"LoveGodsWord, post: 73111755, member: Hello corinth,
It seems you may have a misunderstanding as to what is being shared here my brother. No one is saying we are saved by the letter of the law.
The purpose of God's LAW is to lead us to Christ. It is the mirror we look into to see the Saviour in order to abide in Christ. It is the knowledge of Good and Evil; SIN AND RIGHTOUESNESS. WALKING in LOVE it is fulfilled in the heart of the believer through faith. It is our duty of LOVE to GOD and LOVE to man and is God's eternal law that hang on the two great commandments of LOVE. Obedience to God's LAW is the expression of LOVE and the fruit of faith in those who BELIEVE and FOLLOW God's WORD and the expression of torment to those who brake it.
We are not made rightouess by God's LAW through trying to keep God's LAW. All the 10 Commandments do is give us a knowledge of SIN if broken and RIGHTEOUSNESS if obeyed (
Romans 3:20;
Psalms 119:172).
God's WORD teaches we are saved by grace through faith and not of ourselves; it is a gift of God and not of works lest any man should boast * Ephesians 2:8. Grace however is for OBEDIENCE to the faith (Romans 1:5; 16:26). If our faith has no fruit then it is dead (James 2:18-20).
Under the NEW COVENANT we are promised a NEW HEART to LOVE and LOVE is the fulfilling [doing] of God's LAW in those who BELIEVE. This is what Paul is teaching in
ROMANS 13:8-10 and Jesus is teaching in
MATTHEW 22:36-40 and James in
JAMES 2:8-11.
We need to be Born again to LOVE with a NEW HEART. LOVE is the fulfilling of God's LAW. If you LOVE your neighbor you will not KILL him right?
Corinth77777
Mmmmmmm?
This is why JESUS says to his followers, IF YOU LOVE ME KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS
Corinth77777
What this means is loving is the source of the keeping....[loving-Having a relationship]
because on the two great commandments of LOVE, hang all the law and the prophets and as PAUL says LOVE sums up the 10 Commandments (Romans 13:9) The NEW COVENANT is LOVE written on the heart to walk as God walked and to LOVE as Jesus first LOVED us.
HOW DO WE KNOW IF WE KNOW HIM?
1 JOHN 2:3-4
[3], And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
Corinth77777
Yes, but this context is speaking of what Commands?
[4], He that said, I know him, and keeps not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Corinth77777
What commandments?
No one has God's Spirit while breaking his commandments
Cotinth77777 what commandments?
(Acts 2:38; 3:19) because if God's LAW is broken there is no LOVE to God or man
CORINTH77777
GOD HAS 2 LAWS
Which one do you believe it's speaking of and why? Law of Faith[spiritual] or the Law of Works[after the flesh]
I'll stop here....and wait for clarification
(James 2:8-12; Romans 13:8-10). The same as none have God's Spirit if they do not know God's WORD as God's Spirit works through God's WORD and it is not opposed to it because Jesus is the living WORD of God (
John 1:1-3; 14). This is why Jesus says; The Words that I speak unto you they are Spirit and they are life (
John 6:63). God's Spirit works through God's WORD.
LOVE is the fulfilling of God's LAW in all those who BELIEVE and FOLLOW GOD's WORD.
You misunderstand what is being shared here brother corinth.
Hope this helps