Shalom.
And that is a command that cannot be accomplished except by the Spirit within.
Are you claiming to do that through your own effort?
Not at all. Except that we need to decide, make the decision, to obey God. It is a choice. I do not depend upon the Holy Spirit to obey for me. There is the Holy Spirit,
and there is my obedience. Hopefully it is the Holy Spirit that guides or leads me, more than just helping me. I do not want this to be about me. It is about God. Still, part of life is the obedience factor, which is when we obey God is glorified. Someone may see your obedience and glorify God, so long as they do not think that you are doing something for your own glory.
I don't need to talk to anyone. I know what the Bible says, and I'm repeating that to you. You're the one who seems to need answers. You're the one who keeps saying, "I don't know".
There are things that I do not know. But I am not trying to lead on with "I don't know".
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How do you figure you're IN CHRIST?
I do not understand your question. I have been in Christ since the time I was born again. I lived most of my life as a Christian. But I am a Jew following Judaism. I accept the TaNaKh and Matthew through Revelation.
You said sin is transgression of the Law, and Paul tells me I'm not under the law. How can a person break a law they are not under?
Jesus was born under the Law to redeem those under the Law. He observed and taught the Law. He taught others to do the same. To be under the law as you say it is to be under condemnation, not to observe the Law. Observing the law is not the same as what is said by many of what it means to be under the law.
I don't sin...not because I keep the law, but because I've been delivered from the Law.
Interesting view. Interesting perspective. I do not know why you have it. If you have been delivered from the law does that mean that you do not need to keep it or that you can break the law? If you choose to sin isn't that a transgression of the law? If you do not sin, are you not obeying the Law? For, sin is transgression of the law.
Show me where God's commands are in the Gospel. :chew:
Are you asking about the facts about God and Jesus and salvation or are you asking if Jesus being Lord means obedience for you?
Oh... Perhaps your claim to be IN CHRIST is as real as your claim to be a JEW. Unfortunately, your claims don't seem to be backed up with knowledge of how to be either.
I read the Bible as a child. I have read it a couple of times in my life.
I currently read, study, and observe Torah. I accept the TaNaKh and Matthew through Revelation. The part about being in Christ is in Matthew through Revelation, but an understanding of the TaNaKh or what Christians call the Old Testament (which is not the Old Testament or the Old Covenant) helps.
Shalom.
Jacob