GRACE vs. LAW

The law remains, for without the law there could be no CONDEMNATION. Jesus Christ did not OBLITERATE THE LAW, HE CAME TO TRANSFORM THE LAW INTO “AGAPE”, via the REBIRTH. Why else does one have to be BORN AGAIN? Now to those who ACCEPT JESUS CHRIST, and who OBEY HIS COMMANDS TO SEARCH HIM OUT, THE LAW IS DONE AWAY WITH IN AGAPE. IN OTHER WORDS, IT IS TRANSFORMED INTO “LOVE” the entire purpose of the law to begin with. to THOSE WHO REFUSE THE GRACE OF JESUS CHRIST, AND WHO REFUSE TO ENTER INTO THE “NEW COVENANT” THE LAW REMAINS IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT - which is why and how they are condemned before God.

You may ask, where in the New Testament or in the entire Word does it say that the law was changed? Here are but a FEW of the statements which TOTALLY CHANGE THE LAW., and we will start with Hebrews Seven:

Hebrews 7:10-28

For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him. [11] If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron? [12] For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. [13] For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar. [14] For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood. [15] And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest, [16] Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life. [17] For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. [18] For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof. [19] For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God. [20] And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest: [21] (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:) [22] By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament. [23] And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death: [24] But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. [25] Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. [26] For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; [27] Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself. [28] For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.

Now it is obvious the LETTER OF THE LAW KILLS and is NOT PERFECT. Therefore Jesus Christ came as our HIGH PRIEST, and has taken the place of the law of sacrifices and the law itself as we shall see.

Hebrews 8:7-10

For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. [8] For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: [9] Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord. [10] For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

(THE COVENANT OF AGAPE, OF REBIRTH)

Now THE OLD COVENANT WAS DONE AWAY WITH, it has WAXED OLD. It was REPLACED. Now I am not speaking here of the ABRAHAMIC, DAVIDIC or other covenants, I am speaking here of the CENTRAL COVENANT OF THE LAW: The FORESHADOW OF CHRIST, and when CHRIST CAME, the LAW CHANGED:

Hebrews 8:13

In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.

Now then, Jesus Christ agreed with this, for HE LEFT US ONLY ONE COMMANDMENT IN ACTUAL TRUTH: THAT WE AGAPE LOVE ONE ANOTHER. AGAPE NEEDS NO OTHER LAW, IT IS THE TOTAL AND COMPLETE FULFILLMENT OF THE LAW. It is the NEW COVENANT, THE COVENANT OF THE REBIRTH, THE COVENANT OF AGAPE:

Romans 13:8-11

Owe no man any thing, but to (AGAPE) love one another: for he that (AGAPE) loveth another hath fulfilled the law. [9] For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. [10] Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. [11] And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

Now Paul is quite certain here that AGAPE LOVE, that can only come at REBIRTH is the TOTAL AND COMPLETE FULFILLMENT OF THE LAW. In point of fact, the vast majority of Christians are TURNED AWAY FROM THE LORD BECAUSE THEY FAILED TO BECOME “BORN AGAIN” IN AGAPE SO THEY COULD FULFILL THE LAW OF AGAPE LOVE, THE “NEW COVENANT”. AGAPE comes by GRACE. GRACE is the opposite of LAW KEEPING. All LAW KEEPING IS CALLED WORKS, and either we are SAVED BY GRACE or we are CONDEMNED BY OUR WORKS.

Galatians 5:13-14

For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. [14] For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt (AGAPE) love thy neighbour as thyself.

CHRIST TRANSFORMED THE LAW INTO AGAPE. To deny that is to deny the entire NEW COVENANT. It is that simple. One can only obtain AGAPE by being BORN AGAIN, and there is no other method outlined in the Bible.

John 3:3-8

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. [4] Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? [5] Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. [6] That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. [7] Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. [8] The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

Did not Jesus say that ALL OF THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS COULD BE REDUCED DOWN TO AGAPE? The entire Bible points to the ultimate apex of the Old Testament: AGAPE LOVE, SHOWN TO US BY CHRIST, given to us at rebirth.

We cannot add law to law, observance to observance. It is not that keeping feast days is wrong per se, but it can easily become a diversion from seeking out God and Christ IN TRUTH. This is what God said about that:

Isaiah 1:13-20

Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. [14] Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them. [15] And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

NOW WHY IS GOD SO UPSET WITH ALL OF THESE FEAST DAYS, ASSEMBLIES AND SABBATHS?

[16] Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;

WASH? BE MADE CLEAN? This is a direct reference to REBIRTH:

Titus 3:5

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

The WASHING OF REGENERATION is the ONLY THING that will MAKE YOU CLEAN. YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH LAW KEEPING, ASSEMBLIES, SABBATH KEEPING OR ANY OTHER RITUAL. THIS IS FROM THE INNER HEART, A CHANGE IN HUMAN NATURE ITSELF.

[17] Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

[18] Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. [19] If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: [20] But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN. THE LAW WAS CHANGED - FROM THE EXTERNAL TO THE INTERNAL!! AGAPE HAS WITHIN IT ALL MORALITY AND ETHICAL CODES OF CONDUCT, which is the basis of the law in the first place, which is why you will find NO LAWS given to ADAM AND EVE at their creation. They did not need laws for they had within them AGAPE. It was Jesus who told you that unless you exceeded the righteousness of the Scribes, etc.. that you could not enter into heaven. He was telling you it was TOTALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU TO ENTER HEAVEN ON THAT BASIS. It is possible only via REBIRTH, only via the supernatural power of God to bestow Christ’s AGAPE to you that you be covered by HIS ROBES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. Christians often make mention that a testament can be changed. That is true only to the point of death of the testator, but once death has occurred, the TESTAMENT CANNOT BE ALTERED AT ALL.

Luke 22:20

Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.

Hebrews 9:15-18

And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. [16] For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. [17] For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. [18] Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.

We all need to study HEBREWS very carefully, and then go to John to discover the truth of what Jesus means by being BORN AGAIN or BORN FROM ABOVE, IN THE SPIRIT OF GOD, WHICH IS AGAPE, and come out from under the bondage of the law. THE LAW HAS BEEN CHANGED, IT IS NOW AGAPE.

The TORAH represents the LAW. The law kills. ONLY CHRIST CAN MAKE THE LAW ALIVE, AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF CHRISTIANS REFUSE TO COME TO HIM, SO THEREFORE DO NOT KNOW OR UNDERSTAND THE GRACE AND LOVE OF CHRIST, BUT RATHER ADD LAW UNTO LAW, AND OBSERVANCE TO OBSERVANCE. THEY ARE STILL UNDER THE LAW, just as the MANY IN MATTHEW SEVEN WERE STILL UNDER THE LAW. As a matter of actual fact, they revert back to their WORKS, in an attempt to prove to Christ they loved Him by their works. If they REALLY LOVED HIM, they would obey HIS COMMANDMENT TO SEARCH HIM OUT, FIND HIM, AND UNDERSTAND AND KNOW THE TRUTH OF AGAPE.

Matthew 6:33

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Does this say anything about law, assemblies or rituals? The FIRST thing you must do is to SEEK GOD OUT AND FIND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, WHICH IS IN JESUS CHRIST. For those who refuse the STRAIT GATE and NARROW WAY, which leads unto THE REVELATION OF CHRIST AND HIS AGAPE, THE LAW REMAINS AND WILL CONDEMN THEM TO ETERNAL RUIN. For those who OBEY CHRIST and HIS COMMAND TO ENTER IN, the GRACE OF OUR LORD IS THEIR COVERING. So Christ is telling the absolute truth of matter: HE CAME TO FULFILL THE LAW, and TRANSFORM IT INTO AGAPE VIA REBIRTH, and AT THE SAME TIME HE WILL NOT CHANGE OR ALTER THE LAW FOR ANY OF THOSE WHO REFUSE TO COME INTO THE NEW BIRTH EXPERIENCE. You then have a choice:

CHRIST<-------------------------------------------------------------àLAW

GRACE <---------------------------------------------------------------------àLEGALISM

LOVE<------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------àDUTY

The two concepts are mutually exclusive. The oft heard statement that “Jesus is telling us that he did not come to replace or change the old covenant and laws, is untrue. He not only did, He Himself says so in many places and in many different ways. Our ministry is not a debate or argue ministry. Ours is a presentation of the truth ministry, exactly as the Word of God was spoken. I have not missed it. I met Christ face to face in 1980. He showed me the NEW COVENANT. He showed me out it works, and why MILLIONS DO IN FACT MISS IT. The SIMPLICITY OF CHRIST IS AGAPE. There is no LAW other than AGAPE during this age of GRACE. Your letter indicates that you have not studied deep enough yet to grasp the full impact of GRACE vs. LAW, of OLD vs. NEW.

We are not saying, nor have we ever said, that the Old Testament is not important, but it is the BASIS from which CHRIST CAME. It is the FORESHADOW OF CHRIST, a way to present to Israel the concepts BEHIND MESSIAH and HIS MISSION OF REDEMPTION. To stick in the Old Testament is to BEGIN AT THE BEGINNING, rather than to go on to the advancement of the LIVING CHRIST, the ONLY ONE WHO REDEEM.

We will see a resurgence in law-keeping soon as the Sanhedrin rises up to establish their law keeping rituals and with the advancement of the Norchide Laws that they will attempt to bind upon all peoples of the world. If you have not Divine Love then all that remains is rituals and law keeping. There are no other options for us. Beware the total and complete rejection of GRACE and DIVINE LOVE via rebirth! It will soon be here in a STRONG DELUSION.

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