sin is not jewish law SG.
the books of the new testament clearly show that sin is not a law, but an actual process thru whcih men by their choices cut themselves off from God. u believe that for the Gentile there is no sin, only born again or not born again. yet what does the word teach? that unless a man be born again, REPENT OF HIS SIN BY CALLING ON THE NAME OF JESUS WITH HIS MOUTH IN OPEN CONFESSION- he shall not see the kingdom of God. in the same biblical times that Christ lived in, were not the apostles shocked when God gave the gift of the Holy Spirit to the gentiles when they repented of sin and followed the teachings of both peter and paul? what must we do to be saved?! they cried out as peter preached, and they were saved, not from being "not born again" but from the consequence of SIN in all their lives, wch is separation from God. both jew and gentile [wch is the bible term used to describe every other race except the hebrews] are saved BY GRACE THRU FAITH. there is no other way to be cleansed of SIN, wch exists for ALL MEN. romans 10:8- 13
God did not create jew then gentile. God created MAN. all flesh of our nature- two legs, creative thinking mechanisms, opposable thumb, power of speech, car driving MEN. God walked wth this creation in the garden, leading and teaching and loving and fellowshipping with him as a son and steward. when SIN entered their hearts and caused them to disobey, there were no jews present. there was only MAN. ADAM wld later become the first descendant of what wld later be called the Jews, but many branches also sprang from adam- from him all races, colours and creeds were born. this is why he is called the Father of men, for he was the first man- God's first human son, father to ALL human sons.
read the book of romans, esp Romans 5:6- 21. that explains in exquisite detail that all men, ALL MEN, anyone being born into the earth in the form of a man whether jew, gentile, anything- have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. all men thru their first father adam no mata HOW MANY GENERATIONS REMOVED from the time of the garden, have sinned. this is why Christ is sometimes referred to as 'The Last Adam'. the first adam lost our godly inheritance and eternal life, tht fellowship and "walking life's gardens" with God- THRU SIN. therefore the punishment of DEATH pronounced on him in the garden was upon all flesh, for the word says that all men were present in the womb of eve and the fatherhood of adam. that's jews and non-jews. this is why whether muslim, pkistani, african, chinese or jew- ALL MEN DIE IN TIME, physical bodies rot and depart, whereas in God original plan, man was to remain wth Him forever, in his exact replica ["let us make man in our image"] and God cannot DIE. even people who dont believe in God or Jesus die- they can ignore the bible all they want, but the punishment written there in black and white still finds them in time, becuz God is not a respecter of person. He cares not if u believe in Him or not, if u think His words a fairy story or not- IN HIM IS SURENESS, and what he says, happens- Isaiah 55:10- 11.
Jesus is the 2nd or FINAL Adam, the one who wins back thru His sacrifice on the cross what was LOST THRU SIN by the first adam. u say you believe there is only born again or not born again. yet what is "not born again"? it is not the sinful state man is in UNTIL he follows romans 10: and calls upon the name of God, being His son Jesus, and is given the free gift of salvation? with sin no man shall see or enter the kingdom or Heaven. Christ calls himself "the narrow gate", The Way, truth and Life- ONLY BY ME shall men come to the Father He says. why? because until u confess Him and REPENT SIN, even now in your non-jewish or jewish state, there is NO OTHER WAY to retrieve the lost fellowship and relationship with God.
what adam and eve lost, Jesus bought back wth his Cross.
so now, in june 2008- whoever remains without the confession of faith by which ALL MEN whether jew, greek, gentile, slave or free are SAVED- that life remains in SIN.
sin is not a law, it OPERATES under a law. that law says, if u cant uphold all God has set in the earth to please HIM, to attain that righteousness BY YOUR WORKS, u have sinned. u ever stole, u ever lied, u ever cursed your parents just ONCE- u have sinned, and failed to fulfill ALL THE LAW OF GOD.
second- do u know u have done these things, even ONCE? u are a sinner. are u able to uphold the law of God in and of yourself. NO? then CALL ON CHRIST, thru whom ALL MEN are saved who will call on him, and he will come and live with u, Him and His Father with you, and u shall be saved.
SG, it matters not what we personally believe- wat is important is seeing what is WRITTEN there for us to KNOW, that we wont be deceived or led astray by what we think it means. sin affects all flesh friend, any man walking Christ free whether jew or non-jew is under that law of God unfilled. any man walking Christ confessed is set free from the operation of sin, and may come thru repentance to God's throne and be cleansed of as many mistakes he will make til the grave, for Jesus was a ONE TIME SACRIFICE putting to death ALL WORKS OF SIN in a man's life. imagine if he had to keep climbing on that cross every time u got angry, or u swore, or u lied. impossible. that was the OLD WAY, u sin, u bring a goat, u sin big, u bring a cow, u sin, u bring a lamb. he was a ONE TIME LAMB for ALL SIN, and all man need do now is accept the free gift of righteousness [which means re-instatement of right standing and being justified with God again], wch Jesus gives.
hope its clearer now, take care.
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well said...
by thatsJustme on June 24th, 2008