Galatians 5:19-25 (KJV)
"19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such t...hings shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit."
This is why we are not under the law. If we live in the spirit and as a result live holy, being the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus we have no need for a law (list of rules) or pending consequences.
Jesus said, “For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:20). Living in grace does not leave us with the attitude of lawlessness; living in grace empowers us to live with no need for a law. The New Covenant does not replace the Old Covenant it is simply better and completes that which is incomplete.
Lawless mindedness cannot be a disciple of Christ; living in the spirit demands instruction, it also demands that we deny the flesh. Deny means we disallow. Allowing our flesh to do what it wants to when it wants to under the auspice of “not being under the Law,” is lawlessness and as far from grace as one could be.
Under the law, Abraham lied, so did Isaac, and his grandson Jacob. Now, taking in their story, the law sets this standard, lying is no good; it was not good for them and it is not good for us. To say “we are not under the law,” means we are not going to be caught in the same trap they were. To have this law with its story gives grace the opportunity to teach us to “deny” ungodliness. This is why the Law is our school master and cannot be placed on the shelf and done away with.
Being ate up from the floor up with the love of God is living in the spirit and living in the spirit is living in freedom. I am not scared are you scared. Being crucified to the flesh and the affections it craves is being freed up to think holy, be holy, and live holy.
Living holy is not as much about what we cannot do as it is about what we can do; living holy is simply being so overtaken by His presence in us that we cannot help but manifest it.
"19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such t...hings shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit."
This is why we are not under the law. If we live in the spirit and as a result live holy, being the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus we have no need for a law (list of rules) or pending consequences.
Jesus said, “For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:20). Living in grace does not leave us with the attitude of lawlessness; living in grace empowers us to live with no need for a law. The New Covenant does not replace the Old Covenant it is simply better and completes that which is incomplete.
Lawless mindedness cannot be a disciple of Christ; living in the spirit demands instruction, it also demands that we deny the flesh. Deny means we disallow. Allowing our flesh to do what it wants to when it wants to under the auspice of “not being under the Law,” is lawlessness and as far from grace as one could be.
Under the law, Abraham lied, so did Isaac, and his grandson Jacob. Now, taking in their story, the law sets this standard, lying is no good; it was not good for them and it is not good for us. To say “we are not under the law,” means we are not going to be caught in the same trap they were. To have this law with its story gives grace the opportunity to teach us to “deny” ungodliness. This is why the Law is our school master and cannot be placed on the shelf and done away with.
Being ate up from the floor up with the love of God is living in the spirit and living in the spirit is living in freedom. I am not scared are you scared. Being crucified to the flesh and the affections it craves is being freed up to think holy, be holy, and live holy.
Living holy is not as much about what we cannot do as it is about what we can do; living holy is simply being so overtaken by His presence in us that we cannot help but manifest it.
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