So, John 12:44
was in my reading today but I read John12:24 instead, just after I responded to Chuck’s comments on yesterday’s post. I cannot tell you how many times I have read the “wrong” verse and it dealt with issues I was facing. Ditto today.
The message in John 12:44 is that to be fruitful we must die. That’s harsh. The interesting thing is what other passages say about this death thing. Romans 6:3 – 7 tells us that if we have trusted Christ, we have been baptized into His death. So we are dead. Colossians 3:1 – 4 tells us the same thing.
The interesting thing is that in Romans 6:11 and Colossians 3:2, Paul tells us that we are to think differently because of this truth. In Romans 6:11 we are to “consider” ourselves dead to sin. It can be translated reckon as well. In Colossians 3:2 we are to set our minds on above.
That is hard for me to grasp. Trusting Christ causes me to die and my life becomes His. All then I have to do is remember that. I must intentionally consider myself dead, and set my mind on the above, which results in fruit.
Sounds easy.
Doesn’t seem to be in practice.
was in my reading today but I read John12:24 instead, just after I responded to Chuck’s comments on yesterday’s post. I cannot tell you how many times I have read the “wrong” verse and it dealt with issues I was facing. Ditto today. is that to be fruitful we must die. That’s harsh. The interesting thing is what other passages say about this death thing. Romans 6:3 – 7 tells us that if we have trusted Christ, we have been baptized into His death. So we are dead. Colossians 3:1 – 4 tells us the same thing.The interesting thing is that in Romans 6:11
and Colossians 3:2, Paul tells us that we are to think differently because of this truth. In Romans 6:11 we are to “consider” ourselves dead to sin. It can be translated reckon as well. In Colossians 3:2 we are to set our minds on above.That is hard for me to grasp. Trusting Christ causes me to die and my life becomes His. All then I have to do is remember that. I must intentionally consider myself dead, and set my mind on the above, which results in fruit.
Sounds easy.
Doesn’t seem to be in practice.
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