THE ADVENT TRUTH
“Law doesn’t justify you.” Amen.
because it was never meant to. The Law doesn’t save us; it shows us our need to be saved. Romans 3:20 says, “By the law is the knowledge of sin.” The same apostle who wrote that also said in Romans 7:12 that “the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.” The problem isn’t the Law—it’s our rebellion against it.
You’re right, we’ve all broken it. That’s why we need Christ! But grace doesn’t mean we’re free to keep breaking it. Grace is God’s power to restore us, not to excuse us. Romans 6:1–2 asks, “Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid!” Real grace doesn’t cancel obedience; it transforms the heart to obey out of love.
If someone lies, steals, or commits adultery, and then claims “the law doesn’t justify me,” they’ve missed the point. Christ justifies us by His blood—but He also writes His Law in our hearts (Hebrews 8:10). That means true believers don’t trample the commandments—they treasure them. Jesus said plainly, “If ye love Me, keep My commandments” (John 14:15).
Calling someone a hypocrite for believing in obedience is like calling a doctor a hypocrite for promoting health. No one keeps the Law to be saved; we keep it because we are saved. Obedience is the evidence of faith, not the substitute for it.
The devil’s lie from the beginning was that you can disobey God and still live forever. But God’s final people in Revelation 14:12 are described as those who “keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.” Not one or the other—both.
So no, keeping the Law doesn’t justify us. But breaking it certainly won’t glorify Him. Grace and obedience walk hand in hand, because faith without works is dead.
“Law doesn’t justify you.” Amen.
because it was never meant to. The Law doesn’t save us; it shows us our need to be saved. Romans 3:20 says, “By the law is the knowledge of sin.” The same apostle who wrote that also said in Romans 7:12 that “the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.” The problem isn’t the Law—it’s our rebellion against it.
You’re right, we’ve all broken it. That’s why we need Christ! But grace doesn’t mean we’re free to keep breaking it. Grace is God’s power to restore us, not to excuse us. Romans 6:1–2 asks, “Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid!” Real grace doesn’t cancel obedience; it transforms the heart to obey out of love.
If someone lies, steals, or commits adultery, and then claims “the law doesn’t justify me,” they’ve missed the point. Christ justifies us by His blood—but He also writes His Law in our hearts (Hebrews 8:10). That means true believers don’t trample the commandments—they treasure them. Jesus said plainly, “If ye love Me, keep My commandments” (John 14:15).
Calling someone a hypocrite for believing in obedience is like calling a doctor a hypocrite for promoting health. No one keeps the Law to be saved; we keep it because we are saved. Obedience is the evidence of faith, not the substitute for it.
The devil’s lie from the beginning was that you can disobey God and still live forever. But God’s final people in Revelation 14:12 are described as those who “keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.” Not one or the other—both.
So no, keeping the Law doesn’t justify us. But breaking it certainly won’t glorify Him. Grace and obedience walk hand in hand, because faith without works is dead.
THE ADVENT TRUTH
“Law doesn’t justify you.” Amen.
because it was never meant to. The Law doesn’t save us; it shows us our need to be saved. Romans 3:20 says, “By the law is the knowledge of sin.” The same apostle who wrote that also said in Romans 7:12 that “the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.” The problem isn’t the Law—it’s our rebellion against it.
You’re right, we’ve all broken it. That’s why we need Christ! But grace doesn’t mean we’re free to keep breaking it. Grace is God’s power to restore us, not to excuse us. Romans 6:1–2 asks, “Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid!” Real grace doesn’t cancel obedience; it transforms the heart to obey out of love.
If someone lies, steals, or commits adultery, and then claims “the law doesn’t justify me,” they’ve missed the point. Christ justifies us by His blood—but He also writes His Law in our hearts (Hebrews 8:10). That means true believers don’t trample the commandments—they treasure them. Jesus said plainly, “If ye love Me, keep My commandments” (John 14:15).
Calling someone a hypocrite for believing in obedience is like calling a doctor a hypocrite for promoting health. No one keeps the Law to be saved; we keep it because we are saved. Obedience is the evidence of faith, not the substitute for it.
The devil’s lie from the beginning was that you can disobey God and still live forever. But God’s final people in Revelation 14:12 are described as those who “keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.” Not one or the other—both.
So no, keeping the Law doesn’t justify us. But breaking it certainly won’t glorify Him. Grace and obedience walk hand in hand, because faith without works is dead.
0 Comments
0 Shares
14 Views
Arabic
French
Spanish
Portuguese
Deutsch
Turkish
Dutch
Italiano
Russian
Romaian
Portuguese (Brazil)
Greek
हिन्दी