Where sin abounds the grace of God abounds more! Romans 5:20
From the very beginning the human race could not overcome sin. It is impossible to be like God because your natural life at birth wants to satisfy self and defy God’s precepts. This disposition is deeply ingrained in your personality and genetic makeup.
The Ten Commandments were given by God and they are perfect. They prove the infallibility of a human to please God.
Many people attempt to justify what is right or wrong by worldly or their own moral standards. This is nonsense with God.
God never changes his attitude about sin. He hates sin but he knows we can never be perfect or come close to matching up to His standards. Jesus is not looking for perfection but a willing heart to change.
We tend to define our own boundaries with God rather than submitting our will to Jesus.
The battle is fought in Heaven over the conflict between God’s will and self independence
Jesus died on the Cross for your sins. The blood of Christ cleanses an individual from all sin. But this does not create change.
The change comes when someone makes a decision for Jesus. This will give you a new identity in life and old things will fade away.
The Cross seals a believer with the Holy Spirit. He is the life of Christ.
The purpose of the Holy Spirit is to transform a person into the character of Jesus. This new creature is created by the baptism of your natural life into the death of Jesus.
This transformation is nurtured through calamities engineered by God and the conviction and teaching of the Holy Spirit.
God looks at your motives and actions and teaches believers how to operate under the authority of the Holy Spirit.
The only way you can please Jesus is to submit to the authority of the Holy Spirit. This happens by walking in oneness with Jesus and living by faith in His promises.
Hal Hollister Ministry 