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The Daily Word of Righteousness
The Three Separations of the Royal Priesthood, #11
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. (Galatians 6:7,8)
It is imperative that those who would follow their priestly calling achieve victory over sin. Every day, spiritual death and spiritual life battle for control over the Christian. Every day the Christian must, through the power and wisdom of the Holy Spirit, achieve victory over sin.
If the Christian yields to sin, not gaining the victory that has been offered to him through the grace of Christ, he slays his resurrection as a royal priest. He has been overcome. He does not receive the increments of life and glory offered to the overcomer in the second and third chapters of the Book of Revelation.
We attain eternal life only as we put to death the sinful deeds of our body:
For if ye [Christians] live in the appetites of the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify [put to death] the deeds of the body, ye shall live. (Romans 8:13)
Eternal life cannot be imputed (ascribed) to us. Eternal life can be gained only as we overcome Satan. Through Christ we can overcome and attain eternal life. Eternal life is the fruit of sowing to the Spirit, of choosing each day to yield ourselves to righteousness:
But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. (Romans 6:22)
All human beings must die and then be judged. The members of the royal priesthood die in Christ and are resurrected in Christ. Then they are judged. If they cooperate with God, obeying Him as He leads them through judgment, the Divine judgment serves to deliver them from all sin. Hopefully, the judgment of the Christian can be completed while he yet is alive on the earth.
In any case, the judgment of the Christian must be completed before the appearing of Christ. No saint can appear with the Lord as part of His coming until he first has passed through judgment and has been filled with the Father and the Son. One cannot be revealed with Christ and after that be judged and cleansed from sin.
Today we are to purify ourselves from all sin as the Holy Spirit guides and enables us:
And every man that hath this hope in him [of being like Jesus when He appears] purifieth himself, even as he [Jesus] is pure. (I John 3:3)
We see, then, that the royal priesthood is a firstfruits of mankind. We have been called out of the world so we can become part of the Lord God of Heaven. Now we are to follow the Spirit of God through a process of judgment and deliverance that cleanses us from all sin.
To be continued.