In Chemistry, chemicals when they come in contact with one another react to form something else like a compound. When an acid whether concentrated or diluted comes in contact with a base, it result in the formation of salt and water.
For instance, if tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid commonly known as Sulfuric acid reacts with a base say sodium peroxide, it will give us Sodium Hydrogen sulphate and water. Likewise, if you combine Hydrogen chloride or Hydrochloric acid with base, it will give sodium Chloride commonly called common salt and water.
So, in the spiritual matters, every man is born toxic and acidic. Though the level of concentration differ, this may be due to upbringing or religion etc.
Nevertheless, everyone is born toxic, that is: sinful.
David said “Behold, I was shapen in iniquity and in sin did my mother conceived me” (Psalm 51: 5).
No matter how moral one may be he/she still dwell in sin due to the Adamic nature. Morality is not synonymous to salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ.
In fact, the most saintly saint is saintless when the grace of God is not there.
Eliphaz the Temanite said “shall mortal man be more just than God? A man be more pure than his maker?”
“Behold, He put no trust in His sarvant; and His angels He charged with folly.”
“How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth? (Job 4: 17 – 19)”
Man that is born of a woman is filthy, impure, unjust, unrighteous, and all together unholy. Sin has contaminated every part of man even from the womb to the tomb. That is why the psalmist declared “The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God, They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good”.
“The Lord looked down from heaven upon the Children of man, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.”
“They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one” (Psalm 14: 1-3; 53: 1-3; Romans 3:10)
These verses of the scripture succinctly describe the state of the unregenerate man; corrupt, abominable, without understanding of the things of God, ignore
God, ignorant of God, have gone from God, become filthy etc.
These are the traits of the terrible state of the natural man.
But alas! When the same man is born and met with Christ before death, the product of such a spiritual reaction is a salt of the earth and light of the world.
When an injurious, a blasphemer and a persecutor man, called Saul of tarsus, (filled with fury and indignation going from one city to another arresting, casting into prison and killing people) was on his way to Damascus with letters from the
High priest got in contact with Jesus Christ (Acts 9: 1-22; 1Timothy 1: 13-16), he became a new man; a salt of the earth, a light of the world.
From his personal experience of spiritual reaction, Paul declared to the Corinthian brethren.
“Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh, yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we Him no more”
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation; old things (both the spirit, nature and power of sin called the old man i.e. the lust of the eyes, lusts of the flesh and the pride of life; which is nothing more or less than the Spirit, nature and power of Satan working in man of disobedience. And also the out ward sin or transgression of the law. These outward sin are listed in Mark 7: 19-
21; Rom: 1: 18-32; 1Corinthians 6:9-11; Gal 5:19-21; Col 3:5-10) are passed away; behold, all things are become new” 2Corinthians 5:16-17.
Yes, all old things both inward and outward sins must pass away, and all things are become new when an acidic and caustic fellow comes in contact with Christ
Jesus, his/her life can never remain the same. Those that knew him on the other
side of the divide or in sin, cannot but testify to a changed man.
A visit to Calvary, is to meet with Christ and there be changed. A man/woman that professed to have met Christ or be in Christ and no noticeable change can be seen in his/her life is only deceiving him or herself. Christ makes the difference. If the type of life you are living before coming to the Lord is still the same after you professed to have come then you are still in your sins, you are not yet in Christ.
“For if anyone be in Christ, he is a new creature, old things are passed away and, behold all things are become new” 2Corinthians 5:17
There must surely be a difference between night and day, darkness and light, Christian and unbelievers, sinner and saint.
Are you in Christ not by profession but by acting then show it by a change of life seen not by you but others. When there is a spiritual reaction there definitely must be a greatly noticeable change seen by others around you.
“While passing through this world of sin, and others your life might view, say doth it point them to the sky?
Do others see Jesus in you?
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Keep telling the story, be faithful and true
Let others see Jesus in you”
Wherefore my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
“For it is God that worketh in you both to will and to do of His pleasure
“Do all things without murmuring and disputing
“That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke; in the midst of a crooked and perverse nations, among whom ye shine as light in the world (Philippians 2: 12-15).
Coming in contact with Christ must bring a noticeable change. And if you are still outside Christ, you are on a dangerous path. The Bible says “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death”
Proverbs14: 12.
If you are persuading yourself that easily besetting sin, evil dealings, false religion
and selfish way are right, or your morality, religious activities and services, tithes and recognition with no life changing encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ. Then you are living in Fool’s Paradise or self-delusion.
Just as an acid remains what it is until it comes in contact with base and the forms salt and water, so you remain who you are; a filthy, wretched sinner damned to eternal destruction until you come and surrender your life to Jesus Christ.
It is only those in Christ that can bring forth new life. Come to Jesus today, surrender your life to Him completely and let Him have His way in you. By this your life will completely change and you will at last be a candidate of heaven!
