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Post by Roberthttp://youtu.be/y79iiNKqKtw
No sinner Christians.
Gal 2:20-21
20 I have been crucified with Christ, and I live; yet no longer I, but Christ
lives in me. And that life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith toward
the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself on my behalf.
21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousnessis through law,
then Christ died without cause.
Were you crucified with Jesus, or did you hold back yourself from full
commitment?
See and hear what Duane Sheriff has said on this topic, and of his experience
of an open vision of Christ on the Cross many years ago.
Below is an explanation of what Duane Sheriff said about the believer
being crucified with Christ, as well as his profession of faith in a
triune God.
Duane Sheriff emphasizes that believers have a new identity in Christ
through their crucifixion with Him. He teaches that the old self, which
was united with Adam in sin, has been crucified, and a new creation has
emerged through the resurrection of Christ. This transformation is
central to understanding who believers are in Christ.
1. New Identity in Christ – When a person is born again, they become a
new creation, leaving behind their old identity in Adam and receiving a
new identity in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17).
2. Union with Christ’s Death and Resurrection – Sheriff describes a
vision he had of being crucified, buried, and raised with Christ. He
teaches that just as believers were in Adam when he sinned, they were
also in Christ when He died and rose again (Galatians 2:20, Romans 6,
Ephesians 2).
[I would note, here, that one does not need to experience an extra-
biblical "vision" of dying with Christ to sin and being raised with Him
to newness of life. It is the declaration of Scripture in Romans 6 that
the believer has died with Christ to sin and risen with Him to newness
of life, which establishes it as fact. It does not require an extra-
biblical vision to validate, since it has already been validated as
truth by God's word. I would strongly exhort that the truth in the Bible
is validated and sufficient to promote the faith needed to live for God,
without having to claim extra-biblical experiences. The Bible is truth
whether your experience confirms that or not.]
3. The Old Self is Dead – The believer’s "old man," identified with sin
and condemnation, was crucified with Christ. He strongly asserts that
the believer is not in a process of dying but has already died with
Christ (Romans 6:6).
[Likewise, Romans 8 tells us that those God justified, He also
"glorified". God speaks of the believer's glorification in the past
tense, presenting it as an accomplished fact that already happened in
the past. Yet the chapter goes on to say that we "wait" in the "hope" of
glory, for that which we do not yet see in our daily experience. From
God's perspective, our glorification is a finished, once-for-all,
accomplished fact that was completed in the past. From our experience,
we still wait to experience deliverance from the corruption of the old
nature.
Further, Romans 6 tells the believer to "know" he has died with Christ
to sin and risen with Him to newness of life, to "count" it to be true,
then to "yield" his members as instruments of righteousness to God. If
it were just an automatic benefit of salvation to
experience victory over sin, those actions would not be required. It
shows the position we have in Christ must be appropriated by faith, and
then acted upon by the power of the Holy Spirit, in order to experience
the deliverance from sin's power. If the old nature were eradicated from
existence, it would not require faith in Christ to overcome the
influence of that nature, since it wouldn't exist to tempt the believer.
The believer only benefits from this position in Christ's death to sin
and resurrection to newness of life when he "knows" it, "counts" it to
be true, then yields his members as instruments of righteousness to God.
Thus, there is the believer's position in Christ, then there is the walk
in daily life which one enjoys through faith in God's provision. This
does not, however, guarantee that the believer will choose to yield his
members as instruments of righteousness to God. If it were an automatic,
guaranteed result that he would, there would be no reason to even
explain this or exhort believers to yield to the spirit rather than the
flesh.]
4. A New Creation in Christ – Sheriff contrasts the first Adam, who
brought sin and death, with Christ, the "last Adam," who brought life
and righteousness. Believers are no longer part of the old creation in
Adam but are now part of the new creation in Christ (1 Corinthians
15:45-47).
5. Living by Faith in Christ – The Christian life is now lived by faith
in Christ’s finished work rather than through human effort. Sheriff
highlights Galatians 2:20 as the foundation for this understanding.
6. Seated with Christ in Authority – Believers not only died with Christ
but were also raised and seated with Him in heavenly places, signifying
their victory and authority in Christ (Ephesians 2:6).
7. Overcoming the Old Identity – He emphasizes that natural traits and
familial backgrounds do not define a believer’s identity. Instead, their
true identity is found in Christ, and they must renew their minds to
this truth.
8. Separation from the World – Accepting this identity creates a divide
between those in Christ and those still in Adam. Sheriff connects this
to Jesus’ teaching that following Him may result in division, even
within families (Matthew 10:34-39).
9. Jesus as the Father of the New Creation – He interprets Isaiah 9:6 as
describing Jesus as the "Everlasting Father" of the new creation,
contrasting Adam, who fathered the fallen human race, with Christ, who
brings new life.
10. Victory Over Sin and Death – Sheriff concludes by asserting that
believers do not need another redeemer after Christ. Jesus, as the last
Adam, has reversed the effects of sin and established a new humanity in Him.
This teaching encourages believers to fully embrace their identity in
Christ, walk in the authority given to them, and reject any identity
rooted in the old nature inherited from Adam.
Next, here's Duane Sheriff's profession of faith in the triune nature of
"There is one God, eternally existent in three persons God the Father,
God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit" (Sheriff "About").
Works Cited
Sheriff, Duane. "About - Duane Sheriff Ministries". Pastorduane.com,
https://pastorduane.com/about/. Accessed 10 February. 2025.
I didn't write that, Rosie, Robert Religion did.
It doesn't matter how much theology Duane has, he is not born again. He
is only chewing on the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and
evil, like you and Robert.
Theology does not and cannot and will never save a man!
It is with heart that man believes unto righteousness, not
head/doctrinal analysis/bible knowledge.
In the Name of Jesus
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God is God in all His Being. All the glory is His, for He is all glory.
Jesus is the everlasting Father, Jesus is God, Jesus is the Lord. John
10:30 I and Father are one. If you can't see that the Lord Jesus is the
everlasting Father you are not born again and can't see the Kingdom of God.
Colossians 2:9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
Rom 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were
YET sinners, Christ died for us.
Jeremiah 10:23 O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it
is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
Psalms 53:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt
are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
Proverbs 12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that
hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
"To seek your own will is to seek your own glory."
"If God is not first in everything, He is not first in anything."
"What makes the bible the truth? The resonance (voice, the Person) of
God. When you find Him you have found the author."
"All men were born sinners. Why? Because all men were born not loving
God with all their heart, soul, and mind. An abomination. Therefore,
sin is not what you do; it is what you are."
"Compromise will condemn you."
"There are no sinners in Christ Jesus."
"My sons are born of Me. In them is no darkness at all."
"You can't learn righteousness. Haven't you had enough time already to
know that?"
"The way of truth is the testimony of life."
"I merely speak the truth, what is revealed to me, and the cards fall
where God intends."
"Nothing that is produced is produced without first being faith."
"You can only find proof of God through faith because that is how we all
live, by faith."
"It is not what you do that matters, it is how you treat Me."
"Keep going forward. Forget about the past. Lift up your head, look
ahead."
"You cannot be free, and free indeed, with guilt in your heart."
"Priority is everything."
"The truth doesn't need evidence, it is evidence."
"There is no greater possession a man has than his own will, to squander
it or to place it where it truly belongs."
"An atheist is a fool who thinks truth is found in living a lie."
"Saying "prove it" [as a foundation] is merely an ignorant straw man, to
an ignorant straw man."
"Wait, rest, be still, and know."
"No man can wash his own hands!!!"
"I find this in the Christianity religions: 'Nobody's perfect' they say,
and they use that as an excuse not to do what is perfect."
"The Atheist: "They don't believe and put their faith in a Creator (the
obvious). So no evidence or proof is to be found."
"The world is the way it is because God can't compromise who He is."
"Man is not the centre of being."
"Man is incompatible with the natural world because of his sinful nature."
"And then the Lord said, "I see everything."
"Man has no greater idol than his own will."
"Where is God hiding? He isn't."
"If you don't keep all the scriptures, you can't keep any of them."
"You can't prove anything because everything depends on a person's
willingness to believe."
"Atheists are ultimately trying to be pointlessness, meaninglessness,
and purposelessness in their point, meaning, and purpose."
"The last day of creation will be the last day of time. God is always
full of hope."
"The veil of the temple was rent in twain, not so that a book could pass
through it for a sinner to play God."
"A phylactery does not a heart for God make. Not back then, and not today."
"No one in heaven is better (or higher) than what makes it heaven. Such
is the love of God."
"The definition of an atheist: a man full of bluster and bullshit in his
meaninglessness pretending he is the meaning of life."
"Free will is not power; it is the choice that I allow; that choice is
still according to my power," says the Lord.
"What does a fool do? A fool looks for a "nothing" in a "something" in
order to explain the existence of existence."
"Unless you do all because He is who He is, all your religion is in vain."
"Every man is subject to God; He judges every man, and He is reality.
What a gift in a fallen world!"
"Love MUST be a choice or it is nothing but a law!"
"Why were all men born sinners? So that God could reveal Himself, so
that we would behold the glory of God, and that we should bring forth
the glory of God"
"God does not and will not arbitrate for any man to love Him! If God
isn't everything to you, He is nothing to you where the rubber meets the
road."
"It is the unforgivable sin not to love God with all your heart, soul,
and mind. What do you have that is lasting? It is not so much being
punished; it is what you are left with."
"Love isn't worth anything without first a free will choice for God to
birth it in a man."
"The point of salvation: desperation. Anything less than that is
self-righteousness."
"A sinner is not a believer in God; a sinner is a believer in sin."
"A piece of dirt is not the promised land; that is only a reflection.
The promised land is knowing Me, says the Lord."
"It is all about God or it is all about idolatry."
"The Lord Jesus is coming soon. He has always come soon."
"There is no revolving door of self-worship in a son of God's life!"
"There is no such thing as random!"
"You can't truly love without it being with all your heart."
"No one can see God without their whole heart. Unless you can see God,
you know nothing."
"You can't learn God; God has to reveal Himself to you."
"No sinner is sinless in any way."
"Only God is life; only the Kingdom of God of His "Nature" is life."
"What you believe is just a leaning on your own understanding; faith is
a leaning on the one you have chosen to trust."
"God uses the "letter" to crucify a man and raise him from the dead."
"Not fearing God is sheer stupidity for sinners."
"Self-righteousness is any exclusion of God in your heart, because any
exclusion reveals that you think more about yourself than what you
really are."
"Atheism: "The claim that life received from itself."
"But remember this: always, absolutely always, all the glory is the
Lord's and His alone, and anyone who takes any credit for anything, you
know, instantly, he is not what he pretends to be and is a false prophet."
"That light had to bear (bears all things) the darkness for us, but that
light did not ever become darkness."
"You must reach beyond the bible that tells you about Him, and into your
daily life to find Him in Person. He's there."
"What is wrong with Christendom? False understanding based on compromise."
"It is not in man to love his enemies. And if he tries, he is walking in
a lie and trying to raise himself up to the level of God."
"God has to be quiet now; we have our bible. Well, then, who is going to
speak?"
"It is all about the Lord in His glory and whether a man loves Him with
all for who He is."
"A son of God became the bible when he was born again because the Holy
Spirit took up residence in his heart as Lord."
"The veil of the temple was not rent in twain so that a bible could pass
as God."
"It is dreadfully difficult for religious people to repent of all they
are as they have spent their whole lives reinforcing to themselves that
they are "good sinners."
"If you sin against the Lord, you are using Him."
"The Lord Jesus is a Person, not a book you worship in your own image."
"There was no greater self-righteous being than Satan and that of his
children."
"All continuing sinners seek their own glory!"