(Thoughts That Can Spring from Our Imperfections or Potential Lustful Tendencies)
1. Iniquity remains a hidden infirmity until it is awoken by the prospects of exaltation or of honour and glory around things that can impact our person, name, or image before men (Gen. 4:17/11:1-4; Jn. 12:43). One wisdom that will immune us against this is for us to be subject one to another, especially to the elderly in our midst (1Pet. 5:5).
2. The honour of being certified dead to this world takes place when the three old things of the old man (sin) have passed away from our soul, even the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life (Gal. 6:14, 2Cor. 5:17, 1Jn. 2:15-16). By this, we develop hatred for this world—and can then depart from iniquity by loving what the everlasting Father loves (righteousness) (2Tim. 2:19, Isa. 9:6, Heb. 1:9).
3. Iniquity remains a righteous-looking thought or imagination, as long as we can’t judge righteous judgment or we haven’t loved what Jesus loved (righteousness), and therefore, can’t stand before the throne of God (Jn. 7:24, Heb. 1:9, Rev. 14:4-6). We depart from it by always being reachable and teachable, especially by following after those who have been warring against it before we ever did (Psa. 25:9, 1Cor. 11:1, Phil. 4:9)
4. Iniquity is a high wisdom that can inspire even a spiritual man to keep a life that he is meant to hate, and thereafter, inherit the throne of God (Jn. 12:25, Rev. 12:11, Heb. 12:2). By it, a godly man can still do things that can seem right with the judgment of faith (Christ) but not of love (God); things that would conflict with the ways of the LORD, which are of a divine origin (Prov. 21:2-3, Psa. 139:23-24, 1Cor. 2:16a).
5. Being faithful with another man’s business by serving until we are saved from ourselves is one of the Father’s prescriptions to deal with iniquity within our members (Lk. 16:10-13). Thereby would we cultivate not just a spiritual and divine sense that can then handle the business of saving men, but we would also be made harmless before men (1Tim. 4:16).
6. Iniquity can catch up with anyone: with those who are enlightened or those who are ignorant, especially with those who were bold enough to seek their things; those whose motive for the things they do is to quietly project their name or person, rather than that of Jesus and His order of obedience (Heb. 10:26, 2Pet. 3:3-5, Gen. 4:17/11:1-4)
7. Coming short of inheriting the Kingdom of Christ and God has been made easy by this world and her princes; as easy as seeking first all other things but the righteousness and peace of the Kingdom (Matt. 6:31-34; Eph. 5:5). So also, coming short of the everlasting Kingdom has been made easy by the devil; as easy as not living on every word of the Father, or not being single-minded in our pursuit of the (everlasting) joy of the Kingdom (Matt. 4:4, Matt. 6:22-23, Heb. 12:2).
8. Generations of men and believers have come short of their inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God, by simply seeking first all other things but the righteousness and peace of the Kingdom (Eph. 5:5, Matt. 6:31-34). Those who do otherwise can thereafter set their eyes on the joy of the Kingdom, and squarely face the daily business of departing from iniquity; from those things that can earn us glories before men or outside that of the Father (Heb. 12:2, Phili. 2:21, Jn. 5:44).
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