Matthew1344
Puritan Board Sophomore
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." (Matthew 5:4 ESV)
What does it look like to morn over your sin and at the same time have in mind Romans 8:1?
My friends at starbucks were talking about how we should always walk in victory as Christians, and live in Romans 8. They said we should never go back to Romans 6 "Wretched man that I am", and walk there.
They were older than me and have been Christian for (20+)-(60+) years, so i didn't challenge them too much on this. I wanted to just think over it for a bit and go back to them. Didn't want to talk to quick and look silly haha.
Im just not sure if you are not supposed to go through times of being hit by the truck called "Romans 6:Wretched Man that I Am". I think God even puts you right in the middle of the road so to be sure that you get smashed for your good and his glory.
After you get hit with this, then the Lord brings you to morn over your sin that you have sinned against him. As Christians there is only one place to go at this point and that is to Christ on the cross. We know that in him we are forgiven and that he has already put away that sin. Now, and only after reflection on Christ, can you get up with even more assurance of the victory in Christ than you had before, and know that there is now no condemnation in Christ, even for people like us "the wretched sinners".
So I say that to ask, how do we know in our time of morning it is a good morning like the one Jesus advocates for in Matt 5 and not a morning that when done is attesting that Christ's sacrifice isn't enough for us and that we must go into a deep "work depression" to make ourselves acceptable to God?
Let me know if this doesn't make since. It is 12:48 am here and I'm a little tired ha
What does it look like to morn over your sin and at the same time have in mind Romans 8:1?
My friends at starbucks were talking about how we should always walk in victory as Christians, and live in Romans 8. They said we should never go back to Romans 6 "Wretched man that I am", and walk there.
They were older than me and have been Christian for (20+)-(60+) years, so i didn't challenge them too much on this. I wanted to just think over it for a bit and go back to them. Didn't want to talk to quick and look silly haha.
Im just not sure if you are not supposed to go through times of being hit by the truck called "Romans 6:Wretched Man that I Am". I think God even puts you right in the middle of the road so to be sure that you get smashed for your good and his glory.
After you get hit with this, then the Lord brings you to morn over your sin that you have sinned against him. As Christians there is only one place to go at this point and that is to Christ on the cross. We know that in him we are forgiven and that he has already put away that sin. Now, and only after reflection on Christ, can you get up with even more assurance of the victory in Christ than you had before, and know that there is now no condemnation in Christ, even for people like us "the wretched sinners".
So I say that to ask, how do we know in our time of morning it is a good morning like the one Jesus advocates for in Matt 5 and not a morning that when done is attesting that Christ's sacrifice isn't enough for us and that we must go into a deep "work depression" to make ourselves acceptable to God?
Let me know if this doesn't make since. It is 12:48 am here and I'm a little tired ha