Righteousness and Law from Biblical Perspectives
Explore the intersection of righteousness and law through verses from Mark 10:17-22, Galatians 3:19, and more. Delve into how law reveals the heart and the importance of inner righteousness over outward compliance. Discover the significance of living right in a world filled with complexities and challenges.
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One Kingdom Hope Mark 10:17-22; Galatians 3:19
Dare to know! Have courage to use your own reason! -Immanuel Kant (Enlightenment; History.com; Feb. 21, 2020)
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever. 1 John 2:15 17 ESV
Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise was made would come. The law was put into effect through angels by means of a mediator. Galatians 3:19 HCSB
The issue was and is today still: righteousness; how does one live right in a world gone wrong.
The myth we believe is that more law equals more right living. But this is false because more law does not equal a changed heart, but only enforced behavior.
You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said: This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men. ESV Matthew 15:7 9
The truth about law, any law, is this: Law can only produce outward righteousness, not inner righteousness, because law is not about the heart, but does reveal the heart. Law reveals mens hearts.
Dont assume that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For I assure you: Until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or one stroke of a letter will pass from the law until all things are accomplished. HCSB Matthew 5:17 18
Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches people to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. HCSB Matthew 5:19 20
Jesus fulfilled the sacrificial system by: 1. Practicing unswerving obedience to it. 2. He was the promised Messiah to come (the Seed) 3. Enlarging and expanding it s teachings to a higher and purer level, thus bringing all teaching under His law of love and liberty through the Holy Spirit, perfectly.
What is the one thing I lack? What was the one thing the rich young ruler lacked?
Take everything away what do you have? What do you have when everything is/has been taken away from you?
The law came along to multiply the trespass. But where sin multiplied, grace multiplied even more so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness, resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. HCSB Romans 5:20 21
If you walk in the Spirit, walking in Gods love, you will fulfill the requirements of the law. You will naturally fulfill the requirements of the law.
I say then, walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit desires what is against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so that you don t do what you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. HCSB Galatians 5:16 18
How are you walking in the world? How are you and I living? By law or love?
