Romans 10:4 states, “Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes”(NIV).
Having Faith and believing in Christ Jesus is the point where the law changes to grace. The sacrifice of Jesus did not do away with the law as Jesus stated in Matthew 5:17-18, “Do not think I have come to get rid of what is written in the Law or in the Prophets. I have not come to do this. Instead, I have come to fulfill what is written. What I’m about to tell you is true. Heaven and earth will disappear before the smallest letter disappears from the Law (NIRV). Jesus lived a life that was required by the law and became the sinless and perfect sacrifice for any human being who would accept His free gift of salvation and freedom. God paid a very high price for what His son did, but He is giving the outcome, which is salvation and freedom, to anyone who would believe in His Son as Messiah.
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Charles Spurgeon said it best, “Dost thou think that Christ would have come all the way from heaven to keep the law for thee if thou couldst keep it for thyself?” The wording is a little different but the meaning is easy to understand. We humans are not able to keep the law so God sent Jesus, His Son, to live a life that never broke the law. By doing this Jesus became the perfect sacrifice for our sins forever!! I could never understand how much God loved us by giving up His only Son to become our salvation through death on a Roman cross.
The Bible gives many scriptures to support this. Hebrews 9:11 explains, “As the perfect priest, Jesus offered the perfect sacrifice for sin. That sacrifice was his own death” (NIV). Hebrews 8: 6 also states, “It is because of Jesus’ death that God can forgive our sin. And because of his death, God has established a new kind of relationship with his people” (NIV).
The law is still in place and we should strive to obey it, but as Romans 3:20 puts it, “No one will be considered right with God by obeying the law. Instead, the law makes us more aware of our sin” (NIRV). We are free people!! We will not be held up to a set of rules we are bound to break if we have Christ Jesus as our Redeemer. The price was “Paid in Full”. This does not give us a free pass to disobey the laws, but to strive to become more like Christ who did obey every law.
I'll leave you with this beautiful video from Hillsong...
Have a Blessed week
Your Sister in Christ,
Jacque Barnes
