Gal6:15 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth(inward strength and force, to have strength to overcome health, ability, capacity) any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.
Only Christ being formed and birthed in us is of any capacity or ability for us to overcome and get the victory.
Matt 10:37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
“To have real weight or clout with Jesus.”
The word for love in this scripture is affection for Jesus above that of anything else. Having a greater affection for anything in this life makes a believer unfit and unprepared to follow Jesus. He is unable to adequately respond to the life and the call of Jesus. There will be a lack of balance between the believer and Jesus himself. He will not deserve Jesus.
In Philippians 2:12 the exhortation is to carry out our salvation to an utter completion, growing up into Christ in all things. It means to leave no stone unturned.
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
The command is in the grammatical middle voice signifying that the responsibility is ours, and it shall be done through implicit obedience, much prayer, and through an exact knowledge of the Word.
Another favorite scripture of mine is found in Ephesians 6:13
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand,
We are encouraged here to take the armor of God and having done all to stand, to stand therefore.
“Having done all” is the word “katergazomai.’
This defines us as warriors in a terrible struggle against the world, Satan, and sin.
The big ball of dull is kicked up as we engage in these spiritual gladiator struggles of life.
When the dust finally settles we remain standing victoriously, as Satan, sin and the world lay scattered at our feet. This is the attitude that we must adopt, so lacking in the complacent and passive American church. Some of us need to be lights.
The reason the church is so weak is because few obey this scripture.
2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
Greek: But we all with our face uncovered; Though our faces have been uncovered at our conversion, a believer that has an “open” face is one that is yielded to the Lord and gladly obeys Him.
He or she welcomes all that God has for them; their faces are opened to His dealings in their lives.
Quite the opposite, the person who has a “closed face” is one who secretly does not receive another, and is in opposition or disagreement with that other, judging them in their heart. Or one who limits what God wants to do in his or her life.
The glory of the Lord beholding as in a mirror is the opposite to Moses who did not have a spiritual mirror to capture and behold the glory of the Lord that would thoroughly transform him!
The Old Covenant was transient and not permanent as the New Covenant inaugurated in the blood of Jesus Christ was.
Thus he covered his face, which had the passing glory of God on it. Christ is our spiritual mirror that allows us to permanently capture and behold the glory of God that will thoroughly transform us, as long as our faces remain opened towards Him .
Look up Strong’s Word 3339. It’s imperative to have a basic understanding of NT Greek.
To the same image are being metamorphosised ( 3339) out of glory and into (the next level) glory even as from the Spirit of the Lord.
Mt 17:2 And was transfigured <3339> before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
Mr 9:2 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured <3339> before them.
Ro 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed <3339> by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
2Co 3:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed <3339> into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
Tim 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly (“speaking plainly”; probably through the mouths of prophets), that in the latter times (not specific times) some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
Jose and Mary Alvarez 