FREEDOM COMES WITH THE LORD GOD JESUS CHRIST!!!
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The Moses Laws, Old Covenants, Old Commandments, Were Never Given To Non-Hebrews Or The Gentiles Nations:
Apostle James R, Winfree, Sr, I Am Mandated By The Lord To Cultivate, Enlighten, Empower, God's Nations Son's And Daughters In His Love, Inspiring the Worldwide Nations Social Media Churches Of Jesus Christ to reach our heavenly Father's will, plan and His purpose according to our Holy Blessed Savior Jesus Christ new Testament promise, and live their Kingdom lives on earth as it is in heaven:
When the Bible speaks of “The Moses Laws, The Old Testament Covenants,” it refers to the detailed standard God gave to Moses to and for Israel nation only, beginning in ( Exodus 20 ) with the Ten Commandments. God’s Law explained His requirements for a holy people and included three categories: civil, ceremonial, and moral laws. The Law was given to separate God’s people from the evil Non-Hewrews and, Gentiles nations around them and to define sin ( Ezra 10:11;) ( Romans 5:13; 7:7 ). The Law also clearly demonstrated that no Hebrew person could obey or keep the laws, old testaments, and commandments to please God—i.e., the Law revealed their need for a Savior, God's chosen people, and their leaders could not follow, keep or obey the old testament.
By New Testament times, the Jewish religious leaders had hijacked the Law and added to it their own rules and traditions ( Mark 7:7–9). While the Law itself was good, it was weak in that it lacked the power to change a sinful heart ( Romans 8:3 ). Keeping the Law, as interpreted by the Pharisees, had become an oppressive and overwhelming burden ( Luke 11:46 ). So why are you believing Gentiles who love and following the Lord Jesus Christ trying to obey what was not written or given to you?
It was into this legalistic climate that Jesus came, and conflict with the hypocritical arbiters of the Law was inevitable. But Jesus, the Lawgiver, said, “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them, now we are under grace and truth” ( Matthew 5:17). The Law was not evil. It served as a mirror to reveal the condition of God's people the Hebrew's heart ( Romans 7:7 ). ( John 1:17 ) says, “For the law was given through Moses; Grace and Truth came through Jesus Christ.” Jesus embodied the perfect balance in grace by completing the Law ( John 1:14 ) and bring in His New Covenant.
God has always been full of grace ( Psalm 116:5;) ( Joel 2:13 ), and Hebrew people have been at times saved by faith in God ( Genesis 15:6). God did change between the Old and New Testaments by coming in the Person of Jesus Christ ( Numbers 23:19; ) ( Psalm 55:19 ). The same God who gave the Law also gave Jesus Christ new covenant grace by faith ( John 3:16 ). His grace was demonstrated through the Love by providing the sacrificial system to cover sin. Jesus was born “under the law on the behalf of the Hebrew people” ( Galatians 4:4 ) and became the final sacrifice to bring the Law to fulfillment and establish the New Covenant of love, grace, faith ( Luke 22:20 ). Now, everyone who comes to God through Christ is declared righteous ( 2 Corinthians 5:21;) ( 1 Peter 3:18;) ( Hebrews 9:15 ).
The conflict between Jesus and the self-righteous Jews arose immediately. Many who had lived for so long under the Pharisees’ oppressive system eagerly embraced the mercy of Christ and the freedom He offered ( Mark 2:15 ). Some, however, saw this new demonstration of grace as dangerous: what would keep a person from casting off all moral restraint? Apostle Paul dealt with this issue in( Romans 6:) “What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?” ( Verses 1—2 ). Elder Paul clarified what Jesus had taught: the Law shows us what God wants ( Holiness ), and grace gives us the desire and power to be holy. Rather than Jews trust in the Law to save them, we all must trust in Christ. They are freed from the Law’s bondage by His once-for-all sacrifice, and we non-Hewrews or Gentiles came to Christ Jesus by and in grace alone ( Romans 7:6;) ( 1 Peter 3:18 ).
There is a conflict between grace and the Law, properly understood. Christ fulfilled the Law on Jew's behalf and offers the power of the Holy Spirit, who motivates a regenerated heart to live in obedience to Him ( Matthew 3:8;) ( Acts 1:8;) ( 1 Thessalonians 1:5; ) (2 Timothy 1:14 ). ( James 2:26 ) Says, “As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without actions is dead.” A grace that has the power to save also has the power to motivate a sinful heart toward godliness. Where there is no impulse to be godly, there is no saving faith.
We are saved by grace, through faith ( Ephesians 2:8–9 ). The keeping of the Law cannot save anyone, to the Jews first and also to the Gentiles ( Romans 3:20;) ( Titus 3:5 ). In fact, those who claim righteousness based on their keeping of the Law only think they’re keeping the Law; this was one of Jesus’ main points in the Sermon on the Mount ( Matthew 5:20–48;) see also ( Luke 18:18–23 ). No Jew or Hebrew person could not give or pay any type of tithing to Jesus Christ because He was not of Aaron and his sons the Levites, Our blessed Savior came from a tribe that had nothing to do with receiving tithing nor did He ever commanded His Churches to try and pay them, because God's very own people rob Him, the nation of Isreal.
The purpose of the Law was, basically, to bring All nations to Christ ( Galatians 3:24 ). Once we are saved, God desires to glorify Himself through our good works ( Matthew 5:16;) ( Ephesians 2:10 ). Therefore, good works follow salvation; they do not precede it.
The conflict between “grace” and the “Law” can arise when Preachers, the Churches 1) misunderstands the purpose of the Law; 2) redefines grace as something other than “God’s benevolence on the undeserving” ( See Romans 11:6 ); 3) tries to earn his or her own salvation or “supplement” Christ’s sacrifice; 4) follows the error of the Pharisees in trying to keep and obey the old testament, old covenants, tithing, rituals, and traditions onto his or her way of life; or 5) fails to focus on the “whole counsel of God love and grace in Jesus Christ” ( Acts 20:27 ).
When the Holy Spirit guides our search of Scripture, we can “study to show ourselves approved unto God” ( 2 Timothy 2:15 ) and discover the beauty of a grace that produces spiritual freedom in love and grace by faith. Amen, God's sons and daughters.
My Life's Aim, Mission, Ministries Is To Get All To Fall In Love With Jesus Christ,
And, Help To Get You All Names Written In God's Lamb's Book Of Life, In Christ Love.
Apostle James R, Winfree, Sr, Online Worldwide Nations Social Media Ministries, Connected With, Jesus Believers Way Worldwide Nations Ministries.
apostle.winfree@yahoo.com
( 1 John 5:20-21 )
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