"Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation—but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it. For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live"
Scott spoke last Saturday night at Heights Church. This was the text he spoke from. He talked about when Christians want to change something that is not pleasing to God in their life that they say to that sin, "would you die please?" He used a volunteer in the front row to demonstrate as he asked, "would you hurry up and die".
It is funny to think that a bad habit that we might have would die because we ask. NO, Paul writes that we need to "put to death"...and Scott jumped off the stage and choked a volunteer attending that night.
It was a great picture of the ACTIVE role we should take when attempting change in our lives! Doesn't matter if your change is spiritual or not. Loosing weight is an ACTIVE choice, you don't simply say, "weight please go away", neither should we in our spiritual lives if we want to act as God has called!
The Spirit of God plays a role and so do we! Both are present in the verses and both are necessary to see something changed! I just loved the picture of the pastor jumping down and choking this unsuspecting volunteer...it really drove the point home!
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