Being a blood-bought child of God means we give up the right to ourselves (1 Corinthians 6:20). What is often overlooked is that we also need to accept Christ as Lord. We now have a relationship with the Creator of the universe. We are reconciled to Him, and we have all the legal rights and privileges of a son or daughter (John 1:12). It is the change from the works of the flesh to the fruit of the Spirit that can prove difficult.Īccepting Christ as Savior means we receive instant justification before God (Romans 10:10). That list is followed by another list-the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. The 2,000-year-old list of sins in Galatians 5:19–21 is still familiar ground for those of us living in the 21st century. The world, the flesh, and the devil don’t go away because we have stepped into a relationship with Christ. Laziness, gluttony, swearing, anger, envy, self-centeredness, materialism, covetousness, intimacy issues-the temptations seem never-ending. The struggle against sin is more pronounced, for one thing. In some ways, life gets more difficult after we come to Christ. Anyone who tells you that committing your life to Christ makes your life easier is not telling the truth.
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