About the Law

There is a reason that the law is a "shadow of good things to come". The new testament is to be used to interpret the old, not the other way around. The law is a rigid, moribund system (at least on OUR end of the equation) where a holy God justifiably condemns everyone to death. The superficial expression of the law is for the spiritually immature (Gal 3:24) and those with weak faith. (Romans 14)

As for Jesus being the Torah, I have two problems with that! That is reading into the text instead of letting it speak for itself. The more literal, the better. The other error is making Jesus subservient to the law, rather than seeing Torah as a codified expression of WHO HE IS. As He said, Himself, the law speaks OF Him (not in His place) ".So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it"(Isa 55:11). His Father's will was the same as His will.

Because of what Jesus did, even death serves Him. Consider the verse which I chose to define my life: "I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live, yet not I, but Christ, lives in me, and the life I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." (Gal 2:20) I have DIED to sin. It no longer has any legal power over me. ^"For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God." (Col 3:3) "Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God "(Romans 7:1-4). Dead men are not answerable to the law! "Knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin;  for he who has died is freed from sin." (Rom 6:6,7)

Romans 3.....
  ¹⁹ Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God; ²⁰ because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin. ²¹ But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, ²² even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe;

This is MUCH more powerful than a simple code of outward behavior. "Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts." (2 Cor 1:22)  It is God's SPIRIT that now does works in us and through us! This is the blinding revelation of the mystery of the the gospel, what the law, by itself, could not do. The spirit of Him, in us, is what makes us perfect like Him. "Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts." (Zech 4:6)"That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." (I Cor 2:5,10,12,14) These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit. (Jude 1:19)Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.(Isaiah 26:12)

Paul says it so very well.....Romans 8......

1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
3 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:
4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
5 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.
6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
9 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.
10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

Just Between Us

It's been a long time since we've talked about something real. Food, clothing, housing....these things are not real. Meaning, our identity in Christ,and the soul searing pain that wakes us to it, are what is real. I have no time for all those other things. Why waste time on something that has no value?

I've been gifted with a message. I've been authorized to make you the offer.

You see, I know you've been afraid of death. It seems so unfair that the black void will soon come to swallow you up. Don't you realize, that right now, you're already dead? Anything outside, of the fiery devotion of life in Christ, is meaningless. Without His love to waken us, to resurrect us from the dead, it's just numb repetition. And even that will cease to be a hiding place soon. We cannot run from the truth forever.

What if I told you that you don't have to die? (There's not much time because Jesus will soon take us out of here. You might be the last one He is waiting for.) What if I told you that this life of ever increasing pain, was only for the purpose of waking us to glory? Don't be overtaken by death! Choose to live! Turn your head to Him and truly see Him for the first time! There is no life in any but Jesus, the Christ, the only Son of God! Give your life to Him to live forever! This is the passionate life, with the consuming fire that is our God!

I cannot tell you these things in person, because you will not listen. You think I seek to chain or control you. What I truly want, is for you to be freed! I want you to wake up, from the bad dreams, to love!

Who Does Your Laundry?

All of us have character issues. All of our reputations have been badly used. It would be so nice to just brush off, like crumbs on our clothing, the emotional demands of other people and the intrusive judgements, by them, of what is right for us. After all, we feel entitled to our freedom. However, our intrinsic lack of love, respect, and responsibility are not superficial, easily removeable blemishes. The stains we wear are woven into the fabric of our lives, made only worse by all the work we do to remove them. We are right to be ashamed of our tattered and filthy garments. "All our righteousness is as filthy rags."

There is only one stain remover that avails. There is only One Source of clean spiritual garments. The blood of the Lamb applied, will wash away the failures and condemnation. Through belief in Him and submission to His will, He clothes us in glowing white, without spot, stain or wrinkle, and this is a witness that we are His. The King does the laundering , Himself, of our garments, so that His children are appropriately dressed to be in His presence, and serve Him always.

I give all my spiritual cleaning to Him. Only He can do the job!