DVORAK and other stuff
Well I’m learning DVORAK, therefore this entire blog has been written on a DVORAK keyboard layout. (And therefore took forever to type)
I haven’t been motivated to blog in several days… I think it’s because I’m trying to process Romans 6-8.
Quick summary:
In chapter 6 Paul basically talks about Jesus defeating death and, therefore, sin as well as sin not being our master anymore. In 7 he explains that believers in Christ are not bound by the power of the law, but by the Holy Spirit which is an even higher power then voices his frustration with the constant struggle that he has with sin. Chapter 8 then reinforces the “end of sin’s control over us.”
I have a constant struggle with sin.
“I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t. I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway.” Romans 7:18-19
I’m pretty discouraged when I screw up again and again and again because I say that I love Jesus. (7:22 –”I love God’s law with all my heart.”)
In fact I feel about like Paul and I begin to think I’m a “miserable person” (7:24) who must not really love Christ because He defeated death and I died with Him, therefore I assume that I should not be able to sin anymore.
That’s what Romans 6:14 says… “Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace.” Right?
Check this out though:
” So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.” Romans 7:23-25
How can both be true and apply?
6:14 declares that we as believers in Christ are now under God’s grace and that sin no longer condemns us to death, and does not say that we lack the ability to sin. Even though Christ died for all of our sins (and the fact that Christ is in us) we still have to contend with temptation and our natural bent towards sin. God does not take away our intrinsic sinful nature even though we desire it to be taken away.
Application (for me anyways):
I’m human and will screw up but that does not invalidate or eternally impact my relationship with Christ Jesus because “there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1 Learn from your mistakes and start new in Christ Jesus.
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I could go on and on. There is SO much stuff in Romans 6-8. I’m probably not because all this DVORAK takes its toll on you after only learning it last night.
