Is sin lawlessness or is sin the transgression of the law?
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well, if God alerts us that we sin, it means, we should rethink some of these Grace Doctrines.
because, if God was cool with my sin, He would not take time to make me think about it.
and the fact, He makes me think about it, so that, it becomes something i feel more inclined to "Repent" about.
that tells me, i need to do as Paul did, and crucify my flesh DAILY!
to have to crucify the flesh, means, God, don't want my sins to just slide by and me get comfortable with sinning.
because, if God was cool with my sin, He would not take time to make me think about it.
and the fact, He makes me think about it, so that, it becomes something i feel more inclined to "Repent" about.
that tells me, i need to do as Paul did, and crucify my flesh DAILY!
to have to crucify the flesh, means, God, don't want my sins to just slide by and me get comfortable with sinning.
i do that, because, I say the Lord's Prayer daily, and it includes my sins are forgiven because i have forgiven those who sinned against me...like our Heavenly Father Commands.
but, there are some specific sins, those that come to the mind , and when they do, i know just the random forgive me of my sins is not enough here. these sins, these are to call the sin out specifically by name and repent of it specifically.
but, there are some specific sins, those that come to the mind , and when they do, i know just the random forgive me of my sins is not enough here. these sins, these are to call the sin out specifically by name and repent of it specifically.
In the context of Scripture, usually the term "Law" (capitalized) refers to the Law as given through Moses, of which the ten commandments are part. The Law also encompasses the other 603-odd specific statements in the first five books of the Old Testament. This Law was given to Israel, not to the Christian Church.
The Church is in relationship with God not through obedience to the Law, but through the blood of Jesus Christ. Individual members of the Church ("Christians") don't need to obey each command in the Law, but we still know when we sin because the Holy Spirit infills us, and He convicts us.
The Law could not possibly define every way in which a human could sin, and cannot account for situations where something is a sin in one context but not in another. The Holy Spirit does that. I don't walk in fear that I have transgressed the Law. I know when I have done something wrong in God's sight because the Holy Spirit tells me.
If I were to ignore the conviction of the Holy Spirit, I would be walking in lawlessness, acting as though "there were no law". That doesn't mean I have "become" unsaved; it means I have sinned and need to deal with that sin.
The Church is in relationship with God not through obedience to the Law, but through the blood of Jesus Christ. Individual members of the Church ("Christians") don't need to obey each command in the Law, but we still know when we sin because the Holy Spirit infills us, and He convicts us.
The Law could not possibly define every way in which a human could sin, and cannot account for situations where something is a sin in one context but not in another. The Holy Spirit does that. I don't walk in fear that I have transgressed the Law. I know when I have done something wrong in God's sight because the Holy Spirit tells me.
If I were to ignore the conviction of the Holy Spirit, I would be walking in lawlessness, acting as though "there were no law". That doesn't mean I have "become" unsaved; it means I have sinned and need to deal with that sin.
The Law is Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy or the Ten Commandments or all of the instruction given through Moses including the Ten Commandments and I think other things written. So yes, 613 commands, mitzvot, or commandments.
The church is not under the Law. We do not need to fulfill the Law. Jesus has done that for us. But is the Law an eternal standard or is it not? This is dangerous territory for me.
I am a Gentile, so though I have been Torah Observant, I no that I am not under the Law.
The church is not under the Law. We do not need to fulfill the Law. Jesus has done that for us. But is the Law an eternal standard or is it not? This is dangerous territory for me.
I am a Gentile, so though I have been Torah Observant, I no that I am not under the Law.
The word Torah means Law, Instruction, Teaching, Direction. Or, Instruction, Direction, Teaching, Law. Or, Instruction, Teaching, Direction, Law.
So when we see the word torah in relation to the new covenant, it is really talking about God's instruction. The question is can we say that this is something through Moses or not.
So when we see the word torah in relation to the new covenant, it is really talking about God's instruction. The question is can we say that this is something through Moses or not.
Are drunkenness and gambling listed in Exodus, Deuteronomy, or Leviticus?
Is it ok to get drunk, based on the fact, that drunkenness is not in the ten commandments?
Is gluttony permitted?
We can go on and on about behavior that is not lawless, but is spoken against in the prophets.
I would have thought that anything that is not love based, would logically be sin.
Is it ok to get drunk, based on the fact, that drunkenness is not in the ten commandments?
Is gluttony permitted?
We can go on and on about behavior that is not lawless, but is spoken against in the prophets.
I would have thought that anything that is not love based, would logically be sin.
Ecclesiastes 10:17 NASB20 - Blessed are you, land whose king is of nobility, and whose princes eat at the appropriate time--for strength and not for drunkenness.
Jeremiah 13:13 NASB20 - then say to them, 'This is what the LORD says: "Behold, I am going to fill all the inhabitants of this land--the kings who sit for David on his throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem--with drunkenness!
Ezekiel 23:33 NASB20 - 'You will be filled with drunkenness and grief, A cup of horror and desolation, The cup of your sister Samaria.
No. It is not. It is not okay to get drunk.
No. Gluttony is not permitted.
I don't know what you mean.
Are you correct?
Jeremiah 13:13 NASB20 - then say to them, 'This is what the LORD says: "Behold, I am going to fill all the inhabitants of this land--the kings who sit for David on his throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem--with drunkenness!
Ezekiel 23:33 NASB20 - 'You will be filled with drunkenness and grief, A cup of horror and desolation, The cup of your sister Samaria.
No. It is not. It is not okay to get drunk.
No. Gluttony is not permitted.
I don't know what you mean.
Are you correct?
Wrong. Following the Law requires ALL these things.
Exodus 23:22 If you listen carefully to what he says and do all that I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and will oppose those who oppose you.
Deuteronomy 12:32 See that you do all I command you; do not add to it or take away from it.
The Law is not a smorgasbord and never was.
Exodus 23:22 If you listen carefully to what he says and do all that I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and will oppose those who oppose you.
Deuteronomy 12:32 See that you do all I command you; do not add to it or take away from it.
The Law is not a smorgasbord and never was.
There was the tabernacle, but some people think that since there is no temple obedience to tabernacle commands can and will be fulfilled by building another temple. But the people at the temple institute have idols, and Ezekiel's temple was never built. Was it a spiritual temple or a physical temple? Once the second temple was built, would it then never be built?