We enter God's rest by faith. When we are striving to be good, law (as in commandment) abiding Christians, we are not at rest. It's hard work. When we live in the light of the fact that God put us to death and that Lord Jesus is now the Christian's new life, we live in rest and peace.
All Christians should have a sign around their necks: "Under New Management". That management is, of course, the Lord Jesus. When He is running the show, everything works out. If we are trying to live the Christian life, we will fail just as surely as Israel failed God's covenant with them.
Yes we do enter Gods rest by faith and we don't take the Lords name in vain by faith and we don't steal or murder by faith.
We are under new management and that management is Christ, When we are born again.
i agree that we can not do it in our own strength. We need to rely on Christ in us and that comes by faith.
Rom 7:7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay,
I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
Rom 7:8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence.
For without the law sin was dead.
Rom 7:9 For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
Rom 7:10 And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.
Rom 7:11 For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.
Rom 7:12 Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
Rom 7:13 Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.
Rom 7:14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
You seem to be saying that we need to forget the law so that we don't see the sins that are killing us.
Or saying that by keeping the law it means we become frustrated and realize that we are sinful and need salvation.
Mat 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Mat 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Mat 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
The Lord is ready to help all who
need help and
feel that need. If you see your poverty and wretchedness before God, and earnestly take hold of
His strength, He will help, and bless, and impart strength to you.
Will you see yourself?
Rom 7:24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
Rom 7:25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
By seeing our sinfulness we will say what Paul said " I die daily."
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