On Wings of Eagles

I wrote this a while back and it still reads good to me so I think I will post it now.

I would like to make something clear. I do not nor have I have held the belief that we as followers of Yeshua are held to the Law. The Law is impossible for us to live up to. If it were possible for us to live up to, then there would have been no need for Yeshua to die in our place.

"I think the best way to show my point is to just say what I have found to be true in Scripture. When we accept Yeshua as our Savior and Lord we become a new creation in Him. Our old nature while not completely dead is now in subjection to our new nature. Our new nature is one of love and devotion for our Lord, with a willingness to do the things that please Him. So how do we find out what pleases Him? The only place we have is His Word. In His Word He tells us that if we love Him we will keep His commandments. Note, it does not say we will keep His Law. This willingness to keep His commandments is the outward sign of a heart level change. I believe that what this passage is saying is that you cannot have it both ways. Either you will have that heart level change and follow after His will, or you will continue in your own selfish sinful ways. It is impossible for us to continue in a life of willful disobedience to Him and make Him our Lord. Will we still make mistakes? Sure we will, I still do. That is not the point in this scripture. I have a real problem with those who will tell you not to worry about that ever-present sin in your life, that as long as you have Jesus in your heart you are cool. My point is they don’t mix. If you have Yeshua as your Lord your desire will be to remove those things that are sinful in your life."