His Perfect Laws to Bring Freedom and Prosperity
Sadly, the central theme of many preachers today is an anti-law message. They label Yahweh’s commandments, statutes and judgements as outdated and then proudly announce we no longer need to obey them since they have been ‘nailed to the cross‘. Of course, this is nothing but a deception and these preachers should listen more carefully to the warning of Yahshua who declared: “Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one title shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” (Matt 5:17-19)
He further continued, ‘it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one title of the law to fail“ (Luke 16:17) for “we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments“ (1 Jn 5:2) and “If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love” (John 15:10)
In fact, Yahshua not only taught us to “love God, and keep His commandments”, but actually raised the standard even higher. The law would not just relate to our actions, but our thoughts and attitudes too for “Having made a “…new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah…I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. (Jer 31:31-33)
With the laws now imprinted on our hearts and consciences, his laws would not only guide our actions, but also our thoughts and attitudes for it is in the heart where sin and rebellion begins. “Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment…Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.” (Matt 5:21-28)
Of course, by writing His laws on our hearts and inward parts and giving us His holy Spirit as our guide He “…shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you” (John 14:26) and will thereby enable us to keep His laws. We would now desire to obey Him and with His laws as much a part of us as any emotion, thought or desire we could finally be able to “love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. (Luke 10:27)
Sure, it will not be easy, but nor will it be “…too difficult for you or beyond your reach…No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it….See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. For I command you today to love Yahweh your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and Yahweh your God will bless you” (Deut 30:11-20)
For those who might still be under the misapprehension that being under grace lessens the importance of us obeying Him, Yahshua urges us “And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.” (Matt 5:29-30) In other words, we must do everything possible to avoid sin, even if it means the loss of a body part or our very life! Why? Because He wants us to “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.” (Matt 5:28)
None of this should come as a surprise. Yahshua was only continuing the teaching of what had already been revealed in the Old Testament scriptures which declared Yahweh’s commandments, statutes and judgements were perpetual:
“O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!” (Deut 5:29)
“Therefore thou shalt love Yahweh thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, always.” (Deut 11:1)
“Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O Yahweh, according to thy lovingkindness. Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.” (Ps 119:159-160)
“Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.” (Ex 31:16)
“And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to Yahweh throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever…And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread…in your generations by an ordinance for ever…” (Ex 12:14 and 17)
The prophets also declare Yahweh’s laws will remain forever, for Yahshua is soon to return to establish His government and administer the laws Himself. The nations will be required to appear before Him each year and worship Him as King and even to keep the feast of tabernacles:
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever...” (Isa 9:6-7)
“But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of Yahweh shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem.” (Mic 4:2)
“And Yahweh shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Yahweh, and his name one. And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, Yahweh of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, Yahweh of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith Yahweh will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. “ (Zec 14:9, 16-19)
Some might refer to the teachings of Paul and argue that we are now “dead to the law”. However, Paul himself said:
“Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.” (Rom 3:31) “For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.” (Rom 2:12-13)
“Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful. For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good…I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. For I delight in the law of God after the inward man…I thank God through Yahshua Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.” (Rom 7:12-25)
“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Yahshua, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Yahshua hath made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” (Rom 8:1-14)
What law then, are we dead to? The law of sin and death! “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Yahshua Christ our Lord.” (Rom 6:23) Since we have all sinned, we all deserve death in accordance with His just and perfect law. However, Yahshua as our representative and substitute, died in our place for our sins that we might be restored back into a position of covenant keeping, instead of covenant breaking. Enabling us to keep the law, being free “from the law of sin and death” (Rom 8:2) “that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us” (Rom 8:4) Therefore, we are restored to a position of law-keeping. While the man as covenant-breaker is in “enmity against God” (Rom 8:7) and subject “the law of sin and death”, the believer is under “the law of the spirit of life in Christ” (Rom 8:2)
To the man on death row, the law is death, but to the godly man, the law which places another man in prison is life, in that it protects him, his family and property from criminals. Without any law, society would quickly collapse into anarchy and chaos before falling into the hands of the hoodlums.
Yahweh in creating man, ordered him to subdue the earth and exercise dominion over it (Gen 1:28) Man, in attempting to establish separate dominion and independent jurisdiction over the earth (Gen 3:5) fell into sin and death. Yahweh, in order to re-establish His kingdom, called Abraham and then Israel to be His people, to subdue the earth and exercise dominion under Him. The law given through Moses, established the laws of a godly society and nation.
This was the purpose of Christ coming. As sin-bearer of the ‘elect’ (Israel), Christ died to make atonement for our sins, to restore us to our position of righteousness under Yahweh. Israel being redeemed is recalled back to the original purpose and calling, to exercise dominion under Yahweh, to be covenant-keepers and to fulfil the “the righteousness of the law” (Rom 8:4). The law therefore remains central to Yahweh’s plan and purpose. Israel’s justification is by the grace of Yahweh. Israel’s sancification is by means of the law of Yahweh. Israel is thereby called to implement, administer and follow His laws that we might establish the society, nation and kingdom He requires.
“To be spiritually minded is life and peace” (Rom 8:6), and this does not mean each man living according to his own heart, each deciding what he thinks best, but rather following the laws of Yahweh which He has put “in their inward parts“ and written “in their hearts” under the guidance of the spirit of God whom “…shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” (John 14:26)
The purpose of grace is not to set aside the law but to fulfil the law and enable us to keep the law. If the law was so serious that our Heavenly Father would require the sacrifice of His only begotten son to make atonement for our sin, it would be strange that He would then simply abandon His law! The goal of the law is not lawlessness and the purpose of grace a lawless contempt for the giver of grace.
The increasing breakdown of law and order must first be attributed to the church leaders and their persistent anti-law message and compromise with the world. If the church and its leaders are lax and don’t respect the law, then will not the people soon follow? For civil law can not be separated from Yahweh’s law for His law includes all laws, including civil, judicial, ecclesiastical, societal, family and any other form of law. Any society which despises Yahweh’s law places itself under His judgement.
It is time we understood our freedom, liberty and prosperity can only come when we implement, administer and follow His just and perfect laws, both as a nation and a people.
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Peace Through Christ Only
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He further continued, ‘it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one title of the law to fail“ (Luke 16:17) for “we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments“ (1 Jn 5:2) and “If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love” (John 15:10)
In fact, Yahshua not only taught us to “love God, and keep His commandments”, but actually raised the standard even higher. The law would not just relate to our actions, but our thoughts and attitudes too for “Having made a “…new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah…I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. (Jer 31:31-33)
With the laws now imprinted on our hearts and consciences, his laws would not only guide our actions, but also our thoughts and attitudes for it is in the heart where sin and rebellion begins. “Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment…Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.” (Matt 5:21-28)
Of course, by writing His laws on our hearts and inward parts and giving us His holy Spirit as our guide He “…shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you” (John 14:26) and will thereby enable us to keep His laws. We would now desire to obey Him and with His laws as much a part of us as any emotion, thought or desire we could finally be able to “love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. (Luke 10:27)
Sure, it will not be easy, but nor will it be “…too difficult for you or beyond your reach…No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it….See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. For I command you today to love Yahweh your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and Yahweh your God will bless you” (Deut 30:11-20)
For those who might still be under the misapprehension that being under grace lessens the importance of us obeying Him, Yahshua urges us “And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.” (Matt 5:29-30) In other words, we must do everything possible to avoid sin, even if it means the loss of a body part or our very life! Why? Because He wants us to “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.” (Matt 5:28)
None of this should come as a surprise. Yahshua was only continuing the teaching of what had already been revealed in the Old Testament scriptures which declared Yahweh’s commandments, statutes and judgements were perpetual:
“O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!” (Deut 5:29)
“Therefore thou shalt love Yahweh thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, always.” (Deut 11:1)
“Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O Yahweh, according to thy lovingkindness. Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.” (Ps 119:159-160)
“Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.” (Ex 31:16)
“And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to Yahweh throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever…And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread…in your generations by an ordinance for ever…” (Ex 12:14 and 17)
The prophets also declare Yahweh’s laws will remain forever, for Yahshua is soon to return to establish His government and administer the laws Himself. The nations will be required to appear before Him each year and worship Him as King and even to keep the feast of tabernacles:
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever...” (Isa 9:6-7)
“But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of Yahweh shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem.” (Mic 4:2)
“And Yahweh shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Yahweh, and his name one. And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, Yahweh of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, Yahweh of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith Yahweh will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. “ (Zec 14:9, 16-19)
Some might refer to the teachings of Paul and argue that we are now “dead to the law”. However, Paul himself said:
“Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.” (Rom 3:31) “For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.” (Rom 2:12-13)
“Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful. For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good…I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. For I delight in the law of God after the inward man…I thank God through Yahshua Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.” (Rom 7:12-25)
“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Yahshua, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Yahshua hath made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” (Rom 8:1-14)
What law then, are we dead to? The law of sin and death! “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Yahshua Christ our Lord.” (Rom 6:23) Since we have all sinned, we all deserve death in accordance with His just and perfect law. However, Yahshua as our representative and substitute, died in our place for our sins that we might be restored back into a position of covenant keeping, instead of covenant breaking. Enabling us to keep the law, being free “from the law of sin and death” (Rom 8:2) “that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us” (Rom 8:4) Therefore, we are restored to a position of law-keeping. While the man as covenant-breaker is in “enmity against God” (Rom 8:7) and subject “the law of sin and death”, the believer is under “the law of the spirit of life in Christ” (Rom 8:2)
To the man on death row, the law is death, but to the godly man, the law which places another man in prison is life, in that it protects him, his family and property from criminals. Without any law, society would quickly collapse into anarchy and chaos before falling into the hands of the hoodlums.
Yahweh in creating man, ordered him to subdue the earth and exercise dominion over it (Gen 1:28) Man, in attempting to establish separate dominion and independent jurisdiction over the earth (Gen 3:5) fell into sin and death. Yahweh, in order to re-establish His kingdom, called Abraham and then Israel to be His people, to subdue the earth and exercise dominion under Him. The law given through Moses, established the laws of a godly society and nation.
This was the purpose of Christ coming. As sin-bearer of the ‘elect’ (Israel), Christ died to make atonement for our sins, to restore us to our position of righteousness under Yahweh. Israel being redeemed is recalled back to the original purpose and calling, to exercise dominion under Yahweh, to be covenant-keepers and to fulfil the “the righteousness of the law” (Rom 8:4). The law therefore remains central to Yahweh’s plan and purpose. Israel’s justification is by the grace of Yahweh. Israel’s sancification is by means of the law of Yahweh. Israel is thereby called to implement, administer and follow His laws that we might establish the society, nation and kingdom He requires.
“To be spiritually minded is life and peace” (Rom 8:6), and this does not mean each man living according to his own heart, each deciding what he thinks best, but rather following the laws of Yahweh which He has put “in their inward parts“ and written “in their hearts” under the guidance of the spirit of God whom “…shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” (John 14:26)
The purpose of grace is not to set aside the law but to fulfil the law and enable us to keep the law. If the law was so serious that our Heavenly Father would require the sacrifice of His only begotten son to make atonement for our sin, it would be strange that He would then simply abandon His law! The goal of the law is not lawlessness and the purpose of grace a lawless contempt for the giver of grace.
The increasing breakdown of law and order must first be attributed to the church leaders and their persistent anti-law message and compromise with the world. If the church and its leaders are lax and don’t respect the law, then will not the people soon follow? For civil law can not be separated from Yahweh’s law for His law includes all laws, including civil, judicial, ecclesiastical, societal, family and any other form of law. Any society which despises Yahweh’s law places itself under His judgement.
It is time we understood our freedom, liberty and prosperity can only come when we implement, administer and follow His just and perfect laws, both as a nation and a people.
For more answers continue reading:
Peace Through Christ Only
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