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Putting to Death Works of The Flesh by Law

Many Christian's teach and believe that they can put the works of their flesh to death by laws of their bible. But is this true? Well, first let us understand, God enacted a very powerful righteous law over his people Israel, they were under this law for thousand's of years, but not one person under God's law put too death the works of their flesh by God's law.

Romans 3:19 Now we know that whatever things the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.

They could controlled works of their flesh, putting them behind bars of steel, but they could not kill the sin in their flesh by God's laws. What evidence is there to support such an assertion?

Romans 3:28 We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

Righteous Blood

For an Israelite as will as us to stand right before God, which is where the word righteousness comes from; an Israelite had to be cleanses by blood of an animal that had not sinned against God's law, which law, declared all human sinners. It was the animals precious life that paid the price for sins against God's law. But not all sins, only those God said in his law that animal blood could cover.

Hebrews 7:19 (for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

So could any Israelite under the law stand before God righteous without blood? No! So proof is in the pudding, none could put away the works of their flesh, that is, kill their flesh from sin by God's righteous laws, although, many did tried, and believed they stood better than others in trying to doing so.

Titus 3:9 but shun foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and disputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Romans 9:31 but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, didn't arrive at the law of righteousness.

But not one person was declared righteous by God's law in their killing the works of their flesh by self-efforts in using the commandment of law. Not one! All must put faith in the atoning blood of animals life in paying for their sins, the law could not perfect them from works of their flesh sold under sin by Adam. If they wanted to be dead to sin it came from not their own efforts but by God's in proving precious life of a victim to blot out their sin, putting them too death!

Hebrews 9:22 According to the law, nearly everything is cleansed with blood, and apart from shedding of blood there is no remission.

Killing the Works of Flesh Under Christ

Sadly, many Christian's missed the whole point of the law, returning to its works thinking they to can stand right before God by killing sins of their flesh by commandments of their bibles. When a person builds a house, first comes the foundation; one cannot hang a roof on nothingness, first the house has a foundation and then the next order of things are its walls, and the roof is last.

Hebrews 3:5 Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were afterward to be spoken

The foundation for the Israelite's was leaving the unrighteous god's of Egypt and shedding the blood of the Pass-over lamb, it was not the law that came first it came later. Their salvation came by way of blood, and upon that blood foundation the walls of Israel were built, the law, dividing them off, and protecting them from the nations later. Next the prophets and kings of Israel that completed the roof of the houses of Israel, God's house, not their house.

Without the constant shedding of blood, the house became unclean a habitation for demons. No work of their hands were clean without the blood of the foundation. Faith which started Israel, and it would finish in faith, or be destroyed by God.

Hebrews 9:19 For when every commandment had been spoken by Moses to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of the calves and the goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people.

Hebrews 9:22 According to the law, nearly everything is cleansed with blood, and apart from shedding of blood there is no remission.

The Christian's foundation stone is the Christ, his blood that laid the foundation of a spiritual Israel, it was not laid by human hands, and it will not be completed by human works. God builds his Holy house by Spirit, and truth through his son, whom is the truth, and his spirit which makes it holy.

Hebrews 3:6 but Christ is faithful as a Son over his house; whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the glorying of our hope firm to the end.

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.

But could any Christian's without the foundation, Christ, put the works of their flesh to death by strong measure through commandments of God? No! No human stood righteousness enough by commandments to put their own flesh to death, but why to death?

Romans 8:3 For what the law couldn't do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh.

What the Putting to Death of Flesh is?

For the Israelites is meant atoning for sins against the law, so their sin were accounted dead to God's righteous laws, that is, paid for by payment God provided, and not them. They may have raised the animal for purpose of atoning their sins, but they did not give the animal the precious life within it. God created the life and he is rightfully the owner of it. Subsequently, only God can rightly give it to man for his sins.

Levitius 4:25 The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering. He shall pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering.

Once the blood was offered, shed, his sins were dead to God, for another years provided he but faith in the power of the animals blood in causing peace between him and God. No sinner can have peace with God without an innocent victims blood paying the price for in having peace with God unless blood paying their sins price against God's righteousness.

Levitius 7:33 He among the sons of Aaron who offers the blood of the peace offerings, and the fat, shall have the right thigh for a portion.

Hence, Christian's must start in faith and end in faith, faith in what? Themselves and/or their good works, or rather the blood of Christ allowing them to stand before God dead to their sins?

1 Corinthians 10:16 The cup of blessing which we bless, isn't it a sharing of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, isn't it a sharing of the body of Christ?

Ephesians 1:7 in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

Ephesians 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.

Many Christian's in ignorance fail to understand the foundation stone of God's house, they accept Christ, and than leave off and start building their own home of good works that justify them to human by sight, and words. Sincerely, believing by their own efforts they are putting to death their flesh, and than teach others the same. God's house is Christ and we are God's temple provided we build upon Christ foundation.

Hebrews 6:1 Therefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on to perfection--not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God.

Hebrews 4:3 For we who have believed do enter into that rest, even as he has said, "As I swore in my wrath, they will not enter into my rest;"{Psalm 95:11} although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

Christian's works are not our own, nor can we justify our own fleshly works as God's works. Christ Jesus has already done that by killing our flesh, by his precious blood. We cannot kill our flesh, or its sins. Not one person could in the history of mankind killed their own flesh freeing them from sin by their best works through any law, or by giving everything to the poor in Christianity.

Ephesians 2:20 being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone.

1 Corinthians 3:11 For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ.

We are dead to our deserved judgment in Christ, we are dead in our flesh in Christ, our flesh was crucified because it no longer lives in God's sight, God paid the price of our sins by the pass-over lamb removing our sins once for all times, not year to year.

Exodus 12:23 For Yahweh will pass through to strike the Egyptians; and when he sees the blood on the lintel, and on the two doorposts, Yahweh will pass over the door, and will not allow the destroyer to come in to your houses to strike you.

John 1:29 The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

1 Peter 1:19 but with precious blood, as of a faultless and pure lamb, the blood of Christ.

Because we have been declared righteous due too Christ precious blood we can do the works of God, with sinless hands, building up spiritual house of God. Our righteousness stems from one, Christ Jesus, it is his righteousness within us by God's Spirit that cleanses us from dead works, works done from our flesh, which are dead in Christ.

Revelation 21:23 The city has no need for the sun, neither of the moon, to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.

Let us leave off from self-rightness, in teaching and believing we can put our flesh to death by powerful commandments of God. Instead let us and live in peace with God by walking in Spirit and truth, by our faith in the redeeming power of Christ Jesus the pass-over lamb of God. Let us rest in his good works, and not ours in doing so we will find the peace of God.

Romans 8:10 If Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the spirit is alive because of righteousness.

Colossians 1:20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself, by him, whether things on the earth, or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross (stake).

Revelation 5:12 saying with a loud voice, "Worthy is the Lamb who has been killed to receive the power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and blessing!" 5:13 I heard every created thing which is in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them, saying, "To him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the dominion, forever and ever! Amen!{TR omits "Amen!"}"

Completed on: February 2, 2014

by: Daniel a Slave of Christ