406 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 3 - Part 2 - Book 34 - The Holy Spirit Gives Victory Over Sin

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 3 * PART 2 * BOOK 34 THE HOLY SPIRIT GIVES VICTORY OVER SIN -PART 2 When we do that then Christ reckons that old nature crucified, and we'll see that in Romans again in just a moment. After salvation then immediately God places opposite that old Adamic nature a new Divine nature, and I maintain that new nature cannot sin because it's divine. So when we, as believers, sin it's just the simple matter that old Adam has taken control for a moment, and it's through the old nature that we continue to sin, but always remember that as far as God is concerned old Adam is dead. That's why God can declare us "justified," and it's just as if we've never sinned, because old Adam is dead and gone so far as God is concerned. The new nature is imparted by a divine act of God, so in this area between the old sin nature and the new nature, which is now receiving its prompting and its power from the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit at the same time comes in and indwells and takes up residence, as well as regenerates our spirit which in Adam's case died the moment he sinned. So with the Holy Spirit now in consort or in complete agreement with our spirit, we once again have that means of fellowship with God through the Spirit, and then, here is the crucial part. The Holy Spirit working on our spirit is going to influence the new nature and the new nature in turn is going to control the acts of the physical body. Galatians 5:17-18 "For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary the one with the other, so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. 18. But if ye be led of the Spirit ye are not under the law." Now let's show this from Scripture. All right in Romans Chapter 7 let's just drop down to verse 15. Romans 7:15a Romans 7:15b The things that now the Spirit and his new nature hate he's finding that old Adam is still slipping in and getting the job done, whatever it is. We have to constantly keep that old Adamic nature in suppression. Well through that old nature. Now let's turn a page to Romans Chapter 8. Let' just start with verse 1. Romans 8:1a Now remember no unbeliever is in Christ. Romans 8:2-3 For the law, or fact of life) of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from (another fact of life, and that is the) the law of sin and death. 3. For what the law (now we're coming back to the Mosaic Law) could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God (now God takes precedence. We can't do it but He can by) sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, (to take care of that problem of old Adam) condemned sin in the flesh:" Now here's the verse we came for. Romans 8:4a When we start talking about Law and Grace we can't be confused. The Law from God's view point was perfect! The Law had no power to help mortal men to keep it. Romans 8:4 "That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." Now that the Law might be fulfilled in us, not that we're better at Law-keeping than Israel was, but because of our position, because of the power of the Holy Spirit we no longer walk after the flesh or after old Adam, but after the Spirit. We wouldn't stand a chance against the forces of old Adam, and forces of Satan if we didn't have the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the Person, but when He gives us that which we need to confront the old nature and his desires, and to live victoriously in the flesh we can't do it without the Pneuma Hagion which is the Power from on High that is exercised through the Person of the Holy Spirit. Romans 8:5 Looking at verse 18 again. Galatians 5:18 "But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law." See, that's not the way we look at it, that doesn't even enter our minds that I have to keep the Law, because the Holy Spirit is in place of the Law. Romans 7:6 Are we going to work and live under the idea of the new nature who is being prompted and encouraged by the Person of the Godhead, the Holy Spirit, or are we going to still try and satisfy old Adam. Our new nature under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, realizes that we can't keep the law by the energy of the flesh. Read that verse again. Romans 7:6a Now verse 19. Galatians 5:19a "Now the works of the flesh (of old Adam, Satan's playground) are manifest, (in other words there's no hiding it, there's no doubting it. Sexual sins) Adultery,..." Hebrews 12:16 Esau was destitute of faith. Immoral! #lesfeldick #biblestudy #bible