REVELATION UNCOVERED - God's Puzzle Solved

144 Revelation UncoveredIsrael just did not understand God’s reason for The Law. Theycouldn’t understand The Old Testament or The Torah Law, whichwould have led them to Christ. The Law as a legal contract wasto teach them they could never keep it and could only make themrealize they had to repent (Galatians 3:24). They were carnaland weak in the flesh and all God wanted was for them to have achange of heart (Deuteronomy 5:29).Instead, Israel thought The Law would make them “righteous.”Even if The Law with its sacrifices made them acceptable to God,The Law could never make them “righteous.” The Law only remindedthem that they were, indeed, sinners. The Law becametheir “righteousness” (Deuteronomy 6:25) instead of relying onGod’s “righteousness” to lead them to “perfection” (Matthew5:48) and be Holy as God is Holy (Ephesians 1:4).Sin is the transgression of The Law (I John 3:4) for carnal, unconverted,stiff necked people. They could never, however,completely keep The Law. They, then, became transgressors ofThe Legal Law (James 2:10). They sinned and missed the markin trying to keep God’s Law perfectly. They had a wrong heart.Keeping The Law in The Letter could never and would neverchange their hearts. They could not become righteous or Holy asGod by keeping The Law. Sin, as the transgression of The Law,legally only applies to carnal, unconverted, unrighteous people asPaul said in I Timothy 1:7-10. The definition of sin for a Christianis far more demanding than the transgression of The Law.The OffenseOnce Jesus removed the curse of The Law with His sacrifice,The Law only became a way of living a good human existence.The Law has no dominion over Christians in The Letter (Romans