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What is the purpose of Law? Law of the Spirit v. Law of sin and death; codification.

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What is the purpose of Law? What is the difference between the codified Law (law of sin and death) v. the Spiritual Law (law of the Spirit of life) in Romans 8:2?

Discussion,

The purpose of all Law, whether it be codified e.g. Hammurabi – Sinai – Criminal Code (Penal Code) – Civil Code (Administrative) or Spiritual Law (divine law written upon the human heart and arbitrated via the human conscience, Romans 2:14-15) is as an arbiter of free will, law which defines human moral behavior i.e. mores – norms – values that are sustainable; moral behavior that furthers the divine prerogatives for Human Kind relevant to the inalienable rights as granted by our Creator e.g. life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness.

Differentiating codified law from spiritual law through application,

Codified laws (a written code) are created in response to the genomic Adamic sin-nature of humanity, a sin-nature possessing the propensity for narcissism, selfishness, pride, arrogance, greed, inordinate affections, inordinate lust, covetousness, all of which are unsustainable behaviors, unsustainable conduct, concerning the welfare, the happiness, the liberty, the sustainability of a social group seeking to exist in an atmosphere of peace, dignity, honor, contentment; this, concerning the whole of the community.

Codified laws define what behavior is sustainable through the “negative” via a definition of what behaviors are NOT sustainable and modern jurisprudence goes to great lengths to provide “elements” that define every behavior that wars against sustainable mores, norms, values, as derived from “natural law” or the Spiritual Law (that law written upon the human heart and arbitrated by human conscience), behaviors “naturally” deemed appropriate thus sustainable for the welfare of the whole of society. It is also true that some codified law is the resultant of trial and error where a society or legislative body determines a particular conduct is not sustainable due to its ultimate destructive, divisive, outcome over time via experiential relevance.

The Codified Law and the lawless in society,

Therefore, the codified law is given for the lawless (1 Timothy 1:9), the antisocial personality, whose conscience is seared, a conscience that is corrupted and not regulated by a natural sense of right and wrong, good and evil, as the Divine “Restrainer” of evil, the Holy Spirit (2 Thessalonians 2:7), is absent in the life of the incorrigible, the rebellious, the narcissist, as they have been given-over to pursue those things, those behaviors, that are not socially sustainable and thus war against life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness relevant to the whole of society (Romans 1:18-32).

Therefore, the codified law, the written code, is given to define what is sustainable behavior through the negative; that is, by defining what behaviors, actions, are NOT sustainable and violate acceptable mores, norms, values and the codified law also articulates the negative consequences (punishment) for participating in this antisocial behavior; hence, the “law of sin and death” (Romans 8:2); therefore, the codified law is the law of condemnation as it defines the culpability of mankind but offers no semblance of hope or atonement for violations of same (Romans 3:20).

It is also relevant and important to note the subjectivity inherit within a written code as the sin-nature of Human Kind goes to great lengths to justify and/or rationalize antisocial behavior via obfuscation/rationalization/the definition of words – subjectivity; therefore, criminal “elements” e.g. mens rea (the guilty mind – “knowingly and willingly or negligently” or actions performed) accompany each individual offense; this, for absolute clarification concerning culpability. How does this written code compare/contrast to the Spiritual Law written upon the human heart?

Finally, the Codified Law and Sinai – Moses,

It’s interesting to note that the Spiritual Law had been in the World working through Human Kind from Adam to Moses and the Spiritual Law convicted the Adamic and Noahic generations (Later – Sodom and Gomorrah) of such defilement that Elohim destroyed all of humanity in judgment by water save eight (Genesis 6; Romans 1:18-32). So why Sinai?

Sinai’s Decalogue etched in stone by Elohim and Moses’ 603-laws scratched upon parchment were codified specifically for sanctification and eschatological purposes concerning Israel’s children as Elohim did NOT desire a repeat of the horrific infidelity displayed by the Adamic/Noahic generations, demonically rooted behavior that thwarted their ability to produce and introduce the Messiah into the World in order to “destroy the works of the Devil” (Genesis 3:15; 1 John 3:8b) via a battle strategy known as the Gospel which was ordained “before Time began” (2 Timothy 1:8-10; Genesis 3:21).

Sinai and Moses’ codified laws, given specifically to Israel’s children and sojourners with them who sought the protective benefits of that theocracy, were but a mere fragment of the comprehensive Spiritual Law written upon the heart of humanity and Sinai and Moses were never intended to be a path to righteousness (a right standing) with Elohim or a path to eternal life in the Kingdom via the forgiveness of sin for if one desired to keep the codified law sufficiently to earn a right standing with Elohim, they were required to keep that codified law in perfect obedience, perfection (James 2:10) which was not possible due the Adamic sin-nature (Romans 5:12); therefore, Sinai and Moses ultimately condemned and cursed anyone seeking righteousness through them (Galatians 3:10; Romans 3:20). From Adam forward, righteousness (a right standing) with Elohim was always predicated upon “faith” (Hebrews 11) and NOT works of the law (Galatians 2:16; Ephesians 2:8-9).

Spiritual Law “Law of the Spirit of Life” (Romans 8:2),

The Spiritual Law, that which is written upon the human heart, infused within the human genome on Day-6 of creation, has been relevant as an arbiter of free will subsequent the creation of the angels. The Spiritual Law or the “Law of the Spirit of Life” (Romans 8:2), the eternal law, defines what is divine law through the positive; that is, the Law of the Spirit of Life motivates and articulates what behaviors and attributes fulfill the righteousness, divine mandates i.e. sustainable behavior as they relate to the holiness and righteousness of our Creator, Elohim, and against these sustainable, holy, righteous, behavior’s (fruit of the Spirit) there is no law (Galatians 5:16-23).

The New Covenant and the Spiritual Law,

It is the Spiritual Law, written upon the human heart on Day-6 of creation, infused within the human genome by Elohim, that is integral with Human Kind having been created in the likeness of Elohim thereby possessing certain divine communicable attributes of our Creator (Genesis 1:26-28). The Spiritual Law written upon the human heart is but one of these divine communicable attributes provided by Elohim for His eschatological purposes going forward.

In the New Covenant, established in Messiah’s blood at Golgotha (Matthew 26:28), it is the Spiritual Law that is employed by the indwelling Holy Spirit who is given by Covenant promise to the redeemed in Jesus (Ephesians 1:13-14; Ezekiel 36:22; Jeremiah 31); it is the Spiritual Law in combination with the redeemed conscience of the faithful in Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:17) that the righteous mandates of the “Law of the Spirit of Life” are fulfilled during daily sanctification as the Holy Spirit methodically prepares the redeemed in Jesus for service in the New Jerusalem; this, as the one who “walks by the Spirit” (Galatians 5:16) is methodically guided by the Spirit when confronted by any number of moral, ethical, decisions made during one’s daily life; it is the indwelling Holy Spirit who urges the redeemed toward righteousness via the redeemed conscience; this, through an enlivened sense of discernment and wisdom via an enlivened and applicable Spiritual Law.

When one honors the Holy Spirit in daily sanctification and allows the Spirit to produce divine “fruit” (Galatians 5:22-23) through them, they obey every Commandment, every edict, that pleases the Father, the Son and the Spirit, eternally, and this fruit will reap rewards at the BEMA Judgment of Messiah Jesus (1 Corinthians 3:13-15). Jesus did say “You will know them by their fruit” (Matthew 7:15-20).

In closing,

Therefore, in the New Covenant of grace, the sin-nature of mankind is moderated-mitigated by the presence of the indwelling Holy Spirit via a New Nature (2 Corinthians 5:17) that wars with the old Adamic sin-nature (Romans 7:14-25) and grace/forgiveness via the imputation of Messiah’s righteousness (2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 8:12) is provided by the Father so that the defiled conscience is mitigated, liberated, by the “new creation” (2 Corinthians 5:17) having been “born again” by faith in Messiah Jesus (John 3:3-5); therefore, peace with the Father is realized through faith in Jesus (Romans 5:1) and redeemed mankind is freed from the consequences of the written code by grace (Romans 6:14) and is therefore able to live in harmony with Elohim and walk in a manner that pleases Elohim via the production of “divine fruit” during daily sanctification; divine fruit, against which there are no laws as this divine fruit defines the very nature of our Holy and Righteous Creator and His will for humanity as well as His will for His cherished angelic creation (Galatians 5:22-23; Romans 8:1-9).

What is the Gospel? Why the Gospel?

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What is the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Why the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

The Gospel or the “Good News,” its purpose and intent is provided us in Genesis 1-3; John 3; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 2:8-9.

For brevity’s sake, the “Good News” concerning Jesus our Messiah begins “before Time began” (2 Timothy 1:8-10) as our Creation, matter constrained by Time and physics, is the result of an unfathomable rebellion that manifest in the Kingdom of Elohim; a rebellion initiated by a narcissistic, anointed, cherub angel (Ezekiel 28:11+); to make matters worse, one-third of Elohim’s cherished angelic creation followed the rebellious cherub angel in an angelic coup d’état (Revelation 12).

The Creation Narrative (Genesis 1) manifest in response to the angelic coup d’état this coup necessitating a repository for that Kingdom War apart from the Kingdom of Elohim where nothing impure is permitted to exist (Luke 10:18; Rev 21:27). Currently, Elohim is dealing with the Great War that rages through us (Ephesians 6) and around us as every human conflict, every war is rooted in the spiritual.

Elohim commissioned the Son, Jesus our Messiah (John 3:35) and Creator (Genesis 1; John 1; Hebrews 1; Colossians 1), to procure elements from the unseen Spiritual Realm and fashion those elements into matter that can be apprehended by life constrained by Time and physics (Hebrews 11:3). All that we see and perceive with the human eye, the human sensory capabilities, and all that we’re unable to see physically yet is constrained by physics/Time, these find their origin in the Spiritual Realm. This is why the Darwninist-Evolutionist, the Physicist, the Anthropologist, the Cosmologist, will never define origin of life or matter.

In Genesis 3, in response to the Heavenly coup d’état and Adam’s compromise with evil at the behest of his wife via Satan, Elohim draws-out a “battle plan” for us in Genesis 3:15-21. Elohim tells us that an anointed One will enter the Realm of Time via the virgin seed of the woman and do battle with the rebellious cherub angel we know as Satan or Lucifer and the Warrior will be victorious over Satan as crushing the head of the serpent while the serpent would bruise Messiah’s heal (Genesis 3:15).

Elohim’s divine battle strategy, the Gospel,

It is duly noted in the First Epistle of John that Messiah’s primary reason for entering the Realm of Time was “to destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8b). Elohim, immediately subsequent enacting a declaration of war against Satan in Genesis 3:15, provides humanity with a word picture of the divine “battle strategy” He would employ to defeat Satan at Golgotha; that is, Genesis 3:21 where Elohim, Himself, sheds innocent blood and clothes sinful Adam and Eve in an imputed “robe of righteousness” (2 Corinthians 5:21) while Elohim rejects Adam’s attempt to cover his own sin and shame by the works of his hands via fig leaves (Ephesians 2:8-9).

The Gospel made applicable in Time,

The entirety of Scripture, from Genesis 3 forward, is the eschatological plan of Elohim to introduce His Messiah into the World who would “destroy the works of the devil” via the Gospel, the “Good News of Victory” and offer the “spoils of war” to humanity via the redemption from sin provided through the Gospel of Grace; that is, Jesus Christ who entered the World via the virgin womb (Genesis 3:15; Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23) and thereby circumvented the sin-nature of Adam’s genome and Jesus walked blamelessly before the Father, the Spirit, humanity, and Jesus shed His innocent blood as blood atonement for our sin, our rebellion, in accordance with the divine mandates of Leviticus 17:11 and through Messiah’s faithfulness He destroyed the works of the devil i.e. death, Hell, the grave while simultaneously providing a divine Path to eternal life with the Father by faith in Jesus as our Messiah (John 3; Matthew 26-28); essentially, the perfection and righteousness of Jesus is imputed-gifted into the life of the one who believes Jesus is Messiah who died for them; this, in exchange for our sin (2 Corinthians 5:21). This “great exchange” is the Gospel or “Good News” of Jesus Christ who conquered death, Hell, the grave, sin, for sinful humanity and freely offers us His perfection-righteousness imputed-gifted into our lives by faith in Him as Messiah and the Father agrees by New Covenant promise to declare us “not guilty” and welcome us into His Kingdom as children of Elohim (Hebrews 8:7).

In conclusion,

Therefore, the Gospel of Jesus our Messiah has manifest in Time as a battle strategy to destroy the works of the Devil as Elohim strives to maintain volitonal love with His cherished angelic creation that did not follow Satan in the angelic coup d’état ; in addition, as an example of Elohim’s selfless, unfathomable, divine love, the Gospel is a strategy of reconciliation between Elohim and sinful humanity whereby Elohim destroyed the works of Satan, death-Hell-the grave and offers humanity eternal reconciliation with Him by faith; this, further demonstrating to the faithful angelic creation the enteral benefits of obedience, sacrifice, holiness, purity, righteousness contrasted with the unsustainable attributes of narcissism, arrogance, self-righteousness. This 7000-years of contrasting the sustainability of holiness and righteousness v. defilement and disobedience will also act as an eternal bulwark against future rebellion in the Kingdom of Elohim, the New Jerusalem, as free will exists in the Kingdom by necessity.

What is the “process” of Biblical Regeneration (the second birth)?

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Someone said: “Justification is instantaneous. Salvation is a process.” Is this true? What is the “process” of Biblical regeneration (the second birth)?

Discussion,

Subjugation – Procrastination

From the womb, humanity enters a World constrained by Time and physics, a World in subjugation to the god of this World, Satan (2 Corinthians 4:4; John 12:31). Every man, woman, child, begins their Earthly journey subjugated to the Adamic sin-nature and the ruler of this World, Satan (John 12:31); unfortunately, “many” will perish as subjects of Satan due procrastination (Matthew 7:13-14) as the Holy Spirit, the divine “Restrainer” of evil (2 Thessalonians 2:7), methodically works through the human conscience to convict the soul-spirit of humanity concerning their need for forgiveness of sin and righteousness (a right standing) with their Creator; therefore, all of humanity that rejects the call of the Spirit will be “without excuse” as they stand in the Judgement of the Condemned, are adjudicated guilty and perish in the “second death” in Hell; this, as their self-righteousness, their arrogance, their sin, cannot enter the Kingdom of Elohim (Romans 1:20; Revelation 20:11-15; Revelation 21:27).

Salvation – Redemption

Salvation from the “second death” in Hell; Redemption – having been purchased with a price – mankind’s sin-debt paid by Jesus via blood atonement at Golgotha are instantaneous divine gifts of grace provided a man or woman at the moment one “believes” that Jesus is Messiah who died for them as they are sealed by the indwelling Holy Spirit who is the Guarantor of New Covenant relationship with the Father (John 3; Ephesians 1:13-14).

Justification

Justification i.e. to be declared righteous (possessing a right standing with Elohim) is integral with Salvation and concurrent (manifests jointly with salvation) because our Justification comes through faith in Jesus who justifies (imparts righteousness to) the ungodly by faith at salvation; therefore, Salvation and Justification run concurrently (Romans 5:1; 2 Corinthians 5:21).

Sanctification

It is sanctification (the setting apart for Elohim’s purposes) that is a daily process in the life of the redeemed in Jesus as the Holy Spirit methodically works through the redeemed conscience (2 Corinthians 5:17) via the law written upon the heart to produce divine fruit (Galatians 5:16 -23) that honors Elohim, eternally; the daily process of sanctification continues throughout the life of the redeemed in Jesus while they are constrained by Time and physics. Sanctification is performed by the indwelling Holy Spirit who prepares the redeemed in Jesus for service in the New Jerusalem.

Glorification

Finally, glorification, concerning the redeemed in Jesus, will manifest at the resurrection of the righteous who will receive a “glorified” body likened to the glorified resurrected body of our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ (Philippians 3:21); a glorified body that is freed from the Adamic sin-nature, a resurrected, glorified, body that possesses the capability of true worship with the ability to infinitely discern the holiness and beauty and majesty of our Creator Whom we will serve in the New Jerusalem, forever.

Understanding Matthew 7:21-23 (Works or Faith-Relationship?)

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Understanding Matthew 7:21-23: What is Messiah Jesus teaching; a works salvation or salvation by faith? Is the quality of work performed at question or the absence of Covenant relationship with the Father?

Discussion,

Before we begin, for contextual concerns, please note that the divine discourse of Matthew 7:21-23 immediately follows Messiah’s teaching concerning “fruit” as works that identify the motives of the individual performing same, see Matthew 7:15-20.

If one has NOT established New Covenant relationship with the Father by faith in the Son, Jesus Christ, their works, their efforts, their prayers, are interpreted as a “filthy garment” (literally: bloody menstrual cloth) in the nose of Elohim (Isaiah 64:6); therefore, anything done by humanity with the motive of “earning righteousness” (a right standing with the Father) through human effort is lawlessness and putrid from Elohim’s perspective. Elohim first demonstrated this for you in Genesis 3:21 immediately subsequent Adam’s disobedience as Elohim, Himself, shed innocent blood and clothed Adam in a robe of imputed-gifted righteousness (2 Corinthians 5:21) while rejecting Adam’s self-righteous attempts to cover and conceal his own shame with fig leaves (Ephesians 2:8-9).

What are the “works” articulated in Matthew 7:21-23?

1) “did we not prophesy in your name?” Prophesy is not a lawless work if it is performed through the indwelling Holy Spirit who is given to all who believe (Ephesians 1:13-14).

2) did we not “cast out demons in your name?” Casting out demons is NOT a lawless work if it is performed in the Name of Jesus via the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit given to all who believe in Jesus as Messiah (Ephesians 1:13-14).

3) did we not “do many mighty works in your name?” Working and dedicating oneself to the ministry of Elohim in the divine Name of Jesus is NOT a lawless work if it is done with a pure motive via FAITH through the indwelling Holy Spirit.

Therefore, we must logically conclude that the works of these rejected by Jesus in Matthew 7:21-23 were not lawless on their face but lawless because they were done void the Holy Spirit and were therefore done in the flesh under girded by self-righteous motives apart from FAITH.

Jesus confirmed the self-righteous nature of the works performed by clearly telling those who were rejected that “I never knew you, depart from me you workers of lawlessness.” Therefore, it is COVENANT RELATIONSHIP, the ABSENCE of same, that is the focal point of Messiah’s teaching and NOT quality of work done!

If one desires to enter the Kingdom of Elohim, they must FIRST comply with the Father’s will; that is, “believe in the One He has sent into the World” to provide you blood atonement for your sin (John 6:29); then, the works of obedience performed SUBSEQUENT salvation by faith in Jesus, alone, must be done through the indwelling Holy Spirit via the production of divine fruit (Galatians 5:22-23) in order that those works be divinely motivated and acceptable to the Father and actually pass the test for authenticity at the BEMA Judgment.

Therefore, we must conclude that Jesus, in Matthew 7:21-23, is teaching the eternal mandate of Covenant Relationship by grace through faith as a divine PRIORITY if one’s works performed subsequent salvation by faith are to be considered honorable and pleasing to the Father, Son and Spirit in that Day (John 15:8).

Subtle Legalism kills the soul…

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An unassuming, deceived, legalist said:

1) God said, I will teach you to obey My Laws. Be ye

perfect because the Father is perfect.

2) God’s Laws stands fast for ever.

3) Obey that, grace will stop. Obedience to God’s law
will save us. Sinners can’t inherent the kingdom of God.

Discussion,

The legalistic statement above is the perfect example of the
Devil’s subtle deception in Judaism and religion in general as divine Truth is
commingled with demonic deception that deceives the soul into Hell via
self-righteousness via works.

First of all,

If perfection were attainable in the flesh, Jesus would not
have needed to suffer and die in our place as blood atonement for sin
(Galatians 2:21); therefore, Jesus entered Time via the virgin seed
circumventing the Adamic sin-nature and walked blamelessly before the Father as
the Spotless Lamb who takes away the sins of the World (John 1; 1 Peter
1:18-19; 1 John 2:1-2).

The only “perfection” humanity can attain in this
life constrained by Time, physics, flesh, is the perfection of Jesus
imputed-gifted into the life of the one who believes in Him as Messiah (2
Corinthians 5:21). This was first demonstrated for you in Genesis 3:21 but so
few listen and see and find life in what the Holy Spirit proclaims.

Second,

Elohim’s eternal law is the Spiritual Law or the “law
of the Spirit of life” (Romans 8:2; 2:14-15) that has been extant as
an arbiter of free will subsequent the creation of the angels and infused
within the human genome on Day-6 of Creation as Human Kind was created in the
spiritual image of Elohim possessing certain divine communicable attributes of
Elohim; this, for eschatological purposes going forward (Genesis 1:26-28).

Third, Grace is eternally relevant…

Grace will never be nullified as the very existence of
humanity and redemption from sin hinges upon grace (unmerited favor) from the
Father; this, both as an element of salvation and during daily sanctification.
Grace will be eternally relevant as free will remains eternally necessary,
essential, as foundational to authentic love and intimacy with our Creator.

Finally, Concerning Sinai-Torah-Moses,

Sinai-Torah-Moses are but mere, incomplete, fragments of
codification relevant to the eternal Spiritual Law and Sinai and Torah and
Moses are wholly incomplete, insufficient, inadequate, as instruments of
righteousness (a right standing) with the Father (Romans 3:20);
Sinai-Torah-Moses were given as elements of sanctification-eschatology
concerning Elohim’s efforts to thwart Israel’s compromise with Baal and Molech,
pagan compromise that nullified the Adamic and Noahic generations as
progenitors of the Messiah, the Gospel message, the Great Commission; these,
being essential eschatological elements concerning the “destruction of
the Devil’s works” via the Messiah (1 John 3:8b) via the Gospel that
was ordained as a divine battle strategy “before Time began“
(2 Timothy 1:8-10).

In closing,

The codified Law you worship, Sinai-Torah-Moses, were both
temporary and incomplete and are of no consequence concerning righteousness
with the Father or life in the New Jerusalem; Sinai-Torah-Moses were simply
eschatological roadmaps pointing to the need for Messiah Jesus by faith
(Galatians 3:24); therefore, it is high time that you leave the bygone Covenant
of Law (Hebrews 8:7) and find life in the New Covenant of Grace through faith
Jesus as your Messiah and the indwelling Holy Spirit as your obedience to the
Father’s will via the production of divine fruit (2 Corinthians 3; Galatians
5:16-23; Matthew 7:15-20).

Why did Elohim Create; Why is Elohim waiting to judge Satan; Why NOT NOW?

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Question was asked: Why is Elohim waiting to judge Satan…”Why not NOW???? When is enough, enough?”

Christian response,

Human pride and a desire for self-worth and relevance clouds, is a stumbling block, to understanding Elohim’s eschatological objectives for the temporary Realm of Time, a physical realm constrained by physics. Human Kind does not possess the cognitive capacity to comprehend the love, intimacy, cherished relationship, that exists between Elohim and His beautiful angelic creation.

Human Kind is an entity of relevance concerning Elohim’s restoration of holiness and order and peace to His eternal Kingdom that was disrupted by a rebellious cherub angel, the Great Kingdom War that is causation for the Genesis creation narrative, the construction and Triune collaboration concerning the creation of the complex human genome.

Human Kind places a distant second in Elohim’s eschatological priorities but Elohim has chosen to provide compassion and grace and mercy to those through whom He is currently employing as instruments of an unfathomable eschatological plan that is centered, acutely focused, upon maintaining volitional love and intimacy with His cherished angelic creation, those faithful angels that did not follow Satan in the rebellion.

Eschatology must be fulfilled,

Elohim’s eschatological will must come to pass as the coming Tribulation Era will set the stage for the Millennial Kingdom of Messiah Jesus. The comprehensive peace that is realized during the Millennial Kingdom, an all-encompassing peace due Satan’s confinement apart from humanity for 1000-years (Revelation 20:2), will provide an irrefutable example, a comparison/contrast, for the faithful angelic creation, those angels that did not follow Lucifer in the rebellion, of why obedience to the Father’s will is vastly superior to rebellion, covetousness and defilement and self-righteousness.

The Millennial Kingdom’s universal peace will provide a stark comparison/contrast to the previous 6000-years of human horror, war, pestilence, death, suffering, unconscionable savagery, all led by, initiated by and rooted in the deception of Satan (John 8:44; Ephesians 6). This comparison/contrast will also act as a bulwark against future rebellion in the Kingdom.

Post Millennial Kingdom, Judgment…

Then, at the culmination of the 1000-year reign of Messiah, Satan will be released from confinement and will immediately proceed to deceive the Nations once again and the Nations will turn against Elohim and desire to engage in war but at this juncture Elohim will destroy His enemies by fire and immediately subsequent this final conflict (Revelation 20:7-9) the Judgment of Satan will manifest (Rev 20:10); then, the Judgment of the Condemned (Rev 20:11-15); then, the Earth and the Heavens will be destroyed by fire (a physical Hell for the rebellious of humanity 2 Peter 3:10), the old Earth will be purified, remolded, restructured, and a New Earth and New Heaven will manifest which will be the resting place, the eternal abode, of the New Jerusalem where the redeemed in Jesus will serve our resurrected Lord in resurrected bodies fashioned after His glorious body, eternally (Revelation 20-22; Philippians 3:21).

In conclusion,

Our entire existence within the temporary Realm of Time, constrained by physics, has manifest in response to the Great Kingdom War that was initiated by a rebellious cherub angel (Ezekiel 28:11+; Revelation 12:7-9; Luke 10:18) and our genome, the creation narrative, this Earth, Time, physics, are a temporary repository for that Kingdom War, a spiritual war partially constrained by physics; this, as the defilement within the Kingdom could not be allowed to continue as “nothing impure” is permitted therein (Rev 21:27).

This is why the major player and causation concerning the Kingdom War, a rebellious cherub angel, is first introduced in Genesis 3 possessing the attributes of a “serpent” and the declaration of war is declared in Genesis 3:15 and the battle strategy to destroy the works of Satan via the Messiah (1 John 3:8b), the Gospel, is first pictured in Genesis 3:21, a battle strategy, the Gospel, that was ordained “before Time began” (2 Timothy 1:8-10).

This is a very brief explanation of “why?”

Do Christians, the New Covenant, seek to replace Sinai?

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To those who worship at Sinai, not Golgotha; To those who worship the Law to the exclusion of or in addition to the Messiah; To those perishing in Hell in self-righteousness through law-keeping…

Discussion,

Sinai is but a fragmented, codified, version of the comprehensive Spiritual Law; the Spiritual Law that Elohim has employed as an arbiter of free will subsequent the creation of the angels. Sinai is beautiful and partially expresses Elohim’s holiness and divine expectations; much can be learned from Sinai, but Sinai is incomplete as it simply addresses Elohim’s concerns for Jacob’s children and their inevitable compromise with demonic paganism; specifically, the vile worship of Baal and Molech as demonstrated by the pagan tribes surrounding Jacob’s children that relentlessly sought Israel’s compromise.

Sinai was given the Hebrew Tribes for eschatological protection via sanctification; this, to Jacob’s children, exclusively; this, as Elohim was concerned that Israel’s children would be disqualified as progenitors of the Messiah like those of the Adamic and Noahic generations who sold their soul to Satan and his demonic angels resulting in the annihilation of human kind save eight (Genesis 6; Romans 1:18-32).

Are Christians seeking to replace Sinai?

No one is seeking to replace Sinai but Sinai is not Elohim’s eschatological destination; Sinai, Moses, Torah, were roadmaps pointing to Elohim’s objective (Galatians 3:24-25); that is, the “destruction of Satan’s works” via the coming Messiah (1 John 3:8b; Genesis 3:15) via a battle strategy introduced as the “Gospel” which was ordained “before Time began” (2 Timothy 1:8-10; Genesis 3:21).

Worshiping at Sinai to the exclusion of Golgotha,

You represent those who will perish at the foot of Mount Sinai, who serve the golden calf (works – idolatry) as opposed to the Messiah as you seek your own righteousness via self-righteousness via a Law that only defines your sin void atonement (Romans 3:20; Romans 9); a Law that demands absolute perfection (James 2:10) from your sin-nature, the Adamic sin-nature that can never adequately comply (Romans 3:23; 5:12) and a Law that “curses” you as you perish in your sin in unbelief (Galatians 3:10; John 8:24).

Your only Hope,

Your only Hope of escaping the “second death” in Hell due to your sin is through repentance and sincere faith-belief-trust in Jesus Christ as the One, the Messiah, who kept the Law for you in perfection, shed His innocent blood to atone for your sin and offers you His righteousness in exchange for your sin by faith in Him as Messiah and receive forgiveness via New Covenant promise (John 3; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 8:12).

Obsessions with Sinai, Moses, Torah, in the Age of a New Covenant. Why?

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The obsession with Sinai, Moses, Torah, is a form of self-righteousness and wilful spiritual arrogance and ignorance concerning the New Covenant…

Discussion,

The Law that governs the New Covenant is the same Spiritual Law that has been relevant as an arbiter of free will subsequent the creation of the angels (Romans 2:14-15). The Decalogue, the Commandments given at Sinai, are but a mere fragment of the Spiritual Law and thus they are wholly insufficient for attaining righteousness (a right standing) with Elohim. Why can’t you understand that Sinai was given Israel for sanctification and eschatological purposes for a special time and dispensation but Sinai is NOT the destination; Sinai and Torah and Moses were simply an eschatological roadmap to the Messiah and the New Covenant, the Gospel and the Great Commission. Jesus as Messiah was and is the “Destination.”

Cults – the SDA – the Decalogue, Why is it so difficult for you to understand that the Christian does NOT live their daily life enslaved to letters, laws, days, diets (Romans 6:14) as these were elements of a bygone covenant (Hebrews 8:7); a covenant that was simply a roadmap but never intended to be the destination (Galatians 3:24)? I understand that those enslaved to the cults promulgating a works salvation; those enslaved to the Cult of Seventh Day Adventism are precariously obsessed with the 4th-Commandment, a ceremonial edict given specifically to Israel for sanctification purposes (Ezekiel 20:12) but your obsessions war against faith and truth and life.

The “Law” of the New Covenant, Spiritual Law – fruit,

The New Covenant, the Spiritual Law written upon the heart (Romans 2:14-15), the “Law of the Spirit of Life (Romans 8:2) is enlivened, made anew, revitalized, made applicable, by the indwelling Holy Spirit via a redeemed conscience through faith in Messiah Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:17). It is the indwelling Holy Spirit, as the Arbiter of that Spiritual Law (Galatians 5:16), who employs the redeemed conscience and thereby produces “fruits of righteousness” that fulfills ALL LAW (Galatians 5) – this New Covenant obedience being infinitely superior to the Old Law Covenant’s Sinai and Mosaic Laws that mandated perfection (James 2:10) from a sin-nature that could never comply (Romans 3:23; 5:12) and “cursed” all who sought that Law for righteousness with Elohim (Galatians 3:10).

Why is this New Covenant so difficult for you and those of you who can’t understand Elohim’s eschatological purposes that are infinitely greater than Sinai, Israel, Moses, Torah? These were simply a “tutor” to point Jacob’s children to their need for an Intercessor by faith (Galatians 3:24) and the Christian’s “tutor” is the Holy Spirit, NOT the Law Covenant (1 John 2:27)! Why do you suggest a bygone Covenant of Law remains valid and applicable in a New Covenant rooted in faith and grace (Hebrews 8:7; Romans 7:6; Romans 3:21)? Christians don’t worship at Sinai, Christians worship at Golgotha.

Righteousness and Elohim’s Law; What is righteousness and how do I attain it?

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Someone said: “Righteousness is God’s Law.” Is this true?

It is true that Elohim’s Law expresses His righteousness but does righteousness flow from the Law, is righteousness attained through the Law or by faith (Romans 7:12)? What is righteousness?

Discussion,

Righteousness is a “right standing,” a divine relationship, with Elohim through faith. If righteousness came through the Law, Jesus died needlessly (Galatians 2:21). Obedience equating to righteousness works only honors the Father when those works are performed through the Spirit during daily Christian sanctification; this, subsequent salvation by faith in Jesus as Messiah; otherwise, works for “righteousness” sake are interpreted by Elohim as a “filthy garment” (Isaiah 64:6) and in the literal Hebrew “a bloody menstrual cloth.“

No flesh will be justified in the presence of Elohim through the Law (Romans 3:20; Galatians 2:16) and anyone who performs “works” seeking righteousness (a right standing) with Elohim apart from faith, first, in the Messiah, Jesus Christ, will be denied access to the Kingdom as Jesus will plainly tell you, “Apart from me you who work iniquity, I never knew you” (Matthew 7:21:23).

Elohim’s Law: A double-edged sword,

Elohim’s Law, both the codified and spiritual, is a double-edged sword as it defines Elohim’s righteousness by simultaneously defining what is “sin;” therefore, the Law does not engender righteousness but culpability; therefore, no flesh will be justified through the Law as Law is the knowledge of sin (Romans 3:20; Galatians 2:16; Galatians 3:10; James 2:10) and the Law is relevant to the unrighteous, rebellious, man or woman, not the righteous by faith (1 Timothy 1:9)

One Divine Righteousness available to mankind,

The ONLY righteousness you will attain in this life constrained by Time, physics, a body of death in the Adamic nature (Romans 5:12), is the purity, the righteousness, the sinless perfection, of Jesus IMPUTED/GIFTED over your life by faith in Jesus as your Messiah (2 Corinthians 5:21). You don’t “work” for nor can you earn your righteousness (right standing) with the Father but Jesus accomplished that for you through His perfect obedience to the Law (John 8:45-47) and His shed blood as atonement for your sin at Golgotha (Matthew 26:28; 1 Peter 1:18-19); therefore, you receive an imputed-gifted righteousness by “faith” in the righteous One, Jesus our Messiah. This truism was first demonstrated for you in Genesis 3:21 (Hebrews 11).

Concerning the Decalogue etched in stone; Law of Moses scratched upon parchment – righteousness?

The Sinai Decalogue was given solely to Israel and sojourners with them seeking refuge in that theocracy. The Sinai Decalogue is but a mere fragment of Elohim’s eternal spiritual law and it is wholly inadequate for righteousness, but Sinai’s Commandments were given for sanctification concerning thwarting Israel’s compromise with Baal and Molech – demonic paganism; this, for eschatological purposes concerning the Messiah, the Gospel, the Great Commission; simply stated, Elohim did not desire a repeat of the horrific failures and demonic compromise demonstrated by the Adamic and Noahic generations disqualifying them as progenitors of the Messiah and Messiah’s eschatological purposes; therefore, Elohim set-forth codified, relevant, fragmented, edits directly addressing what Jacob’s children were to do and obey in order to be holy as Elohim is Holy (Leviticus 21:8; Exodus 19:6; 1 Peter 1:16).

Law – Righteousness and Christianity,

Christians, those who have entered into New Covenant relationship with Elohim by faith in Messiah Jesus, do NOT live their daily life thinking about, contemplating, Torah or Sinai or Moses or days or diets; Christians walk and live by the Holy Spirit who indwells them by New Covenant promise (Ezekiel 36:27) and the Spirit produces divine fruit through the His anointing, “fruit of the Spirit” that fulfills all Law (Ephesians 1:13-14; Galatians 5:16-23; Matthew 7:15-20).

Old Covenant v. New Covenant – Two unique Covenants with completely different applications of Law but one unified method of attaining “righteousness” with Elohim; that is, FAITH (Hebrews 11; John 3; Ephesians 2:8-9).

Application of Law – Old Covenant v. New Covenant, a discussion…

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Understanding the differentiation, application, of Law that exists between the Old and New Covenants…

Premise,

Christians are NOT under the Law Covenant, Torah, Sinai, Moses, laws, rules, diets, days, etched in stone or scratched upon parchment (Romans 6:14; Romans 7:6). Christianity is the New Covenant; the application of the Law in the New Covenant is through the indwelling Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13-14; Galatians 5:16; Ezekiel 36:27) via a redeemed conscience (2 Corinthians 5:17) and the eternal spiritual law written upon the heart at conception, infused within the human genome on Day-6 (Romans 2:14-15; Hebrews 10:16; Ezekiel 11:19; Jeremiah 31:33).

Discussion,

The New Covenant was foreordained to be realized within the Realm of Time via the children of Israel and Messiah came to them, specifically (Matthew 15:24), to proselytize Jacob’s children in the Gospel, the New Covenant, the Great Commission, where a radically different application of Law from that of the Law Covenant would be realized through the indwelling Holy Spirit who would be given as the Seal and Guarantor of New Covenant relationship with the Father through faith in the Son, the Messiah, Jesus Christ.

In the New Covenant, the law written upon the heart (Romans 2:14-15), infused within the human genome on Day-6 of creation, would be enlivened by the indwelling Holy Spirit and that eternal spiritual law would be made methodically applicable to the redeemed in Jesus through a redeemed conscience (2 Corinthians 5:17) and through this spiritual catalyst of the enlivened spiritual law fused with the redeemed conscience (the new creation in Messiah), the indwelling Holy Spirit would produce “fruits of righteousness” (Galatians 5; Matthew 7:15-20) through the Christian and this fruit would fulfill the righteous mandates of all Law, that which was codified in stone at Sinai, scratched upon parchment by Moses and the eternal spiritual law infused within the human genome on Day-6.

The New Covenant and the Rock of Stumbling for the Jew and Israelite…

It is true that the New Covenant’s ordination was to manifest through Israel’s children as was the Great Commission and Jesus came to them specifically for that purpose (Matthew 15:24); unfortunately, tragically, Israel’s children rejected the Great Commission, Israel’s children rejected the New Covenant’s Gospel and its Messenger, the Messiah, Jesus Christ; therefore, due to the critical eschatological necessity for the New Covenant’s Gospel and its Messenger, the atonement for sin, the defeat of Satan at Golgotha (1 John 3:8b; Genesis 3:15), Elohim had no eschatological default other than delegating the New Covenant, the Gospel, the Great Commission, to the Gentile (Romans 11:25). The New Covenant and its Administrator, the Messiah, Yeshua, has become a stumbling block to the unbelieving Jew and Israelite who will ultimately perish in the “second death” due their absence of saving faith (Romans 9:33).

Israel’s children failed Elohim yet the imperative of Satan’s defeat at Golgotha through Messiah, the blood atonement for sin through the Messiah, MUST BE FULFILLED in order for all things to culminate in That Day, the Tribulation; the Millennial Kingdom; the Judgment of the Condemned; the destruction of the Earth and Heavens by fire; the purification of the Earth and the creation of the New Earth; the divine manifestation of the New Jerusalem.

Elohim will not be mocked nor will His eschatological purposes concerning the defeat of Satan, the destruction of the Devil’s works via Messiah at Golgotha (1 John 3:8b) via the Gospel and the reestablishment of order, peace, holiness, to His Kingdom be thwarted by a hard-hearted, obstinate, people who refuse to believe by faith that Yeshua is Messiah. Israel is welcome in the New Covenant but Torah and Sinai and Moses are simply eschatological roadmaps and NOT the destination (Galatians 3:24; 4:4). Yeshua is the Destination and only by faith in Yeshua as Messiah will Israel find life in the Kingdom, the New Jerusalem (John 14:6).

The New Covenant

Jeremiah 31:31–34

31 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, 32 not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, declares the Lord. 33 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34 And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”

Ezekiel 11

19 And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within them. I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh, 20 that they may walk in my statutes and keep my rules and obey them. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God. 21 But as for those whose heart goes after their detestable things and their abominations, I will 4 bring their deeds upon their own heads, declares the Lord God.”

Ezekiel 36

24 I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries and bring you into your own land. 25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. 26 And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules.

Conclusion,

Each of the articles defining the uniqueness of the New Covenant are fulfilled through Messiah’s Gospel, His blood atonement (Matthew 26:28) and its application in the life of the redeemed through faith in Jesus today; again, unfortunately, Israel disqualified itself from the New Covenant due unbelief (Romans 9-10-11; Matthew 23:37).

What Elohim foreordained for Israel was rejected by Israel’s children; therefore, the articles and promises of the New Covenant have been delegated to the Gentile until the fullness of the Gentiles have entered the Kingdom of Elohim (Romans 11:25). Jesus is the Door to this Kingdom (John 10:9) and he or she who enters therein by faith in Jesus as their Messiah will be saved from the “second death” in Hell (John 3; John 14:6; Revelation 20:11-15).