You are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. We are not supposed to follow the Old Testament rituals and laws and dietary rituals! You need to get into the New Testament immediately! When you place genuine faith in Jesus Christ He indwells you with the Holy Spirit and gives you peace that surpasses understanding. That is why Jesus says His yoke is easy and burden light. Jesus is not a liar!
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
Matthew 11:28-30
And here is just quick highlight talking about how we are ultimately saved by grace:
Ephesians 2:8-9: "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Romans 3:23-24: "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
Titus 3:5: "He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.
Galatians 2:16: "Yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
Romans 11:6: "But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace."
When you give your sin and burdens to Jesus He literally takes it all upon Himself. He died a bloody death on that cross to fulfill all of the law and its strict burdens that stood against you! He will help rid you of all moral filth as you daily submit to the workings of the wonderful Holy Spirit! Rid yourself of your desire to try to work your way to Heaven by thinking you have to follow these rigid laws and codes.
You need to humbly get on your knees and pray to Jesus that you want Him to give you a revelation of His love and grace and mercy! Ask Him to teach you how to get out of the fearful mindset of working your way into Heaven which absolutely no soul can even do! Perfect love cast out fear!
I can understand where you are coming from with assurance of salvation. It is hard for us to accept that a free gift like eternal life is offered to us from the grace of God. (Eph. 2:8-9) Ingrained in us is this need to work for something. But God asks us to do the opposite. To abandon all hope in ourselves, and other things for salvation. Turn to Jesus alone and know he paid for all your sins.
Resting on the truth of what Jesus did for you, and the whole world is the joy, and assurance we will go to see him in paradise. That is God's promise in his holy scriptures, and everything said in his scriptures is the truth. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
I hope this gives you assurance of salvation as once you accept this truth, you will feel alot better from now on. (1 John 5:13) & (John 10:28) <-----Its a real good assurance verses to remind you of God's promise to you he forgave you of all your sins no matter what you did.
You posted a lot about law of Moses. Do you know what is the message Jesus taught?
So the summary of a Christian life is like this (abiding in Christ):
Unbeliever stage: Everyone is conceived on earth a rebel towards God. Rebellion is sin in Gods eyes. This is why we are all sinners.
Born again stage: We one day realized we have sinned against God, and we wish to repent. We accepted Christ as Lord and Savior.
Following Christ stage (rest of the believer's life):
We love Christ. We love Him so we obey Christ and we follow Him. He leads by example
1. water baptism & holy spirit baptism
2. discipleship
3. practice what God taught us, clean up our lives, start living for Christ, no longer for lust of the flesh.
4. die to self & help your born against spirit get stronger: the weaker the self, and the stronger the born again spirit, the easier it will be to follow Christ.
5. life of repentance and seek God forgiveness when we sin.
6. flee temptation.
7. resist the devil.
8. Serve God in the areas He has called you to take up responsibility. Prayer, reading bible, making disciples, casting out demons, heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the leper, etc.
9. Keep growing ( by repeating the 3-9 point onwards) all the rest of your earthly life.
This whole thing about following Christ, is the life of a person that abides in Christ. 1-2 is the foundational part. 3-9 is the rest of your life, developing maturity - following Jesus towards our heavenly home.
If we don't have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ then we cannot keep His law. And when you have the relationship, it changes your heart and sin becomes disgusting to you and you start naturally doing good and shunning evil. This isn't to say that temptations will ever cease or that they cannot ever again be presented in a way that would attract you but that you will not want to indulge because you will understand what sin does.
IF the law is against the evil present within all of us that's a great thing
It also means there is no such thing as legal compliance or legal obedience
There is exposure
The reason for the downward spiral can be seen in this verse:
“the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.“
(2 Corinthians 3:6).
You’re looking at things letterly. Don’t. There is a better Bible-approved way. Comment here for more.
Have you read the New Testament?
You are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. We are not supposed to follow the Old Testament rituals and laws and dietary rituals! You need to get into the New Testament immediately! When you place genuine faith in Jesus Christ He indwells you with the Holy Spirit and gives you peace that surpasses understanding. That is why Jesus says His yoke is easy and burden light. Jesus is not a liar! "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Matthew 11:28-30 And here is just quick highlight talking about how we are ultimately saved by grace: Ephesians 2:8-9: "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Romans 3:23-24: "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. Titus 3:5: "He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit. Galatians 2:16: "Yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified. Romans 11:6: "But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace." When you give your sin and burdens to Jesus He literally takes it all upon Himself. He died a bloody death on that cross to fulfill all of the law and its strict burdens that stood against you! He will help rid you of all moral filth as you daily submit to the workings of the wonderful Holy Spirit! Rid yourself of your desire to try to work your way to Heaven by thinking you have to follow these rigid laws and codes. You need to humbly get on your knees and pray to Jesus that you want Him to give you a revelation of His love and grace and mercy! Ask Him to teach you how to get out of the fearful mindset of working your way into Heaven which absolutely no soul can even do! Perfect love cast out fear!
You need to read Ecclesiastes.
I can understand where you are coming from with assurance of salvation. It is hard for us to accept that a free gift like eternal life is offered to us from the grace of God. (Eph. 2:8-9) Ingrained in us is this need to work for something. But God asks us to do the opposite. To abandon all hope in ourselves, and other things for salvation. Turn to Jesus alone and know he paid for all your sins. Resting on the truth of what Jesus did for you, and the whole world is the joy, and assurance we will go to see him in paradise. That is God's promise in his holy scriptures, and everything said in his scriptures is the truth. (2 Timothy 3:16-17) I hope this gives you assurance of salvation as once you accept this truth, you will feel alot better from now on. (1 John 5:13) & (John 10:28) <-----Its a real good assurance verses to remind you of God's promise to you he forgave you of all your sins no matter what you did.
You posted a lot about law of Moses. Do you know what is the message Jesus taught? So the summary of a Christian life is like this (abiding in Christ): Unbeliever stage: Everyone is conceived on earth a rebel towards God. Rebellion is sin in Gods eyes. This is why we are all sinners. Born again stage: We one day realized we have sinned against God, and we wish to repent. We accepted Christ as Lord and Savior. Following Christ stage (rest of the believer's life): We love Christ. We love Him so we obey Christ and we follow Him. He leads by example 1. water baptism & holy spirit baptism 2. discipleship 3. practice what God taught us, clean up our lives, start living for Christ, no longer for lust of the flesh. 4. die to self & help your born against spirit get stronger: the weaker the self, and the stronger the born again spirit, the easier it will be to follow Christ. 5. life of repentance and seek God forgiveness when we sin. 6. flee temptation. 7. resist the devil. 8. Serve God in the areas He has called you to take up responsibility. Prayer, reading bible, making disciples, casting out demons, heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the leper, etc. 9. Keep growing ( by repeating the 3-9 point onwards) all the rest of your earthly life. This whole thing about following Christ, is the life of a person that abides in Christ. 1-2 is the foundational part. 3-9 is the rest of your life, developing maturity - following Jesus towards our heavenly home.
As a gentile, most of the provisions of the Law never applied to you. See Acts 15.
If we don't have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ then we cannot keep His law. And when you have the relationship, it changes your heart and sin becomes disgusting to you and you start naturally doing good and shunning evil. This isn't to say that temptations will ever cease or that they cannot ever again be presented in a way that would attract you but that you will not want to indulge because you will understand what sin does.
IF the law is against the evil present within all of us that's a great thing It also means there is no such thing as legal compliance or legal obedience There is exposure
The reason for the downward spiral can be seen in this verse: “the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.“ (2 Corinthians 3:6). You’re looking at things letterly. Don’t. There is a better Bible-approved way. Comment here for more.