07/27/23 The Devil Lies

07/27/23 THE DEVIL LIES
(Transcribed from a, "Walk and Talk Audio" I made while on an exercise walk)

The Devil Lies
The devil says we cannot obey or keep the commands of God.
The devil says God does not expect us to obey or keep the commands of God.
The devil says keeping the commands of God has nothing to do with being a Christian.

Here Is Biblical Truth
We are not saved by obeying or keeping the commands of God but IF we are saved, we obey and keep the commands of God.
He that is born of God obeys and keeps His commands.
He that does not obey and keep the commands of God, is not born of God.

The Devil's Misdirection
If the devil does not keep us from looking to Christ for forgiveness, he will deceive us into to presuming on God, rather than trusting God for deliverance from sin's power and pollution.
The devil will convince us to ignore God's word and deny God's salvation from sin.
The devil will lead us to accept, and endorse and practice disobedience, which is sinning religion.

Salvation Is Salvation From Sin
We do not keep the commands of God in order to be saved, we keep the commands of God because we are saved.
Salvation saves us from our sins.
Salvation saves us from this untoward generation.
Salvation saves us from the wages of sin.
Salvation saves us from the power of darkness.

Salvation Transforms Us
The person who is saved in all of these ways does not disobey God, he does not break God's commandments.
As far back as Moses, God said that those who love Him keep his commandments.
When Jesus was asked what is the great commandment, Jesus referred to this exact same passage, which says "thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart with all thy soul with all thy strength," and the second great commandment is, "love your neighbor as yourself."
God tells us that love is the fulfilling of the law.

This is not "salvation through works.
This is Salvation that works.

This is not religion in the flesh (carnal man).
This is salvation from the flesh (carnal man).