Spiritual Growth- and the Law

There is a huge sect of people who believe when you talk about sanctification you are reverting back to the Law.

1. Laws : Ceremonial Law - hukkim or chuqqah: Custom of a nation feasts and festivals, Sabbath, circumcision, Passover, and the redemption of the firstborn

2. Laws: Ten Commandments- Moral Law mishpatim: Justice and judgement

Exodus 20:7

3. Laws: Judicial laws (laws of the land)

Exodus 21:12–14 (KJV 1900)

12 He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.

13 And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.

14 But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

Jesus fulfilled the Law

Matthew 5:17 KJV 1900

17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

This is how the Jews stumbled

Romans 9:32–33 KJV 1900

32 Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone; 33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

How the Gentiles stumbled

Romans 9:30 KJV 1900

30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.

How we gentiles stumble now -

Law of Liberty

Romans 8:1 KJV 1900

1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

We stumble because we FORGET

James 1:25 KJV 1900

25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

1) Forgetful Hearers

A. Perfect law of liberty

a. Everything we learned from salvation to Today

i. ignorance is bliss !!

2) Doer of the work

Spiritual Growth

Greatest Commandment

Luke 10:27 (KJV 1900)

27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.