For Us or Against Us (3)
My Dad always says, “there are no empty spaces in life. You are either serving God or you are serving the Devil.” There are modern ideas which suggests that there is good and evil in everyone. There is also an ancient Chinese philosophy called yin and yang which relates to dualism. This suggests that opposite forces such as good and bad or light and darkness can be complimentary or interdependent. I was at a training at work where colleagues suggested that everyone possessed a Jekyll and Hyde character. This relates to where people have two different sides to their personality where one is typically good and the other is evil.
Paul said in Romans 3:23, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” John also said in the New Testament, “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us” (1 John 1:8). However, John further explained that, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). What this means is that once we confess Jesus Christ and repent of our sins, then we become the righteousness of God (2 Corinthians 5:21).
When we become the righteousness of God, we are no longer sinners. We were sinners but we are now saved by grace. This is because Jesus died and nailed to the cross every sin that we ever committed or will ever commit. Once we confess him as Lord and allow him to be Lord of our lives then we are his righteousness.
We no longer have a reason to limp between two positions and consider ourselves good and evil. We sit on the side of righteousness in Christ Jesus and we renounce all that is evil. Darkness has no place among light as light covers darkness.
“Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness” (2 Corinthians 6:14)?
A.P.-Y.
Published by Anneta Pinto-Young
I am a trained Social Worker who currently provides professional leadership on a programme to support Social Work students and Newly Qualified Social Workers entering the Social Work Profession.
Born and raised in Jamaica in a Christian family where my father is an ordained Pastor and Deacon who has served for over 50 years in the ministry. My father is also a trained musician and our family can be described as a musical family. I grew up in a small farming community in St. Peter’s, St. Andrew and my parents also have a small farm.
I credit my gift of writing to my father who I watched and listened to over the years as he wrote sermons, poems and other recitals in his capacity in ministry. English has always been an easy subject for me and over the years I have developed an increased interest in writing.
I am a Trainer, I sing and have a passion for worship, the spoken word and the free flow of the prophetic anointing. I am married to my best friend Andrew Christopher Young who is an advanced Musician and whose music you can find on YouTube and Facebook. I am a trained Coach and Mentor and I love experimenting with food so I love cooking. I enjoy trying cultural dishes from across the world and I view food as an entry into cultures and languages.
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Published
March 16, 2021
