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(CLV) Dt 27:26
Cursed be the one who is not carrying out all the words of this law to do them. Then all the people will say: Amen!
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The Bible says that obeying the Law to be justified before God brings a curse
The problem is that no one has ever been able to carry out all the words of the Law. Even while Moses was coming down from the mountain with the tablets of the commandments, the people were violating God's commands to them. And the whole history of Israel shows violations of the Law time after time, which culminated in Israel and Judah losing possession of their promised land.(CLV) Dt 27:26
Cursed be the one who is not carrying out all the words of this law to do them. Then all the people will say: Amen!
I never understood the whole "we must keep the sabbath" argument that some protestant denominations argue about.
As if the Sabbath was stated in scripture to be a Saturday, but's simply rest on the 7th day. Just by our Gregorian calendar the 7th day is calculated to be Sunday.
In in a traditional and theological sense, Jesus rose on a Sunday which is already the start of the "new" therefore we worship on Sunday following this theological belief.
The problem is that no one has ever been able to carry out all the words of the Law
If that is so, then they could have been the perfect substitutes for our sinfulness instead of Jesus! But they weren't. I wonder why not.(CLV) Lk 1:5
There came to be, in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zechariah, of the routine of Abiah, and his wife, of the daughters of Aaron, and her name is Elizabeth.
(CLV) Lk 1:6
Now they were both just in front of God, going in all the precepts and just statutes of the Lord, blameless.
If that is so
I'm asking the question because Jesus is our perfect substitute who took the penalty for our sin, when no other human being was perfect enough to fulfil that role. That means that Jesus kept the law perfectly, when no one else did, including the two you mentioned.You question the veracity of this verse?
I'm asking the question because Jesus is our perfect substitute
The people asked Jesus, "How do we do the works of God?" He replied, "The work of God is that you believe on Him whom He has sent". That is how we follow the Lord in His ways.(CLV) Hb 5:8
even He also, being a Son, learned obedience from that which He suffered.
(CLV) Hb 5:9
And being perfected, He became the cause of eonian salvation to all who are obeying Him,
I don't have all of the answers; but I do know that Yahshua call us to follow him in his ways.
If observing Sunday as the sabbath is a salvation issue, then heaven is a very lonely place. If keeping all the Mosaic laws is a salvation then it's even lonelier. Only Lord Jesus kept the Law perfectly. The reality is that we need a day of rest. Lord Jesus that the sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath. It's a practical issue. If more people had a genuine day of rest, especially the hyper busy, there would be far less stress related illness. The day of rest does not have to be the day of worship. Trying to get 4 kids to church on time is not especially restful. The Apostle Paul puts it this way:
"Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions. For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables. The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him. Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand. One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God." (Romans 14, 1-6)
Can we put the whole food laws and sabbath thing to rest? It's in black and white. Follow your conscience and get off everyone else's back.
Abraham pleased God because he believed God. He was also a coward and a deceiver. David said that he hid God's law in his heart so that he might not sin against God. He was a murdering adulterer. Moses, Elijah, Abraham, David - God's elite. And they all sinned one way or another.I don't expect the kingdom of God to be lonely; possibly lightly populated.
Matthew 3:3 (NKJV)
3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the LORD; Make His paths straight.' "
Matthew 7:14-15 (NKJV)
14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
15 "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
I say; if Moses can claim ownership of any law, forget that law, but if the Law is given by God, remember that Law.
<<Only Lord Jesus kept the Law perfectly.>> I dispute this, on two points; perfect is a meaningless word until it is defined; “only” is not true; if one said “Lord Jesus kept the law perfectly such that His Father was pleased with Him”; now “perfectly” is defined, Matthew 3:17 (NKJV) 17 And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
Abraham pleased God; David pleased God; Many have leased God or else the old covenant would not have been confirmed in Christ. Christ had to please His father, we have to please Christ. We are required to overcome sin as Christ overcame sin and this is not a burden; yet few it is. Because Christ is the fulfilment of the old covenant, the new covenant is a subset of the old covenant, so the Law remains the same; some old covenant prophesies are still to be fulfilled, which are also new covenant prophesies.
"But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption..." 1 Corinthians 1:30. That's good enough for me.(CLV) Mt 5:20
For I am saying to you that, if ever your righteousness should not be superabounding more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, by no means may you be entering into the kingdom of the heavens.
The problem is that no one has ever been able to carry out all the words of the Law. Even while Moses was coming down from the mountain with the tablets of the commandments, the people were violating God's commands to them. And the whole history of Israel shows violations of the Law time after time, which culminated in Israel and Judah losing possession of their promised land.
Jesus was the only Person who was ever able to keep the Law of God without a single fault, while no one before or since has ever been able to do so.
So, it is useless to require that we keep the commandments of God when no one is able to anyway.
The greek word for "keep" is "tereo" which means to guard, observe, watch over.So, it is useless to require that we keep the commandments of God when no one is able to anyway.
If anyone was or is able to keep the Law to the degree that they are pleasing or being acceptable to God, then Jesus would not have had to come to die on the cross to take the penalty for our sin. It would make a lie of the Scripture, "No one is justified by the Law".You are gravely mistaken! And in the process do great harm to the kingdom of God. You have not identified the problem at all. The Israel that came out of Egypt seemed to be hard headed and obtuse and difficult but to say none pleased the Lord up to the coming of Christ, would be wrong; we know David pleased the Lord, Daniel and his friends pleased the Lord, Mary and John the Baptist and their families pleased the lord. My conclusion is there were enough who entered into and kept the covenant to God's retirements, else there would not have been a covenant remaining for Christ to confirm or fulfil.
God's main complaint against Israel was not that they did not keep the Law but that they would not enter into the covenant wherein repentance is as much a part of the Law as is “do not commit adultery”. Repentance is where David excelled.
There is a saying, “When ever God rants and threatens, “unless you repent”” is always implied. This was said, and concluded by Ivan Panin who was literate in the Biblical languages, as well as having a Harvard degree in English literature. Panin, a Pentecostal preacher, who died around the end of WW2, also said, “Dispensationalism requires a New Gospel, a new Kingdom and a new Bible”. Which shows one can be a Pentecostal without turning things upside down and bringing the things of God to nought.
Absolutely! That means that if we are basing our salvation and acceptability to God by keeping the commandments, and are failing at it, then grace is no more grace, and Christ is no longer effective. All that remains is that one has to bear their own penalty for sin, which is condemnation and hell.The greek word for "keep" is "tereo" which means to guard, observe, watch over.
Strong's Concordance
téreó: to watch over, to guard
Original Word: τηρέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: téreó
Phonetic Spelling: (tay-reh'-o)
Definition: to watch over, to guard
Usage: I keep, guard, observe, watch over.
HELPS Word-studies
5083 tēréō (from tēros, "a guard") – properly, maintain (preserve); (figuratively) spiritually guard (watch), keep intact.
Strong's Greek: 5083. τηρέω (téreó) -- to watch over, to guard
In that regard, I believe we can keep the commandments. 1 John 2:3 - By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments of God. 4 The one who says, "I have come to know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar and the truth is not in him.
*Yet "keep" does not mean sinless, perfect obedience to all the commandments 100% of the time. We have ALL failed at that! (Romans 3:23)
Following the commands and trying to obey the law can puff us up when we think we have achieved some level of obedience. We start to think, "I am getting pretty good, and God must like me much better now that I have attained a higher stage of holiness and obedience."
But Jesus Christ is my all in all.
We no longer use a lunar calendar.
These days Monday is considered the first day of the week. Is it really an issue?
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