Brother Michael's Devotional
"Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one." Job 14:4
What exactly is the state of man? Are we creatures that have some minor defects but all in all possess a natural good inside of us or are we totally separated from God and unable to come to Him?
Friend, man is a person, which means we possess a mind, a will and emotion and all three facets of mankind's person are totally separated from God and unable to comprehend, come to or love Him.
We learn from the book of Romans chapter 8 verse 7 that "the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be." We also learn from I Corinthians 2:14 that "the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them." Notice how the Bible uses the word can. Can is a word of ability and the natural man's mind is unable to be subject to the law of God or comprehend that which is spiritual.
Now look at John Chapter 5 verse 40 where Jesus was speaking to the Jews and said "ye will not come to me, that ye might have life." What was there problem? Was God not allowing them to come? No, they were unable to come, their will was, by it's very nature, in complete rebellion against God. Look at John chapter 6 verse 44 where Jesus said, "No man can come to me." Once again we have the word can, man is unable to come to God without a supernatural operation of God.
Lastly, look to Romans chapter 1 verse verse 30 where the Apostle Paul declares mankind in it's corrupt descent to be "haters of God." Man is unable to love God without God first imparting him the ability to love, (I John 4:19.)
Friend, all men are born dead to God and are separated in their mind, will and emotion from Him. Simply going forward in a church service, taking the minister by the hand and being baptized is of no use to those that are dead and alienated from God. The message this world needs to hear and which we must proclaim is "Ye must be born again." On this hinges man's salvation for without the new birth no man can see the Kingdom of God.
"Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
What exactly is the state of man? Are we creatures that have some minor defects but all in all possess a natural good inside of us or are we totally separated from God and unable to come to Him?
Friend, man is a person, which means we possess a mind, a will and emotion and all three facets of mankind's person are totally separated from God and unable to comprehend, come to or love Him.
We learn from the book of Romans chapter 8 verse 7 that "the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be." We also learn from I Corinthians 2:14 that "the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them." Notice how the Bible uses the word can. Can is a word of ability and the natural man's mind is unable to be subject to the law of God or comprehend that which is spiritual.
Now look at John Chapter 5 verse 40 where Jesus was speaking to the Jews and said "ye will not come to me, that ye might have life." What was there problem? Was God not allowing them to come? No, they were unable to come, their will was, by it's very nature, in complete rebellion against God. Look at John chapter 6 verse 44 where Jesus said, "No man can come to me." Once again we have the word can, man is unable to come to God without a supernatural operation of God.
Lastly, look to Romans chapter 1 verse verse 30 where the Apostle Paul declares mankind in it's corrupt descent to be "haters of God." Man is unable to love God without God first imparting him the ability to love, (I John 4:19.)
Friend, all men are born dead to God and are separated in their mind, will and emotion from Him. Simply going forward in a church service, taking the minister by the hand and being baptized is of no use to those that are dead and alienated from God. The message this world needs to hear and which we must proclaim is "Ye must be born again." On this hinges man's salvation for without the new birth no man can see the Kingdom of God.
"Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
posted by Michael @ 3:11 PM
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