FRUSTRATION OVER THE GRACE OF GOD

Galatians 2:21KJV  What did Paul mean when he wrote this scripture ?  “I do not frustrate the grace of GOD for if righteousness came by the law Christ died for nothing”.  Paul mentions both grace and law in this passage.  People in Paul’s day just like today can’t understand how sin can be avoided if they don’t keep the Ten Commandments.  The Ten Commandments were the old covenant GOD made with ancient Israel. Exodus 31:18   These two tables of stone were kept in the ARK OF THE COVENANT so it is very plain that the Ten Commandments were indeed the old covenant.  To dispute this point is futile.  Under this old covenant a person who broke the Ten Commandments died without mercy. Hebrews 10:28   There was no mercy in this old covenant, no repentance, no forgiveness, no justification, no faith and no life.  The letter of this law kills everyone under this covenant.  Here is the proof.  Romans 3:23  Galatians 3:10  The Ten Commandments are GODS justice against sinners.  The wages of sin is death.  Romans 6:23

The question then is, how can we avoid sin if the church is not under the Ten Commandments ?

The answer is the new covenant of grace.   Jesus did not abolish the law, all the law is still in force over the carnal world a condemns all sinners to everlasting death.  Matthew 5:17   Jesus told people that he knew were under the law to keep the law because the law was to lead people to Christ, to see their need for a savior to rescue them from the laws just condemnation of sinners.

Because there was none righteous, no not one, GOD had to create a righteous man, HIS son, the messiah.  This righteous messiah would fulfill the intent of GODS Ten Commandments with GODLY love, not by human effort but by GODS love.  GODS love is the fulfillment of the Ten Commandments.  Romans 13:10   The Ten Commandments did not include GODS love by HIS spirit but in the new covenant of grace this GODLY love is in Christians by the Holy Spirit. Romans 5:5   True Christians are empowered by GODLY love to do no harm to anyone and thus fulfilling what the Ten Commandments could not do.  Romans 8:3   Now, one of the definitions of sin is to be unrighteous.  1 John 5:17  1 Corinthians 6:9KJV  GODLY love produces righteousness and neither righteousness or GODLY love comes by the Ten Commandments.  Just as Paul said, if righteousness did come by keeping the Ten Commandments then Jesus died for nothing and there would have been no need for a new covenant or a messiah.  This spiritual understanding was given only to the true church of GOD, all other people not called and chosen in this current age will not understand.  Matthew 13:10,11,12,13,14   This prompts another question, why does GOD call and choose some people and not all people ?  The answer to this is also only known by the called and chosen.  John 3:16,17   GOD loves the whole world, all people, but is not willing that any should perish but rather come to repentance.  2 Peter 3:9  GOD wants people to repent, however most people in this current evil age will not repent.  To avoid these unrepentant people from perishing if GOD gave them HIS spirit nowHE will wait until two more opportunities in the future when conditions are more favorable for them, the millennium and second resurrection.  If people who have GODS spirit refuse to repent they will perish as Jesus said, Luke 13:3  GOD who is omniscient, knows absolutely everything in eternity, knows who will repent in this age and who will not and to keep the unrepentant of this age from perishing HE will not call and choose them for salvation at this time.  Remember, GOD has written a book called the Lambs book of life and all the names of all true Christians are in it.  GOD wrote this book at the foundation of the world, before time began.  Revelation 13:8  Ephesians 1:4  Revelation 20:12  Revelation 3:5  Psalm 69:27,28  Exodus 32:32,33   The only sin that leads to everlasting death in the new covenant is sinning against GODS Holy Spirit.  This is the unpardonable sin and only people that have the Holy Spirit can commit this sin.  So I hope you see why GOD does not call and choose everybody in this current evil age, it’s because HE loves them and doesn’t want to see them perish.  

I hope GOD gives the eyes to see these things to whoever HE calls and chooses. A babe in Christ, a newcomer to the faith, will have to be taught by GOD through Jesus about the mysteries of the kingdom of GOD.  When the babe finishes his milk then he will be ready to eat meat.  

Now that you have read this article I hope you can understand why so many people frustrate grace.  Why only the true church understands the mysteries of the kingdom of GOD and why GOD doesn’t call and choose everyone today.  That GOD has known all things in eternity and knows the best time for each of us to be called and chosen.  That GOD does all these things because HE loves everyone.