WHAT DOES GOD REALLY WANT?

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WHAT DOES GOD REALLY WANT?

By: Dennis Schmidt 9/2007

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This paper discusses such topics as eating various meats, Sabbaths, and similar acts of the law (rules) pertaining to what God really wants. All scriptures are from the King James' version Bible.

INDUCTIVE COMMENTS:

THEME: THE LAW WAS REPLACED BY FAITH:

Romans 4:3 "For what saith the scripture? Abramham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness." Righteousness = right standing before God.

Romans 4:13 "For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith."

Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."

PURPOSE: The purpose of the law is to show us that we are sinners.

Romans 4:14-15 "For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect: Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression."

Romans 3:20 "Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin."

Romans 7:7 "What shall we say then? is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet."

Galatians 3:19 "Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator."

THE LAW WAS VALID UNTIL THE PROMISE (JESUS) CAME:

Jesus is the promise seed. The law was completed for believers.

Romans 4:21-25 "And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. And therefore it was imputed (Imputed = To attribute to another) to him for righteousness. Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him; But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification." Justification = just as if we never sinned.

Romans 10:4 "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth."

KEY VERSE:

Romans 3:20 "Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin."

Romans 10:4 "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth."

WHO: God mainly by Bible authors Moses, Matthew, Luke, and Paul

TO WHOM: Elected Christians

WHAT: IN CONCLUSION, WHAT DOES GOD REALLY WANTS?

[1] BELIEVERS DEVELOP TOTAL FAITH IN EVERY AREA OF THEIR LIFE:

[2] UNBELIEVERS REALIZE THEY NEED TO REPENT OF THEIR SINS:

Romans 3:10-11 "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God."

Romans 3:20 "Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin." Any rules set up by us or our religion of do's and don’ts. Whatever rules we have, we will fail them some time in: word, through, or deed.

[3] TRUST JESUS AND BELIEVE HE HAS PAID THE PRICE FOR YOUR SINS.

Romans 3:23-25 "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;"

[4] CALL UPON THE LORD AND CONFESS JESUS AS OUR SAVIOR:

Romans 10:9-10 "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."

[5] IF YOU BELIEVE, YOU SHOULD ATTEND CHURCH SATURDAY, THEN ATTEND. DON'T MAKE IT A LAW THAT SATURDAY IS THE ONLY DAY TO ATTEND CHURCH, OR YOU BE FALLING FROM GOD'S GRACE:

Acts 15:24 "Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:"

Galatians 5:3-4 "For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law." Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace." If you believe that you must tithe, then do it. Don't make it a law to others. If you must work on Saturday or Sunday, then do it. Christians are free. All of these laws and deeds can be done, but they are not requirements of God. The early church gave no law to Gentiles.

[6] I PRAY THAT YOU DO THE ABOVE AND REPENT:

1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

[7] TRUST IN JESUS ONLY AND WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR YOUR SALVATION. LIVE IN CHRIST JESUS UNTO LIFE ETERNAL AND YOUR CHRISTIAN LIBERTY:

Galatians 5:1 "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage."

WHY: WHAT ABOUT EATING PORK AND SABBATHS?

Leviticus' explains what the Jew could and could not eat.

Exodus' explains what the Jew could and could not do on Sabbath.

Exodus 31:15-17 "Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed." Are they both laws? Yes. To keep these requires the person to keep all the commandments.

Leviticus 11:4 "Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them..."

Leviticus 11:7 "And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be cloven-footed, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you."

IF YOU KEEP ANY OF THE LAW THEN YOU MUST KEEP ALL THE LAW:

Exodus 31:17 "It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed."

Galatians 5:3-4 "For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law." Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace and you are a debtor to the whole law." If you choose pork and Sabbaths why not all the laws of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy? These ordinance were for Israel and not gentiles believers. This was a sign of their eternal relationship to God.

WAY: THE LAW IS COMPLETED (FULFILLED) FOR CHRISTIANS:

Jesus fulfilled every law and Christian's are no longer under the law.

Matthew 5:18 "For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled."

Romans 14:2 "For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. Let not him that eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him." If one wishes to eat pork, he may; and if one wishes to not eat, he may also not eat. However, both people are servants of the Lord's.

Romans 14:23 "And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin. And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith."

Galatians 3:23 "But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster." Already mention is love as the fulfillment of the law. The Christian shouldn't steal, lie, etc. What of eating pork?

WHEREAS: DID JESUS KEEP THE LAW?

Jesus lived as a Jew, under the law, to fulfill the law for us.

Matthew 5:17 "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil." The law was nailed to the cross with Jesus. Jesus, alone of all mankind, kept the entire law and fulfill every law.

Colossians 2:14 "Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;"

WHERE: Earth

WHEN: All Times

WHILE: IS SATURDAY OR SUNDAY THE SABBATH?

Saturday is still the Sabbath and it was given to Israel and not to gentiles.

Acts 20:7 "And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight."

Romans 14:5 "One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind." The Christian is to worship Jesus every day and will not be judged by any on meat, drink, or Sabbaths.

1 Corinthians 16:2 "Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come."

Colossians 2:16 "Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:" The first church met after sundown and called it the Lord's day. In Judaism, the next day or Sunday would start at sundown.

PAPER OUTLINE:

I) THE LAW WAS REPLACED BY FAITH:

II) WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE LAW?

III) THE LAW WAS VALID UNTIL THE PROMISE (JESUS) CAME:

IV) WHAT DOES A CHRISTIAN DO WITH LAW? FULFILL IT. HOW?

V) WHAT ABOUT EATING PORK AND SABBATHS?

VI) IF YOU KEEP ANY OF THE LAW THEN YOU MUST KEEP ALL THE LAW:

VII) DID JESUS KEEP THE LAW?

VIII) THE LAW IS COMPLETED (FULFILLED) FOR CHRISTIANS:

IX) IS SATURDAY OR SUNDAY THE SABBATH?

X) IN CONCLUSION, WHAT DOES GOD REALLY WANTS?

[1] BELIEVERS DEVELOP TOTAL FAITH IN EVERY AREA OF THEIR LIFE:

[2] UNBELIEVERS REALIZE THEY NEED TO REPENT OF THEIR SINS:

[3] TRUST JESUS AND BELIEVE HE HAS PAID THE PRICE FOR YOUR SINS.

[4] CALL UPON THE LORD AND CONFESS JESUS AS OUR SAVIOR:

[5] IF YOU BELIEVE, YOU SHOULD ATTEND CHURCH SATURDAY, THEN ATTEND. DON'T MAKE IT A LAW THAT SATURDAY IS THE ONLY DAY TO ATTEND CHURCH, OR YOU BE FALLING FROM GOD'S GRACE:

[6] I PRAY THAT YOU DO THE ABOVE AND REPENT:

[7] TRUST IN JESUS ONLY AND WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR YOUR SALVATION. LIVE IN CHRIST JESUS UNTO LIFE ETERNAL AND YOUR CHRISTIAN LIBERTY:

I) THE LAW WAS REPLACED BY FAITH:

See my paper: "Faith" for more information on this subject.

Romans 4:3 "For what saith the scripture? Abramham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness." Righteousness = right standing before God.

Romans 4:13 "For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith."

Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."

II) WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE LAW?

The purpose of the law is to show us that we are sinners.

See my paper: "Questions & Answers on Law, Faith, & liberty" for more information on this subject.

Romans 4:14-15 "For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect: Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression."

Romans 3:20 "Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin."

Romans 7:7 "What shall we say then? is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet."

Galatians 3:19 "Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator."

III) THE LAW WAS VALID UNTIL THE PROMISE (JESUS) CAME:

Jesus is the promise seed. The law was completed for believers.

See my paper: "Jesus Life, Events, & Identity" for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Justification" for more information on this subject.

Romans 10:4 "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth."

IV) WHAT DOES A CHRISTIAN DO WITH LAW? FULFILL IT. HOW?

See my paper: "Love" for more information on this subject.

Jesus gave only three commandments in which we fulfill the law.

Matthew 22:36-40 "Master, which is the great commandment in the law?" Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."

John 15:12 "This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you." The only way we can keep the law is by loving others.

Romans 13:8 "Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law."

Galatians 5:14 "For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."

V) WHAT ABOUT EATING PORK AND SABBATHS?

Leviticus' explains what the Jew could and could not eat.

Exodus' explains what the Jew could and could not do on Sabbath.

See my paper: "Christians are Not Under Law, But Jews Can Culturally Keep God's Commandments" for more information on this subject.

Leviticus 11:4 "Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them..."

Leviticus 11:7 "And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be cloven-footed, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you."

VI) IF YOU KEEP ANY OF THE LAW THEN YOU MUST KEEP ALL THE LAW:

Exodus 31:17 "It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed."

Galatians 5:3-4 "For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law." Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace and you are a debtor to the whole law." If you choose pork and Sabbaths why not all the laws of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy? These ordinance were for Israel and not gentiles believers. This was a sign of their eternal relationship to God.

VII) DID JESUS KEEP THE LAW?

Jesus lived as a Jew, under the law, to fulfill the law for us.

Matthew 5:17 "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil." The law was nailed to the cross with Jesus. Jesus, alone of all mankind, kept the entire law and fulfill every law.

Colossians 2:14 "Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;"

VIII) THE LAW IS COMPLETED (FULFILLED) FOR CHRISTIANS:

Jesus fulfilled every law and Christian's are no longer under the law.

Matthew 5:18 "For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled."

Galatians 3:23 "But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster." Already mention is love as the fulfillment of the law. The Christian shouldn't steal, lie, etc. What of eating pork?

IX) IS SATURDAY OR SUNDAY THE SABBATH?

Saturday is still the Sabbath and it was given to Israel and not to gentiles.

Acts 20:7 "And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight."

1 Corinthians 16:2 "Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come."

X) IN CONCLUSION, WHAT DOES GOD REALLY WANTS?

[1] BELIEVERS DEVELOP TOTAL FAITH IN EVERY AREA OF THEIR LIFE:

See my paper: "What is a Born-Again & How to Become One" for more information on this subject.

[2] UNBELIEVERS REALIZE THEY NEED TO REPENT OF THEIR SINS:

See my paper: "Original Sin & Its Results" for more information on this subject.

Romans 3:10-11 "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God."

[3] TRUST JESUS AND BELIEVE HE HAS PAID THE PRICE FOR YOUR SINS.

See my paper: "Jesus in the Old Testament" for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Messianic Prophecies that Jesus Fulfilled" for more information on this subject.

[4] CALL UPON THE LORD AND CONFESS JESUS AS OUR SAVIOR:

[5] IF YOU BELIEVE, YOU SHOULD ATTEND CHURCH SATURDAY, THEN ATTEND. DON'T MAKE IT A LAW THAT SATURDAY IS THE ONLY DAY TO ATTEND CHURCH, OR YOU BE FALLING FROM GOD'S GRACE:

See my paper: "Church Officiers and Their Qualifications" for more information on this subject.

[6] I PRAY THAT YOU DO THE ABOVE AND REPENT:

See my paper: "Prayer" for more information on this subject.

1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

[7] TRUST IN JESUS ONLY AND WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR YOUR SALVATION. LIVE IN CHRIST JESUS UNTO LIFE ETERNAL AND YOUR CHRISTIAN LIBERTY:

See my paper: "One-In-Christ" for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Christian Growth" for more information on this subject.

Galatians 5:1 "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage."

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