Engraven Spiritual Death

God told them to write the laws on their hands and as frontlets between the eyes so they would not forget what God requires from man to follow Him.
God gave Adam a commandment.. Do not eat. They Ate. They Died.. spiritually.
This breaking of the commandments seperates us from God.
When we find Jesus, and we confess our "breaking the laws" sins, By his Grace and Forgiveness are we saved.

These same laws which were written on stone, because this people was very stubborn and backsliding, he made them wear on them bodily.
They still do today.
God told us that His laws are already engraved in our hearts and minds, but they couldn't see their own sin.
They were very good with finding fault with others, but were self-righteous in their own eyes.

Jesus Himself explained it this way. And He is the greatest Teacher ever known. Let's hear from the Lord Himself.

Mat 19:16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
Mat 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.
Mat 19:18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
Mat 19:19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Mat 19:20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
Mat 19:21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
Mat 19:22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

I didn't hear however, Forgot everything God told you to do and just follow me. Nope, He never said that.
However He did make it clear that just obeying the law by not physically harming others, wasn't enough.
It was much deeper and much more spiritual than the Law which was written in stone.

Example:
Stone:
Mat 5:21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

Heart:
Mat 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

Stone:
Mat 5:27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

Heart:
Mat 5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

This law is a lot more difficult because you have to check yourself at the door before you actually commit the sin.
But the harder it is, and it is hard to stop those thoughts from entering into your heart and mind..
The harder it is, the more Grace God supplies us to overcome those very thoughts from enetering.
And if they do, and we recognize the law in our hearts and minds telling us something is wrong.. don't do it..
And if we confess and don't give those thoughts any power to manifest themselves in the flesh by acting on them,
We know and have confidence that By the Grace of God and His Mercy, He won't hold those thoughts against us.

Sin leads to death.. it seperates us from God.
By recognizing the warnings and stops signs that prevent one from sinning,
is what the purpose of the Law is.

STOP!
Don't DO IT!
Turn Around!
Clean your mind!
REPENT!

Nobody likes laws..
Nobody likes listening to their parents either..
We live in God's House. God made rules for us to live by.
If you don't want to live by God's rules...
Pack your bags and find your own house.

This is not a personal reply to you Behold.
This is my reply in General.

Thank You!
HUGS

 

The law of the Lord is written on the hearts and in the minds of believers according to the New Covenant (Hebrews 8:8-10).

It is not that we obtain righteousness by attempting to obey a set of do's and don'ts...

No; we obtain righteousness by placing our faith in Jesus Christ...so He gives us the Spirit (Galatians 3:14).

As we bear the fruit of the Spirit, there is no law that will condemn our behaviour (Galatians 5:22-23); because bearing the fruit of the Spirit is something that does not violate the law of the Lord.

We have a righteousness of the Lord which is apart from the law, that is nevertheless attested to by the law and the prophets (Romans 3:21), that it is righteousness indeed.

So then, the avenue by which we obtain this righteousness (of becoming law-abiding citizens of God's kingdom) is not through our attempts at obeying the law.

It is through walking according to the Spirit rather than the flesh (Philippians 3:9, Romans 8:4).

I would say that the result is the same...that you have a righteousness that is attested to by the law and the prophets...

Except the result is not the same. Those who attempt to obtain this righteousness through law-keeping (through attempting to obey a set of do's and don'ts) will always fail to meet that standard (Galatians 6:13).

But those who seek to be obedient to the Spirit of the Lord will be obedient and will not violate the standard because they are bearing the fruit of the Spirit.

We are not any longer bound by the letter as believers in Christ...however, we will be obedient to the spirit of what is written.

In the case of situational ethics...we will, by the Holy Spirit, always choose the lesser of two evils or the greater of two goods if one is in conflict with the other.

As in the case of Corrie Ten Boom, who lied to the Nazis in order to preserve human life...she chose the principle of love over the principle of truth and turned out to be right.

We have been delivered from the letter of the law in order that we might be able to be obedient to the spirit of what is written (Romans 7:6).

Even as our Lord said to the Pharisees that they needed to judge righteous judgment when He healed a man on the sabbath day...citing the fact that men were circumcised the eighth day (though it be the sabbath) in order that the law of Moses might not be broken...and that He was in fact obeying the law of Moses in pulling a man "out of a pit" on the sabbath day by healing him (for how much better is a man than a sheep?) although He did truly violate the letter of the sabbath law which said that you shall not do any work on the sabbath day (Exodus 20:10)...nevertheless our Lord was taking the whole of the law of Moses into account.

 

Are you addressing Christians here? "DEATH to your Spirit"?

1. All humans beings are spiritually dead before they are born again. The Commandments do not make them "deader".

2. All sinners understand that the Ten Commandments are a death sentence to all, since the whole world is guilty before God. Thus they are convicted.

3. When they hear the Gospel, they also hear that Christ took that death sentence upon Himself, so that God could offer the gift of eternal life freely to all. Thus they are convinced.

4. Those who repent and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (which includes the gift of eternal life).

5. Those who receive the gift of eternal life DO NOT face eternal or spiritual death.

You are trying to unnecessarily complicate Gospel truth. Which means that you will be held accountable for trying to MISLEAD people.

 

Democrats are convinced Joe Biden is President too..

The gift of Eternal life is to Know God.
There a lot of kids out there who know God a lot better than the adults do..
Just saying..
HUGS

 

The righteousness of the Lord is not only imputed and positional; it is imparted and practical (1 John 3:7, Romans 5:19, Matthew 5:6).

And yes, we are told to continue in His goodness, lest we be cut off from the olive tree as a branch (Romans 11:20-22).

 

My continuing in His goodness has nothing to do with self-effort and everything to do with my relationship with Christ as a branch connected to and abiding in the vine.

 

Real abiding has nothing to do with self-effort.

It is a relationship of being connected to Jesus Christ; drawing up nourishment from the vine.