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Originally Posted by mfblume
Hey bro., thanks for the excitement! lol
I preached lately about the STANDING we have in Christ versus our WALK. Standing is the position we have, without necessarily requiring any behavioural change. We are all seated with Christ above sin and all enemies when we're saved. But not until we REALIZE this will we venture forth to expect to see differences in our dealings with sin. So it takes a lot of teaching -- especially from Romans 6 -- to see where we are so we can learn what we can expect, and AGREE WITH IT to WALK IN IT.
The scripture came to my mind, "How can two WALK together, except they be agreed." We STAND "with Christ" in the position of death to sin and power over all enemies. But OUR WALKS refer to our ACTIVITY. We will not see the activity WITH CHRIST until we AGREE WITH HIS WORD about our standing. It is possible to read these scriptures about our deaths to sin, and not actually AGREE with them. We KNOW we should agree with them, but that is only a conscious mental thing. When we really "get it", though, we have revelation, and WE AGREE. So not only are we dead with Christ and buried with Christ and risen and seated with Christ in heavenly places (POSITION), but we can WALK WITH HIM in power. But how can two WALK TOGETHER except they be AGREED?
As far as God is concerned, we are dead to sin and have power over it. WE MUST AGREE WITH HIM, so we CAN "WALK with" him and LIVE that victory! |
Watchman Nee, wrote a great book titled Sit, Walk, Stand
Before we learn to walk in faith, we must learn about our authority as a believer, then we can walk in faith, then when we face conflict, warfare, we can stand!
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