some people just do not understand
The law was given to lead people to Christ.
1. It exposes the fact we can not meet Gods standard, for all have sinned and fall short (miss the mark)
2. It exposes the fact that no matter how hard we try. we can not even keep these ten commands (there are many commands or sins we do every day not included in the ten) I used to call these ten commands Gods ten commands for dummies. As God says, here, here are ten commands, You can not even keep these. So how dare you think you are righteous enough to even come close to me on your own
3. He shows us what must be done when we break these commands to have the curse which is given to ALL who do not fulfill these ten, to be redeemed (as a lamb led before the slaughter)
He did not give these commands to show us how to be good (they do not even come close to showing what every possible sin a person can commit is)
He did not give us these commands to help us be righteous people (they do not even tell us HOW to obey them, Just state a law that if broken, we are guilty)
Jesus on the sermon on the mount said the law says this, But I tell you...... Proving the law was week in its attempt to show us every sin. And that if we try to become righteous upstanding people just by following these ten, we will fail miserably.
so you see
@justbyfaith and
@Charlie24, Jesus also told us HOW to learn to be righteous. HOW to fulfill the royal law in us. and HOW to become Christlike
1. Love, as he loved us
2. Seek after the things of the spirit. what are these? Well paul tells us
Gal 5: 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is
love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
You see, Yes, bearing false witness is a sin. And breaking the ten commands
But no child of God needs to be told that. They know it. They have been trained by the law so they know these ten commands
What they need to learn is how to love and how to produce the fruit of the spirit by seeking to do those things,
When you teach law, as is being done here, you place people right back under the curse. Which no one can keep. And as paul said, placed a burden on them not even the fathers could keep.