November 17, 2024 - Is The Law A Problem?

Antinomian - anti = against / nomas = Law
"Against the Law"

Christians are released by grace from keeping the Law for righteousness - they are not against the Law!

Key word: RIGHTEOUSNESS

"For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes." - Romans 10:4

"For by works of the law no flesh shall be justified (declared righteous) - Galatians 2:16b

No one will be declared righteous in His sight by observing the law, rather through the law we become conscious of sin." - Romans 3:20

No one is righteous by keeping the Law; we simply cannot keep the Law perfectly

Now, believers are under grace, not the Law
The Law has NO bearing as far as salvation!
Believers are under the law of Messiah

Jesus told us that obeying His commands reveals something:
1) Obeying God demonstrates we truly love God - John 14:21; John 14:23
2) Obeying God demonstrates that we know Him - 1 John 2:3-4; 1 John 3:24
When we obey God, we are telling all God-deniers that we believe in Him
3) Obeying God demonstrates we are His friend
Those who love God for real and obey God's commands are called friends of God
Not every believer is called a friend of God
Only two men in Scripture are called God's friend, Abraham and Moses

Then there is YOU!
"You are My friendsif you do whatever I command you." - John 15:14

You, too, can be a friend of God, how?
OBEY HIM!

That is good news for weary travelers!

Shalom friends - completeness, soundness, welfare, success

PEACE GO WITH YOU!

Isaiah 26:3 "You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You."

Shalom, Shalom repeated twice. In Semitic languages when you want to emphasize a word, you repeat it two times.

Thus, when you mind stays on God, you not only have peace, you have really good peaces, peace peace, or perfect peace.