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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 2 – Intermediate)
Topic: WEAK (07/22/21)
Strength through Christ

“We have all sinned and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). “As it is written there is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no not one” (Romans 3: 10-12). The Apostle Paul described our nature with sin best when he wrote: “For I know that in me that is my flesh dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me, but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do” (Romans 7: 18-19). The Bible says that sin is a sign a weakness. “For the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak” (Matthew 26: 41). Our flesh is carnal and prone to sin. “For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh: but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be” (Romans 8:5-7). We all sin on a daily basis. We can commit sins that we are not consciously aware of. That is why we need Jesus and the gift of the Holy Spirit. “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit maketh intercession for us with groaning which cannot be uttered” (Romans 8: 26). Christ died for our sins and rose again the third day so that we could have the gift of eternal life. If you confess the Lord Jesus and believe with thy heart thou shalt be saved.

As born again Christians, our weak flesh has been crucified by faith and belief in Jesus Christ. Obedience to the word of God has crucified our flesh and God has filled us with his Holy Spirit. “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made (us) me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh; That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit” (Romans 8: 1-4).

As Christians we must live in the Spirit. We have to renew our minds on a daily basis with the word of God. “And be renewed in the Spirit of your mind. And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness” (Ephesians 4: 23-24).We are all under the law of Grace. “For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace” (Romans 6: 14).

We as Christians must stick together in faith and in love. If we see our fellow man struggling in their walk with God, we should lend a helping hand. “We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves let every one of us please his neighbor for his good to edification. For even Christ pleased not himself: but as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me” (Romans 15: 1-3). We should encourage them to continue to live holy and walk in the Spirit. Our flesh and our Spirit are in constant war with one another. That is why we need Jesus every day. “This I say to them, walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lusts of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh and those are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law” (Galatians 5: 16-18). Without Christ, we are all weak and sinful, but with him we are strong. “I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me” (Philippians 4: 13).
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Ruthie Alekseeva
07/31/21
You write well and have a good message. I couldn't see anything that could improve your writing :)
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
08/02/21
You do an excellent job of sifting through Scripture and finding verses that emphasize the topic. This is great for a Bible study, but it is about 90% direct quotes from the Bible. I'd love to see you focus on just one or two verses and expand on what it means to you or how God used those words to help you or someone else through a difficult time. It's great to read the verses, but I feel if you explained them more or gave examples it would help me understand in a way I might not otherwise. I can feel your passion to spread the Word of God and you definitely know the Bible well.
Bea Edwards 
08/03/21
Yes we are definitely in a battle with our own flesh, the world system, and the enemy.
You used a lot of great verses to demonstrate how needy we trurly are.

Some specific real life personal examples may have given your entry an intimate warm invitation into the Redeemer's arms rather than the Refiner's fire.

We need both, but in this day and age my preference is to be wooed into the Redeemer's embrace. I'm kinda burned to a crisp.