He that turns his ear from hearing the law...
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I know that in the New Covenant it means to hear the word about Christ as He is the fulfillment of the Old Covenant law.
To read correctly the law in the Old Testament - in the New Covenant we need to put in Christ when we see the word "law" as Jesus is the real substance of which the law was but a shadow.
Romans 10:17 (NASB)
[SUP]17 [/SUP] So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
Ephesians 1:13 (NASB)
[SUP]13 [/SUP] In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise,
The obedience of the faith is to believe what Christ has done for salvation and living now.
Notice that the priests were being obedient to the faith. These priests were already walking in the law - but the law is NOT of faith.
Obeying the law is NOT the obedience of the faith in the New Covenant.
We have died to the law, have been released from the Law and not under the law now that we are in Christ in the New Covenant.
Acts 6:7 (NASB)
[SUP]7 [/SUP] The word of God kept on spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith.
We know that our God hears us because we believe in Christ as these are the commandments in the New Covenant which is "all based on Christ".
1 John 3:22-23 (NASB)
[SUP]22 [/SUP] and whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight.
[SUP]23 [/SUP] This is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He commanded us.
As new creations in Christ in the New Covenant - we believe on Christ and all that He has already done and we walk in love towards each other as the fruit of the spirit is manifested in our lives.
To read correctly the law in the Old Testament - in the New Covenant we need to put in Christ when we see the word "law" as Jesus is the real substance of which the law was but a shadow.
Romans 10:17 (NASB)
[SUP]17 [/SUP] So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
Ephesians 1:13 (NASB)
[SUP]13 [/SUP] In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise,
The obedience of the faith is to believe what Christ has done for salvation and living now.
Notice that the priests were being obedient to the faith. These priests were already walking in the law - but the law is NOT of faith.
Obeying the law is NOT the obedience of the faith in the New Covenant.
We have died to the law, have been released from the Law and not under the law now that we are in Christ in the New Covenant.
Acts 6:7 (NASB)
[SUP]7 [/SUP] The word of God kept on spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith.
We know that our God hears us because we believe in Christ as these are the commandments in the New Covenant which is "all based on Christ".
1 John 3:22-23 (NASB)
[SUP]22 [/SUP] and whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight.
[SUP]23 [/SUP] This is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He commanded us.
As new creations in Christ in the New Covenant - we believe on Christ and all that He has already done and we walk in love towards each other as the fruit of the spirit is manifested in our lives.
- Revelation 14:12 (KJV)
Here is the patience of the saints:
here are they that keep the commandments of God,
and the faith of Jesus.
not sure how this is passed over time and again,
the last book of the bible.
Thus saith the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker,
Ask me of things to come concerning my sons,
and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.
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Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants,
and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;
Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the Lord,
he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways,
neither were they obedient unto his law.
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Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
For the Lord's portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom
he hath chosen [for his own inheritance].
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1 Chronicles 16:17 (KJV)
And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law,
and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
Psalms 105:10 (KJV)
And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law,
and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
Psalms 78:5 (KJV)
For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel,
which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:
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Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments,
and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven:
but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great
in the kingdom of heaven.
Ask me of things to come concerning my sons,
and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.
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Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants,
and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;
Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the Lord,
he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways,
neither were they obedient unto his law.
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Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
For the Lord's portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom
he hath chosen [for his own inheritance].
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1 Chronicles 16:17 (KJV)
And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law,
and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
Psalms 105:10 (KJV)
And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law,
and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
Psalms 78:5 (KJV)
For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel,
which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:
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Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments,
and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven:
but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great
in the kingdom of heaven.
Luk 1:5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
Luk 1:6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
Gen 26:5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
Luk 1:6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
Gen 26:5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
My thoughts are that the King of the universe would NEVER command men to do a thing that could not be done... this lie that none can obey him is from satan himself and many have chosen for various reasons to believe it, even though his word clearly teaches that not only can we obey , His spirit empowers us to do so.
Romans 3:27-28 (NASB)
[SUP]27 [/SUP] Where then is boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.
[SUP]28 [/SUP] For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.
The law is NOT of faith. The truly righteous with the righteousness of God - not the righteousness of the law - lives by faith in Christ - not in keeping of the law.
The law does not have within itself the capacity to make one righteous as the Pharisees found out by the words of Jesus.
If one is to keep the law - they must keep it all...not pick and choose to make it seem "do-able". Christ is the end of the law for righteousness.
The law served it's purpose - now it's time to believe in Christ's work. To go back to the law for life and living is deserting Christ for another gospel.
James said if you break one law - you are guilty of it all. Law-keepers have both a very low respect for the law of Moses and for the work of Christ at the same time. Christ is enough for us in the New Covenant.
Paul who knew the law better then anyone had this to say about the purpose of the law.
The purpose of the law was :
1) To reveal our sinful state. Rom 3:20
2) To inflame sin Rom 7:8
3) To minister death in us Rom 7:10-11
4) To lead us to Christ Gal 3:24
The law is good, holy and spiritual but we are in the flesh. Jesus fulfilled all the law! When we read the law we should be seeing Jesus in it. Jesus did not save us so that we could go back to the law.
But the purpose of the law was not for righteousness or salvation at all, it was to manifest sin in our lives, so that the purpose of grace which is in Jesus is to manifest salvation. Grace does not set aside the law, but completely satisfied it.
People are free to do whatever they want in relation to the Law - it does not make one righteous nor is it for salvation.
If someone wants to observe a particular day or eat or not eat some kinds of foods..etc - then they are free to do so. These have no bearing on one's salvation or righteousness as all that is based on the finished work of Christ.
It's where people are saying "You must observe these things or do these things in the Law or you are not obeying God" - that's where the twisting comes in and it is a perversion of the gospel of the grace of Christ.
[SUP]27 [/SUP] Where then is boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.
[SUP]28 [/SUP] For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.
The law is NOT of faith. The truly righteous with the righteousness of God - not the righteousness of the law - lives by faith in Christ - not in keeping of the law.
The law does not have within itself the capacity to make one righteous as the Pharisees found out by the words of Jesus.
If one is to keep the law - they must keep it all...not pick and choose to make it seem "do-able". Christ is the end of the law for righteousness.
The law served it's purpose - now it's time to believe in Christ's work. To go back to the law for life and living is deserting Christ for another gospel.
James said if you break one law - you are guilty of it all. Law-keepers have both a very low respect for the law of Moses and for the work of Christ at the same time. Christ is enough for us in the New Covenant.
Paul who knew the law better then anyone had this to say about the purpose of the law.
The purpose of the law was :
1) To reveal our sinful state. Rom 3:20
2) To inflame sin Rom 7:8
3) To minister death in us Rom 7:10-11
4) To lead us to Christ Gal 3:24
The law is good, holy and spiritual but we are in the flesh. Jesus fulfilled all the law! When we read the law we should be seeing Jesus in it. Jesus did not save us so that we could go back to the law.
But the purpose of the law was not for righteousness or salvation at all, it was to manifest sin in our lives, so that the purpose of grace which is in Jesus is to manifest salvation. Grace does not set aside the law, but completely satisfied it.
People are free to do whatever they want in relation to the Law - it does not make one righteous nor is it for salvation.
If someone wants to observe a particular day or eat or not eat some kinds of foods..etc - then they are free to do so. These have no bearing on one's salvation or righteousness as all that is based on the finished work of Christ.
It's where people are saying "You must observe these things or do these things in the Law or you are not obeying God" - that's where the twisting comes in and it is a perversion of the gospel of the grace of Christ.
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Romans 3:20-23 (KJV)
[SUP]20 [/SUP] Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
[SUP]21 [/SUP] But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
[SUP]22 [/SUP] Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
[SUP]23 [/SUP] For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Galatians 2:21 (NASB)
[SUP]21 [/SUP] "I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly."
Philippians 3:9 (NASB)
[SUP]9 [/SUP] and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith,
[SUP]20 [/SUP] Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
[SUP]21 [/SUP] But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
[SUP]22 [/SUP] Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
[SUP]23 [/SUP] For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Galatians 2:21 (NASB)
[SUP]21 [/SUP] "I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly."
Philippians 3:9 (NASB)
[SUP]9 [/SUP] and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith,
Do you believe in the truth that all men are created equal?
24 But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:
25 And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.
1 Cor 14:24-25
Weren't the male and female told from the beginning to be fruitful and multiply?
24 But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:
25 And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.
1 Cor 14:24-25
Weren't the male and female told from the beginning to be fruitful and multiply?
either you choose to Follow the Messiah of the narrow path or you choose to follow the one of the wide path your choice , and misapplying scripture based on an understanding derived from mans interpretation of what Paul's writings actually say...will never serve to convince me. you never cease to insist that just because one chooses to obey the Savior means they trying to establish their own righteousness from the law... go and learn what the text means in its context and cease from your false and unlearned accusations please.