Michael Eaton
Hi Friends.
I'm reading a book by Michael Eaton.."living Under Grace"..It's preaches through Romans 6-7:25..awesome.
Here is a quote I really enjoyed..page 58
"Romans 6:11 is the first command in the letter.In romans 6, Paul begins with the facts. He does not rush to tell us what to do. We are not ready to be told what to do, until we know who and where we are. We are the children of Christ, we are risen with Christ. It is only when we have grasped hold of these things, that Paul will then tell us to deal with sin...
Often people rush to urge men and woman to live good lives. But Paul does not do that. He is not simply telling people to live godly lives. He first shows them the basis of their doing so. He wants us to see our position in Jesus first. We shall never live a Godly life unless we are rejoicing. The joy of the Lord is our strength .Any kind of discouragement will be our weakness.
The secret of holiness is to come at it indirtectly. If you walk up to the high demands of God and simply try to reach up to them you will fail miserably. No! Go back to the position you are in first. See that you have died to sin. See that sin is not "in you", it's simply "the body of sin". You have "died to sin", and see that you are "alive to God"." Michael Eaton
Food for thought
Wayno
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