The Spiritual
Understanding Of
What Apostle
Paul Said About The Law
In The Light
Of Holy Spirit
Part II
By
The Man Who Saw God Face To Face
Raphael Okechukwu Nweze
Let The Saints, Not The Unbelievers, Judge
Your Cases
Only
those who know the law very well should judge cases. As such, only those who
know the laws, times and festivals of God should lead the
Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? 2 Do you not know that the saints will judge the world?
1 Corinthians 6:1-2
Provide For Those Who Are Serving You
8 Do I say these things as a mere man? Or does not the law say the same also? 9 For it is written in the law of Moses, "You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain." Is it oxen God is concerned about? 10 Or does He say it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written, that he who plows should plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should be partaker of his hope. 11 If we have sown spiritual things for you, is it a great thing if we reap your material things? 12 If others are partakers of this right over you, are we not even more?
1 Corinthians 9:8-12
Do Not Change The Laws, Times And Festivals Of
God For Increased Membership
In
their bid to win increased membership, religious leaders do change the laws,
statutes and precepts of God. This is abomination. The members continue to
follow the false teachings of the leaders, without knowing that they are
committing sins and thereby wasting their precious times. For God has said that
those who worship outside of His laws do so in vain.
A
religious leader may have to be patient or flexible with new converts or
unbelievers. This is called wisdom or prudence. However, he must not deviate
from the laws, statutes and precepts of God. He must not deviate from the set
laws, times and festivals of God.
For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more; 20 and to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law , as under the law, that I might win those who are under the law; 21 to those who are without law , as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law; 22 to the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. 23 Now this I do for the gospel's sake, that I may be partaker of it with you. 1 Corinthians 9:19-23
Speaking In Tongues Is Part Of The Law
Every believer must maintain an
open mind, by learning the Truth form whoever that teaches the Truth. One
problem in the world today is that religious leaders mislead people, and
prevent people from learning the Truth, by telling their members that their
religion or church is the best. This very fact misleads the
Muslims from entering the kingdom of heaven, for the Muslims hold on to
Mohammed and are even ready to die for him. Yet, God does not work with
duplicates, for there is no other savior except Jesus Christ. Thus says the man
who has seen God face to face more than forty (40) times.
Brethren, do not be children in understanding; however, in malice be babes, but in understanding be mature.
21 In the law it is written:
"With men of other tongues and other lips
I will speak to this people;
And yet, for all that, they will not hear Me,"
says the Lord. 1 Corinthians 14:20-21
Despite the fact that God used
three wise men from different locations to bear witness that Jesus is the Lord
and Saviour, many people in the world still do not
believe in the Truth. Always remember that the refusal to repent is the end
point of righteousness, and for those who refuse to repent, there is no other
salvation, except everlasting doom.
Why Women Ar Not Allowed To Speak In The
Church
Women are not allowed to speak
in the church, because they are quarrelsome and they gossip a lot. At times, a
woman behaves so foolishly that she would destroy a thousand things because she
is right in one thing only. And so many women have developed demonic character
that they hardly forgive and forget. To allow them freedom of speech in the
church is like sowing the seeds of confusion. Therefore, keep to what
34 Let your women keep silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak; but they are to be submissive, as the law also says. 35 And if they want to learn something, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for women to speak in church. 1 Corinthians 14:34-35
Even Salvation Is By The Law
Because the Saviour paid the price, by suffering for the sins of
humanity. This is love, and it is
mercy, even grace. Blessed is here who accepts what God has done because God is
full of loving-kindness and mercy, and also God of justice.
56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law . 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:56-57
Only Those Who Keep The Laws Of God Are Justified By Faith In Jesus Christ
Jesus made this clear when He
said that wise saints build on the everlasting rock, but foolish believers
build on sinking sands. And God made it clear in the bool
of Deuteronomy that the conditions of receiving Abraham’s blessings is the
keeping of the laws of God.
15 We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, 16 knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.
Galatians 2:15-16
21 "Not everyone who says
to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of
heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me
in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons
in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' 23 And then I will declare to them, 'I never
knew you; depart from Me, you who practice
lawlessness!'
24 “Therefore whoever hears
these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built
his house on the rock : 25 and the rain
descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it
did not fall, for it was founded on the rock .
26 "But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: 27 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall." Matthew 7:21-27
1 "Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the LORD your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. 2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the LORD your God:
3 "Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country.
4 "Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, the produce of your ground and the increase of your herds, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks.
5 "Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.
6 "Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out.
7 "The LORD will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.
8 "The LORD will command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you set your hand, and He will bless you in the land which the LORD your God is giving you.
9 "The LORD will establish you as a holy people to Himself, just as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in His ways. 10 Then all peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they shall be afraid of you. 11 And the LORD will grant you plenty of goods, in the fruit of your body, in the increase of your livestock, and in the produce of your ground, in the land of which the LORD swore to your fathers to give you. 12 The LORD will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. 13 And the LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them. 14 So you shall not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right or the left, to go after other gods to serve them. Deuteronomy 28:14
Understand Where The Records Are Not Set Right
The laws of
God eternal, universal, perfect and impartial. This very fact has been proved everyday by the sciences.
Mankind should not be using the laws in his everyday life and engagements and
still claim that the laws do not exist. If he does, he is only busy deceiving
himself and as well misleading others. Heaven is a kingdom of righteousness,
but hell is a place of lawlessness. And all the agonies and sufferings inside
the hell fire arise from lawlessness, which is lack of control, absence of
mercy and full of darkness. Therefore, the next two Bible portions below does
not hold true.
17 "But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is Christ therefore a minister of sin? Certainly not! 18 For if I build again those things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. 19 For I through the law died to the law that I might live to God. 20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. 21 I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain." Galatians 2:17-21
O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified? 2 This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? 3 Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh? 4 Have you suffered so many things in vain — if indeed it was in vain? Galatians 3:1-4
By The Law And By The Faith
Faith is knowing
the Truth and abiding by the Truth. The same Truth is expressed as laws in the
holy book to guide the ignorant ones. Only those who keep the laws of God have
the spirit of righteousness. Abraham kept the laws of God and was blessed by
God, for he warned Isaac and Jacob to remain in the ways of God. The ways of
God are His Truth, righteousness and holiness, which are also expressed as
God’s laws, times and festivals – the laws, the statutes and the precepts.
5 Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? — 6 just as Abraham "believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness." Galatians 3:5-7
The Law Is Of Faith
This is because only those who
have faith in God obey His words. Now, His words are written as the laws and
the prophets. The word Of God includes His commandments. That is why the book
of Revelation warns that those who do not keep the laws of God shall not
inherit the kingdom of heaven.
For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them." 11 But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for "the just shall live by faith." 12 Yet the law is not of faith, but "the man who does them shall live by them." Galatians 3:10-12