Originally posted by divegeester
The Bible teaches that we are to die daily. How can we die daily if we (the old man) has been annihilated?
You are clearly wrong sonship, but as usual you lack the grace and humility to admit it.
The Bible teaches that we are to die daily.
I have already heartily agreed that this Paul testified to.
And I have already agreed that we are taught to pick up our cross daily.
I gave quite a few examples of this daily putting to death of something - as the New Testament teaches.
How can we die daily if we (the old man) has been annihilated?
It is a good question. However it is not SO good that it causes me to say our old man has NOT ... been crucified with Christ.
" Knowing this that our old man has been crucified with Him in order that the body of sin might be annulled, that we should no longer serve sin as slaves;
For he who has died is justified from sin.
Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with Him."
The daily putting to death of the practices of the body is based upon our having already died with Christ.
I want to believe each of these teachings. To say it is a lack of humility to want to believe both of these teachings I think is itself lacking in humility.
When I received Jesus Christ, someone in me died. Something independent as a the only way I knew how to live seemed to have died.
The Apostle seems to say "That's right." And we should stand upon that fact in order to put to death many and various negative things still lingering on.
But I reserve the right to believe even in daily caring the cross to put to death many things, I have been crucified and buried with Christ. I choose not to be ignorant of this as the Apostle stated.
" Or are you ignorant that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death?
We HAVE BEEN ... buried therefore with Him through baptism into His death, ..."
Humility says
"AMEN" . The word of God says that I have been buried therefore with Him through baptism into His death.
What is this "You are too proud to admit that you should not believe this ?"
if you want to say "I carry the cross and die daily" that's very good, especially if it is real to you.
You are clearly wrong sonship, but as usual you lack the grace and humility to admit it.
"... for you have DIED and your life is hidden with Christ in God." (Col. 3:3)
I think I want to say AMEN Lord I have DIED. And my life is hidden with Christ in God.
I want to also say that each day I allow the Spirit's work to cross out things of my old way of living.