Romans 8:8 " So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God".
Only those who have God the Father and Jesus the Son dwelling in them through the power of the Holy Spirit are considered"children of God".Saints God leads his children with his spirit,he doesn't drive them.God's Spirit empowers only those who choose to serve Him.So we must not let sin reign in our mortal body,that we should obey it in its lust.And we should not present our members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present our members as instruments of righteousness to God".See God through His Spirit, will help us live righteously.If we respond He will instill more and more of His divine nature and character in us.But He will not force us.We must trust Him to help us so we can act in faith,and as we need more faith, He will provide it.
Anyone who claims to be a converted follower of Christ who has truly repented and received the indwelling power of God through the Holy Spirit is sorely mistaken about his status in God's sight. Such a person's outlook on life is still being shaped mostly by his fleshly feelings,desires and impulses because, "the flesh lusts against the Spirit,and the Spirit against the flesh.Without God's Spirit no one can fully comprehend the Holy Scriptures.God's help, through His Spirit, is essential for us to attain that level of understanding.When we receive God's Spirit we are no more than spiritual infants.But we should begin growing by quickly learning the basics of God's way of life,by thriving on the milk of the Word.If we do, God will work in us, through the Holy Spirit, to transform our lives.
God expects us to study the Holy Scriptures so we will correctly understand them.He wants us to learn how to effectively apply His word to our daily lives.Through His spirit, God helps us incorporate this understanding into our character,thus patterning it after His character,His divine nature.He wants us to be strong enough to walk after the Spirit and not fulfill the lust of the flesh.No amount of effort on our part, unless it is accompanied by the power of God's Spirit, would ever shape us into what God wants us to be.But with his Spirit working in us we become His workmanship,enabled to perform works truly pleasing to Him, thus allowing us to live a life pleasing to God................
Saints God is not impressed by the fancy self righteous names we give ourselves, or the size of the congregations we worship in.If you truly want to please God,walk in the truth of his word,being led by his spirit.
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