Monday, January 26, 2009

UNDER LAW or UNDER GRACE

ROMANS 3:23 says, [ for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God], pointing out that all mankind can not live up to Gods standards. We read, [ Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgement], HEBREWS 9:23. These two verses, and there are many more that tell us we are not perfect, that we will stand before God one day for judgement, for the physical actions we have done, even thoughts we dwell upon that are not right. Everyone knows that everyone will die one day, we can not escape it, EZEKIEL 18:4 reads, [ For every living soul belongs to me, the father as well as the son-both alike belong to me. The soul who sins is the one who will die.] If you think you are not under the law or that you are perfect than prove it by living forever! These scriptures point out that no one is perfect and that everyone who sins will die. Why does the modern christian church teach the ten commandments, that if you haven't received Jesus as your saviour and you die, you will die in your sins and go to Hell? Then they say the Law was given to Israel and not the Gentiles (non-jews). If the law was given to the jews only, and it is not for the gentiles, then why is the whole world going to judgement one day? Why did the Lord Jesus have to die for everyone sins? We know that we are not saved by observing the law but by faith (ROMANS 3:27), (EPHESIANS 2:8-9). But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. [ ROMANS 5:8] All mankind is sinful as the bible says, and all that sin will die, after death you face judgement for everything you said; did; or thought, So I charge you if you presently do not call on Jesus as Lord and saviour to do so soon, as you are on borrowed time! Jesus said he did not come to abolish but to fulfill the law [ MATTHEW 5:17 ]. So what do we do with the law that wasn't abolished, [ Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! on the contrary, we establish the law. ( ROMANS 3:31 ).

1 comment:

  1. The law was never meant to perfect the person coming to God. It is multi-faceted, and has several uses. It does indeed show sin, in fact, that is the main purpose of it, as Paul said "I had not known sin but by the law." It is the guide posts of faith for those that seek and serve YHVH. Sort of like the lines on the road, etc.

    RE: Is the law only for the Jews. Paul said "Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also."

    EZ. 36:26,27 says "A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them."

    When we receive the Holy Spirit at the time our our becoming born again, He changes our heart (desires, will, etc.) and also puts His Spirit within us, and causes us to begin to walk in His "statutes, and keep His judgments."

    .j.

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