15.21 WALK – As you therefore have received Christ, so walk in Him
Today, we will end off with one last verse on walking in the New Covenant. It is a powerful verse that sums it all up. It says that the way that we walk in Christ should be the same way that we received Christ.
(Col 2:6-7)
As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, 7 rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
How did we receive Christ? – by grace through faith. Not by the law or through the works of the law. So how should we walk the Christian walk? In the same way we got saved – by grace through faith (Eph 2:8-9).
We have shown you so many verses that simply reaffirm each other. Paul says that the righteous shall live by faith. He talks about the fact that we live in the dispensation of grace. And finally, Paul tells us that we reign in life through the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness. So the overcoming Christian life is experienced when we walk in the power of His grace.
(Rom 5:17)
17 For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive ABUNDANCE OF GRACE and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.)
Brethren, have you been struggling in your Christian walk? Do you desire to experience reigning in life – over sickness, and circumstances, and the powers of darkness? Or do you desire to be empowered in your ministry to impact more people? Whatever it is, the secret is as follows:
In the same way that you received Christ, so walk in Him.
Like my, you received salvation by grace. You were probably touched by the love of God when you responded to the altar call. You felt your sins washed away and you felt brand new. It was so lovely. But the problem started when you were introduced to the Christian religion – where you had to perform to be accepted by Him. You had to serve and to fulfill His demands to be blessed by Him. That was how I backslided for years.
If that is your experience, it means that you started by grace but continued in the law. Today, God wants you to walk in the same power of His grace that brought you to Him in the first place. When you do so, you will reign in life.
(Col 2:6-7)
As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, 7 rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
How did we receive Christ? – by grace through faith. Not by the law or through the works of the law. So how should we walk the Christian walk? In the same way we got saved – by grace through faith (Eph 2:8-9).
We have shown you so many verses that simply reaffirm each other. Paul says that the righteous shall live by faith. He talks about the fact that we live in the dispensation of grace. And finally, Paul tells us that we reign in life through the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness. So the overcoming Christian life is experienced when we walk in the power of His grace.
(Rom 5:17)
17 For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive ABUNDANCE OF GRACE and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.)
Brethren, have you been struggling in your Christian walk? Do you desire to experience reigning in life – over sickness, and circumstances, and the powers of darkness? Or do you desire to be empowered in your ministry to impact more people? Whatever it is, the secret is as follows:
In the same way that you received Christ, so walk in Him.
Like my, you received salvation by grace. You were probably touched by the love of God when you responded to the altar call. You felt your sins washed away and you felt brand new. It was so lovely. But the problem started when you were introduced to the Christian religion – where you had to perform to be accepted by Him. You had to serve and to fulfill His demands to be blessed by Him. That was how I backslided for years.
If that is your experience, it means that you started by grace but continued in the law. Today, God wants you to walk in the same power of His grace that brought you to Him in the first place. When you do so, you will reign in life.
posted by Joshua Lye @ 11:52 PM
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