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Americans have the good life, even people that would make minimum wage, and we have fleshy pleasures, and worldly entertainment, can pursue money, and material things in large quantity, and jobs a plenty.
Children grow up with all that worldliness, and a lot of them do not like to give it up, but they still want to enjoy the world as the world enjoys it when they confess Christ.
2Ti 3:4 lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
2Ti 3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
2Ti 3:7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Some are not led of the Spirit, so they are enjoying sin, and believe they cannot abstain from sins, and they hold unto sin.
All sin can be forgiven, but we can abstain from sin by the Spirit, but sometimes we might want to enjoy sin, in which we should get rid of it, and move forward, but if we hold unto sin it is wrong, and not justified.
It is hard to believe that many have not sinned after they have been saved, especially in America, and I know I have sinned after being saved, but it is not because I do not believe I cannot abstain from sins, but wanted to enjoy the sin, but I have the proper perspective of the truth to know that I have to get rid of it, and mean it, and move forward.
When I first was saved I was still enjoying worldly movies, worldly entertainment, money for my wants, but the Church I went to preached the holiness of Jesus, and we can abstain from sins by the Spirit, so I believed the truth, but then after a while I went by it to get rid of the things of the world, and stopped being a hypocrite.
We can abstain from sin by the Spirit, and if you enjoy sin at least admit that it does affect your relationship with God.
Which is the difference of having the Spirit, and not having the Spirit, for those with the Spirit will know it is wrong to sin, and will repent if they do it, and get rid of it, and those without the Spirit will justify their sins by saying they cannot abstain from sins, for they do not want to wrong with God.
The Spirit will only lead those who hate sin, and do not want sin, and a Spirit led life is not under the law, for their sins are forgiven, and they are abstaining from sins, so the law cannot touch them for prosecution.
Children grow up with all that worldliness, and a lot of them do not like to give it up, but they still want to enjoy the world as the world enjoys it when they confess Christ.
2Ti 3:4 lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
2Ti 3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
2Ti 3:7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Some are not led of the Spirit, so they are enjoying sin, and believe they cannot abstain from sins, and they hold unto sin.
All sin can be forgiven, but we can abstain from sin by the Spirit, but sometimes we might want to enjoy sin, in which we should get rid of it, and move forward, but if we hold unto sin it is wrong, and not justified.
It is hard to believe that many have not sinned after they have been saved, especially in America, and I know I have sinned after being saved, but it is not because I do not believe I cannot abstain from sins, but wanted to enjoy the sin, but I have the proper perspective of the truth to know that I have to get rid of it, and mean it, and move forward.
When I first was saved I was still enjoying worldly movies, worldly entertainment, money for my wants, but the Church I went to preached the holiness of Jesus, and we can abstain from sins by the Spirit, so I believed the truth, but then after a while I went by it to get rid of the things of the world, and stopped being a hypocrite.
We can abstain from sin by the Spirit, and if you enjoy sin at least admit that it does affect your relationship with God.
Which is the difference of having the Spirit, and not having the Spirit, for those with the Spirit will know it is wrong to sin, and will repent if they do it, and get rid of it, and those without the Spirit will justify their sins by saying they cannot abstain from sins, for they do not want to wrong with God.
The Spirit will only lead those who hate sin, and do not want sin, and a Spirit led life is not under the law, for their sins are forgiven, and they are abstaining from sins, so the law cannot touch them for prosecution.
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Maybe its americanised because people living in america believe they are part of the 'new world' as opposed to the 'old world' that was all the other continents.
From my studies of american history, which is not in anyway comprehensive, but I will share what my opinion as a non-american anyway. The people that settled the US and took over the land were actually in rebellion to the countries and governments they came from. They didnt want to pay taxes to their old countries govts anymore they wanted to be independent. So the mindset is rebellion to authority and govts in these people is a good thing. But its rebellion all the same.
They wanted to be free to live as they please and worship in any way they like. To any god. This is why so many cults spring up on american soil. Jonestown anyone? Waco, JWs, mormonism, christian science, scientology, new age, freemasonry, etc etc. and because america is home of banks and IMF and where they control all the money, people are influenced by the almighty dollar. Prosperity gospel took root on american soil, because people thought they could worship both God and mammon (money). They want their cake and to eat it too.
This kind of freedom isnt really freedom in the christian sense. To be free in christ is to be free FROM sin, not freedom TO sin.
From my studies of american history, which is not in anyway comprehensive, but I will share what my opinion as a non-american anyway. The people that settled the US and took over the land were actually in rebellion to the countries and governments they came from. They didnt want to pay taxes to their old countries govts anymore they wanted to be independent. So the mindset is rebellion to authority and govts in these people is a good thing. But its rebellion all the same.
They wanted to be free to live as they please and worship in any way they like. To any god. This is why so many cults spring up on american soil. Jonestown anyone? Waco, JWs, mormonism, christian science, scientology, new age, freemasonry, etc etc. and because america is home of banks and IMF and where they control all the money, people are influenced by the almighty dollar. Prosperity gospel took root on american soil, because people thought they could worship both God and mammon (money). They want their cake and to eat it too.
This kind of freedom isnt really freedom in the christian sense. To be free in christ is to be free FROM sin, not freedom TO sin.
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