Wednesday, April 4, 2012

If You are Led of the Spirit, You are Not Under the Law

I remember a short, but powerful verse I read one day that changed my life and helped me to understand what salvation by grace is all about.
"But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law." Gal. 5:18
"For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would." vs. 17 
We cannot do whatever we want as not-under-the-law Christians!
The next verses list the works of the flesh. 
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies. envyings, murders, drunkenness, revelings, and such life: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God." vs. 19-21.

What Law Are Believers Under?

The Bible teaches that in order to be saved you must repent toward God which means to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ who shed his innocent blood for the forgiveness of all your sins. The Bible teaches that after you are saved you must stand in the true grace of God. (1) According to the Bible those who are saved are redeemed from the Law of Moses (Old Covenant) and are now under the New Covenant and a much higher law: The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus.
The Bible says,
"For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. - John 1:17
If you are led of the Spirit you are not under the law of Moses:
"But if ye are led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law."-Gal. 5:18.

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