For July 7th Pentecost7 Note 4 :The battle, however, is for liberty. "If you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law." That is the liberty! The Gospel sets you free from the Law. Because Christ has fulfilled it for you, you are set free from the coercion of the Law. That means it cannot threaten you with dire consequences. It cannot condemn you or determine your eternal fate. Jesus has taken the Law out of the way, and out of the calculations about your eternal destination. What we have done neither condemns us any longer, nor saves us. Jesus has taken the full measure of our condemnation for sin in His flesh upon the cross. And His life, not ours, wins eternal righteousness and life and favor with God by His perfect holiness and sinlessness. So, those who "are led by the Spirit," meaning "Believers" or "Christians" are no longer "under" the Law, and therefore are free. We are not free, however, in an absolute sense. The Law still applies to us - meaning that what it teaches is right and good and holy is still true, and is still the will of God for our lives. It simply has lost its power to accuse or condemn us. We are free to serve God because we desire to do so from a willing spirit, rather than because we must do so by compulsion of the Law.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Jul 2013 01:47:56 +0000
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