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Old 11-16-2009, 06:02 AM
 
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The biggest enemy we have is ourselves .
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Old 11-18-2009, 10:33 AM
 
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Exactly.

The righteousness of God is His nature, not ours - thus the need for the carnal life to die...spiritually crucified, if we hear the commandment of Jesus to take up our cross.

That's the purpose, to empty us of the Adamic nature, so that He may fill us with His nature. His nature doesn't sin, doesn't doubt, isn't selfish, etc. That's why Jesus fulfilled the commandments, and that's why if any man is in Christ he is a new creature. All things are made new.
The ROG is my nature now because when Christ died He took my sin nature and in return gave me a wonderful free gift - HIS righteousness i.e. His purity, His perfection, and, yes, His holiness. It is a spiritual paradigm shift that, once fully understood, has us doing cartwheels of joy; it is exactly like being born again all over again. Yet, sadly, for something so readily understood once the revelation is received, it is so difficult for many believers to grab hold of.
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