Godly Counsel

From: Christian Treasury: Volume 7

A young Christian man had been nominated for a public office. Before accepting the nomination he wrote to a respected brother in the Lord for counsel.

The reply was soon forthcoming: "A dead man does not vote, nor does he receive votes.”

Believers are pronounced dead:

To self (Gal. 5:24²⁴And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. (Galatians 5:24));

To sin (Rom. 6:2, 11²God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? (Romans 6:2)
¹¹Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 6:11));

To the law (Rom. 7:4⁴Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God. (Romans 7:4));

To the world (Gal. 6:14¹⁴But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. (Galatians 6:14));

To religion (Col. 2:20-23²⁰Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, ²¹(Touch not; taste not; handle not; ²²Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men? ²³Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honor to the satisfying of the flesh. (Colossians 2:20‑23)).

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Christian Treasury: Volume 7

• Quietness of Spirit

• Eden versus Heaven

• Searching Question, A

• John's Epistles

• Editorial

• Kingdom of Heaven: What Is It?, The

• Worthy Is the Lamb

• Lord’s Return in Regards to Israel, The

• Faith

• Questions and Answers: "The Unity of the Spirit in the Bond of Peace"?

• Bible Challenger-04-April V.07: A Statement Distinguishing Between Kinds of Trust and Confidence

• Bible Challenger-03-March Answers V.07

• God for Us

• Mischief of Satan: God Overrules it for Greater Good, The

• Eating the Sin Offering in a Holy Place

• Christian Love

• Questions and Answer: The Prophets in Ephesians Same as Luke & Acts?

• Faith

• Truth, The

• Bible Challenger-05-May V.07: The Spiritual Possessions of All Christians Enjoyed by Faith

• Bible Challenger-04-April Answers V.07

• Godly Counsel

• Sin in the Flesh

• Perplexity