BELONGING to CHRIST

 

Galatians 5:24

King James Version

24 And they that are Christ's 

have crucified the flesh 

with the affections and lusts.

The verse above makes a declaration of who belongs to CHRIST.

But what does "crucified the flesh" mean?

Let's get to know the symbolism of such.

What are "affections and lusts"?

SPIRIT and SCRIPTURE make things clear:

Galatians 5:24

American Standard Version

24 And they that are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts thereof.

Galatians 5:24

Amplified Bible

24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the [a]sinful nature together with its passions and appetites.

Galatians 5:24

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus (the Messiah) have crucified the flesh (the godless human nature) with its passions and appetites and desires.

Galatians 5:24

Christian Standard Bible

24 Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

Galatians 5:24

Common English Bible

24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the self with its passions and its desires.

Galatians 5:24

Complete Jewish Bible

24 Moreover, those who belong to the Messiah Yeshua have put their old nature to death on the stake, along with its passions and desires.

Galatians 5:24

Contemporary English Version

24 And because we belong to Christ Jesus, we have killed our selfish feelings and desires.

Galatians 5:24

Darby Translation

24 But they that [are] of the Christ have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts.

Galatians 5:24

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

24 And they that are Christ's, have crucified their flesh, with the vices and concupiscences.

Galatians 5:24

Easy-to-Read Version

24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified their sinful self. They have given up their old selfish feelings and the evil things they wanted to do.

Galatians 5:24

Evangelical Heritage Version

24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful flesh with its passions and desires.

Galatians 5:24

Expanded Bible

24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified ·their own sinful selves [the sinful nature; the flesh]. They have given up ·their old selfish feelings and the evil things they wanted to do [L its passions and desires].

Galatians 5:24

GOD’S WORD Translation

24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified their corrupt nature along with its passions and desires.

Galatians 5:24

Good News Translation

24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have put to death their human nature with all its passions and desires.

Galatians 5:24

International Children’s Bible

24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified their own sinful selves. They have given up their old selfish feelings and the evil things they wanted to do.

Galatians 5:24

J.B. Phillips New Testament

Those who belong to Christ have crucified their old nature with all that it loved and lusted for.

Galatians 5:24

Lexham English Bible

24 Now those who belong to Christ[a][b] have crucified the flesh together with its feelings and its desires.

Galatians 5:24

Living Bible

24 Those who belong to Christ have nailed their natural evil desires to his cross and crucified them there.

Galatians 5:24

The Message

Among those who belong to Christ, everything connected with getting our own way and mindlessly responding to what everyone else calls necessities is killed off for good—crucified.

Galatians 5:24

Modern English Version

24 Those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts.

Galatians 5:24

Names of God Bible

24 Those who belong to Christ Yeshua have crucified their corrupt nature along with its passions and desires.

Galatians 5:24

New Century Version

24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified their own sinful selves. They have given up their old selfish feelings and the evil things they wanted to do.

Galatians 5:24

New International Reader's Version

24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed their sinful desires to his cross. They don’t want these things anymore.

Galatians 5:24

New Life Version

24 Those of us who belong to Christ have nailed our sinful old selves on His cross. Our sinful desires are now dead.

Galatians 5:24

New Living Translation

24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.

Galatians 5:24

New Matthew Bible

24 Those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the appetites and lusts.

Kehillah in Galatia 5:24

Orthodox Jewish Bible

24 But the ones who are mekabel Moshiach Yehoshua have put to be talui al HaEtz (hanging on the Tree, DEVARIM 21:23) the basar with its teshukot (desires) and its ta’avot (lusts).

Galatians 5:24

The Voice

24 Those of us who belong to the Anointed One have crucified our old lives and put to death the flesh and all the lusts and desires that plague us.

Galatians 5:24

Wycliffe Bible

24 And they that be of Christ, have crucified their flesh with vices and covetings. [Forsooth they that be of Christ, have crucified their flesh with vices and concupiscenes, or covetings.]

In SUMMARY, "crucified the flesh" means:

crucified the [a]sinful nature

crucified the flesh (the godless human nature)

crucified the self

put their old nature to death on the stake

killed

crucified their flesh

crucified their sinful self

crucified the sinful flesh

crucified ·their own sinful selves [the sinful nature; the flesh]

crucified their corrupt nature

put to death their human nature

crucified their own sinful selves

crucified their old nature

nailed their natural evil desires to his cross and crucified them there

killed off for good—crucified

crucified their own sinful selves

nailed their sinful desires to his cross

nailed our sinful old selves on His cross

nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there

put to be talui al HaEtz (hanging on the Tree, DEVARIM 21:23) the basar

crucified our old lives and put to death the flesh

crucified their flesh with vices and covetings

In SUMMARY, "affections and lusts" mean:

passions and the lusts

passions and appetites

passions and appetites and desires

passions and desires

selfish feelings and desires

vices and concupiscences

evil things they wanted to do

old selfish feelings and the evil things they wanted to do

with all that it loved and lusted for

feelings and its desires

natural evil desires

everything connected with getting our own way and mindlessly responding to what everyone else calls necessities

passions and lusts

sinful desires

passions and desires of their sinful nature

appetites and lusts

teshukot (desires) and its ta’avot (lusts)

all the lusts and desires that plague us

vices and concupiscenes, or covetings

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CONQUERING addictions

 

1 Corinthians 10:13

King James Version

13 There hath no temptation taken you 

but such as is common to man: 

but God is faithful, 

who will not suffer you to be tempted 

above that ye are able; 

but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, 

that ye may be able to bear it.

What are you addicted to?

Are you aware you are addicted?

What would you consider an addiction?

How does one conquer addiction?

"Addiction" is defined as:

"Addiction is an inability to stop using a substance or engaging in a behavior even though it is causing psychological and physical harm."

  -- Medical News Today

There are THREE main addictions SPIRIT led me to:

Fame.

Fortune.

Flesh.

All three are birthed by pride, greed, vanity, and lust.

The very sins of the father of lies.

The devil's devices.

Since we're all in the flesh, we are bound by the sins of the flesh.

The enemy makes sure we focus on the lusts of the flesh.

It is self-serving, self-absorbed, and not of GOD.

The world is being destroyed by sins of the flesh.

There's substance abuse.

Even addiction to food, or gluttony.

Observe the food shows everywhere.

It's all food, food, food.

Competing for who cooks better.

Who has the best dish.

Who can whip up the fastest dish.

Making us all overweight, overfed, overindulged, bringing on many other diseases.

Movies show violence, lots of skin, and foul language.

Every form of aberration, or deviation, abound.

Many are addicted to such shows.

Many are addicted to such printed material.

Because people in business, schools, government, and the entertainment industry have scrapped GOD out of their lives, you can imagine we are in the devil's cesspool.

Even churches have been corrupted.

They have defiled the very gospel they teach.

Where the devil finds a tiny opening, a window of opportunity, a weakness, or a desire, he will surely latch on to it.

Everything has become me, me, me.

How the enemy loves that we focus on self.

Or, at least, the self where he's in.

And where he's at.

Self gratification.

What is addiction, after all, but an absence of GOD?

It is the road to self-destruction.

If you have GOD, you have EVERYTHING.

You won't need to look outside of Him, for happiness.

You won't need to fill your days, or your life, with worthless pursuits.

Addiction invites decadence, depravity, and destruction.

It's a form of escape, from the stresses of the world.

We are all being drawn down into the pits of hell.

How the enemy delights in mocking God.

We are fighting powers beyond our human powers.

This is truly a spiritual battle.

Ephesians 6:12

King James Version

12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, 

but against principalities, 

against powers, 

against the rulers of the darkness of this world, 

against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Satan is constantly on the prowl.

1 Peter 5:8

King James Version

8 Be sober, 

be vigilant; 

because your adversary the devil, 

as a roaring lion, 

walketh about, 

seeking whom he may devour:

In these end times, he's upped his game.

Revelation 12:12

King James Version

12 Therefore rejoice, 

ye heavens, 

and ye that dwell in them. 

Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! 

for the devil is come down unto you, 

having great wrath, 

because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

Evil makes itself complex, to confuse us.

We are bombarded on ALL fronts.

Only THROUGH JESUS, can we conquer sin, self, and addictions.

JESUS knows what we're going through.

In fact, He already KNEW what we would go through, thus, the CROSS.

Hebrews 2:14

King James Version

14 Forasmuch then as the children 

are partakers of flesh and blood, 

he also himself likewise took part of the same; 

that through death he might destroy him 

that had the power of death, 

that is, the devil;

In this battle for the soul -- FROM addiction -- we can only succeed in quitting cold turkey, if we:

ARE born again.

WALK in the SPIRIT.

PUT ON the FULL ARMOR of GOD.

STAY STRONG in JESUS.

The LORD assured us:

John 16:33

King James Version

33 These things I have spoken unto you, 

that in me ye might have peace. 

In the world ye shall have tribulation: 

but be of good cheer; 

I have overcome the world.

THROUGH JESUS, we shall overcome sin.

We shall conquer addictions.

Anything which destroys us.

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WHO shall SEE the LORD?

Matthew 5:8

King James Version

8 Blessed are the pure in heart: 

for they shall see God.

Who has seen the LORD?

What does it take to see the Lord?

How do we have to be?

SPIRIT led me to these verses:

Genesis 1:26-27

King James Version

26 And God said, 

Let us make man in our image, 

after our likeness: 

and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, 

and over the fowl of the air, 

and over the cattle, 

and over all the earth, 

and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

27 So God created man in his own image, 

in the image of God created he him; 

male and female created he them.

Genesis 3:8

King James Version

8 And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking 

in the garden in the cool of the day: 

and Adam and his wife hid themselves 

from the presence of the Lord God 

amongst the trees of the garden.

Genesis 32:30

King James Version

30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: 

for I have seen God face to face, 

and my life is preserved.

Exodus 33:9-11

King James Version

9 And it came to pass, 

as Moses entered into the tabernacle, 

the cloudy pillar descended, 

and stood at the door of the tabernacle, 

and the Lord talked with Moses.

10 And all the people saw the cloudy pillar 

stand at the tabernacle door: 

and all the people rose up and worshipped, 

every man in his tent door.

11 And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, 

as a man speaketh unto his friend. 

And he turned again into the camp: 

but his servant Joshua, 

the son of Nun, 

a young man, 

departed not out of the tabernacle.

Exodus 33:17-20

King James Version

17 And the Lord said unto Moses, 

I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: 

for thou hast found grace in my sight, 

and I know thee by name.

18 And he said, 

I beseech thee, 

shew me thy glory.

19 And he said, 

I will make all my goodness pass before thee, 

and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee; 

and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, 

and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.

20 And he said, 

Thou canst not see my face: 

for there shall no man see me, 

and live.

Exodus 33:21-23

King James Version

21 And the Lord said, 

Behold, 

there is a place by me, 

and thou shalt stand upon a rock:

22 And it shall come to pass, 

while my glory passeth by, 

that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, 

and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:

23 And I will take away mine hand, 

and thou shalt see my back parts: 

but my face shall not be seen.

Numbers 12:7-8

King James Version

7 My servant Moses is not so, 

who is faithful in all mine house.

8 With him will I speak mouth to mouth, 

even apparently, 

and not in dark speeches; 

and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold: 

wherefore then were ye not afraid 

to speak against my servant Moses?

Deuteronomy 34:10

King James Version

10 And there arose not a prophet since in Israel 

like unto Moses, 

whom the Lord knew face to face,

Psalm 24:3-5

King James Version

3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? 

or who shall stand in his holy place?

4 He that hath clean hands, 

and a pure heart; 

who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, 

nor sworn deceitfully.

5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, 

and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

Proverbs 8:17

King James Version

17 I love them that love me; 

and those that seek me early shall find me.

Isaiah 6:1

King James Version

6 In the year that king Uzziah died 

I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, 

high and lifted up, 

and his train filled the temple.

Isaiah 60:1-2

King James Version

60 Arise, 

shine; 

for thy light is come, 

and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

2 For, behold, 

the darkness shall cover the earth, 

and gross darkness the people: 

but the Lord shall arise upon thee, 

and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

John 1:14

King James Version

14 And the Word was made flesh, 

and dwelt among us, 

(and we beheld his glory, 

the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) 

full of grace and truth.

John 1:15

King James Version

15 John bare witness of him, 

and cried, 

saying, 

This was he of whom I spake, 

He that cometh after me is preferred before me: 

for he was before me.

John 1:18

King James Version

18 No man hath seen God at any time, 

the only begotten Son, 

which is in the bosom of the Father, 

he hath declared him.

John 4:24

King James Version

24 God is a Spirit: 

and they that worship him 

must worship him in spirit and in truth.

John 6:46

King James Version

46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, 

save he which is of God, 

he hath seen the Father.

John 14:9

King James Version

9 Jesus saith unto him, 

Have I been so long time with you, 

and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? 

he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; 

and how sayest thou then, 

Show us the Father?

John 14:21

King James Version

21 He that hath my commandments, 

and keepeth them, 

he it is that loveth me: 

and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, 

and I will love him, 

and will manifest myself to him.

Acts 22:6-9

King James Version

6 And it came to pass, that, 

as I made my journey, 

and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, 

suddenly there shone from heaven 

a great light round about me.

7 And I fell unto the ground, 

and heard a voice saying unto me, 

Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

8 And I answered, 

Who art thou, Lord? 

And he said unto me, 

I am Jesus of Nazareth, 

whom thou persecutest.

9 And they that were with me saw indeed the light, 

and were afraid; 

but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.

Ephesians 2:5-7

King James Version

5 Even when we were dead in sins, 

hath quickened us together with Christ, 

(by grace ye are saved;)

6 And hath raised us up together, 

and made us sit together in heavenly places 

in Christ Jesus:

7 That in the ages to come 

he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace 

in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 12:14

King James Version

14 Follow peace with all men, 

and holiness, 

without which no man shall see the Lord:

Revelation 1:7

King James Version

7 Behold, 

he cometh with clouds; 

and every eye shall see him, 

and they also which pierced him: 

and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. 

Even so, Amen.

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The TRUTH about SIN

 

James 1:21

King James Version

21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness 

and superfluity of naughtiness, 

and receive with meekness the engrafted word, 

which is able to save your souls.

What is sin?

How to conquer sin?

What happens to sinners?

What happens to the righteous?

Scripture gives you the answers.

What does the Bible say about sin?

Matthew 12:31-32

King James Version

31 Wherefore I say unto you, 

All manner of sin and blasphemy 

shall be forgiven unto men: 

but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost 

shall not be forgiven unto men.

32 And whosoever speaketh a word 

against the Son of man, 

it shall be forgiven him: 

but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, 

it shall not be forgiven him, 

neither in this world, 

neither in the world to come.

James 4:4

King James Version

4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, 

know ye not that the friendship of the world 

is enmity with God? 

whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world 

is the enemy of God.

James 4:16

King James Version

16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: 

all such rejoicing is evil.

To know about sin, you must know what's not sin.

John 1:1-5

King James Version

1 In the beginning was the Word, 

and the Word was with God, 

and the Word was God.

2 The same was in the beginning with God.

3 All things were made by him; 

and without him was not any thing made that was made.

4 In him was life; 

and the life was the light of men.

5 And the light shineth in darkness; 

and the darkness comprehended it not.

1 John 1:5

King James Version

5 This then is the message which we have heard of him,

and declare unto you, 

that God is light, 

and in him is no darkness at all.

If we are of the light:

1 John 1:7

King James Version

7 But if we walk in the light, 

as he is in the light, 

we have fellowship one with another, 

and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us 

from all sin.

If we say we have not sinned:

1 John 1:8

King James Version

8 If we say that we have no sin, 

we deceive ourselves,

and the truth is not in us.

1 John 1:10

King James Version

10 If we say that we have not sinned, 

we make him a liar, 

and his word is not in us.

All have sinned.

Romans 3:23

King James Version

23 For all have sinned, 

and come short of the glory of God;

But if we confess our sins:

1 John 1:9

King James Version

9 If we confess our sins, 

he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, 

and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

We need humility to accept we have sinned.

James 4:10

King James Version

10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, 

and he shall lift you up.

James 4:9

King James Version

9 Be afflicted, 

and mourn, 

and weep: 

let your laughter be turned to mourning, 

and your joy to heaviness.

There is no hiding from the TRUTH of SCRIPTURE.

Hebrews 4:12

King James Version

12 For the word of God is quick, 

and powerful, 

and sharper than any twoedged sword, 

piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, 

and of the joints and marrow, 

and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

How to conquer sin?

Psalm 37:8

King James Version

8 Cease from anger, 

and forsake wrath: 

fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

Psalm 37:27

King James Version

27 Depart from evil, 

and do good; 

and dwell for evermore.

Psalm 37:34

King James Version

34 Wait on the Lord, 

and keep his way, 

and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: 

when the wicked are cut off, 

thou shalt see it.

James 4:7

King James Version

7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. 

Resist the devil, 

and he will flee from you.

James 4:8

King James Version

8 Draw nigh to God, 

and he will draw nigh to you. 

Cleanse your hands, 

ye sinners; 

and purify your hearts, 

ye double minded.

What happens to sinners?

Psalm 37:9

King James Version

9 For evildoers shall be cut off: 

but those that wait upon the Lord, 

they shall inherit the earth.

Psalm 37:15

King James Version

15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, 

and their bows shall be broken.

Psalm 37:20

King James Version

20 But the wicked shall perish, 

and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs: 

they shall consume; 

into smoke shall they consume away.

What happens to the righteous?

Psalm 37:6

King James Version

6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, 

and thy judgment as the noonday.

Psalm 37:9

King James Version

9 For evildoers shall be cut off: 

but those that wait upon the Lord, 

they shall inherit the earth.

Psalm 37:11

King James Version

11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; 

and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Psalm 37:18

King James Version

18 The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: 

and their inheritance shall be for ever.

Psalm 37:23-24

King James Version

23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord:

 and he delighteth in his way.

24 Though he fall, 

he shall not be utterly cast down:

 for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.

Psalm 37:28

King James Version

28 For the Lord loveth judgment, 

and forsaketh not his saints; 

they are preserved for ever: 

but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

Psalm 37:29

King James Version

29 The righteous shall inherit the land, 

and dwell therein for ever.

Psalm 37:37

King James Version

37 Mark the perfect man, 

and behold the upright: 

for the end of that man is peace.

Psalm 37:39-40

King James Version

39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: 

he is their strength in the time of trouble.

40 And the Lord shall help them, 

and deliver them: 

he shall deliver them from the wicked, 

and save them, 

because they trust in him.

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