Being born dead
Greetings in the name of Jesus:
There is an awful lot being said about the law today both in our communities and within the framework of our churches. In the book of Galatians 3:10-11 the word says "for as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, curse it is everyone that continues not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident; for, the just shall live by faith." What that actually means is that those who try to keep the law are usually ignorant of its holy demands. You see it requires perfection in thought, word, and deed. The proclamation of the spiritual nature of the law (that is the law that God requires in truth in the inward parts of our souls) literally strips a center of all of his self-righteousness. There is literally no where for us to run or to hide. There isn't anyone who will be able to earn their way into heaven by keeping the 10 Commandments; because the 10 Commandments were not given for that purpose. You see the law is like a mirror, when it is held up all it can do is to reflect what we are in truth as compared to God. We are unclean and desperately in need of cleansing. Those people who trust in good works need to read what God's word says in Ephesians 2: 8-9 "for by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God; not of works, lest any man should boast." It is these verses that make it clear that no one will be saved through their own goodness. There is nothing that we can do that could ever merit everlasting life. Salvation can come only as a gift, by the grace of God. There is something else that we need to notice here, and that is that we are not saved by our faith either. It is not faith itself that saves us. You see faith is the medium God uses to extend his grace to us. In Titus 3:5 it says "not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit"my point here is simply this we must have A NEW BIRTH BEFORE WE CAN HAVE SALVATION. 1 Peter 1:3-4 says"Blessed be the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy has begotten us again to a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. To an inheritance on corruptible, and undefiled, and that fades not away, reserved in heaven for you."
Jesus himself is made the comment many times that unless a seed falls to the ground and is buried and dies, it can never bring forth new life. That is much the same way it is with trying to live under the law, yet still rejecting the gift of Jesus Christ as your Savior. Most of those people have no problem in having faith that Jesus is the son of God, or even in believing that he is the true way to life. What they have never really done is to take the final step which makes Jesus Christ complete Lord of their personal lives instead they go back to the good works. If you are still trusting in those good works which are bound to be a part of your life if you have any kind of relationship with Jesus Christ, or are in any way even trying to live according to the law of God; it still does not mean that you have been repentant. It may mean that you are still fighting for control and that you may have never obeyed your maker and if that is true every step you have taken with each good work you have done has simply added to your crimes.
Some of us may indeed be guilty of a never dying to self. That is the reason that I have given this blog the title of" BEING BORN DEAD". For a great many Christians (or those who were called by the name of Christ) there is a great gap that remains between them and God which deals in dying to the influence of the world around them. As long as that influence is allowed to pull and twist at our lives we will no doubt have great difficulty in having any kind of true relationship with the father.
Galatians 3:19-24 states"wherefore then serve the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to the promise was made; and it was obtained by angels in the hand of a mediator. Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one. Is law then against the promises of God? God forbid; for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. But the Scripture has concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up to the faith which should be afterwards revealed. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith." Although the law disclosed an increased sin in this it is still not against the promises of God but it is in fact for the promises of God for in its true and proper work the purpose for the law is to humble a man and prepare him if he uses the law correctly to yearn and see after grace.
It is also impossible for us to try to lower, or dummy the law down because if you do you dummy the very light by which we perceive what guilt is. This is one of the very serious things that we tend to try to do with the law today, and that is a very serious loss to those who were trying to live by the law. Rather then gain more order in society it lessens the likelihood of anyone ever being convicted. For the Christian; or the seeker after God many times it means less than a true conversion, or change of heart. Men and women will never accept grace from God until they are made to Trimble for adjust and Holy law. There is much more they can be set on the subject, and we will likely come back to the topic a little later. May you richly bless God through your life in him.
THE UNWORTHY SERVANT.
There is an awful lot being said about the law today both in our communities and within the framework of our churches. In the book of Galatians 3:10-11 the word says "for as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, curse it is everyone that continues not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident; for, the just shall live by faith." What that actually means is that those who try to keep the law are usually ignorant of its holy demands. You see it requires perfection in thought, word, and deed. The proclamation of the spiritual nature of the law (that is the law that God requires in truth in the inward parts of our souls) literally strips a center of all of his self-righteousness. There is literally no where for us to run or to hide. There isn't anyone who will be able to earn their way into heaven by keeping the 10 Commandments; because the 10 Commandments were not given for that purpose. You see the law is like a mirror, when it is held up all it can do is to reflect what we are in truth as compared to God. We are unclean and desperately in need of cleansing. Those people who trust in good works need to read what God's word says in Ephesians 2: 8-9 "for by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God; not of works, lest any man should boast." It is these verses that make it clear that no one will be saved through their own goodness. There is nothing that we can do that could ever merit everlasting life. Salvation can come only as a gift, by the grace of God. There is something else that we need to notice here, and that is that we are not saved by our faith either. It is not faith itself that saves us. You see faith is the medium God uses to extend his grace to us. In Titus 3:5 it says "not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit"my point here is simply this we must have A NEW BIRTH BEFORE WE CAN HAVE SALVATION. 1 Peter 1:3-4 says"Blessed be the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy has begotten us again to a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. To an inheritance on corruptible, and undefiled, and that fades not away, reserved in heaven for you."
Jesus himself is made the comment many times that unless a seed falls to the ground and is buried and dies, it can never bring forth new life. That is much the same way it is with trying to live under the law, yet still rejecting the gift of Jesus Christ as your Savior. Most of those people have no problem in having faith that Jesus is the son of God, or even in believing that he is the true way to life. What they have never really done is to take the final step which makes Jesus Christ complete Lord of their personal lives instead they go back to the good works. If you are still trusting in those good works which are bound to be a part of your life if you have any kind of relationship with Jesus Christ, or are in any way even trying to live according to the law of God; it still does not mean that you have been repentant. It may mean that you are still fighting for control and that you may have never obeyed your maker and if that is true every step you have taken with each good work you have done has simply added to your crimes.
Some of us may indeed be guilty of a never dying to self. That is the reason that I have given this blog the title of" BEING BORN DEAD". For a great many Christians (or those who were called by the name of Christ) there is a great gap that remains between them and God which deals in dying to the influence of the world around them. As long as that influence is allowed to pull and twist at our lives we will no doubt have great difficulty in having any kind of true relationship with the father.
Galatians 3:19-24 states"wherefore then serve the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to the promise was made; and it was obtained by angels in the hand of a mediator. Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one. Is law then against the promises of God? God forbid; for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. But the Scripture has concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up to the faith which should be afterwards revealed. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith." Although the law disclosed an increased sin in this it is still not against the promises of God but it is in fact for the promises of God for in its true and proper work the purpose for the law is to humble a man and prepare him if he uses the law correctly to yearn and see after grace.
It is also impossible for us to try to lower, or dummy the law down because if you do you dummy the very light by which we perceive what guilt is. This is one of the very serious things that we tend to try to do with the law today, and that is a very serious loss to those who were trying to live by the law. Rather then gain more order in society it lessens the likelihood of anyone ever being convicted. For the Christian; or the seeker after God many times it means less than a true conversion, or change of heart. Men and women will never accept grace from God until they are made to Trimble for adjust and Holy law. There is much more they can be set on the subject, and we will likely come back to the topic a little later. May you richly bless God through your life in him.
THE UNWORTHY SERVANT.
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