Deuteronomy
23 The Flesh and The Devil
The
world, the flesh and the devil are the three enemies a Christian contends with
daily, even hourly, moment by moment.
You
must be born again to be a child of God. One can be religious and not be born
again. Such a one is not a child of God. Nicodemus was a Pharisee, a very
religious man, a spiritual ruler of the people, a man who wore his emblems. Yet
that man was illegitimate, and our Lord said to him that he must be born again.
God doesn’t have illegitimate children. His children have all been born again.
“But as many as received Him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God,
even to them that believe on His name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of
the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” John 1:12-13.
False
Religions
False
religion is satanic in origin. We are to beware of false religions. It has no
place in the congregation of the Lord.
For
the believer, Esau (Edom) represents our old nature, the flesh. We can hate the
flesh, try to step on it, try to punish it, or mutilate it but none of it will
do any good. The flesh is in rebellion against God, but it is a part of us, and
hating it will not get us anywhere. “Love not the world, neither the things
that are in the world. If any man loves the world, the love of the Father is
not in him.” I John 2:15.
Just
as the children of Israel were never called upon to plant flowers in the
wilderness, neither are we called upon to join movements to try to straighten
out the world. We are to give out the Word of God-that is our business. We are
pilgrims and strangers here, just passing through.
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read the chapter listed so that you can understand God’s Word better.
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J.
Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.
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