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I've been debating a few "we're under the law" people lately and one of the things that's clearly misunderstood is what trangression of the law is.
There's sinful acts which we wrestle with. This is our sinful nature. Paul talks about how we want to follow our mind in Christ but we wrestle against are sinful nature.
TheBible also says, when you're born again, you have died with Christ yet I live but it's not I who live but Christ that lives in me.
This is why we're not under the law. You're supposed to be dead in Christ so there's nobody alive to be under the law. You're now under Grace because Christ followed and fulfilled the law that we couldn't.
Hebrews 7 tells us the law has changed because we have a High Priest from the Tribe of Judah.
11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
13 For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.
14 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
15 And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,
16 Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
17 For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
18 For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.
19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
The Bible also says the law was our schoolmaster until faith(Jesus Christ) came and once faith came we're no longer under the schoolmaster.
Again, this goes to the misunderstanding of trangression of the law. If you're under the law, you're trangressing the law. This is because you can't perfectly follow the law or the commandments of God because of the carnal mind and our sinful nature. This is why we're Born Again and we crucify the flesh.
Now, what is trangression of the law?
Trangression of the law is living outside of God's commandments. Because of our carnal minds and sinful nature we're always breaking God's commandments.
This goes back to Adam. Look at Genesis 3. When Adam, Eve and the serpent were punished, Adam was the only one who was told he didn't obey God's commandment. This is why sin came through Adam and Jesus is the second Adam born of the woman's seed.
14 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
So sin came through Adam because he didn't follow God's commandment. This is the trangression of the law.
When you're born again, you can't trangress the law because you're under Grace. A seed is born in you which is the righteousness of Christ who perfectly followed God's commandments. Our sinful nature remains and keeps us from following God's commandments perfectly so we're under God's Grace through Christ.
1 John 3 tells us this:
4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
THANK YOU FOR GOD'S GRACE THROUGH JESUS CHRIST!
When it says, he cannot sin, it doesn't mean you don't still have a sinful nature. But you crucify the flesh when you're born again.
This means you can't trangress the law if you're born of God. This is because it's not about "you" it's about the seed within you when you're Born Again. This seed is the righteousness of Christ and "you" can't live outside of God's commandments because you're dead in Christ yet you live but it's Christ that lives within you.
Is this a license to sin? Paul knew this line of thinking was coming and he said,"God forbid."
First, only God knows the heart so only God knows who's truly Born Again and who's seed remaineth in them.
Secondly, when we're Born Again, we have the mind of Christ and the Holy Spirit and that makes it hard if not impossible to live comfortably in the sinful nature.
So if you're under the law then you're sinning not because of a particular sinful act but because you're operating outside of God's commandments. This is because "you" are supposed to be dead in Christ so there's nobody alive to be under the law. You're under Grace because Christ perfectly followed God's commandments and fulfilled the law and you're covered by what He did on the Cross not by your flesh being under the law which you can't follow perfectly or fulfill.
There's sinful acts which we wrestle with. This is our sinful nature. Paul talks about how we want to follow our mind in Christ but we wrestle against are sinful nature.
TheBible also says, when you're born again, you have died with Christ yet I live but it's not I who live but Christ that lives in me.
This is why we're not under the law. You're supposed to be dead in Christ so there's nobody alive to be under the law. You're now under Grace because Christ followed and fulfilled the law that we couldn't.
Hebrews 7 tells us the law has changed because we have a High Priest from the Tribe of Judah.
11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
13 For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.
14 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
15 And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,
16 Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
17 For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
18 For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.
19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
The Bible also says the law was our schoolmaster until faith(Jesus Christ) came and once faith came we're no longer under the schoolmaster.
Again, this goes to the misunderstanding of trangression of the law. If you're under the law, you're trangressing the law. This is because you can't perfectly follow the law or the commandments of God because of the carnal mind and our sinful nature. This is why we're Born Again and we crucify the flesh.
Now, what is trangression of the law?
Trangression of the law is living outside of God's commandments. Because of our carnal minds and sinful nature we're always breaking God's commandments.
This goes back to Adam. Look at Genesis 3. When Adam, Eve and the serpent were punished, Adam was the only one who was told he didn't obey God's commandment. This is why sin came through Adam and Jesus is the second Adam born of the woman's seed.
14 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
So sin came through Adam because he didn't follow God's commandment. This is the trangression of the law.
When you're born again, you can't trangress the law because you're under Grace. A seed is born in you which is the righteousness of Christ who perfectly followed God's commandments. Our sinful nature remains and keeps us from following God's commandments perfectly so we're under God's Grace through Christ.
1 John 3 tells us this:
4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
THANK YOU FOR GOD'S GRACE THROUGH JESUS CHRIST!
When it says, he cannot sin, it doesn't mean you don't still have a sinful nature. But you crucify the flesh when you're born again.
This means you can't trangress the law if you're born of God. This is because it's not about "you" it's about the seed within you when you're Born Again. This seed is the righteousness of Christ and "you" can't live outside of God's commandments because you're dead in Christ yet you live but it's Christ that lives within you.
Is this a license to sin? Paul knew this line of thinking was coming and he said,"God forbid."
First, only God knows the heart so only God knows who's truly Born Again and who's seed remaineth in them.
Secondly, when we're Born Again, we have the mind of Christ and the Holy Spirit and that makes it hard if not impossible to live comfortably in the sinful nature.
So if you're under the law then you're sinning not because of a particular sinful act but because you're operating outside of God's commandments. This is because "you" are supposed to be dead in Christ so there's nobody alive to be under the law. You're under Grace because Christ perfectly followed God's commandments and fulfilled the law and you're covered by what He did on the Cross not by your flesh being under the law which you can't follow perfectly or fulfill.