Peace to my dear brothers and sisters in God’s family! Amen
Let’s open our Bible to Romans chapter 7 verse 6 and read together: But since we died to the law that bound us, we are now free from the law, so that we may serve the Lord according to the newness of spirit (spirit: or translated as the Holy Spirit) and not according to the old way of ritual.
Today we study, fellowship, and share with the Gentiles "Leave the Law - or Keep the Law" Pray: Dear Abba, Holy Heavenly Father, our Lord Jesus Christ, thank you that the Holy Spirit is always with us! Amen. Thank you Lord! virtuous woman The [Church] sends forth workers ** through the word of truth written and spoken in their hands, which is the gospel of our salvation and glory. Food is transported from the sky from afar and supplied to us at the right time to make our spiritual life richer! Amen. Ask the Lord Jesus to continue to illuminate our spiritual eyes and open our minds to understand the Bible so that we can hear and see spiritual truths → Understand that both Gentiles and Jews must break free from the law and die to the law; they must live toward God in Christ.
The above prayers, supplications, intercessions, thanks, and blessings! I ask this in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! Amen
【1】Jacob and the Law
1 Jacob was zealous for the law
"James"... said to Paul, "Brother, look at how many thousands of Jews have believed in the Lord, and they are all "zealous for the law." They heard people saying, "You taught all the Gentile Jews to forsake Moses, and you taught them He said, "Don't circumcise your children, and don't follow the rules. Everyone will hear that you are coming. What will you do?" Reference - Acts 21, 20-22.
2 Jacob gave 4 commandments to the Gentiles according to his own opinion
"Therefore → "In my opinion" do not trouble the Gentiles who are obedient to God; but write to them, commanding them to abstain from → 1 the uncleanness of idols, 2 adultery, 3 strangled animals, and 4 blood. Reference - Apostle Acts 15:19-20
3 James tells Paul to obey the law
Just do as we say! There are four of us here, and we all have aspirations. Take them with you and perform the purification ceremony with them. Pay the fees for them so that they can have their heads shaved. In this way, everyone will know that the things they heard about you are false and that you yourself are a well-behaved person and keep the law. --Acts 21:23-24
4 If you break one law, you break all the laws.
For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point is guilty of breaking all of them. Reference-James Chapter 2 Verse 10
ask: Who alone established the law?
answer: There is only one lawgiver and judge, the "righteous God" who can save and destroy. Who are you to judge others? Reference-James 4:12
ask: Because the Holy Spirit decides with us? Or did "Jacob" set 4 commandments for the Gentiles based on his own opinion?
answer: what the holy spirit says → Not inconsistent
The Holy Spirit clearly says that in the later times some will fall away from the faith and follow seducing spirits and doctrines of demons. This is because of the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared with a hot iron. They forbid marriage and abstain from food, which God created for those who believe and know the truth to receive with thanksgiving. Everything God created is good. If it is received with thanksgiving, nothing can be rejected. Everything is sanctified by God’s word and man’s prayer. Reference - 1 Timothy Chapter 4 Verses 1-5 and Colossians 2 Verses 20-23
→According to his own opinion, Jacob established "4 commandments" for the Gentiles → 3 of them are related to food and 1 is related to the flesh. →There are things that cannot be done due to the weakness of the flesh→God will not ask "Gentiles" who are God's children to "keep" the commandments that they cannot keep. "Jacob" did not understand it before, but later in → "Writing the Book of James", he understood God's will → It is written: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." It would be good if you abide by this supreme law. of. Who fulfilled the law? Who keeps the law? Isn’t it Christ, the Son of God? Christ has fulfilled the law and kept the law. I live in Christ ~ I believe that if he fulfills it, we will fulfill it, and if he keeps it, we will keep it. Amen, is this clear to you? …For whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles in one point is guilty of breaking all. --Reference-James 2:8,10
【2】Peter and the Law
---Don't put an unbearable yoke on your disciples' necks---
God also bore witness to them, who knows the hearts of the people, and gave them the Holy Spirit, just as he has given to us; and he purified their hearts by faith, making no distinction between them and us. Why now tempt God to place a yoke on the necks of his disciples that neither our fathers nor we can bear? We are saved by the grace of the Lord Jesus, just like them. This is what we believe. ”Participate-Acts 15:8-11
ask: What is an "unbearable yoke"?
answer: Only a few believers, who were members of the Pharisee sect, stood up and said, "You must circumcise the → 1 Gentiles and command them → 2 "obey the law of Moses." Reference - Acts 15:5
【3】John and the Law
--obey God's commandments--
We know that we know Him if we keep His commandments. Anyone who says, “I know him,” and does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. Reference - 1 John Chapter 2 Verses 3-4
If we love God and keep His commandments, by this we will know that we love God’s children. We love God by keeping His commandments, and His commandments are not burdensome. Reference - 1 John 5 verses 2-3
[Note]: We love God when we keep His commandments
ask: What are commandments? Is it the Ten Commandments of Moses?
answer: 1 Love God, 2 Love your neighbor as yourself → These two commandments are the summary of all the law and prophets. "Reference - Matthew Chapter 22 Verse 40 → The summary of the law is "Christ" - Reference Romans Chapter 10 Verse 4 → Christ is "God" → God is the "Word" → In the beginning there was the "Word", and the "Word" is "God" → God is "Jesus" → He "loves his neighbor as himself" and gives us the "way" of his life. In this way, the summary of the law is Christ → when we keep the spirit of the law → we keep the "way" →. Just follow it God's "commandments". → "Keeping the word" means "keeping the commandments." The reborn children of God who live in Christ are keeping the word, not the words that kill people/for anyone who is based on the law. , are all cursed. See Galatians 3:10-11. Is this clear?
【4】Guarantee Luo and the Law
1 dead to the law
So, my brethren, you were "dead to the law" through the body of Christ, so that you might belong to others, to him who was raised from the dead, so that we might bear fruit to God. --Romans 7:4
2 die to the law
Because of the law I "died to the law" that I might live to God. --Galatians 2:19
3 Dead to the law that binds us → freed from the law
But since we died to the law that bound us, we are now "freed from the law" so that we can serve the Lord according to the newness of spirit (spirit: or translated as the Holy Spirit) and not according to the old ritual Sample. --Romans 7:6
ask: Why break away from the law?
answer: Because when we were in the flesh→" lust of the flesh "→"That because " law "And→" born "Evil desires are activated in our members → "Self-desires are activated" → "pregnancy" begins → Once selfish desires are pregnant → "Sin" is born → "Sin" is grown → "Death" is born → leading to the fruit of death.
So you have to escape →" die ", we must leave →" crime ";You want to leave→" crime ", we must leave →" law ". Do you understand this clearly? Refer to Romans 7:4-6 and James 1:15
alright! Today I would like to share my fellowship with you all. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the inspiration of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen
2021.06.10
