Christ didn’t destroy the law, but He did what we couldn’t - fulfilled it! To tap in, we must believe in Him and LOVE God and one another (Galatians 5). Jesus himself said that upon love for God and love for one another hang all the Law and the Prophets (Matt 22).
He also said that if we love Him, we obey Him. (John 14:21)
Most Christians are quick to say, “I love Jesus”. Sounds great, until it starts hitting where it hurts.
For example, in 1 John 3:17 & 18, the Word reads:
But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
I was at Church one day and a fellow brother I was speaking to told me he was in need. So I did what I thought any good Christian should do, and I prayed that God would meet his needs. Later in the week, I ran across the aforementioned scripture and I sensed God saying, “You meet his need”.
I felt terrible because I had the ability to meet his need and I did not. That next week after repenting, I started being obedient to His Word… I started loving.
I haven’t looked back since. I have given myself next to broke helping fellow brothers and sisters. But God has always met my needs. If the rest of the American Church would jump on board with this truth, we would be adding to our numbers daily…
Acts 2:44-46
Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need. So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.
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