“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:” Ephesians 2:8
We are not now free from sins convicting power of death and its power of separation through our own works of righteousness or obedience. We are free from sin and all of its power by God’s gift of grace! And God is able to offer His grace freely to us because of the Blood of His Son, Jesus, which was offered on the Cross for us! Through Jesus’ sacrifice every law and every ordinance that would convict us of sin were destroyed! “Blotting out the handwritings of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to the Cross. And having spoiled principalities and powers, He made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.” Colossians 2:14-15 Through Christ there is now no law for us, and where there is no law, there is no sin! "Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression. Romans 4:15 "But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in oldness of the letter." Romans 7:6 Now we are delivered from the Law and since there is now no law for us, sin now has no power over us, not even a little! Think of it like this, on American Highways there are laws that declare that we cannot go over 65 miles an hour, but in Germany on the Autobahn there are no such laws. The roads look the same, yet the consequence of speed isn’t the same! In Germany there is freedom, just as in Christ there is freedom!
We are not now free from sins convicting power of death and its power of separation through our own works of righteousness or obedience. We are free from sin and all of its power by God’s gift of grace! And God is able to offer His grace freely to us because of the Blood of His Son, Jesus, which was offered on the Cross for us! Through Jesus’ sacrifice every law and every ordinance that would convict us of sin were destroyed! “Blotting out the handwritings of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to the Cross. And having spoiled principalities and powers, He made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.” Colossians 2:14-15 Through Christ there is now no law for us, and where there is no law, there is no sin! "Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression. Romans 4:15 "But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in oldness of the letter." Romans 7:6 Now we are delivered from the Law and since there is now no law for us, sin now has no power over us, not even a little! Think of it like this, on American Highways there are laws that declare that we cannot go over 65 miles an hour, but in Germany on the Autobahn there are no such laws. The roads look the same, yet the consequence of speed isn’t the same! In Germany there is freedom, just as in Christ there is freedom!
The great thing about our walk with God is that our freedom from the law of sin and death is only the beginning for us! This is a beginning principle of salvation in Christ and with the strengthening of the Holy Spirit, we are able to move past it, and move on to perfection! This Truth allows God in, this Truth gives God the ability to offer His grace, and this Truth permits unbroken fellowship between God and us. He is no longer hindered by our actions, He doesn’t have to wait for us to repent and offer a sacrifice to take action is our lives as He did under the Old Covenant! God is now able to work through the least of us under the New Covenant greater than He ever worked through the greatest under the Old! God is now free to continually work within us, to continually lead us and guide us, and to continually prune out all that is against us! Freedom from the law and thus freedom from sin, is every bit as much a liberating force for God as it is for us! He can now show His undying love for us, regardless of our actions! As King David said, blessed and to be envied are those who are righteous without any works, and he was talking about us! We are now one with the Vine of Jesus Christ, and since we are His branches, we are holy just as the Vine is holy! Since there is now no way that leaven can affect us, God is able to produce righteous fruit through us that will bring victory for us, and that will bring praise and glory to Him!
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