Life After Death
from The Truth Church
Pastor Hilton opens his message by reading 2 Corinthians 3:6-8, emphasizing the distinction between the letter and the Spirit of the Word — the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. He teaches that while the written Word of God is essential for doctrine, correction, and instruction in righteousness, it must be ministered by the Spirit to bring life rather than death. Using Romans 7, he explains the metaphor of marriage: our old, carnal nature is married to the law, and that union can only produce death because our flesh is unable to fulfill the law. However, when we voluntarily die to our old man — crucifying our human nature, will, and desires — a new man is resurrected through Christ, who can then be married to the Word and bear fruit for God. Pastor Hilton stresses that true righteousness is not achieved by our own efforts or knowledge of Scripture, but by faith in Christ's righteousness imputed to us. He references Philippians 3, where Paul counts all his religious pedigree as loss for the excellency of knowing Christ. The sermon concludes with a call for self-examination: believers must allow the Spirit, using the Word as a sharp two-edged sword, to divide between soul and spirit, cutting away what is unprofitable so that they may truly know Christ and experience life after spiritual death. The altars are opened for those who desire this transformation.
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