Rustningen er av lys i romerne 13:12 er ment for kristne. Hver kristen, som er født på ny i Kristus, blir befridd fra mørkets makt og overført til lyset. Kristne tilhører ikke mørket lenger, but to the Kingdom of Light. Derfor, Christians shall not live in the kingdom of darkness, gå i mørket, and do the works of darkness. But Christians shall live in the Kingdom of God and do righteous works. Through the new birth and the change of sonship, natur, og kongerike, Christians shall put off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light and walk in the light. let’s look at the armor of light in Romans 13:12 and how you put on the armor of light according to the Bible.
Put off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light
Natten er langt tilbrakt, Dagen er nær: La oss derfor kaste av oss mørkets gjerninger, and let us put on the armor of light. La oss vandre ærlig, som på dagen; ikke i opptøyer og drukkenskap, ikke i kammer og hensynsløshet, ikke i strid og misunnelse. Men ikle dere Herren Jesus Kristus, og ikke sørge for kjødet, to fulfill the lusts (romerne 13:12-14)
The Day of the Lord is near. Derfor, it’s time, that all the Christians, som sier de tror, wake up from their spiritual sleep. It’s time to arise in Christ and walk in boldness after the Spirit in obedience to the Word in the light.
Alle rundt oss, we see an increase of the power of darkness. More and more spiritual ground is being taken by the power of darkness, which is visible in the natural realm in nature and the lives of people.
The main reasons for the increase of darkness are the increase of apostasy, lovløshet, and the lukewarm state of people, som hevder å være kristne.
Many Christians don’t speak the truth but keep their mouths shut about the Truth of God to prevent conflicts or rejection by people.
Instead of standing on the Word, they compromise with the world and approve the works of darkness. They even partake in the works of darkness.
There is hardly any distinction between good and evil and the majority of believers and unbelievers.
Derfor, it’s time that those, som sier de tror, become serious and show through their lives, that they believe in Jesus Christ; ordet, and are sons of God (Dette gjelder både hanner og hunner), who don’t belong to the darkness (Verden) Lenger, but the Light.
La synden ikke lenger herske som konge i livet ditt
La ikke synde derfor herske i din dødelige kropp, at dere skal adlyde det i lystene derav. Verken gir dere medlemmene dine som instrumenter for urettferdighet til synd: men gi dere til Gud, som de som lever fra de døde, og dine medlemmer som rettferdighetsinstrumenter til Gud (romerne 6:12-13)
People who keep walking in darkness and doing the works of darkness and obey and serve sin and death through their flesh, don’t walk in the light.
Derfor, mennesker, who walk in darkness are not the light in the world.
They shall not be able to deliver other people from the power of darkness. They shall also not be able to teach others in the truth of God’s Word. Since they are blinded and walk in darkness themselves and sin still reigns as king i deres liv.
Men Bibelen (Guds Ord) commands everyone, to put off the works of darkness and no longer walk after the lusts of the flesh. The Bible commands everyone to walk as children of light and put on the armor of light and yield their members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
Og ikke ha fellesskap med mørkets ufruktbare gjerninger, men heller irettesettelse av dem. For det er en skam til og med å tale om det som er gjort av dem i det skjulte. Men alt som blir irettesatt, blir åpenbart ved lyset: for alt det som åpenbarer, er lys (Efeserne 5:11-13)
The Word commands to not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but to reprove the works of darkness by the truth of God.
How do you cast off the works of darkness and put off the old man?
Every believer should cast off the works of darkness and sette av den gamle mannen. It is an action that every believer is supposed to do. No one can do it for you. Not even God.
Mortify derfor medlemmene dine som er på jorden; utukt, urenhet, overdreven kjærlighet, ond konkupiscence, og begjær, som er avgudsdyrkelse: For hvilke ting’ Guds vrede kommer på ulydighetens barn: I det som også gikk litt tid, Da dere bodde i dem. Men nå setter dere også av alle disse; sinne, vrede, ondskapsfullhet, blasfemi, skitten kommunikasjon ut av munnen din. Lyve ikke en til en annen, ser at dere har satt av den gamle mannen med sine gjerninger; Og har satt på den nye mannen, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created Him (Kolosserne 3:5-10)
Nå er kjødets gjerninger åpenbare, hvilke er disse; Utroskap, utukt, urenhet, liderlighet, Avgudsdyrkelse, hekseri, hat, varians, emuleringer, vrede, strid, opprør, Partier, Misunnelser, drap, Drukkenskap, nytelse, og slikt: som jeg forteller deg før, som jeg også har fortalt deg tidligere, at de som gjør slike ting ikke skal arve Guds rike(Galaterbrevet 5:19-22)
God has given you in Christ all authority and power to resist the devil and resist sin; mørkets gjerninger.
Etter Jesus Kristus, Guds Sønn, was baptized in water by døperen Johannes and received the Holy Spirit from the Father, Jesus ble ført av Den Hellige Ånd til ørkenen.
I villmarken, Jesus var fristet av djevelen for forty days. During those forty days, Jesus learned to stay obedient to His Father and resist the devil and all his temptations.
Jesus didn’t compromise and didn’t bow to the devil. But Jesus only bowed to His Father, by staying faithful and obedient to His Father and His will.
Og akkurat som Jesus, the sons of God should also walk in obedience to the Word and the Holy Spirit. They should resist the devil and don’t give into his deceptions and temptations, som fører til synd.
And that’s only possible if you elsker Gud av hele ditt hjerte, sjel, sinn, og styrke,h and know His will and yield yourself to His will, akkurat som Jesus, Who loved His Father with all His heart, sjel, mind and strength and knew His Father’s will and yielded Himself to the will of the Father.
Hva er Guds vilje?
For dette er Guds vilje, til og med din helliggjørelse, at dere skal avholde dere fra utukt: At hver og en av dere skal vite hvordan de skal eie sitt kar i helliggjørelse og ære; Ikke i begjær av besindelse, likesom hedningene som ikke kjenner Gud: At ingen går utover og svindler sin bror i noen sak: fordi Herren er hevneren over alle slike, som vi også har advart deg og vitnet. For Gud har ikke kalt oss til urenhet, men til hellighet. Derfor den som forakter, forakter ikke mennesket, Men Gud, who hath also given unto us His Holy Spirit (1 Tessalonikerbrev 4:3-8)
Og Jeg vil legge Min Ånd i deg, og la dere vandre i mine forskrifter, og dere skal holde mine dommer, og gjør dem (Esekiel 36:27)
Og ikke bli samsvar med denne verden: Men bli transformert av fornyelse av tankene dine, at dere kan bevise hva som er så bra, og akseptabelt, og perfekt, Guds vilje (romerne 12:2)
Through the resurrection of the spirit from the dead and the baptism with the Holy Spirit, God’s will is written in the mind and heart of the new man. derimot, the carnal mind is not renewed with the Word and thinks like the world, and can become a hindrance in the lives of Christians. A carnal mind ensure that people keep walking in disobedience to the Word in unbelief.
Therefore Christians need to fornye sinnet med Guds Ord. Så det, they will get to know the Father and His will.
Through their love for God and by faith in God and His Word, they shall obey the words of God. They shall apply His words in their lives and walk according to His words and abide in the Word. Gjennom deres lydighet mot Gud, de gå i kjærlighet according to the will of God.
What does the Bible say about the process of sanctification?
The process of sanctification is a process that every person, who has repented and has become a new creation in Jesus Christ shall go through. Even when you are raised in a Christian family, you shall go through the process of sanctification after you’ve become born again (de dåp i vann og dåpen med Den Hellige Ånd).
Derfor, brødre, vi er skyldnere, ikke til kjødet, å leve etter kjødet. For hvis dere lever etter kjøttet, dere skal dø: Men hvis dere gjennom Ånden gjør kroppens gjerninger, dere skal leve for så mange som blir ledet av Guds Ånd, De er Guds sønner. For dere har ikke fått trelldommens ånd igjen til frykt; men dere har fått barndommens Ånd, hvorved vi gråter, Abba, Far (romerne 8:12-15)
During the process of helliggjørelse, you shall put off the works of darkness. You’ll put off the old man, som har djevelens natur, and put on the armor of light. You will put on the new man and be clothed with Jesus Christ.
You shall no longer do the works of the flesh. But through (the power of) Ånden, you shall kill the works of the flesh and do the works of the Spirit, which produces life and peace.
You shall no longer listen to the lusts and desires of your flesh, that commands you to love yourself and the world and reject the words of God, and wants to lie, rebel, utukt, begå utroskap, skilsmisse, klokke porno, and have sexual relationships with someone, who isn’t your spouse/of the same gender/multiple persons/yourself/children or animals.
You’ll no longer listen to your flesh that wants you to walk in pride and commands you to get involved with strange religions and/or (Østlig) filosofier, hekseri, spådom, konsultere ånder, envy others and be jealous, drink alcohol, stjele, hat, drepe, være utilgivende towards others, recompense evil for evil, etc.
Because according to the Bible, all these works are the works of darkness that belong to the old man; synderen. These works of darkness don’t belong in the life of the new man, who has been made holy and righteous by the blood of Jesus Christ and regeneration in Him.
Alle sammen, who has been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ
For dere er alle Guds barn ved troen på Kristus Jesus. For alle dere som er døpt til Kristus, har ikledd dere Kristus (Galaterbrevet 3:26-27)
The new man is clothed with Christ. Derfor, the spiritual transformation of the gammel mann into the new man should become visible in the natural realm in the life of the new man.
Den nye mannen, who has been made in the image of the Creator, shall put on Jesus Christ; the Word and walk in the light; i Guds sannhet, in the armor of light.
When you have become the new man, you shall walk after the Spirit and shall love God with all your heart, sjel, mind and strength and your neighbor as yourself, which means that you shall serve no other gods and have no idols, you shall not commit spiritual adultery with other religions and/or philosophies, and shall not commit witchcraft, utroskap, utukt, å ligge, stjele, drepe, envy etc.
How do you put on the armor of light?
You put on the armor of light by yielding to Jesus Christ; the Word and the Holy Spirit and doing what is written in the Word.
As long as you stay faithful to Jesus Christ and walk after the will of the Father you shall do righteous works; the works of light and shall walk in righteousness.
The path of righteousness is not the path of the world. It’s a narrow path and only few shall find it or keep walking on this path (Matthew 7:14). Your walk in life depends on your love for Jesus Christ and the Father.
Only if you are born again in Christ and love God with all your heart, sjel, sinn, and strength and stay obedient to the Word and the Holy Spirit and walk by faith in righteousness after the will of God, you shall be able to:
- Resist all the temptations of the devil,
- Fulfill your task in the Kingdom of God on earth,
- Be a witness of Jesus Christ,
- Do the works of light,
- Stand in the faith.
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