-to... Read More

A Merry Heart is Like a Medicine

When the body of Christ isn't protected we become vulnerable... Read More

Anam Cara - Making Sense of Life

We make sense of our world via the senses. The... Read More

A New Beginning

Sometimes showing up for life can seem like a major... Read More

Echos Transition

Echo was a flea-bitten gray horse, with brown speckles everywhere,... Read More

Can You Live The Christ Life?

Were you lied to as newborn Christian? I was...let me... Read More

Understanding a Tarot Card Reading

Getting the most from a Tarot card reading relies on... Read More

What Does God Want From Me? A Personal Revelation of Conviction Verses Condemnation

It's strange how my life today looks wildly different from... Read More

Let Go Of My EgGO--Pride Cometh Before A Fall!

Years ago a commercial ran for eggo waffles. It showed... Read More

Spiritual Healing: In The School of Christ

Spiritual healing of the sick in Christ has many Christians... Read More

Oh, God. What Do I Do Now?

Uh, oh. I'm in trouble now. I found God. Now... Read More

Loving Your Neighbors

If I speak in the tongues of men and of... Read More

Loving Kindness - A Meditation

The practice of meditating on loving-kindness may be over two... Read More

Are You Hooked to the Power Source?

As Christian's we are often very independent. We try to... Read More

Negative Disturbances

Whenever we have the opportunity to make human assessments, the... Read More

God Lives and Heals Today

I have a confession.I used to have doubts about God's... Read More

Do Not Believe In God

God poetry is one of my favorite genres, although I... Read More

Astrology & The Bible: Age of Aquarius

The normal Aquarian preoccupation with rational science is clearly seen... Read More

A People in Exile (Part 1)

Second Isaiah, so called because his book of prophecy was... Read More

The CAB Approach to Spiritual Growth

I have been thinking a lot about the spiritual growth... Read More

Living The Lords Prayer

Luke 11:1 And it came to pass, that, as... Read More

What Is The Universal Subconscious?

There are many different and interchangeable terms that are used... Read More

Religion and Spirituality - What Differentiates Religion from Spirituality?

Religion is "absolute truth of life" of the physical manifested... Read More

Tarot Spreads: The Planetary Spread, for Insights into a Personality

The Planetary Spread is an excellent layout to use when... Read More

The 5 Elemental Codes: Seeing Your World Through the Eyes of Universal Understanding (Part 1)

This article is the 1st part of an open response... Read More

Love and Light

Seems that everyone who writes to me signs their letters... Read More

Understanding the Gospel of Matthew and Why it Matters - Part 2

Matthew 1:1-17The Genealogy of Jesus Christ1 The book of the... Read More

The Garden of Agony (Part 2)

David understood the aguish only those who have chosen to... Read More

Our God of More than Enough

There is no shortage in the abundance of blessings we... Read More

A Servants Heart

Do you have a servant's heart? Has God blessed you... Read More

Ego, Duality, and Paradise (Why You Cant Get to Paradise on an Ego Trip)

If you've been on a conscious spiritual journey for any... Read More

Terminal Diagnosis and Putting Our House in Order

In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the... Read More