Trusting Christ

Christ is called "The Law Giver." We no longer need the Law to convict us, that already happened, now the Law in Us convicts others who have not trusted Christ.

I do not "follow" the commandments, they are a part of me. Do I need to work real hard to breathe, no I do that because it is life to me. Do I need to ponder whether or not to feed myself when I am hungry? NO, I am compelled to eat naturally without thought.

Anyone who is working real hard in an attempt to obey the Law, does not understand that they will not be saved by that. We are saved by trusting Christ, He is the One Who works in us. As we grow in Lord, His desires become our desires, we don't have to work and worry about doing something that we love and want to do, it comes naturally.

When we are weak and fail at times, it grates on our soul until we confess and stop. We are compelled by our hatred of sin, to stop that which is tormenting our soul.

Galatians 3:24 "Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith."

Ephesians 2:8 "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;"

We have works because we are saved, not to save us, works are the evidence that we have been changed from death into life.

1 John 3:14 "We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death."

John 5:24 ""Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life."

We do not work to be good or do good deeds, it is Christ Who works in us, His way in His timing. We can trust Him to take us where we need to go. When we fail He will discipline us to return to obedience.

Hebrews 12:6 "FOR THOSE WHOM THE LORD LOVES HE DISCIPLINES, AND HE SCOURGES EVERY SON WHOM HE RECEIVES."

Christ never leaves us, never throws us away because we are not perfect, He does keep us and spanks us when needed just as an earthly father should do to redirect His children.

 

Anyone who tells us that we need to follow the commandments to be saved, is spreading a religion by man's works. When we trust Christ He does the work in His children.

 

Those who have no conscience over their sin, defend it, love it and torment the believers, have never been born again, they have no love for the Word, God's people and worse yet, there is a contempt for Christ.