Faith or Sin

Isaiah 26:1-2
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In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:

We have a strong city;
God makes salvation
its walls and ramparts.

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Open the gates
that the righteous nation may enter,
the nation that keeps faith.

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Galatians 3:7
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Understand, then, that those who have faith are children of Abraham.

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Isaiah 11:12
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He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; he will assemble the scattered people of Judah from the four quarters of the earth.

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The promised land, is not a territory with regulated borders. The promised land is a home for the children of God. The city itself will come from elsewhere. New Jerusalem.

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Revelation 21:2-3
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I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
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And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Look! God's dwelling place is now among the people, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God himself will be with them and be their God."

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"Sanctification is the act or process of acquiring sanctity, of being made or becoming holy. It is a gift given through the power of God."

Salvation is the sanctification of the faithful.

The city is based on the people and the prophesy. God fulfills prophesy and people that carry His faith our his children by it. New Jerusalem is God among the living.

It is important that people recognize that sin is not necessarily the act, as much as it is the lack of faith shown. Yes, we trespass against one another, but sin is spiritual, lacking faith to be committed. There is either faith or it is sin.

The faithful are humbled by what grace shows them. None are perfect, but the faithful do fight themselves to carry forward. I struggle, I struggle with lust and with hate. But what the tragedy is, is when I faulter, I feel I have let the Lord down. I feel I am no longer worthy.

The enemy knows that the battle is spiritual. It is on us to remember that. When I fall into my weakness, it is up to me to repent, and sincerely gather myself up and allow the redeeming qualities of the blood of Christ to realign me with the Father's will.

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Deuteronomy 31:6
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Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."

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Last word, be gentle with yourself. Many of us are fearful of God, and that is healthy. But what is not healthy, is being hard on ourselves, when there is much we do not see that works against us. You could almost celebrate your weaknesses being tested because it shows you the enemy is threatened enough to act against you.

No, we do not continue to sin, but in the same respect faith has to be maintained moment to moment to honor God. It is our best effort to remain in denial of ourselves, because the more we walk with the Lord, the more grace shows us what poverty we reside in. We are only shown what we can handle, and there is always something more we can work on. So, what sin grace shows us, we should strive to leave behind.

It is not pork that is unclean, it is that those of the path of righteousness became unclean from eating it. It is not money that is unclean, but it is the acts we take with money that is the root of evil. It is not our sin, it is ours actions that displace us from faith.

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Romans 14:23
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But 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.

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Pray on this, thank the Father for His Truth.