I have written that in Christian kingdom there are so called the carnal Christians, making divisions in the leadership, theology, denominations, spiritual gifts, they are causing divisions here and there in the churches, Paul called them as carnal, or babe in Christ, in 1 Corinthians.
And then he had written words to warn us, describes another type of Christian, in the book of Romans, about the deadly sinful "Christian," why they are called as a dead Christian, Paul explained to his readers, the reason because some of them are sinning!
Paul warned the believers in Christ, so that they will not offer their body to sin...some have offered themselves as the instruments of wickedness...selfish ambitions is a kind of sin!
Romans 6:13
Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness.
Some have pride in the world, that is a another deadly sin! Some Christian, Christ's followers have become slaves to sin, leading them to death! Sin is deadly to all of us!
Romans 6:16
Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?
The mind of this kind of Christian is death! Deadly fallen Christians!
Romans 8:6
The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace;
Paul made his conclusion here, count ourselves dead, if we are sinning...this is applying to the bishops, elders, archbishops, theologians and pastors, Bible teachers! I have seen a many deadly followers of Christ, living in sin, they have becoming worsen from carnal to dead follower of Christ.
Paul was speaking about us!
Romans 6:11
In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Lastly Paul wanted all of us, to live a new life, alive to God in Christ Jesus! There is no other way, through our faith in God, Trusting in the Lord is a way out for us who have been fallen asleep!
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