Freedom From Sin
Galatians 5:1 (NLT): “So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law.
You will be amazed to see how many people who believe in God are still living under the law. The law was never meant to “make” you Holy enough to enter into Heaven. The Law was given to “show and expose” the sin in your life. When you read the written laws in the Bible, you will immediately realize that you can’t honor or keep all of them. In fact, you can’t keep the first ten laws that God wrote with His own hand. The Law reveals our hopelessness and our need for help.
Romans 6:23 clearly states that the price of sin is death (forever separation from God and punishment). This has forever established bondage to humanity, meaning we are bonded to the law and bonded to sin. Even if we change our lives, the payment for sin is still due. Everyone should realize they need help, which is why God had a plan B. God’s plan B was to pay for the debt through Jesus Christ. Think about the most expensive, elegant restaurant you can think of, and someone hands you a voucher that covers anything you order. If you ate there and your bill was over $30,000, you would be in trouble. But with a voucher, that meal was already paid for. Jesus already paid for our sins and made available a voucher for us to use as a gift. All we have to do is accept and receive Him in our lives.
Paul wrote a letter to the church in Colosse, now titled Colossians, to address false beliefs and false teachings from Jewish leaders who came to town. The Jewish leaders were trying to bring back the traditional Jewish legalism before Jesus Christ came and died on the cross. Paul explained the supremacy and completeness we have in Jesus Christ based on what He did on the cross and His resurrection. Paul warns not to fall back into the trap of legalism:
Colossians 2:16,17 (NLT): “So don’t let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink, or for not celebrating certain holy days or new moon ceremonies or Sabbaths. 17 For these rules are only shadows of the reality yet to come. And Christ himself is that reality. “
The rules were also shadows of what was to come. For example, in the Old Testament, the High Priest would sacrifice an innocent lamb for the atonement of sin. But this was only temporary. Jesus was the lamb who was sacrificed for the remission of our sins.
Walk in freedom knowing that you are a Child of God. Don’t allow the enemy to make you feel condemned, thinking you need to fulfill one of the Old Testament laws in the Bible to enter Heaven. Jesus shed blood on the cross as payment for your sin. If you accept Him into your life, you are made righteous and free from the bondage of sin.
Be Blessed!
Ron
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