Post by Paddy by Grace on Oct 27, 2011 4:44:13 GMT -7
Ok...If you stumble here into either ditch on the sides of this issue, you'll be ham-strung from moving forward. So let's keep this simple and look at what the Bible says, and cast out as 2nd all the commentaries of man:
The Bible says we are Saved by Grace through Faith not of works lest man should boast. It also says Faith without works is dead and stands alone, and It says we have been created in Messiah Yeshua/(Jesus) unto good works, which Elohim/(God) hath before ordained that we should walk in them. And the New Testament also goes on to strongly proclaim that we do NOT make void the Law through Faith; that instead: we ESTABLISH It.
All of that being the case then: When one is in YHVH in Messiah Yeshua, they are Saved by Grace through Faith alone; THEN because they are Saved they are enabled from Above to walk through Faith, in Agape Love, by the Power of the Holy Spirit, LAWfully in ACCORD with the Torah/Law (which is YHVH's revealed Will and instructions) having been transformed in the Inner/New-man to walk even as Messiah walked, as Scripture says: "...being conformed to the image of His Son."--And so NOT to remain LAWless, as we were before Salvation, in our sinful lustful fallen nature.
Simply put then: Grace Saves through Faith, even as Abraham BELIEVED Elohim/God and it was accounted to him for righteousness; and then our walking in accord with Torah, establishing It from the Inner-man as enabled by YHVH, Sanctifies us. - Those who leave out either part of the above have shut their ears to a portion of the Bible, YAH's Holy Word, and will suffer as a result.
In YAH's Will, and as He would speak to you from His Word on this matter, may He grant it to be settled for you then, that:
GRACE SAVES & TORAH SANCTIFIES.
B'Shaem Yeshua HaMashiach, Amaine.