Scripture Reference: I John 3:8
Sin, disobedience, and rebellionwas first found in the heart of Satan and for this very reason he was cast outof heaven forever to be separated from God, and will be destroyed in the lakeof fire along with the many false prophets and every individual that fails totruly know God and obeys not his gospel. It was the apostle Paul that saidthese words as stated in II Thessalonians 1:7-9 that says, "And to you who aretroubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven withhis mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God,and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punishedwith everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the gloryof his power;"
The lake of fire was created forSatan and his angels that rebelled against God, but we find that if any personfails to know God personally and obeys not the gospel of Christ, they too willbe cast into the lake of fire as well, and suffer the consequences of thesecond death. Failure to obey the gospel of Christ will leave us in our sin andrebellion against God, so we need to know what the one true gospel is that willdefinitely solve the problem of sin in our life.
It was the apostle John thattells us that the Lamb of God, which is of course Christ Jesus our Lord, is theonly one that can take away sin, but how he does this is not known orunderstood by the masses today that claim to be saved. Multiplied millions ofpeople today claim to be saved and or born again, but they still live in andcommit sin in their every day life, which clearly proves that they have notbeen truly born of God, because the same apostle John tells us these words asstated in I John 3:9 that says, "Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin;for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God."
These countless millions of peoplethat are claiming to be born of God and still live in and commit sin, theysimply ignore what I John 3:9 says and go right on their stiffnecked anduncircumcised heart and ears way and resist the Holy Ghost, as Steven said asrecorded in Acts 7:51. Millions of confessing Christians today, as well as intimes past, are just as guilty as these people were that Steven was referringtoo. They resist the Holy Ghost by refusing to be reproved by the word of Godon this subject of sin that he (the Holy Ghost) is author of. It's the HolyGhost in the ministers of God that is the reprover of sin, righteousness, andjudgment as John 16:7-8 states that says, "Nevertheless I tell you the truth;It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforterwill not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when heis come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and ofjudgment:"
The gospel of Christ is preached bythe Holy Ghost, as stated in I Peter 1:12 that says, "Unto whom it wasrevealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things,which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto youwith the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire tolook into." So to resist truth is to resist the Holy Ghost, because he anointshis ministers to preach and teach the truths of Gods word. So this truthconcerning how Christ takes away sin will be rejected by the religious massestoday thinking it to be lies of the devil and thereby seal their own eternaldestination.
It's the "word of God" (which isChrist) that takes away and solves the sin problem in our life, but most willdefinitely reject this truth. The truth of the matter is clearly revealed inwhat Jesus said in Matthew 23:25-26 that says, "Woe unto you, scribes andPharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of theplatter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. Thou blind Pharisee,cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside ofthem may be clean also." This is not telling us how to cleanse cups andplatters that we eat food from, but is rather referring to the sin thatindwells our very being. We are that cup and platter that needs to be cleansedwithin of the sin that indwells us. Sin as we all know is definitely a problemthat has forever plagued mankind ever since it's origination in the garden ofEden,
Christ came to take away sin, but you must realize that heis the revealed word of God and was not just a man that lived and walked thisearth hundreds of years ago. Sin is a problem, as well as many other thingsare, such as (1) weeds, (2) a gasoline motor that will not start, (3) a toolthat will not work as designed, etc, etc, etc. No problem can be solved unlesswe get to the root cause of it, as you very well know. Sin is a problem thatcan be solved if we get to the root of it as well. A weed problem is solved bydestroying it's root; not just cutting it down only to continue on growing. Theroot of sin must be destroyed and only the truth of Gods holy word can do this.The many seducing spirits and doctrines of devils that Paul speaks of in I Tim4:1-2 are teachings that does not deal with the root of sin destroying it inyour life, but rather they teach just to continue asking God to forgive you ofall your sins as you continue to commit them daily as long as you live. This isdealing with sin "after" it has been committed asking God to forgive you, butit does not and cannot solve your sin problem as you very well know.
The truth that will solve your sinproblem, as I John 3:9 reveals, is to deal with the reason why you commit sinin the first place, which is getting to the root problem of it "before" it canmanifest itself outwardly in your life. This is what Jesus meant by cleansingfirst the inside of the cup and platter so that the outside will be clean also.It's the truth of Gods word that must be accepted, believed, and obeyed, thatwill destroy the root of sin and thereby cut off it's flow outwardly in yourlife. Believing the many false doctrines in the land today does not get to theroot of sin and destroy it, but rather they keep you bound in your sin andrebellion against God to die in them to suffer the consequences of the seconddeath in the lake of fire. This is the deception that is rampant worldwide andrevealed in the hundreds of teachings spread throughout the nations on theearth today, as well as in times past. So quit dealing with sin after it hasbeen committed and begin to deal with the reason as to why you commit sin andyou too can be more than a conqueror through Christ Jesus that loves us.Remember that Jesus said if we continue in his word (not her word, or theirword) we would know the truth and it will be these truths that will make usfree, as stated in John 8:30-32. And please also remember that he said that hethat the Son shall make free shall be free indeed. Don't deceive yourself; tobe free means to be free from sin, which multiplied millions are not. Whatabout you?