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1 | Must we observe the law of God? | Bible general Archive 2 | Theo-Minor | 125810 | ||
The letter of the law kills. The spirit brings life. (2 Cor 3:6) The spirit of the law is "love your neighbor as yourself." This is the fulfillment of the law. (Gal 5:14) If you keep this, you will, by default, keep all the others. A person that loves his neighbor as himself will not murder his neighbor, sleep with his neighbor's wife, contrive mischiefs to acquire the possessions of his neighbor, steal from his neighbor, etc. Romans 13:8-10 Owe no man anything, but to love one another: for he that loves another has fulfilled the law. For this, Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not covet; and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, namely, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Love works no ill to his neighbor: therefore love is the the fulfilling of the law. To keep the spirit of the law is to love one another. To keep the letter of the law is to scrutinize the words. I always like to use the illustration of my children. If they are jumping on the bed, and I were to hang a sign that said, "No jumping on the bed," I would walk in five minutes later upon hearing a ruckus and find one of them flying through the air. I stop them and ask, don't the rules say, "No jumping on the bed?" "Yes," they would say, "but we weren't jumping on the bed. We were jumping OFF the bed." This is the poison that is the letter of the law. You can scrutinize the words to find a loophole of self justification, but you can't fool your own heart. The Spirit convicts, and there is no excuse if you know that you should love one another. I don't need to know, "Do not murder." I will love my neighbor as myself and thereby not murder him. There isn't a single commandment we have that is not to the point and purpose of love. Paul tells us that the goal of their instruction is love from a pure heart, clear conscience, and sincere faith. (1 Tim 1:5) Jesus tells us that all the law and the prophets depend upon the two great commands for their existence. (Matt 22:36-40) John says that if a man loves his brother, he walks in the light, and there is no occassion of stumbling in him. (1 John 2:10) If love was the commandment of Jesus (John 13:34-35); and all the law and the prophets depend on loving God and loving each other for their existence (Matt 22:36-40); and if any commandment we have is summed up by love (Rom 13:8-10); and if love is the fulfillment of the law (Gal 5:14); and if we love, we walk in the light and there is no occasion of stumbling in us ... then it is safe to assume that love is the point. It always was, it always will be. We are not under the law. We are under love. If a man thinks to find justification by the law, he gives up his claim to salvation. Galatians 5:4 Christ is become of no effect to you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; you are fallen from grace. If we are saved by grace through faith (Eph 2:8), and you are "fallen" from grace, then you have lost grace. If you do not have the grace, you do not have the salvation that comes by said grace. Theo-Minor |
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2 | The law of the Spirit? | Bible general Archive 2 | Ray | 125846 | ||
Hi Theo-Minor, 1 John2:20 talks about walking in the (l)Light. Do you see the true feasability of walking in the spirit of love as well as walking in the Light? What is the best interpretation for 1 John 2:20? Should we not walk in the Light and in the Spirit? Romans 8 says there is no condemnation in Christ Jesus. We have the law of the Spirit, --of life in Christ Jesus. Comments? From the heart, Ray |
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3 | The law of the Spirit? | Bible general Archive 2 | Theo-Minor | 125848 | ||
1 John 2:20 But you have an unction from the Holy One, and you know all things. ? I believe I have a decent grasp on what that passage means in its context, but I'm not sure I understand your question. Could you please expound on it a bit so I can better understand what you are asking? Theo-Minor |
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4 | The law of the Spirit? | Bible general Archive 2 | Ray | 125893 | ||
Hi Theo-Minor, I am so sorry. I did not have my Bible before me this morning, and I made a typo on the 1 John 2:10 reference that you had made. Basically, my question would be whether you would capitalize "Light" in 1 John 2:10 as is in the 1995 copyright of the NASB. In verse 8 we have the true Light already shining, in verse 9 we see that we are in the Light, and in verse 10 we see that the proof of our abiding in the Light is in the love we show our brother. The NKJ has chosen to leave the three occurances of "light" in lower case, as did the earlier NASB copyrights. 1) For 1 John 2:20 I have learned to compare John 10:20 and Hebrews 12:2 with it. We know the truth that Jesus and the Father are one. Hebrews 11:40-12:2 tells us that we are made perfect in the Holy One when we fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith. From the heart, Ray |
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5 | The law of the Spirit? | Bible general Archive 2 | Ray | 127849 | ||
Hi, Another typo: John 10:30 was the reference meant to compare with 1 John 2:20 and Hebrews 12:2. Here is another comparison: John 12:36, "While you have the Light, believe in the Light, in order that you may become sons of (Light)." Romans 8:16, "The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of (God)." Jesus also claims to be the (Light) of the world. John 8:12 and 9:5. He is the Light while here on the earth and after He left it. While being in conflict with the Pharisees, we know that His witness is true. From the heart, Ray |
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