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Post by yacker on Oct 11, 2022 15:59:18 GMT -8
Galatians 3:1-14 Galatians 3:21-27 Romans 3:19-20 Galatians 2:15-17 I can read scripture. Everyone here can read scripture. I specifically asked, " What is the stated context of Paul's (and James') commentary on the law?" and explicitly sttated the answer could be sated in one to three words. Aside from quoting scriptures we can all read, can you post the stated context of Paul's (and James') commentary on the law in one to three words? The words are found in the scriptures. What is the stated context of Paul's (and James') commentary on the law?One to three words, please. Dead |
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Post by bloodbought1953 on Oct 11, 2022 16:40:59 GMT -8
I hope the following SIX words isn’t stretching your request too far...
The Law causes Sin to INCREASE !
Many here are promoting Sin and don’t even know it.....
It is not the knowledge of the Law that conquers Sin—— “ It is GRACE that teaches us to say ‘ No’ to Sin”......When was the last time you heard THAT preached?
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Post by bloodbought1953 on Oct 11, 2022 17:12:05 GMT -8
, it’s still important to observe the moral and ethical commands found within the law. Of the Ten Commandments, nine are repeated in the New Testament as commands for us today.
Only a Fool would ignore God’s Laws , They are for our own good.... but their intent was Never to Save —— they were given to show you your need for a Savior....The Law was Great, But God “ Found Fault” in it.....that “ Fault” Being That it had NO POWER to Save....it could point out Sin But it had No Power to do anything about it.....That POWER is found in the Gospel ( 1Cor15:1-4 ) ......This side of the Cross, we must be OBEDIENT to that Gospel.....that means to Simply Believe it and REST in it for our Salvation...RESTING in it means that you don’t try to ADD to it with your Law- Keeping Performance ....it’s “ Filthy Rags”
Jesus left us with Two Commands —- #1 Believe. #2 Love Jesus knew that if we concentrated on those two things alone, everything else would take care of itself....
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2022 17:33:16 GMT -8
I can read scripture. Everyone here can read scripture. I specifically asked, " What is the stated context of Paul's (and James') commentary on the law?" and explicitly sttated the answer could be sated in one to three words. Aside from quoting scriptures we can all read, can you post the stated context of Paul's (and James') commentary on the law in one to three words? The words are found in the scriptures. What is the stated context of Paul's (and James') commentary on the law?One to three words, please. Dead Wow. My question seems to have stumped everyone! The answer is plain and simple: justification and righteousness! Everything Paul (and James) wrote is explicitly couched in the law as a means of obtaining justification and righteousness. It cannot be done by the Law. |
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Post by yacker on Oct 11, 2022 18:57:51 GMT -8
Wow. My question seems to have stumped everyone! The answer is plain and simple: justification and righteousness! Everything Paul (and James) wrote is explicitly couched in the law as a means of obtaining justification and righteousness. It cannot be done by the Law. Galationas 2:21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. Maybe you are wording your question wrong then, when you ask to sum up the law in one to three words I don't think many would think "justification and righteousness", the way I read your question is we are dead to the law. The law shows sin and on fallen man it can only bring wrath and death in that state, it shows your dead and can only kill No you don't obtain justification and righteousness by anything to do with the law but Sin and Death had to be defeated and if a man could live a life without sin death wouldn't be able to keep hold of him and he could defeat death and raise from the dead, the thing is only God is righteous and Jesus showed he was without Sin by raising from the dead, Justification and righteousness when it was on display Showed Love Grace and Mercy none of which you will find in the Law, The Law is for sinners not for ones that God has cleansed of there sins and become the righteousness of God in Christ, Love is the fulfillment of the Law and Jesus showed the Love of God, So through Faith we can show the love of Jesus to the world So my point is The Law is Good the problem is that man is not and in that condition the law shows that you need a savior, and that Savior has to be God as there is no other and there is no other standard of righteousness than the one that is Holy, So its a school master to bring you to Christ then if you are dead, or dead to the law and alive through Christ then in Christ there is no Sin, so released from the curse of the Law and when you look to Jesus you see God, His Word, then everything he says you can write it in your heart as a promise because everything he said will happen, But the Context was the law brings death but we are made alive through the Spirit, The Law Shows Sin and Jesus died for our Sin so what can the Law do now except show sin and show you fall short of the glory of God |
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Post by civic on Oct 12, 2022 5:50:10 GMT -8
Wow. My question seems to have stumped everyone! The answer is plain and simple: justification and righteousness! Everything Paul (and James) wrote is explicitly couched in the law as a means of obtaining justification and righteousness. It cannot be done by the Law. Galationas 2:21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. Maybe you are wording your question wrong then, when you ask to sum up the law in one to three words I don't think many would think "justification and righteousness", the way I read your question is we are dead to the law. The law shows sin and on fallen man it can only bring wrath and death in that state, it shows your dead and can only kill No you don't obtain justification and righteousness by anything to do with the law but Sin and Death had to be defeated and if a man could live a life without sin death wouldn't be able to keep hold of him and he could defeat death and raise from the dead, the thing is only God is righteous and Jesus showed he was without Sin by raising from the dead, Justification and righteousness when it was on display Showed Love Grace and Mercy none of which you will find in the Law, The Law is for sinners not for ones that God has cleansed of there sins and become the righteousness of God in Christ, Love is the fulfillment of the Law and Jesus showed the Love of God, So through Faith we can show the love of Jesus to the world So my point is The Law is Good the problem is that man is not and in that condition the law shows that you need a savior, and that Savior has to be God as there is no other and there is no other standard of righteousness than the one that is Holy, So its a school master to bring you to Christ then if you are dead, or dead to the law and alive through Christ then in Christ there is no Sin, so released from the curse of the Law and when you look to Jesus you see God, His Word, then everything he says you can write it in your heart as a promise because everything he said will happen, But the Context was the law brings death but we are made alive through the Spirit, The Law Shows Sin and Jesus died for our Sin so what can the Law do now except show sin and show you fall short of the glory of God The fact is its easy to spin scripture to support a particular systematic. Arminians and Calvinists do it all the time. Everyone has a bias when reading the bible. No one is "objective " all of the time no matter how hard we try. Everyone has a bias, an angle. hope this helps !!! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2022 6:51:19 GMT -8
Wow. My question seems to have stumped everyone! The answer is plain and simple: justification and righteousness! Everything Paul (and James) wrote is explicitly couched in the law as a means of obtaining justification and righteousness. It cannot be done by the Law. Galationas 2:21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. Maybe you are wording your question wrong then, when you ask to sum up the law in one to three words..... Go back and re-read my question because I did NOT ask for the law to summed up in three words. I said the context of Paul's and James' commentary on the law could be summed up in one to three words. Paul and James are writing about justification. That's it!!!!! They are not writing about the law in the context of it's moral efficacy, or the context of sanctification, or the context of dispensations, or the context of providing yellow polka dotted swim trunks. They are both writing about the law in the context of justification. This is important because ALL of the New Testament writers quoted the Law and applied the Law AND every single one of the epistolary writers applied the Law to BOTH Gentile AND Jewish converts to Christ. The Law is spiritual. The Law is good when used lawfully. The law shows us our sin. But the Law is NOT a means for achieving justification or righteousness. The righteous shall live by faith. This is also important because there are a PILE of Christians who practice implicit " onlyism," or the ungodly practice of inserting " only" into various scriptures where it never occurs. One chief example relative to this op is the " onlyism" of 1 John 3:4's, " sin is lawlessness." Yes, sin is lawlessness, but sin is not only lawlessness. The scriptures define sin in several ways. Sin is any unrighteousness or injustice ( 1 Jn. 5:17). Anything not done in faith is sin ( Rom. 14:23). And there are those who would still argue unrighteousness and faith are measured by the Law..... despite the fact Paul and James said the Law is not a means of obtaining justification or righteousness. SO..... Everyone should go back and read Paul's and James' commentaries on the Law looking for those mentions of justification and righteousness, acknowledging the scripturally stipulated context, and understanding the narratives within that stated context. Doing so will solve all kinds of problems and divisions occurring between us, AND it will help us be more discerning when we read/hear other teachers. Are they teaching correctly, or not? If they've ignored the scripturally stipulated contexts and adding something not stated in those passages, then they are not teaching well. Their views should NOT be replicated in our discussion boards  . |
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Post by bloodbought1953 on Oct 12, 2022 17:16:26 GMT -8
I enjoy sending this friendly reminder out there from time to time.....Are you still thinking that your Law Performance is what Saves You? You may want to reconsider.....
Many Christians give lip service to the fact they live in the New Covenant.
The truth however is that because they fail to realise they are no longer under the law they are really still living in an Old Covenant reality.
Here are 37 scriptures that prove that Christians are not under the law!
Acts
The law is an unbearable yoke. (Acts 15:10)
Romans
The law reveals sin but cannot fix it. (Romans 3:20)
If the law worked then faith would be irrelevant. (Romans 4:14)
The law brings wrath upon those who follow it. (Romans 4:15)
The purpose of the law was to increase sin. (Romans 5:20)
Christians are not under the law. (Romans 6:14)
Christians have been delivered from the law. (Romans 7:1-6)
The law is good, perfect and holy but cannot help you be good, perfect or holy. (Romans 7:7-12)
The law which promises life only brings death through sin. (Romans 7:10)
The law makes you sinful beyond measure. (Romans 7:13)
The law is weak. (Romans 8:2-3)
1 Corinthians
The strength of sin is the law (1 Corinthians 15:56)
2 Corinthians
The law is a ministry of death. (2 Corinthians 3:7)
The law is a ministry of condemnation. (2 Corinthians 3:9)
The law has no glory at all in comparison with the New Covenant. (2 Corinthians 3:10)
The law is fading away. (2 Corinthians 3:11)
Anywhere the law is preached it produces a mind-hardening and a heart-hardening veil. (2 Corinthians 3:14-15)
Galatians
The law justifies nobody. (Galatians 2:16)
Christians are dead to the law. (Galatians 2:19)
The law frustrates grace. (Galatians 2:21)
To go back to the law after embracing faith is “stupid”. (Galatians 3:1)
The law curses all who practice it and fail to do it perfectly. (Galatians 3:10)
The law has nothing to do with faith. (Galatians 3:11-12)
The law was a curse that Christ redeemed us from. (Galatians 3:13)
The law functioned in God’s purpose as a temporary covenant from Moses till John the Baptist announced Christ. (Galatians 3:16 & 19, also see… Matthew 11:12-13, Luke 16:16)
If the law worked God would have used it to save us. (Galatians 3:21)
The law was our prison. (Galatians 3:23)
The law makes you a slave like Hagar. (Galatians 4:24)
Ephesians
Christ has abolished the law which was a wall of hostility (Ephesians 2:15)
Philippians
Paul considered everything the law gained him as “skybalon” which is Greek for “poop”. (Philippians 3:4-8)
1 Timothy
The law is only good if used in the right context. (1 Timothy 1:8) (see next verse for the context)
It was made for the unrighteous but not for the righteous. (1 Timothy 1:9-10)
Hebrews
The law is weak, useless and makes nothing perfect. (Hebrews 7:18-19)
God has found fault with it and created a better covenant, enacted on better promises. (Hebrews 8:7-8)
It is obsolete, growing old and ready to vanish. (Hebrews 8:13)
It is only a shadow of good things to come and will never make someone perfect. (Hebrews 10
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Post by yacker on Oct 14, 2022 15:43:58 GMT -8
The fact is its easy to spin scripture to support a particular systematic. Arminians and Calvinists do it all the time. Everyone has a bias when reading the bible. No one is "objective " all of the time no matter how hard we try. Everyone has a bias, an angle. hope this helps !!! Yes thanks, we see through a glass darkly, And let God be true and every man a liar I was reading this morning about persecution in the past, getting skinned alive, boiled in oil, crucified upside down, the threat of pushing a ban button over the internet gives me a giggle |
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Post by yacker on Oct 14, 2022 15:44:39 GMT -8
I enjoy sending this friendly reminder out there from time to time.....Are you still thinking that your Law Performance is what Saves You? You may want to reconsider..... Many Christians give lip service to the fact they live in the New Covenant. The truth however is that because they fail to realise they are no longer under the law they are really still living in an Old Covenant reality. Here are 37 scriptures that prove that Christians are not under the law! Acts The law is an unbearable yoke. (Acts 15:10) Romans The law reveals sin but cannot fix it. (Romans 3:20) If the law worked then faith would be irrelevant. (Romans 4:14) The law brings wrath upon those who follow it. (Romans 4:15) The purpose of the law was to increase sin. (Romans 5:20) Christians are not under the law. (Romans 6:14) Christians have been delivered from the law. (Romans 7:1-6) The law is good, perfect and holy but cannot help you be good, perfect or holy. (Romans 7:7-12) The law which promises life only brings death through sin. (Romans 7:10) The law makes you sinful beyond measure. (Romans 7:13) The law is weak. (Romans 8:2-3) 1 Corinthians The strength of sin is the law (1 Corinthians 15:56) 2 Corinthians The law is a ministry of death. (2 Corinthians 3:7) The law is a ministry of condemnation. (2 Corinthians 3:9) The law has no glory at all in comparison with the New Covenant. (2 Corinthians 3:10) The law is fading away. (2 Corinthians 3:11) Anywhere the law is preached it produces a mind-hardening and a heart-hardening veil. (2 Corinthians 3:14-15) Galatians The law justifies nobody. (Galatians 2:16) Christians are dead to the law. (Galatians 2:19) The law frustrates grace. (Galatians 2:21) To go back to the law after embracing faith is “stupid”. (Galatians 3:1) The law curses all who practice it and fail to do it perfectly. (Galatians 3:10) The law has nothing to do with faith. (Galatians 3:11-12) The law was a curse that Christ redeemed us from. (Galatians 3:13) The law functioned in God’s purpose as a temporary covenant from Moses till John the Baptist announced Christ. (Galatians 3:16 & 19, also see… Matthew 11:12-13, Luke 16:16) If the law worked God would have used it to save us. (Galatians 3:21) The law was our prison. (Galatians 3:23) The law makes you a slave like Hagar. (Galatians 4:24) Ephesians Christ has abolished the law which was a wall of hostility (Ephesians 2:15) Philippians Paul considered everything the law gained him as “skybalon” which is Greek for “poop”. (Philippians 3:4-8) 1 Timothy The law is only good if used in the right context. (1 Timothy 1:8) (see next verse for the context) It was made for the unrighteous but not for the righteous. (1 Timothy 1:9-10) Hebrews The law is weak, useless and makes nothing perfect. (Hebrews 7:18-19) God has found fault with it and created a better covenant, enacted on better promises. (Hebrews 8:7-8) It is obsolete, growing old and ready to vanish. (Hebrews 8:13) It is only a shadow of good things to come and will never make someone perfect. (Hebrews 10 Careful your views might NOT be replicated in their discussion boards . |
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Post by yacker on Oct 14, 2022 16:06:16 GMT -8
Galationas 2:21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. Maybe you are wording your question wrong then, when you ask to sum up the law in one to three words..... Go back and re-read my question because I did NOT ask for the law to summed up in three words. I said the context of Paul's and James' commentary on the law could be summed up in one to three words. Paul and James are writing about justification. That's it!!!!! They are not writing about the law in the context of it's moral efficacy, or the context of sanctification, or the context of dispensations, or the context of providing yellow polka dotted swim trunks. They are both writing about the law in the context of justification. This is important because ALL of the New Testament writers quoted the Law and applied the Law AND every single one of the epistolary writers applied the Law to BOTH Gentile AND Jewish converts to Christ. The Law is spiritual. The Law is good when used lawfully. The law shows us our sin. But the Law is NOT a means for achieving justification or righteousness. The righteous shall live by faith. This is also important because there are a PILE of Christians who practice implicit " onlyism," or the ungodly practice of inserting " only" into various scriptures where it never occurs. One chief example relative to this op is the " onlyism" of 1 John 3:4's, " sin is lawlessness." Yes, sin is lawlessness, but sin is not only lawlessness. The scriptures define sin in several ways. Sin is any unrighteousness or injustice ( 1 Jn. 5:17). Anything not done in faith is sin ( Rom. 14:23). And there are those who would still argue unrighteousness and faith are measured by the Law..... despite the fact Paul and James said the Law is not a means of obtaining justification or righteousness. SO..... Everyone should go back and read Paul's and James' commentaries on the Law looking for those mentions of justification and righteousness, acknowledging the scripturally stipulated context, and understanding the narratives within that stated context. Doing so will solve all kinds of problems and divisions occurring between us, AND it will help us be more discerning when we read/hear other teachers. Are they teaching correctly, or not? If they've ignored the scripturally stipulated contexts and adding something not stated in those passages, then they are not teaching well. Their views should NOT be replicated in our discussion boards . I'm not interested in your personal view on "contexts" or "commentaries" but the answer is the same. What I can do is get you to talk so I can see what's in your heart, and here is what you did - You separated the Law from justification which is crucial, but you left a door open through sanctification, but didn't state your view either way. I think its obvious, but I will choose my words more carefully with you. So I have to ask, do you think the Law is needed for Sanctification? Yes, the Law applies to Jews and Gentiles, as all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God. But the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. As with "onlyisms", this only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? The thing is on this site, there are people saying its not by faith only, its not by Jesus Blood, its water only. But you choose the Law to draw the line of who lives and dies. So there is where you get your fake authority from, the Law! It can show your sin, your pride etc. But the strength of sin is the Law, and that is where your agenda comes in, because I said the law was good and I said the law was our schoolmaster, but you weren't happy with that, and you respond with a threat. You can play dress up and you can try pretend, but you only pretend you have authority through the law, but you don't! The law is for those under the law, you can try show death and you can try and enforce it, but only on the lost, and it doesn't help them either way unless you provide the solution, and I definitely haven't seen you do that yet. Without the Cross and without Grace it would just be an agent of death, and that door you left open just opens the door to adultery. Jesus is our Sanctification and in Jesus there is no sin. Where there is no sin, there is the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus that has made us free from the law of sin and death. When Jesus said we are to die, be buried, and raise to newness of Life, do you think when Jesus raised from the grave he was under the Law or free from the Law? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2022 5:07:47 GMT -8
Go back and re-read my question because I did NOT ask for the law to summed up in three words. I said the context of Paul's and James' commentary on the law could be summed up in one to three words. Paul and James are writing about justification. That's it!!!!! They are not writing about the law in the context of it's moral efficacy, or the context of sanctification, or the context of dispensations, or the context of providing yellow polka dotted swim trunks. They are both writing about the law in the context of justification. This is important because ALL of the New Testament writers quoted the Law and applied the Law AND every single one of the epistolary writers applied the Law to BOTH Gentile AND Jewish converts to Christ. The Law is spiritual. The Law is good when used lawfully. The law shows us our sin. But the Law is NOT a means for achieving justification or righteousness. The righteous shall live by faith. This is also important because there are a PILE of Christians who practice implicit " onlyism," or the ungodly practice of inserting " only" into various scriptures where it never occurs. One chief example relative to this op is the " onlyism" of 1 John 3:4's, " sin is lawlessness." Yes, sin is lawlessness, but sin is not only lawlessness. The scriptures define sin in several ways. Sin is any unrighteousness or injustice ( 1 Jn. 5:17). Anything not done in faith is sin ( Rom. 14:23). And there are those who would still argue unrighteousness and faith are measured by the Law..... despite the fact Paul and James said the Law is not a means of obtaining justification or righteousness. SO..... Everyone should go back and read Paul's and James' commentaries on the Law looking for those mentions of justification and righteousness, acknowledging the scripturally stipulated context, and understanding the narratives within that stated context. Doing so will solve all kinds of problems and divisions occurring between us, AND it will help us be more discerning when we read/hear other teachers. Are they teaching correctly, or not? If they've ignored the scripturally stipulated contexts and adding something not stated in those passages, then they are not teaching well. Their views should NOT be replicated in our discussion boards . I'm not interested in your personal view on "contexts" or "commentaries" but the answer is the same. What I can do is get you to talk so I can see what's in your heart, and here is what you did - You separated the Law from justification which is crucial, but you left a door open through sanctification, but didn't state your view either way. What a wretched response. You are not my judge and I am not the topic of this op. Thank you for your time. Now knowing your agenda, I will continue to address this op as I see fit and ignore any responses coming from the guy who incorrectly imagines this is about my personal views and his ability to see inside another's heart. For the record, I did not separate the law from Justification; Paul and James did that. Too late. |
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Post by yacker on Oct 15, 2022 13:37:00 GMT -8
I'm not interested in your personal view on "contexts" or "commentaries" but the answer is the same. What I can do is get you to talk so I can see what's in your heart, and here is what you did - You separated the Law from justification which is crucial, but you left a door open through sanctification, but didn't state your view either way. What a wretched response. You are not my judge and I am not the topic of this op. Thank you for your time. Now knowing your agenda, I will continue to address this op as I see fit and ignore any responses coming from the guy who incorrectly imagines this is about my personal views and his ability to see inside another's heart. For the record, I did not separate the law from Justification; Paul and James did that. Too late. Isn't that the first rule on your list but its ok yea I am! O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. I thought the same about yours, The thing is from the over flow of the heart the mouth speaks, Your words show what is in your heart, I had read some of your posts and wanted to learn a few things from you, but with your threat that ended any interest I had in that, How can Paul and James put the law on sanctification when the law was never the way to get to God in the first place, You don't get saved by Faith and then try and go back and try to get to God or please God by obeying the Law, The reason you don't put the law on sanctification is because Jesus is our sanctification and we walk by faith, but the question i worded carefully was "So I have to ask, do you think the Law is needed for Sanctification?" If you want to know my agenda if you want to call it that, Its Jesus Christ and Him crucified, You bring in the law and me, you should find me wretched, you will find you are as well. If you want to know anything you could ask just leave out the attitude or the threats or you will get like back, we could have an interesting discussion on salvation of the soul you push, I could start a thread on that? But back to the op then Galatians 4 21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law? 22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman. 23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise. 24 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar. 25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children. 26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all. 27 For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband. 28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise. 29 But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now. 30 Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman. 31 So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free. |
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Post by civic on Oct 17, 2022 5:51:19 GMT -8
, it’s still important to observe the moral and ethical commands found within the law. Of the Ten Commandments, nine are repeated in the New Testament as commands for us today. Only a Fool would ignore God’s Laws , They are for our own good.... but their intent was Never to Save —— they were given to show you your need for a Savior....The Law was Great, But God “ Found Fault” in it.....that “ Fault” Being That it had NO POWER to Save....it could point out Sin But it had No Power to do anything about it.....That POWER is found in the Gospel ( 1Cor15:1-4 ) ......This side of the Cross, we must be OBEDIENT to that Gospel.....that means to Simply Believe it and REST in it for our Salvation...RESTING in it means that you don’t try to ADD to it with your Law- Keeping Performance ....it’s “ Filthy Rags” Jesus left us with Two Commands —- #1 Believe. #2 Love Jesus knew that if we concentrated on those two things alone, everything else would take care of itself.... Amen it all boils down to loving God and others. You will know them by their love. Its the hallmark of a believer. The entire law is fulfilled in these 2 commands. As James says its the Royal Law of love. |
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Post by eleos on Oct 27, 2022 10:43:37 GMT -8
Paul called the law holy, righteous and good. He quoted from and taught from it throughout the epistles. He authorized Timothy to use it to establish doctrine. And let`s quote Jesus correctly. 36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. What Jesus meant is that the holy righteous and good law is related to the two great commandments and it has plenty to teach us. As jesus said on the sermon on the mount. The law says this, but I tell you.. The law that says thou shalt not is a command, When you do what you shalt not. You break the law The law does not tell you how to obey it. Or what ever sin is (jesus point) the law says do not commit adultry. But I tell you if you look with lust, you have sinned. According to the law. If you did not commit the act. But thought it. You were ok.. thats why many people claimed they kept the law.. The law of love says if you love someone 1. You will not sweat on them (your spouse) 2. You will not use them (sleep with someone not your wife) 3. Not even think about it (lust of the eyes) for in doing so you have sinned. The law was given to lead us to christ as a schoolmaster. But after there is no law.. The law leads us to Christ and after one receives Him as Lord and Savior then the Holy Spirit helps one to keep the law .... we will indeed stumble here in there but the promise is Jesus will finish His work in those who believe. Philippians 1:6 New International Version (NIV) being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. |
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