I have been watching your videos as my morning and evening devotionals. You are exactly what I needed at this time, having come back to live in the Lords grace after years of following after my own lusts and desires. I hated myself, having known what freedom was, but now finding myself enslaved once again to my flesh, I was miserable. God let me stay like this for 10 years. I would on occasion cry out to Him, but he knew my heart was not ready. Now though it is. I found myself completely broken, and God finally restored me to Him. I listen to you and it is as though you are speaking aloud my relationship with Him. As you speak I know it is spoken truly, and through the Holy Spirit. Thank you sir!
Mike, my wife was raised Jehovas witness and my heart goes out to them as well. Her family is still in the religion and I try my best to love them everyday and hopefully show them some of the Truth they're missing. Many JWs are very dedicated and hard working I just pray that they can take that energy and put it into a REAL personal relationship with Christ
although, the JW organization is good at being in pseudo-agreement over surface level doctrine, but as I'm sure you know, once you get deeper into it: they strip Christ of his deity and have some strange and un-biblical beliefs...
John, one of the beautiful things and miracles in your life is that you and your wife fell in love and got married, even if there are syntax~ differences in the way you and her understand God and the New Testament. Keep the love between you two strong, praying together in one voice. God will hug you both in the end for spelling Love correctly, the same way =J e s u s.
Thank you for this Mike Winger. This is very powerful. I was meant to watch this video. This study has hit me. And has helped me alot. I thank God for you and your ministry. Keep going. Keep working for the Lord. "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you." (Romans 16:23). "Don't just abstain, do righteousness." - Mike Winger
"The good that's already in us?" The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? Jeremiah 17:9 NIV AND My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26 NIV
Thank you, Mike! Since I found you on RU-vid I listen to at least two or three of your messages when I come home from work at midnight. God bless you in all you do.
Thank you Pastor Mike for this wonderful sermon! I plan on watching this whole playlist since I'm currently reading the Book of Romans. You are really great at explaining this book and you try to preach the true gospel and not a gospel that tries to make us feel good. Thank you. And you're also really funny!
Thanks for this. A few years ago I read the Bible for the first time and I believed and was afraid. I've spent the past few years feeling like the description of the demons from James 2:19 definitely included me. I've heard a lot of great sermons while trying to figure out how to stop my trembling long enough to obey and love God. I probably don't attribute enough in my life to the direct work of the Spirit, but I can't help but think the Spirit put this video in my feed tonight.
He talks about the song everything that kills me makes me feel alive and it reminds me of the country music that I love. All those drinking and cheating songs are very honest they all explain vividly how that lifestyle has destroyed their lives, like everyone who listens to this kind of music should live better cause they understand the consequences of living the other way, but that's not how it works.
"And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go" (John 11:44).
Righteousness is not something we DO - righteousness is a gift from God. He who knew no sin became sin so I have become (righteousness is a BEING) the righteousness of God in Him.
Unfortunately some Christians even think its a sin all you want situation. I used to but if you've ever been chastened by the Lord you know that he chastens who he loves and the chastening brings us sorrow and Godly sorrow works repentance.
Excellent! About the need to be a group is so obvious when you know what EKKLESIA means. There's no "church" if there's no regenerated humans looking for get some time together to talk about their experiences.
My brothers and sisters, please pray for me and a friend, Lynda Byrd Kimble, as we have today debated whether we are now sinless in this body in this world here and now after saved by faith in Christ. Romans and many other portions of God's Word were brought up. She seems to believe that she is now sinless in her new life following Christ. She claims that she does not sin. I am worried that she is blind/ignorant/insensitive to the speck in her own eye, the sins of commission and omission in her current life even as she is seeking to serve God. I have no doubt that she sins, falls short, misses the mark of the perfect holy standard of righteousness of God, in some way at some time during her daily life even now as she claims to love God and follow His law. She claims that some figures in the Bible that are not God/Jesus were perfectly sinless! She claims that David only sinned once in his whole life on earth...I worry she is deeply deceived and in great error here. If I am wrong, then Lord save me! Help me! Oh, Yahweh, I need you! Holy Spirit, write your word on my heart and renew my mind! However, if I am not in error here, then I must pray that she be enlightened and rebuked and repent from her pride and self-righteousness! She may be sinning in her heart and not fully aware of this fact! God, have mercy on her! By your grace and your perfect works are we saved, not by anything I think/say/do, it is all your merit, I have no merit of my own that is worthy of you! ❤ ✝️
I truly believe Baptism should take place when the Believer is ready. I was baptized within the hour. I’ve watched spontaneous Baptisms take place during church services with the conclusion being an eruption of applause and cheering the new member of the family. It is a small reflection of Christ’s celebrating a lamb being found.
Romans 2:14-15 Even Gentiles, who do not have God’s written law, show that they know his law when they instinctively obey it, even without having heard it. They demonstrate that God’s law is written in their hearts, for their own conscience and thoughts either accuse them or tell them they are doing right
I truly live my days for Christ. I just don't get that if I'm in Christ, why do i desire the flesh and fail. I understand he forgives me, I don't understand having the desire.
AA for example (which is a statistically proven way to combat alcohol addiction), has a prayer where they pray to God for restoration. Spirituality via giving your addition to a higher power is a tried and true way to remove you addiction. The power of God is living and active, even in addiction. -Joseph Lach, a current student, studying for an addiction studies minor at WMU
Notice in Rom 6:22 that the "end" (or consequence) of being a slave of righteousness is holiness and the end of holiness is eternal life. Eternal life is NOT the "end" of "faith in Christ" - necessarily - holiness is. But holiness, and eternal life, can be the end of faith in Christ if we "work out our salvation" as Paul says in Philippians.
I just started this teaching on Romans and am learning alot, again thanks for your effort and all it takes for you to do this. But one thing I disagree with is that a Christian can be carnal. Paul wrote to the corinthians because they were carnal in his letter to them nowhere does he commend or agree with their carnality. As a matter of fact he goes into great detail pointing out their carnality and telling them how wrong it was. He didn't leave them in that carnal state because by God's standard it was wrong. Then we look at what the Bible says about carnality and it's all negative then looking at Romans 6, the choice we have to follow righteousness instead of sin simply drives that truth home all the more. In my own life I am from the beautiful island of Dominica and in our Christian churches here apart from gospel mission church we learn nothing of theology, and as sad as that is am not exergerating. There is so much about our services and the preached word that use to bother me because I kept thinking that something was wrong with me that am the one who didn't get it. Because majority of our Christians are carnal Christians from the pulpit to the pew. Why didn't holiness matter that was my question along with so many more. Even me would do things I knew to be wrong all the time. One day in prayer I asked God is that it? Is this the Christian life how are we living any better than they unsaved, even they have no respect for us because like they themselves say we are no different and they are telling the truth in that sense we live like they live. Then I said to God BUT when I look at your word I see something so completely different and I pleaded with God that day to show me what am not seeing that I wanted what he has in the scriptures that I no longer wanted to live such a mediocre Christian life, I wanted truth. And it was like with a month of praying that way that I came across John MacArthur on RU-vid and listening to the way he taught from the Bible was so amazing to me I was hooked and I found people like David parsons, ravi zacharias, David baucham, you (Mike winger) and for the first time in my life I found true christianity. Biblical teachings sound doctrine and I can't stop rejoicing my mind have been renewed and it's so clear to me now. Now I understand why our churches are the way they are they don't have the true gospel they don't have theology. And since learning Christ, since learning about God and who he truly is my daily walk with Christ has improved so much there is actual transformation in my life. I had to give up friends ect but am not sad about that because I would rather have Jesus. Alot of people who are suppose to be Christian think am weird now even my former pastor told me that am confused, judgemental a trouble maker because I don't want to follow the norm. I said all this to say that now that I know God what Christ did for me I see sin for what it really is, the blinders has come off and I don't want any part of it. I understand it's the Christian struggle everyday but choosing righteousness is so much better. So when you think of carnal Christians I find that to be a contradiction in and out of itself. If we love God we will hate sin. Carnal Christians live sinful lives on a daily basis the renewing of the mind hasn't happen they have not been transformed. And that's what being born again is. I thought all these years I was born again I wasn't, I didn't even understand salvation by grace alone. We so badly need bible teachers in Dominica. Didn't even know what I was being saved from. From reading scripture especially passages like Romans 6 I cannot believe there is such a thing as a carnal christian. These two words should never be together. Our pastors here in Dominica their knowledge of scripture is all word of faith and prosperity gosple. Very very sad. Remember us in prayer
Mike, God bless you. Im a sinner.Quick stipulation though.The alpha and the omega, without beginning and without end (meaning eternal, and almost like a circle if you will, for the sake of imagery, just like faith and the works,..and the works and faith together coming full circle). And of course, saved by the Blood of Jesus, indeed we are. But what did Jesus do(rhetorical). He didn't wait until He was 31 years old, playing soccer, until He had to be crucified for us. :) He did the works of the Father (praying, blessing, teaching, preaching, praising, feeding the hungry, etc.), you know~the works. (kindly saying it "faith without works is dead, and works without accepting our Savior, is also just a human muscular contraction).Shalom.
Jesus says no one who practices sin will get in. this chapter teaches that my faith in obedience to Christ command to be baptized in water destroys the power of sin in my life when I die to it through baptism.
Water baptism does nothing for you in terms of salvation or santification (the process of increasing holiness in your life). It doesn't save you or make you holy. Christ alone does that. Water baptism is symbol of what he's done for you and what happens to you as a person when you accept him as savior.
The word "should" is an imperative, like the word or "ought". Modern usage have turned these words into optional but at the time, "should" meant "must". "Should" is a form of the word "shall". To say, "I will" means, "I want to" but to say, "I shall" means, "it's gonna happen". So when the bible uses the word "should" it is imperative. Hebrews 2:9 - But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God *should* taste death for every man. He tasted death for every man because that is what He MUST have done. Imperative.
Yes baptism is definitely important jesus didn't get baptized just for nothing it was to show us that it is a example we should follow plus the holy spirit came down in 5he form of a dove and God spoke...when u get baptized u receive the holy spirit...
Once we realize that we are responsible for our sin and is the product of our mind, this gives us the key to understanding what is personified by the Satan/Devil/Serpent. There is nothing mythical or fable about these terms, they are personifications representing the carnal mind. The World represents carnal thinking, and Jesus overcame the World. That has to be our goal, but because we fail, we are dependent on Christ to win the victory for us.
Mike, what is the biblical definition of repentance at 12:10? Is this a declaration to God that you will no longer 'live in sin'? Are we to promise to God that we will change our ways before we receive our salvation? Or is this a realization that because of our sinful nature, we must put our trust and faith in Christ, and we will be born again, so that, through Him, our sinful ways will change?
For the baptism thing could anyone answer my question? I was baptized in my faith but at the time I was fighting an addiction before and after the baptism until the Holy Spirit took it away from me. Is that a real baptism or do I need to get a new one?
If I get saved and truly repented and then a year or so later fall into temptation and begintaking opioids and now years later I’m still addicted… and I now not saved? Was I ever not saved? My entire life changed my being changed everyone around knows I’m not the same as I was. I feel like I’ve literally bled sweated and cried Jesus since I’ve believed in Him… And I know doing Drugs is wrong… I want to quit but I just can’t seem to beat opiate addiction… What is wrong with me?
Ask God to make you sick every time you think of the drugs. Also DON'T BE AROUND OTHERS that do them. I am praying He Restore me I don't want this Mess i got into fornication and feel stupid and SPIRITUALLY sick and lost. .I don't want this and wish I had not done these things. It has torn me down Shouldn't have done these sins against my body. It has made me sick. .I hate this now and want THE HOLY GHOST BACK. FEELING LOST.
@@triciaperry2234 I am with you… In hopes and prayers that the Lord hears our cry to Him and restores us! To do whatever it takes to make sure His will be done in our lives and that we are used for His glory and purpose to the very maximum that we were meant too! I pray that God uses these bad things in our lives for our betterment. I pray we please Him! Amen…
@@triciaperry2234 I feel the Holy Spirit is telling me to tell YOU. That you are so mightily loved and that He has not left you and NEVER will! Psalm 139:7-8 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? Or wither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
I haven't been water-baptised yet and I can relate to that idea that I must be missing something whenever I think it's ok to sin. Does that mean I need to be baptised to be dead to sin?
Fellow artist here. You want to be baptized. ☺️ Loose analogy - You can profess your love and commitment to another, but the marriage ceremony is the sacrament.
Baptism just means you show you HAVE been made dead to sin. It’s a public declaration of the special transformation through Christ and indwelling of His Spirit.
How ..can I be happy, knowing that my past loved ones are most likely in torment? They all made professions of faith in the watchtower teachings about Christ . I hear people at church talk about seeing thier loved ones again, and I don't have that same hope. It makes me feel like throwing up to think about my grandparents, who were real gentle, kind, generous, are in hell and my other relatives , drunks, womanizers, ect, are in heaven because they professed Christ but lived like hell on sat night and church on Sundays only. Any advice? I was much closer to my j.w. side of the family.
Hey brother, late but can I tell you what I think? Pray for them. Not that God will change his judgement but that before they die they come to Christ. This is how I view it so I may be in error, but God hears prayers before you were made, he sees all, he is at the beginning of time and eternity. He may take these prayers for them into account before you ever realised you made them. He may give them a chance for deliverance before they die you never see. He won't break free will but what harm can it do? If it is in his will, it will be done. Maybe you have a nice surprise beyond the pearly gates.
The sin nature. The old man. In contradistinction with the newborn human spirit that is alive the moment you believed Jesus as God the Son died for your sin and resurrected.
Jesus said if qe practice sin we are a slave to sin and that we cant serve 2 masters. also Jesus said that no one who practices sin will inherit the kingdom. also remember verse 7 says that 'when you died with Jesus (by baptism) He broke the power of sin natures control over us.' So we can live a sin free life whereby we are empowered to overcome by what Jesus did when we joined him.
Correct me if I misheard part of this, but it sounded like he said that there carnal Christians. I don't believe that there are. If he believes that some Christians are addicted to a sinful lifestyle, then he believes in the hard form of OSAS. This does essentially mean a license to sin. It would mean that AronRa is correct that you can be a n evil person and still get into heaven according to Christianity. Good advice on dealing with sin nature though.
So true about justification. And this is how the bible justifies Abortion. Numbers 21:11-31 Here the priest is to put the woman under this curse-“may the LORD cause you to become a curse among your people when he makes your womb miscarry and your abdomen swell. 22 May this water that brings a curse enter your body so that your abdomen swells or your womb miscarries.”
sooo nothing on why the woman is under a curse?! why the abdomen swells? Also i can only say this because i know what passage you referring too and as far as i know it doesn't speak on miscarriage . so your relying on the fact that people don't read to spread a lie with, So your saying fornication is justified and abortion is justified?! Your message here is Sin is okay because your justified by faith in jesus christ so kill a child your self. you ignore that GOD is the only one who can give and take life and have decided its okayu to take the place of god in your life. stop
AND WHAT IS SIN? According to 1 John 3 SIN IS BREAKING THE LAW. Yet, why do "Christians" teach to break the laws? Could it be that they are the ones Jesus is talking about in Matthew 7:21?
Sin is at it simplest, the disobeying of God's instruction. The first disobedience was by Eve, then Adam. Jesus broke all the man-made laws of the Pharisees, which were not God's law. Matt 23:2 is wrongly translated as proven by a Hebrew manuscript of the Gospel of Matthew. Instead of saying we should do as the Pharisees tell us to do, but not do as they do; instead the verse is best understood as; "you sit in the seat of Moses, therefore do as Moses tells you to do". In other words, obey the Torah. That is what Jesus did, he fulfilled the law and proved it possible, but now we no longer live by a written law, but the law of God should be written in our hearts and we should naturally do what is pleasing to God.
