Again, this week I've been in contact with several on the Internet who feel that the Law is not completely fulfilled by Christ. The common mistake seems to be that the Law is in two or three parts; the moral Law, the ceremonial Law and the civil law of Israel. The concept is that Christ fulfilled the ceremonial and civil laws but the moral Laws are still in place. Is this correct doctrine? NO!
Number 1...there is not one bit of biblical evidence that would suggest that the Law is in 3 parts! Secondly the moral law, most commonly the Ten Commandments, were also fulfilled, actually done away with by Christ's one time sacrifice on the cross.
Friends...I'm certain that what I'm about to say will be taken as heresy by some, those who are allowing their past religious training stand in the way of the truth of God's word, but the Ten Commandments led to death! Now I'm not the one saying this! Paul is!
Let's look at 2 Corinthians 3: 7-18. I get blasted all the time for using a modern language translation, so let's check out the good ole' King James....(the version that Jesus used!)
7 But
if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, (The NLT here says, "The old way, with laws etched in stone, led to death..." ..Laws etched in stone are the Ten Commandments) was
glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the
face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be
done away:
8 How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?
9 For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
10 For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.
11 For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.
12 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
13 And
not as Moses, which put a veil over his face, that the children of
Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
14 But
their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail
untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done
away in Christ.
15 But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.
16 Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
18 But
we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord,
are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the
Spirit of the Lord.
Here is the way the New Covenant works...Hebrews 10: 17, "This is the new covenant I will make with my people on that day, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their hearts and I will write them on their minds." We have the Holy Spirit! We no longer follow the laws written on stone, but the Holy Spirit speaks to each and every Believer in Christ Jesus. One guy recently stated that those who are following ministries like Joseph Prince and myself, will backslide because they no longer follow the moral law of God. I've actually been called a "Preacher of Lawlessness" because I say that the Law is no longer to be followed. Well, here is what I am noticing about those who follow Prince and yes, even my teaching on this subject...they are a million miles from backsliding! The people I know who are following my teaching are turned on to the Lord, more than ever before in their lives! I'm watching my church thrive on this teaching!
So to those who say I'm teaching "lawlessness" I have to agree! I am! I'm teaching that Christ ended the Law on the cross, all parts of it! It is done! It is finished! It is completely done away with!
I am a preacher of lawlessness! Instead I'm preaching the complete, finished works of Christ. I say that He died for all of my sins, past, present and future! I say that the Holy Spirit leads me! He leads those who are catching this revelation too and they are walking in places with the Lord that they have never walked before! So there!
I love Jesus more than ever! I'm so thrilled at all that he's doing in my life, my wife's live, and in the the lives of neatest people around, those who make up New Covenant Grace Fellowship of Citrus County, FL (www.ncgrace.com)
Glory!!!!! I'm turned on to Jesus!!!!
Grace and Peace!