This is the covenant I will make with themJohn 16:8 says that it is The Holy Spirit who does the work of convicting the world of sin, and of leading us into all the knowledge of the truth, and Romans 12:2 tells us to "come out of her, my people" - become fashioned into the likeness of Christ. So, it isn't reasonable to expect that a Christian is going to instantly be made into the fullness of Christ, rather it takes time for Him to do that work by teaching us.
There is a critical difference between the Torah of God being in our heart, and the knowledge of right and wrong. Knowledge takes time to grow, whereas the Torah written on our heart is a spiritual disposition: love.
The change that happens when God puts the Torah in our heart is that we stop resisting the truth that convicts us, instead we crave to learn more and more about His ways (Proverbs 18:15).
Knowledge, OTOH, comes through daily exposure to the word of God (Matthew 4:4, Ephesians 4:15-16), and it is God's work that makes us grow (John 15:1-2).
That would be sad, it really would, but it does seem that you have to make a decision now as to who you will follow. You cannot serve two masters, and I have just shown you that it is The Holy Spirit who will guide you into all knowledge of the truth.
On one hand, I am showing you that God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow, that He has said "observe the Sabbath day - keep it holy, do no labour on it, either yourself, your slave or your animals".. and I have shown in post #86 how that has been subverted through the Pagan assault on Christianity through Constantine.
.. Let me know if there is anything that seems wrong to you in what I am saying, that I may be able to clarify.
after that time, says the Lord.
I will put my laws in their hearts,
and I will write them on their minds.
17 Then he adds:
‘Their sins and lawless acts
I will remember no more.
Heb10:16&17
Sin is the transgression of the law 1John3:4
Through the law we become conscious of sin Rom3:20
You cannot hide from law placed in your most inward parts, you must be conscious you sin when you wilfully transgress it. I repeat, I have no consciousness of sin by failing to observe a set Saturday sabbath, never have had. But I have been conscious of much sin in my life.
If you are suggesting gentile Christians must observe all of torah, I assume you must believe the leaders of the Jerusalem church gave gentiles a licence to sin(Acts ch15)
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