You are wrong....what a crock.
Christ death on the cross made forgiveness by grace available. In no way did it replace the scriptural direction for you and I to obey the laws of righteousness. Scripture tells us :...."sacrifice for forgiveness is not available where sin is present".
You are buying into .....new age religion teachings ........of which your belief here did not exist in popularity before 1960...think about it.
I'm not buying into anything, because I have not studied new age religion, nor has anyone taught it to me.
Whenever anyone brings in another requirement for salvation along side of Jesus finished word on the cross, they are trusting in their own efforts. It takes the focus off of Jesus and puts it on their works. Whereas, when we trust in Christ as the One who provided salvation for us, we are focused on Him.
No one will be saved by keeping the ten commandments or by performing any other works. Those who are trusting in Christ and are filled with the Spirit, will have the desire not to sin, but we are not under the law. Scripture makes it very clear that no one will be justified by keeping the law.
Further, why does scripture tell us to ....put on the coat of armor daily.
"Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes," is referring to standing in every facet of faith in order to stand against the schemes of the devil, not the keeping the ten commandments.
Why does the Lord's prayer include.....forgive us of our trespasses ....
Why does G-d not limit the number of time we can ask for forgiveness
Why does scripture tell us to....maintain (righteousness) until the end (death)...
Why
Because we as Christians are sinners. And as John says, "when we sin, if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins.
Jesus came to fulfill the law which mankind was unable to do. Have never read:
"The sting of sin is death and the power of sin is the law."
When Jesus met the righteous requirements of the law, satisfying it completely, He took away the ammo that the powers of darkness used against us. The law condemns us when we fail at it and so Jesus met its requirements on our behalf. Now we are under a new covenant where we follow after the Lord and are led by the Spirit. Believers are no longer under the law. And attempting to keep the law cannot save anyone. As the scripture states:
"God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. " (NLT)
Regarding the keeping of the law, Paul uses an illustration of Israel who is attempting to obtain salvation by keeping the works of the law:
"What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it,
a righteousness that is by faith; but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness,
has not attained it. Why not?
Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were
by works."
The question regarding salvation by keeping the law, was brought up when some Pharisaic believers were teaching that the Gentile believers must be circumcised and made to obey the Law of Moses, with the answer being as follows:
"But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.” So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter."
"After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days, God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe (Cornelius household). And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us. He made no distinction between us and them,
for He cleansed their hearts by faith. Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke (the law) that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear? On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”
Below are other random scriptures regarding the subject of law vs. Grace:
" Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin."
"Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but on that of faith. For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law."
"It was not through law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. For if those who live by law are heirs, faith has no value and the promise is worthless, because law brings wrath. And where there is no law there is no transgression." Ergo (The best way to not break the law is to have no law to break.)
"But now, by dying to what once bound us (the law), we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code."
"Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes"
I hope that you will understand Preston, that we are saved by grace through faith and not by the works of the law. Our focus should be on Christ as the One who provided salvation for us. And that when we sin as Christians, if we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleans us from all unrighteousness. God see the believer with the righteousness of Christ because of faith. Believers do good words as a result of faith and will be rewarded for them. However, we are not saved by them.