Nancy
Well-Known Member
What do YOU think of when you see the word "command"?
If you LIVE by the Law, you fall from grace. I mean, why did Jesus even die?? Living under Law to keep His commandments (which are not burdensome) is actually being unfaithful to Jesus finished work. Jesus commands are given that we might so to speak, exchange our heavy burdens for His light ones. There is not one Christian that I know of that thinks it is okay to sin. Actually, it's the polar opposite. The O.T. Laws actually caused more to sin, but under grace and after what Jesus did for us...sin does not reign in us, like in the O.T. We now have Hi Spirit inside us. We now do things like, say - Honor our parents NOT to make us righteous but, BECAUSE we ARE righteous now-through Jesus death and res. Also, when I hear "commandment" in the N.T. I no longer think of the Ten...I think of how blessed I am to be under His new way of...grace. The Law of the O.T. is works based...I'm free.