Things we should know about the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus

Wattog here, this time blogging about the things we should really know about the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus.  Well, I dug around and found a very important thing about it. . . the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus makes us free from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:2

So what is the law of sin and death?  We have many laws in our land.  We have a ‘legal system’.  We understand law as rules set & regulated by government.  If the law is broken it is called a crime and there is some sort of penalty depending on the gravity of the crime. 

God gives us moral laws. . . rules to live by that are based on His goodness and they are good for us too.  We could say that God is a good Ruler.  When we break God’s rules because we want to do something, well evil, it is called sin and sin always leads to some sort of destruction and eventually to death. 

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. James 1:13-15

In the Old Testament, God told Moses to give the children of Israel a choice between life or death.  Moses did this by presenting to them God’s laws.  Obeying God’s law meant life to them; disobeying God’s law meant death to them.  God's laws pertained to spiritual, mental and physical health. As I read through them, and there are many of them, I see that God's laws are wise and are given to us to keep us from harm.  You see, the children of Israel were in an evil environment for a long time and they had to unlearn a lot of things.  God had to teach them the right way.  He gave them the right way to stay clean, to stay safe, to stay alive.

The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. Proverbs 13:14

The law Moses gave them back then, was to ultimately bring all mankind to Christ, because God’s laws shows us that we can’t live by the standards of a holy and perfect God in our own power, we must be born again. . .from above. . .by God’s Spirit and this is done when we call on Christ to save us.  When we are born from above, we are free to live under a new law. . .the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus.  Just as sin had led to destruction and death; this new life in the Spirit, by believing in Christ, leads to structure and life.  God creates a new heart within us so we can obey Him,. . .so we will want to obey Him.  We can obey His ways of love from our hearts and that will always lead to something constructive, to something healthy. . .to life.

If we’re alive, we’re breathing and the very act of breathing tells us a little something about the law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus.  We inhale, we exhale.  We receive, we give.

In the beginning God breathed into man’s nostrils the breath of life (God gave man life) and man became a living soul. Genesis 2:7

Our natural life and our new spiritual life both come from God.

Just as our natural heart pumps life, so our spiritual heart pumps life.  One pumps essential things to our bodies and minds, the other to our spirits. 

When we’re born into this world, we have our ancestor’s blood flowing through our veins.  When we are born again from above, you could say we have Christ’s.

In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: Colossians 1:14

The Bible mentions the law of Christ, the law of liberty, and the royal law. . .all have to do with love.

Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2

But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. James 1:25-27

If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: James 2:8

Now here's this blog’s list about some of the things we should know about the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus, but definitely not all of the things.  These things pertain to those that have received Christ Jesus as their Savior and Lord.  As always, please read the entirety of the text surrounding the Scriptures to better understand the meeting.

The  law  of  the  Spirit  of  life

in  Christ  Jesus. . .

Is love. . .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. Matthew 22:37-40

is how we fulfill God’s law Matthew 5:17

is how we become generous Matthew 5:40

is how we can obey the weightier matters like judgment, mercy and faith Matthew 23:23

is how our hearts are softens so we can obey love Mark 10:2-9

is how we choose good. . .choose life Luke 6:9

is how grace and truth is given by Jesus Christ John 1:17

does not condemn John 8:4-11

is how we are justifies from all things that have faith in Christ Acts 13:39

is how the righteousness of God is imparted to us that believe in Christ Romans 3:21

is regulated by faith  Romans 3:27

is how God’s law is established Romans 3:31

is how grace is given us so that sin cannot have dominion over us Romans 6:14

is how we bring forth fruit unto God Romans 7:4

is how we serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter Romans 7:6

is how we delight in the law of God after our inward man Romans 7:22

is how we serve God Romans 7:25

is God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh so that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit  Romans 8:3-4

is to owe no man anything, but to love one another Romans 13:8

is how we work no ill to our neighbor  Romans 13:10

is how we live unto God Galatians 2:19

is how we do not frustrate the grace of God Galatians 2:21

is how we are redeemed from the curse of the law,which is not being able to obey the law in our own strength Galatians 3:13

is how we receive the adoption of sons and daughters of God Galatians 4:5

has holy fruits. .  . love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law  Galatians 5:22-23  

makes peace Ephesians 2:15

is after the power of an endless life Hebrews 7:16  

brings in a better hope, Christ Jesus, by the which we draw nigh unto God Hebrews 7:19

is the covenant where God puts His laws into our minds, and write them in our hearts: and is to us a God, and we to Him, a people Hebrews 8:10

is not a shadow of good things to come like the law, but the  very image of the things and makes those that come unto it perfect Hebrews 10:1

has no respect to persons James 2:9

is how we worship God in spirit and in truth  John 4:24

has God’s words that  are spirit and are life John 6:63

is how the Spirit of truth is given to us, to know and to live with us, and be within us  John 14:17

is how the Comforter, the Spirit of truth that testifies to us of Christ and guides us into all truth is given us John 15:26, John 16:13

is about the Son of God Who has power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead to give us eternal life  Romans 1:4

is how we serve God with our spirit in the Gospel of ChristRomans 1:9

does not bring condemnation to us in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit Romans 8:1

is how we are spiritually minded which is  life and peace Romans 8:6

is how the Spirit of Christ is given unto us so we will belong to Him Romans 8:9

is how we mortify the deeds of the body so we will live Romans 8:13

is how we are led by the Spirit of God Romans 8:14

is how we are freed from the spirit of bondage that brings us fear and imparts unto us the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father  Romans 8:15

is how we are helped in our weaknesses, for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered and he that searches the hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because he makes intercession for the us according to the will of God Romans 8:26-27

is how we are made temples of God so the Spirit of God can live within us 1 Corinthians 3:16

is how we are washed and justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God 1 Corinthians 6:11

is how we are joined to the Lord as one spirit 1 Corinthians 6:17

is how we are bought with a price so we can glorify God in our body, and in our spirit, which are God's 1 Corinthians 6:20

gives to us diversities of gifts 1 Corinthians 12:4

gives manifestation of the Spirit to every man to profit withal 1 Corinthians 12:7

gives by the Spirit to some the word of wisdom, to another the word of knowledge,  to another faith, to another the gifts of healing, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues  by the Spirit of God as God wills

1 Corinthians 12:8-11

is how we are all baptized into one body, and made to drink into one Spirit  1 Corinthians 12:13

is how we see the glory of the Lord and changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord 2 Corinthians 3:18

has the spirit of faith that believes and speaks 2 Corinthians 4:13

is how we walk  in the Spirit so we do not fulfill the lust of the flesh Galatians 5:16

is how we are led of God’s Spirit Galatians 5:18

is how we help those that are overtaken in a fault so they can be restored Galatians 6:1

is how we sow to the Spirit so we can of the Spirit, reap life everlasting Galatians 6:8

is how the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ to our spirits  Galatians 6:18

is how we are blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ  Ephesians 1:3

is how we are sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise  Ephesians 1:13

is how the Father of glory gives unto us the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Christ our Lord Ephesians 1:17

is how we are given access by one Spirit unto the Father in Christ Ephesians 2:18

is how we are built together for an habitation of God through the Spirit Ephesians 2:22

is how it is granted to us, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man Ephesians 3:16

has spiritual fruit that is in all goodness and righteousness and truth Ephesians 5:9

is how we are filled with the Spirit of God’s life Ephesians 5:18

gives us the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God Ephesians 6:17

is how we pray always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints Ephesians 6:18

is how we are filled with the knowledge of God’s will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding Colossians 1:9

is how we have stedfast faith in Christ  Colossians 2:5

shows how the wicked one will be revealed, who the Lord will consume with the spirit of his mouth, and destroy with the brightness of his coming 2 Thessalonians 2:8

is why we are beloved of the Lord, because God has chosen us from the beginning to be saved through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth 2 Thessalonians 2:13

reveals the mystery of godliness, that God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory 1 Timothy 3:16

does not give the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind 2 Timothy 1:7

is how our conscience is purged from dead works so we can serve the living God Hebrews 9:14

reveals that our souls are purified by obeying the truth and helps us love one another with a pure hearts fervently 1 Peter 1:22

is how we are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, so we can offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ 1 Peter 2:5

is how we are given a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price 1 Peter 3:4

is how we are brought back to God 1 Peter 3:18

is how we discern the spirit of error 1 John 4:6

is how we hear what the Holy Spirit is saying  Revelation 3:6

gives testimony of Jesus,  the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy Revelation 19:10

is the Spirit and the bride saying, let those that hear, come and let those that are thirsty come and take the water of life freely Revelation 22:17

is how we do not worry about this life, what we will eat, or what we will drink; nor what we will wear, because we know our life is more than what we eat, and our body more than what we wear Matthew 6:25

is a straight and narrow way that leads to life and that few will find Matthew 7:14

is where we lose our lives for Christ’s sake and then truly find it Matthew 10:39 

is how we avoid covetousness, because we know our lives consists not in the abundance of the things we own Luke 12:15

is life and the life is the light of men John 1:4

is how eternal life is given in Christ so we do not perish John 3:15

is how we get living water that becomes a well of water in us, springing up into everlasting life John 4:14

is how we are given Scriptures to search out about eternal life, that testify of Jesus Christ John 5:39

is how we are given Christ, the bread of life, and when we partake of Him we will never hunger and never thirst again John 6:35

is how we are given Christ, the light of the world and when we follow Him, we will not walk in darkness because we will have the light of life John 8:12

is how we are given abundant life in Christ John 10:10

is how we are given to know the ways of life and makes us full of joy with His countenance  Acts 2:28

is how we are made witnesses of the Prince of life, whom God has raised from the dead Acts 3:15

helps us speak all the words of this life  Acts 5:20

is how we are granted repentance unto life  Acts 11:18

is how we are given abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness so we can reign in life by Jesus Christ  Romans 5:17

where grace reigns through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord Romans 5:21

shows us how mortality will be swallowed up of life 2 Corinthians 5:4

is how we live in the flesh by the faith of the Son of God, who loved us, and gave himself for us Galatians 2:20

is where we are no longer alienated from the life of God because our understanding has been darkened through the ignorance that was in us and we no longer have blind hearts Ephesians 4:18

is where we hold forth the word of life; that we may rejoice in the day of Christ, that we have not run in vain, nor labored in vain Philippians 2:16

is where our life is hid with Christ in God Colossians 3:3

is where we find Christ who is our life and Who will appear again one day and we will also appear with Him in glory Colossians 3:4 

is how we fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, where we are called, and have confess a good confession before many witnesses 1 Timothy 6:12

is how our Savior Jesus Christ abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel 2 Timothy 1:10

is how all things that pertain unto life and godliness are given to us by His divine power 2 Peter 1:3

is how the eternal life, that was with the Father, is shown to us 1 John 1:2

is how we know we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren 1 John 3:14

is how we are freed from hate 1 John 3:15

is how we understand the love of God, because He laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters 1 John 3:16

is how  we have the Son of God and have life 1 John 5:12

is how the Son of God has given us an understanding, that we may know Him that is true, and we are in Him that is true and that this is the true God, and eternal life 1 John 5:20

is how and where we see great light Matthew 4:16

is how our peace are lead in the way of peace Luke 1:79

is how we learn to obey  God Romans 6:16

gives us outcomes we’re not ashamed of that end in life Romans 6:21

is how we no longer live after the sins of the flesh Romans 7:5

is how we see sin as sin Romans 7:10-13

is how we see that fleshly thinking leads to destruction and death, but godly thinking  leads to life and peace Romans 8:6

is how we are resurrected from the dead 1 Corinthians 15:21

reveals to us that the last enemy that will be  destroyed is death 1 Corinthians 15:26

is how we are delivered from so great a death and Who delivers us 2 Corinthians 1:10

is how godly sorrow works repentance in us to salvation that we will never be sorry about  2 Corinthians 7:10

is how we know Christ, the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, making us conformable unto His death Philippians 3:10

is how we see that Jesus Christ is the One that abolished death, and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel 2 Timothy 1:10

is how Christ destroyed him that had the power of death, that is, the devil Hebrews 2:14

is how we are delivered from the fear of death that held us captive all our lives Hebrews 2:15

is how we help the sinner from the error of his way and save a soul from death, and hide a multitude of sins James 5:20 

is how we are freed from the second death where the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns Revelation 21

Fascinating Fact: The word ‘things’ is repeated 11 times in the 2^nd chapter of 1 Corinthians.  Paul wrote to the Corinthians about the things of God.   He told them. . .

Their faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God and that God reveals the things He has prepared for them that love Him to them by His Spirit because His Spirit knows the things of God and searches all the deep things of God.  Those that receive Christ receive God’s Spirit to teach them about these spiritual things.  1Corinthians chapter 2

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