The law was not meant to fulfill us spiritually.
The work of Christ has freed us to live spiritually and not be bound by rules.
The book of Hebrews contains one of Paul's most impassioned themes. The supremacy of Christ. How do you convince people, born and raised to believe in the traditions and rituals of the sacrificial system of the law, that one man could provide the perfect sacrifice to end it all? This is the awe inspiring truth of the incarnation of Christ. What was he doing all those years in the bible that we have no record about? He was living the perfect life. . .for us, he was loving his family perfectly. . .for us, he was honoring his parents/teachers/friends perfectly. . .for us, he was handling his earthly father's work honestly. . .for us, he was respecting women and children. . .for us. Because we couldn't. We need his perfect record.
The law was fulfilled in Christ but was never designed to satisfy the deepest human need - to justify sinners.
the law was rigid. Those who disobeyed were punished by a sort of shunning and yes, even put to death.
there was no mercy in the law if there was willful breaking of it.
When you put your faith in Christ:
Your past sins are forgiven
Your present sins are forgiven
Your future sins are forgiven
Union with Christ is God looking at us and seeing "perfect record". Every. Time. Union with Christ is simply this: we confess him as savior and believe in our hearts (Romans 9:10-11) and suddenly the law is written on our hearts. Grace is initiated. No longer law on tablets of stone, immovable, and harsh, but on the nature of our being, tender, and beating with life.
When you put your faith in Christ:
Your past sins are forgiven
Your present sins are forgiven
Your future sins are forgiven
Union with Christ is God looking at us and seeing "perfect record". Every. Time. Union with Christ is simply this: we confess him as savior and believe in our hearts (Romans 9:10-11) and suddenly the law is written on our hearts. Grace is initiated. No longer law on tablets of stone, immovable, and harsh, but on the nature of our being, tender, and beating with life.
Hebrews 8:10-13
His law will be in our minds
His law will be on our hearts
He will be our God
We will be his people
*I thank Elyise Fitzpatrick for some of the ideas shared in this post. If you want to know more about the Joy of Incarnation check out #FoundInHim or buy her book of the same name.
No comments:
Post a Comment