The problem....people simply don't know how God uses the Law of Christ, to heal our hearts, which is what must happen if we are to be saved.
Why don't people understand this?
Because many church doctrines teach against the Law, when they misinterpret Pauls teaching, We are not under Law. This puts the believer, who trusts in these teachings, at odds with God.
What do I mean when I say, It is keeping Gods Law which brings about our Salvation?
I will explain Pauls marriage analogy in (Romans 7), to try and bring some understanding.
In the analogy Pauls focus is on these points...The husband, The Law, The Woman, Adultery, and...Death Of the husband.
For the woman who hath a husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of the husband. So then, if while her husband liveth she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress; but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
(Romans 7:2-3)
Who is the husband?
It's The sinful nature we are all born into.
Who is the Woman?
A husband back in those days looked upon her husband as her master.
“Verily, verily I say unto you, whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
(John 8:34)
If Everyone who commits sin, is a servant of sin, they are the afore mentioned woman, married to the sinful nature.
What is the Law of the Husband?
It's to sin, and not do what is opposite of sin, which is righteous.
What is the adultery which brings about the death of the Husband/sinful nature?
Know ye not that to whomever ye yield yourselves as servants to obey, his servants ye become whom ye obey, whether of sin which leads unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
(Romans 6:16)
Keeping the commandments of Jesus Christ...these acts of righteousness, are looked at as Adultery because they are Acts of Love, though we belong to another. Isn't that what people do who commit Adultery?
He that hath My commandments and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me; and he that loveth Me shall be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will manifest Myself to him.”
(John 14:21)
As I hope you can all see...it is obedience to Christ/adultery to sinful nature which causes us to die to sin, so we can belong to Christ. That adultery to which we must be obedient....also called the Law of Christ.
God “will repay each person according to what they have done.” To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.
(Romans 2:6-7)
Why don't people understand this?
Because many church doctrines teach against the Law, when they misinterpret Pauls teaching, We are not under Law. This puts the believer, who trusts in these teachings, at odds with God.
What do I mean when I say, It is keeping Gods Law which brings about our Salvation?
I will explain Pauls marriage analogy in (Romans 7), to try and bring some understanding.
In the analogy Pauls focus is on these points...The husband, The Law, The Woman, Adultery, and...Death Of the husband.
For the woman who hath a husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of the husband. So then, if while her husband liveth she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress; but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
(Romans 7:2-3)
Who is the husband?
It's The sinful nature we are all born into.
Who is the Woman?
A husband back in those days looked upon her husband as her master.
“Verily, verily I say unto you, whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
(John 8:34)
If Everyone who commits sin, is a servant of sin, they are the afore mentioned woman, married to the sinful nature.
What is the Law of the Husband?
It's to sin, and not do what is opposite of sin, which is righteous.
What is the adultery which brings about the death of the Husband/sinful nature?
Know ye not that to whomever ye yield yourselves as servants to obey, his servants ye become whom ye obey, whether of sin which leads unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
(Romans 6:16)
Keeping the commandments of Jesus Christ...these acts of righteousness, are looked at as Adultery because they are Acts of Love, though we belong to another. Isn't that what people do who commit Adultery?
He that hath My commandments and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me; and he that loveth Me shall be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will manifest Myself to him.”
(John 14:21)
As I hope you can all see...it is obedience to Christ/adultery to sinful nature which causes us to die to sin, so we can belong to Christ. That adultery to which we must be obedient....also called the Law of Christ.
God “will repay each person according to what they have done.” To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.
(Romans 2:6-7)
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