Encouragement
The Sting of Death
1 Cor 15:56-57
The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Praise the Lord!!!!
Our God, the creator of the heaven and earth, commanded us that we shall surely die when we eat of the forbidden fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
He wanted us to live peacefully and enjoy what He has provided for us. But we choose to be disobedient. Death began to reign because of one man's offence.
But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. Rom 5:15
I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. Jn 8:24
For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) Rom 5:17
Death is described as ...
- The cessation of life and all associated processes;
- The end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
- The final part of something.
It is simply defined as the termination of life. Death is the effect of sin.
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom 6:23
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. Heb 9:27-28
Death is not a debt of nature, it happens but once to all human beings (Heb 9:27) and it is universal (Gen 3:19)
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. Gen 3:19
Death also is necessary (lk 2:28-30), it is a vehicle to transmit us into the other side. That is between the living and the dead or physical and spiritual is death, so in effect there are two sides of death.
The processes of death begins with a sting....kentron..gk, which means ...a point, ...a sting, ...a poison, ...a goad, ...a prick.
What is this sting? It is the sting of sin.
This Sin ...hamartia..gk, means ...offence, ...to miss the mark, ...to err, ...to sin, ...offend, ...trespass will sting and begin to poison you to death in every area of your life.
The cause of stealing, killing and destruction in the world and country today is because of the sting from Sin. When we allow ourselves to be goaded by the distractions in this world and refuse to be content with the provision of God, we will be stung by the poison of sin.
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 1 Tim 6:10
Jesus said go and sin no more. Consider it thoughtfully.
Sin is a door, darkness, Satan and legal right for Satan to enter and wreck havoc in your life. But the good news is Jesus has by death taken away its sting for all followers.
Do you have the seed of God in you? If you do, you cannot sin but prevent yourself from being stung.
We have been made free ...eleutheroo..gk, meaning ...to liberate, to exempt, ...deliver, ...make free, from Sin by Jesus' death, paying all that stood against us to poison our soul to death.
So stand in the liberty where Christ has made us free.
That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear, In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life. Lk 1:74-75
Beloved, there is a spiritual death in trespasses and sins, that is death of the soul under the power of sin (Rom 8:6, Eph 2:1, Col 2:13)
By this death because of the sting of sin, Satan possesses that license to poison you and all that is associated with you both physically and spiritually. He can sting your body with sickness which is an incipient death and sting your possession to failure and setback.
If your finances, possession and your life will fail and die then it will come from the sting of death which is Sin.
As Christians, we are a people of faith and live by faith therefore whatever we do and does not come from faith is a Sin which will sting to poison your life.
Warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul. Eze 3:21
You have been made free from the sting from Sin therefore, Sin Not beloved and deliver your soul from entering into bondage and trap and death. Live by the Spirit of life in Jesus Christ which has cancelled that sting of the law of Sin and the law of death.
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. Rom 8:2
Live in the Word of God which cleanses and washes our feet daily from every sting of death laid privily on our way.
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Ps 91:1, 3
Stay blessed beloved!!!
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