The powerlessness of Grace when mixed with the Law

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Most of today’s churches are mixing God’s way of dealing with Christians in the old testament (Covenant of LAW) with the new testament (Covenant of GRACE).

Covenant of Grace requires FAITH to receive his undeserved blessings while the Covenant of Law requires keeping all of God’s law to earn his blessings.

Under the law, it is written that no one can keep it.

Romans 14:23 But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin.

James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.

Therefore, everyone who tries to approach God through the Law is cursed.

Galatians 3:10 All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: ‘Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.

The Law kills faith and render Grace powerless. Christians look at themselves and find that they are undeserving and not worthy to receive blessings from God.

Galatians 5:4 You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.

Any Christian will find it hard to believe that God is on their side without the constant preaching of the gift of righteousness and the abundance of grace.

Romans 5:17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.

All Christians need to look away from self and look at Jesus and be constantly reminded that abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness are free gifts from God. No Christian can meet God’s prefect standard to be righteous enough to receive grace. That is why Jesus has to pay for it with his life in order to give it to Christians as free gifts.

With the consciousness of the righteousness which is a gift from Jesus, faith will arise and Christians will be able to approach God boldly for his abundance of grace.
 

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The best part is that grace gets us to love doing the right things and to break away from wrong things.

Only grace can teach us to love God enough to wilfully stop breaking His law.
 
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Most of today’s churches are mixing God’s way of dealing with Christians in the old testament (Covenant of LAW) with the new testament (Covenant of GRACE).

Covenant of Grace requires FAITH to receive his undeserved blessings while the Covenant of Law requires keeping all of God’s law to earn his blessings.

Under the law, it is written that no one can keep it.

Romans 14:23 But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin.

James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.

Therefore, everyone who tries to approach God through the Law is cursed.

Galatians 3:10 All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: ‘Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.

The Law kills faith and render Grace powerless. Christians look at themselves and find that they are undeserving and not worthy to receive blessings from God.

Galatians 5:4 You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.

Any Christian will find it hard to believe that God is on their side without the constant preaching of the gift of righteousness and the abundance of grace.

Romans 5:17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.

All Christians need to look away from self and look at Jesus and be constantly reminded that abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness are free gifts from God. No Christian can meet God’s prefect standard to be righteous enough to receive grace. That is why Jesus has to pay for it with his life in order to give it to Christians as free gifts.

With the consciousness of the righteousness which is a gift from Jesus, faith will arise and Christians will be able to approach God boldly for his abundance of grace.

Then the standard rebuttal will be....wait for it....James "Faith without works is deadddddddddd!"
 
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Most of today’s churches are mixing God’s way of dealing with Christians in the old testament (Covenant of LAW) with the new testament (Covenant of GRACE).

Covenant of Grace requires FAITH to receive his undeserved blessings while the Covenant of Law requires keeping all of God’s law to earn his blessings.

Under the law, it is written that no one can keep it.

Romans 14:23 But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin.

James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.

Therefore, everyone who tries to approach God through the Law is cursed.

Galatians 3:10 All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: ‘Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.

The Law kills faith and render Grace powerless. Christians look at themselves and find that they are undeserving and not worthy to receive blessings from God.

Galatians 5:4 You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.

Any Christian will find it hard to believe that God is on their side without the constant preaching of the gift of righteousness and the abundance of grace.

Romans 5:17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.

All Christians need to look away from self and look at Jesus and be constantly reminded that abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness are free gifts from God. No Christian can meet God’s prefect standard to be righteous enough to receive grace. That is why Jesus has to pay for it with his life in order to give it to Christians as free gifts.

With the consciousness of the righteousness which is a gift from Jesus, faith will arise and Christians will be able to approach God boldly for his abundance of grace.

Which churches are teaching people that?
 
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Most of today’s churches are mixing God’s way of dealing with Christians in the old testament (Covenant of LAW) with the new testament (Covenant of GRACE).

Covenant of Grace requires FAITH to receive his undeserved blessings while the Covenant of Law requires keeping all of God’s law to earn his blessings.

Under the law, it is written that no one can keep it.

Romans 14:23 But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin.

James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.

Therefore, everyone who tries to approach God through the Law is cursed.

Galatians 3:10 All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: ‘Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.

The Law kills faith and render Grace powerless. Christians look at themselves and find that they are undeserving and not worthy to receive blessings from God.

Galatians 5:4 You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.

Any Christian will find it hard to believe that God is on their side without the constant preaching of the gift of righteousness and the abundance of grace.

Romans 5:17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.

All Christians need to look away from self and look at Jesus and be constantly reminded that abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness are free gifts from God. No Christian can meet God’s prefect standard to be righteous enough to receive grace. That is why Jesus has to pay for it with his life in order to give it to Christians as free gifts.

With the consciousness of the righteousness which is a gift from Jesus, faith will arise and Christians will be able to approach God boldly for his abundance of grace.
The law requires people to stone someone for working on the seventh day, from sundown Friday until sundown Saturday. In the Talmud the teachers of the law had written about 29 types of work you should not do on the Sabbath (Shabbat). If you stone someone for working on the Sabbath, you break a law against murder. One may see laws against murder and adultery may intend to do good. One may also see laws requiring the death penalty work against laws trying to end murder.

One who forgives might be forgiven. One who seeks grace may try to give it. Ghandi taught that if it is an eye for an eye, the whole world will become blind. My mother told me, "Two wrongs don't make a right."

Jesus said, "If someone strikes you on the cheek, turn and offer the other cheek." In those days a Roman soldier was allowed to ask a civilian to carry his gear for a mile. Jesus recommended one should go an extra mile.
 
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