{"id":5812,"date":"2011-12-01T06:11:05","date_gmt":"2011-12-01T14:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wordpress\/?p=5812"},"modified":"2011-12-01T08:06:04","modified_gmt":"2011-12-01T16:06:04","slug":"the-law-and-the-gospel-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=5812","title":{"rendered":"The Law and the Gospel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all \u2014James 2:10<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"post-765\">\n<div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EyCc-yXZtbw\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe moral law does not consider our weaknesses as human beings; in fact, it does not take into account our heredity or infirmities. It simply demands that we be absolutely moral. The moral law never changes, either for the highest of society or for the weakest in the world. It is enduring and eternally the same. The moral law, ordained by God, does not make itself weak to the weak by excusing our shortcomings. It remains absolute for all time and eternity. If we are not aware of this, it is because we are less than alive. Once we do realize it, our life immediately becomes a fatal tragedy. \u201cI was alive once without the law, but when the commandment came, sin revived and I died\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Romans+7:9\">Romans 7:9<\/a>). The moment we realize this, the Spirit of God convicts us of sin. Until a person gets there and sees that there is no hope, the Cross of Christ remains absurd to him. Conviction of sin always brings a fearful, confining sense of the law. It makes a person hopeless\u2014 \u201c. . . <em>sold under sin<\/em>\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Romans+7:14\">Romans 7:14<\/a>). I, a guilty sinner, can never work to get right with God\u2014 it is impossible. There is only one way by which I can get right with God, and that is through the death of Jesus Christ. I must get rid of the underlying idea that I can ever be right with God because of my obedience. Who of us could ever obey God to absolute perfection!We only begin to realize the power of the moral law once we see that it comes with a condition and a promise. But God never coerces us. Sometimes we wish He would make us be obedient, and at other times we wish He would leave us alone. Whenever God\u2019s will is in complete control, He removes all pressure. And when we deliberately choose to obey Him, He will reach to the remotest star and to the ends of the earth to assist us with all of His almighty power.<\/div>\n<div>______________________________________________<\/div>\n<p>December 1, 2011<\/p>\n<p>Journal Entry for Today-JDV<\/p>\n<p>Lord, I think I am beginning to understand why obedience is\u00a0 such a very important part of a joyful and\u00a0abundant life. It is not\u00a0 because you are the cosmic killjoy, or because you want to subdue or control\u00a0 our individuality. It is not because you want us to miss out on all the \u201cgood\u00a0 times or good things\u201d we may think are available in this world with \u201cdo not\u00a0touch\u201d signs on them. You know the impact of the guilt and pain that overwhelms us\u00a0 if and when we break the moral law. You understand how the enemy can and does\u00a0 use our guilt to bring us down. And you know the impact of the world and enemy\u00a0 on us, and want only the very best for us. There are many things we cannot understand, much like the limited understanding of a two year old child being told not to run into the street without a parent\u2019s supervision. The two year old does not\u00a0 fully comprehend the danger and potential disaster, consequently obedience is what serves.<\/p>\n<p><em>And God says\u2026\u201dWhen you comprehend that everything I do is based on love, much of your understanding is not required. Only your faith and trust is required. It is why faith is such an important component of our relationship; because much of what I know and understand about life and what is the very best for you, you cannot grasp. My ways are not your ways. And even this faith to trust and obey comes from Me. Trust in Me with all you heart and do not rely or trust your own understanding and I will make your paths straight.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Journal DJR<\/p>\n<p>Good morning Lord,<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been learning that you have some natural laws like sowing and reaping and gravity and these moral laws that \u00a0Oswald mentions. \u00a0 They are all just there. \u00a0 How we interface with them is up to us and it impacts how our lives turn out. \u00a0 As a loving parent, you want the best for us &#8230; and you&#8217;ve given us some tips on not stumbling across some of those lines. \u00a0 \u00a0I loved it the first time I heard David Peck say those commandments are best looked at as the &#8220;10 Suggestions&#8221; \u00a0 It made sense that a loving parent would not want his child to play in traffic. \u00a0 \u00a0When the child is two, the communication \u00a0is more like a command. \u00a0 When they are 15 it becomes more of a suggestion to be careful as the teenager tosses the football in the street. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0This is hard for us humans to remember. \u00a0I love the analogy and I backslide into seeing your laws as rules by a hard taskmaster &#8230; to be maneuvered around and bent to the maximum. \u00a0 I am not alone. \u00a0This revelation has even gotten me kicked out of a group who weren&#8217;t ready to hear it. \u00a0 \u00a0So it&#8217;s probably really important?&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p><em>It&#8217;s very important. \u00a0 Context is everything. \u00a0 If you take my laws out of context &#8230; they become things to fight over and crusade about. \u00a0 Keep it all in the context of the loving parent who wants the best for their kids and you wont go too far wrong. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all \u2014James 2:10 &nbsp; The moral law does not consider our weaknesses as human beings; in fact, it does not take into account our heredity or infirmities. 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