(Clip) Laying Aside All The Deeds Of The Flesh — Milton Green

Laying Aside the Deeds of Darkness

And let us therefore lay aside the deeds of darkness.". May I ask you what the deeds of darkness are? Is that the flesh? That's all the works of the flesh. That's what is the flesh. That is the cursed nature.

The Cursed Nature and the Call to Lay It Aside

Now our body, we're beautifully made. We're talking about the nature of Satan that we were cursed with, living for herself. Amen? So we lay it aside. Is that what your Bible says? Now you're going to hunt for you some scripture where you don't have to lay it aside?

Doctrines That Excuse Fleshly Living

You're going to hunt for you a doctrine? You're going to have your ears tickled to where you can find you a lifestyle living in the flesh in this world and then somebody come there on Sunday morning and they tell you how righteous you are and how you helped God out.

False Security and the Armor of Light

He's broke and so forth, huh? Is that what you like? Well you keep hanging in there too. It don't work. That's the reason folks sit around and count each other all the time. And verse 12, let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and what are we going to do?

It says put on the armor of light. What is the armor of light? It's over Ephesians 6 and we're going over there in a minute. It says put it on. You better have it on. Why are you going to put on the armor of light?

Repentance, Resistance, and Renewed Minds

Because when you repent and you put on the Lord Jesus Christ, look at me. Somebody's not looking. You come to a place where you repent. You turn from the deeds of darkness away of Satan. You put on the Lord Jesus Christ and then you turn from all rebellion.

You resist the devil so no more rebellion will come into your heart. You resist it in your mind. This is the reason you take every thought captive to the obedience of Jesus, that rebellion will not get back in your heart because you're in a process of having your mind renewed and purified, sanctified your heart and being reconciled back to God.

New Birth Through the Word and Obedience to Christ

Is that right? You're being born again with the Word of God. Amen? You can't be born again with the Word of God if you don't love the Word of God and receive the Word of God. Amen? If you don't receive and love the Word of God, you love something else.

Proper Conduct and Making No Provision for the Flesh

You can't have two masters if you love the one and hate the other. Jesus said, if you love me you will obey my commandments. Now, verse 13, let us behave properly as in the day, not in carousing, drunkenness, sexual promiscuity, sensuality, strife, and jealousy.

That's an interesting thing. I think I read that in First Corinthians 3 one time. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ and you make, what's those two words? I can't hear you. You make no provision for the flesh in regards to its lusts.

Practicing Righteousness Rather Than Sin

You make no provision for rebellion. Is that what your Bible says? Now, does that kind of line up with some of the things we read over in 1 John? That the one that's righteous is the one that practices righteousness.

Is that right? The one who practices sin is of the devil because he loves it, he's made an idol out of it, and he won't turn from it. Amen? He's not led by the Spirit of God. Amen? He has a false security.