"Let all that you do be done in love" (1 Corinthians 16:14).
As believers God knows our good works for, our love for and our faith in Jesus. He is a rewarder of those who believe in Him in Christ. As believers we reject immorality, in the flesh we will battle, but in the Spirit we can overcome the temptations of the world. We will always be convicted by Holy Spirit to return to Him but our free will allows us to choose whom we will serve. Where sin abounds God’s grace abounds more and He wants no one to perish. He wants all of His creation to repent of our unbelief and live in His love that He freely gives to those who accept Jesus the Christ who died for our sins. We are transformed by the power of Holy Spirit not in ourselves. In Christ within we continually are dying to the flesh as we live in His power.
Romans 7:25 So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.
All of Scripture, the Old Testament and the New Testament, is profitable for learning the ways of God. We need to spend time in reading it! Carla
Romans 7:10 And the commandment, which was to bring life, I found to bring death. 11 For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it killed me. 12 Therefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy and just and good. The New King James Version
Once the law identified sin, the person recognized sin—as well as the guilt and condemnation that it brings. Since the law did not empower obedience, sin operated without opposition. Paul does not blame the law for death; it was intended to bring life by revealing God’s will for humanity. However, sin took advantage of human weakness through the law. Faithlife Study Bible
Since the law points out the path of righteousness, it points to life. But since sin reigns in our natures, the law means judgment and death for us. When we focus on the law we are deceived into sinning, which thus “kills” our spiritual lives. The NKJV Study Bible
law (Gk. nomos) (6:14; 7:21–23, 25; 8:2–4; Gal. 2:16; 5:3; Heb. 8:4) Strong’s #3551: The Greek term for law here means an inward principle of action—either good or evil—operating with the regularity of a law. The term also designates a standard for a person’s life. The apostle Paul described three such laws. The first is called “the law of sin” which was operating through his flesh, causing him to sin. Paul, like all other believers, needed another law to overcome “the law of sin.” This is “the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus,” which makes us “free from the law of sin and death” (8:2). By following this law, believers can actually fulfill the righteous requirements of God’s law (8:4)—which is the third law in this section; it is the standard for human action that corresponds to the righteous nature of God.
1 Timothy 1:5 (ESV) "The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.”
Luke 10:26–28 He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?”So he answered and said, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’ ”…
The God who spoke creation into existence so loved the world that He gave His only Son for us (John 3:16). In truth, the gospel is not a human idea about how to reach God; it is God's idea to bring humanity back into relationship with Himself. First Timothy 1:9 reminds us that on our own, we are "lawless and disobedient." Our salvation could only come from the Lord. Paul encouraged Timothy to remember that "the aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith" (1 Timothy 1:5, emphasis added). These virtues cannot come solely by our desire for them; they come from the supernatural indwelling of the Spirit of God. Once we place our trust in Jesus, His Spirit comes to dwell within us, and He is the source of love that flows through us (Galatians 5:22-25). The true gospel says it took the crucifixion of His only Son for us to know Him and spend eternity with Him. Salvation was His idea, not ours.
God not only knows us, but He desires to fill us with His Spirit and to give us abundant life, both on this earth and in eternity, through Christ (John 10:10). That is His story, "the gospel of the glory of the blessed God" (1 Timothy 1:11).
Yes, our God is glorious and blessed … First5
Where there is no love, put love and you will find love. St. John of the Cross
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