A NEW LAW FOR A NEW PEOPLE [II]
There is a
new law for the new people of God for the Lord Jesus gave us this new
commandment.[ John 13:34-35]. This new commandment supersedes the old
commandment and when you keep this new commandment, you have fulfilled all of
the demand for righteousness of the old commandment for this is what the Bible
says.
How do you
know when someone is born again? Is because he:
1.
Speaks in
tongues,
2.
Is baptized or
3.
Goes to
church all his life?
These are
also needed but they are not enough. There are more. John 3:14, this is how you
know you have passed from death to life when you love the brethren. This is
because you cannot love the brethren until your heart is circumcised.
When your
heart is circumcised, it becomes unified to the heart of God then you begin to
love people with God’s kind of love [Agape Love]
Romans 5:5
John 15:13
God’s love
finds a home in your heart when you are born-again and these cause you to love
other Christians. The love of ‘God, was demonstrated by Jesus Christ by laying
down his life for us, the same way we have to love one another to an extent
that we can lay down our lives for the brethren.
Matthew
19:28
Jesus came
not to establish a religion but a nation and the people of this nation work
with Him in His plans.
Colossians
2:9-12
Romans 7:8
Romans
2:28-29
THE LAW OF LIBERTY
Romans 3:27
Jamse2:11-12
Galatians
5:6
Faith works
by love: love gives life to faith
1John
2:10-11
1John 3:4-9
In
conclusion we say there is now new definition of sin, because sin cannot be
known without the law. The definition of sin was formerly based on the old law,
but now that the old law has been abolished; there is of necessity a new
standard for defining sin. Now based on the new law Sin is any thought or act
that gratifies you and disregards another, be it God or man. This definitely
means stepping away from love, for love has seeks its own. Remember, whatever
is not of faith is sin and faith works by love. 1John 2:1-2.
James 1:25
There is a
law for free men. There is a law for men of the senses: natural men who are
controlled by their senses, that is, what they see and what they feel. And that
is the law of works but that is not the law for us. Jesus said, “If the son
therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. [John 8:36]
James 2:8
It is
obvious that James is quoting. [Leviticus 19:18]
But why
would he address the new creation with a law that has been abolished? That
means James was not writing to those who were not familiar with the law but
those who were familiar with it.
This proves
that James at the time of writing did not have all believers in mind. [James
1:1]
So he was
writing to the twelve tribes; the Jewish Christians who are familiar with the
law. In writing to them James sought to bring their attention to another truth
which he lets them know in subsequent verses. James 2:9-12
He lets his
readers know that there is a new law; the law of liberty which covers
everything in the old law and this law is the one that will be used to judge
them. When you come to God, you begin a new life [ 2Corinthians 5:17]
1John 3:23
1John 3:24
1John
4:10-11
Romans 5:5