Abundance of Grace
God created Adam to reign in life, and He gave him dominion over the earth. Adam was also given the power of choice. When he sinned, death reigned on the earth. This had nothing to do with us, we just inherited it.
We have become very good at pointing out each others faults, but we should look at each other through the lens of grace - as the righteousness of God. We also need to look at ourselves this way. rather than allowing condemnation to reign, we need to re-program our minds to believe that we are free in the righteousness of God.
Romans 8:15-19
There are 2 different mindsets or spirits that we can have in our approach God:
Slaves in bondage / Spirit of slavery
Adopted children / Spirit of adoption
There is a difference in the way a son serves their fathers (acts of love) and how a slave serves their masters (acts of duty).
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