The Law of Liberty

Today I'd like to talk about the "Law of Liberty". It was said in my first comment the following - "If out of any relationship (including the one with your diapers) causes me to spend less time with Jesus, I should probably cut it out."

I wish it was that simple. Unfortunately the act of "cutting it out" causes me more time with obsessive thoughts about diapers and less time with Jesus. Let's say I can take care of my physical needs in say 10 minutes a day. I have the rest of the time to think about Jesus. Now let's say that I cut it out as I have done so in the past. I was spending hours and hours a day thinking about not wearing diapers or masturvbating. It took soo much time away from Jesus. In the end I had to use the Law of Liberty to allow me to set my mind upon Jesus, of which being saved is a part of.

So here is the Law of Liberty:
James 1:25 - But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does.

John 8:31-36 - 31 So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, "If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." 33 They answered Him, "We are Abraham's descendants and have never yet been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, `You will become free'?" 34 Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin. 35 "The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son does remain forever. 36 "So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.

So the Law of Liberty is this: Jesus has freed us from all our sin, PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE. Once I was saved I became completely free. Keep in mind this is not a "right to sin" liberty. It is a liberty to not be in bondage to sin. Romans really talks about the flesh and sin as well. In it we can see that those who are in bondage and dwell upon the flesh are committing the greater sin. If I do not dwell upon my fleshly sin, such as mastervating and diapers and I keep my mind set upon God then I have truly divorced myself from this world even though my flesh still participates. Romans deals heavily with the flesh. Of which this book is usually seen as reason to not do something. In reality it can be a reason to do something a little so that our spirits will stop being in bondage to the thoughts of this world. The key in any kind of action that separates us from God is to separate our hearts from the action. If the action is able to be stopped then that is the best. If the action cannot be stopped(such as mastervating), then let it go quickly and always stay focused on God. Even when you do wear diapers and mastverbate keep your mind on God always and remember since you are in Christ Jesus, you cannot be condemned. Desire to be together. Desire to never be separate from His Love. Desire that your flesh lose its appeal and that your heart gain favor with the Lord.

Romans 8:1-9 - 1 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. 3 For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, 4 so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 5 For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. 6 For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace, 7 because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so, 8 and those who are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.

I end with a message of hope. The disciples themselves dealt with the flesh. Jesus commanded them 3 times to stay awake with him and 3 times they slept. Of which Jesus says,"The Spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak." Peter was told he would deny Jesus 3 times. And he did out of fear for his own flesh. In the end Jesus wants us to love Him moreso than any kind of abstinence as a remediation of our fleshly weaknesses:

John 21:15-19 - 15 So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You." He said to him, "Tend My lambs." 16 He said to him again a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love Me?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You." He said to him, "Shepherd My sheep." 17 He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love Me?" Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, "Do you love Me?" And he said to Him, "Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You." Jesus said to him, "Tend My sheep.