The Commandments of God (according to scripture)
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yes, in Christ we are declared the righteousness of God by faith.
The reconciliation is in the death of Christ, having atoned permanently once and for all for the sin of those who trust in Him. those whose trust is anything else are condemned already, but we who believe, we have passed from judgment into life.
Romans 1:17
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, "The righteous shall live by faith."
Romans 5:1
Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
The man who is judged by the law is cursed, not saved. the man who subjects men to law curses them, not saves them. it is for this reason we died, in order to have salvation - there is only one Way to Life, and it is ChristRomans 7:4
Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to Him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God.
The reconciliation is in the death of Christ, having atoned permanently once and for all for the sin of those who trust in Him. those whose trust is anything else are condemned already, but we who believe, we have passed from judgment into life.
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The fact that the way to act in accordance with God's nature is eternal means that the way to not act in accordance with God's nature is also eternal. This is unrelated to what prevents another fall or to a potentially infinite recurrence of sin and death or saying that evil is equivalent to God. It would meaningless for God to be good without something that defines what is and is not good, so the moment "good" is defined, "not-good" is also defined by being its opposite.
I agree Mercy and Justice is perfect with God.
The law demands our death but mercy wants to free us.
It is all possible because of Jesus.
If the law could have been deleted (taken away) then the death of Jesus would not be required.
The law remains and Justification comes by faith.
We are freed by faith but this is not an excuse to continue to sin.
You agree but when asked to obey the whole law, all 10 of the commandments you find reason to forget the sabbath law.
I don't believe in righteousness by works, but that love should motivate us to "go and sin no more".
If we fail (which we all do) we have an advocate but to know it is wrong and continue to do it, is like purposely crucifying Jesus again.
Sin has not changed.
The definition of what is sin has not changed. And if it can be changed Justice has not been served.
We are not to continue in sin like the woman and it was sin to not obey any of the 10 commandments in Jesus's day and after Jesus died.
Jas 2:10-12 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. 11 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
The law demands our death but mercy wants to free us.
It is all possible because of Jesus.
If the law could have been deleted (taken away) then the death of Jesus would not be required.
The law remains and Justification comes by faith.
We are freed by faith but this is not an excuse to continue to sin.
You agree but when asked to obey the whole law, all 10 of the commandments you find reason to forget the sabbath law.
I don't believe in righteousness by works, but that love should motivate us to "go and sin no more".
If we fail (which we all do) we have an advocate but to know it is wrong and continue to do it, is like purposely crucifying Jesus again.
Sin has not changed.
The definition of what is sin has not changed. And if it can be changed Justice has not been served.
We are not to continue in sin like the woman and it was sin to not obey any of the 10 commandments in Jesus's day and after Jesus died.
Jas 2:10-12 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. 11 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
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I was quoting that Scripture (Mat 7:20...Jam 2...) because you said ..
all we need to do is believe.
The point being that many who do believe and think they are saved will not end up being saved.
The devil believes and understands the plan of salvation but he will not be saved.
Faith without works is dead.
And if the motive isn't right God knows.
By their fruits you will know them.
The only condition is Jesus Christ.
Justification and sanctification by faith.
Imputed and imparted righteousness by faith.
all we need to do is believe.
The point being that many who do believe and think they are saved will not end up being saved.
The devil believes and understands the plan of salvation but he will not be saved.
Faith without works is dead.
And if the motive isn't right God knows.
By their fruits you will know them.
The only condition is Jesus Christ.
Justification and sanctification by faith.
Imputed and imparted righteousness by faith.
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Our salvation is from sin (Matthew 1:21) and sin is the transgression of God's law (1 John 3:4), so living in obedience to God's law is not something external to salvation that we need to do first in order to have it, or that maintains it, or that is evidence of it, but rather living in obedience to it is intrinsically the content of what God's gift of salvation is. For example, honoring our parents is intrinsically the content of God's gift of saving us from not honoring our parents. In Psalms 119:29-30, he wanted to put false ways far from him, for God to be gracious to him by teaching him to obey His law, and he chose the way of faith by setting it before him, so this has always been the one and only way of salvation by grace through faith.
The way that we choose to live expresses what we believe. In other words, our goal is to be in God's image, so if we believe that God is good, then we will do good, if we believe that God is just, then we will do what is just, and so forth. God is trustworthy, therefore His law is also trustworthy (Psalms 19:7), so the way to trust God is by obediently trusting in God's instructions, and it is contradictory to think that we just need to trust God instead of trusting in His instructions. In Proverbs 3:5-7, we have a choice between whether we are going to lean on our own understanding of right and wrong by doing what is right in our own eyes or whether we are going to trust God with all of our heart to correctly divide between right and wrong by obeying His instructions in all of our ways and He will make our way straight.
This is why the Bible repeatedly connects our belief/faith in God with our obedience to Him. For example, in Matthew 23:23, Jesus said that faith is one of the weightier matters of the law. In James 2:18, he would show his faith by his works. In Romans 1:5, we have received grace in order to bring about the obedience of faith. In Romans 3:31, our faith upholds God's law. In Revelation 14:12, those who kept faith in Jesus are the same as those who kept God's commandments. In John 3:36, believing in Jesus is equated with obeying him. In Hebrews 11, every example of faith is an example of works. In Numbers 5:6, disobedience to God's law is described as breaking faith. In Hebrews 3:18-19, unbelief is equated with disobedience. And so forth, so the Bible never treats belief as being an alternative to obedience to God.
Nowhere does the Bible say that.
Sin is what is contrary to God's nature, so the fact that God's nature is eternal, means that what is contrary to God's nature is also eternal. When people commit sin is a different issue than what sin is.
The way that we choose to live expresses what we believe. In other words, our goal is to be in God's image, so if we believe that God is good, then we will do good, if we believe that God is just, then we will do what is just, and so forth. God is trustworthy, therefore His law is also trustworthy (Psalms 19:7), so the way to trust God is by obediently trusting in God's instructions, and it is contradictory to think that we just need to trust God instead of trusting in His instructions. In Proverbs 3:5-7, we have a choice between whether we are going to lean on our own understanding of right and wrong by doing what is right in our own eyes or whether we are going to trust God with all of our heart to correctly divide between right and wrong by obeying His instructions in all of our ways and He will make our way straight.
This is why the Bible repeatedly connects our belief/faith in God with our obedience to Him. For example, in Matthew 23:23, Jesus said that faith is one of the weightier matters of the law. In James 2:18, he would show his faith by his works. In Romans 1:5, we have received grace in order to bring about the obedience of faith. In Romans 3:31, our faith upholds God's law. In Revelation 14:12, those who kept faith in Jesus are the same as those who kept God's commandments. In John 3:36, believing in Jesus is equated with obeying him. In Hebrews 11, every example of faith is an example of works. In Numbers 5:6, disobedience to God's law is described as breaking faith. In Hebrews 3:18-19, unbelief is equated with disobedience. And so forth, so the Bible never treats belief as being an alternative to obedience to God.
Nowhere does the Bible say that.
Sin is what is contrary to God's nature, so the fact that God's nature is eternal, means that what is contrary to God's nature is also eternal. When people commit sin is a different issue than what sin is.
The 10 commandments are not the old covenant. They were part of the old covenant and are part of the new covenant.
Heb 10:16-20
16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; 17 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. 18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin. 19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
The law is to be written on our hearts not removed.
Heb 10:16-20
16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; 17 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. 18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin. 19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
The law is to be written on our hearts not removed.
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