Faith or sin

Romans 14:23
23But whoever has doubts is condemned if they eat, because their eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.


Everything that does not come from faith is sin.

What an extremely profound statement. So what is sin? Everything that comes from our reactions, everything that comes to be because of how we react to what is placed in front of us. Everything from our hearts and minds, everything that our bodies commit to. Everything that does not come from faith, is sin.

The context is based on eating what we believe to be clean is clean, and that if we eat what we carry guilt about, it is no longer clean. So we in this context, have to show confidence in what we believe.

Hebrews 11:1

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
We must be confident in what we do because our acts are in front of all of heaven. What we choose to do must reflect the holiness of the truth, which is recognized by the fruit it bears. Faithfulness is one of those fruit. Either we react to what is in front of us in the moment, or, we deny ourselves in the moment, so that the truth can live through us, acting on behalf of the will of God.

Everything that does not come from faith is sin. I would say everything done out of a reaction to what is in front of us, supplies the will of the enemy. And I would finish with; everything done by denying ourselves, allowing the Spirit of Truth to work through us by the kingdom of God, is holy and is the will of God.

We know we can not serve two masters in a moment of choice. We either serve our desires or we deny ourselves. One serves the will of the enemy and the other the will of the Father through His Truth. And again, how do we recognize the difference? What fruit is beared.

Sin is part of the corrupted state of being. We must constantly remain humble to this fact, and persevere in denying ourselves. There is nothing but suffering in denial of self, it is unnatural, it is the opposite of this meaningless existence. Take strength from knowing that others also suffer like you, to honor the sacrifice the Father made. Remain humble because none are without sin.

Last word? Be loving. If all else seems convoluted, and you are unsure what to do, put yourself aside and allow the Holy Spirit to place upon your heart the love you can share with others. Love is not human, it is of God, it is perfect and holy. Love denies self. Faith too, like love denies self, and instead honors God. And it is those acts God recognizes as righteous, because we are allowing His Holy Spirit to act through us. So he is not recognizing this physical form as righteous, no, the righteousness is His, and he recognizes His Spirit acting through us, Amen.

Let this settle on your heart.