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.
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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