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devrim güngör retweeted
In 1978, Democratic Yemen set out to expand free and affordable social housing for its people, ordering a factory for prefabricated panel housing from Hungary. By 1987, the factory was producing an estimated 500 flats a year, leaving a lasting mark on Aden’s urban landscape.
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Emmanuel Madueme retweeted
LESSON: ARE WE STILL A "SINNER" AFTER SALVATION IN THE BODY OF CHRIST? BY SOLA SCRIPTURA AND APOSTLE PAUL'S DOCTRINE PREFACE One of the most common statements heard in religion is: "I am just a saved sinner." But is that how Apostle Paul identifies members of the Body of Christ? The issue is not whether we have sinned in the past, or whether we can still commit sins in the flesh. The issue is identity. What does God call those who are in Christ? Do we remain identified as sinners, or has God given us a completely new identity? Let us allow Apostle Paul to answer. WE WERE SINNERS Paul never denies our former condition. Romans 5:8 "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Notice the past condition: "while we were yet sinners." Before salvation we were: Lost Condemned Dead in sins Children of wrath Ephesians 2:1-3 "And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins." That was our former identity. NOW WE ARE SAINTS After salvation Paul consistently calls believers: Saints Brethren Sons Heirs Members of the Body of Christ Paul never opens an epistle with: "To the sinners at Corinth." Instead he writes: 1 Corinthians 1:2 "Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints." Ephesians 1:1 "To the saints which are at Ephesus." God's description of saved believers is saints, not sinners. WE ARE A NEW CREATURE Salvation is not merely forgiveness. It is a new creation. 2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." A new creature is not merely an improved sinner. A new creature is a completely new identity in Christ. A tighter Pauline wording would be: THE OLD MAN WAS CRUCIFIED AND BURIED WITH CHRIST Paul teaches that the old man was not merely improved or reformed. He was crucified, buried, and put away through Christ's death. Romans 6:6 "Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed..." Romans 6:4 "Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death..." The sinner that we were in Adam was judged at the cross. Our old identity was crucified with Christ and buried with Him. God no longer sees us in Adam, but in Christ. We are now identified with Christ's death, burial, and resurrection. Colossians 3:3 "For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God." The old man is not being repaired. The old man was crucified and buried. The believer is now a new creature in Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:17) SIN STILL DWELLS IN OUR FLESH This is where many become confused. 🚨👉Paul does not teach sinless perfection. 🚨👉Believers can still sin. 🚨👉But Paul carefully distinguishes between the new man and the sinful flesh. Romans 7:17 "Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me." Romans 7:18 "For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing." Notice the distinction: The new man is in Christ.👈 Sin remains in the flesh.👈 The problem is not our position in Christ. The problem is the flesh we still carry until we die or get raptured and given glorified bodies. OUR POSITION IS RIGHTEOUS God no longer sees us as condemned sinners. He sees us in Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:21 "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him." Not merely forgiven. Not merely tolerated. Made the righteousness of God in Him. PAUL'S IDENTITY LANGUAGE Paul repeatedly tells believers who they are: Saints New creatures Sons Heirs Ambassadors Members of Christ's Body Sealed by the Holy Spirit Never once does Paul command believers to identify themselves as "sinners." Instead he tells them to live according to their new identity. Ephesians 4:24 "And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness." CONCLUSION According to Apostle Paul's doctrine: ✅ We were sinners before salvation. ✅ We can still commit sins in the flesh until we die or get raptured and receive glorified bodies. ✅ We are not sinlessly perfect. But: ✅ Our identity is now saints. ✅ We are a new creature. ✅ We are members of the Body of Christ. ✅ We are the righteousness of God in Christ. The believer should not identify with what he was in Adam. The believer should identify with who he is now in Christ. Romans 6:11 "Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord." The question is not: "What was I?" The question is: "Who am I now in Christ?"
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Gato fudido dormindo na minha roupa prefa
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the Brit gave the guy a light shove , pushing him down upon mattress while at the same time climbing upon his lap , head glaring down slightly . " Would you prefa' to remain seated or lay back — I’m down for any . "
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Miharu vendo fantasma quinta virado no scooby doo,vai desvendar os mistério da prefa
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Adolfo Paz Quesada retweeted
🟥🚧 Una minera invertirá US$ 18.000 millones en Argentina. Pero para alojar a sus trabajadores importará una ciudad prefabricada completa. 👀¿Puede haber desarrollo cuando las pymes locales ni siquiera participan del negocio? Por @gustavoreija eleconomista.com.ar/energia/…
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Pericia tecnica feita pela propria produtora picareta, cheia de rolos na prefa de SP…..Pateticos
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