Walking with God

by Dionne Sabbay Thompson October 3rd, 2008

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me (Galatians 2:20).

Enoch similar to mankind in October of 2008 had many trials during his times as we read: "And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually" (Genesis 6:5). That was the environment in which Enoch lived. Yet, victoriously over sin both Enoch and Elijah exemplified the principle of dying to Christ (Galatians 2:20). Enoch walked with God and God took him, similarly as we must daily walk with God, not requiring 300 years as did Enoch, we can also be taken among those redeemed (Genesis 5:24). We are legally and federally justified by the life of Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:45 edifies that Adam was flesh and blood and the Last Adam was made a quickening spirit, as we too become once spiritually reborn. The first man is of the earth and the second Man which is Christ, is spiritual. Thus we are to abide in the heavenly spirit of Christ (John 15:1-7).

Within John 3, Jesus Christ in his interview with Nicodemus edified that that which is born of flesh is flesh and that which is born of spirit is spirit. As the human reproductive line is used to create more human beings; the Divine Reproductive line is created to make more sons of God. When we are born again, we are converted to Christ's kingdom as His subjects. The Second Adam brought us back to the Perfected, Spiritual line of Christ, righteously by faith. God gave Adam a choice, allowing him to choose to remain in God or to choose another ruler. Without freedom of choice, humans have no intelligence, preventing growth or development as God's subjects. Christ made the correct choice conquering sin, justifying us all (Romans 5:12,18).

When Adam sinned and chose Satan as the ruler, he restricted his freedom, as the only true freedom comes from the Lord. Christ speaking to the Pharisees during His day, stated that they were as their father "the devil", meaning that they did not have freedom of choice (John 8:44). The first Adam due to his poor choice, disobeying God's law, gave us bondage. Thus God put enmity between the woman's seed and Satan (Genesis 3:15). God wants us to understand that without freedom of choice, we are in bondage. We can be victors in our rebirth with Christ, overcoming sin (1 John 3:9). We have the choice to serve God as free intelligent agents. Every time a human being chooses to sin, it is not because of Adam's sin, as Christ paid the penalty, affording us the freedom to stay in sin or be reconciled by Christ (2 Corinthians 14,15). Thus, at the day of judgment, we will not have an excuse for sin, as every sin is a deliberate choice to rebel against the government of God. Christ as the Second Adam justifies all humankind. Sin therefore, is a choice by the free-willed, intelligent individual who decides to rebel against the government of God. Each of us at the day of judgment will stand before God (Romans 14:10). Thus we can not blame our Pastors, family or loved ones, as we are responsible for all our decisive actions and consequences thereof.

If we are lost on that day of judgment, then we will have no one else to blame but ourselves, as Christ being that Second Adam has redeemed us from the flesh. The act of sin is the act of the individual rebelling against Christ. If we are in Christ spiritually, we as victors will be of Christ's reproductive line, spiritually. True liberty and freedom allows us to be sanctified, permitting us to submit to God fully, identifying and manifesting the Character of God, through His Constitutional Heavenly Ten Commandments (Exodus 20, Revelation 14:12).

Abiding in Christ is a choice, as we were born in the flesh, a spiritual rebirth requires our decision-making action, determining where we are spiritually (John 15:1-7). Christ in this chapter of John 15 ideally is saying that the spirit of Christ must live in us, as the Redeemer is the vine and we are the branches. A Christian, bearing the fruit of the Spirit, glorifies God (John 15:5, Galatians 5:22:23). We can be free from dishonoring God, by abiding in Him, in our Christian walk. Thus, we must be constantly surrendered to the Messiah, Christ the Righteous Lamb that has Overcome the world through obedience and righteousness (Exodus 20, John 16:33).

With God, there is no neutral ground, as a Laodicean Condition is offensive to God (Revelation 3:14,15). Henceforth, for our lives in the year of 2008, a year of judgment, 120 years after the inception of the message of RIGHTEOUSNESS BY FAITH, WE MUST MAINTAIN TRUE REPENTANCE, VICTORIOUSLY OVER SIN. Seventh-day Adventists have had this message for over 120 years, revived in 1888 by God through messengers, Elders Waggoner and Jones: we must NOT repeat the serious mistake of the children of Israel, losing faith in God, our Deliverer.

God wants us to be zealous, earnest and repentant, avoiding strange acts and behaviors outside of the life of the Messiah. An evacuation from Babylon is necessary (Revelation 18:1-4). As the branches to the vine once separated will wither away and die, similarly when a person separates from Christ they too will die spiritually and physically in the second death (Revelation 20:6; 21:8). Without the Messiah, we can do NOTHING. At the end of the world the wheat will be separated from the tares, as those withered branches, failing to abide in Christ fully, consequently will be bundled and burned (Matthew 13:30, 38,39). All things were made by God (John 1:1-3). Therefore, since God does all things through His Word, the relationship we have with Him is based on the Word. As Christians, we will have no life without a direct relationship with God: The Deity does every thing through The Word. God spoke and it was done (John 1:1-3, Psalms 33:6,9). Without God we can do NOTHING (John 15:5). Thus it is essential for us to know the Word in order to completely abide in Christ. Our study must be accompanied by a genuine relationship with Christ, RIGHTEOUSLY BY FAITH (Philippians 3:9).