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The Daily Word of Righteousness
The Wall Against Sin
They said to me, "Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire." (Nehemiah 1:3 NIV)
The Problem of Sin in the Christian Churches
The Book of Ezra describes the rebuilding of the Temple of God, the Temple having been destroyed seventy years previously by the Babylonians. The rebuilding of the Temple of God symbolizes the building of the Body of Christ, the concept of the maturing of the Body of Christ having been lost since the first century.
The Book of Nehemiah tells of the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem, the wall that had been broken down by the Babylonians at the time the Temple was destroyed.
The rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem symbolizes the constructing of the defense against sin. The definition of sin and the manner in which sin is to be dealt with under the new covenant have also been lost to the Christian churches since the first century.
It is evident, however, to all Christians that God wants no worldliness, lust, or self-will of any kind whatever in His people.
Now, the following is important to understand. We know sin will not be practiced in the Kingdom of God. The understanding of the churches at the present time is that God forever will see us through Christ so whatever we do will not be regarded by Him as sin; or all sin is removed from us when we die and go to Heaven; or sin will be removed from us when the Lord returns.
God forever will see us through Christ so even though our behavior has not changed, we still are filled with lust, hatred, and drunkenness, it does not matter to God. He cannot really see what we are doing. Can you believe this is preached today?
When we die and go to Heaven all sin will be removed from us. Physical death and Heaven are our redeemers.
When the Lord comes He will remove all sin from us and we will be spiritual giants.
Let us note, to begin with, that there is no scriptural basis for any of these three versions of deliverance from sin. The first idea, that God sees us through Christ, is not scriptural. Although commonly believed, you would search your Bible in vain if you tried to find it. The opposite is true, as Paul pointed out so many times. If we keep on sinning God judges us and chastises us in one manner or another. Also, we place in jeopardy our resurrection to life.
For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself. (I Corinthians 11:29 NIV)
The concept that when we die and go to Heaven all sin will be removed from us has no basis in the Scriptures. In fact, sin began in Heaven around the Throne of God. If indeed sin began in Heaven around the Throne of God, how then would we be delivered from sin merely by dying and entering the spirit realm?
To be continued.