For this reason, gird up the loins of your mind, sober-minded, hope perfected on the grace bringing you forth in revelation, Jesus Christ.*
In the new the beginning of wisdom and understanding is in Jesus Christ, we are enlightened in the knowledge of the Son. We receive many spiritual blessings and fruit that help in regards to our perfection. This perfection is being brought forth, accomplished, completed in Jesus Christ. Under grace we are perfected in love, not fear of punishment. This maturity in Christ will be completed not under the Law nor living to the letter of the Law nor to elemental principles destined to perish thus we are released from the Law to serve in the newness of the Spirit. Our reasonable service and worship leads us into consecration in which the Spirit of God transforms, renews the mind. We gird up our loins in truth, therefore we gird up the mind, renew the mind, in Spirit and in Truth. God's power is being perfected in us under grace, this is our glorification and we have hope in Jesus, the hope of glory, in that we are becoming like Jesus. For this purpose we enter our reasonable service and highest form of worship to God.
obtaining the goal of your faith; the salvation of your souls.*
When we heard the word of truth (the words of Jesus) the gospel of our salvation (salvation comes in the words of Jesus which are Spirit and life) and believing we were sealed with the Holy Spirit.* This sealing is a sign of the covenant we have through Jesus Christ, one in his blood. This sealing is a pledge of our inheritance until we possess it fully, the redemption of our body, a glorified body. In the old the promise of inheritance was given to Abraham through his Seed, before circumcision and the Law, as Paul writes circumcision was a sign of the covenant with God and of a people consecrated, set a part, holy of his own possession. However, the old was a shadow of things to come, in the new we are released from the Old through the law of Faith, and the sign of our covenant is the circumcision of the heart in the Spirit.
For a person is not a Jew outwardly nor is circumcision outward in the flesh, but a Jew, the one inwardly and circumcision is a matter of the heart in the Spirit, not the written code. This person's praise comes from God.*
The tablets of stone, the written code, handwritings that were adverse to us, Jesus nailed to the cross. By what law can one change a previous Law? the law of faith. This is what Pal means that our boasting is not in works of the Law but the law of faith. It took a death to establish this, this new will and laws. A righteousness of God was revealed a part from the Law.* By the good pleasure of His will, we receive from the riches of his grace. The mystery and his manifold wisdom accomplished in Christ, is being revealed through his Church, a covenant that God had planned in Christ in the beginning and the Law and prophets testified to. So we of faith, do not despise grace, it is a service to us and we understand such a righteousness by faith according to grace is available to all, to all peoples and all nations. How can we boast that we are released from the Law and righteous a part from the Law? by what law can we boast? the Law of faith.*
for we hold a person is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.*
We see how the new covenant is a dispensation of grace, meaning there has been an exemption from a law, vow, oath.* Paul being a teacher of the Law, a lawyer, he knows fully well the implications of such a statement, there needs to be a law to change another. But he adds, "therefore do we nullify the Law through faith? No way, on the contrary, upholding the Law."* So we see the law of Faith replaces the Mosaic Law but doesn't nullify the Law, it upholds it. So how is this accomplished? First, let us bring to mind Paul writes we will rule over sin under grace not the letter of the law. So it is also a question of how do we rule over sin under grace? The answer we will see shortly, it is of the Holy Spirit and of righteousness, a gift along with grace we have received through faith.*
For Christ is the end obtained of the Law to the extent; righteousness to all who believe.*
The end goal of the Law is fulfilled is us, for several reasons. One we receive the gift of righteousness so it is no longer a matter of righteousness by works of the Law. Second, not in order by no means, we receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, so we are spiritual, partakers of His divine nature, righteousness. How does the law of faith uphold the Mosaic Law? Because we are now born of Spirit, spiritual, and the Law is spiritual we can now fulfill the Law. This is what Paul means when writing that kept doing what he hated, but he delights inwardly in the laws of God. The carnal man could not fulfill the Mosaic Law, it had no power to do so, but if Christ is in you, you are of the Spirit, not of the flesh, and you have the power to overcome. We see what it means when Paul writes his grace is sufficient or us as it is his power perfecting us. Being of Spirit we fulfill the righteous requirements of the Law, in that the Spirit puts to death the deeds of the body and raises us into newness of Life. This is how Jesus condemned sin in the flesh and not man, he gives us the power to become children of God. The same power raising Christ from the dead is working in us, so that we walk in newness of life.
So then my brothers, you also have died to the Law through the body of Christ that you belong to another, the one raising from the dead, so that we bear fruit for God.*
The life we receive through the body of Christ includes being released from the handwriting adverse to us. These Christ nailed to the cross, without leaving us as orphans, powerless to fulfill the righteous requirements of God. Grace reigns through the gift of righteousness and the Spirit is life through righteousness, Paul writes. We rule over sin under Grace, as it is God's power perfecting us. So we see the law of faith and the dispensation of grace releases from the Mosaic Law but doesn't nullify the righteousness of God but fulfills it. We who are born of God, of Spirit, are of his divine nature and will overcome sin. Our true nature is of the Spirit and righteousness, the seed planted within us we will grow up, though the devil plants weeds among us to choke us out which is to stunt our growth, we will overcome and bear fruit unto God, it is a promise. There is such freedom in Christ, that we do not have to do, but only to be.
Now, released from the Law, having died to that which restrained us, so that we serve in newness of Spirit and not the old written code.*
The Law restrained, and no one was perfected, matured under the Law, "the Law was our disciplinarian until Christ, our righteousness by faith."* Under the Law they were vessels of God's wrath, as the Law defined what was a trespass, which before Paul writes sin was not counted toward them. The Law gave the standards of God's righteous requirement and the curse of the Law said you must be obedient to such laws or die, thus the fear of punishment was the beginning of wisdom and understanding in the old. The Law pointed out all were sinners, falling short of his glory and standards. What was purposed under the Law, that sin abounded, was so that grace wold super abound. So from the riches of his grace come spiritual blessings through faith; adoption, redemption, the forgiveness of sin.
Blessed are those who lawless deeds are forgiven and whose sins are covered.*
The Passover was a shadow of things to come, when those cleansed by the blood of the Lamb, God would not count sin against. This blessing David spoke of and is one of the true spiritual blessings that we have received from the riches of his grace and glory. It is a blessing that God doesn't count sin against us. The justification I have received by faith is through his blood, and by grace through redemption. So we see the true blessings of adoption, redemption, the forgiveness of sin. This redemption and forgiveness of sin must be received by faith, in Jesus Christ, it is according to grace, not by works. "Since we are justified through his blood much more saved from the wrath of God through Him."* We are saved from God's wrath through believing in Jesus. This justification in which there is forgiveness and redemption is different from Jesus being a propitiation for sin.
He is the propitiation for our sins, now, not just for ours only but for the whole world.*
The whole world is not God's children, they were created in his image but of a fleshly nature, a living soul, they are under the law of sin and death. In the new covenant the true Jew is of faith, spiritual, consecrated, set apart, holy unto God, his own people and possession through the Spirit. God loves the world and wishes that all would believe in His Son whom he sent to be a sacrifice for sin, who died and forgave sin once and for all in regards to our justification. We must receive the gift of righteousness through believing in Christ. Also in propitiation the issue of God's wrath toward sin is solved, not just our sin who believe in Jesus, but the sin of the whole world. God is not wrathful toward sin, though there will be a day of wrath at judgment, when his wrath is revealed. If the issue of sin is settled then for what reason will his wrath be revealed?
But because of your hardness of heart, you store up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and God's righteous judgment will be revealed.*
Jesus said to the Jews, repent and believe in the gospel. As John the Baptist said , it is the blood of the Lamb that takes away the sin of the world. But to be covered by the blood, to be passed over to the extent of judgment, one must believe. In which we receive testimony of Spirit and of blood having peace before God in that one is a child and has been cleansed from all sin. The blood of Jesus appeases God's wrath, to say it doesn't is to say his sacrifice was not good enough? In regards to the issue of sin it has been solved, it is now a matter of believing in Jesus, the one God sent to atone for sin. Though there will be a day of wrath, judgment and condemnation when His wrath will be revealed against ungodliness, the issue of God's wrath has been solved. If everything not in faith is a sin and righteousness is by faith then who are the ungodly? Why will the ungodly experience God's wrath on the day of judgment in the end of time?
And this is his commandment so that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he gave us command.*
It is a way we discern the true church of God, those born of God will love the begotten, Jesus, and will follow his command, loving those begotten by him, his brethren. On that day, the day of judgment of the ungodly, God's wrath will be revealed to those who did not believe in the Son and love the least of these his brethren. The Law judged and condemned the world, saying no one is righteous, all have fallen short, but God so loved he world he gave his only begotten Son, so that those who believe in him will be saved.* "For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world but that the world might be saved through him. The one believing in him is not condemned, now, the one not believing is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son."* To escape God's wrath on the day of wrath believe in Jesus.
Therefore now, no condemnation to the one in Christ Jesus, for the law of the Spirit of life in Christ frees you from the law of sin and of death.*
The one in Christ will not experience God's wrath, there is no condemnation. Does the idea that God is not wrathful toward sin upset our theology? I think not, only to those who have fallen from grace who want to portray God as in the Mosaic covenant thundering from a mountain, wrathful that even if an unclean animal approached, it would die. These use fear for what purpose? Now, what about those not in Christ, is God angry towards the world for sin? We in Christ have peace before God, boldness to approach his throne of grace, and this grace in which we stand we have access to by faith.* We who believe in Jesus are saved from the day of wrath. God is not angry and wrathful toward the world, though there will be a day of wrath and if one doesn't believe in Jesus these will die in sin.* At the present time God is wanting all to be saved, today, now, right where you are, to be enlightened through the knowledge of the Son. Therefore the new covenant is a ministry of the Spirit, of reconciliation, and of righteousness. We are to seek first his kingdom and righteousness, so what must we do, what works must we practice, is it to help others? How do we seek his righteousness?
For we know that the Law exists spiritual, now I exist flesh, sold under sin. For I know not, not understanding my own actions, for I am not doing that I want but I practice that I hate.*
The law of faith fulfills and replaces the Mosaic Law, not nullifying it but fulfilling, as now I am spiritual and can fulfill the spiritual laws of God. Also there are other laws at work in the new, in which Paul has revelation and writes for our benefit. I am spiritual, being born of Spirit, now a child of God indebted to righteousness. Now, I am a son, not a slave as a slave doesn't belong in the house, I am an heir, I am given a spirit of power, love, and renewed mind. I exist of the Spirit, no longer a slave to the sinful nature, no longer defined by the flesh. The Law had the fear of punishment but it did not perfect men, neither did serving and sacrifice in the old temple. In Christ we are perfected truth in love, "Exist no fear in agape love but the prefect agape love drives out fear because fear has to do with punishment. Now, the one who fears, not perfected in agape love."*
For not receiving a spirit of slavery leading back to fear, but receiving the Spirit of adoption in him, crying out Abba Father!*
We are released from the Law to serve in newness of Spirit. Not fear but agape love is the bond that leads to perfection.* In the new there are laws or principles that pertain to increasing our faith, hundred, sixty, and thirty fold of bearing fruit which is about increase, our growth to be like Jesus. Now, I am a child, I am no longer a sinner though sin dwells in this body of death I inhabit. And we come to the truth of the scriptures, that sin dwells in me. John writes if I say I do not sin the truth doesn't exist in me, and I am deceiving myself.* I am spiritual who delights inwardly in the laws of God but sin dwells in me.* I want to bring forth fruit of the Spirit and righteousness but I keep practicing the things I hate, the things against my true nature. And I can't find the ability to do, to practice the truth, what a wretched man I am, who will deliver me from this body of death?
Now if practicing that I do not want I agree with the Law, that it is good. Now, no longer I bring this forth but sin living in me.*
Yes, I agree inwardly with the spiritual laws of God, because I hate the things I practice. Sin is bringing forth fruit, Paul finds this principle that a child can practice sin, living against his new nature. Also he finds God is greater in us, the seed of righteousness and the Spirit will bring forth fruit, leading you into consecration. I believe this is the greatest area the devil attacks the Church, the children of God. Do not make the church about the growth of his children, plant weeds and false prophets among the true children to prevent them from growing up, so they do not bear fruit of their true nature. They are defeated by doctrines of demons introduced into the church for this purpose, choking them out, keeping them from the Light in which they will grow. It is why there are so many doctrines that say our reasonable worship is of something different.
I child am writing these things to you so that you do not sin, and if anyone sins we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the Righteous One, and he exists the propitiation for our sin and not ours only but also for the whole world.*
How can God be holy and have fellowship with us, who exist in this body of death in which sin dwells? The Spirit of life frees us from the law of sin and death existing in the body. Also I am his child a co-hier with Christ and the blood of Jesus covers me. And the blood of Jesus appeased God wrath toward sin, for my sin and that of the whole world. Now, fellowship is through Christ, who intercedes which implies a continual work of Christ on our behalf. There exists the concept of washing in his word, and the solution to growth and overcoming is abiding; abide is knowing and knowing is freedom. John writes the young person is strong as the word of God abides in him and he has overcome evil.* The evil that wars against the law of the mind to bring into captivity which is to practice sin against his true nature, the solution for such is abiding, in which the truth renews the mind. And if we have fellowship with the Son we have fellowship with the Father and we are cleansed of all unrighteousness. We can come boldly come before our heavenly Father, though we exist in a body of death.
Now, to the one not working, yea, entrusting himself to God the one who justifies the ungodly, his faith is considered as righteousness... Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will not consider.*
Oh, how trust is important in our growth. A person not believing in Christ is a sinner, of the flesh, and will be held accountable for such. In Christ though I exist in this corrupt body I am free from the law of sin and death, thus the wage of sin is not death for me. "Those now existing in the flesh, no ability, no power to please God."* In Christ I can practice sin but I do not walk in the flesh, I am of the Spirit, and my true mind is that of Christ. Now, if I walk in darkness, there is no condemnation for such and since I exist of Light the solution is to get back in the Light. In Christ sin is not counted toward me, and if I do sin I have such an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ who intercedes for me. Think about it, if I were under the Law, could I approach God? I think not, though I am spiritual, the Law would judge and condemn the sin that dwells in this body of death. Now, if I practice sin I go against my true nature, which is a wretched state.
Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Therefore then I myself serve the law of God, the mind, now, the flesh the law of sin.*
This grace in which I stand is a service to me as I walk in newness of Life. The other day I said something at the exact time as it was given in my spirit. What came first was that God or me? It was Spirit and I, as I am spiritual. This is the concept of becoming versus doing. This defeats the idea of giving control to a spirit as the fruit of the Spirit is brought forth outwardly as we mature spiritually. It is about becoming who you really are and in this we see the service of grace. God is not wrathful toward me nor is there condemnation. Condemnation is one, if not the greatest scheme of the devil, that stunts the growth of God's children. I am his child, spiritual, and I delight inwardly in the laws of God. But as Paul finds, there are other laws at work. Evil is near and sin dwells in my body.
For I know nothing good dwells in me, that exists in my flesh, for I have the will, the one of good, now at the present not power to work it out.*
The concept of working out your salvation and growing up into your salvation is related to this verse and to that of practicing the good, the truth, that is in me. The issue is no longer of my will, not of my heart, as when I believed his Spirit was put within me and the heart of stone was replaced. And more, the old man was crucified with him, so it is not a living sacrifice unto an earthly death or a form of self-abasement of the flesh trying to overcome sin, not the Spirit puts to death the deeds of the flesh, so that the new man lives. I am being raised into newness of life, a new creation, a partaker of his divine nature that inwardly wills to do the laws of God. If I practice things against these laws I live against my true nature and exist a wretched man. There are laws Paul writes of, like the law of sin where dwells in my member and that evil is near me warring against the law of my mind bringing me into captivity.
So I find then a law that I will to practice good, evil is near me, for I delight in the laws of God according to the inner man.*
The inner man is a new creation, a partaker of God's divine nature but he exists in a body of death in which sin dwells and evil is near. In this I believe is what John writes about if we say we do not sin we deceive ourselves as the truth points out this revelation, as Paul writes the earth is corrupt and dying in this the Spirit in us moans for our deliverance from this corrupt body. The devil is the ruler of this world, the corrupt earth this body of death exists in thus it is truth, evil is near me. This word for near is from two words "close-beside" and "lie down" meaning to lie down side-by-side, like with two moral realities which totally oppose each other (but still exist closely together.)* It is amazing truth, I am spiritual but lying beside me is this body of death. Truthfully, the old man is crucified with Christ and it is not my true nature. We are being raised into newness of life, the Spirit giving life to this mortal body, and I still exist in this corrupt body, so these realities totally oppose each other.
For the flesh lusts against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, so to keep you from practicing the things you will. Now, if brought forth by the Spirit, exist not under the Law.*
The Law is spiritual but the flesh is weak, against the spiritual, contrary to the laws of God. Therefore the carnal man can not submit to the spiritual laws as it has no power to do so. "Because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God, not bringing under the influence to the laws of God, in fact not having power to."* We exist of these dueling realities, of flesh and of the Spirit which oppose each other. This is how evil takes advantage through handwritings, written code, and principles of the world of do not touch, taste, and handle we received in J and forms of self-abasement of the flesh. These have no value in overcoming the flesh and more, because of the weakness of the flesh these cause sin to abound. So we see the body, the flesh, is under the law of sin, we exist in this body of death. Now, there is another law we see in this; the law of the Spirit of life frees us from the law of sin and death.* Those brought forth by the Spirit are not under the Law, but will fulfill the righteousness of God. The fruit of the Spirit and of righteousness will bring us forth into our reasonable worship, also teaching us to abide in the words of Jesus
for if you live according to the flesh certainly you will die, now, if the Spirit puts to death the deeds of the body you will live. For those brought forth by the Spirit of God, these exist the sons of God.*
If Christ is in you, you are not of the flesh, but of the Spirit and the Spirit will lead you, bring you forth into newness of life, putting to death the deeds of the flesh. We are very careful here not to read translations that make it about control, or setting the mind, which can lead to us having to do something, which leads to a works justified mindset, trying to accomplish this in the flesh. The truth is the Spirit does these things, and the spirit of error, of the anti-christ will focus much attention here because here is where evil wars keeping God's children from growing up, enslaved, tossed to and fro by doctrine and traditions of men. To those born of God the promise is that you will bring forth fruit, practicing the righteousness that is your new nature. Greater is he that is in you.
The one practicing sin exists of the devil because the devil sinned from the beginning. The son of God appeared for this, so that destroying the works of the devil. No one born of God practices sin because His seed abides in him also not a sinner because begotten of God.*
This is your true nature in Christ, you are of Spirit, of righteousness, no one who practices sin. For the one born of God the Spirit leads or brings forth into life, putting to death the deeds of the flesh, therefore he will not continue in sin. Remember, Paul writes that "if practicing that I do not want I agree with the Law, that it is good. Now, no longer I bring this forth but sin living in me."* So we see the child of God can bring forth sin, or practice sin, as he exists in a body in which sin dwells. The one who practices the things he hates agrees with the laws of God, as what is brought forth is against his true nature. But if truly born of God the Spirit brings forth, leads into life. What must the child of God do? There exists a reasonable worship for him.
I appeal to you therefore brethren through the mercies of God present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, this is your reasonable worship.*
This word for holy means consecrated, set a part and acceptable to God. Circumcision of the Spirit is a sign of us being set a part. Now if one is Spiritual and exists in a body of death in which sin dwells and evil wars against the law of the mind to bring into captivity to sin, what must one do to overcome? Present the body in which sin dwells a living sacrifice, unto consecration. The issue of the inability to practice truth is the carnal mind, it must be renewed to be spiritual. Though our true nature is spiritual and of the mind of Christ, the mind that belongs to this body of death is of the flesh, of the law of sin. The Spirit frees us from this law, it is the work of the Spirit, under grace not through works of the Law. The body is not redeemed, but we have a pledge of our inheritance in the Spirit. And we have this hope of glory in him, in that one day we will exist like Him. We enter into our glorification, or sanctification, or reasonable service and worship, unto holiness, to be consecrated set apart in which we present the body a living sacrifice. Now, it is God's super natural power who formed us and it is his continuing power transforming which is the continuation of the forming.
through whom we have obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand and boast in the hope of the glory of God.*
Jesus is the hope of glory. What does this mean? In Jesus we are being transformed from glory to glory. "now, the Lord exists Spirit, yea, where the Spirit of the Lord is freedom. Now, we all with unveiled faces beholding in a mirror the glory of the Lord, transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord's Spirit."* He is the hope of glory, not that glory is all about going to heaven, but that we become like him, this is our glorification and he is the hope of. Paul writes he would not obtain such a perfection on earth but was striving for it and we have this hope in him, we do not know fully what we will be like but one day we will be like Him. We stand in grace by faith and boast in the hope of the glory of God as his power is transforming us. What the world needs is to believe in Jesus. "In who the god of this world blinds the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel, the glory of Christ who exists the image of God."* What the new child of God needs is to enter into this reasonable worship.
For just as you presented your member as slaves to uncleanness and iniquity. To the extent of iniquity, present your member to righteousness to the extent of
sanctification.*
While we are eternally sanctified in Christ, of the Spirit which sits in the heavenlies with Christ perfect, having the mind of Christ serving the laws of God, also here on earth we exist in a body of death in which sin dwells. We need to present it a living sacrifice unto sanctification or glorification or holiness. "Now, if children then heirs, heirs of God, yea, co-heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him so that we also glorified with him."* The sacrifice I give to God is like that of how Christ gave his body for our life, it is not the good works that we do, nor the sacrifice and offerings that is acceptable to God in regards to our reasonable service and worship, but it is the body presented a living sacrifice unto sanctification, a body prepared beforehand to do his will. This sanctification Jesus said, was accomplished in him in the flesh, this was what God desired in him a body prepared, a vessel, prepared for his use, consecrated, sanctified, without sin, spotless. It is his birth, indestructible life, death and resurrection and ascension into heaven that makes this new covenant complete. Jesus said his sanctification was in truth, in the words he brought from the Father to man. This is why he said, the true disciple abides in his words, he knows the truth and the truth sets him free. There is a purpose of us being in this weak body of death, we are being glorified. The anointing John writes that abides in us teaches us to abide in Jesus. In this I believe we receive testimony of water. The Word of God sanctifies us, washes us clean, purifying the body of sin.
For this exists the will of God, your sanctification, you abstaining from immorality, each of you knowing how to provide his own vessel in honor and glory.*
Presenting your body a living sacrifice is to provide your vessel unto glorification. The children of God are the praise of His glory, especially when we become like Jesus. The gift of Jesus to the Father, is a people consecrated, set apart, holy unto God. It is an amazing thing, as Paul writes of this mystery being revealed through the Church at this time. This is how the issue of sin is being resolved. Paul warns of the doctrines of demons that enter the church. Today, these make the reasonable service about doing good works, tithing and giving money, outreach to the community, spreading the gospel even, and not about being his workmanship prepared beforehand. What the good works are really doesn't matter, the devil will take whatever to replace the reasonable service of the child keeping him from becoming like Jesus. These doctrines will make the mission of the Church about everything else but the growth of God's children. Our vessel we provide at this time unto glorification.
Now at the present time, brought forth from sin, now devoted to God, the fruit you get, to the extent of sanctification, yea, its outcome is eternal life.*
It is the sanctification of God's people, growing up into their salvation, being perfected truth in love, that brings them forth into the full measure of the stature of Christ. This sanctification is in the words of Jesus and through the power of the Spirit, raising us up into newness of Life. The fruit of the reasonable service and worship of presenting the body a living sacrifice, of transformation, is the renewing of the mind, such a spiritual mind is life and peace. "Be transformed, the renewing of the mind, so that you approve the will of God, that good and acceptable and perfect.* For those brought forth from the seed of righteousness have the mind of Christ, a mind of the Spirit, which outwardly aligns with our true nature inwardly. The fruit of such forming and transforming is obedience, fulfilling the laws of God, ruling over sin. Such a mind approves of the things of God, it doesn't have to set the mind on, it doesn't have to give control to the Spirit, no, it is spiritual, and lives according to its true nature, the mind of the Spirit which is life and peace. Our highest form of worship to God is that we live according to our new nature, according to the spiritual which by its very nature of righteousness fulfills the laws of God.
Who You Say I Am
In the new the beginning of wisdom and understanding is in Jesus Christ, we are enlightened in the knowledge of the Son. We receive many spiritual blessings and fruit that help in regards to our perfection. This perfection is being brought forth, accomplished, completed in Jesus Christ. Under grace we are perfected in love, not fear of punishment. This maturity in Christ will be completed not under the Law nor living to the letter of the Law nor to elemental principles destined to perish thus we are released from the Law to serve in the newness of the Spirit. Our reasonable service and worship leads us into consecration in which the Spirit of God transforms, renews the mind. We gird up our loins in truth, therefore we gird up the mind, renew the mind, in Spirit and in Truth. God's power is being perfected in us under grace, this is our glorification and we have hope in Jesus, the hope of glory, in that we are becoming like Jesus. For this purpose we enter our reasonable service and highest form of worship to God.
obtaining the goal of your faith; the salvation of your souls.*
When we heard the word of truth (the words of Jesus) the gospel of our salvation (salvation comes in the words of Jesus which are Spirit and life) and believing we were sealed with the Holy Spirit.* This sealing is a sign of the covenant we have through Jesus Christ, one in his blood. This sealing is a pledge of our inheritance until we possess it fully, the redemption of our body, a glorified body. In the old the promise of inheritance was given to Abraham through his Seed, before circumcision and the Law, as Paul writes circumcision was a sign of the covenant with God and of a people consecrated, set a part, holy of his own possession. However, the old was a shadow of things to come, in the new we are released from the Old through the law of Faith, and the sign of our covenant is the circumcision of the heart in the Spirit.
For a person is not a Jew outwardly nor is circumcision outward in the flesh, but a Jew, the one inwardly and circumcision is a matter of the heart in the Spirit, not the written code. This person's praise comes from God.*
The tablets of stone, the written code, handwritings that were adverse to us, Jesus nailed to the cross. By what law can one change a previous Law? the law of faith. This is what Pal means that our boasting is not in works of the Law but the law of faith. It took a death to establish this, this new will and laws. A righteousness of God was revealed a part from the Law.* By the good pleasure of His will, we receive from the riches of his grace. The mystery and his manifold wisdom accomplished in Christ, is being revealed through his Church, a covenant that God had planned in Christ in the beginning and the Law and prophets testified to. So we of faith, do not despise grace, it is a service to us and we understand such a righteousness by faith according to grace is available to all, to all peoples and all nations. How can we boast that we are released from the Law and righteous a part from the Law? by what law can we boast? the Law of faith.*
for we hold a person is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.*
We see how the new covenant is a dispensation of grace, meaning there has been an exemption from a law, vow, oath.* Paul being a teacher of the Law, a lawyer, he knows fully well the implications of such a statement, there needs to be a law to change another. But he adds, "therefore do we nullify the Law through faith? No way, on the contrary, upholding the Law."* So we see the law of Faith replaces the Mosaic Law but doesn't nullify the Law, it upholds it. So how is this accomplished? First, let us bring to mind Paul writes we will rule over sin under grace not the letter of the law. So it is also a question of how do we rule over sin under grace? The answer we will see shortly, it is of the Holy Spirit and of righteousness, a gift along with grace we have received through faith.*
For Christ is the end obtained of the Law to the extent; righteousness to all who believe.*
The end goal of the Law is fulfilled is us, for several reasons. One we receive the gift of righteousness so it is no longer a matter of righteousness by works of the Law. Second, not in order by no means, we receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, so we are spiritual, partakers of His divine nature, righteousness. How does the law of faith uphold the Mosaic Law? Because we are now born of Spirit, spiritual, and the Law is spiritual we can now fulfill the Law. This is what Paul means when writing that kept doing what he hated, but he delights inwardly in the laws of God. The carnal man could not fulfill the Mosaic Law, it had no power to do so, but if Christ is in you, you are of the Spirit, not of the flesh, and you have the power to overcome. We see what it means when Paul writes his grace is sufficient or us as it is his power perfecting us. Being of Spirit we fulfill the righteous requirements of the Law, in that the Spirit puts to death the deeds of the body and raises us into newness of Life. This is how Jesus condemned sin in the flesh and not man, he gives us the power to become children of God. The same power raising Christ from the dead is working in us, so that we walk in newness of life.
So then my brothers, you also have died to the Law through the body of Christ that you belong to another, the one raising from the dead, so that we bear fruit for God.*
The life we receive through the body of Christ includes being released from the handwriting adverse to us. These Christ nailed to the cross, without leaving us as orphans, powerless to fulfill the righteous requirements of God. Grace reigns through the gift of righteousness and the Spirit is life through righteousness, Paul writes. We rule over sin under Grace, as it is God's power perfecting us. So we see the law of faith and the dispensation of grace releases from the Mosaic Law but doesn't nullify the righteousness of God but fulfills it. We who are born of God, of Spirit, are of his divine nature and will overcome sin. Our true nature is of the Spirit and righteousness, the seed planted within us we will grow up, though the devil plants weeds among us to choke us out which is to stunt our growth, we will overcome and bear fruit unto God, it is a promise. There is such freedom in Christ, that we do not have to do, but only to be.
Now, released from the Law, having died to that which restrained us, so that we serve in newness of Spirit and not the old written code.*
The Law restrained, and no one was perfected, matured under the Law, "the Law was our disciplinarian until Christ, our righteousness by faith."* Under the Law they were vessels of God's wrath, as the Law defined what was a trespass, which before Paul writes sin was not counted toward them. The Law gave the standards of God's righteous requirement and the curse of the Law said you must be obedient to such laws or die, thus the fear of punishment was the beginning of wisdom and understanding in the old. The Law pointed out all were sinners, falling short of his glory and standards. What was purposed under the Law, that sin abounded, was so that grace wold super abound. So from the riches of his grace come spiritual blessings through faith; adoption, redemption, the forgiveness of sin.
Blessed are those who lawless deeds are forgiven and whose sins are covered.*
The Passover was a shadow of things to come, when those cleansed by the blood of the Lamb, God would not count sin against. This blessing David spoke of and is one of the true spiritual blessings that we have received from the riches of his grace and glory. It is a blessing that God doesn't count sin against us. The justification I have received by faith is through his blood, and by grace through redemption. So we see the true blessings of adoption, redemption, the forgiveness of sin. This redemption and forgiveness of sin must be received by faith, in Jesus Christ, it is according to grace, not by works. "Since we are justified through his blood much more saved from the wrath of God through Him."* We are saved from God's wrath through believing in Jesus. This justification in which there is forgiveness and redemption is different from Jesus being a propitiation for sin.
He is the propitiation for our sins, now, not just for ours only but for the whole world.*
The whole world is not God's children, they were created in his image but of a fleshly nature, a living soul, they are under the law of sin and death. In the new covenant the true Jew is of faith, spiritual, consecrated, set apart, holy unto God, his own people and possession through the Spirit. God loves the world and wishes that all would believe in His Son whom he sent to be a sacrifice for sin, who died and forgave sin once and for all in regards to our justification. We must receive the gift of righteousness through believing in Christ. Also in propitiation the issue of God's wrath toward sin is solved, not just our sin who believe in Jesus, but the sin of the whole world. God is not wrathful toward sin, though there will be a day of wrath at judgment, when his wrath is revealed. If the issue of sin is settled then for what reason will his wrath be revealed?
But because of your hardness of heart, you store up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and God's righteous judgment will be revealed.*
Jesus said to the Jews, repent and believe in the gospel. As John the Baptist said , it is the blood of the Lamb that takes away the sin of the world. But to be covered by the blood, to be passed over to the extent of judgment, one must believe. In which we receive testimony of Spirit and of blood having peace before God in that one is a child and has been cleansed from all sin. The blood of Jesus appeases God's wrath, to say it doesn't is to say his sacrifice was not good enough? In regards to the issue of sin it has been solved, it is now a matter of believing in Jesus, the one God sent to atone for sin. Though there will be a day of wrath, judgment and condemnation when His wrath will be revealed against ungodliness, the issue of God's wrath has been solved. If everything not in faith is a sin and righteousness is by faith then who are the ungodly? Why will the ungodly experience God's wrath on the day of judgment in the end of time?
And this is his commandment so that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he gave us command.*
It is a way we discern the true church of God, those born of God will love the begotten, Jesus, and will follow his command, loving those begotten by him, his brethren. On that day, the day of judgment of the ungodly, God's wrath will be revealed to those who did not believe in the Son and love the least of these his brethren. The Law judged and condemned the world, saying no one is righteous, all have fallen short, but God so loved he world he gave his only begotten Son, so that those who believe in him will be saved.* "For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world but that the world might be saved through him. The one believing in him is not condemned, now, the one not believing is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son."* To escape God's wrath on the day of wrath believe in Jesus.
Therefore now, no condemnation to the one in Christ Jesus, for the law of the Spirit of life in Christ frees you from the law of sin and of death.*
The one in Christ will not experience God's wrath, there is no condemnation. Does the idea that God is not wrathful toward sin upset our theology? I think not, only to those who have fallen from grace who want to portray God as in the Mosaic covenant thundering from a mountain, wrathful that even if an unclean animal approached, it would die. These use fear for what purpose? Now, what about those not in Christ, is God angry towards the world for sin? We in Christ have peace before God, boldness to approach his throne of grace, and this grace in which we stand we have access to by faith.* We who believe in Jesus are saved from the day of wrath. God is not angry and wrathful toward the world, though there will be a day of wrath and if one doesn't believe in Jesus these will die in sin.* At the present time God is wanting all to be saved, today, now, right where you are, to be enlightened through the knowledge of the Son. Therefore the new covenant is a ministry of the Spirit, of reconciliation, and of righteousness. We are to seek first his kingdom and righteousness, so what must we do, what works must we practice, is it to help others? How do we seek his righteousness?
For we know that the Law exists spiritual, now I exist flesh, sold under sin. For I know not, not understanding my own actions, for I am not doing that I want but I practice that I hate.*
The law of faith fulfills and replaces the Mosaic Law, not nullifying it but fulfilling, as now I am spiritual and can fulfill the spiritual laws of God. Also there are other laws at work in the new, in which Paul has revelation and writes for our benefit. I am spiritual, being born of Spirit, now a child of God indebted to righteousness. Now, I am a son, not a slave as a slave doesn't belong in the house, I am an heir, I am given a spirit of power, love, and renewed mind. I exist of the Spirit, no longer a slave to the sinful nature, no longer defined by the flesh. The Law had the fear of punishment but it did not perfect men, neither did serving and sacrifice in the old temple. In Christ we are perfected truth in love, "Exist no fear in agape love but the prefect agape love drives out fear because fear has to do with punishment. Now, the one who fears, not perfected in agape love."*
For not receiving a spirit of slavery leading back to fear, but receiving the Spirit of adoption in him, crying out Abba Father!*
We are released from the Law to serve in newness of Spirit. Not fear but agape love is the bond that leads to perfection.* In the new there are laws or principles that pertain to increasing our faith, hundred, sixty, and thirty fold of bearing fruit which is about increase, our growth to be like Jesus. Now, I am a child, I am no longer a sinner though sin dwells in this body of death I inhabit. And we come to the truth of the scriptures, that sin dwells in me. John writes if I say I do not sin the truth doesn't exist in me, and I am deceiving myself.* I am spiritual who delights inwardly in the laws of God but sin dwells in me.* I want to bring forth fruit of the Spirit and righteousness but I keep practicing the things I hate, the things against my true nature. And I can't find the ability to do, to practice the truth, what a wretched man I am, who will deliver me from this body of death?
Now if practicing that I do not want I agree with the Law, that it is good. Now, no longer I bring this forth but sin living in me.*
Yes, I agree inwardly with the spiritual laws of God, because I hate the things I practice. Sin is bringing forth fruit, Paul finds this principle that a child can practice sin, living against his new nature. Also he finds God is greater in us, the seed of righteousness and the Spirit will bring forth fruit, leading you into consecration. I believe this is the greatest area the devil attacks the Church, the children of God. Do not make the church about the growth of his children, plant weeds and false prophets among the true children to prevent them from growing up, so they do not bear fruit of their true nature. They are defeated by doctrines of demons introduced into the church for this purpose, choking them out, keeping them from the Light in which they will grow. It is why there are so many doctrines that say our reasonable worship is of something different.
I child am writing these things to you so that you do not sin, and if anyone sins we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the Righteous One, and he exists the propitiation for our sin and not ours only but also for the whole world.*
How can God be holy and have fellowship with us, who exist in this body of death in which sin dwells? The Spirit of life frees us from the law of sin and death existing in the body. Also I am his child a co-hier with Christ and the blood of Jesus covers me. And the blood of Jesus appeased God wrath toward sin, for my sin and that of the whole world. Now, fellowship is through Christ, who intercedes which implies a continual work of Christ on our behalf. There exists the concept of washing in his word, and the solution to growth and overcoming is abiding; abide is knowing and knowing is freedom. John writes the young person is strong as the word of God abides in him and he has overcome evil.* The evil that wars against the law of the mind to bring into captivity which is to practice sin against his true nature, the solution for such is abiding, in which the truth renews the mind. And if we have fellowship with the Son we have fellowship with the Father and we are cleansed of all unrighteousness. We can come boldly come before our heavenly Father, though we exist in a body of death.
Now, to the one not working, yea, entrusting himself to God the one who justifies the ungodly, his faith is considered as righteousness... Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will not consider.*
Oh, how trust is important in our growth. A person not believing in Christ is a sinner, of the flesh, and will be held accountable for such. In Christ though I exist in this corrupt body I am free from the law of sin and death, thus the wage of sin is not death for me. "Those now existing in the flesh, no ability, no power to please God."* In Christ I can practice sin but I do not walk in the flesh, I am of the Spirit, and my true mind is that of Christ. Now, if I walk in darkness, there is no condemnation for such and since I exist of Light the solution is to get back in the Light. In Christ sin is not counted toward me, and if I do sin I have such an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ who intercedes for me. Think about it, if I were under the Law, could I approach God? I think not, though I am spiritual, the Law would judge and condemn the sin that dwells in this body of death. Now, if I practice sin I go against my true nature, which is a wretched state.
Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Therefore then I myself serve the law of God, the mind, now, the flesh the law of sin.*
This grace in which I stand is a service to me as I walk in newness of Life. The other day I said something at the exact time as it was given in my spirit. What came first was that God or me? It was Spirit and I, as I am spiritual. This is the concept of becoming versus doing. This defeats the idea of giving control to a spirit as the fruit of the Spirit is brought forth outwardly as we mature spiritually. It is about becoming who you really are and in this we see the service of grace. God is not wrathful toward me nor is there condemnation. Condemnation is one, if not the greatest scheme of the devil, that stunts the growth of God's children. I am his child, spiritual, and I delight inwardly in the laws of God. But as Paul finds, there are other laws at work. Evil is near and sin dwells in my body.
For I know nothing good dwells in me, that exists in my flesh, for I have the will, the one of good, now at the present not power to work it out.*
The concept of working out your salvation and growing up into your salvation is related to this verse and to that of practicing the good, the truth, that is in me. The issue is no longer of my will, not of my heart, as when I believed his Spirit was put within me and the heart of stone was replaced. And more, the old man was crucified with him, so it is not a living sacrifice unto an earthly death or a form of self-abasement of the flesh trying to overcome sin, not the Spirit puts to death the deeds of the flesh, so that the new man lives. I am being raised into newness of life, a new creation, a partaker of his divine nature that inwardly wills to do the laws of God. If I practice things against these laws I live against my true nature and exist a wretched man. There are laws Paul writes of, like the law of sin where dwells in my member and that evil is near me warring against the law of my mind bringing me into captivity.
So I find then a law that I will to practice good, evil is near me, for I delight in the laws of God according to the inner man.*
The inner man is a new creation, a partaker of God's divine nature but he exists in a body of death in which sin dwells and evil is near. In this I believe is what John writes about if we say we do not sin we deceive ourselves as the truth points out this revelation, as Paul writes the earth is corrupt and dying in this the Spirit in us moans for our deliverance from this corrupt body. The devil is the ruler of this world, the corrupt earth this body of death exists in thus it is truth, evil is near me. This word for near is from two words "close-beside" and "lie down" meaning to lie down side-by-side, like with two moral realities which totally oppose each other (but still exist closely together.)* It is amazing truth, I am spiritual but lying beside me is this body of death. Truthfully, the old man is crucified with Christ and it is not my true nature. We are being raised into newness of life, the Spirit giving life to this mortal body, and I still exist in this corrupt body, so these realities totally oppose each other.
For the flesh lusts against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, so to keep you from practicing the things you will. Now, if brought forth by the Spirit, exist not under the Law.*
The Law is spiritual but the flesh is weak, against the spiritual, contrary to the laws of God. Therefore the carnal man can not submit to the spiritual laws as it has no power to do so. "Because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God, not bringing under the influence to the laws of God, in fact not having power to."* We exist of these dueling realities, of flesh and of the Spirit which oppose each other. This is how evil takes advantage through handwritings, written code, and principles of the world of do not touch, taste, and handle we received in J and forms of self-abasement of the flesh. These have no value in overcoming the flesh and more, because of the weakness of the flesh these cause sin to abound. So we see the body, the flesh, is under the law of sin, we exist in this body of death. Now, there is another law we see in this; the law of the Spirit of life frees us from the law of sin and death.* Those brought forth by the Spirit are not under the Law, but will fulfill the righteousness of God. The fruit of the Spirit and of righteousness will bring us forth into our reasonable worship, also teaching us to abide in the words of Jesus
for if you live according to the flesh certainly you will die, now, if the Spirit puts to death the deeds of the body you will live. For those brought forth by the Spirit of God, these exist the sons of God.*
If Christ is in you, you are not of the flesh, but of the Spirit and the Spirit will lead you, bring you forth into newness of life, putting to death the deeds of the flesh. We are very careful here not to read translations that make it about control, or setting the mind, which can lead to us having to do something, which leads to a works justified mindset, trying to accomplish this in the flesh. The truth is the Spirit does these things, and the spirit of error, of the anti-christ will focus much attention here because here is where evil wars keeping God's children from growing up, enslaved, tossed to and fro by doctrine and traditions of men. To those born of God the promise is that you will bring forth fruit, practicing the righteousness that is your new nature. Greater is he that is in you.
The one practicing sin exists of the devil because the devil sinned from the beginning. The son of God appeared for this, so that destroying the works of the devil. No one born of God practices sin because His seed abides in him also not a sinner because begotten of God.*
This is your true nature in Christ, you are of Spirit, of righteousness, no one who practices sin. For the one born of God the Spirit leads or brings forth into life, putting to death the deeds of the flesh, therefore he will not continue in sin. Remember, Paul writes that "if practicing that I do not want I agree with the Law, that it is good. Now, no longer I bring this forth but sin living in me."* So we see the child of God can bring forth sin, or practice sin, as he exists in a body in which sin dwells. The one who practices the things he hates agrees with the laws of God, as what is brought forth is against his true nature. But if truly born of God the Spirit brings forth, leads into life. What must the child of God do? There exists a reasonable worship for him.
I appeal to you therefore brethren through the mercies of God present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, this is your reasonable worship.*
This word for holy means consecrated, set a part and acceptable to God. Circumcision of the Spirit is a sign of us being set a part. Now if one is Spiritual and exists in a body of death in which sin dwells and evil wars against the law of the mind to bring into captivity to sin, what must one do to overcome? Present the body in which sin dwells a living sacrifice, unto consecration. The issue of the inability to practice truth is the carnal mind, it must be renewed to be spiritual. Though our true nature is spiritual and of the mind of Christ, the mind that belongs to this body of death is of the flesh, of the law of sin. The Spirit frees us from this law, it is the work of the Spirit, under grace not through works of the Law. The body is not redeemed, but we have a pledge of our inheritance in the Spirit. And we have this hope of glory in him, in that one day we will exist like Him. We enter into our glorification, or sanctification, or reasonable service and worship, unto holiness, to be consecrated set apart in which we present the body a living sacrifice. Now, it is God's super natural power who formed us and it is his continuing power transforming which is the continuation of the forming.
through whom we have obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand and boast in the hope of the glory of God.*
Jesus is the hope of glory. What does this mean? In Jesus we are being transformed from glory to glory. "now, the Lord exists Spirit, yea, where the Spirit of the Lord is freedom. Now, we all with unveiled faces beholding in a mirror the glory of the Lord, transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord's Spirit."* He is the hope of glory, not that glory is all about going to heaven, but that we become like him, this is our glorification and he is the hope of. Paul writes he would not obtain such a perfection on earth but was striving for it and we have this hope in him, we do not know fully what we will be like but one day we will be like Him. We stand in grace by faith and boast in the hope of the glory of God as his power is transforming us. What the world needs is to believe in Jesus. "In who the god of this world blinds the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel, the glory of Christ who exists the image of God."* What the new child of God needs is to enter into this reasonable worship.
For just as you presented your member as slaves to uncleanness and iniquity. To the extent of iniquity, present your member to righteousness to the extent of
sanctification.*
While we are eternally sanctified in Christ, of the Spirit which sits in the heavenlies with Christ perfect, having the mind of Christ serving the laws of God, also here on earth we exist in a body of death in which sin dwells. We need to present it a living sacrifice unto sanctification or glorification or holiness. "Now, if children then heirs, heirs of God, yea, co-heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him so that we also glorified with him."* The sacrifice I give to God is like that of how Christ gave his body for our life, it is not the good works that we do, nor the sacrifice and offerings that is acceptable to God in regards to our reasonable service and worship, but it is the body presented a living sacrifice unto sanctification, a body prepared beforehand to do his will. This sanctification Jesus said, was accomplished in him in the flesh, this was what God desired in him a body prepared, a vessel, prepared for his use, consecrated, sanctified, without sin, spotless. It is his birth, indestructible life, death and resurrection and ascension into heaven that makes this new covenant complete. Jesus said his sanctification was in truth, in the words he brought from the Father to man. This is why he said, the true disciple abides in his words, he knows the truth and the truth sets him free. There is a purpose of us being in this weak body of death, we are being glorified. The anointing John writes that abides in us teaches us to abide in Jesus. In this I believe we receive testimony of water. The Word of God sanctifies us, washes us clean, purifying the body of sin.
For this exists the will of God, your sanctification, you abstaining from immorality, each of you knowing how to provide his own vessel in honor and glory.*
Presenting your body a living sacrifice is to provide your vessel unto glorification. The children of God are the praise of His glory, especially when we become like Jesus. The gift of Jesus to the Father, is a people consecrated, set apart, holy unto God. It is an amazing thing, as Paul writes of this mystery being revealed through the Church at this time. This is how the issue of sin is being resolved. Paul warns of the doctrines of demons that enter the church. Today, these make the reasonable service about doing good works, tithing and giving money, outreach to the community, spreading the gospel even, and not about being his workmanship prepared beforehand. What the good works are really doesn't matter, the devil will take whatever to replace the reasonable service of the child keeping him from becoming like Jesus. These doctrines will make the mission of the Church about everything else but the growth of God's children. Our vessel we provide at this time unto glorification.
Now at the present time, brought forth from sin, now devoted to God, the fruit you get, to the extent of sanctification, yea, its outcome is eternal life.*
It is the sanctification of God's people, growing up into their salvation, being perfected truth in love, that brings them forth into the full measure of the stature of Christ. This sanctification is in the words of Jesus and through the power of the Spirit, raising us up into newness of Life. The fruit of the reasonable service and worship of presenting the body a living sacrifice, of transformation, is the renewing of the mind, such a spiritual mind is life and peace. "Be transformed, the renewing of the mind, so that you approve the will of God, that good and acceptable and perfect.* For those brought forth from the seed of righteousness have the mind of Christ, a mind of the Spirit, which outwardly aligns with our true nature inwardly. The fruit of such forming and transforming is obedience, fulfilling the laws of God, ruling over sin. Such a mind approves of the things of God, it doesn't have to set the mind on, it doesn't have to give control to the Spirit, no, it is spiritual, and lives according to its true nature, the mind of the Spirit which is life and peace. Our highest form of worship to God is that we live according to our new nature, according to the spiritual which by its very nature of righteousness fulfills the laws of God.
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