Message Title: Hybrid Christian
Scripture: 2Cor.5:17; Rom.6:1-2; Col.3:5-7; Eph.4:22-24.
In
America we don’t have a lot of full blooded nationalities. As a matter of fact,
I don’t think I even know any full blooded persons. In other countries there
are still places where there is little to no mixing of races. In America is not uncommon to hear someone
say they are, and mention a few different races or nationalities. The funny
thing is when you look at whatever country they say their forefathers are from
they look little to nothing like them. They no longer speak the language follow
their customs. Most Americans have never even been to our home land. The more
generations in America, the further away from our roots we get.
Shouldn’t it be the same with our
Christianity? Maybe we came from a drug addicted life, in and out jail. Jumping
from relationship to relationship. From job to job. Did you walk around with
the attitude, “No, is going to get over on me,” therefore do to them before
they do to me?
The Bible tells us once we surrender
to Christ we become a NEW creature.
2 Cor. 5:17
17 Therefore, if anyone is
in Christ, he is a new
creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
All of our old self should be gone. Just
like we lost our ancestors culture. We should lose our old way of doing things.
The language we used to use. The way we used to do something. The way we used
to think about things. All this should change when we come to Christ.
Rom. 6
What
shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 Certainly
not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?
We can’t be Hybrid followers of Christ.
Meaning we take our old self and combine it with a new us. We have put off that
old way of living and start living according to how Christ wants us to live.
Col. 3
5 Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth:
fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is
idolatry. 6 Because of these things the wrath of God is
coming upon the sons of disobedience, 7 in which you
yourselves once walked when you lived in them.
Repenting from our sin is not just
saying I’m sorry. It’s turning away from sin.
Eph. 4
22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which
grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, 23 and
be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and that you
put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness
and holiness.
My point is today. We cannot live as Hybrid Christians. Some of
our lives have not changed after coming to Christ because we have tried to
combing our old life with a new life and it won’t work. We have to give up our
old self.
Be blessed in Jesus name.
Music Worship Leaders:
JW & Sharon Peck
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