In your post, you stated: "Paul asked a question, is the law sin? He said God forbid, he said the only way that he knew what sin was, was by the law.
(v.12) Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. Why in the world would a Christian want to do away with something that God said is holy.
This is a well asked question. How nice it is, to read a useful post and thought provoking questions. Too often on this chat, posters are throwing around verses and their way of understanding the Scriptures - with not a SINGLE DESIRE to learn anything. Strong convictions are fine but we must always be learning, always questioning and always willing to put what we believe to the test. Only in this way, can we come ever closer to THE TRUTH.
THE Ten Commandments are God's Holy Standard. They demonstrate His perfection and our corruption. They must be kept in "perfection" because He is "perfect". Therefore they are a constant reminder to us, both believers and unbelievers, how far we fall short of His Perfection. Thus, they are indeed Holy, Just (or Righteous), and Good because God is Holy, Righteous and Good.
On a second note - as I see many talking about a final Judgement - hopefully we all understand - as believers - that there are TWO different final judgements.
There is the "Great White Throne" Judgment and the "Bema" of Christ. Believers - will never stand before the "Great White Throne" because it is for the "lost" only. Believers will stand before the "Bema" of Christ. The Great White Throne Judgement is for those going into condemnation (Rev. 20:11) and the Bema of Christ is unto believers, for the purpose of rewards or loss thereof depending on our deeds in the flesh. (Rom. 14:10; 2 Cor. 5:10)
Since Scripture clearly teaches, that there is no more condemnation for those that are in Christ - it would be unfathomable, to think any believer, would stand before the Great White Throne.
Let's take a look a those Judgements, because when it comes to the lake of fire, which we all want to avoid, we want to do the will of God now. Those who are becoming saint will not stand in the white throne Judgement, as it is written in
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Here is the patience of the saints; here are they that keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus" (Revelation 14:12). Gather my
saints together unto me; Those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. (Psalm 50:5)
Let's see where and when this will take place. Lets go into 1 Corinthians 15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye,
at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and
the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and
we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. Lets find out who would be raise at this last trumpet. Lets go into 1Thessalonians 4:13-17, 13
But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which
sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 4:15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 4:16 For the
Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the
archangel, and with the trump of God: and the
dead in Christ shall rise first: 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Let's see what happens next because if I stop right here people will think the Lord took the saints to the third heaven where Jesus is right now. Lets see the saints come down. Lets go into Zechariah 14:1 Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. 2 For
I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. 3 Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. 4 And his
feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. 5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and
the Lord my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.
Lets read this last part again in 1 Thessalonians 3:13 To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father,
at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.
Now for those who are not Saints will have to deal with the Great Whits throng Judgement. And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the
dead, small and great, stand before God; and the
books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the
book of life: and the dead were
judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and
death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and
they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And
whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. (Revelation 20: 11-15)
Some people believe they need not works for salvation, the book speaks against that.
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