The Love Law .
Sunday, August 23rd .
Pastor Chris
But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth
therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this
man shall be blessed in his deed (James 1:25).
Many have
interpreted what Apostle James said in the above verse from a religious
perspective, thinking that the perfect law of liberty means "a law that
makes men free." No law was given to make us free. We were born free!
When you were born again, you weren't set free. "But didn't Jesus say,
"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free?" ' you
might want to ask.
Now, it's important to understand the
teachings of Jesus to the Jews and His teachings to the Church; He said
that to the Jews. That verse doesn't say, "the truth shall SET you
free," but that "the truth shall MAKE you free." What this means is that
you'll experience what has already happened; the freedom that has
already taken place. When you know and apply the truth of God's Word in
any area, you experience the resultant blessing and liberation from that
particular bondage or ignorance, as it were. Yet, this teaching was to
the Jews.
James wasn't talking about a law that makes the
Christian free, because once you're born again you're born free in
Christ. You weren't set free from Satan or from anything that hurts or
binds; you were given a new life that never existed before. You became a
new creation, superior to Satan. The Living Bible puts it rightly; it
says, "But if anyone keeps looking steadily into God's law for free
men..." (James 1:25). That's the meaning of the law of liberty. God's
perfect law of liberty is the love law.
1 Timothy 1:9 says,
"Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the
lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy
and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for
manslayers." Does this mean we're without law? Yes, but we're not
without "law" to God.
Jesus said in John 13:34, " new
commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved
you, that ye also love one another." That's our law, which in reality
isn't a law, but our way of life. It's natural for us to walk in love as
Christians, because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the
Holy Ghost (Romans 5:5).
PRAYER
Blessed Father, thank you for your love that's been shed abroad in my
heart by the Holy Spirit. Your love is expressed and revealed through me
to the world today, in my words and in my actions, in Jesus' Name.
Amen.
Further Study: || 1 Corinthians 13:8 CEV Love never fails!
Everyone who prophesies will stop, and unknown languages will no longer
be spoken. All that we know will be forgotten. ||
|| 1 John
5:2-3 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love
God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we
keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. ||
Daily Scripture Reading
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13,
Psalms 120-127
2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Luke 18:18-27,
1 Samuel 10
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