I have been keeping the Commandments for 20 years, not by letter, but by Principle. Every Statute, Ordanance, and Commandment is based on Principle, like the old saying! the moral of the story!! no matter what we are faced with, we can apply and hold to the princple of every commandment that applies to us! Not all commandments apply to everyone!
In the book of Luke chapt 1 verses 5&6 it speaks of the parents of John the Baptist, stating that they the TWO of them were blameless before the LAW [ Commandments ] Zacharias was a high Priest and his wife Elizabeth were of the famely of Aaron, they were required to keep far more commandments then the average person.
As stated above some commandments were for children, some for women, some for men, some for Levite men, some for high priest, Kohan,sons of Aaron, and last of all some for the High Priest, who went into the Holy of Holies once a Year!
All one needs to do is read them, and see that they are as Jesus said, Take MY Yoke apon you, for MY Yoke is Easy and My Burden is Light!
The righteousness that Zacharias and Elizabeth had was the righteousness of the law.
Paul the apostle had this same righteousness prior to being redeemed (Philippians 3:6)...
He counted it as dung in order that he might be able to grab hold of the righteousness which is of God by faith (Philippians 3:8-9).
I teach that “ where Sin abounds, Grace ”SUPER” abounds.....that’s Biblical.....you don’t like it nor do you understand it.....there is nothing I can do about that.....perhaps someday the Grace That Saves a person will even be extended to a Legalist like you and you will “ get it”—— I ain’t holding my breath.....
You can teach that all you like; I know that it is biblical (Romans 5:20).
What is also biblical is the logic that Paul gives in response to that particular truth...
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Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? God forbid..." (Romans 6:1)
Knowing you can sin and never be damned for it if you are a Believer in Christ Jesus is the spur that drives True Obedience .....A love and gratitude for the removal Of the “Performance Yoke” That creates the Engine that is responsible for all of the Good That follows....it flows effortlessly.....it is the Secret Of Christianity .....Love for God...
I'm not in disagreement with this.
I will say that in order to be in a place in your life where you can sin and never be damned for it, you must have a heart attitude that you hate sin...you must have come to a place in your life where you have repented from walking in the direction of sin.
The “god” you “ know” is that Mean Old Man in the Sky—- eager to get you and damn you if you sin and don’t repent before you die.....Salvation is all on you and in the end your life is just a secret Burden Of trying to make yourself “ Worthy” by your man-made Gospel Additions to Grace Plus Nothing.....I must ask you—- are you enjoying your beggarly life of having “ fallen from Grace?” My life is full of doing good for others and I have a Joy on my heart that NOTHING ( not even miserable Religionists) can take away..
You have completely misunderstood me and my position on the nature of salvation.
I preach the law as a schoolmaster to lead men to Christ. Because the law shows everyone that they are not worthy.
However, when a man is born again, the love of the Lord is shed abroad in his heart (Romans 5:5)...and the righteousness of the law begins to be fulfilled in him (Romans 13:8-10, Galatians 5:14, 1 John 5:3, 2 John 1:6, Romans 8:4).
What repentance is, is that we make a 180-degree turn. Previously we were walking in the direction of sin, death, hell, and satan. Now we have turned around; and are walking towards righteousness, life, heaven, and God. We are walking in a new direction; so that the following is true of us.
“ Turning From Sin” is great! It will make you more Moral......and you will go to Hell with all of the other moral “ Good Neighbor Sams”.
TRUE Repentance, which is NOT “ Turning from Sin” ( although it should occur later, hence the Confusion) , but Turning “ TO” God , WILL get you Saved ......” Turn to me and I will Turn to you” is the Promise...
Since I turned to God a long time ago...and subsequently turned away from sin, I must be alright...
The fact that I turned away from sin later did not take away from me the fact that I had earlier turned to God...
And, the fact that I now preach that a man must turn away from sin does not take away from me the fact that I earlier turned to God.
But really, anyone who turns to God also turns away from sin....for God is holy...and therefore to turn to Him is to turn to holiness...and thus away from unholiness / sin.
Wanna see what The True Repentance That Saves looks like? The type that Jesus said got an evil Tax- Collector JUSTIFIED ? Go to
Luke 18:9......
“ Lord,have Mercy on me, a Sinner”...... yep, it’s that simple....that one, lone little prayer, uttered from a Contrite Heart , will get the” Job Of Salvation done—-I recommend it highly....
I recommend it highly also...and I also recommend that in saying those words, you have the attitude towards sin that the tax collector had...it is only obvious that the tax collector at that point was discontented with a lifestyle of sinning.
Even as Romans 7:14-25 has Paul using the literary tactic of IDENTIFICATION...he identifies himself with carnal living (1 Corinthians 9:22 (kjv)) in order to define carnality...
While Paul himself is not carnal in the writing of that portion of the epistle...for he is penning holy scripture and therefore he must be a holy man of God (2 Peter 1:21 (kjv)) in the writing of it.
But I point out that Paul writes Romans 7:24 to show the carnal person a major aspect of the solution to their carnality...that they become discontented with their sinful behaviour.
