Complacent for Jesus - The Jesus Trip

The term "complacency" gets a bad rap in the church today. But did you know that the classical writers always used the term in a positive light - they considered complacent satisfaction in Christ to be an important virtue!

Are you still hungering for something "more" or have you found divine complacency - a fat, happy satisfaction in all that Christ has accomplished? If you still feel a pressure or urge to add to His finished work or to help him out with your own human effort, this episode of The Jesus Trip is just for you!

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Category:

Education

Tags:

• Complacent
• complacency
• church
• reformed
• grace
• RC Sproul
• Jonathan Edwards
• armenian
• calvinism
• John Piper
• Christian Hedonism
• Desiring God

[SFclawfun]

Romans 8:10 And Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made right with God.

2 Corinthians 4:16 That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day.

Hebrews 9:27 And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment

Just wanted you to help me to understand.. =/

[SonsofThunderPub]

Rom. 8:10 doesn't say your body will "one day" die. It says your body IS dead! LOL But some translators insert their viewpoint.

"But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness." (KJV)

Is your physical body dead right now? Of course not. Adam Clarke says: "the body is dead because of sin, in reference to sin; the members of your body no more perform the work of sin than the body of a dead man does the functions of natural life."

[SonsofThunderPub]

@SFclawfun While some theologians assume this is your physical body, because they assume everyone will physically die - it's not majority opinion.

On the 2Cor.4 verse you mentioned, Paul is talking about being persecuted to death - go check it out in context.

[SonsofThunderPub]

@SFclawfun And the Heb. 9 verse "It is appointed every man to die once ..." Well, I already have! "I have been co-crucified with Christ. I no longer live, but Christ lives in me." (Gal. 2:20). Now I am a participant of something called "eternal life!" Woo Hoo!

So there's no condemnation - I can physically die if I want to - and sure, most people do. But I don't have to.

[SFclawfun]

John I love you and God bless! The Lord has shown me many things and has brought me closer to Himself through your ministry. Brother yesterday I heard one of your recent teachings at One Kingdom Fellowship "Grace". You made mention that you are not a sinner, "I don't sin". If that were so then why would your body ever die and have the need for another being the new creation that you are, is it not sin that kills our bodies? Could you help me to understand?

[SonsofThunderPub]

@SFclawfun Who said you have to die? :)

[person1997]

your eyes are sooooo cashed in this one lol

[SFclawfun]

Beloved.. awesome, thank you so much!..feeling more freed up already! Don't mean to hijack your thread here o.o, i'm desperately looking for TNM live stream! But could you also help me to understand 1 Cor. 10:13? This time on spiritual death lol! Being that our old man has been crucified with Christ, how can we still be tempted, dead men cannot be tempted? Much LOVE brother and many thanks!!