Gary Sullivan
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The chances of even believing preachers in local churches teaching anything beyond the foundational truths are remote, although there will be much better teachers/preachers than me that people will be blessed by in places throughout the world. As always if you really want to grow and bring glory to the LORD you must contact Ariel Ministries for the wealth and volume of excellent teaching available.
Remember spiritual growth does not come by some earthshaking experience that makes us supernatural but by a knowledge of the WORD of GOD that must be learned and practiced.
So many believers are happy to be led by daily devotionals which are feeble without the capacity to build you up. It is obvious that most of the authors of these devotionals are less mature than those that read them, and more important some use the NAME OF JESUS without any faith in HIS NAME. Most of these teachings are devoid of content even though they quote from the Bible.
12) Let us look at the 5 purposes revealed in Scripture for the enactment of the Law of Moses then move on to other facts people must understand.
a) The Law of Moses firstly reveals the standard of righteousness that GOD demanded to be in a proper relationship with HIM. So it reveals His holiness in as much as we can comprehend as mere mortals ( see Isaiah 55:8-9).
b) The second purpose of the Law was to provide the conduct of life for Old Testament believers e.g. Romans 3:20 and 3:28 In these verses it is clear that no man can be justified by the Law. The law was NEVER, NEVER a means of salvation because salvation is by Grace through faith not be works or rituals.
c) The Third purpose of the Mosaic Law was to reveal sin as we see in Romans 3:19-20; Romans 5:20 ; Romans 7:7 etc.
d) the fourth purpose, seems odd but is not, and that is that it provokes those who try to keep it to sin more. Please go to Romans 4:15 and Romans 7:7-13. The law of Moses came into provoke one to sin more. This will receive a full explanation shortly. What Paul, by divine inspiration, is telling in this church age is that Law that was given to Israel needs a base of operation. No law no transgression. A transgression is a violation of a specific command given by God to us. Sin always existed before and will do so until the present heavens and earth are just dissolved by GOD but a transgression is a violation of a specific command.
The base of operation is our sin nature, the only nature we had prior to the new birth. The word always challenges us to go the way of the LORD, which is why so many people do not want to go into epistles and keep HIS WORD. That is why people love to be taught by leaders who will change the written word to help them continue in our fruitless habits of old. It is quite pathetic that so many accept error in the BODY. GOD commands that women never teach men, and in HIS grace even goes back to the time Adam sinned in 1 Timothy 2:12-13. Do not these people know how rebellious it is to assume authority over the revealed WORD GOD. They may be believers but when they contradict the written word to us in this age they are following the old nature not the new.
As soon as the Law says do not do this the sin nature says Yes I will, and conversely so. We have all done this even under the Law of CHRIST. Without a specific command, there is no violation but the Law came in and the sin nature rebels and sins more.
In the Law of CHRIST today most believing bible teachers will not go to the many passages in Scripture dealing with holiness and admonitions to correct as they have a humanistic and not theistic concept of God's love. His desire is that we grow up and bring glory to HIS NAME and then HE showers blessings upon us. Too many Christians are happy to merely believe without pressing on to the wonderful blessings promised to faithful servants in eternity. God loves to bless us but HE never blesses disobedience. Again the word is there in the epistles for us today. GOD does not view us as being disobedient for the commands we have only seen but also for those we did not bother to behold in the WORD. There are many parts to the character of our wonderful LORD but the one least emphasised today is HIS HOLINESS.
When we get to John 14 this becomes clearer.
e) The final purpose explains the reason for the fourth purpose. In Galatians 3:24-25 Paul tells us that the final purpose of the Law was to lead the person under the Law to faith.Every time a person tried to keep the Law he failed and once honest with himself he would realise he could not cope without divine enablement. When all fleshly options fail he turns in faith to GOD. Paul in Romans 7:7-13 speaks of his early months as a believer. He knew he was saved by Grace through faith in his Messiah but in his early days, he tried being sanctified by the Law. He tells us that as soon he tried not to covet, commanded by the Law, he realised he was full of sin and coveted. This drove him back to utter faith. So the fifth purpose of the Law was to drive one to faith, specifically in Jesus the Messiah.
More on this later.
The next thing believers need to understand is the Unity of the Law of Moses. In the Bible, the Law is viewed as a single unit the Torah.Even though it contained 613 commands it was always singular. The same applies to the Greek word NOMOS.
The Law is conveniently divided into moral, ceremonial and legal parts by many but it is NEVER divided in that way in Scripture.Neither is there any scriptural basis for separating the first 10 commandments from the rest.
It is this principle of the unity of the Law of Moses that is found behind the statement in James 2:10. In this verse, James is teaching those Jewish believers wanting to keep certain parts of the Law that once their inward desire was to keep some part of the Law then he placed himself under the obligation to keep the whole law, which is impossible. This is true because the Law of Moses is one single unit. The point is that GOD knows all our intents before we act and the moment someone sees a need to do some part of the Law the Holy Spirit will say " Ok now keep the whole Law" Those who listen soon get back on the track of the only way ie faith. The point is made that if one kept the ceremonial and legal requirements but failed one moral requirement then he violated the whole Law. The reality that no one could keep any part of the Law because we are all utterly depraved in all parts of our being. The moments we see GOD as HE is we know.
The point made by James was revealed by Moses at the time of the enactment of the Law in Deuteronomy 27:26.
Remember spiritual growth does not come by some earthshaking experience that makes us supernatural but by a knowledge of the WORD of GOD that must be learned and practiced.
So many believers are happy to be led by daily devotionals which are feeble without the capacity to build you up. It is obvious that most of the authors of these devotionals are less mature than those that read them, and more important some use the NAME OF JESUS without any faith in HIS NAME. Most of these teachings are devoid of content even though they quote from the Bible.
12) Let us look at the 5 purposes revealed in Scripture for the enactment of the Law of Moses then move on to other facts people must understand.
a) The Law of Moses firstly reveals the standard of righteousness that GOD demanded to be in a proper relationship with HIM. So it reveals His holiness in as much as we can comprehend as mere mortals ( see Isaiah 55:8-9).
b) The second purpose of the Law was to provide the conduct of life for Old Testament believers e.g. Romans 3:20 and 3:28 In these verses it is clear that no man can be justified by the Law. The law was NEVER, NEVER a means of salvation because salvation is by Grace through faith not be works or rituals.
c) The Third purpose of the Mosaic Law was to reveal sin as we see in Romans 3:19-20; Romans 5:20 ; Romans 7:7 etc.
d) the fourth purpose, seems odd but is not, and that is that it provokes those who try to keep it to sin more. Please go to Romans 4:15 and Romans 7:7-13. The law of Moses came into provoke one to sin more. This will receive a full explanation shortly. What Paul, by divine inspiration, is telling in this church age is that Law that was given to Israel needs a base of operation. No law no transgression. A transgression is a violation of a specific command given by God to us. Sin always existed before and will do so until the present heavens and earth are just dissolved by GOD but a transgression is a violation of a specific command.
The base of operation is our sin nature, the only nature we had prior to the new birth. The word always challenges us to go the way of the LORD, which is why so many people do not want to go into epistles and keep HIS WORD. That is why people love to be taught by leaders who will change the written word to help them continue in our fruitless habits of old. It is quite pathetic that so many accept error in the BODY. GOD commands that women never teach men, and in HIS grace even goes back to the time Adam sinned in 1 Timothy 2:12-13. Do not these people know how rebellious it is to assume authority over the revealed WORD GOD. They may be believers but when they contradict the written word to us in this age they are following the old nature not the new.
As soon as the Law says do not do this the sin nature says Yes I will, and conversely so. We have all done this even under the Law of CHRIST. Without a specific command, there is no violation but the Law came in and the sin nature rebels and sins more.
In the Law of CHRIST today most believing bible teachers will not go to the many passages in Scripture dealing with holiness and admonitions to correct as they have a humanistic and not theistic concept of God's love. His desire is that we grow up and bring glory to HIS NAME and then HE showers blessings upon us. Too many Christians are happy to merely believe without pressing on to the wonderful blessings promised to faithful servants in eternity. God loves to bless us but HE never blesses disobedience. Again the word is there in the epistles for us today. GOD does not view us as being disobedient for the commands we have only seen but also for those we did not bother to behold in the WORD. There are many parts to the character of our wonderful LORD but the one least emphasised today is HIS HOLINESS.
When we get to John 14 this becomes clearer.
e) The final purpose explains the reason for the fourth purpose. In Galatians 3:24-25 Paul tells us that the final purpose of the Law was to lead the person under the Law to faith.Every time a person tried to keep the Law he failed and once honest with himself he would realise he could not cope without divine enablement. When all fleshly options fail he turns in faith to GOD. Paul in Romans 7:7-13 speaks of his early months as a believer. He knew he was saved by Grace through faith in his Messiah but in his early days, he tried being sanctified by the Law. He tells us that as soon he tried not to covet, commanded by the Law, he realised he was full of sin and coveted. This drove him back to utter faith. So the fifth purpose of the Law was to drive one to faith, specifically in Jesus the Messiah.
The next thing believers need to understand is the Unity of the Law of Moses. In the Bible, the Law is viewed as a single unit the Torah.Even though it contained 613 commands it was always singular. The same applies to the Greek word NOMOS.
The Law is conveniently divided into moral, ceremonial and legal parts by many but it is NEVER divided in that way in Scripture.Neither is there any scriptural basis for separating the first 10 commandments from the rest.
It is this principle of the unity of the Law of Moses that is found behind the statement in James 2:10. In this verse, James is teaching those Jewish believers wanting to keep certain parts of the Law that once their inward desire was to keep some part of the Law then he placed himself under the obligation to keep the whole law, which is impossible. This is true because the Law of Moses is one single unit. The point is that GOD knows all our intents before we act and the moment someone sees a need to do some part of the Law the Holy Spirit will say " Ok now keep the whole Law" Those who listen soon get back on the track of the only way ie faith. The point is made that if one kept the ceremonial and legal requirements but failed one moral requirement then he violated the whole Law. The reality that no one could keep any part of the Law because we are all utterly depraved in all parts of our being. The moments we see GOD as HE is we know.
The point made by James was revealed by Moses at the time of the enactment of the Law in Deuteronomy 27:26.
