God Is On Your Side
Every person who lives for God will have to suffer opposition on this earth. That is the system of this world.
1 John 5:19
We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.
God rules over His kingdom but right now the earth is under a demonic influence. All those who accept Jesus as Lord, God rules over such people. God does not rule over those not submitted to Him. God will establish His Kingdom on the earth. Those who have accepted Jesus as Lord will reign with Him at that time.
Several people have misunderstandings about God, or the reason why they suffer and so on. There are several reasons for man’s suffering. People reap what they sow and they have to face or suffer the consequences of their sin.
In times of ignorance, immaturity, lack of wisdom, people lived and acted against God. Their present day troubles could be a result of that. When we live for God, the source of the troubles that come against us is the enemy. E.g. When Jesus was going to the Garderene to deliver the demoniac, the storm that arose wasn't a natural one but a demonic one. The enemy does several things to attack those standing for God and His Kingdom. We must not see that as our or someone else’s fault but it is the enemy that releases attacks.
Sin is no more an issue for God and for us. Of course God takes action against sin, but the penalty for sin was paid.
Hebrews 9:11-15
But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part of this creation. 12 He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption. 13 The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. 14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! 15 For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.
Jesus paid the price once for all. He died for us and paid the price for every sin of ours, past present and future. Sin is a closed chapter. God is not against us. He is for us.
How did this happen?
Jesus, the Son of God, stood between God and us and made the atonement for sin. He offered His body and blood as a sacrifice, the most acceptable sacrifice, was already made by Him. We don't have to offer flowers, candles, animals or food because Jesus paid it once and for all. There were endless animal sacrifices in the Old Testament but none of them could attain the atonement for sin which Christ paid for with His body and blood. All we have to do is accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour.
Romans 8:31-32
What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
There's no one who is a match for God, and if He is for us, who can stand against us?
God gave His own Son for us, His most precious One, to save us from sin. To spare us, He did not spare His Son. With Him, will He not give us everything else? This is something that we need to understand.
God is on our side. He does not hold our sin against us. It is already settled. That does not mean that we can continue sinning. Sin is an access card for Satan. If we do sin however, we can believe in the cleansing and saving power of the Blood of Jesus and move forward.
Several people think that God is not with them. They think He is against them. The reason for this is, they are consumed by thoughts of their sin. Second reason is ignorance. It is out of ignorance that people think God is against them.
John 3:16-19
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.
John 3:16 clearly says that if we believe in the Son of God, we will not perish but will be saved. Whoever believes in Him, will be saved. It is conditional. The one who believes is the one who will be saved.
Luke 19:10
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
Romans 8:1
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
1 John 5:19
We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.
God rules over His kingdom but right now the earth is under a demonic influence. All those who accept Jesus as Lord, God rules over such people. God does not rule over those not submitted to Him. God will establish His Kingdom on the earth. Those who have accepted Jesus as Lord will reign with Him at that time.
Several people have misunderstandings about God, or the reason why they suffer and so on. There are several reasons for man’s suffering. People reap what they sow and they have to face or suffer the consequences of their sin.
In times of ignorance, immaturity, lack of wisdom, people lived and acted against God. Their present day troubles could be a result of that. When we live for God, the source of the troubles that come against us is the enemy. E.g. When Jesus was going to the Garderene to deliver the demoniac, the storm that arose wasn't a natural one but a demonic one. The enemy does several things to attack those standing for God and His Kingdom. We must not see that as our or someone else’s fault but it is the enemy that releases attacks.
Sin is no more an issue for God and for us. Of course God takes action against sin, but the penalty for sin was paid.
Hebrews 9:11-15
But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part of this creation. 12 He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption. 13 The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. 14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! 15 For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.
Jesus paid the price once for all. He died for us and paid the price for every sin of ours, past present and future. Sin is a closed chapter. God is not against us. He is for us.
How did this happen?
Jesus, the Son of God, stood between God and us and made the atonement for sin. He offered His body and blood as a sacrifice, the most acceptable sacrifice, was already made by Him. We don't have to offer flowers, candles, animals or food because Jesus paid it once and for all. There were endless animal sacrifices in the Old Testament but none of them could attain the atonement for sin which Christ paid for with His body and blood. All we have to do is accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour.
Romans 8:31-32
What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
There's no one who is a match for God, and if He is for us, who can stand against us?
God gave His own Son for us, His most precious One, to save us from sin. To spare us, He did not spare His Son. With Him, will He not give us everything else? This is something that we need to understand.
God is on our side. He does not hold our sin against us. It is already settled. That does not mean that we can continue sinning. Sin is an access card for Satan. If we do sin however, we can believe in the cleansing and saving power of the Blood of Jesus and move forward.
Several people think that God is not with them. They think He is against them. The reason for this is, they are consumed by thoughts of their sin. Second reason is ignorance. It is out of ignorance that people think God is against them.
John 3:16-19
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.
John 3:16 clearly says that if we believe in the Son of God, we will not perish but will be saved. Whoever believes in Him, will be saved. It is conditional. The one who believes is the one who will be saved.
Luke 19:10
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
Romans 8:1
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
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Dr. Damien Antony
Born and brought up in a Christian family, Dr. Damien Antony possessed an unquenching quest for truth right from his boyhood days and eventually his relentless search led him to the Bible. He is a Revival Preacher, Bible Teacher, Leadership Trainer, Author and a Life Coach. He moves under the anointing for Prophetic, Healing, Deliverance, Inner Healing and Financial Breakthrough. God has also blessed him with an Apostolic Mandate to take the Universal Body of Christ to the next level of revelation and anointing.
Born and brought up in a Christian family, Dr. Damien Antony possessed an unquenching quest for truth right from his boyhood days and eventually his relentless search led him to the Bible. He is a Revival Preacher, Bible Teacher, Leadership Trainer, Author and a Life Coach. He moves under the anointing for Prophetic, Healing, Deliverance, Inner Healing and Financial Breakthrough. God has also blessed him with an Apostolic Mandate to take the Universal Body of Christ to the next level of revelation and anointing.
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