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1John 3:22 and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

Let us be forthrightly honest here! Most of us know we don't receive whatever we ask of God. Furthermore, most of us if were honest don't always keep God's commandments, eventhough, we want to.

So what is the context of John's writing here under Holy Spirit? There entire letter of First John center has one theme, a theme that if not gotten will lead us down every trail imaginable into complete error of the truth. In fact, believing the lie as many do when applying the book of First John into their lives and religion.

One cannot help but notice from the start of the letter of 'first John he tells us that we all are sinners, and if we make the claim we are not, we are a liar. That should tells us something? Then within short order John tells us if we are “in Christ” we can't sin, so which is it?

1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

1 John 3:6 Whoever remains in him doesn't sin. Whoever sins hasn't seen him, neither knows him.

Both have to be true, because the author of the book, God's Holy Spirit can't lie! Are we a sinner, yes, or no? We are! In Christ, are we a sinner, yes or no? No we are not! The question is, and let it be said; it is defined for us throughout the Greek scriptures can we stop sinning in our flesh? No! Now here is the key to understanding the letter of first John, and quiet frankly, all of the Greek writings, or as some call them the New Testament?

Romans 7:20 But if what I don't desire, that I do, it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me.

Our flesh is dead in Christ that means, although, we live on in our flesh in God's judgment of our flesh it is dead. That mean's it not accounted as alive, working, justifying itself, its thinking is dead, and its prayers are dead. In fact, anything about our flesh is gone to God, he does not heard it, or know it! In other words, God take no account of our flesh as we do, God accounts it dead.

Romans 8:7 because the mind of the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God's law, neither indeed can it be.

Now in that context we can understand what John is speaking about here? If we are in Christ we are sinless, without flesh, which means, rather we accept it or not? We obey his commandments there is no other choice, or we are not sinless in Christ.

1 John 3:9 Whoever is born of God doesn't commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he can't sin, because he is born of God.

Sinlessness means not breaking God's commandments, or we are not sinless. Moreover, neither are we in Christ because one cannot be in Christ and be a sinner, and that is why God accounts us dead in our flesh. You see, our being accounted dead in our flesh has nothing to do with what we can do good or bad? That choice was made by God, long before we thought we could keep God's commandments, while we were yet sinners! That decision was made by God permanently, and everlastingly!

Romans 5:8 But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Galatians 2:17 But if, while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a servant of sin? Certainly not!

Thus, when we get worked up in our flesh dead in Christ God really does not listen to its needs, why? Because it is dead, or its not? If its dead, a dead person wants needs are not valid, why? How do you help the dead its impossible? God certainly can't listen to the needs of the flesh, which is dead by very thing that killed them in the first place the flesh, now can he?

Romans 8:8 Those who are in the flesh can't please God.

Romans 8:9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is so that the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any man doesn't have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his.

But unequivocally, if we are in Christ sinless, part of his body membership how can a need, a prayer, go on answered? Moreover, he listen because we are sinless in Christ because we obey the commandments not because we did good or bad, but due to the legal fact God's chose to kill our flesh., allowing us to be righteous and sinless without any help from our flesh.

Titus 3:5 not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

We are blessed or we are cursed, the blessing is our coming to a complete understanding of the grand privilege of being accounted righteous by God undeserved kindness towards us, the curse is living in our flesh, while we have been accounted righteous thinking our fleshes needs and wants is what God is listening to, and cater too, and blessing us in?

1 Peter 4:2 that you no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.

1 Peter 3:21 This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you--not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Galatians 3:10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse. For it is written, "Cursed is everyone who doesn't continue in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them."{Deuteronomy 27:26}

He is not! We are told not to be anxious in our flesh, it is dead, accounted dead by God, God knows exactly what we need and will provide for us in our flesh the things we need to serve him in Spirit and truth. We can rest assured the calling and choosing of God's anointed is far greater then any foolishness of our flesh. Nothing of our calling depends upon man, nothing of the flesh touches the Spirit of God. God is clear minded in this matter as is Christ, they will not forget the course or their words towards us that endure forever, they can't, for whatever God YHWH states will not perish. God spoke his anointed into existence by his Word, Christ Jesus.

Rom. 8:28 We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.
8:29 For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.{The word for "brothers" here and where context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."}
8:30 Whom he predestined, those he also called. Whom he called, those he also justified. Whom he justified, those he also glorified.
8:31 What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Although, we exist in tribulation of the flesh it is a lie, it not real, it has no place in God's judgment of us, for we are in Christ where there is no judgment or God is a liar, and our flesh is the truth? Let us recall to mind the counsel offend given, the flesh lust against the Spirit and because of that lust we cannot do the the things pleasing to God. Let us rejoice because God is greater than our hearts, and our judgment is not with death in view, but eternal life with Christ Jesus and his Father Jehovah God.

Heb.12:3 For consider him who has endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, that you don't grow weary, fainting in your souls.
12:4 You have not yet resisted to blood, striving against sin;
12:5 and you have forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as with children, "My son, don't take lightly the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are reproved by him;
12:6 For whom the Lord loves, he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives."{Proverbs 3:11-12}
12:7 It is for discipline that you endure. God deals with you as with children, for what son is there whom his father doesn't discipline?
12:8 But if you are without discipline, of which all have been made partakers, then are you illegitimate, and not children.
12:9 Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?
12:10 For they indeed, for a few days, punished us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.
12:11 All chastening seems for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been exercised thereby.
12:12 Therefore, lift up the hands that hang down and the feeble knees,{Isaiah 35:3}
12:13 and make straight paths for your feet,{Proverbs 4:26} so that which is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.
12:14 Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,

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