So what about the fourth commandment?
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But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God,
[it is] evident: for, The just shall live by faith. And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them. Galatians 3:11-12 (KJV)
right, justification is through faith in Messiah, because we can have "faith" in the promise that God made to Abraham.
now, read the next part, "the man that does them shall live in them".
What most people don't know is that Shaul is quoting this from Leviticus 18:5, not as a bad thing, but as a good thing!
Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I
[am] YHVH. Leviticus 18:5
[it is] evident: for, The just shall live by faith. And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them. Galatians 3:11-12 (KJV)
right, justification is through faith in Messiah, because we can have "faith" in the promise that God made to Abraham.
now, read the next part, "the man that does them shall live in them".
What most people don't know is that Shaul is quoting this from Leviticus 18:5, not as a bad thing, but as a good thing!
Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I
[am] YHVH. Leviticus 18:5
First off, it is not up to me, and real believers are not "under" the law for salvation. Sacrifices for sin should be ended for believers since Meshiach was the Final Sacrifice for sin. As far as I can tell with my research, we should be keeping the 10 commandments of course, and the dietary laws, and the Holy Days of God. Many of the laws do not apply to us. Which ones are you against?
..we live by the life of Christ inside of us. That is the new creation in Christ. The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus is how we live now. The law of love, the law of faith, the law of liberty, and the law of Christ which is in us.
Jesus is more then enough. He is our life.
If you don't want to eat pork - don't. If you don't want to wear wool with linen - don't. That is a personal choice. If you don't want to trim the sides of your hair - don't . Those are all Jewish laws for Jewish people back before Christ died and rose again and freed us from the law.
Don't try to pawn them off as if they are for the believer in Christ today.
Jesus is more then enough. He is our life.
If you don't want to eat pork - don't. If you don't want to wear wool with linen - don't. That is a personal choice. If you don't want to trim the sides of your hair - don't . Those are all Jewish laws for Jewish people back before Christ died and rose again and freed us from the law.
Don't try to pawn them off as if they are for the believer in Christ today.
The law is not of faith. This is absolutely correct. Here is why. There was never a promise made, that if a man could keep the law perfectly that his reward would be eternal life. There was no promise of salvation by the law to have faith in!
If you continue reading chapter 3, the promise came through Abraham. So there we can have "faith" that God will keep His promise, just like Abraham did.
Again, the law is instructions for God's people. The law has no promise of eternal salvation. But if you are in Meshiach, then you are "heirs according to the promise". See how that works?
But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God,
[it is] evident: for, The just shall live by faith. And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them. Galatians 3:11-12 (KJV)
right, justification is through faith in Messiah, because we can have "faith" in the promise that God made to Abraham.
now, read the next part, "the man that does them shall live in them".
What most people don't know is that Shaul is quoting this from Leviticus 18:5, not as a bad thing, but as a good thing!
If you continue reading chapter 3, the promise came through Abraham. So there we can have "faith" that God will keep His promise, just like Abraham did.
Again, the law is instructions for God's people. The law has no promise of eternal salvation. But if you are in Meshiach, then you are "heirs according to the promise". See how that works?
But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God,
[it is] evident: for, The just shall live by faith. And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them. Galatians 3:11-12 (KJV)
right, justification is through faith in Messiah, because we can have "faith" in the promise that God made to Abraham.
now, read the next part, "the man that does them shall live in them".
What most people don't know is that Shaul is quoting this from Leviticus 18:5, not as a bad thing, but as a good thing!
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The purpose of the law was to 1) point you to Christ 2) that we would recognize that we need a redeemer 3)to recognize the terrible cost of sin.
The law is a schoolmaster, a life jacket to keep you afloat until help arrives! What happens when you are rescued and pulled into the boat? Is there any more need for the life jacket? Only if you are still afraid of sinking! You are not operating in love, if still in fear. Perfect love creates a kind of trust in Jesus that castes out all fear. I would have to believe that our Father is not capable of completely rasoming us. The Work of God is to believe in the One that He has sent. We are not of the bond woman, but of the free.
The law is like a treasure map leading us to the PEARL OF GREAT PRICE. We have obtained the TREASURE. While we were searching, the map was all we could think of, but now, we go on. Peace
The law is a schoolmaster, a life jacket to keep you afloat until help arrives! What happens when you are rescued and pulled into the boat? Is there any more need for the life jacket? Only if you are still afraid of sinking! You are not operating in love, if still in fear. Perfect love creates a kind of trust in Jesus that castes out all fear. I would have to believe that our Father is not capable of completely rasoming us. The Work of God is to believe in the One that He has sent. We are not of the bond woman, but of the free.
The law is like a treasure map leading us to the PEARL OF GREAT PRICE. We have obtained the TREASURE. While we were searching, the map was all we could think of, but now, we go on. Peace
You people have a 1 track mind. Staying out of "hell" is all you know. You want the milk of the word. Okay, here you go. Messiah took the penalty for us, which is death. The wages of sin is death. He took the penalty. He didn't delete His Father's law.
The Messiah did not change the dietary laws. As far as shaving the corners of your beard, that too is a bad idea. Have you ever heard the term "goat-tee". There was (and is?) people who would try to make themselves look like a goat, as part of their pagan worship. By the way, that law is from God. I suggest you not make sport of it.
The Messiah did not change the dietary laws. As far as shaving the corners of your beard, that too is a bad idea. Have you ever heard the term "goat-tee". There was (and is?) people who would try to make themselves look like a goat, as part of their pagan worship. By the way, that law is from God. I suggest you not make sport of it.
You have not answered my questions.....I'll give them again. What happens to these people?
If someone eats pork and cuts his hair on the sides which is both against the "law" do they go to hell?
What if they plan in their mind for some work the need to do next week - does that send them to hell in your religion?
Oops, someone forgot to tell John the life-jacket theory:
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for
[the sins of] the whole world. And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 1 John 2:1-4 (KJV)
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for
[the sins of] the whole world. And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 1 John 2:1-4 (KJV)
But the Holy Spirit told John what the commandments were that we were to keep and he told us these in the very next chapter.
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.
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