A Problem Withe Positive Confession
I have decided to not say anything negative, think anything negative, read anything negative, watch anything negative, listen to anything negative or believe that anything negative exists, and by the end of the day, all things negative will disappear. There ought to be a way to make money off of this. Maybe I will call it, "Positive Thinking" or "Positive Confession." The only obstacle is, REALITY.
Seeing And Saying The Truth
Just because a person is honest concerning the negative realities of life does not make that person NEGATIVE. In fact, honesty allows the person of faith to see the negatives, and overcome them. A lie does not accomplish the truth of God. Human ills, like sickness, poverty and oppression are overcome by recognizing the problems and then taking positive actions to conquer the problems; the problems of life are not solved by ignoring them or pretending that they do not exist. If we all took that approach, the hungry would stay hungry, the diseased would stay sick, the oppressed would stay oppressed and the lost would go to hell without the witness of Christ.
If God had not been honest about our sin, if He had just said that sin does not exist, He would not have provided atonement through the sacrifice of His Son, Jesus Christ.
(Of course, if God had not been honest, He would not be God).
Ephesians 2:1-7
(1) And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
(2) Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
(3) Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
(4) But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
(5) Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
(6) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
(7) That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
1 Peter 3:18
1 Peter 3:18
(18) For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
Scripture does tell us to overcome evil by claiming it does not exist.
Scripture does tell us to overcome evil by claiming it does not exist.
Scripture tells us to overcome evil with good.
Romans 12:20-21
20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
The so-called positive thinking, possibility thinking and positive confession is the cheap, easy way out.
To ignore the negative or to say that positive confession overcomes evil, is an excuse for not doing the right thing. God's response was to do the good thing by giving His Son.
In His earthly ministry,Jesus went about ding good and then He died, doing good, by giving His life as a ransom for the lost.
Acts 10:38
38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
God has created and redeemed us, so that we too will go about doing good
Ephesians 2:10
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Instead of just going about, offering empty praise from hearts that are untouched by the sin and sadness of a world in rebellion. We have been given the ministry of reconciliation.
2 Corinthians 5:18-19
18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
It is interesting that those who claim to be so positive are so negative about those who are honest about reality.
