In response to those who say we converted gentiles are not required or asked to follow the commandments, this is for you.
Who was the New Testament written to? To Jews to convert them into Messianic Jews, Jews who believed Christ was/is the Messiah, and to converted gentiles. The Messianic Jew is then to witness to the gentiles so that they can also be converted to Messianic Jews aka Christians. It is indented for both Jews and converted gentiles to read the witness of the life of Christ, his death, and resurrection. This is the Gospel message the knowledge and acceptance of Christ, our Savior, our Messiah. Who he was and what he was about. It was to also update them of changes to the law.
Why do we say law keeping, that was written to a different set of people not us gentiles?
The entire book was written to and for the Jewish people. The 2nd covenant opened up the same teachings for Gentiles to freely take and live by as well, but didn't change to core values and rules. The Scriptures were written to the orthodox Jews in the Old Testament and the New testament to the Messianic Jews, converted orthodox jews and gentiles living the life as described by the scriptures and following the Law of God. Acts 15:3 …declaring the conversion of the Gentiles:….same religion, same rules, same faith, we are adopted into the Messianic Jewish family IF we have the faith of Christ and keep the commandments. Rev 14:12, Romans 11-36 (17), Eph 1:5
Why was the Law of Moses being read in every city on the Sabbath after the death and reserrection of Christ if it was done away with?
For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
Act 21:20 And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:
Act 21:21 And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.
Act 21:22 What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.
Act 21:23 Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them;
Act 21:24 Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law. (The Jews talking to Paul, you yourself walk orderly and keep the law)
Act 21:25 As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication. (introduction until they all can also learn to walk by the law)
Act 21:26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.
Why would Paul keep the law and not also teach others to keep the law?
Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.
Act 21:39 But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.
Act 21:40 And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,
Act 22:1 This is where Paul gave testimony to his incounter with Christ on the street to Damacus.
And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people. (Paul quoting the law)
But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them
Every word scriptures uses to describe evil people has the same core meaning. Law breakers. I have drafted a list of them at the bottom of this article.
Christ himself in the sermon on the Mount goes over some of those laws. He elaborates on them and said to murder is sin, but to hate your brother without cause is also sin. Matthew 5:21-22
Christ said my doctrines are not my own but from he who sent me. John 7:16
For those of you who devoutly believe in the Holy Trinity. You know The Lord is the same yesterday, today, and forever. That if Christ and the Father, who you think are 2 parts of the same being, says to follow the law, then why do you deny the laws of God? What is the difference between a Jesus Follower and a Father follower? If they are the same person, and both have said to follow the commandments.
Yes Christ gave definition to some of the Old testament laws, He also eliminated some due to fulfilling the requirement of them because he become our High Priest and our Perfect sacrifice, not to kill others for their sins, and added that we must believe that he is the SON of God, the Messiah, Savoir. He also said follow the law if you love him, and if you want to gain eternal life.
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
1Jo 5:1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
1Jo 5:2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
1Jo 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
1Jo 5:4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith
When I’ve had this conversation with some they begin to say that works will not gain you eternal life. That is true, works alone will not gain you eternal life, but scriptures also say a life of faith without works is dead meaning both are needed to gain eternal life. James 2:18, 26
There’s only 1 passage (Acts 15) that remotely shows there should to be a difference between gentiles and jews. The debate over circumcision. This debate ONLY talked about circumcision. IT was NOT talking about the entire law; which this one scripture the protestant churches use for their debate on why gentiles are not expected to keep the laws of God. It ended by Paul saying let us not put a yolk on them since they also received the Holy Ghost as we did while uncircumcised. Their hearts purified by faith.
Remember also the vision Peter had in Acts 11 where God told Peter that HE considers converted Gentiles clean or common. (These men are circumcised of the heart, not the flesh) We must first become circumcised of the Heart then we will want to be circumcised of the flesh to please the Father. One without the other is pointless, and the faith is in vain.
Romans 2:26 Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?
Romans 3:29-31 Is he the God of the jews only? Is he not also of the gentiles? Yes, of the gentiles also: Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith. Do we then make void the law through faith? GOD FORBID: yea, we establish the law.
We establish the law, to make, to stand, to place, put, set. This doesn’t say we tear it down, remove it, or abolish it. G2476-histemi: establish
1 Corinthians 7:19 Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
Others say we only follow the laws that were repeated in the new testament that Christ gave or Paul. My response is the new testament doesn't say thou shalt not take the Lords name in vain, but you still believe that to be a sin correct?
The argument you made is now void...
Also no scripture tells us to only follow repeated law. It repeats to keep THE commandments or keep MY commandments or keep HIS commandments, keep God's commandments.
Scriptures are saying to follow the law without belief will NOT gain eternal life. Works without faith (belief) will NOT gain eternal life. It is not saying the faithful do not have to follow the law of God. The only way to be faithful is to follow the law of God.
1Jo 2:3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
1Jo 2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
You also have to understand that they, the apostles, were teaching the Messianic Jews that some of the laws have changed. There is no more Levitical Priesthood, no more sacrifices, and no more corporal punishment. These were all part of the original laws. This was hard for them to accept and change. They were not telling them that ALL the laws were taken away, just some of them were ratified.
We know this because Christ himself said to follow the commandments as He did. He didn’t specify just the 10 written on the 2 tablets and only the Jews. He said follow the commandments which is all encompassing to all who walk in the faith of Christ. Paul also said he delights in the law and follows it himself, so why would he teach others to NOT follow the law. Why would he say “do as I say, not as I do”
And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Commandments = The Torah, the Law of God, The 1st 5 books of the BIBLE.
Christ also did not say only keep these 2 commandments (Matthew 22:36-40) Christ went on to say On these 2 commandments hang ALL the law and the prophets. He just told us that these 2 summarize all the commandments of the old testament.
He did NOT say throw the others out and just do these two things. How would we know what he finds acceptable under those 2? We can't possibly assume, we must refer to the old testament for details on how to keep these 2 rules.
How could I know, it says in Romans what loving your neighbor means then he states old testament commandments to explain it.
Rom 13:8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
Rom 13:9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Rom 13:10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Some say when the Bible says to keep the commandments it's talking about What Christ said to do, not the old testament commandments of the Father.
What did Christ say to do?
Why did Romans list the old testament commandments and say to love is shown by obedience to the law?
Christ also said that he did not speak his own words, but the words of the Fathers
Jhn 12:49 For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
Jhn 12:50 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
2 John 1:6 , 9 And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it. Whosoever transgresseth (breaks the law) and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ (which was the Doctrine of the Father), he hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son
Luk 5:13 And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.
Luk 5:14 And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
Mar 10:2 ¶And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
Mar 10:3 And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?
Mat 19:5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
Mat 19:6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Mat 19:7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
Mat 19:8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
Mat 19:9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
Mar 7:6 He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
Mar 7:7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Mar 7:8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
Mar 7:9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
Mar 7:10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
Mar 7:11 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
Mar 7:12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
Luk 24:44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
Luk 24:45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
Luk 24:46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
Luk 24:47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
Jhn 1:16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
Jhn 1:17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. (One law)
Jhn 5:41 I receive not honour from men.
Jhn 5:42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.
Jhn 5:43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
Jhn 5:44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
Jhn 5:45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
Jhn 5:46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.
Jhn 5:47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
Jhn 7:17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
Jhn 7:18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
Jhn 7:19 Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?
Jhn 7:20 The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?
Jhn 7:21 Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.
Jhn 7:22 Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.
Jhn 8:4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
Jhn 8:5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
There is also no book in the new testament laying out a different plan or way of life for converted gentiles separate from Jews or Old Covenant Jews keeping the law from New Covenant Christians not keeping the law. We are adopted into the Messianic Jewish family, and are expected to obey the same as them. The Jews needed to be convinced of who Christ is, and the converted gentiles needed to be convinced of who Christ is, and to keep the law of God.
Galatians 3:22, 28 But the scripture hath concluded ALL under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye all one in Christ Jesus.
No difference between Jew and Gentile, now that we know there is no difference established...
How do we know which interpretation is correct. By looking at all the other passages that say to keep the commandments. The Bible does NOT contradict itself. It will not say don’t follow the law and then tell us to follow the law. If other scriptures plainly tell us to follow the law, the commandments, and we’re under the impression others tell us not to; then we have to acknowledge that our understanding is incorrect. We have to see what else it could be saying.
Some try to interpert the passages that say to keep the commandments as only those Christ mentions. This is adding in their beliefs to the scriptures. As Christ himself said to follow the laws of the father. That is what he taught in Matthew 5, that is what he means in John 15, John 14, and Matthew 19.
And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Jhn 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
Jhn 15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
This passage is letting us know that we should walk as Christ walked keeping all the commandments as written with the ratified ones mentioned by Christ.
How do we know this? Because Chirst NEVER said to only follow a limited select list of commandments, he only ever explained what the commandments meant by keeping them in our heart and mind in addition to outwardly to others, OR which ones were being ratified like the corporal punishment, judgement by saying ye who are without sin cast the first stone and turn the other cheek.
What do you think will happen in eternal life? We will all have to keep the laws of God because they are pure and just. And the Father can NOT be in the presence of anything less. Why would the Father invite anything less to his house, can you imagine criminals in your house? Would you invite them in? OF course not. Remember that any sin is equal to another in the eyes of the Lord. It's us people that put a sliding scale on the severity sins.
We may not see ourselves as criminals, and aren't classified that by man's laws, but in the sight of the father we are all law breakers aka sinners because we all have broken at least 1 commandment in our lifetimes. We are only accepted into his house if we have the faith of Christ and keep his commandments. Christ takes away our appearance of a law breaker in the eyes of the Father if we accept and live the truth.
Want to know what the Faith OF Christ is:
If you would like more on how to understand the writings of Paul this series is a great start
The 1st and New testament Covenant sealed with Blood.
Heb 9:19 For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,
Heb 9:20 Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.
Heb 9:21 Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.
Heb 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
Heb 10:28 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
Heb 10:29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
Why wouldn’t we want to follow the commandments now? Well read a little more...
We must first have faith in Christ, who he was, what he did for us, we must have the Faith OF Christ, AND we must also follow the laws of God to inherit eternal life.
Deuteronomy 13:4 Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.
Psalms 119:115 Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
Proverbs 7:2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
Ecclesiastes 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
Matthew 19:17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, that is God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
1 John 2:3 And hereby we do know that we know him, IF we keep his commandments.
1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
2 John 1:6 , 9 And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it. Whosoever transgresseth (breaks the law) and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ (which was the Doctrine of the Father), he hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son
Revelation 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
2Co 3:15 But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.
All the words to describe the people who will NOT gain eternal life have the same meaning. Law Breakers.
Sinner-ALL scriptures below describe a sinner.
Transgression-rebellion to the law 1 John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transfresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
Micah 7:18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
Proverbs 12:13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
1 John 3:8, 12 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother, And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s were righteous.
Iniquity-living in sin, breaking the law H5771 aon-iniquity--perversity, depravity, iniquity, guilt or punishment of iniquity
Psalms 28:3 Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.
Evil doers-law breakers 2 Samuel 3:39 ….: The Lord shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.
2 Timothy 2:9 Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
1 Peter 4:15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.
Wicked-breaker of the law Peter 3:17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.
2 Thessalonians 2:8 And then shall the wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming.
Exodus 23:1,7 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will NOT justify the wicked.
Proverbs 12:2 A good man obtaineth favor of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
Living in the flesh or following after the flesh-law breaker Galatians 5:17-21 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall NOT inherit the kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, no idolaters, no adulterers, no effeminate, no abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, no covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, no extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
Doesn't the listed reasons above sound familiar? Of course they do, they are part of the old testament commandments. So how are we to gain eternal life IF we don't have the faith of Christ and follow the commandments, the law, the rules of the Father?
Above, all these scriptures are not just talking about what we deem as evil and wicked people. These are all those who did have the faith of Christ and did not follow the law of God. From the peaceful Buddhist or Protestant to the serial killer.
Some may still be confused cause in Galatians it does say "ye are not under the law". If you do some more reading in your scriptures you will find there are no laws for those who are following them, those who are living a good and righteous life. IF you aren't breaking the law then the law doesn't apply to you, but if and when you break the law, THEN it applies to you.
2Co 3:3 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
2Co 3:4 And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:
2Co 3:5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
2Co 3:6 Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. (Having the love in our heart first, then obeying the law because the Spirit will lead us to want to)
2Co 3:7 But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:
2Co 3:8 How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?
2Co 3:9 For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
2Co 3:10 For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.
2Co 3:11 For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.
2Co 3:12 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
2Co 3:13 And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
2Co 3:14 But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.
2Co 3:15 But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.
2Co 3:16 Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
2Co 3:17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
2Co 3:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
The law was written due to those who broke them. Still confusing. If you live a peaceful life in the Law and Faith you will not be committing crimes, dishonoring the Lord, or abuse of others. IF you live a life of evil you will. The law was drafted to establish what was acceptable and not acceptable to the Lord. If you love the Lord then you will adhere to his acceptable list of behaviors which then there is no law against you.
Living within those guidelines the law doesn't apply to you because you are already following them.
How do we live within the guidelines that the Lord will find acceptable? We follow his commandments, the law as He and the Son have directed us to.
Rev 15:2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
Rev 15:3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
How will you live your life now?
With the Faith of Christ and Keeping the Commandments
In Disbelief, Not Keeping the Commandments as Christ did.
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