Oh! Its just nature
Harry struggled to keep his balance; with his tired feet wobbling,
he barely managed to walk six feet. He is not used to walking that
way actually, in fact, he hates to do it. He is not himself walking
with his two feet. You see Harry is a pet dog. As a dog he
naturally walks on all fours, thats dog-nature. He is not a dog
because he barks, salivates profusely, walks on all fours, eats
bones and does dog stuff, no, he is not a dog because he does these
things because a deranged human being can do these things and still
is a human being and not a dog, rather, he (Harry) does these
things because he is a dog, he has a dog nature in him. Its your
nature that determines who you are. The basic governing principle
intrinsic in us determines what we do, what we think, what we say
and what we feel.
Its the same way with sinners. One is not a sinner because he has
committed sins, rather he commits sins because he is a sinner. He
has a sinful nature in him. He just cant help it. Holiness and
righteousness is just foreign to his nature. These things are
BOOORIIING to him. If the sleeping pill fails to deliver, holy and
righteous things will. We are not to be surprised why many people
enjoy the world rather than godly things. We should not be
surprised why many find it easy doing bad and sinful things rather
than doing godly and holy things. No matter how extensive and
intensive you teach a child godly and holy things, he will just
naturally know and do bad and sinful things without you teaching
him so.
Why? Because ever since sin entered the world, man is a natural
with regards to sin. He naturally thinks sinful thoughts, talks
sinful words, does sinful acts, feels sinful feelings and plans
sinful things. Sin has invaded every nook and cranny in man. His
mind. His emotions. His will. His natural disposition is just one
destined for hell or eternal death. As the Bible calls him:
.BY NATURE
children of wrath
.. Ephesians 2:3.
Sin will always incur Gods righteous anger, every one who sins is
worthy and is destined for Gods righteous anger. And man has
sinned and is sinning and will continue to sin because he just
cant help it. He has a sinful nature innate in him. Huge problem
for man isnt it? What man needs is an atonement for all his sins
past, present and future and a new nature.
And Jesus Christ has all that for sinners. He died for the sins of
sinners anyone who will put their trust on His work on the cross
will be forgiven all their sins and at the moment of trusting in
Him the Holy Spirit of God will dwell in the sinner giving him a
new nature, giving him a new governing principle operative in
him.
There is therefore now no condemnation [hell] for those who are in
Christ Jesus.For the law of the Spirit of life in
Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of
death. [Romans 8:1-2]
The word law above refers not to a set of rules and regulations
but law here refers to the governing principle or nature in a
thing, in this verse the governing principle of the Holy Spirit and
the governing principle of Sin. Law of the Spirit or the governing
principle of the Holy Spirit is just another name for the Divine
nature and Law of Sin or governing principle of Sin is just
another designation for the Sinful nature.
It is called the law of the Spirit of life
because it is the nature of the Holy Spirit in the Christian making
possible for him to live a godly life pleasing to God. It is called
the law of the Spirit of life because it gives
the abundant life promised in John 10:10. True life is actually a
life lived for God with God indwelling in the Christian. Living a
life of sin as the outgrowth of the sinful nature is not the true
life, it is a life marked with guilt, fear and anxieties resulting
in eternal death in hell [the law of sin and of
death].
Every one of us has this law of sin in us, thats the reason why
we cant help but sin, much less, have this holy worry for sin.
Just as the law of gravity makes every object that goes up go down,
the law of sin makes us sin and continue to sin
we just cant help
it, its in us, its our nature. And sin will always incur for us
spiritual death or eternal separation from God in hell. The law of
sin that results to death.
To free us from this bondage to our sinful natures we must have the
Holy Spirit in us and govern us.
How? Trust in the saving work of the Lord Jesus on the cross and He
will forgive all your sins and give you a new life..