Living the Life of The faith of Yahshua

[FreeAtLast]

Hello this will be my 1st post outside of introducing myself already.
Many will ask if UR is true how should those of the Faith of Yahshua  live their lives upon this earth ?

Many texts deal with being judged according to our deeds(works) done on this earth--
Romans 2:6,1st Corinthians 3:12-15,Matthew 7:24-27,---these are just a few of the MANY texts dealing with being judged by our works.

So the next question that is asked is what do we base our works on in living the Faith of Yahshua in our lives ?
we read many scriptures relating to His commandments or words or sayings and us Doing them or keeping them.
John 14:21-24,1st John chapters 2 and 3 deal with keeping his commandments,Revelation 12:17,14:12,22:14 deals also the same.

So we are to Keep his commandments and do them as the scriptures teach--the next question is going to  be what exactly are his commandments that we are to keep and obey ??
Did Yahshua bring a whole new system with him for his people to start learning and obey--He gave 2 commandments which  All the law and Prophets hang upon.
the first command was towards Yah(deals with the first 4 of the 10 commandments)2nd was toward man(deals with the last 6 of the 10 commandments)
Scripture in 1st John declares Sin to be the transgression of the Law(1st John 3:4).
Before I go any further I would like to declare that I am NOT saying you are saved by living according to the Law,Yahshua has fully accomplished that by his death and resurrection and now seated at the right hand of The Most High for all Mankind.

Paul did indeed say we are not under the Law but under Grace --but he did declare that since we are not under law that it doesn't give us a license to continue to Sin(to transgress the Law)Romans 6:1-2.
IMO--we are to observe his commandments(10 commandments which equates to the 2 Yahshua gave)and also the dietary laws(Our Father even cares about our health and has even given us that which we are to eat and not to eat for our wellbeing and for his Honor and Glory)

But there is a different attitude in which we ought to follow after him and walk even as Yahshua walked upon this earth keeping his Father's commandments.
The Spirit of Love is now the  motivating factor behind our works and deeds--even because we Love our Master Yahshua Messiah and our Father Yah.

Paul spoke about being delivered from the law in Romans 7:6 but also in Romans 8 he declares  being set free(delivered)from the law-of Sin and Death-we truly have been set free from the law of Sin and Death through Yahshua's life.
But we are free now to serve in newness of spirit and not in the oldness of the letter-Romans 7:6.

we keep his commandments being set free from Sin and Death which the Law kept us in bondage unto,but we now keep in newness of spirit in Yahshua and not the oldness of the letter.

I tried to make this as short as I could--I declare that I have not done this topic justice and many more discussions can be had--see as I have only given new testament scriptures--the old is also full of the same truth. I look forward to hearing what you have to comment on this topic--thank you in advance for your replies and discussion.

[Seth]

Paul did indeed say we are not under the Law but under Grace --but he did declare that since we are not under law that it doesn't give us a license to continue to Sin(to transgress the Law)Romans 6:1-2.

Hi FreeAtLast,
I actually brought this up in a recent post concerning the Pharisee, Publican and Apostle James. But I think there is a connecting scripture between those which say that we are not under Law but under Grace, and how that being under Grace is not license to sin.

Titus 2
11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, 12 instructing us (paiduo - chastening us) to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, 13 looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, 14 who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

Grace does a whole lot more than deliver us from the Law and forgive our sins. God instructs us through his Grace unto good works. That is why following precepts of the letter is not necessary, even the 10 commandments or the dietary laws. The Law was weak through the flesh. It could not deliver man from sin, because only the Holy Spirit indwelling can do that. That is why we are now under the above administration of Grace unto righteousness and not under the Law.

[FreeAtLast]

Hello and thank you for your response.

Yahshua gave us 2 commandments in the new testament to observe--but notice he said all the law and prophets hang upon those 2 he gave us.
if we keep those 2 he gave then in essence we are keeping all 10 commandments.if we love our neighbor as our self we will not steal,kill,speak falsely,covet.commit adultery against our neighbor.
in like if we Love Yah--we will be keeping the first 4 commandments of the 10 also.
so in essence if we obey Yahshua in the 2 commandments he gave us we are obeying all 10 commandments.
in the old covenant the law was written upon stones--in the new covenant they are written upon our hearts.
the difference is as I stated in first post that its the attitude of love that now reflects from us in keeping his commandments and not in the oldness of the letter.
we do it not for Salvation or to obtain Righteousness but because we love him--Yahshua even said if you love me keep my commandments.
John also states in 1st John 2 that by keeping his commandments Love is perfected within us.

Before the law even came from Moses--it was already in existence with Abraham in Gen.26:4-5   Abraham kept all his commandments.

IMO we will be judged upon by our works--regarding if we keep his commandments--if Abraham kept his commandments,laws and statues not having the spirit indwelling as we do this day,then I think that that spirit indwelling today will lead us to do good and holy works--which are his commandments,laws and statues.

The law is good and Holy in itself--it was only through the flesh being weak that the law could never give righteousness and salvation.(Romans 7:12)
But we are not after the flesh any longer but after the spirit if so be that the Spirit indwells us today.(Roman's 8:9-10)

in essence we are not trying to fulfill the laws demands through the flesh but we are establishing the law after the spirit in which we walk after(Romans 3:31)

Thanks be unto Yah our Father and Yahshua our Messiah that Sin has been dealt with through Yahshua for all mankind(esp. those of Faith)But we will still answer for our deeds and works upon this earth and be judged accordingly(whether our works will remain or be burned with the fire)My what grace that so as by the same fire that burns the works the man him self shall be saved--My what Glory when all mankind stands before the father and Son being made righteous through Yahshua the Son and all of them including us will Glorify and Exalt the Most High(every now and then this is empressed upon my heart and such Glory and Joy fills my being that they are not human words or expressions that can try to explain what I am feeling.  Hallelu---YAH   and that word even falls short of His Glory and Honor!!!

[Seth]

From my perspective, there is nothing more special about the commandments written in stone over those written on parchment. The entire Law is fulfilled through love, not just 10. If we walk according to the Spirit we will naturally fulfill all the Law though Christ without having the Law.

[FreeAtLast]

 If we walk according to the Spirit we will naturally fulfill all the Law though Christ without having the Law.





yes this is what I was saying by we establish the law as paul said     :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Seth]

 :thumbsup: :iagree:

[Cardinal]

 :cloud9:  :iagree: