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| Graceambassador |
WHO FULFILLED THE TEN COMMANDMENTS? These questions arose in another conversation: Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. Revelation 14:12 "Question does it say God? Question does it say commandments? Question what exactly are Gods commandments?" Yes three times! But how rudimentar! A question posed such as this begs an analysis of its logic. A long time ago I decided to use a method of teaching that begins with an absurdity and progress it into something from which we can draw some teaching; I will use this method as I answer these three questions above: First, if one wants to prove that fulfilling the "Ten Commandments" is the means, that when ADDED to faith in Jesus led this people to heaven, we must consider the following absurdity: Let's change TEN COMMANDMENTS to other biblical terms: Example the text of Zacheus: Here is the patience of the saints; here are they that distributed his riches to the poor and the faith of JesusÖ Does that mean that "distributing one riches to the poor" ADDED to the faith of Jesus is the reason why one is in heaven? How about another "Hebraism" used at least three times in the O.T. Try it: Here is the patience of the saints; here are they that pissed against the wall, and the faith of JesusÖ Does that mean that "pissing against the wall" ADDED to the faith of Jesus is the reason why they are in heaven? We have foundational and an interpretation combined in the same ERROR here: INTERPRETATION ERROR First the text does not imply that their patience in keeping the Ten Commandments is the condition sine qua non for these saints to be in heaven. Second, this text is in a book called BIBLE WHICH SHOULD BE INTERPRETED AS A WHOLE NOT AS IN A CAFETERIA MENU STYLE. THERE ARE PLENTY EVIDENCE IN THE BIBLE THAT FULFILLING THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, OR THE 613 LAWS IS ANYTHING POSSIBLE IN THE HUMAN FLESH. Paul says that those who "sow in the flesh from the flesh shall reap corruption". Galatians 6:7. In context, this means to "rely upon your flesh to be saved". Rely upon flesh is defined theologically as to try to fulfill the law as a way to self-salvation in addition or not to the sacrifice of Christ. This leads me to the FOUNDATION ERROR FOUNDATIONAL ERROR If one relies upon his own ability to fulfill the law, two things may be in place in this person's heart: MISTRUST IN THE SACRIFICE OF JESUS LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF JESUS WORK First, we must totally mistrust the sacrifice of Jesus as UNIQUE AND SUFFICIENT to wash away ALL OUR SINS, PRESENT, PAST AND FUTURE, if we attempt to rely on our own ability to fulfill the Ten Commandments to be in heaven. We must think that when Jesus said "It is finished" he was saying anything other than "ALL HAS BEEN FULFILLED, NOTHING NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO IT, I'VE DONE IT ALL THAT YOU COULD NOT DO YOURSELF". Second, by attempting to save ourselves by fulfilling the Ten Commandments, we must totally be ignorant of the work of Christ. HE WAS SENT TO BE MADE SIN, HE WHO KNEW NO SIN, THAT WE MUST BE THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IN CHRIST! Romans, 3:22, Romans 5:17, 21 2 Corinthians 5:21. This means that JESUS FULFILLED THE LAW, ANY LAW, INCLUDING THE TEN COMMANDMENTS at Calvary, by His death in the cross. Acceptance of my inability to fulfill the law and receiving Christ's sufficient sacrifice in fulfilling the law; recognition that God ONLY RECOGNIZES Christ's sacrifice as a means of ETERNAL SALVATION (to be in heaven) |blue{is really what matters as far as I am concerned.} God is the one who will look at each of the elect's heart, then, based upon the work of Jesus, and WILL IMPART THE FAITH OF JESUS, which cannot be ignored in the text alluded to by our noble questioner. Let's look at it: ...and the faith of Jesus... THE FAITH OF JESUS This is an expression that appear throughout the writings of Paul, which, unfortunately many translators have translated "faith in Jesus". In Galatians 2, verses 16 through 20 we have a sample of such a confusion: The same declination for "works of the law" in the Greek is used for "faith of Jesus". These things are in contrast. So the text should always read, "faith of Jesus" instead of "faith in Jesus". Verse 20, memorized every Sunday in Sunday School, is the best proof: (In context) I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith OF the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. The reason those saints are in heaven is because of the Faith of Jesus being imparted to them by the Holy Spirit! No more! No less! They were able not to: KILL STEAL COMMIT ADULTERY, what have youÖ because the faith of Jesus imparted to them by the Holy Spirit. The faith that by Grace, removes our SINS AND THE DESIRE TO SIN! The faith of Jesus, which, in spite of all the pain, despite, abandonment from friends and family, his own bosom friend Peter denying him, betrayal by one of his own, and ultimately, THE FATHER FORSAKING HIM BECAUSE HE COULD NOT BEHOLD SIN, Jesus maintained HIS faith and cried out "INTO THINE HANDS I COMMIT MY SPIRIT". Even when abandoned by God, He COMMITS TO GOD! This is the faith that is imparted to us that makes us PATIENT. This is the faith, Jesus' faith, the faith of Jesus, that GUARANTEES THAT WE HAVE AN ETERNAL REST, JESUS: OUR SABBATH! Here is the patience of the Saints: THE FAITH OF JESUS, as my means of GRACE! NOT MY WORKS! Have you trusted Jesus as your only foundation? Have you trusted Jesus as the one who fulfilled the TEN COMMANDMENTS in your behalf? Have you trusted Jesus as the ONLY means to Salvation or do you trust your flesh and fleshly efforts to fulfill the TEN COMMANDMENTS? If the latter is truth, can you say fully that YOU NEVER BROKE ANY COMMANDMENTS? If you say YES you are sinning because the Bible says that ALL HAVE SINNED. If you say know and still trust in yourself, what kind of foundation is this? If you're still trying, when is it going to be enough for God? When you "feel" it is enough, what is the guaranty that it is really enough and YOUR FLESH will not demand more? Well, let me say that JESUS' SACRIFICE IS ENOUGH FOR GOD! How firm is your foundation? GRACE AMBASSADOR |
