We hear so many differing thoughts about what is true and what isn't true about God's Word. We don't come out and say, "I think God's Word isn't true," but we might think that. Anyone who calls themselves a Christian, would not say, "I think God is a liar" or "God's Word isn't true." We might though use more subtle words by saying, "That's passed away, that's only for certain people, that was only for the early Church and the apostles, you never know what God might do, or that might not be God's will."
Ps.119:89(Amp) says, "Forever, O Lord, Your Word is settled in Heaven (stands firm as the heavens)." Jer.1:12(Amp) says, "Then said the Lord to me, You have seen well, for I am alert and active, watching over My Word to perform it." Jesus tells us in Luke21;33(Amp), "The sky and the earth (the universe, the world) will pass away, but My Words will not pass away." These are only a few scriptures that show the faithfulness of God's Word and His Promises. Paul was questioned about the validity of God's Words in Rom.3:4(Amp), where he answered, "By no means! Let God be found true though every human being is false and a liar, as it is written, That you may be justified and shown to be upright in what you say, and prevail when you are judged by sinful men."
Many struggle with Rom.3:10(Amp) which says, "None is righteous, just and truthful and upright and conscientious, no, not one. No one understands (no one intelligently discerns or comprehends); no one seeks out God.We need to continue reading Verses22-24, which says, "Namely, the righteousness of God which comes by believing with personal trust and confident reliance of Jesus Christ (the Messiah), and it is meant for all who believe for there is no difference [between Jew and Gentile] Since all have sinned and are fallen short of the honor and glory which God bestows and receives. All have been made justified and made upright and in right standing with God, freely and gratuitously by His Free Grace (His unmerited favor and mercy) through the Redemption which is provided in Christ Jesus."
We mostly misunderstand righteousness, because of our personal failures and shortcomings. We must keep our faith in Jesus, Who has no shortcomings and failures. I would much rather walk with God based on Jesus' success, instead of my own ability to be righteous. I don't need to get born-again every time I fall short in my walk with God. We can rely on God's Word to keep me and His mercy to keep me, through the Redemption in Jesus.
We don't purposely set out to sin, but we're still learning and growing in God's knowledge and His Grace of Who He has called us to be. When we're born, both physically and spiritually, we don't walk in the knowledge of adulthood. We don't throw children away, because their diapers need changed or their bottle is empty, because we know they will learn. We know too that love and grace will bring them into maturity.
Let's take God at His Word and stop trying to change His Word, in order to match our inefficiencies. When we see another believer fall sick, we can't disregard Is.53:5(Amp) which says, "But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our guilt and iniquities; the chastisement (needful to obtain) peace and well-being for us was upon Him, and with the stripes (that wounded) Him we are healed and made whole." Even if we're currently sick, we must determine in our hearts what we will believe and stand on it.
Don't fall under condemnation because you've missed it. Get back into God's Word, until it's more true than anything else. We, the Body of Christ, were never called to surrender to anything but Jesus. If we continue to fight, then we will win, because we're already over-comers in Him. Let's look unto the "Author and Finisher of our faith," because His faith is now our faith too. Find hope in God's Word until it pushes out hopelessness. Is it easy? Not always, but it worked when you called upon Him when you were dead in trespass and sin. Didn't it? God's Word tells us in Eph.2:6(Amp), "And He raised us up together with Him and made us sit down together (giving us joint seating with Him) in the Heavenly sphere (by virtue of our being) in Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed One)."
God's Word will help us learn to function as citizens of Heaven and walk as His sons and daughters here on earth. We don't grow up instantly, but 2Cor.3:18(Amp) we "Go from glory to glory and from faith to faith." Don't get discouraged and become content where you are, because God has so much more for you to experience in Him, while we're on this earth. Paul encourages believers in Heb.12:1(Amp) to "Run the race, keep the faith and finish the course, endure until the end."
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