I do understand what you mean.
I just don't agree because Jesus says plainly to obey his teachings then he will live in you.
Well it gets confused sometimes the flow chart...
we are sinful the Father draws us to His Son by the Spirit...we hear His message of salvation ...choose whether we need saving or not...if we acknowledge our need to be saved we then realize what was done for us to be saved...and then reaching out to Him we repent die to ourselves and declare a desire to become more like Him do as He did and less like our former selves...
through the Spirit and our chosen actions a life time process of regeneration and change from what we were to what He wants for us begins...into what He wants for His people...sometimes we fail but then repent regenerate and repeat...
quickly it becomes less about ourselves and our own salvation but in gratitude for what He did for us it is our desire to please Him with our sacrificed lives and sacrifices of our lips which demonstrate we wish to glorify Him and what He did and Who He is...and primarily by doing what He asked us to do...this of course are the works others see and know we are no longer our selves but His...IN HIM...wishing to do HIS WAY...all to His Glory and Honor for what He did for not only us but any who would believe and wish to live this faith walk...JUST AS He did...
Yup...all this looks better exeplified and not in writing BTW
Really? That is interesting; like what?
stuff He asked us to do to please Him and show others His glory...nothing of this world, or any of man made traditions...but to do that which He commanded which helps indicate we are a peculiar people Holy...no longer of this world either...and have learned rather mercy than sacrifice...
He was lifted up and draws all, but many resist.
yup...and just like the serpent lifted up became an idol...so too have people made Him part of their false worship...claiming they are His but doing what is not of Him His Way or faith...
Jesus told the disciples to do what the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to do because they sat in Moses' seat and enforced the law. Jesus also said that the temple would be destroyed.
after the Law was written in the hearts and minds of His people...
That is proof that the purification works of the law would be no more one day,
they were His people to do His Way looooong before the temple was even built...and also between the temples...certainly after...
and they were worthless when it came to salvation.
right...the entire OT was “Mercy rather than sacrifice...the just shall live by faith” but its necessary to distinguish who is with Him and who isnt...not just for His sake but for ours...cant claim to be His and then live the others...you have read the OT yes? Ok same thing in the New Covenant...but with a more sure quarantee...ironically less faith needed that the OT as well PROOF arrived...and what was expected was exemplified perfectly...
The dietary law was another on cleaning oneself and the observance of special days were all about Jesus. Jesus is our Sabbath Rest and he makes us clean no matter what our diet is.
so He is a day of rest and we can eat humans
but that’s boring...LOL
so let’s keep studying...