Christian Necromancy

If you believe in Christ Jesus, then you have died and rose again. Not in some metaphorical sense, but in a very literal sense.

As Paul says in Romans 6 "How can we who died to sin still live in it? 3Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life."

Or again in Col 2 "having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead. 13 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, "

When Paul says the word dead there, you might be surprised to find out that what he actually means is this, you died. Like no pulse, flatlined, 6 feet down buried with Jesus in the ground kind of dead.

Your old nature is gone.

You are alive now because the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead now lives in you. The literal Spirit of Life lives in you.

So if your old, sinful nature is dead, and your new nature is that of spirit and life, why do you continue on in your sinful ways?

We are no longer sinners, but saints.

We are no longer sinners saved by grace, but saints living by and in His glory.

There is a word for people who talk to dead people.

"Necromancers"

Necromancy is the act of interacting with dead people through divination. When we interact with our "sinful nature", we are practicing necromancy. Necromancy is frowned upon in the Bible. Its not a good thing.

We were set free from sin when we were raised with Jesus into heavenly places. Sin is a characteristic of somebody under the curse. If you have died, you are no longer under the curse. If you have been raised again by the spirit of God, then you are under the curse even less so.

If you are in Christ, sin is no longer your nature. Righteousness is. Royalty is.

You are no longer bound to your sinful nature. In fact, to interact with it is a sin in itself. You are set free from your sin, from your past, from all evil in your life, and you are freed from interacting with it.

You can't bring back what Jesus killed. Please stop trying.

Life is so much easier when you realize that you've died...