Circumstances and
Consequences
Seminar 216-03
June 3-6, 2009
Seminar Topic:
The Two Witnesses
– Part III
Larry Wilson
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Romans 7:16
And if I do what I do not want to do,
I agree that the law is good.
Romans 7:17
As it is, it is no longer I myself
who do it, but it is sin living in
me.
Romans 7:18
I know that nothing good lives in me,
that is, in my sinful nature. For
what I desire to do what is good, but
I cannot carry it out.
Romans 7:19
For what I do is not the good I want
to do; no, the evil I do not want to
do—this I keep on doing.
Romans 7:20
Now if I do what I do not want to do,
it is no longer I who do it, but it
is the sin living in me that does it.
Romans 7:21
So I find this law at work: When I
want to do good, evil is right there
with me.
Romans 7:22
For my inner being I delight in
God’s law;
Romans 7:23
but I see another law at work in my
members of my body, waging war
against the law of my mind and making
me a prisoner of the law of sin at
work within my members.
Romans 7:24
What a wretched man I am! Who will
rescue me from this body of death?
Yes, we might go two
days without sinning, but we will
sin. Our carnal nature will ambush us
and before we know what happened, we
will sin.
1 John 1:8
If we claim to be without sin, we
deceive ourselves and the truth is
not in us.
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is
faithful and just and will forgive us
our sins and purify us from all
unrighteousness.
1 John 1:10
If we claim we have not sinned, we
make him out to be a liar and his
word has no place in our lives.
1 John 2:1
My dear children, I write this to you
so that you will not sin. But if
anybody does sin, we have one who
speaks to the Father in our
defense—Jesus Christ, the
Righteous One.
1 John 2:2
He is the atoning sacrifice for our
sins, and not only for our s but also
the sins of the whole world.
1 John 5:16
If anyone sees his brother commit a
sin that does not lead to death, he
should pray and God will give him
life. I refer to those whose sin does
not lead to death. There is a sin
that leads to death. I am not saying
that he should pray about that.
1 John 5:17
All wrongdoing is sin, and there is
sin that does not lead to death.
1 John 5:18
We know that anyone born of God does
not continue to sin; the one who was
born of God keeps him safe, and the
evil one cannot harm him.”
What have we learned?
1. Until
the carnal nature is removed,
everyone will sin.
2.
Accidental sins do not lead to death,
but they can produce some nasty
results.
3.
Because the carnal nature cannot be
totally subdued, God plans to remove
it from the living after they are
judged.
God is going to remove
the law of sin and write his two laws
in our hearts and minds.
Here’s the deal:
In every born again
heart, there is a wolf and a lamb.
The wolf is the carnal
nature and the lamb is the spiritual
nature.
If we feed the sinful
nature, it becomes strongest. If we
feed the spiritual nature, it becomes
strongest.
Which do we feed most?
Do you find that you
have no time to get into the Word to
study?
It is so easy to get
our hands on junk food – the
stuff that feeds the carnal nature.
It is so easy to get
busy and starve the spiritual nature.
It is so easy to allow
the cares of this life to rob us of
getting enough spiritual food.
During the Great
Tribulation, God will test everyone
of us --- not to see if we are
perfect or sinless, but to see if we
truly love Him first and our neighbor
as our self.
John 13:34
“A new command I give you: Love
one another. As I have loved you, so
you must love one another.
John 13:35
By this all men will know that you
are my disciples, if you love one
another.”
During the judgment of
the living, Jesus will determine our
destiny based on our actions because
our actions will show what we love
most.
Luke 12:29
And do not set your heart on what you
will eat or drink; do not worry about
it.
Luke 12:30
For the pagan world runs after such
things, and the Father knows that you
need them.
Luke 12:31
But seek his kingdom, and these
things will be given to you as well.
Luke 12:32
“Do not be afraid, little flock,
for your Father has been pleased to
give you the kingdom.
Luke 12:33
Sell your possessions and give to the
poor. Provide purses for yourselves
that will not wear out, a treasure in
heaven that will not be exhausted,
where no thief comes near and no
month destroys.
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