Walking in the Spirit IS Keeping the Torah
05/13/17 (02/16) Video Broadcast
We're gonna dig into the
word once more, as we
examine a common notion
that is believed today,
which I'm going
to challenge.
The common notion today
that we often hear from
believers in Yahushua the
Messiah is that those of
us who are trying to keep
things like Sabbath and
the Feast days and the
clean and the unclean and
things like that, that we
are actually walking in
old fleshly stuff and now
they are walking in the
spirit and it's commonly
held that you know, the
old days of keeping the
law is over and the new
days of walking in the
spirit has now come.
And we don't need those
old laws anymore because
now we have the spirit.
And since we have the
spirit then we don't need
someone telling us or some
law to say you know "don't
do this" or " do
this over here".
Because the spirit reveals
that to us and we don't
need some to come along
and correct us and tell us
the right thing to do.
And that's the common
notion that we might hear
today from those who
disagree with our
position, that we should
keep and observe Yahweh's
law.
So today's study topic is
entitled' Walking in the
spirit is observing
the Torah.
Now the Torah is the first
five books of the Bible,
Genesis to Deuteronomy.
It's commonly translated
"Law", I don't believe the
word, "Torah"
even means" law'.
Actually, the more correct
meaning would be "teaching
and instruction".
So, in light of that,
those who say "we do not
have to observe
Yahweh's instruction".
I mean it does sound a
little different doesn't
it than observing the law?
So, now I realize maybe it
may seem like a bold claim
and it may challenge you
know some of you today who
perhaps think that you
know you're in a higher
position, that ever
needing any kind of a law
or any kind of a
commandment because now
you have the spirit.
But what I'm going to
share today is really that
they are one and the same.
I'm gonna prove to you
from the scripture that
they are one and the same.
Because often I hear
things like "I don't have
to keep the law, I
walk in the spirit.
We walk in the spirit
now not the law.
There used to be a time
when people you know they
didn't have the spirit so
they had to walk according
to the law.
But now we have the law in our
hearts and so we walk in
the spirit not
those old carnal commandments.
And they'll say things
like, "Oh you walk in the
law and legalism of the
Old Testament but we are a
New Testament church and
we walk in the spirit".
How many of you out there
have heard those kinds of
comments before?
I certainly have.
Now the word that's
translated "spirit" in our
language comes from the
Hebrew word, "ruach".
And it says by resemblance
breath or wind.
Kind of interesting that
the word ruach is carrying
this kind of a
connotation.
When you think of spirit,
most of us probably do not
think of things like
breath or wind.
But that is the
meaning of it.
Now, with our breath we
speak, we need our breath
in order for us to be able
to communicate verbally
with one another.
And so the word "ruach"
has to do with this
movement of air, whether
it be through our windpipe
producing sound or the
wind of the earth.
That's the actual
literal meaning.
Now, I'll explain more
as to why there is a
connection here
between the two.
But first, I want to start
with the book of Romans in
chapter 8 and show you an
example of one advantage
of walking in the spirit.
In Romans chapter 8 verses
1 it says this, it says,
"Now there is, therefore,
no condemnation to those
who are in Messiah
Yahushua who do not walk
according to the flesh but
according to the spirit".
So, whatever it means to
walk according to the
spirit, just taking a
completely objective point
of view, we do see here
that when one is walking
according to the spirit
they're in pretty good
shape.
Because for those who walk
according to the spirit
there is no condemnation
as long as they are in
Messiah Yahushua.
Sounds pretty key, sounds
like a pretty important
thing we need to
understand as far as what
it means to walk
according to the spirit.
Now, a promise is given,
an awesome promise of no
condemnation.
So, this is a deciding
factor as to whether or
not we're even
gonna be saved.
Whether we choose to walk
according to the spirit.
Many people are claiming
today to walk in the
spirit.
And they'll say that they
have visions and maybe
prophecies and sometimes I
notice their visions and
prophecies aren't
particularly bold.
They'll just say some kind
of generic thing so in
case you know their vision
or prophecy is wrong you
know, they can't be too
bold about it and too
frank about it.
So, they kind of
do generic things.
And they claim to be
walking after the spirit.
Now, I must say that
they all are not walking
according to the spirit.
But I am convinced that
there are some people who
are confusing two things.
They are confusing walking
after Yahweh's spirit with
walking after
their own spirit.
In Ezekiel 13 verse 2
says, Son of man prophesy
against the prophets of
Israel who prophesy and
say to those who prophesy
out of their own heart, "
hear the word of Yahweh,
thus says the master
Yahweh woe to the foolish
prophets who follow their
own spirit".
Their own spirit, "and
have seen nothing".
So you know we certainly
have precedence or people
who would, at least
claiming to be
prophesying.
And I do see this
sometimes in the more
charismatic environments,
more of a Pentecostal type
of an environment
and a church.
You know people who
are speaking various
prophecies and things.
And you know they are
not necessarily walking
according to or following
after Yahweh's spirit.
They might just be
following their own
spirit.
I'm not saying that they
are all following their
own spirit, but a word of
caution for all of us.
It's quite possible that
some of them are and they
are just trying to impress
and get people to do the
things that they
want them to do.
So, beware of that.
And sometimes you know
these people will be very
boastful and they'll act
as if they are above you
and you know they are
walking in the spirit and
you're down there
somewhere in a lower plane
spiritually.
And you just dint
understand because you
have not reached
their level.
Or maybe one day you know
if you listen to them,
you'll come close to their
level but for now, they
might say rather
patronizingly, " Oh, you
just wouldn't understand
yet because our have yet
to walk in the spirit
like they are".
And you know you have to
seek after the spiritual
things.
And when you quote
scripture sometimes, they
say, "Well, what you're
saying is not really
according to the
actual scriptures".
And they'll say, "Well,
we're above that, we're in
the spirit.
You see and you look after
the written code but we're
after the spiritual
things" As if to say that
Yahweh's spirit, what he
inspired before in the
holy word would somehow be
different possibly than
what he inspires
through us now.
If it's any different
I dare say, the holy
scriptures are what
I'd want to go with.
I don't trust somebody
telling me to disobey the
word of Yahweh, especially
if their attitude is
somewhat prideful, you
know that they have the
spirit, you know.
And what I'm actually
seeing a lot of times is a
"haughty Spirit "and
scripture talks about
Proverbs 16 verse 18 pride
goes before destruction,
and a haughty spirit
before a fall.
So, the haughty spirit
results in a fall and the
pride is downright
destruction.
So, a haughty spirit is
pretty bad but pride is
even worse, right?
Better to be of a humble
spirit with the lowly,
than to divide the
spoil with the proud.
And so I've noticed, just
my observation over the
last 27 years of being a
believer that you see its
people who are prideful in
this manner and they act
they are above you
spiritually because they
have the spirit or
whatever and they
sometimes get caught up in
some of the worst sins.
And maybe that's the
haughty spirit resulting
in some kind of a fall.
But what if we decide
we're not gonna follow our
own spirit?
What if we decide we don't
really want to follow a
haughty spirit?
And instead we want to
have a humble spirit, a
spirit of meekness and
seek to follow Yahweh's
spirit and then we would
see a very beautiful
promise.
In Galatians 5:16 I say
then walk in the spirit
and you shall not fulfill
the lust of the flesh.
So, walk in the spirit and
you will not be one who is
fulfilling the
lusts of the flesh.
A beautiful, great
promise, we only need to
walk in the spirit of
Yahweh and the temptations
and lusts that the flesh
would otherwise cause us
to fall into we will
not fall prey to it.
If we walk in the spirit.
So, walking in the spirit,
what does it tell us?
What it informing us?
It's the opposite of
fulfilling the lust and
desires of the flesh,
it's the very opposite.
There is the spirit on one
side and there is the lust
of the flesh on
the other side.
And so walking in the
spirit cannot have
anything to do with
fulfilling lusts of the
flesh, walking in the
spirit is the very
opposite of that, it
starves out the flesh.
The flesh that is our
carnal nature will
essentially die of
starvation because we're
walking in the spirit.
Now, one of the fruits of
the spirit is Galatians 5:
22, the fruit of
the spirit is love.
Love, beautiful word,
we all like that word.
Love is a wonderful thing.
You are having a rough time,
wonder what to do with
your life, how you're
gonna endure the next
few weeks or few days...
Remember love always wins
and that it will win in the
end.
So, we have hope.
But we see here that one
of the fruits of the
spirit is love.
Now, let's look at the
context here that we add
to our list; Walking in
love is walking in the
spirit.
Beautiful word,
beautiful concept.
Galatians 5: 13 says for,
you brethren have been
called to liberty; only
do not use liberty as an
opportunity for the flesh,
but through love serve one
another.
For all the law is
fulfilled in one word,
even in this you shall
love your neighbor as
yourself.
But if you bite and devour
one another beware lest
you be consumed
by one another.
I say then walk in the
spirit and you shall not
fulfill the lust
of the flesh.
Very beautiful
concepts here.
So we are called to walk
in love, we're granted
liberty but we don't
use that liberty as an
opportunity or an outlet
for walking in the flesh.
Walking in the spirit--it's
gonna result in us loving
one another.
Now, notice here in verse
14 a very interesting
concept here, it says,
"all the law is fulfilled
in one word even in this,
you shall love your
neighbor as yourself".
All the law is fulfilled
in one word, so if you
want to walk in the spirit
you're going to love,
right?
And if you're going to
walk in love, then what
you're doing is you're
fulfilling the law.
Fulfilling the law because
the law tells you to love
your neighbor as yourself.
Leviticus chapter 19 tells
you, love your neighbor as
yourself.
And so if we were to love
our neighbor as yourself, we
would be fulfilling
the law, right?
Sounds perfectly logical.
And since you will be
fulfilling the law, you
will be walking in love,
you will also be walking
in the spirit, right?
So not only Yahushua
fulfills the law, we are
also supposed to fulfill
the law as ones who have
Yahushua the Messiah
living in us, makes sense.
Another verse Romans 13
verse 8 say, owe no one
anything except to love
one another for he who
loves another has
fulfilled the law.
So for me to say I want
you to fulfill the law and
I want you to love
everyone, it's one and the
same.
There is no difference
between the two.
He who loves another has
fulfilled the law if I say
"go, love,
another person".
There would be no
difference between that
and saying, "go
fulfill the law".
So not only does Yahushua
fulfill the law and he
does fulfill the law, he
has fulfilled the law
because he loved us 100%
and he loved our heavenly
father 100%.
But we also because
Yahushua lives in us
should be people who are
willing to fulfill law or
to love.
Continuing on here, verse
9 for the commandment you
shall not commit adultery,
you shall not murder, you
shall not steal, you shall
not bear false witness,
and you shall not covet
and if there is any other
commandment are all
summed up in this.
Saying, " you shall
love your neighbor as
yourself'.
Love does no harm to a
neighbor; therefore love
is the fulfillment
of the law.
Very clear, nothing
confusing at all.
So Yahushua walking in
perfect love fulfilled the
law and that's why he
fulfilled the law.
He didn't fulfill the law
so that we wouldn't have
to or we wouldn't
be asked to do it.
He didn't fulfill the law
so that he could stand on
the sides so we don't have
to bother fulfilling it.
He fulfilled the law as an
example of how to live an
example that we ourselves
are called to follow.
And that's why it says
in Matthew 22 verses 36
through 40 it says,
Yahushua was asked,
"teacher what is the great
commandment in the law?'
Yahushua said to him, "you
shall love Yahweh your
Elohim with all your
heart, with all your soul,
and with your mind.
This is the first and
great commandment and the
second is like it.
You shall love your
neighbor as yourself.
On these two commandments
hang all the law and
prophets.
"So, think about that,
you got the law and the
prophets hanging off of
the two great commands, to
love Yahweh and
love your neighbor.
So, there is a little
Torah scroll and there
hanging off this is two
great commands that say
love Yahweh and love your
neighbor and it's all
hanging off there is
your Torah scroll.
So, behind me, you got the
Torah scroll back here and
it's hanging off of two
great commands, love
Yahweh and love
your neighbor.
That's because when we
choose to love Yahweh and
love our neighbor we are
fulfilling the law, every
commandment and principle
found in the law and
prophets have one
thing in mind, love.
Love toward Yahweh,
love to our fellow men.
And that's why it says 1
Timothy chapter 1 verse 5,
the purpose of the
commandment is love from a
pure heart, from a good
conscience and from a
sincere faith from which
some have strayed.
Having strayed have turned
aside to idle talk,
desiring to be teachers
of the law understanding
neither what they say nor
the things which they
affirm.
And if they try to be a
teacher of the law, they
are not going to
understand what they are
saying.
If they stray
from something...
Stray from what?
Stray from understanding
the purpose of the law,
the purpose of the
commandment is love.
If you don't understand
the reason for the
commandments and the law
which is love, then you
won't understand what
you're saying when you
speak it.
When you speak the law
you won't understand what
you're saying and you
won't understand even what
you're affirming.
Scripture says so.
So, every commandment in
the law hangs off the two
great commandments.
So, if I keep for instance
the feast days or the
Sabbath day,
his holy days.
It's an expression of love
toward my heavenly father.
And if I don't understand
that and I don't grasp
that and I don't
comprehend that and accept
that and be one with that.
I'm not gonna understand
how to even do it, how to
keep the feast or how to
do the Sabbath or keep his
holy days.
These are expressions of
love toward our heavenly
father and when I think of
his commandments, I think,
"this is my way of
expressing my love for
Yahweh my
heavenly father".
And I love to do them, I
love the holy days, they
are a wonderful time.
It's like a vacation.
Now the world has its
holidays, holi days,
holidays.
They are not really holy
days, Yahweh has his seven
holy days throughout
the year and they are a
beautiful, beautiful way
of expressing love toward
our heavenly father and
they beautifully depict
what the Messiah has
done or will do for us.
It's all about love.
If I choose to eat clean
and not put pork into my
body, Yahweh has told me
that my body is the temple
of his spirit.
Antiochus Epiphanes, in the
inter-testament period,
decided to attack
Jerusalem which had a
temple functioning there
and he attacked Jerusalem.
And when he was
successful, he went into
the temple and smeared pig
fat all over the walls of
Yahweh's holy temple.
And he sacrificed a
pig in Yahweh's temple.
Now, Yahweh tells me in
the law that I'm not
supposed pork, not
supposed to eat pigs.
And so as an expression of
love for Yahweh who gave
me this body for me to
dwell in, I'm going to
choose not to take pig fat
and smear it all over the
walls of his temple.
He doesn't want that in
his temple, this is his
temple right here my body
is the temple of the Holy
Spirit.
I know Yahushua when he
was on the earth, he did
not put pig fat inside his
body contrary to what you
may have heard.
He did not declare all
food clean, that's a
misunderstanding, a
misreading, of the Greek.
Actually it's an addition.
It's not even
in the Greek.
But, anyway, so what does
it mean to walk in the
spirit?
It means to fulfill
the law right?
And part of walking in
love is fulfilling the law
that means to do it.
If I told my son, "will
you please bring me a
glass of water" and he
brought me a glass of
water, then he has
fulfilled my commandment.
He has done what I have
asked him to do; it has to
do with obedience.
So fulfilling has done
with actually doing what
the commandment says.
And so Yahushua he is my
example, he lives in me 1
John 2:6 says, he who says
he abides in him ought
himself to also
just as he walked.
How did Yahushua walk?
Did he keep
the feast days?
Did he keep the Sabbath
and did he eat clean?
Absolutely.
And did he walk
in the spirit?
Don't tell me he didn't
walk in the spirit, don't
tell me he didn't
have the spirit.
You know he did and
yet he kept all these
commandments.
So, keeping these
commandments is in no way
contrary to walking
in the spirit?
In fact, they are
expressions of the spirit
of Yahweh being in me.
So walking in the spirit
has to do with walking as
Yahushua walked.
Loving as Yahushua did,
fulfilling the law as
Yahushua did.
So we're gonna add that to
our list of what it means
to walk in the spirit.
And we have Galatians 5:13
for you brethren have been
called to liberty, only
do not use liberty as an
opportunity for the flesh
but through love serve one
another.
For all the laws are
fulfilled in one word,
even in this you shall
love your neighbor as
yourself.
But if you bite and devour
one another, that is being
unloving, beware lest
you are consumed by one
another, I say then walk
in the spirit and you
shall not fulfill the
lusts of the flesh.
So we find clear agreement
here walking in the
spirit, walking in love
following the way Yahushua
lived, fulfilling the law.
All these things are
synonymous with one
another.
And every commandment in
the law hangs off the two
great commands, to love
Yahweh and to love one
another.
Let's continue reading then
in Galatians 5, it says
for the flesh lusts
against the spirit and the
spirit against the flesh
and these are contrary to
one another.
So, that you do not do the
things that you wish, but
if you are led by the
spirit you are not under
the law.
Interesting, if you're led
by the Spirit, you're not
under the law.
Now, this is where I think
some people may get the
impression that if you're
walking and you're led by
the spirit that you
don't have to keep the
commandments and the law.
Because they say, "Well,
you're not under the law.
So why would you need to
keep the commandments if
you're not under the law?
Why would you need to keep
the law if you're not
under the law?
"And listen I understand
why some may have this
impression, and I'm not
condemning anybody.
I'm not saying they are
evil and they are unsaved
and they are
going to hell.
I'm saying that you're
not understanding the text
correctly,
as I'm going share. Let's
try to understand what it
means to be under
the law, okay.
Let's keep reading it and
try to understand what it
means to be under the law.
Now, the works of the
flesh are evident, the
works of the
flesh are evident.
Which are adultery,
fornication, now these are
examples of being
disobedient to law, right?
Adultery, fornication,
uncleanness.
Hey, clean and unclean,
lewdness, idolatry,
sorcery, hatred,
contentions,
jealousies, outbursts of
wrath, selfish ambitions,
dissensions, heresies,
envy, murders,
drunkenness, reveling
and the like.
These are expressions of
disobedience to the law of
Yahweh.
Of which I tell you
beforehand just as I also
told you in time past that
those who practice such
things will not inherit
the kingdom of Elohim.
Whoa, if we practice such
things, he says "you will
not inherit the kingdom
of Elohim if you practice
fornication".
To practice it means
you do it willingly,
longingly, you're getting
better at it because
you're practicing
it, you know.
And you're actually
getting better at doing
these things, and then
you're not saved.
I mean I didn't write the
mail here, it just says
"you practice it and you
will not inherit the
kingdom".
That's pretty serious. Or
if you practice. Here is
one, I mean
contentions, arguments.
Arguments, outbursts
of wrath, anger or
dissensions.
These have to do with
conflict between two
people.
If you practice these
things and you're content
to live in these kinds of
sins, it says here, "you
will not inherit the
kingdom of Elohim".
You're not walking in the
spirit; you're walking in
the flesh.
Serious words, real
serious words.
So, continue reading; ...but
the fruits of the spirit
is love, that's
right there--it covers
everything, okay.
But love, joy, peace,
longsuffering.
It means rather than
fighting and arguing
you're going to be long
suffering, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, self-control.
You're in control of your
anger, your behavior.
You're not practicing
outbursts of wrath that
end in fighting
and arguing.
Against such, there is no
law, but against these
things, the works of the
flesh, yes, there are
commandments and
laws against them.
But against these things
there is no law, which by
itself, tells me the law
must matter something,
you know?
To Paul, who is
writing this?
Why would he even add, "
there is no; law against
these things"?
You see there are laws
against the other things,
but there is no law
against love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness and
self-control?
By the way, the law tells
us how to love, right?
The law is telling
us how to love.
And so that's why there
is no law against it.
And what it says here in
verse 24 is, those who are
Messiah's have crucified
the flesh with its
passions and desires.
We have put the flesh with
its passions and desires
to death, they are dead.
Period, they are dead.
So, he says, if we live in
the spirit; let us also
walk in the spirit.
If you claim to be
spiritual, then this would
be the proof.
The fruit of whether or
not the Holy Spirit is in you.
You can speak tongues
until you're blue in the
face, it doesn't make a
bit of difference if you
don't have the
fruit of the spirit.
By your fruits, you
will be made known.
So all these things are
condemned here, the works
of the flesh are condemned
in the law of Yahweh.
And so why then would we
conclude if we're being
led by the spirit we are
free to break the law?
Why would we then
interpret this phrase
"under the law" as being
evidence that one can
break it, when these are
expressions of violating
the law, works of the
flesh and these are
expressions of keeping the
law, walking in love, joy,
peace, calm and
all these words?
So, it doesn't really make
any sense to say," Well,
because I have the
spirit I can break the
commandments
and the law."
Does that really
make sense?
When he is saying, "you
know the fruit of the
spirit and stuff, there is
no law against that but
there are laws against
these other things"?
So, what's going on here?
What exactly is going on?
At first, let's add
this to our list.
Oh, I'm sorry we're
going to do this first.
Two ways to be under the
law. I'm going to explain
what this is all about.
There are two ways you can
put yourself underneath
Yahweh's law.
The number one way is to
reject the redemption and
forgiveness of sin offered
through the Messiah
Yahushua.
If you do not accept the
grace that's being offered
to you as a free gift and
you reject it; then you're
going to be under the law.
And what does that mean
to be under the law?
It means to be held to a
condition where you are
going to be required to
keep it perfectly from the
time you're born until
the time that you die.
Now, Yahushua was born
under the law, it says in
the book of Galatians, he
was born under the law but
he kept the law perfectly.
We all are born under the
law but we did not keep it
perfectly and therefore
we need grace.
If we were not ever under
the law we have no reason
to need grace.
If there is no law and the
law is done away with,
there is no law to tell
you that you've done
anything wrong and
therefore you don't even
need Yahushua.
Because without the law
there is no sin because
sin is a transgression
of the law.
I would not know sin
except the law had said:
...fill in the blank.
So by the law is the
knowledge of sin and
unless I have the law
then I have no need for a
savior.
The law leads us to the
Messiah Yahushua. All right.
So the first way that we
can find ourselves under
the law is to
reject grace.
If you're not under grace
then you are under the law
by default.
The second way to be under
the law is to reject the
call for repentance.
You see Yahushua doesn't
just say, you know, "here
is a get out of hell free
card, you take this card
and you can continue
living like you've been
living and I'll
still forgive you.
Because you got the little
get out of hell free
card".
It doesn't work that way.
There is an expectation
that our faith is real,
our faith in Yahushua is
the real deal, and it's
not fake.
It's not like Oh yeah...
I mean he doesn't hand out
salvation like passing out
a deck of cards
or something.
there is only a certain
people who are going to
receive that and those
people are those who
accept that Yahushua died
for their sins and that
they want his blood to
cover them and cleanse
them from all sin.
And also repent.
Repentance is a necessary
step for us to be saved.
If we have the attitude,
"well, yes I receive grace
and so now I can disobey
the law of Yahweh and not
be punished for it and
there is no recourse and
there is no problem".
That's dangerous because
the scriptures say; Romans
chapter 2 verse 4 or do
you despise the riches of
his goodness forbearance
and longsuffering, not
knowing the goodness
of Elohim leads you to
repentance?
But in accordance with
your hardiness and your
impenitent heart you are
treasuring up for yourself
wrath in the day of wrath
and revelation of the
righteous judgment of
Elohim who will render to
each one according
to his deeds.
Treasure up for yourself
wrath if you don't repent.
His goodness through
Yahushua the Messiah leads
us to repentance; eternal
life is given to those who
by patient continuance in
doing good seek for glory,
honor, and immortality.
But to those who are
self-seeking and do not
obey the truth, your word
is the truth, Yahushua
said John 17:17.
But obey unrighteousness,
indignation and wrath,
tribulation, anguish on
every soul of man who does
evil, of the Jew first
and also of the Greek.
And this is why it says,
Galatians 5:16, walk in
the spirit and you will
not fulfill the lusts of
the flesh, for flesh lusts
against the spirit, the
spirit against the flesh.
And these are contrary to
one another so that you do
not do the things
that you wish.
But if you're led by the
Spirit you are not under
the law.
Because you've repented,
you're walking and you're
being led by the spirit
and you're following the
spirit's leading to walk
in love, to walk in
obedience to the
commandments.
Which are expressions and
examples of how to love.
You see Yahweh could very
easily, on Mount Sinai, he
could've just said, "you
know what guys, love me
and love each other and
we'll all get along just
fine".
But what happened?
You know what happened.
I mean imagine if you had
a room of 30 children you
had to supervise and you
told everybody, "Tell you
what guys?
If you love our heavenly
father and you one another
we'll all get
along just fine".
The first day or so it
might work out. But
eventually, you're
probably gonna have to
come up with some ground
rules and explain what it
really means
to love, right?
And so Yahweh could've
just given the two
commandments, but he
wanted to explain what it
really means to love.
If you love someone,
you're not going to commit
adultery on your wife,
you're not going to murder
somebody, you're not gonna
steal, you're not gonna
lie to him.
And if you love me, then
you're not gonna worship
idols and you're going to,
you know, honor my name and
you're gonna honor my day.
Expression of
love, the Sabbath.
So, it's an expression of
love to Yahweh to honor
his holy Sabbath.
And so that's included
and his other Sabbaths as
well, it's an expression
of love to do all these
things.
All right, so if you're
led by the spirit, you're
following...
Your repentant heart is
resulting in a growth
where you're learning the
word of Yahweh, you're
learning what he's
teaching us and you're
applying it and then
you're getting the sin out
of your life
little by little.
Step by step, a process of
being sanctified more and
more through the blood
of Yahushua, through a
willing heart of
repentance and him working
in that repentant heart to
bring changes in the way
you live.
This is the life in
Messiah, being led by the
spirit.
The spirit leads you to
walk this out now; he's
opened up your eyes to see
this part of his word over
here that you need to
adjust in the way you
live, the way you think.
And by this renewing of
the mind and conforming
ourselves to the word.
this ongoing life of
sanctification and
learning more and more
about the will of Yahweh
for our life and then
applying that and learning
more and more about
our own heart.
And the areas it doesn't
measure up to the measures
in Messiah Yahushua.
And him step by step,
little by little showing
us our idiosyncrasies
or failures or areas of
our own life, our heart,
the way we're thinking,
the way we're doing
things, our old habits
that's not quite according
to what Yahushua is
wanting us to be like.
And not really a good
expression of what
Yahushua is.
And so I submit to you
that not just getting
pride out of your heart is a
part of that walk, not
just getting the lust of
the flesh out of your
heart is a part of that walk,
I submit to you that all
expressions of love are a
part of that, being
led by the spirit.
That includes the honoring
of his day, the honoring
of his holy name.
Which the third
commandment, the word it
says, "do not take
his name in vain".
What does the
word, " vain" mean?
It means to bring to
nothing or to render
useless.
If I said, "that's a
vain excuse" same way of
saying, "that's a
useless excuse", right?
The word, "vain" has to
do with nothingness or
rendering it useless.
And I say you know, what
greater way to make
Yahweh's name useless than
to never use it or to take
it completely
out of the bible?
And 7000 times Yahweh puts
his name in the Bible;
7000 times man takes it
out, rendering his name of
no use, making it
vain, essentially.
And so I'm against that, I
want to let my words be as
the oracles of Yahweh
as 1 Peter instructs me.
Those in ministry must
let their words be as the
oracles of Yahweh.
So I use the name of
Yahweh, I don't take it
out of my vocabulary and
substitute it with "lord"
or " Adonai" or " Hashem"
or these other words.
Because I wanna keep the
third commandment because
I love it. I love his name
and I want to honor his
name not hide it.
Okay.
So, Romans 8: 1 says
there is therefore now no
condemnation to those who
are in Messiah Yahushua
that is accepting the
blood of Yahushua's what
cleanses you from all sin
and then repentance, that
do not walk according to
the flesh but according to
the spirit.
One and two, accepting
Yahushua the Messiah,
being the one that
cleanses you from all sin
and then walking out
a life of repentance.
A life that's according
to the Holy Spirit.
Now, I said earlier
Yahushua says, "In the
fullness of time to come
Elohim sent forth his son
born of a woman, born
under the law to redeem
those who were
under the law.
That we might receive
adoption as sons he had to
come and redeem us because
we were underneath the law.
That means that we did not
have grace given to us, we
had condemnation
given to us.
And we did not have grace,
therefore we don't want to
be condemned for the
sins we have committed.
We want to be declared
righteous but be
justified.
Even though we have sinned
we want to be justified or
declared righteous
before Yahweh.
And the only person who
ever lived who was born
under the law and yet was
justified by the law was
the holy son of Yahweh
Yahushua the Messiah.
But we are under the law
and we have not kept the
law and so we cannot be
considered righteous.
Because we have broken it.
You can't be justified by
something you violated.
It would be like a
criminal going before a
judge and saying "yep I
have kept the law of the
land, I have kept the
United States code, I have
kept the Missouri revised
statutes and so I
shouldn't be punished
for anything?
And the judge goes, "no
you stole from Wal-Mart
last week.
You have not kept the law.
That law doesn't justify
you, you have broken it".
And so he gives you the
appropriate punishment.
And so when we stand
before Yahweh and we rely
on this law to justify us
and say, "you've kept it"
and guess what?
We haven't, only Yahushua
has and so that's why he
is able to redeem us so
that we might be adopted
as sons.
He can save by his
righteousness dwelling in
us.
All right so he was born
under the law but never
sinned, we are under the
law but we have sinned.
But we're not under the
law, we're under grace.
Romans 6: 14 for sins
shall not have dominion
over you, the
violations of the law.
Sin is a transgression of the
law according to 1 John 3:4.
And therefore you are not
under the law but under grace.
Sin doesn't have dominion
over you because you are
under the grace
not under the law.
What then?
Shall we sin, that means
to violate the law because
we are not under the
law but under grace?
Certainly not or King
James has "Elohim forbid."
Now, this is the strongest
possible objection that
could be written in
the Greek language.
He is like pounding the
table, absolutely not
should you continue to sin
because you're not under
the law but under grace.
And then he says, don't
you know, do you not know
that to whom you present
yourselves, slaves, to
obey you are
that one slave.
To whom you obey whether
of sin leading to death or
obedience leading
to righteousness.
Don't you realize that?
You're making yourself
a slave of sin if you
continue to willful
practice sin.
That why he said in
Galatian 5 those who
practice these things will
not inherit the kingdom of
heaven.
So just because we're not
under the law it doesn't
mean that we are
above the law either.
Actually, the law is
in us, right here.
Yahushua is the word that
became flesh and dwelled
among us, right?
John 1:14 he now lives in
us and since he is the
living word that became
flesh and dwelled among
us, by the spirit of
Yahweh we will be
compelled to live as he
lived, to walk as he
walked, to keep the law
as he kept the law.
And therefore we will not
look at the law and say
"that's something I could
ignore now because I'm not
under it".
We will look at the law
and say, "Oh so this is
how Yahushua lived".
This is a detailed
explanation of how my
savior lived his life.
And so I wanna
live that way.
I don't wanna just sin and
break the law because I'm
not under the law,
I'm under grace.
I want to be a slave
of righteousness.
And so my intent and my
goal are to repent and
become one who is obedient
to the law and walking in
righteousness.
Rather than obedient to
my flesh which would only
lead me to death.
So, what does it mean
to be under the law?
It's either rejecting
grace given to you
outright and not receiving
Yahushua the Messiah or
rejecting the call to
be repent and therefore
finding ourselves
headed toward death,
through rejection of
the call to repent.
Now, if you don't keep
every commandment that I
keep do I think that
you're are lost and going
to hell?
No, if you're not
convicted about something
that I do and you don't
feel like you need to do
it, I don't condemn you.
But your heart better be
repentant in other words,
you must have total
assurance that you
rejected the things that
I do, like the Sabbath on
perfectly biblical
grounds, okay.
But you can't say "Oh,
well, I walk in the spirit
and, therefore, I
disobey the law.
Well, you keep the law and
I.... You know I think
you're under the flesh
and you're doing fleshly
things and me I'm doing
spiritual things by
breaking the law".
That's the very opposite
of what scripture teaches,
the very opposite.
All right.
Now there is a full study
on what it means to be
under the law
on the website.
If you go to
Eliyah.com/underlaw.html.
I didn't want to make a
whole study about being
under the law, here in this
part of the segment, but
it's mentioned
and so we need to at least
have discussion on that.
Because Yahweh's
standard is perfection, we
were created in his image
and so when we fail to be
perfect as he was perfect
then we automatically need
grace at that point.
If we only violated one
law, it only took Adam's
violation of the one law
in order for him to be
worthy of death, and
so for us as well.
So the law can't justify
us, it can't make us free
from the penalty of
eternal death and
damnation.
By the works of the law no
one is gonna be declared
righteous because no one
has been righteous
according to the law
except for Yahushua the
Messiah.
But, that doesn't mean you
can walk under the flesh
and violate the
commandments freely and
disregard them
anytime you want to.
All right.
And that's why it says
Galatians 5:16 I say then
walk in the spirit you
should not fulfill the
lusts of the flesh.
The flesh lusts against
the spirit, the spirit
against the flesh and
these things are contrary
to one another so you do
not do the things that you
wish.
If you are led by the
spirit you are not under
the law, because there's no
condemnation to those who
are in Messiah Yahushua
who do not walk according
to the flesh but
according to the spirit.
If you're walking
according to spirit then
you're not violating the
law, you're not a person
who is failing to repent
and therefore you're not
under the law anymore.
Because you have chosen to
heed the call to repent
and put your faith in
Messiah Yahushua for your
righteousness.
So if you think you can
accept Yahushua and then
live how you want, you've
put yourself back under
the law again because
we have to repent.
So, we cannot live like
this. Those who practice
such things will not
inherit the kingdom of
Elohim.
Make sense?
I hope so. There are no
laws against walking in
the spirit, and there are
plenty of laws against
walking in the flesh.
Now, some might say, "Well,
why isn't...like Sabbath-
keeping mentioned here?
You know, Tom. Why
is not mentioned?"
Well, you know it would be
like a preacher going to...
You know, everybody is
there assembled at the,
you know "church on
Sunday," so to speak.
He says, "Now we need to
start keeping the church
on Sunday." Everybody
looks around...
Everyone's already doing
it, you know. So, why does he
need to mention it?
And so they were already
keeping the Sabbath, he
didn't need to mention it.
Yahushua didn't go around
you know knocking people
over the head and saying
"Hey, keep the Sabbath."
Everyone was already doing
it and so none of the
apostles needed
to do that.
And you don't see many
sermons today about "hey
make sure you come to
church on Sunday," you know,
because pretty much
everyone is already doing it.
So, when the Holy Spirit is
in me, that means Yahushua
is in me because the
Holy Spirit dwelled in
Yahushua.
I need Yahushua, his
presence in me, for me to
have the Holy Spirit.
And so the Holy Spirit was
in Yahushua and Yahushua
was in me, then I will
live the way he lived.
And here's a very, very
clear declaration of that
very thing, that the
spirit of Yahweh leads us
to keeping the
Commandments here in
Ezekiel chapter 36. It
says I will put my spirit
within you--this is a
prophecy of the future,
toward Israel.
It says I will put my
spirit within you and
cause you to walk in my
statutes and you will keep
my judgments and do them.
So, the evidence of the
Holy Spirit living in us
is that we are keeping
the statutes of Yahweh.
That we are heeding
his judgments, his
commandments, and his
laws, to do them.
And so it is not we who
obey the statutes and
judgments and commandments
and laws of Yahweh who are
walking in the flesh, and
rejecting the call to walk
in the spirit.
The truth is, and I hate to
break it to you, but maybe
I would kind of like to
break it to you,
but I want to do it
gently,
that you're not walking
the spirit if you're
violating statutes and
judgments and Commandments
and laws of
Yahweh you're not.
Those are not expressions
of walking in the spirit.
So, according to scripture,
we're actually in a more
dangerous playground of
walking in the flesh by
rejecting the commandments
and statutes and laws of
Yahweh than if we
are keeping them.
There are plenty of
teachers today who offer
that way of salvation
"once saved, always saved,"
live how you want after
having been reconciled to
Messiah.
Peter talked about them
the kind of people in his day.
He said, while they
promised them liberty they
themselves are slaves of
corruption for by whom a
person is overcome.
By him also he is
brought into bondage.
or if after they have
escaped the pollutions of
the world through the
knowledge of the Master
and Savior Yahushua the
Messiah they are again
entangled in them and
overcome, the latter end
is worse for them
than the beginning.
For it would have been
better for them not to
have known the way of
righteousness than having
known it, to turn from the
holy commandment delivered
to them.
It would have been better
to never even have known
the commandments than
having known it to turn
away from it.
But it's happened to them
according to the true
proverb a dog returns to
his own vomit and a sow,
having washed, to her
wallowing in the mire.
It's worse if you know
and then you don't do.
And only Yahweh really
knows what you know I
don't claim to know what
you know only Yahweh
really knows.
So, I'm not
judging anybody.
But don't ever believe
this idea, this promise of
liberty that ultimately
brings one into corruption
and entanglement
with the world.
That somehow grace is a
license to sin, it's not.
And sin is
transgression of the law.
Liberty is a freedom
from the penalty and
repercussions and wages of
sin. It's not a freedom to
sin. It's a
freedom from sin.
Big difference.
We are his children. You
know, we give our children
the grace to make mistakes.
Maybe they'll fall; we may
need to discipline
them sometimes.
But they are still our
children. If our
children say,
"You know what?
Mom and Dad, every time I
have disobeyed you have
forgiven me.
So, I'm gonna go out and
just keep on doing what I
have been doing because I
know you'll forgive me.
That's what grace is all
about. Right, Mom and Dad?"
I don't think there are
too many parents that go,
"Yeah, sure."
I think most of us would
say, "Hey that's not what
grace is about.
Grace is available to
those who are really
trying to live right and
if you're trying to do the
right thing and you fail
and you come to me and you
say, "Forgive me".
Yeah, all kind of grace
is available if you're
sincerely trying
to do right.
But you know don't abuse
my mercy here, don't abuse
my grace." And so don't
use liberty as an excuse
to sin and return to the
pollutions of the world
knowing it's not really
what Yahweh wants for us.
And that's why it said in
Galatians 5, You brethren
have been called to
liberty only do not use
liberty as an opportunity
for the flesh.
But through love
serve one another.
Don't use Liberty as an
opportunity to walk in
sin. True Liberty, true
Liberty is walking in
righteousness,
uprightness, and living
the sanctified life while
understanding all our past
sins are done away with.
And if we would have
weaknesses and we would
fail again, we have the
opportunity to receive
Grace as we
confess our sins.
He is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins and to
cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.
But we don't want to abuse
it because we love him.
Yahushua's blood is
precious and we value it.
We don't wanna do that.
Walk in sin intentionally,
we're supposed to be
hearers and doers.
It says, He who looks into the
perfect law of liberty and
continues in, he is not a
forgetful hearer, but a
doer of the work.
This one will be blessed
in what he does.
The perfect law of liberty
now wait a minute.
Doesn't our sin
lead us to bondage?
And so why do we call the
law which exposes our sin
as a law of Liberty.
Well, our goal is to be
completely without sin, right?
Our goal is to be really
in Yahweh's image, our
goal is to be a
manifestation of the
Messiah Yahushua because
we are part of his body,
right?
And so when the law gave
these Commandments they
were instruction on how to
obtain righteousness, how
to walk in righteousness.
And so it was liberating
and that the law taught us
how we shouldn't sin,
taught us how to live so
that we can live a life
that's according to the
will of Yahweh.
And so it's liberating,
it's a wonderful thing
Psalm 19 verse 7 says the
law of Yahweh I s perfect,
converting the soul.
Because as a result of
reading the law, we go,
"okay, I need to
change this".
And we make the change.
But it's not enough, what
about the sins we have
already committed, the law
condemns us and that's
where grace comes in.
So that we can receive
forgiveness for our
failures while still
seeking to be walking the
liberated life and keeping
this perfect law of
Liberty.
And not being a forgetful
hearer but a doer of what
the law tells us so that
we can get the blessing
from Yahweh.
Make sense?
I mean it all lines up
really beautifully. There
is no confusion really if
you think about it this way.
So we don't say, "Well,
Yahushua fulfilled that so
I don't do it".
We say "Yahushua fulfilled
that and so do I want to
fulfill that." And that's
why he said "don't think I
come to destroy the law, I
came not to destroy it but
to fulfill it, to do it.
And I want you to fulfill
it." And that's what he is
saying, that we are all
expected to fulfill the
law and it's a
beautiful thing.
He who says he abides in
him ought himself to also
walk just as he walked.
All right so, Yahushua
by the spirit of Yahweh,
manifests himself
through us who...
You know Yahushua is now
reigning from heaven, how
can he express
himself on the earth?
I mean does he just show
up in different rooms and
say, "Hi my name is
Yahushua, I wanna tell you
about how I lived"?
No, I haven't seen him do
that too often; I haven't
run across that
in my life.
How does he manifest
himself and how he--
Through us, we are the
ones representing him and
so we need that to be an
accurate representation of
him.
We have to accurately
portray what our savior
lived like.
He loved his enemies, he
walked in perfect love, he
set aside his own life and
gave his life for others,
he put others first, he
put Yahweh first ahead of
everybody.
But he put Yahweh first
and he put himself in the
lower position, willing to
serve, willing to build
up, willing to bless
others, willing to reject
temptations, willing to
hunger and thirst after
our father in
heaven and his ways.
So we are now a
manifestation of him, we
are a part of his body.
Are we not a part of
the body of Messiah?
And the head of the body is
trying to tell us, "do as
I have done, walk as I
have walked, and live as I
have lived.
If you abide in me, you
will." And so do this,
knowing the time that now
is high time to wake out
of sleep.
Some people have been
sleeping in church and,
what I mean by that is,
content to just coast into
heaven.
You know you got your
little church you like and,
you know, pastor says a few
nice words every week you
like and you're
content to coast.
And some people are
like you know retired
believers, you know
they're on the easy chair
now and, oh, you're gonna
coast right into heaven.
I don't recall Yahushua
coasting and sleeping,
especially knowing
he had a job to do.
We have a job to do, let's
wake up out of our sleep
because now our salvation
is nearer than we first
believed.
The night is far spent the
day is at hand, therefore,
let's cast off the works
of darkness let's put on
the armor of light and
let's walk properly as in
the day, not a reverie, in
drunkenness, in lewdness
and lust or strife.
There is that word again--
"arguing" he hates it.
And envy, but put on the
Master Yahushua the
Messiah and make no
provision for the flesh.
Don't even make a
provision for it; don't
entertain it to
fulfill its lust.
We put on Yahushua the
Messiah than we are going
to fulfill the law just
like he did and we have
another witness here
walking in the flesh is
disobedience.
Torah keeping has nothing to do
with walking in the flesh.
1st Peter 4:1, Therefore
since Messiah suffered for
us in the flesh, arm you
also with the same mind
for he who suffered in the
flesh is seized from sin.
That he should no longer
live the rest of his time
in the flesh for the lust
of men but for the will of
Elohim.
What do you live for?
Are you living for the
will of Elohim or are you
living for the lusts
of your own flesh?
Walking in the spirit
is keeping the law.
It's rejecting sin,
whoever re-commits sin,
1 John 3:4, transgresses
also the law for sin is a
transgression of the law.
If the law tells you, "keep
my feasts," and you choose
to transgress it, you are
choosing to sin because by
the law is the
knowledge of sin.
I had not known sin except
by the law, Romans 3:20,
Romans 7 7.
Pretty simple. But by the
deeds of the law no flesh
will be justified in his
sight, for by the law is
the knowledge of sin.
So your law keeping
isn't going to make you
righteous.
Yahushua's going to
make you righteous, but
that doesn't give you
an excuse to walk in
unrighteousness.
It doesn't give you excuse
to not repent we must
repent.
Even though the law doesn't save you, we must repent.
That means to turn away
from unrighteous living
and turn toward
righteous living.
You may not be perfect at
it but your heart needs to
be pursuing righteousness,
following after
righteousness.
Yahweh is willing to save
us the minute we, in our
hearts, turn to him.
And that's why I don't
condemn all those who
believe differently
than me.
Because, when we turn to
him with a repentant heart
and we receive the Messiah
for the forgiveness of
sins--that's all
we really need.
He'll meet us right there.
But when we then read
something in the word and
we know we're supposed to
do it but then we say,
Uuuuuh, I don't know, I
don't really want to have
to do that or I don't want
to have to give up my pork
or give up my you know my
job you know they'll fire
me if I don't come in
on the Sabbath or you
know..." Is that
repentance?
Would you take a job where
they require you to commit
adultery once a week or
take Yahweh's name in vain
once a week or murder once
a week or lie once a week? No.
Once you realize the
Sabbath matters, and in
your heart, in the depths
of your heart and only
Yahweh knows, you say,
"Oh, well I mean it's
I just couldn't do that.
Oh you know Yahushua
said, "Follow me, right?
Count the cost, but follow me.
Then, he made excuses.
Oh, I got my father; I
gotta go bury my father".
"Let the dead bury their
own dead," he said.
"You follow me".
Now at the same time, I
used to minister at a
county jail.
And I wouldn't ask him, "How
many Sabbaths have you kept?"
I didn't say, "Well, how do you
pronounce the Father's name?"
I want to know whether
or not their heart is
repentant, whether they
want to follow the Messiah.
You see the beauty of
the good news is
that Yahushua the Messiah
is very merciful and
patient as we learn the
way to walk and so he's
very patient.
and so I don't condemn
anybody, but I'm going to
say this; walking in the
spirit and observing the
law it's all one in the
same, it's all one and the
same.
No difference.
Are we willing to
follow Yahushua?
Are we willing to
recognize that the law is
holy and the commandment
holy and just and good?
According to
Romans 7:12, it is.
And so if you want to be
holy, if you want to be
just and you want to be
good, then the law would
be a reliable set of
instructions on what it
means to be holy
and just in good.
But the law is not gonna
make you holy, just and
well, it's going
to show you how.
But you have to be willing
with a repentant heart to
receive the
Master Yahushua.
And not only rejoice in
what Yahweh has done for
you, but in what Yahweh
wants to do through you.
Because the law
is not dead.
I mean we often heard,
"God's not dead but the
law is dead".
Nope, you've heard of that
movie that came out years
ago that "God's not dead".
Okay, well, but then
people say "the law is
dead." But look what he said in verse 13. Has then what is
good become death to me?
What's good?
The law is holy,
just and good.
Is it death to me?
No, it's not death, it's
not dead, and it's not
death.
The law is not about
death, certainly not, the
strongest possible
objection in the Greek
language.
But sin, that it might
appear sin was producing
death in me.
What was, the law was?
No, sin was, my
transgression of the law
was producing death in
me through what is good.
Because it showed, I was
not good the law is good
but it showed me I wasn't
good because I didn't keep it.
So that sin through the
Commandment might become
exceedingly sinful showing
that I'm a terrible
sinner, a rotten center.
That's what the law does,
it's good, but also shows
me I'm a rotten center.
In fact, it says we know
the law is spiritual, Oh
the law is spiritual,
guess what?
If you walk according to
the law you're gonna be
spiritual.
That the law is holy and
just and good then when
you do what the
instruction say then you
will be walking in the way
of the spirit, you will be
walking in the way of
goodness and holiness and
justice.
The problem is, we are
carnal, you see that's the
whole problem, and
we're sold under sin.
A sad condition,
very sad condition.
Yahushua said, "The spirit
gives life, the flesh
profits nothing, and the
words I speak to you
are spirit".
The words I speak
to you are spirit.
The words I speak
to you are spirit.
Remember what I said
earlier that the word
"ruach" comes from the
word "breath" in Hebrew.
And so with the words
Yahushua formed with his
breath these words were
spirit and that's why the
law of Yahweh
is spiritual.
We read that earlier,
Romans 7: 14.
The law is spiritual
because its expressions of
Yahweh's words which are
spirit and there is life.
It's not death, its life.
And Yahushua's words are
not just spirit when he
spoke in the book of John,
but also when Yahweh spoke
through him in the Book of Deuteronomy, Leviticus.
and Numbers and Exodus.
It's all spiritual.
In fact, the days going
to come when everyone
will keep the law of Yahweh.
Isaiah 2:2 says, Now it
shall come to pass in
the latter days that the
mountain of Yahweh's house
shall be established in
the top of the mountains
and shall be exalted
above the hills and all
nations shall flow to it.
Many people shall come and
say "say come and let us
go up to the mountain of
Yahweh, to the house of
the Elohim of Jacob.
He will teach his ways and
we will walk in his pass
for out of Zion will go
forth the law and the word
of Yahweh from Jerusalem".
That's his ways, that's
his way that's his pass,
it's in the law and a day
will come that's never
happened.
This is a futuristic
prophecy and it's going to
happen, the entire planet
will be required to come
to Jerusalem and learn
Yahweh's law, so they will
no longer break it.
He shall judge between
nations and rebuke many
people.
They shall beat their
swords into plowshares.
Have you ever
heard of that?
All will beat their swords
into plowshares, the Bible says.
Their spears into pruning
hooks, nation shall not
lift up sword against
nation, neither shall they
learn war anymore.
Because you're not going
to be fighting anymore, not
going to be engaging
and strife anymore.
Why?
Because we're learning
from the law how to love
each other.
I say we can learn from
the law today how to love
each other, it has a lot
to teach us in we're
willing to heed it.
and actually the day is
going to come Zachariah
14: 16 it shall come to
pass everyone that who's
left of all the nations
which came up against
Jerusalem (that was during
Armageddon) shall go up
from year to year to
worship the King Yahweh of
hosts and to keep the
Feast of Tabernacles.
We're gonna be walking in
the spirit because the law
is spiritual, the law
instructs us to keep the
feast of tabernacles.
Beautiful thing, I think.
Beautiful thing,
can we heed it?
I say we can and we
should,
absolutely, beautiful.
And the feasts are a great
time, I tell you what.
It is a party for
Yahweh, I tell you what,
beautiful.
Here's Isaiah 66:22
through 24 "as the new
heavens and a new earth
which I shall make, will
make sure it shall remain
before me says, Yahweh.
So shall your descendants
and your name remain and
it shall come to pass
that from one new moon to
another and one Sabbath to
another all flesh shall
come to worship before
me says, Yahweh".
New moons and Sabbath are
still going; they were not
abolished at the cross
as is commonly stated.
And they shall go forth
and look upon the corpses
of eh men who transgressed
against me for the worm
does not die and the
fire is not quenched.
Yahushua called
this Gehenna.
There shall be an
abhorrence to all flesh--hell.
But for those who want to
walk in the spirit and
keep the statutes and
judgments of Yahweh it
says in Ezekiel 36 verse
27, they will be from one
new moon to another one
Sabbath to another gladly,
happily going forth to
worship before Yahweh.
So who O, wretched man
that I am who will deliver
me from this
body of death?
I thank Elohim, through
Yahushua the Messiah our Master.
I myself serve a law of
Elohim, Oh, we're supposed
to serve the law of Elohim
through Yahushua the
Messiah.
But with the flesh, i
would be serving the law
of sin that's what
I will be doing.
What is the law of sin?
The book of Romans 7:14
says we know the law is
spiritual but I am
carnal sold under sin.
For what I am doing I do
not understand for what I
will to do that I do not
practice but what I hate
that I do.
If then I do what I will
not to do, I agree with
the law, it is good.
But I'm carnal, right?
But now it's no longer I
who do it but sin dwelling
in me, sin that
dwells in me.
for I know in me that's my
flesh nothing good dwells,
for to will is present
with me but how to perform
what is good
I do not find.
For the good that I will
to do I do not do but the
evil I will not to
do that I practice.
Now, if I do what I will
not do it's no longer I
who do it but sin that
dwells in me, I find then
a law that evil is present
with me, the one who wills
to do good.
For I delight in
the law of Elohim.
How about you, do you
delight in the law of
Elohim or do you say
it's done away with?
Or do you say "we don't
have to keep that law
anymore "?"
I delight in the law
of Elohim", it says.
So I also want to delight
in the law of Elohim
according to
the inward man.
But I see this other
law going on [inaudible
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against the law in my mind
bringing me into captivity
to the law of sin which is
in my members.
This law of sin in my
member, that evil is present
with me the one who
wills to do good.
And so this law of sin he
says here Romans 7: 24 O,
wretched man that I am,
who will deliver this body
of death?
I think Elohim through
Yahushua the messiah our
master with the mind I
myself serve the law of
Elohim.
But with the flesh,
the law of sin.
We're delivered from the
body of death through
Yahushua the
Messiah our master.
And so that's why it says
there is, therefore, no
condemnation to those who
are in Messiah Yahushua
who are refusing the law
of sin and are receiving
the law of Elohim.
And so those who are in
Messiah Yahushua who do
not walk according to the
flesh but according to the
spirit.
The law is
spiritual, remember?
We read that in Romans
7, the law is spiritual.
So if I'm walking
according to the spirit,
I'm walking according to
what the law tells me to
live.
Yahushua says, "The words
I speak they are spirit,
they are life".
Ezekiel 36:27 said what?
I will put my spirit
within you and it walk
cause you to walk in my
statutes, to keep my
judgments and
do those, right?
For the law of the Spirit
of life in Messiah
Yahushua has made me free
from the law of sin and
death.
The law of sin and death
is not the law of Yahweh.
The law of sin and death
is this condition we read
earlier.
Evil is present with me the
one willing to do good,
it's warring against the
law in my mind, this law
of sin which is
in my members.
It's in my members; it's
not written on tablets of
stone or in the
scriptures, it's in your
members.
Bringing you
into captivity.
So, we're free because the
law of the spirit of life,
the law of the spirit of
life is even though we
have sinned, Yahushua
comes and sets us free.
As long as we're willing to walk
according to his spirit.
We are set free from this
condition of Romans 7.
Then Romans 8 talks about
how we are free from
Romans 7 condition.
For what the law could not
do in that it was weak
through the flesh, Elohim
did by sending his own son
in the likeness of sinful
flesh on account of sin he
condemned sin
in the flesh.
That the righteousness
requirement of the law
might be fulfilled in us,
it's still a righteous
law, right?
Righteous requirement
of the law it's still
righteous might be
fulfilled in us who do not
walk according to the
flesh but according to the
spirit.
If you walk according to
the flesh, the righteous
requirement of the law is
not fulfilled in you and
therefore you are a
violator of the law and
therefore you're
under condemnation.
We must walk according to
the spirit; it means we
must turn our hearts away
from unrighteousness and
toward righteousness.
For those who live
according to the flesh,
set their minds on the
things that the flesh but
those who live according
to the spirit do the
things of the spirit.
For to be carnally minded
is death, but to be
spiritually minded
is life and peace.
Because the carnal mind
is enmity against Elohim.
Why?
What does enmity mean?
Hatred against Elohim, for
it is not subject to the
law of Elohim nor
indeed can be.
The carnal mind refuses to
be subject to the law of
Elohim. The spiritual
mind, therefore, is
subject to the law of
Elohim. The word subject
to, this comes from
the word "hipotasso"
which means
to be subordinate to,
reflexive to obey.
So we are going to obey
the law of Elohim if we
are spiritual people.
Scripture teaches it
couldn't be any clearer
than that.
That's why it says "I will
put my spirit within you
and cause you to walk in
my statutes, you keep my
judgments and
you'll do them".
And we have been crucified
with Messiah, it's no
longer I who live
Galatians 2:20 but Messiah
lives in me and the life
which I now live in the
flesh led by faith in the
Son of Elohim who loved me
and gave himself for me.
Boy, this is a beautiful,
beautiful teaching.
Formally I was in the
Romans 7 condition, that
what I will to do,
I couldn't do it.
But now I've been
crucified with Messiah,
crucified with him.
And the life which I now
live, I'm simply living by
faith in the Son of Elohim
because now I'm part of
his body and because
I'm a part of his body I
identify myself with his
life, he was crucified and
therefore I was
crucified with him.
Because now my body is
dead and Messiah, now, I'm a
part of his body.
And so I was crucified
with him and that joining
together between me and
Messiah enabled my sins to
be placed on him and his
righteousness to be placed
in me.
Now, if the spirit of Yahweh
is in you now, Yahushua is
living in you. Yahushua
is in you and
He is trying to manifest
himself through you and
the spirit is now causing
you to keep the statutes
and righteous requirements
in the spiritual walk of
holiness being
just, being good.
It all comes together,
living as Yahushua did
because the Messiah
is living in you.
I mean does it
get any simpler?
It's so easy to
understand really.
Don't let modern teachers
confuse you and
muddy the waters.
If Yahweh lives in you,
the spirit that's in you
will lead you to do
something exactly like
Yahushua did, not
different than what he did.
He's writing his law on
the tablets of your heart.
If the law is really in
your heart now, then
wouldn't obedience to the
law is reflected in the
outer layer?
So to walk in the 'ruach',
walk in the spirit is
living like Yahushua did,
keeping the law of a
Yahweh, very simple.
No confusion at all.
And if we walk in the
light as he is in the
light, we will have
fellowship with one
another and the blood of
Yahushua his Son will
cleanse us from all sin.
The light, the law is a
lamp, the bible says, a
light to your path.
Your word is a light
into my path, right?
Lamp into my feet, a
light into my path.
And the path of the just,
Proverbs 4:18, is like the
shining sun that shines
ever brighter unto the
perfect day. Brighter and
brighter our walk will get
as we seek correction
from the law of liberty.
And seek forgiveness
through the Messiah Yahushua.
That's what it means to
have the spirit filled
life, letting it shine.
So Yahushua says "you are
the light of the world, a
city on a hill that
cannot be hidden ".
And all the darkness in
the world cannot put out a
single flame
from a candle.
Let him and his light
dwell in you because the
law of Yahweh is perfect,
converting us all.
A testimony of Yahweh
is sure making wise the
simple, the statutes of
Yahweh are right rejoicing
the heart, the commandment
of Yahweh is pure
enlightening the eyes.
The fear of Yahweh is
clean enduring forever;
the judgments of Yahweh
are true and righteous
altogether.
More to be desired
are they than gold.
Yea than much fine gold,
sweeter also than honey in
the honeycomb.
Moreover, by them, your
servant is warned and in
keeping them there
is a great reward.
Yahweh says there is a
reward and I believe it, I
believe it.
Do you believe it?
Yahushua says, to him who
overcomes I will grant to
sit with me on my throne
as I also overcame and sat
down with my father
on his throne.
He who has an ear let him
hear what the spirit says
to the assemblies, to
congregations and the
churches.
What an honor to know and
reign with the king of
creation.
You know, how is it that
Yahweh can take all of us
who have been so far
removed from his will and
yet set us on the throne
of Yahushua ha Mashiach.
It amazed me every time I
read that, this amazes me.
And so going back through Psalm
19, "Who could understand
his errors,
cleanse me from secret
thoughts, keep back
your servant also from
presumptuous sins.
Let them not have dominion
over me. Through Yahushua,
sin does not have
dominion over us.
Then I shall be blameless
and I shall be innocent of
the great transgression.
Let the word of my mouth
and the meditation of my
heart be acceptable in
your sight of Yahweh my
strength and my redeemer.
Let's pray; Yahweh thank
you for your beautiful,
beautiful word kadosh,
kadosh, kadosh be your
awesome name.
We desire, Father that your
kingdom and the laws of
your kingdom that we read
about is going to take
place in our future time.
We thank you, Father, for
enlightening our eyes and
rejoicing our hearts.
Thank you for the fear of
Elohim which is clean,
enduring forever.
Thank you for your
judgments which are true
and righteous altogether.
Thank you for your
law which is perfect
converting the souls and
your testimony which makes
us wise and the statues
which are truly right and
just and good.
Father, we know we have
not always been just and
holy and good.
And therefore with
boldness, we can come to
the throne of grace
because of Yahushua ha
Mashiach.
Father, we ask that you
forgive us as we forgive
other who wrongs
us as well.
Knowing that grace is
available to us as we
extend that
grace to others.
We thank you for the way
you lead us, Father, by your
spirit, not just in
keeping your laws but also
directing our paths as we
seek to establish your
Kingdome on this earth,
as it is in heaven.
That your will
might me be done.
Father continues to lead
us and guide us by your
spirit, to the places you
want us to be and to the
specific plan you
have for our lives.
For we know that means
that's also walking in the
spirit.
We want your spirit to
fill us that we might
manifest the love,
the joy, the peace,
longsuffering, kindness,
patience, gentleness,
longsuffering and faith
and self-control that you
want to see be a part of
our existence on this
earth.
And we know father that
truly yours is the kingdom
and power and glory and
majesty and all praise
honor and worship belong
to you Yahweh Elohim,
Yahweh our mighty one
forever and ever in
Yahushua's great name we pray
these things, amein,
and HalleluYah.