
Essential Supplements To Faith: Abstain From Sin.
The fear of God entails having a holy reverence for His Word. When you do that, you will not fall into any form of sin. The subject of sin has been brought up at this stage because it is a fundamental hindrance to the effectual working of faith. Just as love is a fundamental prerequisite to getting your faith to produce results, sin is also a fundamental condition for failure in practically every aspect of a believer’s pilgrim walk. It nullifies all acts of righteousness. God says,
“When I shall say to the righteous that he shall surely live; if he turns from his own righteousness and commits iniquity, all his righteousness shall not be remembered.” Ezekiel 33:13
A man steps into sin, as soon as he steps out of the fear of God. For as long as a man is walking in the fear of God, he cannot at the same time be walking in sin. Paul said in Galatians 2:17, “But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin?” The answer is obvious: “God forbid.” No matter how great faith a believer has, God cannot justify him if he continues to dabble in sin. It is written, “He that covereth his sins shall not prosper, but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy” (Proverbs 28:13).
A major cause of sin in a believer’s life is lack of attention to the Word of God. The Word has cleansing power. Jesus said, “Ye are now clean by the word that I have spoken to you.” A believer who has no time for the Word has no time to live a clean life. John said,
“Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin for His (God’s) seed remaineth in him.” 1 John 3:9
The seed is the Word of God, and the Word is light. If you give room to the seed in your life, sin cannot stay because darkness cannot comprehend light. Read Deuteronomy 28:1-13 for yourself.
These are wonderful blessings under the Abrahamic covenant that are available to every believer, through his faith. But sin in the believer wipes off everything and in their place are substituted terrible curses. Paul said in 2 Corinthians 6:17, “Come out form among them (the rebellious generation) and be ye separate…and touch not the unclean thing.” The unclean thing ranges from the smallest lie to murder. Every sin is sin, no matter how small or great it may be in the eyes of man. God can never be tempted with sin because He has purer eyes than to behold evil. The exhortation is:
“Having therefore these promises (the blessings of Abraham), let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit.” 2 Corinthians 7:1
So, we discover here that another gateway to the effectual working of faith is the purification of self through the Word. Remember Eli, the priest of the Lord’s temple in Shiloh. His children’s flagrant violation of the temple’s ordinances, coupled with their father’s connivance moved God to break His promises with him. “Be it far from Me”, said God,
“for them that honour Me, I will honour, and them that despise Me shall be lightly esteemed” (1 Samuel 2:30)…
This text is an extract from the book “THE LAW OF FAITH” written by David O. Oyedepo.
We invite you to read the following article “Essential Supplements To Faith: Gladness To Serve“.
Abstain From Sin. Abstain From Sin. Abstain From Sin.
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