1 John 3:16


"By this we perceive the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren."

Sunday 21 March 2010

Establish the Law

Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yes, we establish the law. (Rom 3:31).

This means that because Christ fulfilled the law, as we are in Him we have also fulfilled it. It means that because Christ leads us in the faith that works through love, our lives establish the spirit, intent and principles that are written in the law.

Since the law contains the values of God and was authored by God, those who live in opposition to the values contained within the law are not in Christ and Christ is not in them. They are in lawlessness.

Whosoever commits sin transgresses also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins; and in Him is no sin. Whosoever abides in Him sins not: whosoever sins hath not seen Him, neither known Him.

Little children, let no man deceive you: he that does righteousness is righteous, even as He is righteous. He that commits sin is of the devil; for the devil sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. Whosoever is born of God does not commit sin; for His seed remains in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

In this the children of God are manifest and the children of the devil: whosoever does not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loves not his brother. For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. (1 John 3:4-11).

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