Teachers of the Law.
Those who teach that a believer is to follow the law either lacks understanding regarding the finished work of Christ...or desires some kind of personal gain for himself or the religious group they belong to. To accomplish that gain various manipulative forms...such as financial wealth...or control over people are used.
Some have wandered away from these and turned to meaningless talk. They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm. We know that the law is good if one uses it properly. We also know that law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious; for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, for adulterers and perverts, for slave traders and liars and perjurers...and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine that conforms to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me. (1 Timothy 1:5-11)
What changed when He saved us? Was it the fact that we've never sinned again since our new birth day? Not even the devote law-keepers can claim that.
If a person tells you that you need to try to keep the law, then he is telling you that Jesus' sacrifice was not sufficient for you. It follows that you are no longer washed, no longer sanctified, and no longer justified. Jesus and the Holy Spirit would be ineffective...unable to keep God's promise of providing eternal life.
So Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him. (Hebrews 9:28)
The law-keepers use a lie to indoctrinate unsuspecting believers in order to trap them in deception. It goes something like this: "The death penalty no longer applies...instead we Christians merely fall out of fellowship with God." They try to use 1 John 1:9 to justify our need for asking God for forgiveness. They want us to use it like a bar of soap to cleanse ourselves. What a hoax...Jesus did that already! There is nothing we can add to what He has already done.
When you hear a teacher of the law, try to examine his motives.
If anyone teaches false doctrines and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching, he is conceited and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions and constant friction between men of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain. But godliness with contentment is great gain. (1 Timothy 6:3-6)
Is he just ignorantly following what he has heard from other religious people...or his seminary training? Is he identified in that passage above...trying to get into your wallet to finance his ministry, to gain popularity, to live the lifestyle of the rich and famous. etc.. No matter what the teacher of the law has for a motive, he is wrong!
The gospel is about God's unlimited, and far reaching grace, mercy and love, which has been granted to all men who receive Jesus as their Savior!
Rest in the fact that He finished His work and fulfilled the law. There is nothing you can do to fulfill something that has already been fulfilled!
Some have wandered away from these and turned to meaningless talk. They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm. We know that the law is good if one uses it properly. We also know that law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious; for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, for adulterers and perverts, for slave traders and liars and perjurers...and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine that conforms to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me. (1 Timothy 1:5-11)
What changed when He saved us? Was it the fact that we've never sinned again since our new birth day? Not even the devote law-keepers can claim that.
If a person tells you that you need to try to keep the law, then he is telling you that Jesus' sacrifice was not sufficient for you. It follows that you are no longer washed, no longer sanctified, and no longer justified. Jesus and the Holy Spirit would be ineffective...unable to keep God's promise of providing eternal life.
So Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him. (Hebrews 9:28)
The law-keepers use a lie to indoctrinate unsuspecting believers in order to trap them in deception. It goes something like this: "The death penalty no longer applies...instead we Christians merely fall out of fellowship with God." They try to use 1 John 1:9 to justify our need for asking God for forgiveness. They want us to use it like a bar of soap to cleanse ourselves. What a hoax...Jesus did that already! There is nothing we can add to what He has already done.
When you hear a teacher of the law, try to examine his motives.
If anyone teaches false doctrines and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching, he is conceited and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions and constant friction between men of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain. But godliness with contentment is great gain. (1 Timothy 6:3-6)
Is he just ignorantly following what he has heard from other religious people...or his seminary training? Is he identified in that passage above...trying to get into your wallet to finance his ministry, to gain popularity, to live the lifestyle of the rich and famous. etc.. No matter what the teacher of the law has for a motive, he is wrong!
The gospel is about God's unlimited, and far reaching grace, mercy and love, which has been granted to all men who receive Jesus as their Savior!
Rest in the fact that He finished His work and fulfilled the law. There is nothing you can do to fulfill something that has already been fulfilled!
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