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God’s Will over Free Will
In theological conversations the concept of free will arises.
Do we have freedom of choice?
Are our decision made for us?
So on and so forth.
While this is part of a much larger conversation I surface this to bring clarity to the discussion of what dead works are.
There is something in Christianity we have come to learn “It is no longer I who lives but Christ in me.
Repentance from Dead Works is the Ultimate Surrender of our free will.
Elementary doctrines does not imply we should abandon instead that it serves us as a foundational building block
Not to give priority of one over another but each as part of our firm foundation.
Repentance from dead works is more than the act of Salvation
The covenant we are under is a greater covenant that purifies our conscience from dead works
This indicates dead works weigh us down and become our baggage
The purpose of this purification is to be able to serve the living God.
*lets define what dead works are
Dead Works-Things that Lead To Death
The easiest form of dead works are those which lead to death.
Pre-Christ everything we dead was considered dead.
The dead do not raise themselves to life through any amount of good deeds.
These actions not matter how good we believe them to be, are dead
Passions of the flesh
Desires of the minds and body
what led us to take the actions were selfish motivations to make the self feel good.
These are the works conquered on the cross.
Dead Works-Religious Traditions
Jesus was the harshest on the Religious Leaders
The greatest threat to each of us is doing things out of :
obligation
need to be seen
without checking in with the Holy Spirit
The second greatest threat is the work of religiosity
it is the failure to see people as God sees them
it is the work of using people for self gain.
The third greatest threat is the legalism that we ourselves cannot fulfill
The ceremonial law was fulfilled on the cross, but the law of God was engrained into our hearts.
Dead Works- Idolatry
The Jewish nation as well as the Greeks had a fascination in worshiping false Gods
Idolatry to us takes form in many ways
Our Jobs
Our Hobbies
Our Time
Our Money
Anything we are willing to put in front of God… What about in the way we “serve” God
These are the ones work not for the Lord but to be seated in high places
They did work that was of the Lord but not for the Lord
Work we do out of guilt, obligation, that is not given by the Holy Spirit.
Moving from Death to Life
It was sin that led to death
we are dead to sin alive in Christ
The drum beat is surrendering our Free Will to Put on the Will of God
in this act we seat God in His rightful place as Lord of our Lives
The suffering of our flesh is the surrender of our will
this subjection hurts bu
We do not stop living in the flesh, as imperfect as we are, we surrender our human passions and live for the will of God
Repentance from Dead Works is the work of:
Dying to the things that led to death: coming to the cross and repenting from the life we lived before Christ
Dying to Religiosity: not living into laws we can never fulfill especially when they have been fulfilled by Christ
Dying to Idolatry: in everything we do it for Christ
When we move from death to life we are surrendering the our free will and putting on the Will of the Father.
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