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In Romans Chapter 2, Paul reveals the fact that the Law cannot be satisfied by the outward fleshly circumcision:

28 For you are not a true Jew just because you were born of Jewish parents or because you have gone through the ceremony of circumcision.

29 No, a true Jew is one whose heart is right with God. And true circumcision is not merely obeying the letter of the law; rather, it is a change of heart produced by God’s Spirit. And a person with a changed heart seeks praise from God, not from people.  (YLT)

The inward circumcision of removing the “flesh” from the heart is done by HIS Spirit.  Once you have had a change of heart, you begin to obey the “spirit” of the Law, not just the letter or legal aspect of the Law.  The “spirit” of the Law is the Divine Intent behind the Law, which is Love.  We have looked at the Law as a bunch of don’ts in the past.  If we change our perspective, understanding that each Law is for our benefit and given from a standpoint of HIS Divine Intent of Love, I believe we will be given a greater revelation of why HE included those 613 commandments and statutes to live by.

Paul further states that by the works of the Law, none are justified.  What purpose does the Law fulfill today?  It is a Standard that reveals the knowledge of sin:

Romans 3:20  because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin.  (NASB)

So, does the Law still have a purpose today?  Yes, it reveals sin, the carnal nature of the old man.  Without the Law, by what standard would we be able to identify sin?

Does the Law produce righteousness?  No.  The works of the Law cannot justify you in HIS Sight.  Only by an inward circumcision can one be justified.  It must be a circumcised heart of Love.  Our Heavenly Father provided the “Way” to justification, HIS Most Holy Son:

3:21 But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Moses and the prophets long ago.

3:22 We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.

3:23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.  (YLT)

What is HIS Glorious Standard?  The Law.

3:24 Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.

Paul later states the relevance of the Law:

3:31 Well then, if we emphasize faith, does this mean that we can forget about the law? Of course not! In fact, only when we have faith do we truly fulfill the law.

Being led by The Spirit provides us the ability to fulfill the Law.  We are freed from the penalties of the Law when we by faith receive Jesus Christ and then receive HIS Holy Spirit, given at Pentecost.  Pentecost was first occurred at Mt. Sinai where the “giving” of the Law occurred.  The number 50 means Jubilee:

Leviticus 25:10  ‘And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a Jubilee for you; and each of you shall return to his possession, and each of you shall return to his family.

The ultimate goal of Pentecost is to free you from your debts and receive your inheritance, your jubilee.  The Law established the Standard by which debt is reckoned.  On the Day of Pentecost, the means by which we are able to achieve our jubilee was provided:

John 16:

5 “But now I go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ 6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. 8 And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me; 10 of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; 11 of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.

12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. 14 He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. 15 All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you.

The Feast of Pentecost is to honor the revealing of the plan to bring us to maturity as sons.  It provided us the Law as a Standard, and the Holy Spirit Who guides us into all Truth thus allowing us to fulfill HIS Divine Intent, thus fulfilling the Law.  Isn’t this why we should celebrate and reverently honor such a magnificent plan?

Colossians 3:12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; 13 bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. NKJV

In the above passage, “put on” means to clothe, wrap, or cover yourself.  You will be identifiable by this clothing.  The immature expect the more mature to walk in this manner but they should put on this clothing as well.  It is the sign of maturity.  Forgiveness and forbearance must be accompanied by patience to nurture the immature toward their goal as one of the elect of GOD.  If there is any time in history where we will need to walk according to these attributes, it is forthcoming.  Major global changes are at hand and the recent past is no longer a valid reference for what is soon to come.  Economic storms are ahead and those currently in power may try to move all of us into another world war in order to maintain the past status quo.  The stakes are high and those of us who are called to be citizens of the Kingdom thus aliens in the land, must rise up as a standard of righteousness.  In order to do this we must become mature in our walk.  Paul tells us to “clothe” ourselves.  It requires us to act in response to his urging.  What is the “glue” that will hold all of this together?  Love:

14 But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.

The bonding agent is Love.  I implore you to focus on the source of all HIS Divine Intent.  The attributes mentioned above result from this Bond of Perfection, Love.  Anything that hinders your pursuit of the revelation of Love should be set aside.  Let your every action be initiated from a standpoint of Love.  Express Love, be Love, walk in Love.  As you take this path, you will be tested intensely.  Face the test head on and resist the adversary.  Embrace the test as an opportunity to walk through the test in Love.  As you do, revelation and resources will rally to assist you.  You will begin to flow according to HIS Spirit in you.  Your household will begin to operate in peace.  Division will be replaced by unity.   Your faith will operate by Love where it will properly focus on results that promote life and the living.  You will become a conduit for Our Heavenly Father to minister to others as Jesus did.  You will be found trustworthy to operate in the Spiritual gifts needed for the situations you will be faced with as a representative from the Kingdom.  Doors will open as your fruitfulness abounds.

Love is the bonding agent.  It must be your first priority.  It’s time to be an expression of Our Heavenly Father’s Love to mankind.

A credential is an attestation of qualification, competence, or authority issued to an individual by a third party with a relevant or de facto authority or assumed competence to do so.

The Apostle Paul warns us against trusting in and relying on human credentials:

Philippians 3:3  For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh,

Men spend their lives in pursuit of knowledge with the expectation that at some point they will be satisfied with their achievements.  I say to you that knowledge without wisdom and understanding is of little importance and satisfaction in the long term.  Men issue other men diplomas as though the issuers are the final authority to determine the qualifications of the individual.  The current system is set up to encourage us to believe in the “experts”.  The truth is that the evidence proves them wrong.  The war on cancer is over 50 years old and they still are losing the battles every day.  Why?  Because they are not being led by the Spirit!

Paul continues:

:4 though I also might have confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh, I more so: 5 circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee; 6 concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

In Paul’s time, “a Hebrew of the Hebrews” was the epitome of accolades one could attain.  Paul’s credentials were one of the elite résumés you would find during this period.  Paul’s comment on his past accomplishments:

:7 But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. 8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; 10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, 11 if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.

It is imperative that we walk in the Spirit and not trust in the flesh.  Men’s credentials are not issued because they have heard from Our Heavenly Father and responded.  They have simply met the requirements put forth by other men as an endorsement.  We must obtain our endorsement or witness from The Spirit.  Our Feast of Pentecost where we acknowledge and honor the giving of the Law and Spirit is to be held on June 8th in a live broadcast.  To my knowledge, this will be the first worldwide celebration of the Feast of Pentecost.  Our Passover Conference had a total of 9 countries participate.  Hopefully we will grow until the whole earth is represented.

The Holy Spirit is the One who endorses the Truth of any matter.  The Law is the standard which all men are judged by.  In combination, the Truth is fully exposed and understood.  Let us honor the day both were imparted by HIS Divine Love.

We were all once foolish and blind to the ways of Our Heavenly Father.  We could not hear HIS Voice.  In those times we thought we had our act together only to find that we had no clue.  If there is anything I have learned over the past four decades of my walk with HIM, it is that I have more to learn and understand about the Kingdom and trust HIM to appropriately reveal the greater mysteries as I am able to receive them.  It requires me to mature in areas that were previously weak.  I must assess my own fruit to see what aspects of my life are unfruitful and let the pruning come forth in those areas.  In Titus, we are called to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts and watch our words:

Titus 2:11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, 13 looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.

15 Speak these things, exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you

3:1 Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, 2 to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men.3 For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another. 4 But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, 5 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

8 This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

Are you zealous for good works or are you complaining about HIS apparent delay in making something happen in your life?  We are to produce good fruit to be fed to all mankind.  We should be a testimony, a standard, by which men are drawn toward Our Lord and Savior.  If we are busy stuffing doctrine down other people’s throats, how can HIS Love be expressed?  As we are led by HIS Most Holy Spirit, HIS grace and mercy abounds toward those we come in contact with.  Yes, there are many in authority that are pursuing life as vessels of dishonor and they will receive their reward.  We must not speak evil toward them.  We must trust Our Heavenly Father will protect us from their devices and plans just as HE has protected HIS Remnant throughout history.  Let us promote peace by word and deed.

Enjoy the unity of Love in song!