The Pew will spend the next two weeks looking at each of the above. This week we will examine The Law… how much of a burden is it on the believers. Of course here in the Pew we are discussing God’s Law. So we understand the difference between civil law and God’s Law. To keep it brief civil law would be a collection of standards or behavior we as a society find as a whole to be acceptable and hold others accountable to it. God’s law is a gift of grace. God’s law does not produce sin; it only names it for what it is. (Sheila Alewine)
Galatians 3:24 – “Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith.”
In many ways the law teaches us God’s will in our daily lives. It is a mirror of the character of God. In the simplest of terms it is what God requires of us and expects of us in respect to words, attitude and behavior. The law is intended too expose sin and turn us away from it. The law has always been a source of debate among God’s people. The Law and Grace may in some instances be polarizing points but both are a major part of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Many tend to place the Law in a box…the Old Testament, safely tucked away, a thing of the past. We could spend some time exploring this theory but Jesus in his own words saved us the time…NKJV “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill”. God through all the Bible and long before Moses and the Ten Commandments spoke to his people most of the time through instructions and at times precise instructions. In Genesis we find what is most likely the very first law or if you prefer a direct instruction…
Genesis 2:16-17
16 And the LORD God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;
17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”
I suppose we can best sum this up by the following…Faith…We must not allow our faith In Jesus Christ to be burdened by the Law. There is that gift of Grace…We who place our faith in Jesus Christ are freed of our sins, not to be judged by the Law. The sanctifying blood Jesus shed on the cross allows us to be presented blameless before our God. In the old Testament it is written that a Jew shall keep the word of God close to his heart and ever foremost in his head. The forgiving Grace of God through the blood of Jesus on the Cross is a gift we cannot earn…
13 For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.
As Christians we are not to accept the Law as a burden but rather use it to expose those things that dishonor and displeases God. May you grow every day in Faith through the Grace of God and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Life is Good
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