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[ Created: 2017-02-10 22:59:06  Updated: 2025-08-02 21:23:56 Owner: rl ]
Title: Acceptance based on Obedience to Law    
  
  
  
  

    

  
  
  
  


It is not the role of Christianity to enforce legalism.   

Freedom is an integral part of Christianity.   

God gave humanity the opportunity to choose life or death.   

Who are we to enforce moral laws that God does not?   

Christianity is about relationship with Jesus Christ.   
    If a person chooses Christ they choose life.   
    If a person rejects Christ, they choose death.   

How Death plays out in a person`s life is really irrelevant.   It is still death ending up in Eternal Death.   

We need to get on with our marching orders from Christ and forget about the futile attempts to save people through regulation and legislation
And he said unto them, Go you into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
This is the Great Commission.     It is still in force.     We are expected to carry the Gospel to every creature.     

Jesus did not expect every person to believe, but He wants us to make sure all nations hear the Gospel as it is a criteria for His return.     


Legalism and the real thing?   

It is the difference berween outside- in and inside-out.   

The character of God cannot be emulated.   It can only be Manifested by Him (holy Spirit).   

Christ in us the hope (expectation, desire, manifestation) of GLORY (His glory).   

Failure to manifest is a "tell" about our relationship with Him.   "You will know them by their Fruits".   


If the law is not in your heart you are not truly Born Again.   

Let me put it another way:

If the law is not written in your heart He is not your God and you are not His child.   

We do not serve Christ by compulsion, we serve Christ because that is who we are.   

You cannot fool the Holy Spirit though you can fool others.   

If you are not in the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit is not in you, you need to repent.   

Turning to Christ ends up with you baptised (immersed) in/with the Holy Spirit.   

Stop trying to be a Christian and allow the holy Spirit Of Christ Jesus to make you one.   
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:
This is John the Baptist speaking about four things
    Water Baptism
    repentance
    Jesus
    Spirit Baptism.     

Water Baptism is a sign that the person being baptized is repentant.     Repentance is necessary to access the Grace of the Lord.     Jesus is the object to which we turn toward away from our old ways of thinking, believing and living.     

Though John does not mention it here, turning away from the old life to Christ Jesus and confession of Him as the risen Lord confirm our redemption by Grace .     

We are redeemed by the sacrifice of Christ Jesus.     Redemption is all on His part.     We add nothing to it.     

Once we are Born Again as a result of repentance and faith In Christ Jesus we are to be filled with His Holy Spirit.     

We respond to the Gospel of Jesus Christ
    by turning away from unbelief and wickedness
    by believing that Jesus is `God`,
    by receiving Christ Jesus by faith as our Saviour,
    by asking Him to fill us with His Holy Spirit.     

Spirit Baptism is the end-game for our existence on earth.     
    the Holy Spirit is the Spirit Of Christ in us
    the Holy Spirit seals us to the Lord Jesus.     
    Receiving the Spirit Of Christ is intimate union with Jesus.     
    the Holy Spirit is Eternal Life in us
    the Holy Spirit in us is our expectation of glory
    the Holy Spirit is power in us to do the supernatural.     
    the Holy Spirit is the witness of Christ Jesus in us.