Romans 8 -- proving that the lost are at war with God and His Law.
4 That the righteousness of the
law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh,
but after the Spirit.
5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
7 Because
the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
8 So then they that are in the flesh
cannot please God.
9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you.
Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
Rom 3:31 "
Do we then make void the LAW by our faith? God forbid! IN fact we ESTABLISH the LAW"
And 1 John 3:4 "
SIN IS transgression of the LAW" even in the NT -- still
In
Romans 3:19-20 Paul explains the term "UNDER the LAW" means condemned by the LAW as a sinner and going to hell.
So then in
Romans 6 the point is made for those who are under the Gospel and no longer going to hell. Does Paul say in
Romans 6 that continued rebellion against the LAW of God is going to work for Christians??
So then Romans 6 "Under the LAW" vs "Under Grace"
Rom 6
1 What shall we say then?
Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? 3 Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?
..
12
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. 13 And do not present your members
as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members
as instruments of righteousness to God. 14 For
sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.
From Slaves of Sin to Slaves of God
15 What then?
Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not! 16 Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves
slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience
leading to righteousness? 17 But God be thanked that
though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. 18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. 19 I speak in human
terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members
as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness
leading to
more lawlessness, so now present your members
as slaves
of righteousness for holiness.
20 For
when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed?
For the end of those things is death.
1 Cor 6
9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
1 Cor 7:19 .. "what matters is keeping the Commandments of God"
I think the problem is the word "law."
Jeremiah knew about God's Law - so did his readers.
Jer 31
31 “Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when
I will make a New Covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, 32 not like the covenant which I made with their fathers in the day I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, although I was a husband to them,” declares the Lord. 33 “But
this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares the Lord,
“I will put My Law within them and on their heart I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people
However, when it comes to "commandments" you believe the Ten Commandments ARE the law, not just contains the law. .
That is "spin doctoring" -- I believe the LAW of God includes the TEN Commandments - so did Jeremiah and his readers believe the same thing while ALSO believing that the LAW of Moses in Deut 6:5
"Love God with all your heart" was included AND ALSO believing that the LAW of Moses in Lev 19:18 "
Love your neighbor as yourself" was ALSO included.
Rom 3:31 "
Do we then make void the LAW by our faith? God forbid! IN fact we ESTABLISH the LAW"
Mark 7:6-13
6 He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
11 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
13 Making the Word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
Traditions and commandments of "men" -- contrasted to the "Word of God" the "Commandment of God" -- "Moses said"
