![]() It is the act or process by which a man is brought into a right state as related to God. “The word ‘Righteousness’ is the result of Justification by Faith. The Law, as stated, was intended to show man his inability, not to increase his problem with even more Pride.” ( ) So, if God had given man the power to keep the Law, he would have only been lifted up further in his Pride, seeing less need of God than more, which was the intention to begin with. ![]() “Man’s problem has always been Pride, which was actually the cause of the Fall in the Garden of Eden. “He has been deceived into thinking that for which his soul and spirit craves, can be fulfilled in the world” ( ) “This New Nature gives the Christian both the desire and the power to do God’s Will, and the desire and the power to refuse to obey the evil nature.” ( ) In other words, the Holy Spirit will not override the Believer’s will, forcing him to let the Spirit take control instead of his own efforts.” ( ) “As well, the ‘Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus’ is so designed by God, that it will not function or work, when the Believer attempts to do for himself, what only the Spirit of God can do. Jimmy Swaggart says in his Expositor’s Study Bible commentary notes on John 12:25: hits at the very heart of man’s problem it could be paraphrased, ‘He who loves self shall not see fulfillment’ refers to putting self last, and Christ first in all things. Logos Research Subscription for Schools Title: The Expositor’s Study Bible Author: Jimmy Swaggart Publisher: Jimmy Swaggart Ministries Print Publication Date: 2005 Logos Release Date: 2008 Pages: 2440 Era: era:Contemporary Language: EnglishResources: 1 Format: Digital Logos Research Edition Subjects: Bible English Bible English-AuthorizedISBNs: 9781418591359. ![]()
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