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NASB | Romans 7:6 But now we have been released from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, so that we serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 7:6 But now we have been released from the Law and its penalty, having died [through Christ] to that by which we were held captive, so that we serve [God] in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter [of the Law]. |
Subject: Are we free from the Law? |
Bible Note: I always look at the following scripture: Isa 64:6 6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. (KJV) If our righteousness is filthy rags to God- then how much more are the things we have debates about. If, as you say, your conscience says it is ok to cheat here and there - then what is your guide to tell you that you are cheating? It is more likely that your mind justifies something, yet the conscience knows that the thing your mind is justifying is wrong - thus you are able to say you are cheating. To give a more practical example - say I'm raised in the Jewish faith as a child, then as an adult I get saved by faith in Christ... Because of what I was taught as a child, it may still feel wrong for me to eat pork even after salvation. If that is the case, I would be hurting my relationship with God if I ate pork - It would be very hard to believe that God would hear and answer my prayers if my own conscience felt bad. True faith can not have the excess baggage of a bad conscience. 1 Tim 1:5 5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned: (KJV) Now, if in my conversion to the faith, I receive the revelation that all things are clean to me - My new understanding, being grounded in faith, may well eliminate the guilty conscience. In that case, I could eat all the pork I want. However, if I go to a family reunion, and I find a brother who feels guilty in eating pork - I should abstain. What it boils down to is that we have to consider our brother's conscience, as well as our own. By my eating, his mind might justify that it is ok for him to eat pork as well. Yet, his conscience may not agree with this. If he eats because of my example then suffers a bad conscience - his faith will be hurt and I would be the one responsible for this... |