Arguments Against God’s Law

Rebuttal #1: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS WERE MADE FOR THE JEWS

Biblical facts …

Genesis 4:7 “If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.”

The definition of SIN = 1 John 3:4 “Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.“

So, when the Almighty spoke of sin unto Cain in Genesis 4, He was speaking of the Ten Commandments more than 2000 YEARS before a Jew was born!

Genesis 26:5 “Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”

Again, we see the Almighty speaking of His Commandments HUNDREDS OF YEARS before Jews ever step on the planet.

Genesis 39:9 “There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?“

NOTICE THE WORD SIN? This is way before any Jewish people were ever born! Plus, how would Joseph know that adultery was a sin unless he understood the definition of sin is as we know it? And how do we understand that definition? 1 John 3:4 “Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.”

Exodus 15:26 “And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.”

To say they get disease, is to say WHY as well. For those that broke the law had no protection. That fact alone proves the EGYPTIANS could have kept the law as well. Which proves again it is NOT just for Jews! For those that say the Ten Commandments were ONLY given to the Jews, here we see that BEFORE the Tablets which contained the Ten Commandments were carved, the Law was already there!

Exodus 16:28 “And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?”

Ditto.

Rebuttal #2 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS ARE FOR ISRAEL ALONE

Biblical facts …

Jeremiah 31:31 “Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:”

Matthew 21:43 “Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.”

Fact is, according to this verse, they are correct. HOWEVER, who is Israel?

Hosea 2:23 “And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.”

When was this prophetic statement fulfilled with 100% accuracy?

Acts 13:46 “Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.”

Romans 2:28-29 “For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.”

Romans 9:6-8 “Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.”

Galatians 3:29 “And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.”

In other words … CHRISTIANS = ISRAEL

Rebuttal #3: JESUS CAME TO FULFILL THE LAW/COMMANDMENTS

Biblical facts …

Matthew 5:17 “Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.”

This actually has to be one of the easiest ones to expose as error. Some go so far as to define the word, “fulfill” to mean “done away with.” So, let’s see if that makes sense, shall we? Let’s re-word that verse to their liking … “Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to do away with it“ Rather obviously wrong is it not? In fact, it’s actually a rather stupid statement. Ever notice how everyone seems to have no problem acknowledging 9 of the 10 commandments? But when it comes to the one and only commandment that the Almighty specifically states to “REMEMBER” it’s this one they forget? Do you realize that there is a reason for this?

So … what does this word “fulfill” mean in this verse?

4137 pleroo {play-ro’-o}
from 4134; TDNT – 6:286,867; v
AV – fulfil 51, fill 19, be full 7, complete 2, end 2, misc 9; 90

Notice the word fulfill used in another verse by Jesus …

Matthew 3:15 “And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.”

According to their theology of defining “fulfill = done away with”, they are now preaching Jesus wanted baptism to DO AWAY WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS? Ridiculous, isn’t it? Jesus came to John to be baptized by him. As the Word declares, John wants to be baptized by Jesus instead. Yet, Jesus wants him to go ahead and baptize Him anyway so that He can FULFILL ALL RIGHTEOUSNESS! Jesus came to magnify the Law. He came to fulfill it. He came to make it real unto us. Plus, what of this passage …

Matthew 5:18 “For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.”

Let’s take that verse “lo, I am with you alway, even to the END OF THE WORLD” and further drive home the reality of His law.

In Matthew 5:18 we read, “For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.”

Until “Heaven and earth pass” away we understand here that the Law of God will be here ALWAYS EVEN TO THE END OF THE WORLD do we not? Fact is, the Heavens and the Earth have NOT yet passed away have they? And all has NOT yet been fulfilled has it? And seeing how the Earth, and Heavens are still here, the Law must still be binding, and seeing how the Law is still binding we see that Jesus is still with us EVEN TO THE END OF THE WORLD!

PLUS, with understanding of the REAL meaning of the word “fulfill” here, what is this verse saying? Not one jot or tittle of the Law will NO WISE PASS FROM THE LAW until ALL is fulfilled. Shall we rephrase it the way the World preaches it? This verse especially makes them out to be in grave error. This is how THEY preach it …

THEY SAY… “For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be DONE AWAY WITH.”

Again, it really comes off as a rather silly comeback. The Scriptures openly expose them with such ease it’s rather laughable at this point is it not? I mean, come on already … they are saying that NOT ONE JOT OR TITTLE WILL PASS AWAY UNTIL ALL IS DONE AWAY?

One more point to notice here. The passage said … “one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.”Look around! Has the Heaven and the Earth PASSED AWAY? No? Then neither has ONE JOT OR TITTLE of that Law!

Summing it up. The main purpose for the walk of Jesus Christ?

Romans 8:3-10 “For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, (There’s that word FULFILL again!) who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.“

And the righteousness spoken of here is the righteousness of the law (that) might be fulfilled in us … And by the way, the word “FULFILL” in this passage is the exact same word (Strongs # 4137) they say meant “done away with” in Matthew 5:17! Truth is, their own theology exposes them perfectly.

The Law Christ came to fulfill was actually the Law of Moses that held shadowy elements that pointed to the cross.

If I were asked to share one passage that proves He came to fulfill the Law of Moses which are customs of the Jewish nations as pertains to feast days. I would quote

Acts 6:14 where it says “For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.”

CUSTOMS :485 ethos {eth’-os}
from 1486; TDNT – 2:372,202; n n
AV – custom 7, manner 4, be wont 1; 12
1) custom
2) usage prescribed by law, institute, prescription, rite

One last note:

Romans 13:8-10 “Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.”

Read that passage carefully and you will see that to LOVE actually FULFILLS the Law! The first 4 commandments deal with how we show our love to God. The last 6 deal with how we show love to each other. If you LOVE as Jesus did. You can FULFILL the purpose of the Law as well.

Rebuttal #4: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS ARE NO LONGER NEEDED

Biblical facts …

Exodus 32:15 “And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.”

Have you ever had a contractual agreement with someone? Have you ever signed a LEASE with a landlord? Do you AND the Landlord keep a copy of the lease after agreement is acknowledged by both parties? Do you recall how the people of old said the following words as “agreement” unto the Commandments of the Lord?

Exodus 19:8 “And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.”

What happened immediately after they made this statement? Moses goes up to the mountain to get the Commandments written in stone by the Almighty. By the time he returns the people of Israel have broken ALL TEN of the Commandments! So, how does the Almighty remedy this situation? Does He hatefully EVICT all of the Human race out of existence? Or, does He lovingly give us another chance to KEEP THE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT with Him?

Hebrews 8:6 “But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.”

The better covenant, and the better promises are these …

Hebrews 10:16 “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;”

2 Corinthians 3:3 “Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.“

Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”

In the Old Covenant, we have man making a promise with God Almighty, and God Almighty making a promise with man. It was a CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT between man and God. But it was broken, wasn’t it? And not only was it broken, His Word records the fact that the Almighty is aware of the broken agreement.

Hebrews 8:7 “For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.”

His Word is indeed proclaiming fault in the “first” or “Old” Covenant here is He not? But WHO was at fault in the Old Covenant? WHO BROKE IT? Did the Almighty break His covenant with Israel? Or, did Israel break it with Him?

Hebrews 8:8 “For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:”

Mankind broke His covenant. They proved that man could NOT keep the Laws of God. So, did the Almighty decide to ABOLISH His Law altogether so as to allow for His children to attain Heaven? If that is so, then the Law of God would be AGAINST or CONTRARY to the promises He made in the first place. Is this the case?

Galatians 3:21 “Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.”

In other words, the Law is NOT against His promises. Plus, we also see another blessed Truth surfacing in this passage. So many believe that because “we” keep the Ten Commandments we feel that doing so SAVES US. Well, if the Law was “salvation” instead of the loving Sacrifice of the Lamb of God in the person Jesus Christ, then it would have been made aware in the Word that to keep the Law would have saved you. Or, as Paul puts it, “verily righteousness should have been by the law.”

The “better covenant” was needed. The old Covenant was based on the keeping of the promises of man and their God. The Almighty kept His side of the bargain, mankind messed up. And still, this Almighty Father decides to actually make it VERY easy for us now to KEEP THAT PROMISE we should have kept long ago …

2 John 1:6 “And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.”

1 John 5:3 “For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.“

Not only is the Law of God the very same commandments, “That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in.” But thanks to Jesus Christ we “can do all things” because He helps us. And keeping the promise made long ago is now much easier. He took the Ten Commandments that were in the temple of the Lord inside the ark, and placed them in our “temples.” Is it not written that we ARE the temple of the Lord? And is it not also written that He has placed this law on the “fleshy tables of the heart“? And is not the “ark” in the MIDST of the TEMPLE of the Lord?

Kinda makes it easier to see WHY the Temple veil r-r-r-r-ripped now doesn’t it?

It used to be that Israel said, “We will do all that the lord has said.” But now it is reality that JESUS will do it for us INSIDE US! That’s why it’s so easy to keep His Law now. In fact, it’s “not grievous” to keep them because we are governed by His Love. And our LOVING obedience to Him as our Father makes it oh so aware to us as it does the Angels that to kill, lie, steal, etc. is just plain WRONG and not right to do.

We actually choose not to sin simply because we know it’s wrong. Think about that. Did the Almighty have to keep track of the Angels before sin arrived in Heaven? Did He have to constantly remind the two thirds that DIDN’T fall for the lies of Lucifer that it was wrong to do? NO! They KNEW it was wrong and chose not to do it.

By the way … for all you Preachers out there that preach in prisons. Go ahead, tell those convicted murderers they no longer need the Law. I wonder … what Law will they be thinking about breaking? Do you suppose you will live through it?

Rebuttal #5: THE NEW COVENANT IS LOVE, NOT KEEPING THE LAW

Biblical facts …

James 2:8 “If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:”

Correct! But, to walk IN THAT LOVE you must at first be KEEPING THAT LAW. Keeping the Law of God is actually open evidence that you DO love your neighbor. In fact, Jesus summarized the LAST SIX commandments like this …

John 13:34 “A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.”

Look at the last six commandments and see it is our relationship WITH EACH OTHER. To keep those commandments proves you LOVE your neighbor. Would you show love to your neighbor if you steal from him? Kill him? Covet his wife or his good? Lie about him? Etc. …

So, I agree, the New Covenant is indeed based on love. But to truly love each other we must keep the Ten Commandments. And, by the way, this theology runs true with the first four commandments as well. How so?

Matthew 22:37-38 “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment.”

Is this something that can be verified as an Old Covenant promise He desired of us?

Deuteronomy 6:5 “And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.”

Deuteronomy 11:13 “And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,”

Joshua 22:5 “But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.”

It says … Heart? Mind?

Hebrews 10:16 “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;”

Want the entire Decalogue (Ten Commandments) summarized in ONE NEW TESTAMENT VERSE?

Luke 10:27“And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.”

The REAL definition of love … John 14:15“If ye love me, keep my commandments.”

Matthew 22:37-40 “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. (Christ summarized the first four) And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. (Jesus summarized the last six) On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”

Think about how we as humans show love to one another by keeping The Law of God …

Do you show love when you don’t honor your mother or father?

Do you show love when you kill your fellow man?

Do you show love when you commit adultery against your spouse?

Do you show love when you steal from your fellow man?

Do you show love when you bear false witness against your fellow man?

Do you show love when you covet your neighbor’s wife or anything else that belongs to Him?

If, as Christian’s, we realize that in order to show love for our fellow man, you must keep all of the last six commandments. Can you not also see as a Christian that to show love unto God is to keep the first four commandments!?

If you as a Christian realize that in order to show love for your fellow man, you must keep all of the last six commandments that Jesus summarized as the “second commandment” in Matthew 22:39. Can you not also see as a Christian that to show love unto God is to keep the first four commandments that Jesus summarized in Matthew 22:37-38?

So, I ask you …

Do you show love for the Lord when you place another god before Him?

Do you show love for the Lord when you bow down before an image?

Do you show love for the Lord when you take His name in vain?

Do you really love Him when you break His Sabbath that He specifically said was the seventh day, and He specifically said to REMEMBER?

I ask those that break His law knowingly. Why is it you can so easily show love for each other, but when you are asked to show love to God, it’s impossible? The REAL Christian will not only keep all ten of the commandments, the REAL Christian will go beyond them because of their love for Jesus! Case in point, Jesus said in

Matthew 5:40-41 “And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.”

Love always gives more than is required without looking upon it as a burden. 1 John 5:3 said, “For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.” It’s not so much that Jesus is FORCING us to love each other, it’s more like He is stating we WILL love our fellow man more than the norm simply because Christ’s love will be apparent within us.

The true Christian will go the extra mile simply because their love compels them to do so. They do so with a joyful heart, a heart that won’t grumble while going the extra mile simply because they feel their fellow man needs them to, and in Christian love they are compelled to show this love. We should go far beyond that which is written. For example, the Law states thou shalt not commit adultery. But Jesus illustrates how much more the true Christian love will abound for Him and His truth by saying…

Matthew 5:28 “… That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.”

Jesus shows that the true Christian will go far beyond the written letter of the law. Love will always raise the standard. The Christian not only keeps the Ten Commandments, he or she will also go so far as to not even THINK on those things within the heart that are against the Law of their God. We do this because we love Him and want to please Him with all our hearts! We don’t do this because we don’t want to burn in Hell. Christianity isn’t fire insurance! Thoughts like this don’t even come to the mind of the true child of God. It truly is a labor of love.

Philippians 4:8 “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”

Rebuttal #6: WE ARE NOT UNDER THE LAW BUT UNDER GRACE

Biblical facts …

This is how the World preaches this verse … Romans 6:14-15 “For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace …”

AND THEN THEY STOP!
But, let us continue on and finish the verse shall we …

Romans 6:14-15 “For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.“

Popular theology is that if we sin AFTER salvation we can no longer lose our salvation because we are under grace. I have NUMEROUS verses that prove that is a bogus lie … My favorite verse is of course …

Hebrews 6:4-8 “For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.”

What is Paul talking about when he says we’re not UNDER the Law? What does under the law mean? FIRST, we need to define SIN …

The definition of sin = 1 John 3:4 “Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.“

The penalty of sin = Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

The cost of sin = 2 Corinthians 5:21 “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” 1 Corinthians 6:20 “For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.”

To be “under the Law” means to be “under the curse” of the Law, and according to Roman 6:23, the wages of sin is DEATH.

Biblical fact is …

Daniel 9:11 “Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, (to transgress = sin) even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us … because we have sinned against him.”

Daniel is rather clear here. To transgress the law (sin) means the CURSE is poured upon us. We are then under the curse of the law when we break it!

Galatians 3:10 “For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.”

Galatians 3:13 “Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:”

Here, it’s made quite clear that to be a Christian means we are REDEEMED from that curse. But my favorite passage on explaining this is …

Deuteronomy 11:26-28 “Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse; A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day: And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.”

So … according to Deuteronomy, there is …

A Blessing if you keep the Law

A Curse is you break it

The only way someone is UNDER THE LAW is when they BREAK IT. What you do then is deny God’s GRACE. So, how can you still be UNDER GRACE, when sinning

You’re either under grace (not sinning)

Or, under the Law (sinning)

Romans 2:12-13,16 “For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.”

To further address the “Once saved always saved” issue. Read this passage …

John 5:14 “Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.”

This verse amply proves as did the passage I shared earlier in Hebrews 6. IF WE CHOOSE TO SIN after being “made whole” then a worse thing will come unto us! The ULTIMATE verse for this rebuttal has to be the following …

Romans 1:5 “By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:”

Yes, it’s true we have been blessed with grace in the age of the church. But, according to the Word of God, that grace is what helps us to be OBEDIENT to the faith! Look at Adam and Eve. They are what man was meant to be before the fall. But WHAT was the fall? They were DISOBEDIANT! Many believe all they must do is believe in Jesus to gain Heaven. They fail to realize that Adam and Eve SAW JESUS face to face in the garden every day. They had no problem BELIEVING in Him. Even the “devils believe and tremble,” James 2:19. It was disobedience that caused Adam and Eve’s fall.

One last verse from one who is known as the end time prophet …

Ezekiel 33:13 “When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.“

Iniquity is actually KNOWN SIN. If we are no longer under the law but under grace, and SIN as many assume is ok to do, why does Ezekiel say they die for their KNOWN SINS? It CAN’T be talking about sinners, they DON’T know what sin is UNTIL they find Christ and His perfect Law.

Romans 3:20 “… for by the law is the knowledge of sin.”

Romans 7:7 “… I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.”

So, it MUST be talking about people claiming to be God’s people. Sinners that have no clue of what the law is, can’t commit KNOWN SIN! Only believers do that. Need I remind you of the believers Jesus spoke of in Matthew 7?

Matthew 7:21-23 “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”

They called Him “Lord” in this passage did they not? And at the same time Jesus called them workers of iniquity. Had they been simple sinners unaware of Christ or His Law, they never would have called out, “Lord, Lord” would they?

Being “Under Grace” means simply that.

For example … Picture being pulled over by a cop for speeding. You are not “under” the law until you SPEED. You broke the law and now the “curse” of the law is your just desert, which in this case is the ticket. However, if you ask the cop for mercy, and he gives it … are you allowed to speed now? No, of course not! You are under his GRACE, right? So, you are then extra careful NOT to break the law now. You don’t pull away spraying gravel on the cop because you don’t want to insult his MERCY. It’s THAT simple.

Rebuttal #7 IF WE HAVE FAITH WE NEED NOT THE LAW!

Romans 3:31 “Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.”

Romans 6:15 “What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.”

It appears the early church also thought they no longer needed the law of God once they had the faith of Jesus. Paul tackles this situation directly by stating GOD FORBID! How can one say that, that which brought Him the knowledge of Christ is now no longer needed? Our faith in Christ and what He died for ESTABLISHES that Law. We accepted Christ when we found out we were IN SIN. Now that He showed us our sin, are we to go back to it? Sadly, some do … For Peter states …

2 Peter 2:21-22 “For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.”

If the Law wasn’t blunt and powerful enough to sentence all sinners to death, then why did Jesus come to die for us? And WHY did we accept Him as Saviour? Saviour from WHAT then? If we think faith in Jesus allows us to break His Law, then WHAT are we saved from? People DIE for SIN, and according to the Bible SIN = TRANSGRESSION OF THE LAW! (1 John 3:4) THAT is what we are saved from!

Galatians 3:24 “Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.”

Many will say that because the Word then says we are no longer “under” a schoolmaster that we need not carry the law. I say unto them, what if your schoolmaster was a tightrope walker? After he teaches you all the information you need about tightrope walking do you merely ignore ALL he taught you the day you climb out on a tightrope hundreds of feet in the air? If you have such a strong memory to recall all he taught so as to spare your physical life, why is it you forget all about your eternal life?

Romans 7:7 “What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.”

Rebuttal #8 I AM A CHRISTIAN AND I AM “WITHOUT” OR “NOT UNDER” THE LAW

1 Corinthians 9:21 “To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ) that I might gain them that are without law.”

Then it is for you I preach. Need I say more?

“under the Law” means to be “under the curse” of the Law.

Galatians 3:13 “Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:”

Christ hung on that tree to illustrate the ultimate CURSE OF THE LAW, DEATH! For the Word says plainly, the wages of sin IS death! Now that we are “saved” from death, we no longer have to worry about the “curse” of the Law because Christ in us helps us to keep the Law perfectly. And since He is doing that, keeping it has become “NOT GRIEVOUS” to do so as 1 John 5:3 so boldly proclaims.

Rebuttal #9 I NEED NOT WORRY ABOUT THE “CURSE OF THE LAW”

Galatians 3:13 “Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:”

Look at the “law” in general for a moment. Take for example the “laws of nature.” Can you break the laws of nature and not suffer their curse upon you? What of the law of gravity? Can you leap from a tall building and NOT crash to the ground? The curse of that particular law is DEATH if you break it. No matter how hard you try to explain away, or preach that that law is not for you, or it’s curse does not apply to you simply because you are “above the law” or “special” or “non-believing” of it. No matter, the curse will apply to you. Jump from the building, the curse will apply. You will die.

So … I ask, if you cannot side step the mere laws of nature, HOW, pray tell, can you side step the laws of God? Break His Law, and you will suffer the curse of the law. Plain and simple. Jesus proved that when He died. He died for our SINS! And the LAW said the “wages of sin is death” does it not? THAT is the curse we are no longer “under” because Christ helps us now to be “overcomers.” See Galatians 3:10-14 for a BLUNT lesson …

Galatians 3:10-14 “For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.”

What’s the promise?

Galatians 3:29 “And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.”

You prefer a little more in depth? I love the way Paul explained it here …

Galatians 4:21-31 “Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law? For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman. But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise. Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar. For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children. But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all. For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband. Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise. But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now. Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman. So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.”

Old Covenant was “after the flesh” and couldn’t keep the Law by using “flesh.”

New Covenant is “after the Spirit” and we can keep the Law using the “Spirit.”

If you don’t believe in Christ, then you will perish because the Law cannot be broken. If there is sin, then there must be a death. That is why Christ came to die for you. However, if you are a follower of Jesus Christ and understand the Law defines sin, yet sin anyway, then you will be judged by that Law for any un-confessed sin you commit.

So … BLUNTLY? What is the curse of the Law?

As a Christian, I am blessed by the law of liberty. I am actually at liberty to obey. Picture being pulled over by a cop for speeding. You are not “under” the law until you SPEED. You broke the law and now the “curse” of the law is your just desert, which in this case is the ticket. However, if you ask the cop for mercy, and he gives it … are you allowed to speed now? No, of course not! You are under his GRACE, right? So, you are then extra careful NOT to break the law now. You don’t pull away spraying gravel on the cop because you don’t want to insult his MERCY. It’s THAT simple.

Rebuttal #10 AFTER JESUS DIED THE COVENANT WAS CHANGED

Hebrews 9:16-17 “For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.”

According to Scripture, the testament/covenant actually goes in force after the death of the Testator. In other words, in order to change ANYTHING in the Covenant, the Testator MUST DO SO BEFORE DEATH! Ask any lawyer and they will tell you that you can change your last will and testament before you die, but after you die it is impossible! That which the Testator placed in writing before death, becomes strong and rock solid after his death. And Scripture verifies that fact. Jesus SEALED it with His blood.

Rebuttal #11 CHRISTIANS NEED NOT OBEY THE LAW

Romans 6:16 “Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?”

2 Peter 1:10 “Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:”

Obedience is extremely important! Simple Biblical fact is Satan wants you to dis-obey, where the Almighty wants you to obey. It’s the same old story since day one. The Word tells us in

Revelation 21:27 “And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.”

The Word is telling us that nothing sinful will enter into Heaven. THAT is why Satan wants you to keep disobeying the Lord! He does not want you to enter in! Just as Adam and Eve were asked to OBEY the Lord, so are we asked to OBEY the Lord. The truth is this folks, the Lord tells us that “… affliction shall not rise up the second time.” Nahum 1:9 That means that sin will NOT start up again in Heaven after we get there. Do you realize what that means? WE ARE BEING TESTED! The Lord is looking for those human beings He created that will CHOOSE NOT to sin down here on earth no matter what the situation is. How can the Lord allow us into His Kingdom knowing we choose not to obey Him down here?

One major issue of this whole ball of wax is this: Disobedience is Satan’s main concern, he has devised tricks and situations all through history designed to get man to sin, thereby declaring their disloyalty to the Creator. And ALL of it is about to come to a major head. The very last attack on mankind in general has to do with WHO you will choose to obey. The Almighty and His Word, or the devil and His lies.

The MARK OF THE BEAST is Satan’s masterpiece that declares unto the Creator that he has been able to convince literally BILLIONS upon the Earth that his evil ways are better than the Lord’s Truth. Look around and see for yourself, Satan has gotten almost all of mankind to obey him, instead of the Lord! Literally billions of “so called” Christians are obeying the fabricated unBiblical lies of the devil over and above the easy to research Truths of Scripture!

Romans 3:31 “Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.”

You are placing us under the OLD COVENANT!

“I had just finished preaching on the subject of the Sabbath in one of my evangelistic crusades. As I stepped off the platform to greet the people as they left, three young men blocked my way in the aisle. One of them addressed me in quite a loud voice— loud enough to cause about fifty people near the front of the auditorium to stop and listen. “Brother Joe,” he said, “we were disappointed tonight with the way you put us back under the Old Covenant. Don’t you realize that we are living under the New Covenant now, and should keep Sunday instead of the Sabbath?” Although most of the congregation were leaving the building, the group near the front gathered closer to hear all that the young men were saying. It was obvious that I would have to take the time to answer this trio’s challenging question. As I suspected, they turned out to be young seminarians in training at a local Bible college. Eagerly they held their Bibles in their hands and waited triumphantly for me to answer. Usually, I do not like to debate controversial matters in a public forum, for fear of stirring combative natures, but there seemed no way to avoid dealing with these ministerial students. Anyway, they had my path completely blocked, and the circle of listeners looked at me expectantly for some explanation.”

“Well, it seems as though you have studied the subject of the covenants quite deeply,” I suggested. “Oh, yes,” they affirmed, “we know all about the covenants.” “Good,” I replied. “You undoubtedly know when the Old Covenant was instituted.” One of them spoke up quickly, “It was started at Mt. Sinai.” “And how was it ratified?” I asked. Without a moment’s hesitation one of them answered, “By the sprinkling of the blood of an ox.” “Very good,” I commented, “and how was the New Covenant ratified?” All three chorused the answer, “By the blood of Jesus on the cross.” I commended the young men for their knowledge of the Scriptures and asked them to read me two verses out of their own Bibles—Hebrews 9:16-17 and Galatians 3:15. They responded eagerly to the invitation, and read the verses, commenting on each one after reading. “We agree that the New Covenant did not go into effect until after Christ died, and nothing can be added or taken away after He ratified it on the cross,” the spokesman for the group asserted. All three nodded their heads emphatically over this point. I said, “Now you must answer two more questions for me. Here’s the first one, and you must think carefully to give me the correct answer: When did Sunday-keeping begin?” There was a moment of shocked silence, and then another, and another. The boys looked at each other, and then down at their feet, and then back at me. I gently prodded them for the answer, “Surely you can tell me the answer to this question. You have known all the others, and have answered correctly. When and why do you think, people began keeping Sunday?” Finally, one of them said, “We keep Sunday in honor of the resurrection of Jesus.” I said, “Then I must ask you my last question. How could Sunday keeping be a part of the New Covenant? You just stated that nothing could be added after the death of Christ. He died on Friday and was resurrected on Sunday. If Sunday was added after Jesus died, it could never be a part of the New Covenant, could it?” The three young men shuffled their feet, looked helplessly around, and one of them said, “We’ll study into that and talk to you later.” Then they fled from that auditorium as fast as they could go. I can assure you, also, that they never returned to talk further about the covenants.” –

… a concerned Christian

Old Covenant was “after the flesh” and couldn’t keep the Law by using “flesh.”

New Covenant is “after the Spirit” and we can keep the Law using the “Spirit.”

GAL 3:10 & ROM 3:20 SAY WE ARE CURSED BY KEEPING THE LAW

Many that misunderstand Scripture, and choose not to adhere to Biblical jurisprudence or a “line upon line” or “precept upon precept” method of investigating Bible truths will use two passages out of context to evangelize a lie regarding the Law of God. The passages they say claim it is a sin or a “curse” to keep the Law of God are as follows …

Galatians 3:10 “For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.”

Romans 3:20 “Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.”

Seeing how these verses seem to contradict themselves would be the first red flag most Christians would decide warrants further study. For example, in Galatians 3:10 it appears that the first half of the passage is saying those that keep the Law are cursed, yet the second half reveals the exact opposite. Looking at Romans 3:20 we see the same scenario as well. So, what’s going on here?

If you research this using a parallel Bible that shows word for word these passages in both English as well as Greek, you will find something quite amazing. There is a word missing in BOTH those verses! the word “EK” is missing. The English translation of that word is “OUTSIDE.” So, looking at those two verses again with that word placed where it belongs we see why the devil removed it …

Galatians 3:10 “For as many as are OUTSIDE of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.”

Romans 3:20 “Therefore by the deeds OUTSIDE of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.”

Truth is, if one does the “line upon line and precept upon precept” as Isaiah suggested in chapter 28 of his book we would see MANY verses prove both passages were missing a word. My favorite verse that validates all this is from Romans chapter 2 …

Romans 2:13 “For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.”

If you still think Galatians 3:10 and Romans 2:20 are saying you cannot be justified by keeping the Law of God, then you need to rip out a LOT of verses that say otherwise.

I FOLLOW THE LORD PERFECTLY, AND I CHOOSE SUNDAY AS SABBATH!

The Word says …

1 John 2:6 “He that saith he abideth in Him ought himself also so to walk, even as He walked.”

Jesus said …

John 15:10 “If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.”

Christians should say…

Psalm 40:8 “I delight to do Thy will, O My God: yea, Thy law is within My heart.”

Many claim the 7th day Sabbath was valid before Christ came. Then suddenly after Christ came and ascended back to Heaven it became Sunday. But what of this verse …?

Isaiah 66:23 “And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.”

Why do they pray a prayer they call the “Lord’s prayer” where they recite the words, “Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven”? The truth is, that so-called prayer plainly says, “Thy will be done ON EARTH as it is IN HEAVEN.“ If they are keeping SUNDAY as Sabbath on earth while praying that prayer, don’t they realize that Jesus knows they are NOT doing His will on earth as He has written it is done in Heaven?

AM I NOT “DEAD TO THE LAW” NOW THAT I AM A CHRISTIAN?

Romans 7:4 “Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.”

Yes, we are “dead to the Law” because the wages of SIN = DEATH. (Romans 6:23) Since Jesus died for that sin, His death is what the Law accepts as payment for our sins. So, we are “dead to the Law” by the body of Christ that died for us. However, if we continue to sin thinking we are longer held accountable, then we place ourselves back under the curse of the law which is death.

JEWS WERE FIRST TO KEEP THE LAW; THEREFORE, IT’S MADE ONLY FOR THEM!

Psalms 103:20 “Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.”

It appears HIS ANGELS … DO HIS COMMANDMENTS! Truth is, if the angels keep them, the Law had to have been there BEFORE man arrived. PLUS, how could Satan “sin” and be cast from Heaven BEFORE Mankind arrived if no law existed? Everyone knows, the definition of sin is … “TRANSGRESSION OF THE LAW“

1 John 3:4 “Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.“

BEING “LEAST IN HEAVEN” MEANS YOU WILL STILL BE THERE?

Truth is, being called “least” in Heaven means you are NOT there. Why?

We REIGN with Christ

Timothy 2:12 “If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:”

Revelation 20:6 “Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.”

It is HEAVEN where nothing defiling resides.

Revelation 21:27 “And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.”

If someone of a “lesser” degree is there, it will remind us of SIN. But an “utter end” of sin will be accomplished and it will not be allowed to rise up ever again!

Nahum 1:9 “What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.”

GENTILES WEREN’T UNDER “MOSAIC” LAW, AND THEREFORE UNDER THE “ROYAL LAW.”

Truth is, yes, they were.

Romans 3:10 “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:”

If they “converted” to the truth offered by the Jews who held the Torah, as did Ruth and others, they had to keep that law as did the Jews. Just because the Jews hoarded the law and never shared and taught it like they were called to do, doesn’t mean they were the only ones liable.

Was Abel a Jew? No. Did he do sacrifice? Yes. In fact, his righteous act, or as some refer to it as “his Mosaic agreement” got him killed!

WE WON’T HAVE TO KEEP THE LAW IN HEAVEN!

Micah 4:1-3 “But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.”

This passage obviously speaks of Heaven. If we are keeping the Law in Heaven as this verse declares, then those of us that keep His Law on earth are doing so because His Spirit moves us to. Since it is understood that His Law is being kept in Heaven, it is also understood to be a fruit of the Christian rather than good works or a prerequisite to gain Heaven as some assume we believe.

To put it plainly … I don’t keep the law to GET saved. I keep the because I AM saved.

YOU’RE KEEPING THE LAW TO GET SAVED! YOU’RE TRYING TO BE SAVED BY WORKS.

As most Christians are aware, it is “Not of works, lest any man should boast.” Ephesians 2:9 Still, some claim that by us keeping the Law we are attempting to get saved by the Law. Truth is, we do not keep the Law to GET saved, we keep it because WE ARE saved. Works are merely a fruit of the Christian walk. It is what Jesus was talking about when He said in Matthew 7:20 “Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.” These works of obedience are nothing more than the Holy Spirit doing what He promised long ago. In Jeremiah 31:33 it was prophesied about the New Testament Christian church that, “… this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.”

Back when the Gentiles were first hearing about Jesus Christ as Messiah, many of them started to keep the Law without ever being taught to do so.

Romans 2:14-15 it is written, “For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another)”

Bottom line is this, when it comes to the “work” of keeping the Law of God. In James 2:24-26 it is plainly written, “Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.”

WHEN THE JEWS BECAME CHRISTIANS, THEY STOPPED KEEPING THE LAW

Some have been taught that when the Jews became Christians they gave up the law. But the following passage proves this is not true. They were not only believers; they were “zealous of the law.”

Acts 21:20 “And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:”

Also, notice how Paul describes a New Testament believing Christian named Ananias …

Acts 22:12 “And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,”

God cannot deny His Law no matter what!

So many think God can and will ignore His law because He loves the people so much. But do you recall how much king Darius loved the prophet Daniel? So much so he tried all night long to get Daniel’s sentence of death in the lion’s den revoked. That king in Daniel’s day could not change the law he wrote. In other words, Daniel HAD to step into the den of lions! The only way Daniel would make it out alive is if God stepped in with him because that law cannot change.

My point is, if the law of a human king cannot be changed no matter how much that king would want it changed, how, I ask, can the Law of the living God be changed? Since it cannot be changed, then just as Daniel was spared a death in that den by God stepping in to stop the lions from killing him, we too are spared death in hellfire because of Jesus dying on the cross. The death decree against all that break God’s law could not be changed any more than the death decree against the king’s law in Daniel’s day could be changed. And like Daniel being spared death by the intervention of God Himself, we are spared death by intervention of Christ on that cross!

WHY DOES THE DEVIL ATTACK THE LAW?

Why do you suppose the Devil would make such an open and apparent attack on the Ten Commandments? Do you suppose there’s something about the Law of God that is so important that the enemy would not have us find out about it? Have you ever seen this passage?

Galatians 3:24 “Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.”

The Law of God is what defines sin! The Law of God declares we NEED a Saviour! The Law of God tells us to seek out Jesus to help us because we cannot do it without Him. Think about the simplicity of that fact. The Ten Commandments are the actual laws of the Creator God that declares in

1 John 2:4 “He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.”

That is in essence saying, HOW can you claim to be A CHRISTIAN if you don’t keep His Law? How? That’s exactly what that passage says! You are a LIAR if you say to the World that you are a Christian, and then bow down in front of a statue to pray a rosary. You are a LIAR if you say to the World that you are a Christian, and then break the Seventh Day Sabbath of the Lord Jesus Christ who is in fact LORD OF THE SABBATH according to Matthew 12:8.

The basic fact is, the Law of God POINTS OUT SIN to you. That’s why the Devil does not want you to keep it. If he can keep you from the Law of God, he can sufficiently prevent you from finding out that you are in sin …

Romans 3:20 “… for by the law is the knowledge of sin.”
Romans 7:7 “What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law …”

And then Romans 7:7 confirms it’s speaking of the Law of God when it explains further at the end of the verse, “for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.” Isn’t that amazing? Now do you see why the devil wants you to believe the Law was abolished at the cross??

Want a rather amazing connection between the Law of God and the Mark of the Beast? First, I must ask four simple questions …

Revelation 14:9 “And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,”

#1 Who is this verse speaking of? The wicked who receive the mark of the beast, right?

Revelation 14:10 “The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:”

#2 Who is this verse speaking of? The wicked who receive the mark of the beast, right?
Revelation 14:11 “And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.”

#3 Who is this verse speaking of? The wicked who receive the mark of the beast, right?

Revelation 14:12 “Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”

#4 Who is this verse speaking of? The saved who do NOT receive the mark of the beast, right?

Did you notice what occurred? It is stating in verses 9, 10, & 11 the just deserts of those that receive the mark of the beast. And in verse 12 it describes the general makeup of saints in the last days when the Mark of the Beast is being enforced. It declares them as those that KEEP THE TEN COMMANDMENTS AND HAVE THE FAITH OF JESUS! Do you hear what that’s saying? It’s saying, if you keep the Ten Commandments, and have the faith of Jesus, you will NOT receive the mark of the Beast!

Let me explain further on this simple fact …

I possess mountains of articles, Catholic doctrines, Vatican announcements, and historic events that prove, the Roman Catholic church has declared war on the Ten Commandments as well as the faith in Jesus. Fact is, Revelation 14:12 is supplying two major conditions for NOT receiving the Mark of the Beast, isn’t it? It is speaking of those that keep His commandments and have faith in Jesus as SAINTS correct?

Notice this …

“If anyone shall say that by faith alone the sinner is justified so as to understand that nothing else is required to cooperate in the attainment of the grace of justification, and that it is in no way necessary that to be prepared and disposed by the action of his own will, let him be anathema.” -Council of Trent

“There is only one holy and apostolic church, outside of which there is no salvation for every creature to be subject to the Roman Pontiff.” -Pope Bonafice VIII in his Unam Sanctum

Do you realize what was just said? It is saying that if you believe that you are justified by faith alone, then you are to be LOST! As I explained earlier, the Catholic church with its blunt changing of the Law of God, they removed commandment #2 and changed #4, they openly admit to doing the exact opposite of those saints in Revelation 14:12. As for the “faith in Jesus,” did you notice the Council of Trent is actually stating FAITH ALONE IN JESUS is insufficient!

I’ll let my Lord’s Word expose that lie…

Romans 1:17 “For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.”

Romans 3:28 “Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.”

Romans 5:1 “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:“

Galatians 2:16 “Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.”

Galatians 3:11 “But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.”

Galatians 3:24 “Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.”

There you have it. The Law of God is being attacked for a reason. It is allowing for those people who believe the lies of Rome to be deceived into receiving the mark of the beast. They do so simply because they choose to believe a lie over the easy to research Truth in God’s Word.

Well … Putting it simple, the Devil hates the Law of God because …”by the Law is the knowledge of sin.“ (Romans 3:20) so he must attack it and make it trivial in the eyes of the people! If the devil can keep you from looking in the “Biblical mirror” or using the “measuring rod” which is in fact the Law of God, he has won. He wants to prevent the world from looking to the Ten Commandments. He knows that if the people peer into the Law they WILL realize they are in sin, and they will also realize they are in need of a Saviour.

Think about it. Have you ever lied? Then you are guilty of breaking commandment number 9. Have you ever stolen something? Then you have broken commandment # 8. How about adultery? Now keep in mind, Jesus said in Matthew 5:28 “But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.” That means if you just look at a woman or a man lustfully you are breaking commandment # 7. This is why the devil uses sex to sell everything from cars to candy bars. He gets millions to sin daily! This goes double for those that cause others to sin. Not only are you sinning, you cause others to sin by your suggestive clothing or mannerisms.

Now, I just mentioned three of the ten commandments that probably everyone on earth has broken at least one of. And according to the Word of God, the wages of breaking God’s Law is DEATH. There are no ifs ands or buts about it. If you sin, there must be a death for that sin. “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6:23 The devil knows this and so he does all he can to prevent people from opening a Bible and learning about how the law of God proves they need a Saviour.

How does the Law do this? Look at it this way. Go outside, roll in a mud puddle. Now walk back into the house and stand in front of a mirror. Ask the mirror to clean all the mud off your body. Can it do that? No, of course not. All the mirror can do is show you that you have the mud on you. It’s only purpose is to let you know you need to be cleansed. The Law of God is no different. In James chapter one we see the Word of God depicting the Law of God as a looking glass where man can peer into. Like the mirror, the Law cannot make anyone clean. Its sole purpose is to let us know where we need to be cleansed. It lets us know we are filthy with sin. Mankind cannot clean this sin off though, so the man looking in the mirror of God realizes he is in need of one that can clean him of this sin. This is where Jesus comes in. The Law of God cannot remove our defilement. It can only reveal we are defiled. And contrary to popular belief, we cannot clean ourselves as some religions teach. Take the Roman Catholic church that declares we can gain Heaven by our good works. Yet it says in Ephesians 2:9 that it is, “Not of works, lest any man should boast.”

The wages of sin is death. And the definition of sin in both the old and new testament is in fact transgression of the law. And according to …

1 John 2:4 “He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.”

#17-20 Let none suppose that Christ allows his people to trifle with any commands of God’s holy law. No sinner partakes of Christ’s justifying righteousness, till he repents of his evil deeds. The mercy revealed in the gospel leads the believer to still deeper self-abhorrence. The law is the Christian’s rule of duty, and he delights therein. If a man, pretending to be Christ’s disciple, encourages himself in any allowed disobedience to the holy law of God, or teaches others to do the same, whatever his station or reputation among men may be, he can be no true disciple. Christ’s righteousness, imputed to us by faith alone, is needed by every one that enters the kingdom of grace or of glory; but the new creation of the heart to holiness, produces a thorough change in a man’s temper and conduct. -Matthew Henry comments on Matthew 5:17-20

1 Corinthians 15:56 “The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.”

-The Ten Commandments-

1.Thou shalt have no other gods before me

2.Thou shalt not make unto thee any God in graven image, or any likeness of anything that in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing
mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

3. Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

4.Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.

5.Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

6. Thou shalt not kill.

7. Thou shalt not commit adultery.

8. Thou shalt not steal.

9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’sExodus 20:1-17

NOTE: How do we nurture our relationships with each other hear on earth? We have “quality time” with each of those we love. we spend time with each other often to make our relationships grow. The 4th Commandment, the 7th day Sabbath IS THAT QUALITY TIME that helps us to grow with Him. Now do you see why the Devil wants to stop you from keeping the TRUE Sabbath? It’s a “special day” created for a special purpose. To SPEND QUALITY TIME with the Lord. If the Devil can remove the Biblically commanded time you share with the Lord, then your relationship with the Lord will end.

In a nutshell …

We don’t keep the Ten Commandments to get Jesus in us. It is when we accept and receive Him in us that we keep them. Think of it this way … People in the prisons are NOT released from prison on parole until they can prove they will keep the laws of the land. Why would the Almighty be any different? Why would He let those that break His law into His kingdom? If you can’t keep the laws of His land, why should He let you into it? Now do you understand why it is written in, Revelation 22:14 “Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.”

The awesome thing about the New Covenant is that Jesus will HELP us keep His Law!

1 John 5:3 “For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.”

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Arguments Against God’s Law

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