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The point is as long as we claim that the commands are impossible to keep we will never seek to obey in the manner the Lord intended.
Sure we will.
Because we will have discoverd that the law kills, while the Spirit gives life. We will them seek to live under the administration of the Holy Spirit, who will empower us in ways that the law NEVER could.
From the scriptures....
19 Why, then, was the law given at all? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was given through angels and entrusted to a mediator. 20 A mediator, however, implies more than one party; but God is one.
21 Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. 22 But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.
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23 Before the coming of this faith,[a] we were held in custody under the law, locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed. 24 So the law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith. 25 Now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.
No place does the Lord tell us to just do our best because He knows we will not be able to obey all. He tells us to go and sin no more.
And then when we fail miserably, as any honest child of God will acknowlege that he/she has done, they will turn from what does not work...the Law...and turn TO what DOES work...the indwelling Holy Spirit.
He was not just saying that because he had nothing else to say. That is to be our goal.
I agree, but the way to do it is NOT to just grit yout teeth and try harder to keep those laws, but rather by abandoning the "Oldness" of the Letter, and turning to the "Newness" of the Spirit. Because the letter brings death, while the Spirit brings life.
Also if we hold that the commandments cannot be kept we cannot properly confess sin as we have an excuse for our sins at least in part.
What? Why would we not acknowlege or sins..(confess) to God under grace?
We will be much more likely to do that under grace because the scriptures tell us that there is now no condemation for those who are IN Christ Jesus.
In other words it is not all our fault as God has put more on us then we can bare. The truth is we all sin because our hearts are not what they ought to be. No one ever has to sin, ever.
But we do. All of us. We willfully choose to sin. Maybe not murder or rape, but, hating someone is the same as murder, and that "lustfull look" is the same as adultery.
One more thing. Because so many have bought this false teaching that the commandments cannot be kept, and most love the teaching, there is no incentive to live above sin in our daily lives.
Sure there is. The Holy Spirit is inclining you to live the "right way" and you experience great blessing by doing do.
There is no reason why a Christian cannot make it through a day without sinning.
Without robbing a bank, or killing someone, or blaspheming God or strangling a dog to death for the fun of it? Sure, its not hard to go a day not duing those kind of sins.
But again....
*That lustfull look.
*Experiencing some envy.
*wishing some iII will towards someone who hurt you deeply.
*secretly wanting revenge.
Its a different story with those, isnt it?
We are not even awake for the full 24 hours. If we can make it 1 minute without sinning then we can make it an hour.
You would think so, but isint it amazing what happens sometimes?
If an hour then several hours and if several hours a day. It all boils down to admitting, do I really want to make it through the
We all want to, brother! But then *LIFE* happens and we find ourselves saying..."I did it again! I'm sorry Father, but I blew it again. And lo and behold, we GROW as a result of our blowing it yet again.
Finally diligently seeking to keep the commands will cause a problem and a blessing. The problem is it will shed light on those who continue in their daily sinning and claim their love for Christ when their actions say different. The blessing is a peace that passes all understanding.
No problem with that. :wavey:
