Gods Standard of Righteousness
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Now, sin is the transgression of the law; and I would venture to say that it is reasonable to say that sin is iniquity.
Therefore, iniquity is the transgression of the law (while iniquity, by definition, goes deeper than that).
Now, consider.
Mat 7:23, And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Mat 25:41, Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Mat 13:41, The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
Mat 13:42, And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Jesus came to save His people from their sins (Matthew 1:21) and to redeem us from all iniquity (Titus 2:14).
Those who have not been redeemed from sin (see Romans 6:22) are still cursed by the law because they fail to obey it; and therefore it condemns them.
Those who are forgiven and justified through Jesus' blood are counted as unshakably righteous even if they blow it (Romans 4:5).
The exhortation from that point is to go and live like their new identity (1 John 3:7, Romans 5:19, Matthew 5:6).
So, there is a practical outworking to imputed righteousness; wherein righteousness is also imparted to the one to whom it has been imputed (again, 1 John 3:7, Romans 5:19, Matthew 5:6).
Therefore, iniquity is the transgression of the law (while iniquity, by definition, goes deeper than that).
Now, consider.
Mat 7:23, And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Mat 25:41, Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Mat 13:41, The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
Mat 13:42, And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Jesus came to save His people from their sins (Matthew 1:21) and to redeem us from all iniquity (Titus 2:14).
Those who have not been redeemed from sin (see Romans 6:22) are still cursed by the law because they fail to obey it; and therefore it condemns them.
Those who are forgiven and justified through Jesus' blood are counted as unshakably righteous even if they blow it (Romans 4:5).
The exhortation from that point is to go and live like their new identity (1 John 3:7, Romans 5:19, Matthew 5:6).
So, there is a practical outworking to imputed righteousness; wherein righteousness is also imparted to the one to whom it has been imputed (again, 1 John 3:7, Romans 5:19, Matthew 5:6).
You have now pointed two fingers at other people saying that you think that they have pride.
Yet you do not understand that you now have six fingers pointing back at you (Matthew 7:1-5, Luke 6:41-42).
The reality is, we often see our own sins, magnified, in others; even when those others are not guilty of the sins that we see in them.
Yet you do not understand that you now have six fingers pointing back at you (Matthew 7:1-5, Luke 6:41-42).
The reality is, we often see our own sins, magnified, in others; even when those others are not guilty of the sins that we see in them.
I am saying that she has proclaimed to me that she is healed; and I believe her.
She did not tell me whether she was still going to a doctor or not.
I assume that if she is healed, she doesn't need to.
But some people still go to the doctor even though they are healed.
There is always the possibility of a relapse; so I believe it is wise to stay under the care of a doctor even after one is healed.
She did not tell me whether she was still going to a doctor or not.
I assume that if she is healed, she doesn't need to.
But some people still go to the doctor even though they are healed.
There is always the possibility of a relapse; so I believe it is wise to stay under the care of a doctor even after one is healed.
Personally, I take medicine for something that I believe that I am healed of.
My family does not believe that I am healed, so they force me to take the medicine.
The scripture is therefore pertinent,
Hos 11:3, I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.
My family believes that the medicine that I take helps me with my "illness".
So, I have no symptoms, in their view because I am taking the medicine.
I believe that I would not have symptoms without medicine.
But because they force me to take the medicine, there is no way of knowing what my situation would be without it.
So, I walk as one who is healed by the medicine. So, God does not get the glory of a direct healing in my life.
He gets the glory for indirectly healing me through the medicine for as long as I take it.
I give Him the glory for healing me apart from the medicine.
It is my prayer, every night, that He would transmute the medicine so that it would not be pharmakeia, as He transmuted the water into wine.
Because I believe that it might even be easier for Him to do that, than that the system would be motivated to let go of me.
My family does not believe that I am healed, so they force me to take the medicine.
The scripture is therefore pertinent,
Hos 11:3, I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.
My family believes that the medicine that I take helps me with my "illness".
So, I have no symptoms, in their view because I am taking the medicine.
I believe that I would not have symptoms without medicine.
But because they force me to take the medicine, there is no way of knowing what my situation would be without it.
So, I walk as one who is healed by the medicine. So, God does not get the glory of a direct healing in my life.
He gets the glory for indirectly healing me through the medicine for as long as I take it.
I give Him the glory for healing me apart from the medicine.
It is my prayer, every night, that He would transmute the medicine so that it would not be pharmakeia, as He transmuted the water into wine.
Because I believe that it might even be easier for Him to do that, than that the system would be motivated to let go of me.
Scripture?
The ten commandments are indeed written on the hearts and minds of those who are under the New Covenant (Hebrews 8:8-10, Hebrews 10:16, Romans 8:7, Romans 8:4, 1 John 5:3, 2 John 1:6, Romans 13:8-10; Romans 5:5; 1 John 2:3-6, 1 Corinthians 9:21).
Therefore they are not the law of sin and death.
Otherwise the law of sin and death is written on the hearts and minds of New Covenant believers.
The scriptures I have referenced above do in fact show forth the reality of what I am saying by them. I would encourage you to read them one by one before responding again.
The ten commandments are indeed written on the hearts and minds of those who are under the New Covenant (Hebrews 8:8-10, Hebrews 10:16, Romans 8:7, Romans 8:4, 1 John 5:3, 2 John 1:6, Romans 13:8-10; Romans 5:5; 1 John 2:3-6, 1 Corinthians 9:21).
Therefore they are not the law of sin and death.
Otherwise the law of sin and death is written on the hearts and minds of New Covenant believers.
The scriptures I have referenced above do in fact show forth the reality of what I am saying by them. I would encourage you to read them one by one before responding again.
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The 10 commandments are NOT what is written on the hearts and minds of those under the New Covenant.
Gods Law is what is written on the hearts and minds of His People.
The 10 commandments are commanding people to be like God. But they are not literally Gods Law.
Gods Law is described in Galatians 5:22-23.
Gods Law is what is written on the hearts and minds of His People.
The 10 commandments are commanding people to be like God. But they are not literally Gods Law.
Gods Law is described in Galatians 5:22-23.
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Please notice how, if a person avoids living according to the vices in Galatians 5:19-21, and lives according to the virtues found in Galatians 5:22-23, that they will become law-abiding citizens of the kingdom. Living according to those vices will result in a violation of the law every single time; and living according to those virtues will result in being obedient to the law every single time.
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