Never Stumble Ever

There is a place where we can walk in, such that we never fall or stumble. The original image of God was not created to stumble. He was created to take dominion on earth.

When Christ died and rose, He breathed into us the Spirit of Life that redeemed us and restored us back to the original image. Our spirit is perfected (Col 2:10; Heb 10:14), but our soul is still catching up with the true identity of who we are.

For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace. - Rom 6:14

For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ. - Rom 5:17

Whoever has been born of God DOES NOT sin, for His seed remains in him; and he CANNOT sin, because he has been born of God. - 1 John 3:9 (emphasis added)

The Spirit in us does not and cannot sin. This is why we are called to walk in the Spirit and be led by the Spirit (Rom 8:4, 13-14).

However, the Scriptures reveal the KEY to walk in such dominion over sin.

For he who lacks THESE THINGS is SHORTSIGHTED, even to blindness, and has FORGOTTEN that he was cleansed from his old sins. Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you DO THESE THINGS you will NEVER STUMBLE; - 2 Peter 1:9-10 (emphasis added)

These things refer to faith, virtue, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love (2 Peter 1:5-7). If we 'DO THESE THINGS', the Bible says that we will NEVER STUMBLE. In the Greek, it means 'never fall, never stumble EVER!'

But it says that if we lack these things, it's because we are SHORTSIGHTED and has FORGOTTEN that we were cleansed from our old sins.

What's the point? We need to establish and remind ourselves WHO WE REALLY ARE ----- we need to SEE CLEARLY our true identity in Christ. We need to remember that we have been forgiven and made the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God. If we are firmly rooted in this without a shadow of doubt, it produces faith, virtue, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love ------- and the result is... we will NEVER STUMBLE EVER. Jesus! 

Let's all grow into this. #identity #revelation